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Problems using some of the features on Top-Windows-Tutorials.com? Fear not, help is at hand!

Problems with video playback

The videos hosted on Top-Windows-Tutorials.com use a technology called Flash, this is a great technology that allows us to put rich video content onto our site for everyone to see. In order to watch the videos on this site you need to install the Flash plug-in for your browser. Doing this is absolutely safe and secure and it will open up a whole new world of rich multimedia content for you on the web. Click here to read some technical information on Flash.

Because Flash content on the web is now so common, many users already have the plug-in installed without even knowing about it. However, if you experience problems viewing video files on this site, you may not have Flash installed. Fortunately, installing Flash is very easy. If you are using Firefox or Internet Explorer 7 we have prepared these two tutorials to guide you through the process of installing the required plug-ins:

Click here for Firefox instructions
Click here for Internet Explorer instructions

Screen Savers

You may have a screen saver enabled on your computer. A screen savers job is to blank your monitor after a period of inactivity in order to increase the life of your monitor and prevent static images being burned into the screen. The screen saver is less important these days as most modern computer monitors do not suffer from the problems of burn-in (unless perhaps, they are left showing the same picture for a period of several days).

If you are watching a longer video tutorial, your screen saver may activate thinking that because there is no keyboard or mouse activity you must have left your desk. Typically what happens then is the video you were watching disappears and is replaced with a screen full of stars, bouncing Windows logos or other animations, or perhaps blacked out completely, although the sound track will continue.

Because of this, you may wish to disable your screen saver while using our site. To do this, click here and follow this tutorial. Alternatively, simply move your mouse occasionally while watching a video to let your computer know you are still there.

What is RSS and how do I use it?

RSS is a technology that allows you to have live, automatically updated bookmarks directly in your favourite web browser, e-mail client or dedicated RSS reader. Unlike normal bookmarks, RSS feeds (also known as live bookmarks) update automatically as fresh content or news is added to a site. By subscribing to our RSS feed, you can always keep up to date with the latest information added to Top-Windows-Tutorials.com, without having to check the site every day. You'll never miss new tutorials or other valuable free content ever again!

You can subscribe to an RSS feed easily in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox wherever you see this icon:-

RSS Feed Icon

(No, you can't subscribe using this icon, it is just an example!)

Popular e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird also support RSS. There are also dedicated RSS reader programs available, as well as countless desktop widgets and gadgets that support RSS reading.

If you are still unsure how to use RSS, we have prepared these handy tutorials to guide you through the process. Simply click on one of the links below to go to the relevant tutorial:-

How to subscribe to an RSS feed/Live Bookmark in Firefox
How to subscribe to an RSS feed/Live Bookmark in Internet Explorer 7
How to subscribe to an RSS feed in a dedicated RSS reader or other application

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