How to Improve Your TV Signal

How to Improve Your TV Signal


How to Improve Your TV Signal

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Find ways to add strength to your TV's signal, enhancing the picture.With the change from analog broadcast signals to digital signals, people who relied on TV antennas to deliver their service are now experiencing technical difficulties. Common problems are blurry and distorted images on their TV screens. People with...

How to Hook Up a MIDI to a Casiotone Piano

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Connect a MIDI interface to your Casiotone electronic piano in order to play other MIDI instruments from its keys. Casiotone electronic pianos were first introduced in the 1980s, providing users with multiple pre-set sounds to choose from within its...

What Is an HDMI Hookup?

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High-Definition Multimedia Interface is the latest standard for connecting audio visual devices such as televisions, DVRs, DVD players, video cameras and video game consoles. It combines the audio and video signals into a single cable, making connect...

How to Get the Lockness Monster on Cryptid Island

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"Poptropica" features Cryptid Island, a mysterious place where you hunt down fabled creatures such as the Yeti and must prove their existence. During your travels, you will visit Loch Ness, where you can gather photographic evidence that the Loch Nes...

Fluency Activities for Nonfiction Texts

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Providing students with many opportunities to read a text helps to improve fluency.When teachers think about improving fluency in their students, they tend to think about the fiction texts they can use. Nonfiction is often overlooked. However, nonfiction texts are a good option to teach reading fluency, especially for boys, who ten...

How to Keep Things From Erasing on a Cox DVR

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Your Cox DVR will automatically save recorded programs or movies until it starts to run low on space. To record new programs, it will free up space by deleting the oldest items on the save list. If you want to save a recording for later viewing, you...

How to Hook Up Vibrant to a TV

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You can display shows from your Vibrant phone on your television.The Samsung Vibrant is a cell phone that has many powerful options, such as Internet browsing and streaming television shows. The Vibrant can be hooked up to your television so it display the images on the phone, including Web content and your number...

Styles of Stereo Headphones

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Over-the-ear headphones with curly cords are still popular.When many people think of headphones, two images often come to mind. The first involves a curly cord extending to a huge headset. The other is of small white earbuds, usually plugged in to an MP3 player. The fact is, many kinds of headphones are avai...

How to Get All the Levels in "Black Ops: Zombies" on the PlayStation 3

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"Zombies" is a horde survival mode that can be found in "Call of Duty: Black Ops." Up to four players are pitted against endless waves of zombies. Killing zombies earns points that can be used to build barricades or purchase new weapons. Unlike "Call...

How Do I Add a Recent Post to My WordPress Footer From Another WordPress Blog?

How Do I Add a Recent Post to My WordPress Footer From Another WordPress Blog?


How Do I Add a Recent Post to My WordPress Footer From Another WordPress Blog?

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The Wordpress content management system/blog engine is pre-configured to use Really Simple Syndication, which makes it easy for you to syndicate content between blogs and websites. The Wordpress system comes with an RSS widget by default, which means...

How to Add a Meta Description to the Advanced Front Page in Drupal

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If you are using the default Drupal front page, you can access the meta description field in the configuration settings, and then type the desired meta description. However, if you are using the advanced front page and have set a custom front page, t...

The Revoke Rights of Facebook Apps

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The popular social media Website Facebook allows third-party developers to create applications that can interact with the site's platform. Before you can use an application on your Facebook page, you must grant permission for the application to acces...

How to Delete Address Books in Gmail

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Gmail allows the creation of multiple address books, also known as contact groups. This features allows you to separate your contacts into specific categories. If you decide later you no longer have a need for a specific address book, you can easily...

How to Extract MSI From Installshield

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InstallShield is a utility used by developers to package a program's installation executable in an easy to use wizard. This allows the developers to provide installation instructions, choices and agreements during the installation process. On the cus...

How to Hide the MixPod Link

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Sharing your MixPod playlist without displaying the player is a user-friendly task.At MixPod.com, you create playlists of your favorite songs and play them on the MixPod player. Share your playlists on various social networking sites, including MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and Friendster. This is accomplished by embedding the MixPod pla...

How to Write a Batch File to Continuously Ping an IP Address

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A batch file is a type of text file in Windows that, when double-clicked, runs a series of commands that are placed inside of it. If you want to have a shortcut to quickly and continuously ping a website to verify that it is online or for other simil...

