How to Get the SNMP Community String in Linux

Image Credit: Nick White/DigitalVision/Getty Images Computer networks provide valuable communication vehicles for various organizations, but network downtime can cause lost productivity, lost sales and lost client confidence. Such events as broken equipment, electrical problems and malicious tampering cause costly network downtime. Network managers use a facility that allows a piece of networked equipment to send […]

How to Convert Publisher Documents to PowerPoint

Convert any Publisher document to a PowerPoint slideshow in Office 2013 by using Publisher’s Save for Photo Printing option. This option converts every page in the Publisher document to a JPG file, which you can then insert into PowerPoint. For best results, adjust the Publisher page size to the size of your PowerPoint slides to […]

How to Change the Color of an SRT File

The SubRip format, more commonly known as an SRT file, does not typically support colored subtitles. While some players do read HTML-like tags that delineate colors and stylistic details, most players will not display the color tags properly or end up displaying them as a part of the subtitling. By editing SRT files and saving […]

How to Find the OpenSSL Version Number

OpenSSL provides security for your website’s users. OpenSSL provides you with a secure encryption option for your Internet web host server. OpenSSL allows you to add security for your website, which is essential for webmasters who run a website that requires private information from users. This is a beneficial feature when requiring financial, medical or […]

How to Fix Busted Laptop Speakers

Laptops are great for portability, but when compared with a desktop computer there are ways in which a laptop cannot compete. Laptop speakers are generally not as loud as most people would like. In addition, these speakers are known to short out or stop functioning rather easily. If this happens, laptop users can save a […]

How to Change the Font Color of an HTML Table

Editing HTML in a text editor is not like editing a document and changing preferences in a Microsoft Word document. There are two ways to change the font color of a table created with HTML. If you want to change the color of a single line of text, you can use the “<font>” tag to […]

How to Convert Text to ANSI Format

Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Pixland/Getty Images Text files often consist of characters defined in the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) set. The standard ASCII set has 128 characters, and includes letters of the English alphabet as well as symbols such as exclamation marks and commas. However, some texts may also contain non-ASCII symbols. The ANSI […]

How to Play Movies From USB to a TV

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 […]

How to Download a PPT

Presenters normally project their PowerPoint presentations onto a screen. PowerPoint (sometimes called “PPT”) is Microsoft’s presentation software. PowerPoint is used by people of all backgrounds, such as students, trainers and business professionals. The software allows you to create photograph albums, select themes, import images and design charts to create a dynamic presentation for your viewers. […]