Like other tablet devices, the iPad relies on a specially designed touch screen for user input. The screen allows you to activate programs and enter data by typing on a virtual keyboard, touching programs on the screen and making certain types of gestures. Understanding the capabilities of the iPad touch screen helps you get the most use out of your hardware. Writer Bio

While students in some developing nations may lack basic supplies such as books, many students in America boot up high-tech computers to begin their school day. The evolution of technology in schools takes a winding road and covers devices such as slide rules, calculators and primitive desktop computers running command-line operating systems. Writer Bio

The Facebook application for your iPhone allows you to upload photos stored in your iPhone’s Photos application to your Facebook account. The Facebook application is a free application available from Apple’s App Store. If you cannot upload photos, you should verify your cellular data or Wi-Fi connection before reinstalling the Facebook application. Writer Bio

Facebook isn’t fun without connections. Many people are connected to friends, family, coworkers and even people with similar interests through Facebook. There are many ways to connect – searching your email, searching by name and through friends, to name a few. Facebook itself also suggests people that you might want to add as friends. Writer Bio

Google and Name Changes Google has a relatively broad policy on the type of name you can have, as of this publishing. It reserves the right to terminate accounts that appear to use a fake name; however, the company seems to recognize the need for changing a name, such as through a marriage or by adding a nickname. To limit abuse of the name changing option, Google allows only three total name changes in a year for Google Plus accounts....

The Apple iPhone offers thousands of native and third party applications designed for a wide variety of functions. Facebook’s iPhone app allows you tocheck in on your Facebook account directly from your phone, and gives you access to the same functionality you would expect to find on the actual Facebook website. Deleting the iPhone Facebook app does remove some data, but only from the iPhone.

With commercial breaks increasing in length, even on premium, paid channels, innovations such as TiVo and other digital video recorders have saved TV viewers time and frustration. Many cable and satellite providers include a TiVo or other DVR if you purchase their services. As a result, TiVo has become associated with needing a cable subscription to be able to operate correctly. That is not the case. However, there are other requirements, including a TiVo subscription....

You might not think much of it, but when you send someone an email, you’re composing a code that only Internet servers respond to. A typical email address consists of three components, and all three are equally important – that is, if you want your message to be received by the right person. If a component is missing, you will either receive an error message or send the email to an unintended party instead....

Microsoft PowerPoint is commonly used to present text and simple images to viewers. However, you can also place a live video stream into a slide. This enables you to include live footage from a webcam or other source as part of your presentation. In order to accomplish this, you first create a broadcast with Microsoft Media Encoder and then embed the stream in PowerPoint. Warnings Writer Bio

Laser printers are relatively high-speed printers that use the process of electrophotography, or xerography, to create images on paper. Developed by Xerox in 1971, the laser printer is common in the office environment, although inkjet printers are gaining ground. Conversely, laser printers are becoming more common for home use. The advantages and disadvantages of laser printers are responsible for both shifts.

Satellite broadband or satellite Internet is a type of Internet connectivity provided by a satellite instead of land-based DSL cables, dial-up connections or other cable services. This type of broadband is connected to a dish network service and can provide similar Internet technologies to the more common DSL or dial-up services. It has advantages and disadvantages,

Open your browser and go to youtube.com. Click the “Sign In” button in the top right corner of the home page if you are not already signed in. Enter your YouTube user name and password and click “Sign In.” Click the gray “Upload” button to the right of the YouTube search bar. Click the “Upload Video” button in the Video File Upload section. Click the Pictures option in the left sidebar of the pop-up upload window to view the contents of the Pictures file on your computer....

Away Status The away status can be set by selecting it from the Status menu when you’re logged in. Your status icon will appear yellow and your contacts will be able to tell you’re set to away. Your current status appears next to your name in other people’s contact lists. Messages and Phone Calls Contacts will still be able to send you messages and initiate video and audio calls when your status is set to away....

Viewing Call Logs A person with access to your Google account will be able to view your call logs, texts and voice mails. If you delete the call log, no one will be able to see it when signing into your account, but the information is still stored on Google’s servers for 90 days and may be able to be retrieved by staff at Google. Deleting the call log doesn’t remove the voice mail notifications in your email inbox....

Social networking Web site Twitter allows you to post status updates and read updates from other Twitter users. If you find someone whose messages, or tweets, you wish to regularly read, you can follow that user if you have a Twitter account. Likewise, other people can follow you, giving them immediate access to your postings. Writer Bio

Google Chrome doesn’t have a single-click method of refreshing multiple tabs simultaneously; however, you do have some workaround options for accomplishing this. Chrome can save opened tabs and restore refreshed versions of them when you restart the browser. This method only works for a single window, but forcing a crash expands this capability to multiple windows. You can also bookmark multiple pages to reopen them all at once. This option offers you the ability to reload them on subsequent Chrome sessions, even if the tabs aren’t already opened....

The ability to upload photos on Facebook is one of the most popular features on the social networking website. Furthermore, not only can you upload your own photos to share with your friends, but you also have the ability to download other people’s shots. So long as you can view a photo on Facebook, you have the ability to save it to your computer’s hard drive. Tips Writer Bio

Satellite Internet service providers assign your PC a dynamic IP address that changes each time you log on to the Internet. This may make it seem like you will be untraceable, but your IP address can still be determined and some general information about your connection can be found. Using satellite Internet should not be viewed as a tactic to mask illegal or inappropriate online activities. Writer Bio

Geotagging connects a photo with a particular location, and Facebook is able to interpret the location information stored with your images, if present. It’s up to you whether you display this location information on Facebook, and the audience selector tool gives you full control over who can see each image. Writer Bio

The Internet is the most commonly and widely used computer network, but it isn’t the only type of computer network for sharing information digitally. The Internet, an intranet and an extranet are three similar, but distinct types of networks. While the Internet is open to anyone and everyone, intranets and extranets are designed for smaller groups of people. Think of the latter two as larger versions of a personal home network....