- unhide file extensions in windows.

- determine filetypes by looking at the internals with a text editor.

- how to turn text files into web pages.

- how to associate a viewer with a file extension.

Assuming you have installed Realvideo, you have a choice: Realvideo Tutorial on Windows Filetypes: Stream (100Kbps) or Download (22 megs)

- how to install/deinstall OpenOffice.org.

- demonstration of a conversion from msword to adobe pdf using open office as a converter.

- bit of anti-Microsoft bias.

Assuming you have installed Realvideo, you have a choice: Realvideo Tutorial on Installing Open Office Productivity Suite: Stream (100Kbps) or Download (15 megs)

Or the Windows Media 9 Version: Download (~17 megs)

- how to install firefox web browser

- bit of anti-Microsoft bias

Assuming you have installed Realvideo, you have a choice: Realvideo Tutorial on Installing Firefox Web Browser: Stream (100Kbps) or Download (12 megs)

Windows Media 9 Tutorial on Installing Firefox Web Browser: Download (17 megs)

The following video is a tutorial on how to install realvideo, this is meant for inexperienced computer users who need help installing software on their machines, I offer this tutorial as a first step toward accessing the other tutorials on this site. Question: "Obviously, if Windows Media V9 suffice, why should I install realvideo".

Windows Media is not cross platform. The only video formats that are cross platform compatible are Quicktime, Realvideo and MPEG. Realvideo is the easier of these to work with, even though you can't copy the realvideos to other formats.. The good point about this, the video won't get re-encoded, which just degrades the video anyhow.

As for the linux zealots, if linux is so great why doesn't it have a generally acceptable container format.

Note: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD THIS VIDEO WITH "RIGHT-CLICK + SAVE LINK AS" , THIS VIDEO TUTORIAL WILL NOT STREAM, so if WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER OPENS, DO NOT LET IT PLAY THE VIDEO UNTIL YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED IT COMPLETELY!!