Category Archives: Software Tutorials

Short Tutorials on software applications for Mac & PCs

How to use Handbrake

  In this short tutorial, you will learn how to use Handbrake to create H-264 Web-ready videos. You can also use these in your Keynote presentation. Select Media and basic video settings 1. Select the source video 2. Change the … Continue reading →

WordPress -Adding a Post

In this short Tutorial, we will look at creating a new post in WordPress. Login to WordPress to access the Dashboard Click on Posts to expand the Post options. Post Options Click on Add New for a new post, or … Continue reading →

Creating an email account in cPanel

Here is a quick tutorial on how to add an email account to one of your virtual domains in cPanel.

Restoring Data from Backup

In this tutorial, you will learn how to connect to your Windows Server and restore data from backup. Connect using Remote Desktop This picture is from the Mac version but the Windows version is essentially the same. You can access … Continue reading →

Overview of the folders & structure of WordPress

In this lesson, we will review the content of the public_html, and the “key” folders of your WordPress web site.   Public Folder This is the public folder (public_html) of your web site. wp-content inside the wp-content folder plugins inside … Continue reading →

Installing a new WordPress theme

In this lesson. we will install a new theme.   1. Click on Appearance, then Themes to open the Manage Themes panel. 2. The Current them is displayed at the top 3. All available themes are displayed below. Chosing a … Continue reading →

Installing plugins in WordPress

In this lesson, you will learn how to install plugins. We will work with plugins we uploaded via FTP and I will also show you how to upload and isntall directly from the admin panel of WordPress. Log in as … Continue reading →

Editing theme files and stylesheets in WordPress

In this lesson, you will learn how to edit php and css files to customise your WordPress theme. As alwasy, when editing in WordPress, it is highly recommended that you back up BEFORE you make any changes. We’ll cover an … Continue reading →

AIE Membership System

  In this tutorial, we will review the main features of your membership database (aMember). Login When you try to access members only resources, you will be presented with this login window. 1. enter your username as you chose it … Continue reading →

Payment System (aMember-PayPal)

In this short tutorial, you will learn how to make a payment for a course even if you don’t have a PayPal account.   Starting the registration process First, you will need to click on one of the “Buy Button” … Continue reading →