Check your setting for your proxy server address. Image Credit: eclipse_images/E+/GettyImages When you use a proxy server, you benefit from increased privacy because it hides your real internet protocol address and offers options to filter content and access websites that might otherwise have location restrictions. You might need to find your proxy server address if […]
You can insert the Pi symbol in Word. Image Credit: dusanpetkovic/iStock/GettyImages Pi (π) comes up a lot in math. Being closely tied to circles, it shows up in basically any equation involving the area or volume of circles and spheres, as well as when you measure angles in radians. If you’re using the Office package […]
With more than 480 million registered users, Skype is among the most popular applications on the Internet. Skype offers voice and video over IP services (VoIP). Many use Skype’s free services, such as voice and web cam calls between Skype users. Phone customers have discovered Skype as an inexpensive way to make long-distance calls to […]
Some laptops accept HDMI input and can be utilized to display Sony PS3 and other HDMI ready devices. Image Credit: Vitalii Petrushenko/iStock/GettyImages Because your laptop has an HDMI port and your Playstation 3 outputs its display via HDMI, you might think you can use your laptop as a makeshift screen to play your PS3 games. […]
PayPal uses an email address in place of an account number. PayPal is an easy to way to make payments online without having to share financial information. In addition to making online purchases, it can also be used to send or receive money. If you are conducting a financial transaction with someone, you might on […]
GLaDOS, the robotic antagonist of the “Portal” game series, speaks with a voice between robot and human. Unlike many robots, GLaDOS speaks with a voice than increases and decreases in pitch. There are several methods of turning a piece of text into a GLaDOS-style voice. The simplest method involves using an automatic GLaDOS voice generator […]
Setting up a Linksys WRT54G series router requires two steps. First, plug in all the cables to get your wired Ethernet connections up and running. Next, use the router’s Web interface to set up Wi-Fi, enabling wireless Internet for your laptops and mobile devices. Hardware Setup Step 1: Connect the Modem Plug the Ethernet cable […]
Find newly launched websites on a laptop. The number of new websites launched each day around the world is estimated to be as high as 30,000 to 100,000, accordng to SEOWritingJobs.com. No one really knows the actual count, as some are fronts (with hidden links) for existing sites or appear as newly created “content farms” […]
Image Credit: Traimak_Ivan/iStock/GettyImages Whenever a noteworthy operation occurs on your computer or a program encounters an error, Windows stores a record of it for troubleshooting purposes and to make future program operations faster. These records are stored in dedicated log files in the core Windows directory. Some users may find the collection of these files […]
Installshield Update Manager is a computer program that updates software you installed on your computer using the Installshield software. If you remove this update manager from your computer, you can still update all of your programs; you’ll just have to do so manually by going to each program’s manufacturer’s website. Installshield Update Manager can be […]
