Just few weeks ago, Oracle the current parent company of VirtualBox released version 4.3 product mainline. This releases introduces a new feature called Video Capture. This feature lets you capture in video frames, every moment of the guest machine from start to the end.

It is the perfect tool for screencasters. When you enable it, every moment of the guest machine is captured and recorded as video. It get saved in .webm video format which can easily be uploaded to YouTube and other online video services.

So, instead of installing third-party screencasting tools, you can just enable Video Capture and begin recording activities within the guest machine. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to access and use it. I tested it in both Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.10 guest machines, however, only the Windows machine performed well with it.

The Ubuntu machine recorded dark screens. Maybe there's something was missing but I couldn't get Ubuntu 13.10 guest machine to record correctly.

To use this feature, you must be running VirtualBox 4.3. Anything lower won't work. When ready, open VirtualBox and select a guest machine and click Settings.

Next, select Display –> Video Capture to set how the screen is capture, and where to store the captured videos. One thing to remember is the higher the Frame Rate, the better the video quality will be. You may also adjust the quality score by dragging the slider to high.

When you're done, click OK.

When you turn on the guest machine, it will automatically start recording. To stop it, right-click the spinning tape and select Video Capture. You can also set the video preferences while the guest machine is running.

To start it again, right-click the video camera and select 'Video Capture. When you're done, go to where to specified to store the videos to see them.

Enjoy!

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Have you been waiting for IE11 for your Windows  7 machine? Wait no more because Microsoft has just released IE 11 for Windows 7 for consumers and businesses globally. You can go and get it right now using this download link.

Microsoft previously launched IE11 in beta version for developers earlier with a promise to release the final version soon. Well, here's it. With this final version, Microsoft is pointing out some benefits including, improved performance, security and privacy users. These features are currently being enjoyed by Windows 8.1 users. Windows 7 users can now take advantage of these new features after downloading it.

Microsoft also says the new version is 30 percent faster than the nearest competitive browser on Windows 7 and 9 percent faster than IE10 with the way it handles JavaScript.

Some of the features Microsoft is highlighting are, faster debugging with the new F12 developer tools, Hardware-accelerated 3D web graphics and professional-quality video experience on the web.

If you're on Windows 7 and wish to download IE11, head over to its download page and get it. Let us know what you think of it after trying it.

Enjoy!

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If you're currently using Outlook 2013 at your home or office and wish to also add your Gmail account so you can access all your emails in one place, then you're at the right post. This post is going to show you how to do just that.

Using the popular IMAP protocol, you can download and send emails using your Gmail account directly from your Outlook program on your local machine. It's easy to setup and all you have to do is enable the feature in Gmail.

It's also possible to setup as many email accounts as possible. Such as Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook.com and others services that support IMAP. So go get starting with receiving and sending emails using your Gmail account from Outlook, follow the steps below.

First, logon to your Gmail account and online and select Setup –> Settings

Next, select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab to enable IMAP. Choose the Enable IMAP option and save the settings.

After that, open Outlook and select Files –> Add Account as shown below.

Next, type your name, email address and your Gmail account password. If all is right, when you click Next, your account should automatically configure. Nothing is left to do. Click Finish and you're done.

Click Finish to complete the setup. If you run into trouble and Outlook can't configure your Gmail account automatically, click Change account settings or manual setup option.

For manual setup, make sure your screen looks like the one below. Change the information to match your account info. Next, click 'More Settings' button to configure more options.

On the General tab, choose to enable SMTP authentication.

On the Advanced tab, make sure your settings looks like the one below. When all is done, click OK to continue.

If everything is setup correctly, your Gmail account should be added and downloading emails.

Since the Gmail account in Outlook reflects your account online, changes made locally on the machine will also be applied online. So if you delete an email from your Inbox, it will also be deleted online.

Enjoy!

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