A young man typing on his laptop computer Image Credit: Dangubic/iStock/Getty Images The Internet is a complicated, multi-faceted group of connections with many points of failure. Testing your own connection means gathering enough data to pinpoint where, if at all, your connection fails. Many times, an unstable connection has more to do with local equipment […]
Month: January 2025
How to Fix an Overheating Laptop Battery
An overheating laptop battery can damage the battery and the laptop. A laptop battery can overheat for several reasons. The battery may overheat because the fans and grates are covered in dust and not able to properly circulate air, because the battery is defective or because the battery should be removed while plugged into the […]
How to Insert a JPG in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word allows you to insert a picture or photo you have saved on your computer into any document. Many photos use the extension “.jpg”. which indicates a file format that reduces the size of a color image. Use Word’s “Insert” feature to insert a JPG into a document. Once you add the image, use […]
What Is Computer Hardware Maintenance?
Maintaning a computer’s hardware keeps it running smoothly. Computer hardware maintenance involves taking care of the computer’s physical components, such as its keyboard, hard drive and internal CD or DVD drives. Cleaning the computer, keeping its fans free from dust, and defragmenting its hard drives regularly are all parts of a computer hardware maintenance program. […]
How to Create a Blank HTML Page
A blank HTML page is a Web page with no visible Web content. Some HTML code is necessary for a Web browser to interpret the file as an HTML file even if there is no visible content. Any text editor can create a blank HTML page because an HTML page is simply a text document […]
How to Check the Performance of a Laptop
How to Check the Performance of a Laptop Image Credit: Poike/iStock/Getty Images If you want to check on the current performance of your laptop computer, look no farther than Windows’ native Task Manager. The Task Manager contains two specialized utilities that will give you up-to-the-second readings of the current performance of both your memory (referred […]
What Is an ERP System Administration?
Software maintenance ERP System Administration is a function that manages Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, a suite of integrated business applications. ERP is as much a management methodology as it is software–thus administration is more than just technical or operational–it is full business process support to the enterprise. Basic Role System administration is not a […]
How to Find a Pay Phone
Image Credit: Neal McNeil/iStock/GettyImages The number of public pay phones continues to dwindle each year. Though they may be largely ignored by cell phone owners, there are still plenty to be found, provided you know where to look. As CityLab points out, telephone providers still keep pay phones in operation where they are cost-effective. Neighborhoods […]
How to Make a PDF Searchable
When a document is converted to or created as a PDF document, the content is not automatically searchable. However, with a few modifications, the PDF content may be indexed and made searchable. Even if a PDF has been scanned and saved as an image, the text may be made searchable by applying the optical character […]
How to Install a OneNote Printer Driver
Image Credit: littlehenrabi/iStock/Getty Images Microsoft OneNote has the ability to capture text from any source using a virtual printer driver that Windows displays as a menu option labeled “Send to OneNote” when you print a document. If you do not see this option when you print a document and you know that Microsoft OneNote is […]