Image Credit: Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images The “signal cable” is a term used to describe the cable that connects your computer’s case to your computer monitor. It was given this nickname (its real name is a VGA cable) due to the fact that if you have any problems with the cable at all, such as the cable […]
Excel, a spreadsheet program, is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Excel 2007 has options to include pictures, Clip Art, shapes and SmartArt. The shapes include objects such as lines, rectangles and arrows. You can draw lines to connect to shapes and add to charts. Draw a line with connection points Step 1 Open Excel […]
Use a proxy to sop Fortinet’s pesky Internet restriction. Fortinet is a security platform for network administrators who want to establish Internet filters on the network they manage. Fortinet products such as the FortiGuard firewall are used on a network to keep you from accessing websites the administrator blocks. In addition, the websites you visit […]
There are several ways to center an object in Illustrator. Image Credit: oatawa/iStock/GettyImages Centering and aligning objects in Adobe Illustrator is a common requirement for creative projects. The route to achieving an Illustrator shortcut to center objects is relatively simple, but there are multiple ways to complete the task. Illustrator is a robust platform that […]
Concept of moving or converting files. Image Credit: triloks/iStock/Getty Images 7-Zip is an alternative to WinRAR in WinZip. It is a utility used to archive and encrypt files, sometimes into multiple parts. When you convert 7-Zip into an ISO, you are really extracting the ISO from the zipped files. When the conversion is complete, you […]
One of the most handy tools for testing connectivity to remote hosts is the ping utility found in most operating systems. Named after sonar pinging, the tool sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets to a remote host and measures the time it takes to get there and back, helping you determine if a host […]
You can save videos from YouTube via a third-party service. If you’re a regular YouTube user, then you already know there’s no way within the platform to save videos to your computer. If you want to do that, you’ll need to use a third-party service that will allow you to download and save videos to […]
Create two or more clickable areas by adding new slices in Photoshop. Image Credit: Image courtesy of Adobe. By using the Slice Tool in Adobe Photoshop CC, you can turn any image, or part of an image, into a clickable hyperlink. The catch to this feature is that in order to make the hyperlink work, […]
Image Credit: S.Maggio What do you do if Twitter suddenly won’t let you tweet? There are a number of possible reasons that may interfere with Twitter use, including account suspension — in the event of rule violations, for example — hacking, or inappropriate use. The following tips and troubleshooting will help get you tweeting again. […]
All is not lost if you cannot find the FTP address for your website. An FTP address is the address that is used to transfer files to the Internet. You’ll need an FTP address, username, and password to access the files on the Web server. It’s often similar to the full website address (URL or […]
