The Apple iPhone 5 is a versatile smartphone with a maximum resolution is 640 by 1136 pixels and an 8MP camera capable of recording video. The iPhone 5 has 1GB of RAM memory and a storage capacity of 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes. If you purchase a second hand iPhone 5 or receive one as a gift, without its original packaging and manual, you’ll want to find out how many GB it has....

A proxy address is an assigned address, or set of numbers, that helps to identify objects such as individual computers or web servers. These numbers also help to identify where information is headed and where it is coming from. Finding the proxy address of a website is quick and easy. Writer Bio

Linksys wireless routers make it easier than ever to set up your own home network. However, if you forget your wireless network’s password, you won’t be able to gain access to the Internet. To recover your wireless password, connect your computer system directly to the router. From here, you can easily locate your wireless network’s password. Writer Bio

If you are having problems getting your computer to recognize your keyboard, it is easy to get frustrated. However, if the computer powers on as normal, the problem most likely lies with the computer’s drivers, which are small programs that allow your computer to interact with peripherals, such as a keyboard. Fortunately, the process for downloading new drivers is fairly simple. Tips Warnings

A loose connection on a network cable can cause intermittent communication problems between your computer and the rest of the network. It can cause database transactions to fail and, in extreme cases, can cause the client computer to crash. Repairing a loose connection takes only a few minutes with the right equipment. Writer Bio

If you have a disk partition for which you do not know the drive letter, you can find the drive letter via the Microsoft Windows explorer. Once you have identified the drive letter for the defective disk partition, you can repair it by using the free and comprehensive Microsoft Chkdsk utility, which is part of the Microsoft Windows operating system. This is a command-line program, so you need to launch the Command Prompt to run it....

The Tumblr Spotlight Tumblr helps you explore and experience the diverse focus, interests and contributions of your fellow subscribers’ blogs. The Tumblr Spotlight (see Resources) divides blogs into alphabetized categories and shows you leading recommendations in each. You can view these suggestions even before you subscribe and are not logged in to Tumblr. If an individual contributing blog shows you a geographic location – country, city and state, or a descriptive or fanciful tag – the Spotlight thumbnail of its featured post supplies that information as well....

Residential phone numbers are also known as land lines. When any given residential phone number is disconnected because of a lack of payment, or because the previous owner simply closed the phone number account, there is a period of 60 to 90 days before the number is available to other customers. If you know about a phone number that is disconnected and you want to get that number for your land line, there are several steps you must take to find out if the number is available to the public and you can get it for yourself....

Voice mail is an automated system for answering and storing telephone messages. Most cell phone plans automatically come with basic voice mail and many land-line phones have built-in digital answering machines. Fortunately, people who don’t have a steady phone line or who want multiple voice mail numbers have various free options to choose from. Writer Bio

JVC’s digital video camcorders are sensitive and complicated electronic devices. They contain both powerful digital video processing chips and intricate parts that work together to focus and zoom the lens and handle the DV cassette that the camera uses for recording and playback. These cameras contain sensors that can detect issues in their operation. When they detect an issue, they can put the camera into a special “Safeguard Mode” that shuts it down until it can be reset....

Connect your old hard drive to your computer. If this is an external hard drive, plug it into one of the USB ports. Alternatively, if the hard drive is not external, open your computer’s case and connect it via an IDE or SATA cable. Click the Start button, type “Computer” and select “Computer” from the list of results. Navigate to the user folder on the old hard drive’s partition where the operating system is installed....

Posting a picture of someone else’s child isn’t always a violation of privacy according to Facebook’s image privacy rights. If you’re the parent or legal guardian of the child, then posting the picture is perfectly fine. If the photo was taken in public, then it’s fine to post the photo in most countries. Photos taken at private events or of a child on private property, on the other hand, can violate the child’s right to privacy....

Computers and their parts become outdated over time. Newer programs cease to work with previous models, and you are forced to upgrade your computer. After you purchase a new computer monitor, you are left wondering what to do with the old one. Most of the time the old monitor is still in working condition. Throwing away a computer monitor is not a good idea. Not only will you take away the chance that someone less fortunate could use the monitor, but the monitor may have lead in it....

Many graphics cards include S-Video output ports that allow your computer to connect to a TV using an S-Video cable. S-Video only supports standard definition signals, but it’s compatible with most televisions. The S-Video output is disabled by default on NVIDIA cards and it may be improperly configured for your computer on others. You may need to connect your computer to a standard computer monitor to configure the computer’s S-Video output before you connect the computer to a television....

Verizon Wireless consistently earns high marks with the likes of CNET and other technology reviewers for its range of cellular coverage and signal quality. That level of service comes with a price: Verizon is far from the cheapest cellular provider and the most basic monthly voice plan costs about $40 a month for 450 minutes in June 2011. There are some ways to get a better deal from Verizon Wireless....

MagicJack is a company that provides telephone service over the Internet. Using a USB device, a customer can connect a telephone to his computer, giving him the ability to place and receive calls. If you are a MagicJack customer, your account includes free voice mail service. The voice mail service receives messages if you do not have an answering machine connected to your telephone. If you have missed a call and think that you may have voice mail, MagicJack provides two ways for you to check your messages....

Google creates its search listings by scanning publicly available websites. If you have public content posted on Facebook, this information can appear in Google searches, even if the person searching isn’t your friend on Facebook. For example, if someone searches Google for your full name, he could find a link to your Facebook Timeline. To hide from searches, you can block Google from indexing your Timeline and avoid sharing other information publicly....

Phones that are equipped with caller ID display a caller’s name and phone number. As a Verizon customer, you can hide your number so that it does not appear on a phone equipped with caller ID. When you hide your number, “Anonymous” or “Blocked Call” is displayed on the caller ID. A special code can be used to hide your number on a per-call basis. There is no charge for using the code....

Flat screen sets have revolutionized the way that we watch television. But the speakers that are built into your flat screen might not be as great as the picture. To get the best sound on a flat screen, you’ll need to invest in some dedicated speakers. You can try to improve the sound quality without additional speakers, but you will not enjoy a true home theater experience without adding some additional equipment....

Unlike Adobe Photoshop, which offers contrast adjustments and adjustment layers, Adobe Illustrator doesn’t include a command or tool that explicitly addresses the need to increase color contrast. Despite Illustrator’s lack of processes designed for this specific purpose, you can use it to achieve the same effects by altering object colors using the Hue, Saturation and Brightness color model. HSB separates hue, which defines shade or tone, from saturation’s vividness and brightness’s gradation from light to dark....