Congressional Reconstruction
This video is accompanied by text. "A clash between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction was now inevitable. By the end of 1865, Radical Republican views had gained a majority in Congress, and the decisive year of 1866 saw a gradual diminishing of President Johnson’s power..." (Professionally produced material with scholarly ideas and arguments.)
In June of 1866, the Joint Committee on Reconstruction determined that, by seceding, the southern states had forfeited “a
The End of Reconstruction - Impeachment of Johnson
This video is accompanied by text. "In 1867, the political battle between President Johnson and Congress over southern Reconstruction came to a confrontation. The Radical Republicans in Congress were not content with curbing Johnson’s authority by overriding his vetoes--they wanted to remove him altogether. Under the laws of the time, removing Johnson meant that Ben Wade, the president pro tempore of the Senate, would become president.
While many considered Johnson to be an inadequate pr
Reconstruction Ends
This video is accompanied by text. "In the election of 1868, General Ulysses S. Grant, the most popular northern hero to emerge from the Civil War, became president. Grant ran on the Republican ticket with the slogan, “Let us have peace” against the Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour. The Republican platform endorsed the Reconstruction policy of Congress, payment of the national debt with gold, and cautious defense of black suffrage. Grant swept the Electoral College with 214 votes, compar
The Failure of Reconstruction
Despite gaining their freedom, African-Americans face struggles in the years after the Civil War includes amendments 13,14,15 and other political acts during that time. Explains problems that occured after Reconstruction ends.
President George Washington, Part V
Animated biography of the life of President George Washington. This Discovery Education video is aimed at school children.
1960 - Kennedy Campaign ad from Nixon Debate
Campaign television ad
How to Install a Graphics Card
There are a few reasons you might want to upgrade your graphics or video card. If you are into gaming, run duel monitors or have updated to a high resolution monitor you might want to upgrade. This video discusses how to find the graphics card, how to choose a graphics card, and how to install it. (2:46)
The Threat of Animal Species Extinction
This short but informative video describes the startling risk for extinction that many species are facing, and how many of these species are at risk because of human activity. Video is set to music while information is written on the screen. Run time 0:51.
NEA's Read Across America
Read Across American kick-off video for the March 2, 2011 event. This is a promotional to minute video, but it does give a background to why the Day is celebrated and its importance. May be slow loading.
How a Computer CD Rom Works
This is a very brief (00:26) video that has information about how a Computer CD-ROM works.
Browser Wars
In this video multiple tests are run on different browsers to determine which is fastest. The tests checked the speed that it could quickly desplay the page as well as other tests. IE8 came in last.
Downloading FireFox
Use Internet Explorer to download and run the file. Firefox installs on the system-agree to the license agreement. Use standard options for installing it. After it is installed run-it gives you the choice to set it as your default browser. Gives you step by step instructions to set this up.(3:08)
What is a Browser?
"What is a browser?" was the question we asked over 50 passesby of different ages and backgrounds in the Times Square in New York. (2:32)
Specialty Web Browsers
This week The Web Mix brings you some web browsers that will enhance your web surfing experience. These browsers offer features that give you a more customized and social web experience. Flock is a social web browser-powered by Mozilla. You can set up all services via the Flock bowser.
Talkabouthe.NET - Web Browsers - Episode-1
In this episode Talkaboutthe.NET reviews the basics of web browsers and terminology. People use a web browser to get on line. It is your window to the Internet. Internet Explorer comes with Windows. Firefox has some differences. Safari is on Mac machines. This video shows how to use all three.
Computer Repair: Missing or Corrupt Error Message System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys
Britec09 — July 30, 2009 — Computer Repair: Missing or Corrupt Error Message System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys
To resolve this problem do the followings:-
1] Boot computer with the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2] To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
3] At the command prompt, type the following commands:-
cd \windows\system32\drivers [Press the ENTER Key]
ren ntfs.sys ntfs.old [Press the ENTER Key]
Blue Screen Error Troubleshooting
Blue Screen of death is annoying but does give you clues to track down the cause. Stop Error Code. (5:36)
Computer Repair: Missing or Corrupt Error Message System32\Drivers\Fastfat.sys
Computer Repair: Missing or Corrupt Error Message System32\Drivers\Fastfat.sys
To resolve this problem do the followings:-
1] Boot computer with the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2] To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
3] At the command prompt, type the following commands:-
cd \windows\system32\drivers [Press the ENTER Key]
ren fastfat.sys fastfat.old [Press the ENTER Key]
If the fastfa
Fixing a Unmountable Boot Volume Blue Screen
Put in my XP install cd and boot from it, then press enter to set up windows xp, then hit f8, then press "R", then when a black screen pops up select your hard drive and then type chkdsk then when that's done type fixboot and restart.
How to Change Your IP Address in Windows
Sometimes you computer tells you that it can't find the IP address. You will not be able to access the internet until that is fixed. If you go to Start, Run, type in command.com you are on your way to fixing this issue. The rest of the steps are included in this video.
