Flash memory ICs permanently store billions of data bytes. First developed in the 1980s, flash memory has become an important technology for computers and consumer electronics. As with other kinds of solid-state memory, it comes as integrated circuits, or ICs, each having millions of tiny transistors on a silicon chip a few millimeters square. Flash […]
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How to Record Your Desktop With Fraps
Fraps is a software tool used to monitor the performance of 3D computer games. Fraps can also capture the screen during a game, so you can take pictures and videos of your gameplay. Since the release of Fraps 2.9.8, you can record the Windows desktop just as you would a game, which opens up new […]
How to Test a DSL Line
DSL works by sending information over regular phone lines at a higher frequency than regular analog signals, resulting in faster Internet speeds. However, DSL, like any other Internet connection type, is prone to errors or failures. In addition, you also may not be getting the speed that you signed up for. Either way, you may […]
How to Create a New Email Address With Hotmail
Receiving and sending emails is one of the quickest ways to communicate through the Internet. There are many email servers, but one of the most popular is the free web mail server operated by Microsoft: Hotmail. Learn how to set up a new email account with Hotmail. Step 1 Navigate to the Hotmail website at […]
How to Use a Toshiba External Hard Drive
An external hard drive stores more files than will fit on a CD. Toshiba makes several external hard drive models, most of which are compatible with any computer that has a USB port. Virtually any type of file or folder that is not an installed software program can be placed on a Toshiba external hard […]
What Is a Dual Band Radio?
Amateur radio has been a popular hobby since the early 1900s. A dual band radio is a communications system that is designed to allow operation on two separate frequency bands. This operation can be one of many types of transmission and reception arrangements depending on the capabilities of the individual radio. Frequencies Dual band radios […]
How to Tell the Difference Between a UHF & a VHF Antenna
If you’re looking to cut the cord with your cable provider or to add local stations that aren’t included in your TV bundle, adding an antenna to your home TV setup is a simple and usually cost-effective way to do that. Image Credit: Malekas85/iStock/GettyImages If you’re looking to cut the cord with your cable provider […]
How to Convert Celtx Script to PDF
How to Convert Celtx Script to PDF Image Credit: Jacob Ammentorp Lund/iStock/Getty Images Celtx is free, open-source media pre-production software that helps you write and format audio/video projects and novels. The software includes templates for screenplays, stage plays, audio plays, comic books and novels. You can share your Celtx audio/video scripts with cast and crew […]
How to Convert CSV to TSV
Comma Separated Value files are often used to import data in a generic format into applications. Value data in the CSV file format is separated by a comma. The Tab/Text Separated Value file is another data file type, but with the TSV file type, value data is separated by tabs. Using your spreadsheet program, such […]
How to Use the Memory Keys on a Basic Calculator
Most calculators have only a single memory slot. Image Credit: VikZa/iStock/Getty Images Even very basic calculators have a set of keys to store a number in memory temporarily. Though not as full-featured as the ability to store values for variables on a graphing calculator, any calculator with memory buttons can keep one number saved for […]