A USB is rarely a guarantee of video playback on a TV. Image Credit: gesrey/iStock/GettyImages If your television set has a USB port, you may be able to use it to watch movies that you have downloaded or copied from your computer. Exactly what movies you can watch depends on your set, the video files […]
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What Is a WPA Group Rekey Interval?
Encypt your Wi-Fi network to ensure secure communcations. Unsecured wireless Internet connections are vulnerable to eavesdropping. The Wi-Fi Protected Access protocol uses keys to ensure that communications over your home or office wireless network remain secure. WPA Keys WPA uses pre-shared keys that authenticate a device to a protected network. These keys can take the […]
How to Run a PHP File in XAMPP
The XAMPP suite of Web development tools, created by Apache Friends, makes it easy to run PHP (Personal Home Pages) scripts locally on your computer. Manual installation of a Web server and PHP requires in-depth configuration knowledge, but installing XAMPP on Windows only requires running an installer package. This package installs not only a Web […]
How to Enter BIOS on a Toshiba Tecra
Image Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images News/Getty Images The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is a set of instructions your Toshiba Tecra uses to verify all its components are working before loading the operating system. You can change several settings in the BIOS if you need to change the way your laptop boots up, such as […]
How to Turn on Pen Pressure in Illustrator
A woman using a graphics tablet at a wood table. Image Credit: satura86/iStock/Getty Images Using a graphics tablet and pen with Adobe’s Illustrator vector graphics software makes the process of drawing lines and shapes more intuitive and realistic. For added control over the software, turn on the pen pressure setting in Illustrator. When pen pressure […]
How to Enable an Analog Stick in a PSX Emulator
The largest PSX emulator, ePSXe, supports analog controllers with the configuration options included with the software. Certain games may not work properly when you are using digital controls, so switching over to the analog control scheme is the best way to mitigate any issues relating to that. The configuration option takes a moment to set […]
How to Install a Motherboard Speaker
The PC speaker is a standard part of most desktop computers. It is capable of producing one musical note at a time, like the beep you might hear when your power on a computer. Before computer sound cards became commonplace, it produced the music and sound heard in most computer games. Today, the PC speaker […]
How to Repair a SIM Card
You can repair most SIM cards yourself with a SIM card reader. Unless you’re a scientist specializing in data recovery, you won’t be able to repair a physically damaged SIM card yourself. Forensic services like SIMIS (Subscriber Identity Module Interrogation System) use decapsulation, X-rays and advanced cleaning methods to recover and repair physically damaged SIM […]
How to Find Member Profiles on Hotmail
Finding friends’ profiles in the MSN member directory is easy. Hotmail is an Internet webmail service provided by Microsoft through its Windows Live platform. Hotmail provides free email service to members and also lists members in the MSN member directory. The MSN member directory can be searched by email address, name and phone number, providing […]
How to Create Circular Text Using Photoshop
Shape text into arcs, circles and spirals in Photoshop. Image Credit: Screenshot courtesy of Adobe. Using Adobe Photoshop CC, you can type text along a variety of shapes, including circles, arcs, spirals and other curves. To create circular text, use the Elliptical Marquee Tool. For a spiral, use the spiral available in Custom Shapes. For […]