Set up IP address blocking on your router. Image Credit: Courtesy of TP-Link Most homes and offices have routers to guard their networks and distribute IP addresses to multiple computers and other devices on their local area network, or LAN. For either personal use, such as parental control, or company regulations, such as blocking shopping […]
Month: January 2025
At What CPU Temperature Does a Computer Shut Down?
Image Credit: Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images When a computer operates, the central processing unit (CPU) generates heat; the more the processor is strained, the more heat it will produce. If a CPU gets hot enough, it can cause a computer to crash or shut down unexpectedly. Safety Computer motherboards are loaded with a basic operating system called […]
How to Set Up a Yamaha Surround Sound System
Setting up a Yamaha surround system revolves around YPAO. Yamaha is one of the few companies that makes the instruments that eventually get played back on one of its audio systems. A maker of home theater gear from inception, Yamaha now makes receivers that set up via an automated process called YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room […]
How to Remove the Domain Group Policy From a Machine
A domain group policy is a set of software restrictions that the network administrator creates. The network administrator will specify rules for what users can and cannot do on the computer. Some of these rules include, but are not limited to, password complexity rules and software installation guidelines. Domain group policies help ensure that the […]
How to Make a Laptop DVD Drive Region-Free
Bypass your DVD drive’s built-in region encoding with these programs. DVD region codes prevent people from playing import DVDs they legally bought. This is even worse with laptops, because if you have your laptop overseas, you probably can’t play any DVDs sold in that country. Luckily, there are software solutions around DVD region encoding. These […]
How to Detect a Keyboard Layout
Keyboards come in many different styles, shapes, and languages. Most keyboards come standard with 101 keys. There are also other versions such as 102 and 06 keys. There are specific drivers you can download for certain programmable keyboards to map keys to perform different operations than what they are supposed to do. You can use […]
How to Reboot a Lenovo Laptop
Image Credit: freemixer/E+/GettyImages If your Lenovo laptop is running Windows, you can restart the Lenovo laptop using the Windows Start menu or by holding down the power button. If there is a Lenovo reset button on your computer, you can use this as well. Be aware that if you force your computer to restart, you […]
How to Insert HTML Into Gmail
You can insert HTML into Gmail. Image Credit: Marko Geber/DigitalVision/GettyImages Older versions of Gmail allowed HTML and even supplied an HTML editor for easy use. Now, Gmail makes it more difficult to use HTML and places restrictions on what HTML is actually supported. That said, implementing basic HTML to help customize and design emails is […]
How to Find Your Email Provider’s POP Server
Your POP service acts as an electronic postal carrier for your emails. Image Credit: Marco_Piunti/iStock/Getty Images You have more than one option for finding your email provider’s POP server that won’t require you to spend time on hold waiting for its tech support hotline. If you use your email for work, your employer’s IT department […]
Where Is the ROM Chip Located in a Computer?
Computer ROM chips are located on the motherboard. Image Credit: Eduard Lysenko/iStock/Getty Images You can find a computer’s Read-Only Memory chip somewhere on the system’s motherboard. The location of the chip can vary between motherboards because of differences in size and feature loads. The term ROM is used to describe the Basic Input/Output System chip […]