The Kinect SDK is only available for Windows-based computers. With the release of the “Kinect for Windows SDK,” Microsoft opened the door for Kinect users to begin using the Kinect device with computers. Since the Kinect is, at its core, a camera, one of its potential uses is as a webcam. By installing both the […]
Never leave your cellphone unattended. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images Listening devices or spyware installed on your cellphone can allow anyone to listen in on your private conversations and track your exact location. Some spyware sends text messages to the listener, informing him exactly when you are using your cellphone. Keep your cellphone with you at […]
Professional green-screen setups can accommodate complex shots. Image Credit: Steve Lovegrove/iStock/Getty Images When your favorite movie character flies above the Earth or jumps off a building, movie magic turns a shot captured on a studio sound stage into a believable composite, replacing a solid green background with another scene. In movies and still photos, this […]
Import a Word document into Microsoft Excel. Importing a Microsoft Word document into Microsoft Excel is often useful if you want to create a spreadsheet out of a list or form you’ve already made, such as an address book. Fortunately, since Word and Excel are both Microsoft Office programs, they work together well. You just […]
Laptops fit virtually any budget and use. A laptop is a personal computer that is small enough to sit in a person’s lap, and is designed for mobile uses. Also called notebooks, laptops are smaller, thinner and lighter than most desktop PCs, and as of 2011, many laptops included powerful capabilities that rivaled desktops. Desktop […]
Image of a couple running on a trail. Image Credit: EpicStockMedia/iStock/Getty Images The Garmin Forerunner is an excellent tool for running, allowing you to track your distance, speed, heart rate and more. The GPS-enabled device uses satellite technology to save your location and movements. When you are done with your run, the watch can connect […]
Emoticons are nonverbal symbols used to express your feelings in an email, text message or instant message. With the advent of email and messaging as ways of communicating, emoticons increasingly are used to indicate how a person is feeling due to the inability to adequately convey emotions through plain text. One feeling that is not […]
No need for an Admin to install Java If you do not have Admin Privileges on your work computer and you’ve tried to install Java so that you can try some Java Programming, you don’t have to go to your Administrator for help. If you’ve tried installing Java the “normal” way–by double-clicking a JRE installer […]
Bluetooth headsets receive signals over low-power radio waves. If you have ever had a tangle of computer wires clutter your desk, you can appreciate Bluetooth, which sends data wirelessly over short distances. Invented in 1994, the Bluetooth communications standard uses the same radio wavelength and frequencies as cordless telephones and baby monitors. Bluetooth uses software […]
HTTP headers contain information about a website. Live HTTP Headers is a software add-on for the Firefox or Chrome browser that is used to view a website’s header information. HTTP header information is useful for troubleshooting, analyzing and tuning a website. Header information contains data about character set, language, caching, authorization and content expiration. Normally […]
