Unlike a mobile phone, your cordless system has a relatively short range that might not work outside. Image Credit: AID/a.collectionRF/amana images/Getty Images Cordless phone systems can be handy for moving around the house or office — but when you’re having issues with your system, you may have to try a few steps to get the […]
ETIMEDOUT errors result in connection failure. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images FileZilla is a free, open-source program that allows users to transfer files to and from servers on the Internet using the FTP file transfer protocol. The FileZilla client must connect to a server using a user’s username and password before files can be transferred to […]
The iPad supports the MP4 video format, as long as it is encoded to Apple’s specifications. To watch a video online or through an app, simply tap the Play button. To play MP4 videos stored on your computer, transfer them to iTunes and sync them to the iPad, so you can watch them in the […]
If a CD is skipping, first ensure that the disc is working properly by checking to see if it plays on another device. If so, you’ll have to uncover the problem in your CD player. Some common problems include: broken parts in the device, physical damage to the CD player, dirt within the player or, […]
If you have Windows 7 and a PS3 or other system that can benefit from a Media Server, and you are tired of burning all your .AVI, .MPEG, etc., movies to DVD and wish you could stream them instead, you can easily set up Windows Media player 12 to share and stream any video, music […]
Rocketmail was one of the first free, web-based email clients on the market and was produced by a company known as Four11. In the late 1990s, Four11 was acquired by Yahoo, and Rocketmail became Yahoo Mail until fairly recently (2008), Yahoo resurrected the Rocketmail name and now lets its users choose either a Yahoo mail […]
How to Create a PDF From a Word Pad File Image Credit: PeopleImages/E+/GettyImages If you’re using Microsoft Wordpad, the popular Microsoft Windows text editor and word processing tool, it’s sometimes useful to convert Wordpad files to PDF format so they can be viewed on more devices and be harder to accidentally edit. On recent versions […]
Turn on inclement weather warnings to stay one step ahead of storms. Image Credit: Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Getty Images Get the latest weather updates by configuring the stock Weather widget on your Android device. The Android 4.4 operating system includes the AccuWeather app. This app has an associated widget you can place on your home screen. […]
Changing your news feed settings can cause you to temporarily lose some posts. Facebook allows you to follow and respond to the exploits of friends, family and colleagues through their status updates and other posts. Sometimes, however, you may try to check a post you saw previously, only to learn that it has disappeared. If […]
Image Credit: DAJ/amana images/Getty Images Microsoft Paint is a standard program on most PCs, including those with Windows 7. The program lets you complete several basic edits to your photos, including resizing, adding text and rotate the angle at which you view the photograph. Creating a mirror image of your original file is also easily […]
