We’ve all experienced this awkward moment: You’ve known someone for months or even years and are suddenly required to know his last name, only to realize you forgot or never knew it. When it’s inappropriate to ask, there are ways to find a person’s last name on the sly. Step 1 Most offices have a […]
Image Credit: TCShutter/iStock/GettyImages You can type a plus or minus symbol on a Mac keyboard with just a few keystrokes. If you don’t remember how to type a particular character on a Mac, you can often find it in the Emoji & Symbols menu accessible under Edit on the menu bar. If you’re using a […]
An IT professional at work. Image Credit: Riccardo_Mojana/iStock/Getty Images Computer issues are inevitable, so in-house technical support is a necessity for organizations with a lot of computer users. LANDESK’s Remote Control capabilities allow information technology departments to minimize employee downtime by fixing computer errors and updating systems from a remote location. Definition LANDESK Remote Control […]
Receiving and sending emails is one of the quickest ways to communicate through the Internet. There are many email servers, but one of the most popular is the free web mail server operated by Microsoft: Hotmail. Learn how to set up a new email account with Hotmail. Step 1 Navigate to the Hotmail website at […]
Image Credit: m-imagephotography/iStock/Getty Images How to Find a Friend on Hi5. Friends all over the world are connecting through online social-networking sites. On the site Hi5, you post your profile and then connect through other members’ profiles. If you want to see who is on Hi5, you can search for them using the tools on […]
Play your songs on your DVD entertainment center. With the evolution of computer technology, the boundaries between what a DVD-R and a CD-R can store are disappearing. Traditionally, blank CD-R discs could only burn music, while DVD-R discs could burn videos. Since optical lasers read both discs, using a blank DVD-R in place of a […]
DLL, also known as a Dynamic Link Library file, is a Microsoft implementation of a shared library concept. This simply means that DLL files are stored in a central area on a computer, where they can be accessed and used by a varying amount of different programs, in effect “checking them out” like a real […]
Boot up your laptop without a CD. Acer is an computer company that produces a wide range of inexpensive, Windows-based laptop and netbook devices. Many of these computer systems do not have a CD drive installed, so if you are looking to reboot your computer it is impossible to boot from a disc. Due to […]
Secure Copy Protocol and File Transfer Protocol both offer simple command line methods for transferring files between computers, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. SCP is better designed for a one-time transfer between two computers on the same network, though it can be used remotely over the Internet as well. Conversely, FTP is […]
The remote control behaves differently when standby is activated. If your Sony TV does not turn on when you press the power button, it could be stuck in this mode. Although, this is usually the case, it may not always indicate standby mode is the real issue. Many Sony TVs are equipped with a power […]
