Monday, 23 July 2012

How To's (YouTube, Blogger, BlackBerry)


How to make a YouTube account and upload videos


As part of this program you will need to make vlogs (video blog) which means you will need to create a YouTube account and be required to upload videos. For those who are not sure how to do either this blog can be used as a guide to help!


Step 1... Creating a YouTube account!

  • Creating your YouTube account is a quick and simple process. The first thing you need to do is go to the YouTube website. At the top right corner you will notice it says sign up. Once you click this link it should take you to the Create your YouTube Account page.
  • You must enter a valid email address to register.
  • Next you will need to create a username and password. Try to use something that you will remember and write it down just in case.
  • After this you will enter the correct information to the rest of the blanks and then check the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy box after you read all the legalese.
  • Now that everything is filled in the last step is to click the Create My Account button

Here is a link that provides pictures:

Now that you have your YouTube account the next step is uploading a video.

Step 2... Uploading a video to YouTube!

  • Once you are logged in you can click the Upload link which can be found towards the top right corner of the page.
  • From here you have the choice of uploading your video as a file by clicking Select files from your computer or you can record the video right on YouTube by clicking Record from Webcam.
  • Once you have selected your video to upload a file upload progress bar will appear along with fields you will need to fill in.  (Title, Description, Tags, Category, and the Privacy and Licensing option)
  • Once your video is completely done loading and the information is correctly inserted you will now click the “save” button to your settings.
  • After your video is done processing a green bar will appear, simply saying that “Your settings have been saved”. Then you will be able to click the URL to see the final product.

Here is a video that shows how to upload a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjddYrE2K_M


How to create/post to your own blog using blogger and how to comment on someone else’s blog

Step 1... Creating your own blog on blogger.com
  • The first thing you will need to do is go to the website and sign up. If you already have a Google account you will not need to do so. If you don’t have a Google account you can create one at this link: https://accounts.google.com/SignUp?service=blogger&continue=https%3A%2F%2Faccounts.google.com%2FManageAccount&ltmpl=start
  • Once you are logged into google you will notice at the top left corner of the page there are many options. The last option says more, one you click that a list of other options pop up including blogger. Click the blogger option.
  • Now you will have two options to log in as. The first option is Google+profile which will show your information when you post. Or you can create a limited profile which will only show your display name when you post.
  • Next you will notice at the top left of the page “New blog” you will click that which will bring you create a new blog. Here you will add a title and link address. You can make the address so that it includes your name; if you want it to be private then you will not want to use your name.  The next option you will have is to choose a template.
  • Once your blog is created you may start posting!! After you have everything written the next and final step is to publish your blog.
  • These links will show a video on how to post a blog on blogger:
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs5tfoe-dCA&feature=related
  • http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41378
Unsure of how to comment on someone else’s blog??? This link will guide you through:
http://support.google.com/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=42399


How to set up an email account on BlackBerry

After getting a new BlackBerry® Smartphone, one of the first things you’ll want to do is add your email address so you can receive email on your device. Integrating your email address will allow you to receive messages in near real-time, reply and forward, filter message by sender or subject, and much more.
To integrate an email address with your BlackBerry Smartphone, just complete the following steps:
1.    Locate and click on the Setup folder.

2.    Within the Setup folder, click on Email Settings and if prompted, review the Terms of Agreement.
3.    A listing of various email providers will now be displayed:
• If you are integrating a Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL or Windows Live email address, highlight the appropriate icon and click next.
• If you are integrating an email address from another provider, select other.
     4. Provide the email address and password and in most cases, you’re done!
This link can be used to see how this is done:
How to upload a video to YouTube from your BlackBerry

(On your mobile device)
  1. First you will go to www.youtube.com/mobile/
  2. Next step is that you will log into your YouTube account
  3. Get your unique email address for uploading
  4. The final step is to send your video to this email address using your email or MMS.
  5. Once the video is uploaded, you will receive a message saying that the upload is complete and now you can go to YouTube to edit the information about the video.

(On your desktop)
To find your unique upload address from your desktop computer, just follow these instructions:
  1. Sign in to YouTube from your computer.
  2. Click your username in the upper right corner and select Settings.
  3. In the Overview tab, you'll see a Mobile uploads section. Look here to find your address.
How to upload a picture to a BBM group

  • On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
  • On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group
  • The next step is to click Pictures
  • Then share Picture
  • Choose the picture that you would like to add and type a caption to go along with the photo
  • The final step is to send!

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