Many of us have a picture in our heads of a typical teacher filling the whole classroom blackboard up with lines of math problems to solve or sentences to diagram. But many modern instructors have new teaching tools at their disposal, such as digital projectors that will project whatever is on a computer onto a wall or screen and doesn’t require any erasers, messy chalk dust or that horrible squeaking, scratching noise that blackboards tend to make....

After the continued success of Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system for more than five years, Windows Vista was released in late 2006 and included many improved functions over its predecessor. While the high system requirements can deter you from smoothly running Windows Vista on your computer, the improved functions can give you a totally different experience from Windows XP. Most of these functions remove the need to install additional software on your computer....

The Access Pass, or AP, is an optional pass for the IMVU website. Purchasing the Access Pass is restricted to users who are 18 or older and grants access to a variety of additional, more mature content. Knowing exactly what you get from the Access Pass can help you decide whether it’s worth buying for you. Writer Bio

LCD display screens on notebooks, monitors and TVs alike are made up of two thin layers of glass containing liquid crystal material between them. When the glass becomes damaged, debris infiltrates the crystal layer or another issue occurs with the display function, this causes vertical lines of color to appear when the monitor is fully illuminated. These lines are either permanent due to internal failure or temporary due to faulty display connections....

Some recently released operating systems are referred to as “64-bit” systems. Windows Vista and Windows 7 are both available in 64-bit incarnations, as is Snow Leopard for the Mac. These 64-bit systems are gradually replacing the older 32-bit systems because of their greater ability to access and manage the computer’s memory. This allows 64-bit systems to run faster and handle more intensive processes. An understanding of 64-bit system begins with a knowledge of the basic unit of computing data – the bit....

Recipient Is Blocking Caller Some people can set up their phone services to selectively accept or reject calls. With selective acceptance, the call recipient permits calls from certain phone numbers and blocks all others. With selective rejection, the recipient blocks certain numbers and accepts the rest. All blocked callers hear the message. Recipient Is Accepting No Calls The message might also play when a telephone subscriber blocks everyone for a preset amount of time to prevent disruption....

Forgo the Filter Instagram offers an amazing array of effects, or filters, that you can apply to your images to give them a vintage look, add or subtract color saturation, turn them sepia or black and white, and much more. Since it’s so common for Instagram users to add a filter to enhance their photos, some people have taken to using the “#nofilter” hashtag when posting unaltered images to indicate that what you’re seeing is exactly what they were seeing....

Comcast’s Xfinity service delivers a high-speed Internet connection over the coaxial cables that they have installed in millions of American households using a system called the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification. Xfinity cable connections can be extremely fast, with download speeds reaching as fast as 105Mbps as of March of 2013. However, Xfinity cable connections are also finicky and many different factors can impact the actual speed that you see at your router....

Selling can be a cutthroat business where marketers are willing to go to any lengths to get their message out. That’s a hard lesson Craigslist has learned in their never-ending battle against determined spammers. Their response has been to increase posting restrictions and regulations and to block suspicious posts. Unfortunately, it’s easy to get caught in the middle even if you haven’t done anything wrong. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, here’s what to look out for....

FrontPage was an early innovation in Web-authoring software. Creating Web pages requires manipulation of computer code while meeting protocols of both the Internet itself and those of servers and browsers. FrontPage performed these manipulations in the background and brought a visual element to programming, simplifying the job of building a site, even for those without programming skills. Writer Bio

Microsoft MimeOLE is a specification designed to aid in the creating and sharing of information over the Internet. Native to Microsoft’s email client Outlook Express, MimeOLE helps to categorize specific file types for easy distribution. Writer Bio

MotionFlow is Sony’s motion compensation system that helps to bridge the gap between the frame rate of recorded material – movies or TV shows, for example – and the refresh rate of their screens. While it can make on-screen motion seem much smoother and less blurry, some feel that it gives the image an unrealistic appearance. Writer Bio

Laptops are fully functional computers that are designed for portability and convenience. When compared to a desktop tower computer, laptops are smaller, weigh less, have fewer components and consume less power. Despite this, laptops can often match the performance and price of comparable desktops. This makes laptops a great choice for college students and busy professionals who travel often. Writer Bio

Updated July 21, 2017 Definition Bluetooth is a very low-power wireless standard that allows for short-range communications between Bluetooth-enabled devices. Commonly found in cell phones, Bluetooth allows the cell phone to communicate with the wireless headset as well as many other devices. There are also Bluetooth-enabled keyboards and mice used with both desktop and notebook computers as well as PDAs. PDAs and cell phones also use Bluetooth to sync up to and transfer data between these devices along with desktop and notebook computers....

Compact discs, or CDs, hold data and often music. The disc drive in your laptop can theoretically read any CD, but sometimes you’ll encounter an unreadable disc. This can indicate various problems, most of which can be solved through troubleshooting. It rarely indicates a problem with the laptop itself, although sometimes disc drives do wear out or are faulty.

When you first set up your new Android smartphone or tablet, you have the option of signing in to your existing Google account, creating a new account if necessary or skipping this step entirely. If you use Gmail as an email service, however, you already have a Google account and can sign in using your Gmail email address and password. While a Gmail account is not mandatory, it does provide some key perks on an Android....

Yahoo Mail’s email servers reject email messages if the sender’s email server doesn’t conform to standard Internet practices. Yahoo also blocks email servers suspected of sending unsolicited junk email messages to protect its users from spam, viruses and phishing scam attempts. If Yahoo Mail rejects messages sent from your email server, troubleshoot the problem by checking the server’s settings. Writer Bio

Integrated Graphics When your laptop has integrated graphics, the video is being handled by video architecture on the motherboard. The video output abilities are much lower than those on laptops with a separate graphics card and switchable graphics. Integrated graphics are good for basic computer users. Some newer chipsets come with integrated graphics that are capable of more performance than before – but they still aren’t as powerful as graphics cards....

Mobile Tumblr Whether your Tumblr blog displays correctly on an iPhone depends on your own personal theme. The best way to determine its flexibility is to check the description of a theme before installing it to your blog. Usually the theme indicates whether it scales to the size of a smartphone. To find themes that do, start with the “Look Good On Any Device” category of Tumblr’s theme garden. If this is the case, you can turn off Tumblr’s default mobile-optimized layout....

The Broksonic VCR line enables to watch and record programming using VHS tapes. The VCR uses a remote control. It can be connected to your home cable system, allowing you to record a program. You can even set a timer to record a show while you are not home. Writer Bio