Things You Can Do With a Broken LCD TV

Whether your LCD TV has a broken screen, display issues, problems with the speaker or other issues, you have a few options to get more value out of it. Repair Your LCD TV The first option you should look into is having the device repaired. If the television is still under warranty, take it to […]

How to Remove the Mura Effect on an LCD

Mitigating mura on LCD displays is a matter of adjusting usage patterns and settings. Mura effect is a term colloquially known as “clouding.” Nearly any liquid crystal flat panel display runs the risk of displaying this screen defect. Although common, it can be nonetheless annoying, especially for a new LCD owner expecting perfection. Mitigating mura […]

How to Create a Task & Subtask in MS Outlook

You can track your important to-do-list items with Outlook Tasks. Image Credit: izustun/iStock/Getty Images You can easily create new tasks using the New Tasks button in the New group of the Home ribbon in Microsoft Outlook 2013’s Tasks pane. While Outlook does not provide any native sub-task features, you can apply a workaround using individual […]

Does a Blinking Battery Light on a Laptop Mean the Charger Is Not Charging?

Image Credit: ipopba/iStock/GettyImages Laptop PCs, regardless of manufacturer, will communicate system information to their users through a few different methods. In addition to any warnings or notifications that may appear on the screen, a sequence of beeps at start-up can offer warnings about potential hardware failures – and the series of LED lights on the […]

How to Delete My Chat Hour Profile

Delete your Chat Hour account to remove your profile. You can request Chat Hour to delete your account if you are no longer interested in using the free chat service. Chat Hour will remove your profile after you submit your account deletion request through their website. Ensure that you want to delete your Chat Hour […]

What Is an Onboard LAN?

A LAN (local area network) interconnects several computers using Ethernet technology. As technology advances, networking capabilities have begun shipping as a standard feature on most motherboards. Onboard LAN is a specialized chipset on the motherboard designed to handle networking responsibilities for the computer, such as home networking and Internet connectivity. Local Area Networking Local area […]

How to Find a Server Name by IP Using the CMD Prompt

Image Credit: Tinpixels/E+/GettyImages You can find a server name from an IP address using the Windows command prompt. Use the nslookup tool to find the hostname from the IP. You can also use open source tools for similar inquiries or do an online lookup. Hostnames and IP Addresses Every computer accessible through the internet has […]

How Do I Draw in Feet and Inches in AutoCAD?

To draw in feet and inches in AutoCAD, go the the Drawing Utilities section then Units. From here you can change the type to Architectural. You can also set your desired precision in fractions of an inch. Setting your drawing units to architectural affects any command that requires a length or size, as well as […]

How to Permanently Delete Emails

Whether you are using Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo mail, you are not spared from receiving junk mail. When you go to delete junk mail or old messages, the process is almost same across email hosts. However, just because you delete the message does not mean it has been permanently deleted. In order to fully remove […]

How Do I Replace DLL Files?

DLL, also known as a Dynamic Link Library file, is a Microsoft implementation of a shared library concept. This simply means that DLL files are stored in a central area on a computer, where they can be accessed and used by a varying amount of different programs, in effect “checking them out” like a real […]