Image Credit: Xanya69/iStock/GettyImages With the rise of streaming services, ultracompact solid-state storage and even Blu-rays, the DVD doesn’t get as much play as it used to. Even including Blu-ray sales, U.S.-based subscription streaming services raked in $9.55 billion in 2017 while discs made only $4.72 billion, according to Statista. So no one’s going to blame […]
Image Credit: Georgijevic/iStock/GettyImages The art of digitally editing, retouching and – at times – recreating photos and other images has become both a profession and an enjoyable pastime for computer-savvy individuals around the world. As the power and capability of consumer-grade computers and software increases, so does the active interest in digital imagery and the […]
Close-up of a SLR camera mounted on a tripod Image Credit: MarioGuti/iStock/Getty Images In photography, ASA and ISO are both measurements of film speed, or sensitivity to light. ASA is a scale created by the American Standards Association, but it is no longer widely used. Now, most film is labeled by ISO, which was created […]
Quickly find the IP address of a Cisco switch. Cisco switches run either the Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) or the CatOS operating system. You can use commands that are compatible with both operating systems to find the IP address of a Cisco switch. Step 1 Plug the Cisco serial console cable into the 9-pin […]
Image Credit: Hero Images/Hero Images/GettyImages The Microsoft Office suite is a set of programs for common productivity tasks, including a word processing program, a spreadsheet tool, presentation software, an email program and others. Often abbreviated as the MS Office suite, it’s among the most popular software packages in the world, though it does face competition […]
What color system does your PDF use? Since Acrobat’s Portable Document Format (PDF) is designed to let you create multi-purpose documents—documents designed for optimal printing and display on computers—PDFs support several color systems, usually called “color space.” When you export from another program, such as InDesign, Quark or Illustrator, to a PDF, it exports with […]
A DVD drive is a component of a computer or other electronic device designed specifically to utilize digital versatile discs, or DVDs. They are installed on everything from desktop computers, laptops, DVD players, cars, televisions and many other devices and areas. They have grown from their first inception in 1997 to the Blu-Ray discs today. […]
Z-scores can be used to compare your results on two different tests. Not all scores can be directly compared. Getting a score of 10 on your math test and 50 on your English test does not necessarily mean, for example, that you did better in English than in math. These numbers cannot be directly compared […]
The mouse pointer can sometimes get stuck in a virtual machine window. When you use a computer virtualization such as Microsoft Virtual PC or VMware Player, the machine runs in a window over your primary Windows desktop. You can interact with a virtual machine using your mouse and keyboard, just as you would on your […]
Image Credit: m-imagephotography/iStock/Getty Images How to Find a Friend on Hi5. Friends all over the world are connecting through online social-networking sites. On the site Hi5, you post your profile and then connect through other members’ profiles. If you want to see who is on Hi5, you can search for them using the tools on […]
