VGA (video graphics array) is a type of connection commonly used on computers and laptops for hooking up a monitor. The 15-pin VGA plug on each end of the cable connects to the holes in the port for transmitting a video signal. Relatively few TV sets are equipped with a VGA port, so you’ll probably need an adapter cable to connect your TV to your computer. The adapter cable has an S-video or composite-video plug on one end for the TV connection....

One of the most frustrating parts of setting up any stereo system is wiring. This is especially true when the speakers you would like to connect are remote ones, placed away from your stereo unit. There are many reasons why remote speakers are useful. You may want to have surround sound in a room, to be able to play music from one source into multiple rooms, or just place your speakers away from the music source....

The Logitech X-540 is a 5.1 surround sound speaker system with a powered subwoofer. Designed primarily for computer use, the X-540 can also be connected directly to any television with a pair of stereo audio outputs using the adapter that comes with the Logitech system. The Logitech subwoofer contains all the connection terminals for the system, including the input jack to receiver audio from a TV. This jack uses a color coded cabaler to match the adapter....

Cable and DSL modems often lack multiple Ethernet out connections, instead relying on the end user to purchase components such as a router to connect multiple computers. A wireless router can be used to connect both WiFi capable devices and wired network devices to a single internet connection. Connecting multiple routers to one modem is also possible. Tips Writer Bio

Connect two or more Xbox 360 game consoles for multiplayer gaming ability. Both wired and wireless options are available for connecting Xbox 360 game consoles. With the wired option, users can connect up to 16 Xbox 360 consoles using a network; the wireless option allows connection of up to four consoles. Tips Writer Bio

A Pfx is a type of extension file. If you have a Pfx file saved on your computer, you may want to convert it to a Ppk file, which is another type of extension file. Converting the Pfx file to a Ppk is a quick and simple process, one you may want to consider if you’re using software that is more compatible with Ppk files.

The Microsoft Office Document Imaging tool found in prior versions of Office is not included with Office 2010, but you can still access the text from a scanned file and use it to create a new Word document, which you can edit as needed. The key is to use OneNote, which is the notetaking application included in all versions of Office 2010. Writer Bio

Using the Quicktime conversion options provided in iMovie, it’s quite simple to import a movie in one format and then convert it to another format, including turning an .avi file to a .mp4 – also called a MPEG-4 video file. Even if you don’t have any experience working with the video editing program, you should be able to accomplish this task with little hassle. Depending on the length of your video, the longest part of the process will likely be waiting for the file to save as a Quicktime file....

Converting an internal DVD drive for external use is a matter of mounting it into a compatible external shell. The process is much the same as mounting a drive internally, only the electronics for connecting and accessing the drive are located within the external drive shell. Once you are finished, just plug the now external drive into a power outlet, connect it to a PC or laptop via a USB port and you can access any media that the installed DVD drive can read....

Cassette tape technology is long gone, but the music doesn’t have to be. With basic audio recording software and multimedia programs such as iTunes you can digitize your entire cassette collection in just a few short steps. The process seems complicated on the surface but all you really need is your cassette collection, a tape deck, a computer, some recording software and a patch cable. The hardest part about digitizing music is just finding the time to sit down and playback your cassettes....

The acronym “HTML” is short for “Hypertext markup language.” It refers to the language used on Web pages. If you’re watching a video on a webpage that you want to save on your computer in a format you can watch in Windows Media Player, you’ll need to use some software or an online website that allows you to capture and convert the video on the site into WMV. Writer Bio

Wireless coverage blankets the nation with only a few geographic areas having limited to no coverage. DSL, cable and satellite Internet have taken the place of most dial-up Internet service providers. Users even have options for Internet faxing, which is the last major use of landline phones. The main need and convenience of a home phone is the security of having a phone that does not need to be charged each night....

ODS file format is the default format for spreadsheets that are created and saved using the Open Office office suite. These files are only compatible with Open Office and will not open in other spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Excel. To edit an ODS spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, you will need to convert the file. Fortunately, the Open Office spreadsheet program can be used to save the ODS file as a Microsoft Excel file and do so for free....

SES files are exclusively used with the audio editing programs Adobe Audition and Cool Edit Pro. SES files are created when an Audition session is saved and are not audio files like MP3 or WAV files. Instead, they are used to save audio editing and mixing information in an Audition session. Thankfully, Audition can be used to create MP3 mix-downs of SES files, as long as the audio files that were edited in Audition are also on your computer....

Neither an iPod nor iTunes makes it easy for you to copy music from one place to another. You cannot simply plug your iPod into a friend’s computer and tell iTunes to transfer some of her music to your iPod, for example. This same difficultly comes into play when you transfer music from your iPod to an external hard drive. Doing so is possible, but the resulting file names will be jumbled and nonsensical....

Microsoft Word 2007 is a word processor application that is a part of the Microsoft Office 2007 software package. With the application users can create several types of documents, including novels, user guides, manuals, posters, flyers and booklets. Word 2007 includes specific features and settings that help users to format a booklet to meet their preferences. For example, the font, page size, headers and footers, table of contents, cover page and printing options can be adjusted to create a basic booklet....

Contact Page Open Tumblr and log in to your dashboard. Click the down arrow next to your primary blog, then click the name of the blog to edit. Click the “Customize” tab to open the blog in Customize mode. The blog theme opens for editing with the Customize panel visible in the left sidebar of the page. Click the “Add a Page” tab to open the New Page form. Slide the “Show Link To This Page” option to enable the link for the Contact page on your blog....

Image files allow you to place many different files, file types, folders (or any other file you can think of) in one file. There are many different programs that can make an image file, and many of the programs work on a Windows machine. These three programs do it very efficiently. Writer Bio

SigmaPlot is a data analysis package that is used to conduct statistical analysis of data. You can take your information and generate a chart of it. However, for presentation style, you may wish to keep breaks between data elements or between certain values on the chart. These breaks are automatically created if the “Graph Break” setting is enabled in SigmaPlot’s configuration menu.

Whether you want to add brand new eyebrows to someone’s photo, or just want to enhance what’s already there, the most realistic way to achieve this effect in Photoshop CC is to create a new brush. After you’ve created the brush and tweaked its settings as needed, adding eyebrows is simply a matter of drawing them on. Writer Bio