Gravity Forms for WordPress

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Gravity Forms is one plug-in that you may use to create contact or other forms on your WordPress website. Although you must pay for this software, PayPal and BuddyPress integration extend functionality from basic contact forms, allowing you to power...

How to Block Advertisements on Web Pages in Chrome

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Many companies advertise on the Internet.It is inevitable that you will run into advertisements on Web pages while you are surfing the Internet. The level of intrusiveness of an ad depends on the format of the ad. Some ads appear as pop-ups while others are embedded into the Web page. The G...

How to Transfer From Yahoo! to Zoho

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Featuring over 15 separate applications, the Zoho Office suite provides users a centralized, Web-based interface for managing notes, instant messaging, documents, invoices and email. Zoho's email application includes a tool for instantly transferring...

Aussie software developers heading to the Valley

Aussie software developers heading to the Valley


Aussie software developers heading to the Valley

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Open global HQ on Gold Coast

Australian open source software developer, Opmantek, is expanding to Silicon Valley following the opening of a new global HQ in Queensland's Gold Coast.…

Video and gaming driving Aus traffic and dollars

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:59 PM PDT

But lags behind Asian neighbours

Australian online data consumption continues to escalate but fixed internet access revenue is set to decline, according to the latest report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.…

Basic Toolmaker Skills

Basic Toolmaker Skills


Basic Toolmaker Skills

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Toolmakers are specialists who work with precision to make tools and materials made of metal, to be used as holding devices and for other production works. These metal-working techniques make a very important contribution to the field of metals and e...

How to Be an Effective Programmer

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Highly effective programmers have both skill and qualities that make them the best.In its simplest definition, programming is all about solving problems. However, effective programmers are those who are known to complete projects on time and deliver the expected quality. Beyond the skill, effective programmers have certain qualitie...

How to Get Rid of WhiteSmoke Translator

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The WhiteSmoke Translator program translates text on your computer from one language to another using a simple hotkey combination. You may wish to uninstall this program if you no longer use it, especially due to its resource-consuming presence in yo...

How to Play ODM on Mac

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You can play OverDrive Media audiobooks on your Mac.If you have used the OverDrive Media Console on your Mac to download ODM audiobooks, you might not be certain how to use the application to play the audiobooks. The OverDrive Media Console is a free application that enables you to access public libra...

How Do I Change My CSS Menu From Horizontal to Vertical?

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A CSS menu is created by adding CSS style properties to an HTML unordered list. Unordered lists are created by an opening "<ul>" and closing "</ul>" tag, which enclose list items. Each list item is created by "<li>" and "</li>...

Network Security Technologies

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Network security technologies protect your network from hacker attacks.Network security breaches are growing as hackers continue to find ways around network security measures. The security hacker game is one of "leap frog" where the hackers and security experts take turns moving forward in the game. But to business, gov...

How to Make a Font in GIMP

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You can use the graphic design program GIMP to make your own custom fonts. GIMP houses Alpha to Logo filters, which makes it easy for you to produce polished-looking word art and text designs. You can create a whole alphabet this way to be used throu...

How to License Clothing

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Celebrities like Jessica Simpson license their names to clothing lines.Licensing a clothing line sounds complicated, but it is rather quite simple. Once the clothing is created, all that is left to do is find buyers and stores interested in selling your clothing. Issuing a clothing license can be lucrative because once...

How to Delete Aticfx32.dll

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Aticfx32.dll is a dynamic link library that gets copied to your computer when you install the display drivers for your ATI video card. The ATI Display Driver requires this dynamic link library to function properly. If you want to remove Aticfx32.dll...

How to Put SF2 Files on FileStudio

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SF2 files are Sound Fonts. These are MIDI music files usually from a particular type of instrument such as a piano. The program FL Studio lets you record, mix, edit and generally work with various music files such as the soundfont SF2 files. You can...

Digital Photography Tips for SLR Lenses

Digital Photography Tips for SLR Lenses


Digital Photography Tips for SLR Lenses

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Some important digital photography tips for SLR lenses include using a versatile lens for a wide variety of needs, such as an 18 to 200 millimeter lens that works equally well for wide-angle shots, head shots or longer shots. Learn about SLR lenses i...

