A man wears headphones plugged into a laptop computer Image Credit: Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images Our modern computer age gives you the option to capture, create, edit and distribute your films completely using digital technologies. There are many video file formats you can choose from, each with different features and benefits. AVI, MP4 and MPEG are among […]
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How to Open a Pages Document in Microsoft Word
Pages is a word processing and document-creation program designed by Apple. The application is somewhat similar to Microsoft Word. Files created in Pages have the file extension .pages. If you have a Pages document that you want to open in Word, you must save the document as a .doc file and then open it in […]
How to Disassemble a Camera Lens
Lenses can be taken apart fairly easily; putting them back together is another matter. Camera lenses are precision pieces of equipment and should be taken apart only by a trained technician who will know how to put them back together. However, for individuals who like to know how things work, taking apart a camera lens […]
How to Change the Color of an SRT File
The SubRip format, more commonly known as an SRT file, does not typically support colored subtitles. While some players do read HTML-like tags that delineate colors and stylistic details, most players will not display the color tags properly or end up displaying them as a part of the subtitling. By editing SRT files and saving […]
How to Change the Font Color of an HTML Table
Editing HTML in a text editor is not like editing a document and changing preferences in a Microsoft Word document. There are two ways to change the font color of a table created with HTML. If you want to change the color of a single line of text, you can use the “<font>” tag to […]
How to Check Your Computer’s CMOS Battery
Image Credit: TimeStopper/Moment/GettyImages Computers are great when they’re working properly, but they can be maddening when they act up. Troubleshooting one isn’t terribly difficult if there’s something specific at fault, like a malfunctioning drive or a program that keeps crashing, but sometimes the problem is less obvious. If your computer can’t seem to keep the […]
How to Convert WordPad to Word
Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Pixland/Getty Images WordPad is a very basic word processing program included free of charge with every version of Microsoft Windows sold since Windows 95. While WordPad does offer basic document editing capabilities, if you want to add tables to your document or run a spell check, you will need to convert your WordPad […]
How to Edit an ASUS Splash Screen
Like many other motherboard makers, ASUS continues to advertise their boards long after the sale — with the splash screen that displays when you boot your computer. Most ASUS motherboards provide an option in the system BIOS, though, that allows you to disable the splash screen during startup. Although not included in the system BIOS, […]
Do Magnets Harm the iPhone?
The Apple iPhone contains a flash drive, which, unlike the hard drives in most computers, contains no moving parts. With traditional hard drives in computers, the memory can be destroyed by contact with strong magnets. Refrigerator magnets are typically not strong enough to cause this type of damage, but an industrial strength magnet can. In […]
How to Find an ISP Number
If you ever have any problems with your Internet connection, you’ll need to put a call into your Internet service provider (abbreviated as ISP). You will be able to speak with a customer support technician and describe your problem, at which point this person will either guide you through the process of fixing it or […]