Powerpoint allows you to save your presentation as other file types including the ability to save each slide as a JPEG file on both Windows and Macintosh versions. This is useful if you do not have access to the Powerpoint application on a different computer you are giving a presentation on. Even if you do … Read more
KML files contain information about geographic location, notation, and image overlays. Since KML files are largely geographical in nature, only specific programs will open and access these files and their information. Google Earth is a popular and highly suggested tool to open KML files. This minHour teaches you how to open KML files in Google … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to move any file from your device’s internal storage to your SD card, using Android. Steps Open your file manager app. File managers let you browse all the folders and directories on your device. If you don’t already have a stock file manager app on your device, you can install … Read more
SHP files can be an ESRI Shapefile, which contains geographical information like street points, points of interest, and zip code boundaries. If this is the case, you can use Google Earth Pro software to import and open SHP files. This minHour will show you how to open SHP files with Google Earth Pro. If you … Read more
DLL files are dynamic-linked library files written and controlled with C++. DLLs make sharing, storing, and saving your code simple. This minHour will show you how to create a DLL file with Visual Studio, the Windows application, or Visual Studio for Mac. Make sure you have “Desktop Development with C++” checked when you install. If … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to view and read ebook files with a MOBI format extension, using the FBReader app on your PC or Mac. Install FBReader on your computer. FBReader is a free MOBI reader that’s easy to install on Windows and macOS. You can use this app to read any MOBI file. Here’s … Read more
Need to change the file format of a photo? Most pictures are easy to convert to other formats, including JPEG, PNG, and BMP using simple software, and we’ll show you how to do it! Using Default Image Editing Software Open the image file. When you need to convert an image file to another format, the … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to open DAT files on Mac. DAT files are used by a wide variety of programs to store data. The data they store can be text, graphics, video, or binary data. Because DAT files have such broad functionality, it can be difficult to determine what application is using them. You … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to corrupt a file using a free online service. Corrupting a file intentionally can be useful in a handful of situations, the most common of which is sending a “completed” but corrupted document to a teacher, supervisor, or client in order to buy more time to work on the document. … Read more
You can open and convert Rich Text files (RTF) in almost any text editor or word processor, including Microsoft Word and Google Docs. If you have an RTF file on your Android, iPhone, iPad, or Chromebook, just upload it to Google Drive and click to open it. This minHour article will show you the easiest … Read more
Since NRG files are generally CD/DVD copies created with Nero, you can double-click the file to open them in the Nero program if you have it. If not, this minHour shows you how to open NRG files by converting to a more popular format, like ISO. To open an NRG file, all you need to … Read more
Was there a file on your USB flash drive that you can’t find now? You’ll find that there are a few reasons that your files are hidden: malware, user error (by accident), or the files were corrupted. But don’t worry, you can easily unhide these files without compromising the data within. This minHour article teaches … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to use the Network Recording Player app on your computer to open and view online meeting recordings saved in the ARF (Advanced Recording File) format extension. Installing NR Player Open www.webex.com/play-webex-recording.html in your browser. You can download the free Network Recording Player app for your system here, and use it … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to use any web browser to open and view the contents of a CHM help file. CHM files are compressed HTML files with text, images, hyperlinks and other content. They usually contain help documentation and manuals. Steps Right-click your CHM file. Locate the CHM file you want to open on … Read more
Archiving (zipping) folders will create a new, smaller folder and free up storage space! Zipping a folder means compressing it into a .zip file. No info is lost, and it can be unzipped at any time. In Windows and macOS, you can right-click and zip a folder. This minHour guide will show you how to … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to create a digital copy of a game disc on your hard drive. That way you no longer have to insert a physical disc to play. This copy (also called a disc image) can be “mounted” in Windows 8 and 10 without the need of a third-party application, or in … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to convert a WBFS (Wii Backup File System) file to an ISO disk image, using the WBFS-to-ISO converter app on a PC. Once you convert your WBFS to ISO, you can mount the ISO file on your computer as a disk image, and view its contents from your This PC … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to open and view the contents of a TSV (Tab Separated Values) data file on your computer. A TSV file contains a data table with columns of data and is similar to the CSV (Comma Separated Values) format. To view the data in a TSV file, you can use a … Read more
This minHour teachers you how to use VLC Media Player to convert a WebM video file to the MP4 format. If you haven’t already downloaded VLC Media Player for Windows or macOS, you can do so for free at https://www.videolan.org. Windows Open VLC Media Player on your Windows PC. You will find it in the … Read more
An IDX file is an index file extension commonly used in Windows to speed up the search process in a database, or to quickly retrieve and sort files in directories. IDX files are also commonly used in DVDs and movie files that contain subtitles. Most Windows and Mac computers as well as iOS/Android phones or … Read more