Your POP service acts as an electronic postal carrier for your emails. Image Credit: Marco_Piunti/iStock/Getty Images You have more than one option for finding your email provider’s POP server that won’t require you to spend time on hold waiting for its tech support hotline. If you use your email for work, your employer’s IT department […]
Computer ROM chips are located on the motherboard. Image Credit: Eduard Lysenko/iStock/Getty Images You can find a computer’s Read-Only Memory chip somewhere on the system’s motherboard. The location of the chip can vary between motherboards because of differences in size and feature loads. The term ROM is used to describe the Basic Input/Output System chip […]
How to Upgrade the American Megatrends BIOS Image Credit: Morsa Images/DigitalVision/GettyImages If the time comes where your American Megatrends motherboard needs to be updated, you will most likely need to upgrade the BIOS powering this hardware. Fortunately, an American Megatrends BIOS update can be accomplished without much difficult by computer users of moderate to expert […]
Firmware provides the instructions for the hardware on your Mac to run correctly. The instructions control many low-level functions that affect the power, thermal and sleep management features. Updates to the firmware can also add additional features to your computer and improve the reliability of your hardware. Apple provides new software and updates, including updates […]
Image Credit: KatarzynaBialasiewicz/iStock/Getty Images Pulse-code modulation, abbreviated “PCM,” is a form of digital signal that is used to represent analog data. PCM is the standard audio format for CDs, DVDs, computers and digital phone systems, and is an optional audio format on many televisions. Depending on the model of television you watch, switching the audio […]
CMYK is the standard color separation designation for professional printing presses. Adobe InDesign offers a lot of features for a desktop publishing program, including those for the professional printer. The program is designed to work with other Adobe products in the Creative Suite series, including Illustrator and Photoshop. If you just plan to print your […]
Audacity can play multiple tracks simultaneously or sequentially. Image Credit: Image courtesy of Audacity In Audacity 2, merging two audio files requires only a few steps. You need to import both files, reposition each file’s audio track so that the two don’t overlap excessively and then export the result. Optionally, you can also create a […]
Creating a website that allows users to create profiles is a great way to keep visitors engaged and on the website. These types of websites are more online community-oriented. Users register, get sign-in credentials and then can manage what information they provide to the rest of the online community. The first websites like this required […]
An engineer at work repairing a computer Image Credit: Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Wavebreak Media/Getty Images A thermal shutdown occurs when a computer case or central processing unit temperature reaches a critical level at which point the computer will automatically shut down to avoid permanent damage. There are a variety of factors that can cause your computer to […]
A CPU fan on top of the heatsink A CPU fan is attached on the top of the CPU heatsink and plays a crucial role in cooling down the processor. The fan cable is plugged to the special connector on the motherboard that allows a user to regulate the fan speed. Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) […]
