What Causes Bad IP Addresses?

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses link a single computer or a small network of computers connected to the Internet to a location. IP addresses can be considered bad for a variety of reasons. Sometimes this results from poor net etiquette by the owner of the address, and other times “bad” simply refers to the wrong address. […]

How to Make a Free URL

When you access something on the Internet, whether it is an image, website, song or video file, you will notice that it is accessible from a specific website address, visible in your browser’s address bar. That address is the URL of the file and it tells you exactly where that file is located on the […]

How to Make Your YouTube Playlist Play Nonstop

Set the videos in your YouTube playlist to play in sequence. YouTube is a free website that hosts videos uploaded by users, ranging from amusing clips of their pets’ cute behavior to serious commentaries on current events. When you browse and search for videos on YouTube, you may come across ones that you find so […]

What Is an Assignment Statement in Java?

Java variables store different types of data. Java programs store data values in variables. When a programmer creates a variable in a Java application, he declares the type and name of the variable, then assigns a value to it. The value of a variable can be altered at subsequent points in execution using further assignment […]

How to Create a Bootable USB Fdisk

To create or delete a partition on a hard disk without the use of a Windows operating system, you must use a bootable disk or USB drive with Fdisk installed. Fdisk is a DOS utility that allows users to configure the partitions on a hard disk. A bootable drive installed with this utility is particularly […]

How to Open a Pages Document in Microsoft Word

Pages is a word processing and document-creation program designed by Apple. The application is somewhat similar to Microsoft Word. Files created in Pages have the file extension .pages. If you have a Pages document that you want to open in Word, you must save the document as a .doc file and then open it in […]

What Is IRIS OCR Software?

If you discover IRIS OCR software on your computer, don’t panic. It’s not a virus, and if you don’t need it, you can remove it without crashing your system. Optical character recognition software works with a scanner to generate digital files that can be searched for words or phrases. I.R.I.S. is a software company that […]

Why Do Posts Disappear on Facebook?

Changing your news feed settings can cause you to temporarily lose some posts. Facebook allows you to follow and respond to the exploits of friends, family and colleagues through their status updates and other posts. Sometimes, however, you may try to check a post you saw previously, only to learn that it has disappeared. If […]

How to Use Avidemux to Change Resolution

If you have a video with odd dimensions, you can change the video’s resolution to conform with standard display formats. And if you aren’t too concerned about the quality of a video, you can lower a video’s resolution to produce a smaller file. Whatever your reason, Avidemux can help you set new video resolutions without […]

How to Find the Outlook Web Access Server Address

A smiling young woman at work at her computer in a modern office Image Credit: Purestock/Purestock/Getty Images For Microsoft Exchange users to access their email accounts through Outlook Web Access, they must have the address, or URL, to the company’s Exchange Server. There are two ways to check for the OWA server address. Users can […]