Hardware & Peripherals

Degauss

What is that button on your monitor for?
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USB Keyboards in DOS Mode

You can enable USB in DOS mode with a few tweaks
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Wireless Mouse Reset Buttons

If your wireless mouse stops working, and you already changed the battery, you may need to reset the channel.
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Plugging in Digital Camera

I have a digital camera that plugs into my computer. Do I have to shut the computer off each time I plug / unplug it
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Speaker Arrangements

Are you a sound fanatic? Do you have your computer hooked up for surround sound or at least have multiple speakers?
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Choosing Computer Speakers

When it comes to picking out computer speakers, the same rules that you would use to choose speakers for your stereo or home theater system still apply
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Upgrading Memory--Installing RAM

Give yourself more operating memory
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Having modem problems?

This simple test will help you determine where exactly your modem problem lies. You may want to try this before you take your computer in for repair.
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Troubleshooting Video problems

Does your display flicker? Are your animations not working correctly? Have you been notified that you have ‛display problems. This program can't continue“? This tip will help you solve those video problems.
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What is TWAIN

TWAIN is an industry wide standard that allows a computer to communicate with a graphic device, such as a scanner or digital camera
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Set Up a Simple Network

A home network has many uses. With a home network, each computer in the network may have access to every other computer in the network.
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Card Slot Types

I was looking inside my computer and I noticed that I have several types of card slots. Some are short white ones, some are longer black ones. What's the difference?
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Mouseless

A couple of ways to help keep your fingers safely at the keyboard
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Print Perfect The First Time

How do you know when the document you're working on is perfect and ready for printing? Well then I've got just the thing for you - a handy little trick called Print Preview.
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Ahh, I'm losing my mind, I mean, my mouse!

You need to click on something and you can't find your mouse. Despite moving that little critter all over your desk, your eye can't seem to locate the pointer
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Wheel Mouse Tricks

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel on it, you can do some cool tricks
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The difference between DVD-R and DVD+R

I wanted to add a recordable DVD drive to my computer. What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R?
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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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Two Monitors = Too Fun

I've been using two monitors simultaneously with my laptop for over 3 years now. Let me tell ya, it's great having all that desktop real estate to play with.
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