Installing Windows XP to a USB flash drive can be useful in case your hard drive ever crashes or your computer becomes infected with a virus. To install Windows XP to a USB flash drive, however, you must prepare the drive for installation. You cannot simply insert the drive into your computer and begin installing to it Windows XP. Instead, you must make a copy of Windows XP and use special software to install that copy your USB drive....
Zuma Deluxe is a popular color matching game for the PC. In it, you control a frog that spits colored marbles into a long train that proceeds endlessly toward a hole in the middle of the screen. If you match enough colors in a row, a group of marbles disappears. If the marbles go into the hole, you lose the game. Zuma Deluxe is a commercial product, but you can download and install a time-limited trial version of the game for free....
Sometimes friends don’t get along. Other times, like with friends and coworkers, you might not want them to get along. Using Facebook friend lists you can actually create a firewall between two or more groups of friends. You can keep coworkers separate from friends and family, or keep one side of the family separate from the other. The trick is to create two or more lists and then assign every Facebook friend to one of those lists....
Your copy of Windows only allows a certain number of clients to connect via Remote Desktop to your server. Sometimes you actually end up with a “ghost session” from a previous session that didn’t close properly and prevents you from making a new session. To kill this session, you must acquire privileges on the Microsoft server you run remotely and kill the process using the command line.
Most BMW vehicles come from the factory with a radio that has a anti-theft radio code. The code is only required when the radio is taken out of the car or if the battery dies or is disconnected. Many times, BMW owners will forget their unlock code for the radio or will have never had it if buying the car used. A third party service can be used to retrieve the unlock code....
If you don’t want to talk to someone, Verizon Wireless allows you to lock out specific numbers from calling your phone. The number of phone numbers you can block and how long the blocks last depends on whether you have a feature called Usage Controls on your account. Accounts without the Usage Controls feature can lock out up to five numbers for a maximum of 90 days. If you add the Usage Controls feature, you can lock out up to 20 numbers, and the block stays active until you disable it....
Facebook’s “Lite” version was discontinued in 2010, but many aspects of it were folded in to the Facebook Mobile App, with versions available on both iOS and Android. Sometimes it’s not appropriate to get notifications from Facebook on your phone. Due to the constraints of the small screen, the controls for logging out of the App aren’t obvious. Writer Bio
The Apple iMac is an all-in-one system whose display mounts on a pedestal. Out of the box, Apple’s iMac systems offer little latitude for adjusting the height of the display. If you must lower the screen height of an iMac, it may be easier to adjust other aspects of the workspace instead. Apple also sells a mounting kit that can be deployed to connect an iMac to a third-party monitor stand....
Many people probably have a collection of DVDs stacked on a shelf somewhere in their house, and have no idea of what titles they own, let alone the production details of the films. This is complicated even more if they have movie files sitting on their computer hard drive. A movie database is an excellent way to organize all of your movies into one place. This allows you the ability to search for movies you might have purchased years ago, but haven’t watched yet, or keep track of a series you are collecting....
Once you’ve created a movie from video you’ve imported into Apple’s iMovie, the next step is to prepare it for viewing by the outside world. One way to accomplish this is to use Apple’s iDVD software to create a DVD that can be played in a DVD player. With the easy-to-use “Share” functions available right from iMovie, you can burn a DVD easily. Warnings Writer Bio
Your Sony Walkman MP3 player has a playlist feature that enables you to add lists of your favorite songs to the device. To create a playlist from the music library on your computer, use the Windows Media Player application. In Windows Media Player, you can create playlists to organize your music by artist, album, year or genre. Once you’ve made a playlist, Windows Media Player allows you to quickly sync it to the Walkman....
Updated February 10, 2017 Open Windows Media Player either by double clicking on the desktop icon or by accessing it through the “Start” menu. If it is not located in the blue box of your “Start” menu, open the “All Programs” menu and find it in the program list. Open the “File” menu and locate the “Print Label” option. Read the introduction page and click “Next.” Choose the CD you are making a label for by locating the CD title in the disc drive list or the “My Playlist” menu....
Every atom emits a unique set of discrete wavelengths. These wavelengths, or atomic spectrums, are one way of identifying atoms, much the way a fingerprint can be used to identify a human. Atomic wavelengths are computed and depicted with atomic orbitals. Orbital configurations are used to show how many electrons are in each atomic orbital; orbital box diagrams note how many unpaired electrons there are in an atom and in which direction those electrons are spinning....
An SKP file is a model created using SketchUp, a 3D design program. Google bought SketchUp from @Last Software in 2006 and has since released newer versions of the program. You can open and edit SKP files in the free version of SketchUp or the paid version, SketchUp Pro, then share them using your Google account or upload them to Google Earth. You can also open SKP files in the 3D design program TurboCAD Deluxe....
Sometimes, a problem with your HP LCD monitor cannot be resolved unless you completely open up the unit. While this is usually a last resort, it is not one which requires paying a repairperson or similar professional to do the job for you. Instead, carefully cracking open an HP LCD monitor is a task you can handle on your own time in your own home or office, with only a Phillips-head screwdriver for support....
Through Facebook’s Messages feature you can send private messages back and forth with your Facebook friends and contacts, much in the same way you send emails. These private messages are stored in a threaded chronological arrangement and are accessible via the Messages icon on your Facebook homepage. From the Messages window you can delete entire conversations or individual messages within a conversation. Tips Warnings Writer Bio
Tumblr Feed If someone you follow posts a video on your Tumblr feed, you can press the arrow icon that overlays the video box to start playback. As long as the video is still available, it will start playing in your Tumblr feed. You can also visit a Tumblr user’s page and press the arrow icon to start playback on any videos that have been posted to the account. Linked Post If a video is shared in the form of a link, click on the link to launch the website that hosts the video....
Pandora for iPhone is a free app that can be used to play streaming music. Though the iPhone does have an internal speaker, music is usually more enjoyable when played from higher-quality external speakers. One option for doing this is to connect your iPhone to your computer’s line-in or microphone port, which makes it possible for you to utilize your computer speakers. Once connected, all you need to do is configure a few audio settings on your computer....
When making a large number of cards, such as for weddings or graduation ceremonies, you may find it necessary to create a card insert for each card, which can contain extra information that does not belong on the card. You can make card inserts on Microsoft Word using preset index card templates. Writer Bio
Genius is an iTunes feature that creates custom mixes or playlists based on a selected genre. While it is not possible to sync Genius Mixes manually as with playlists and albums, you can change your iPod’s settings in iTunes to automatically transfer the ones you want. Tips Warnings Writer Bio
