A BIOS chip can be reset, but it might be difficult. BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System. The function of the BIOS is to identify, test and start basic system components like the hard drive, video card and keyboard. Most modern computers store their BIOS in a ROM chip on the motherboard. Resetting a BIOS […]
Month: January 2025
How to Copy and Paste Google Books
Some tips can help you copy and paste a Google Books document. New technology has made it easy to read books online, and Google Books is a free program that offers readers free access to many popular books. The small type or the glare of a computer screen may be challenging for some, however, and […]
What Is the Difference Between MP4, AVI & MPEG?
A man wears headphones plugged into a laptop computer Image Credit: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images Our modern computer age gives you the option to capture, create, edit and distribute your films completely using digital technologies. There are many video file formats you can choose from, each with different features and benefits. AVI, MP4 and MPEG are among […]
What Does SMH Stand for in a Text Message?
You can save time by typing abbreviations in text messages. If you have recently begun using your cellphone or computer to exchange text messages with people, you may have seen an unfamiliar string of letters sent by someone, and wondered what it means. When someone sends “SMH” to you in a text message, it could […]
How to Make an Index in PowerPoint
Unlike Word, PowerPoint 2013 doesn’t include a tool to help generate an index. To index keywords in a presentation, you’ll have to find and note each word’s appearances manually, and optionally add links. Creating a table of contents offers a faster alternative if you need to only index card titles and bullet points. Write an […]
How to Use HTML to Find Passwords
Image Credit: DragonImages/iStock/Getty Images Web sites can be designed to be secure, or they can be made simple and easy. If someone wants to make a web site secure, there’s going to be no way you can see a password, even your own password that you just entered—the password will be encrypted before you even […]
How to Change the Color of Brushes in Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based drawing application commonly used in the graphic design profession. Vector graphics are stored digitally as a series of points along a path, and can therefore be scaled up without losing any resolution. In Adobe Illustrator, brushes are used to change the appearance of a path into anything from a calligraphic […]
What Causes Bad IP Addresses?
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses link a single computer or a small network of computers connected to the Internet to a location. IP addresses can be considered bad for a variety of reasons. Sometimes this results from poor net etiquette by the owner of the address, and other times “bad” simply refers to the wrong address. […]
How to Make a Free URL
When you access something on the Internet, whether it is an image, website, song or video file, you will notice that it is accessible from a specific website address, visible in your browser’s address bar. That address is the URL of the file and it tells you exactly where that file is located on the […]
How to Make Your YouTube Playlist Play Nonstop
Set the videos in your YouTube playlist to play in sequence. YouTube is a free website that hosts videos uploaded by users, ranging from amusing clips of their pets’ cute behavior to serious commentaries on current events. When you browse and search for videos on YouTube, you may come across ones that you find so […]