How to Strikethrough Text on TweetDeck

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Twitter purchased TweetDeck in May 2011.Web services like Twitter use what's known as a Unicode font. The Unicode font library was designed so that all of the characters necessary for international communication would be available in the same font library. Because of this, you can't apply...

How to Solder a BGA Chip

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Surface mount chip packages that use a ball grid array, or BGA, are slightly more advanced in technology than the previous pin grid, or PGA, versions. Because BGA components use ball solder to attach to the surface of the circuit board, this allows f...

Nokia E72 Vs. Nokia E75 Unlocked

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The Nokia E72 and E75 smartphones have many features in common, but being sold by U.S. carriers isn't one of them. That doesn't mean they won't work in the U.S., though. In fact, because they can be unlocked, both will operate on U.S. carriers if you...

How to Download Your Pictures From Walgreens to a Disk

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You can download digital photos from your Walgreens Photo Center account.If you have uploaded your digital photos to the Walgreens Photo Center, you might not be sure how to download those pictures to your computer's hard disk. Walgreens provides free accounts to store your digital photos, which you can then log in to fro...

How to Float Text in Dreamweaver

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The "float" property is part of an image CSS class that lets you wrap text around the image. You can float text on the left or the right side of the image. Dreamweaver has a graphical interface that lets you set up your image properties without the n...

Basic Stereo Receivers

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Even the most basic stereo receiver includes a volume control.When shopping for new stereo receivers, many people like to buy the most advanced models with the largest feature sets. But some people have much simpler needs, and prefer models that are easier to use, or free of digital signal processing. If you're...

How to Wire Olin Ross 6050 Surround Sound Systems

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The Olin Ross 6050 is a 1000-watt home theater system. It is a 5.1-channel system with two front speakers, two rear, one center channel and one subwoofer. Wiring the speaker system takes less than 10 minutes and requires no advanced knowledge of elec...

How to Fix an Overheated PlayStation 3

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The PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system is a powerful piece of electronic equipment. Unfortunately, to produce all of that power the system also produces a lot of heat. While the system is fitted with a cooling fan and sufficient vents in the...

How to Forward Calls on the LG Lotus

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The LG Lotus is a cellular phone sold by Sprint in the United States. Sprint offers four types of call waiting you can use with your LG Lotus phone. Unconditional call forwarding automatically forwards all incoming calls to another number. No answer...

What Are the Dangers of Tagging Yourself on Facebook?

What Are the Dangers of Tagging Yourself on Facebook?


What Are the Dangers of Tagging Yourself on Facebook?

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Tagging other Facebook friends can have unintended consequences.Many Facebook users upload photos to their profiles because they enjoy sharing their lives with friends on the site. They may not realize that they put their security, relationships, education and job in jeopardy by tagging themselves in images. Some...

Facebook Tagging Etiquette

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Facebook photo tagging comes with its own etiquette.Facebook has become a fixture of popular culture and revolutionized the way people interact with others. Yet this new world of online social networking also brings with it a whole new set of accepted manners and decorum. If you're not aware of proper...

What Is Casting in Java?

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In Java, casting refers to the act of treating an object or method of a certain class like an object of a parent or child class. This is accomplished because Java implements polymorphism, or the ability of one variable have different yet similar obje...

How to Avoid Buying Stolen Stuff on Craigslist

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Inquire about items before buying.Craigslist provides local residents with unbeatable deals, without having to travel too far. New and used items can sell for almost half of the original retail price, while older items may even be given away free. However, finding a deal that is too...

Subdomain Vs. Root Domain

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A website's domain name is the URL used to find the site on the Internet.When creating a website, a domain name is used to allow users to find the site without knowing the specific IP address for the server that hosts it. All domain names contain a number of different parts, which combine to form a specific URL. In additi...

How to Enter Favorites

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Your "Favorites" is a list of all the websites that you want the web browser to remember in case you want to view them repeatedly when you surf the Internet. In Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, "Favorites" are also called "Bookmarks." Whether you w...

What Are Disadvantages of Using Widgets?

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Clock and weather widgets are common on smartphones.Widgets are small graphical displays that can be placed on the Home screens of compatible smartphones. A widget is an extension of a full application, allowing you to view information provided by the application without having to leave the Home scree...

