There are a couple of reasons one might connect a PlayStation 3 game console to a laptop computer. The PS3 can link up to your computer through a wireless connection. You can then access your computer’s hard drive and its videos, music and photos from the PS3’s menu. You could also connect to the computer […]
Image Credit: SolisImages/iStock/Getty Images The Nintendo DS emulator DeSmuME is free, open-source software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac computers. DeSmuME files use the .dsv extension, but the software can also use SAV files, which are common to other Nintendo DS emulators. DeSmuME is able to import and export files that are in the […]
Image Credit: Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Getty Images The CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) battery provides power to some of your computer’s basic functions, like keeping the date and time when your computer is turned off. If you find that your Vaio is constantly losing its clock settings whenever you turn it on, chances are the CMOS battery […]
Image Credit: monkeybusinessimages/iStock/Getty Images In MySQL, an enumerated type, or enum for short, is a string with a predefined set of values. Any fields you define using enum can only be assigned a value from that predefined set. For instance, the status of a traffic light can be defined as either red, yellow or green. […]
The Ogg format is a free, open-source audio format that provides users with high-quality audio containing lower bitrates and a smaller file size than many other formats. VLC Media Player, meanwhile, is an open-source audio-video player and transcoder that converts to and from dozens of formats, including Ogg to MP3. Please note that since MP3s […]
A USB drive and a pen on top of a laptop. Image Credit: alekleks/iStock/Getty Images You may want the option to boot to the older MS-DOS 6.22 prompt rather than one of the more recent versions of Microsoft Windows. MS-DOS is also a good tool for troubleshooting, if you know how to use it. You […]
Most calculators have only a single memory slot. Image Credit: VikZa/iStock/Getty Images Even very basic calculators have a set of keys to store a number in memory temporarily. Though not as full-featured as the ability to store values for variables on a graphing calculator, any calculator with memory buttons can keep one number saved for […]
WinRAR is an archive management application. The program can backup your data, compress and reduce the size of a file or group of files and decompress RAR, ZIP, and other file formats located on your hard drive or downloaded directly from the Internet. WinRAR can make new archives in RAR, ZIP, and other common file […]
Clean your Lenovo keyboard regularly to keep grime from building up. Dust, dirt and grime cause the keys on your Lenovo keyboard to be sticky, and the buildup can seep underneath the keys and cause the keyboard to fail. If liquids have been spilled on the keys, the grime is compounded and can eventually destroy […]
View on your computer what your camera sees. If you have a digital camera and you want a larger screen to view your subject matter instead of the small LCD view finder on the back of the camera, you can connect it to your computer. Once connected to your computer you can see everything your […]
