Multimedia Tips

Cranky CDs

Have you ever been playing a game and it seems like your computer is having a hard time reading the CD? You can hear it speed up, slow down, speed up... you know what I mean.
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CD-ROM drives speeds

I see CD-ROM drives speeds listed at 24x, 32x, etc. What does that mean?
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Can't hear sounds on some sites

I can hear instrumental music on websites, but on other sites that have sounds I don't hear anything. Is there some way to fix this?
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CD Burning 101

Most CD writers come with some kind of CD writing software. Since this varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, this is going to be a VERY basic lesson.
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Record over a CD-RW

A CD-RW allows you to re-write data and use the disk over and over again.
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Image File Guide

I get questions about image formats all the time, so if you don't know your JPEG's from your GIF's, this is for you. First, a little background on file compression.
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Just the Music

Do you play music CDs in your computer? If so, don't you hate it when you're trying to listen to your CD and the computer is "beeping" in on top of it (you know, for error messages and such)? Here's how to fix the problem:
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Print Screen Button and Screen Shots

Make your own screen captures
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The Perfect Burn

Here are some tips, tricks, and tweaks to keep your burning experience painless.
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Buffer Underrun Error

CD-R drives put information from your hard drive into a " buffer " (i.e. memory area) before they write (copy) it to the CD. The idea behind a buffer is to maintain a steady flow of information to the unit.
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Scanning Resolution

If the photo is just for your computer, e-mail, or the web, then 72 DPI (Dots Per Inch) would be just fine. (72 DPI is kind of the "standard" resolution for computer images).
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Bring Your Old Vinyl and Cassettes into the Twenty-First Century

Pull those LP's, 45's, cassettes, and 8-tracks out of the basement and make them into digital files that can be burned onto CD or just played on your computer
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Legal Online Music?

free online music
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How to download a wave file

How do I download Wave and MP3 sound files from the internet?
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Where's My Little Speaker?

lost their little speaker icon (sound control) that usually lives in the system tray and now want to get it back
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Headset microphone problems

Headset microphone set on mute
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Print a Photo Proof sheet

A proof sheet is a printout of picture thumbnails. Most photo organizing software allows you to print these out, but for XP users, it's built into the Window's Picture and Fax Viewer
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Resize pictures for email

How to make a picture the right size for email
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Let XP Resize Pictures for Your Email

Resizing pictures for email.
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