How to Declare an Array in Asp.net

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An ASP.NET array lets you contain several values within one variable. This is beneficial when you have hundreds or even thousands of values you want to display or manipulate. You can loop through the values using an array, which makes the code more e...

How to Turn a Facebook Profile Into a Memorial Page

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Facebook allows friends and family of deceased Facebook members to notify the company of their death, which turns the specific Facebook account into a memorial profile, rather than a personal profile. This type of profile allows the user's friends to...

How to Turn a Shirt Into a Punk Skirt

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Create a punk rock skirt out of your favorite shirt.Amp up your wardrobe and transform a basic T-shirt into a punk rock skirt. The look is simple to do with a few materials that may be laying around you home. Choose a T-shirt that has a punk logo on the front or is made of wild colors that resembles t...

Mozilla and Baidu join battle for the new cloud OS

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Mozilla and Baidu join battle for the new cloud OS


Mozilla and Baidu join battle for the new cloud OS

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Stripping the Gecko

Comment  The battle for the conventional "fat‟ mobile OS is won and lost. But the fight to control the user interface to the cloud is wide open, and with Apple and Microsoft on the back foot, a Linux-based winner looks logical. Google has pitched Chrome OS, Hewlett-Packard has webOS and Intel has MeeGo. Now enter Mozilla, and Chinese search engine Baidu.…

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Cambridge Audio Azur 751BD 3D Blu-ray player

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Anglophile audiophile attraction

Review  There's a renaissance in audiophile grade Blu-ray players happening at the moment. Arcam's exotic BDP100 got the ball rolling, and now the Oppo BDP-95EU, Marantz UD7006 and this here Cambridge Audio Azur 751BD are hot on its heels. 

I must confess to being excited. While I like cheap-as-chips electronics as much as the next guy, nothing stokes my system-lust quite as much as a black tie disc spinner.…

Nintendo set to make a loss on every 3DS

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Salaries also cut

With the 3DS price cut imminent, it is claimed Nintendo will lose money on every console sold. The company is also forcing cuts on its employees, reducing salaries by up to fifty per cent.…

Anonymous hacks US gov contractor, airs dirty laundry

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:55 PM PDT

Uses Mantech to wreak revenge on FBI

Members of the Anonymous hacking collective said they broke into the networks of Mantech International and stole internal documents belonging to the US government contractor.…

AT&T: 'Eat too much data and we'll strangle you'

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Top 5% of heavy downloaders will be throttled

If you're a heavy downloader with an unlimited AT&T wireless data plan, you have two more months of full-speed all-you-can-eat before your service may be throttled.…

Ellison's NetSuite still not making money

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

But SaaS apps sales are growing nicely

Sales for the Larry Ellison–backed online-application software peddler NetSuite shot up over 20 per cent in its most recent quarter, but despite that increase it still managed to lose nearly $10m.…

Laptop Batteries Vs. AC Power

Laptop Batteries Vs. AC Power


Laptop Batteries Vs. AC Power

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Whether to run your laptop on battery or AC power depends on the situation.One of the defining features of a laptop is its mobility, which is granted by the use of an internal, direct current battery. These batteries allow owners to take their laptops anywhere and operate them for a time without needing to be tethered to a...

How to Take a Screenshot on a MacBook During a Movie

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Taking screenshots from your desktop computer or laptop is a great way to capture images for a variety of purposes, one of them being still frames from movies. The Apple MacBook has a handy utility called Grab that allows you to take screenshots and...

My Apple Laptop Overheats

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Apple laptops, such as the MacBook, are widespread consumer favorites for mobile computing. As with all computer hardware, however, Apple laptops generate heat during the performance of standard computing operations. This must be dealt with adequatel...

How to Replace a Freezer Fan in a GE Profile

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The evaporator fan in your General Electric refrigerator is located in the freezer compartment behind the rear panel. The fan circulates air throughout the freezer and pulls cool air over the evaporator coils. If the fan fails, the air will not prope...

How to Get Rid of Molasses in Beet Pulp

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Beet pulp is what's left after sugar is extracted from beets.Beet pulp contains approximately 10 percent crude protein and 18 percent crude fiber, so it acts as both an energy feed for horses as well as a forage feed, like alfalfa. Manufacturers add molasses for taste and to reduce pulp dust created during pro...

