A good way to show off photos saved in your Facebook albums is by creating a slide show. There are many applications that make it easy and enjoyable to do, and your show can include images from any or all of your albums. With background music, animated transitions and special effects, your social slide show could draw lots of attention and smiles. A free slide show app that uses the social sign-in method is Slide....
When creating a newsletter or brochure, a large block of text can be boring and even irritating to read. Instead, the text should run in space-saving and visually pleasing columns. Microsoft Word has a feature that allows you to create neat, uniform columns separated by a vertical white space, which can even include thin vertical lines for that sharp newspaper look. Tips
Urban environments are filled with kilowatts of radio waves from commercial and government transmitters. Although you can’t make anywhere near enough electricity from this energy source to run your house, you can detect it with sensitive electronic equipment. All antennas create electric currents from radio waves; they produce small amounts of energy. Writer Bio
Using Google as your home page and default search engine can speed up your Web browsing by eliminating the need to find Google in alternative search engines. All Web browsers offer a convenient home page URL box in the Settings menu, so directing new browser windows to Google is as simple as copying and pasting “www.google.com” in the appropriate text field. If you’re an Internet Explorer user, you must install a browser add-on through the Manage Add-Ons dialog to change your default search engine....
Select the “Settings” icon from the top right after signing in to your account, and then choose your blog from the left pane. Click “Edit HTML” in the Customize pane and then press “Ctrl-F” to access the search function. Type “{block:Photo}” into the search box and then press “Enter” until you locate code that resembles the following: {block:Photo} {LinkOpenTag}{LinkCloseTag} Replace “{PhotoURL-500}” with “{PhotoURL-HighRes}” (without quotation marks). Click “Update Preview” and then click “Save” to enable high-resolution photos in your theme....
If you are working on a project that would benefit from type that looks like handwriting, you are in luck. There are a few ways that you can do this easily and efficiently using tools that you probably already have on hand. Utilizing the look of handwriting provides an organic and homemade quality to work that could otherwise come across as stuffy or boring. Handwriting works great for certain graphics projects, pamphlets, presentations and creative artwork....
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows users to easily manipulate and analyze data using formulas and tables. A spreadsheet is a grid of cells which are arranged in numbered or lettered rows and columns that organize data. Data from multiple spreadsheets can be merged into a single spreadsheet by using the “Consolidate” function. This allows you to distribute copies of a spreadsheet to multiple users, and then later the data can be collected and combined into a master spreadsheet....
A .zdp file is created and used by Avery DesignPro. This program allows you to customize print jobs for CD covers, mailing envelopes and postcards (just to name a few). In order to open a .zdp file, you need to have Avery DesignPro installed onto your computer. Once it’s installed, you shouldn’t have any issues launching the saved .zdp file. Writer Bio
Updated September 15, 2017 Cassette Adapter Insert the adapter’s cassette deck into your vehicle’s cassette player. Plug the other end of the adapter into your iPod’s headphone port. Push your cassette deck’s “Play” button. Choose a song on your iPod. FM Tuner Adapter Plug the FM tuner adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter. Plug the other end of the adapter into your iPod’s power port. Press the adapter’s “Scan” button....
Updated February 10, 2017 Right-click on the MP4 file you want to play and select “Open With.” In the dialog box that appears select “Select the program from a list” and click “OK.” Choose “Windows Media Player” from the list of programs that appears and select “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.” and click “OK.” If Windows Media Player does not show up on this list proceed to step 3....
Most modern wireless routers do a reasonably good job of delivering clear signals to Wi-Fi capable computers and devices used near the device. However, depending on variables such as the structure type and size of your home, wireless signals may be weak or nonexistent in other rooms or areas farther away from the router. If you have “dead” or weak-signal spots in your dwelling, you can improve wireless coverage by placing and positioning your Wi-Fi router and antenna for optimal coverage....
Facebook is a great way to not only keep up with what your friends and family are doing, but also allows you a way to let them know what you are doing or thinking as well. This exchange of information is done through a process commonly referred to as “posting on your wall.” Although the wall is actually your profile page, Facebook allows members to make “status updates,” which are comments made by you that post on your profile page and appear in recent status updates when members check their homepage....
A DirecTV RF remote is a remote control that features a “radio frequency” option. When the RF transmitter on the DirecTV remote is enabled, you will be able to use the remote to control the DirecTV satellite receiver from any room in your house. Similar to being able to use the DirecTV to control a television or other device, the RF remote must be programmed properly to use the remote’s RF capabilities....
USB flash drives are small memory drives that plug into your computer’s USB port. A USB flash drive is similar in nature to the hard drive in your computer, except that it’s designed to be easily portable. Before a hard drive can be used on your computer as storage, it needs to be formatted. In the same vein, USB flash drives must also be programmed, or formatted, to be recognized by your computer....
Programming an alarm remote for a Harley Davidson motorcycle can be done without having to take your vehicle to a professional. All you need is the key and a couple of minutes.
Network port 443 is typically used for secure data transmissions – also known as Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS – to and from a web server. URLs that begin with “https://” are using this protocol, sending and receiving data to you using port 443. Those who want to limit user access to secure websites or are concerned with secure data being sent over the network can close port 443 completely....
When Apple first released the iPhone in 2007, it was not necessary to organize apps into folders because few were available and 11 screens was plenty of room for most users. However, by 2011 Apple had registered over 10 billion app downloads, demonstrating the need for Apple to provide a way for users to organize their apps. With the release of iOS 4, Apple announced folder capabilities. Folders allow you to organize your apps into groups containing up to 12 apps....
If your underage child has a Facebook account, you may be surprised to know that you don’t have much control over it. Short of using your child’s password to log into his account, there’s little parental monitoring available. If you want to control who can see what your children post to Facebook, ask them to share their account passwords with you so you can log in to the accounts and adjust settings as needed....
Antivirus software is essential for any computer. This type of software will protect your computer from viruses that can harm it and will keep software from being installed without your permission and stealing your personal information. McAfee VirusScan is one of the most popular brands of antivirus software. If you use the McAfee Antivirus program on your computer, you may at some point need to recover files that were inadvertently deleted by McAfee....
Every year, new aftermarket stereos come on the market to replace factory units in the Chevy Malibu. These stereos are often far more advanced than their factory counterparts. They may include special options like satellite radio connectivity, MP3 jacks, integrated navigation systems, or a more powerful internal amplifier. If you are looking to upgrade the factory stereo in your Chevy Malibu, it is not prohibitively difficult to do it yourself....
