Use iSpeaker to turn your iPhone into a mobile speaker for your computer. The iPhone’s speaker provides a relatively wide range for listening, despite its small size. When the speakerphone is activated, or when headphones are not connected, the audio for any apps on the device plays through the primary speaker, and the volume for […]
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How to Reboot a Mac Computer
Similar methods are used for rebooting all Mac and MacBook computers. Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images You can restart Macs running OS X Yosemite using either the Apple menu or a combination of the Control key and Power button. If your Mac does not respond to these standard restart methods, perform a forced […]
How to Test the Fan on My Laptop
Hands on a laptop computer Image Credit: amanaimagesRF/amana images/Getty Images The laptop fan is an integral part of the system, responsible for keeping the internals of your laptop cool under pressure. Without the fan, your computer would overheat in mere minutes, ruining an investment of several hundred (or thousand) dollars. Testing your computer fan requires […]
How to Burn a DVD Audio Disc
If you have music or other audio files that you either downloaded or created on your computer yourself, you may wish to burn a DVD audio disc so that you can play the files on your DVD player. Note that this is not the same as burning them to a CD, which you will need […]
How to Add an Appendix to a Word Document
It is easy to add an appendix in your word document. Image Credit: Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/GettyImages If you’ve ever written a paper for school, you’re likely all too familiar with appendices. An appendix is a section of a document that provides supporting information, including references that you used to write the content that the reader just […]
What Is IRIS OCR Software?
If you discover IRIS OCR software on your computer, don’t panic. It’s not a virus, and if you don’t need it, you can remove it without crashing your system. Optical character recognition software works with a scanner to generate digital files that can be searched for words or phrases. I.R.I.S. is a software company that […]
How to Check Color Management Settings in a PDF File for CMYK
Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Since Adobe Acrobat Version Eight, users are able to check and change color management settings. This comes in handy when using the PDF file format for printing. In order to get the correct colors when printing an electronic document, the color profile must be in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) […]
Wireless Bridge Vs. Repeater
Wireless bridges and repeaters are two networking devices. The wireless version of a repeater is called a “range extender.” A wireless bridge enables non-wireless devices to connect to wireless networks. These two devices have very little in common. Bridging A network bridge connects two segments of a network. In commercial environments, the bridge is used […]
How to Stream UDP on VLC
VLC supports streaming media files to other devices on a network. Having a digital library of thousands of media files has become commonplace in recent years. Being able to play media files on one computer is not as convenient as it once was, so it would be nice to be able to stream media files […]
How to Remove a Dark Shadow on an LCD TV
Dark shadows can appear on an LCD TV screen when an image has been displayed for an extended period of time. Individual pixels on the LCD screen can become temporarily fixed with a specific color. This situation is often referred to as image retention or burn-in. Remove the dark shadows by displaying the correct kind […]