5 Things to Check When Your PC Does Not Boot

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If your computer displays a blank screen, it may not be receiving power.If your computer does not turn on, chances are you can fix the problem in a few basic steps. Most errors can be avoided if you're careful. Though a skilled technician may still be necessary, always check to see if a simple fix can solve your issues b...

How to Use Net API With VB6

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Dot Net is a framework with built-in modules to be re-used by programmers.Visual Basic 6 applications can reference dynamic link libraries created and compiled in .NET by use of the Component Object Model. COM allows specific functionality to be exposed to calling applications. The COM acts as a wrapper around any .NET dll...

How to Delete Redirecting on the Web

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Some browser hijackers steal your online banking passwords.Redirecting is the result of browser hijackers. Browser hijackers are malicious programs that redirect your Internet searches. In addition, browser hijackers may change your Internet homepage, launch pop-up advertisements, steal your personal informa...

What Is a Triplet Poem?

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A triplet consists of three structurally related lines of poetry.Poems can be described and categorized according to features that characterize similar and related lines, such as stanza structure and rhyme scheme. One way to define poetic structure is based on a count of the number of lines that are rhythmically a...

How to Get Rid of an Interior Stucco Wall

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Scrape stucco off a wall with a paint scraper.If you have a stucco wall inside your home, you may be wondering how you can remove the bumpy finish. Removing stucco is a time-consuming process that may feel a little like demolition. Exert patience and ask a friend or two to help you scrape the st...

Video GL Vs. GL2

Video GL Vs. GL2


Video GL Vs. GL2

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The GL1 and GL2 are semi-professional MiniDV digital camcorders developed by Canon. Since their release, Canon has marketed both camcorders toward the high-end consumer market, aiming the GL1 and GL2 at amateur and semi-professional videographers loo...

How to Convert Your Super CDG DVD's to MP3+G for Use With Computer Karaoke Players

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Super CD+G and MP3+G are karaoke files.Super CD+G is a disc-based file format designed to store songs for use in specially designed karaoke players. While Super CD+G discs normally require these specific players, you can convert the files to a more universal format. MP3+G is a compressed...

8 Reasons to Own an iPad

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In April 2010, Apple introduced a portable computer with no keyboard, track pad or hard drive. Though the idea of tablet computing is not new, the iPad's design caught the imagination of the tech-buying public, racking up 40 million units sold as of...

How to Transfer Pictures From the Verizon LG to Verizon Motorola Phone

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Unfortunately, there is no straightforward method to transfer your pictures and content from one phone to the other. Despite advances in wireless file transfer technology, such as Bluetooth, the best option is still to transfer the pictures from your...

How to Connect an Epic 4G to a TV

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The Samsung Epic 4G smartphone features an application called AllShare, which allows you to stream audio, videoand still pictures from the phone to televisions, computers and other devices certified by DLNA, the Digital Living Network Alliance. Conne...

How to Sync an iPhone With Mediamonkey

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You can sync almost anything to your iPhone with MediaMonkey.MediaMonkey is a featured-packed multimedia management application that is capable of syncing music, podcasts, pictures and video to your iPhone. While MediaMonkey sync functionality requires iTunes to be installed, the iTunes software itself does no...

How to Replace a Direct TV Receiver With an HD DVR

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Replace your old DirecTV receiver with a newer HD DVR model to unlock the expanded features of your satellite service. The HD DVR receiver allows you to view your programming in high-definition and record your favorite shows and specials right to the...

Zoom H2 Vs. H4

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The Zoom H2 and Zoom H4 are portable audio-recording devices developed by Samson. The company markets both devices to users looking to record audio remotely from live music shows and conferences, and on location for use in podcasts and radio. Both de...

How to Connect an iMac to a Mixer

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Connect your iMac to a mixing board with a 1/8-inch audio cable.Apple's iMac is an all-in-one desktop computer geared towards both average computer users and creative professionals. Whether you're showing a multimedia presentation or you're using your computer for a live music performance, it's useful to know how...

What Is the Frye Test?

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The Frye Test is a legal term relating to scientific evidence.The Frye test, also known as the Frye standard, is an aspect of criminal law that relates to the admission of scientific evidence at trial. The term was coined from an early 20th century case that involved testimony based on an early form of the lie...