The school of productivity measurement and planning known as Six Sigma aims to process project data into a quantifiable level of quality based on certain factors. The calculations used in Six Sigma analysis are strongly weighted toward a study of defect frequency in a given product or service. Microsoft Excel is a versatile tool for handling a variety of calculations, including Six Sigma. The program can easily manipulate the variables in Six Sigma analysis to provide an exact measurement of a project’s likely success....

Along with the most famous emoticons – the smile, the frown, the grin, the gasp – Facebook supports a winking face with a pair of puckered lips. This face is the “kiss” emoticon, a romantic symbol for messages to your significant other. Facebook includes a menu for inserting emoticons in messages, but this symbol list doesn’t display the kiss smiley. To add the lips symbol to a message, you have type the symbol’s keyboard shortcut....

You may want to prevent friends, parents or co-workers from seeing your Facebook profile. Fortunately, Facebook privacy has a solution: the limited profile feature. This feature lets you control what parts of your profile a friend can see and which parts stay hidden. Facebook divides the limited profile features into three groups: “Things I Share,” which includes status updates, general profile information and check-ins; “Things Others Share,” like tagged photos, wall posts and comments; and “Contact Information,” which blocks your home address, email address or phone number....

Internet Explorer is a widely popular web browser that gives its users a variety of functions and tools to enhance their Internet browsing experience. It features a navigation toolbar with an array of editing and navigational buttons and a quick search text box to search content on the Internet, and it is also compatible with other types of toolbars and applications. Internet Explorer users may also minimize and maximize the browser’s window to switch back and forth from other windows being used in their operating system....

Go to facebook.com, sign in to your account and click the “Account” menu at the top of the home page. From the drop-down menu, click the “Use Facebook as Page” option, then click the “Switch” button on the resulting pop-up box for the page you wish to manage. Click the “Edit Page” button near the upper right side of your page. On the next screen, click the “Manage Permissions” tab on the left column....

Digital images can be quickly and easily transferred to a computer for sharing, editing and printing. Canon digital cameras require just a USB cord to transfer images. The memory card or internal memory of a camera can only hold so many pictures, so transferring the images often and deleting them after transfer is recommended. Be sure to not unplug the USB cord during transfer or risk losing some of the pictures....

Wireless networks are a fantastic technology that eliminate the old network cables and mess that goes with them, enabling mobility, better organization and ease of installation. Apple iMac computers in many cases feature wireless network connectivity or can be upgraded to support wireless networks. Included with the iMac are utilities that make connecting to wireless networks a three-step procedure. Connect an iMac to a wireless network using network utilities included with the iMac....

WinZip files are applications that are in a compressed form. Usually, these are smaller and easier to send through the Internet. In addition, you can burn more programs to disc if you add files to WinZip or another compression agent. Typically, an uncompressing tool is on the hard drive of a computer. If you do not have WinZip, you could use several other programs, including WinAce and WinRAR. These applications extract file formats such as “Zip,” “Ace” and “RAR....

If you have tried to take apart your Viewsonic monitor but cannot figure out where the screws are, they most likely are hidden behind the stand base. Once you take apart the base, you will see the screws holding together the monitor frame. Once you gain access to the hardware inside, you can perform at-home fixes. Be careful whenever taking apart computer devices, as you can permanently damage the device and break your warranty policy....

Stationery can come in many sizes, shapes and weights. Despite these variables, there are ways to print on it, regardless of the printer used. Most printers are designed to print on 8-1/2 by 11 paper, with adjustable guides to accommodate larger or smaller sizes. Printing programs, such as Microsoft Word or Notepad, offer printing options that help the printer adjust to the stationery variables. If you are using Word, click on the “Basic” tab in the “Properties” window....

Updated July 21, 2017 Decide how you want to print the receipt. You have several options: print the online receipt from the website, print the receipt that is emailed to the email address you gave when you completed your purchase or print the receipt using a PDF printer to save a copy to your computer. Printing the emailed version may give you more information because the vendor often includes an order confirmation number in the email....

The Coolsat 5000 Platinum FTA receiver needs up-to-date software to stay in touch with the necessary satellites that broadcast the FTA channels. FTA or free-to-air TV channels are distributed without encryption methods and do not require any subscription or activation fees, unlike other types of satellite service. An RS232 port is located on the rear of the Coolsat 5000 Platinum to allow users to program the receiver with the latest software....

The Panasonic universal remote control allows you to operate and control many of your electronic devices, but first you have to program it with each individual device. Warnings Writer Bio

Microsoft Outlook is an Office application, either bundled with a copy of Microsoft Office or purchased separately. Copies of Outlook and the full Office suite are available for purchase via Microsoft’s online store. Writer Bio

If you’re a frequent Web browser, you’ve likely encountered a page with a popup alert box. Depending on your mood, you may have found this box annoying or you may have wondered how to implement it on your own page. If you’re in the latter camp, you can learn how to create a JavaScript popup message box that visitors see when they visit your Web page. This task can be completed quickly....

Padding cells in the ASP.NET gridview control sets spaces between the information contained within the cell and the borders. This formatting is called “cell padding” and “cell spacing.” These two properties help programmers display data more professionally. Padding cells is accomplished using pixel settings in the gridview control. The gridview is programmed using typical HTML tags. Within these tags are properties, and these properties include cell padding and spacing configurations....

If your television reception is poor and you are not hooked up to cable, satellite or Internet TV, you have just one option: maximizing the reception you receive through your antenna. If you live in a low-lying valley or in an out-of-the-way place that broadcast signals barely reach, your television quality will always be limited by the strength of the signal that reaches your antenna. Still you can try a few simple remedies to improve your reception....

Like all rechargeable battery packs, laptop batteries eventually lose their ability to hold a full charge. Although it’s not possible to make a battery pack perform like new again (unless the cells are replaced), it is possible to improve cell performance by reconditioning or calibrating some laptop battery packs. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

Updated September 18, 2017

There are several reasons why you might want to record a telephone conversation: you could be an interviewer keeping records of your prospective employees or you might be a journalist gathering evidence for a story. Either way, you are going to need to record the conversation. Using a PC as a direct recording device is much better than a traditional tape recorder because it can manage hundreds of hours of chat at a time and also store digital, backed-up copies of your conversations....