Learn the basics about to play divx files under MacOS X.

When I got my first gander at Apple's DVD Studio Pro 2.0, I knew instantly I'd be launching out a whole new tutorial series on customization and design techniques. But where to start? Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be covering just about every aspect of this program to help you get started with DVD design and get into some advanced techniques, but I thought I'd kick things off at the point where most users begin to customize their DVD projects: buttons and drop zones.(DV

You know that in DVD Studio Pro 2, you have a certain limited amount of control over the positioning of assets within a button. If the asset has an aspect ratio different from the button shape, you can move it around a little bit to focus on a different portion of the image within the button, though usually the amount of leeway is minimal. Today we'll look at a trick for designing buttons that allow you to zoom in on a specific portion of your asset, regardless of aspect ratio and without re

In our last article in this DVD Studio Pro 2 mini-series, we examined one method for creating custom masks that allowed us to zoom in on a specific portion of a button asset. That technique was designed for use with a specific asset and would not work, generally, with any other asset that you'd apply to your button. This time around, we'll look at an alternate method for creating a zoom mask that will allow you to create a similar effect, but one that will more likely work with a variety

Access the Windows Registry using the Windows API functions, that will be integrated by writing a seperate module ready for inclusion in your application.

Learn the basics of the Linux operating system, beginning with some historical information, followed by an installation tutorial, configuration tips and much more.

Set up your own mail server (SMTP), using the sendmail mail transfer agent, fetchmail and procmail to handle all incoming and outgoing mail traffic, as well as your internet email account.

Windows 2000 includes a native file system format, called the NTFS file system. In the balance of the chapter, we focus on the on-disk layout of NTFS volumes and the advanced features of NTFS, such as compression, recoverability, quotas, and encryption.

For newcomers to Windows confused by its "intuitive interface", here's a dejargoniser to help you sort out your Taskbar, menus, buttons and icons.

A collection of notes and tutorial codes I wrote while I was leaning ASP (Active Server Pages).