Mixing songs in any audio editing software is a matter of taking your ingredients — the individual tracks of music — and blending them in perfect proportions to end up with a tasty final project. It’s not quite as easy as pie, however, since there’s no master recipe to follow, and Audacity’s open platform isn’t […]
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How to Fix a Blurry Computer Screen
You can fix a blurry computer screen. Image Credit: Dean Mitchell/iStock/GettyImages No, it’s not your eyesight. If you’re staring at your computer screen and things are blurry, but nothing else around you is blurry, chances are you have a monitor problem. If your monitor display is not clear, you can try a few fixes, starting […]
How to Add an Appendix to a Word Document
It is easy to add an appendix in your word document. Image Credit: Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision/GettyImages If you’ve ever written a paper for school, you’re likely all too familiar with appendices. An appendix is a section of a document that provides supporting information, including references that you used to write the content that the reader just […]
How to Find a File in Centos
Community Enterprise Operating System, abbreviated as “CentOS,” is a Linux-type freely distributed operating system. While working on a CentOS computer, a user often needs to locate a particular file or a group of files having common attributes — the same extension, for example. CentOS offers the command “find” that allows you to efficiently look for […]
How to Configure the Android Weather Widget
Turn on inclement weather warnings to stay one step ahead of storms. Image Credit: Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Getty Images Get the latest weather updates by configuring the stock Weather widget on your Android device. The Android 4.4 operating system includes the AccuWeather app. This app has an associated widget you can place on your home screen. […]
How to Find the IP Address for an HP Printer
Image Credit: Thinkstock Images/Comstock/Getty Images In order to set up your HP printer on a network, you will need to know its unique IP address. There are several different ways to find this information. Step 1 Get the name of the printer from your network administrator, or check the label affixed to the printer. Each […]
How to Test the Stability of Your Internet
A young man typing on his laptop computer Image Credit: Dangubic/iStock/Getty Images The Internet is a complicated, multi-faceted group of connections with many points of failure. Testing your own connection means gathering enough data to pinpoint where, if at all, your connection fails. Many times, an unstable connection has more to do with local equipment […]
How to Fix an Overheating Laptop Battery
An overheating laptop battery can damage the battery and the laptop. A laptop battery can overheat for several reasons. The battery may overheat because the fans and grates are covered in dust and not able to properly circulate air, because the battery is defective or because the battery should be removed while plugged into the […]
How to Insert a JPG in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word allows you to insert a picture or photo you have saved on your computer into any document. Many photos use the extension “.jpg”. which indicates a file format that reduces the size of a color image. Use Word’s “Insert” feature to insert a JPG into a document. Once you add the image, use […]
How to Create a Blank HTML Page
A blank HTML page is a Web page with no visible Web content. Some HTML code is necessary for a Web browser to interpret the file as an HTML file even if there is no visible content. Any text editor can create a blank HTML page because an HTML page is simply a text document […]