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How to Get Bubble Wrap Screensavers

Bubble wrap screensavers imitate the sound of popping bubble wrap, which is a protective packaging material that consists of many small air pockets in a plastic sheet. Some consider popping the bubbles in bubble wrap a relaxing stress reliever, and bubble wrap screensavers try to replicate the sound

How to Troubleshoot a Computer With No Display

When using a computer, it is essential to have a display that functions. If you don't, there isn't much of a point to the computer, essentially turning it into an expensive paper weight. If you are having trouble with the display on your computer system, there are a few different methods available f

How to Tell What Ink Is in the V505

The Dell V505 All-in-One Inkjet Printer uses two ink cartridges for printing. Dell recommends using only Dell supplies in the printer in one the following combinations: Series 11 Standard Capacity Black and Color; High Capacity Black and Color; or the optional Photo with Standard or High Capacity Co

How to Repair My Computer That Is Ruled by Trojans

Dealing with a tough trojan infection can be difficult and costly. Luckily, the great majority of trojans can be removed with a little creative tinkering with Windows and a free anti-malware program created by Microsoft. Knocking out as many trojans as possible is the best first step in getting cont

Free Slideshow Tools

Though image slideshows can be made from scratch, there are tools online that can create one for you in a much faster and more efficient manner. A slideshow tool can take a group of your photos and place them in a format that will advance the images automatically or show them one by one as you contr

How to Choose Between an Apple and HP Laptop

There have been ongoing disputes over whether an Apple or Hewlett-Packard laptop is the better choice. If you are in a situation where you are unsure of whether to purchase an Apple laptop or an HP laptop, first think about what you need the laptop for. Ultimately it will depend on which qualities o

Reviews for Owners,Designers,Companies

Whether it is a Company's review, testimonial; a cartridge discount review, or a health review; as they help the consumers, the same but equally opposite role do they play for company owners & other designers. ...

How to Open a Toner Cartridge

Refilling instead of replacing ink toner cartridges is much more cost effective as well as environmentally friendly. You can save more then $20 dollars a cartridge by refilling, as of 2009. While slightly messy, almost anyone can do it and it only requires a few simple tools. Some third party car

How to Reformat a HP Pavilion X1963

The HP XT963 comes with Windows Home pre-installed. If you want to reformat the computer, you must delete the current file system and reinstall Windows. When the file system is deleted, all of the files on the drive are deleted. Thus, back up your files and data before reformatting. You would no

What Is Belkin N1 Wireless?

Debuting in 2007, the N1 router was one of the first generations to meet the new wireless networking standard 802.11n. Belkin notes several advantages to working wirelessly: easier to share documents and music, the ability to play computer games online, and the convenience of working wherever you wa

How to Share Printers in Windows 2003

When you run a Windows 2003 server with an installed printer, you can share your printer on the network to allow other users to print documents to the printer. Sharing printers saves substantial equipment cost by eliminating the need to purchase a printer for every computer. You can also save space

How to Split DMG Files

The .dmg file type is an image file native to the Mac OS X. Although it's a Mac file, it is possible to mount it with virtual drive software in a Windows environment as well. DMG files may also be burned to disc and used in a CD or DVD drive. However, sometimes the files are too large to fit within

How to Transfer Data From a Laptop HDD

The internal hard drive (HDD) of a laptop computer is much like the internal hard drive of a desktop. Getting your data off of a laptop HDD is much the same as getting it off of a desktop computer's HDD. This is very important when you need to back up important files in the case of a computer crash,

Third Party Vs Original Equipment Manufacturer Products in Your Network

When outfitting a new network or upgrading existing infrastructure, customers are faced with a difficult choice: they can buy components that are approved by the manufacturer, also known as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or they can buy cheaper third party components. Despite their clear pri

How to Create a Gateway Recovery CD for a Laptop

The first time you start a Gateway laptop it will prompt you to make your recovery media. The recovery information will be burned to blank discs; the actual number of discs required varies per Gateway model and operating system. If you skipped this step and opted to create the recovery discs at a la

How to Copy a File to a USB Pen

A pen drive is an external storage device that can connect to a computer via a USB port. This device is about the size of a pack of gum and can hold up to 1 GB of data, so it's perfect for on-the-go use. Best of all, pen drives are easy to use, regardless of how much experience you have with compute

How to Download a File Faster

The download speed of a file depends on your Internet connection, as well as the remote server from which you are downloading the file. While you cannot always control the remote server, you can make certain changes from your side to increase the download speed of a file. Some changes have to be don

How to Configure a BES Server

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) synchronizes and controls email between your BlackBerry mobile device and your desktop computer. The software can be configured to perform numerous functions, including setting different levels of secured emailing, integrating BlackBerry email services with oth

How to Remove a Screen Saver With a Group Policy

The Group Policy Object, or GPO, is a tool provided by Microsoft for making changes to any of the computers on an Active Directory network. Almost every aspect of a computer's configuration can be modified using the GPO. For example, screen saver options can be controlled from the GPO. Administrat