With the advent of digital cameras and photo-editing software, the power to customize photos is no longer the sole domain of a photograph specialist who performs mysterious chemical transformations to your photo in a darkroom. Now anyone with a computer and a digital camera can learn to “doctor” photos. There are many choices for photo-editing software, some of them free, others quite affordable, and at the top end, very expensive....
MySpace offers a variety of videos, such as movie trailers and music, that you can view directly on the website. Although sharing this media on other Web pages is possible, MySpace does not offer a way to download the video file. Perhaps you want to view this movie in other video players like Windows Media Player or iTunes, or maybe you want to have the ability to view this file on your portable device....
You have a digital camera full of photos taken over the past few days (or months), and now you want to transfer them to your computer. The moderately easy task of transferring the photos will allow you to print, email or store photos and make room for more on your camera’s memory card. Once you have stored the photos on your computer, share them with your friends and family by attaching them to email messages....
Photoshop is generally known for its photo-modifying special effects, but it is equally effective as an image-creation tool. With a little effort, you can create shapes, logos and other art just by using the tools and functions of Photoshop. It can even create convincing organic shapes. This article will demonstrate this by creating a vine. Writer Bio
Many a computer user has become frustrated when working with PDF documents. While they are superb for display purposes, they do not get the job done as far as editing goes. PDF files normally cannot be edited, and this can leave some users scratching their heads. Fortunately, a quick conversion to TIFF format and the use of the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program in conjunction with Microsoft Word can result in an editable scanned image document....
Updated February 10, 2017 Open the SRT file using either “Notepad” or “WordPad.” You can usually find an SRT file within a folder containing a movie or a video. Right click the SRT file and click “Open” on the pop-up menu. Click the radio button next to “Select a program” and click “Open.” Select “Notepad” or “WordPad” and click “OK.” Edit the time a subtitle phrase is displayed or the phrase itself by highlighting the time or phrase using your mouse and typing the changes....
True Type Fonts, or TTF fonts, are used in most Windows applications, and many Mac programs can use them as well. You can edit and even create your own TTF fonts, as long as they are open-sourced. There are several programs available that let you get your hands on the basic mechanics of a TTF font. Once you see how much work goes into the creation of every character–or “glyph”–you’ll gain a new appreciation for the thousands of TTF fonts available on the Internet....
When you need to sift through large amounts of data to identify specific values in an Excel spreadsheet, the VLOOKUP command can save you hours of manually searching for information. Once you set the VLOOKUP command, you can edit it as necessary to modify the final results. Tips Writer Bio
Online video-sharing sites such as Youtube, give users the the ability to take almost any video that is shared on the site, and embed it on another site. The video displays on the other website, but the video itself is still hosted on the video-sharing site. Website publishing programs such as Microsoft Publisher allow you to embed your videos in any website you are creating as well. Writer Bio
Plug and Play is a simple Windows controller that enables your Windows computer to recognize and adjust to hardware changes and devices plugged on your computer such as hard drives, memory cards and USB and Firewire-powered devices with little or no input from a user. If your system is not recognizing plugged-in hardware, the plug-and-play device may be disabled and may cause instability on your system. Enabling this feature is simple....
Microsoft Money was Microsoft’s competitor to Intuit’s Quickbooks and Quicken packages as an integrated accounting and personal financial management system. Like Intuit’s software, Money required an annual subscription service. The last version of Microsoft Money sold was Money 2008. If you need to extract your data from Money or need to recover data from old Money files, there are a few options available to you. Writer Bio
PowerPoint slide transitions add production value and a professional look to presentations when used appropriately. The PowerPoint software includes a number of slide transitions. A “fade through black” is one of the simplest, yet most popular transitions. When used tactfully, transitions can engage an audience. However, when transitions are used excessively, audiences tend to become distracted from the content of the presentation. Although fades cannot technically be assigned to the end of the last slide, there is a way to fade out the end of a presentation....
Most handsets come with the option of adding a security passcode to protect your phone from being used without authorization. This same security passcode can be set to certain aspects of the phones such as safeguarding your text messages, your pictures or your phone book. And without the security passcode you will not be able to enter your handset or look in the guarded areas of your phone. If you have misplaced your password or forgotten it, there are ways to retrieve it....
Updated February 10, 2017 Insert your Mini DVD into your computer’s DVD drive. Place the Mini DVD in the small circle designed for smaller CDs and DVDs in the center of your DVD drive’s disc tray. Click “Start.” Click “Computer.” Right-click on your Mini DVD’s icon. Click “Close Session” to finalize your Mini DVD without using your camcorder. Writer Bio
Are you a big fan of a particular celebrity? Do you want to contact him for an autographed photo or just to say hello? Maybe you have an offer for the celebrity. Whatever your reason, one of the best ways to reach him is through email. Some celebrities might not have their email addresses listed in easy-to-find areas, but if you follow these steps, you can be emailing your favorite celebrity today....
There are two parts to an MSN Hotmail account: your username, or User ID, and your email address. Your User ID is assigned to you when you sign up for a Hotmail account and is based on the information you enter at the time of sign-up. When you send an email, your User ID shows up in the “From” field in your recipient’s inbox. It is not the same thing as the email address; the format in the “From” field is usually the User ID followed by the email address....
Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar feature not only checks the structure of your document; it also measures its readability. Word uses two tests to determine this. The Flesch Reading Ease score is calculated from “206.835 – (1.015 x ASL) – (84.6 x ASW).” The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level is obtained from “(.39 x ASL) + (11.8 x ASW) – 15.59.” In both formulas, average number of syllables per word or ASW is computed by dividing the number of syllables by the total number of words....
Yahoo features an online community called Yahoo Pulse. You can use the site to post messages to friends or to create your own instant updates on your profile. In addition, it lets you search for members based on name, email address, location, school name or job name. If you need to find a member but do not know the person’s Yahoo screen name, you can use Pulse’s search options to locate the member....
Garmin GPS units have touch screens that make them simple to use. If your screen does not respond properly to touch or does not respond at all, the problem is fairly simple to fix. Garmin offers troubleshooting options on its site to fix your GPS unit screen. Writer Bio
As long as you handle a microSD card carefully and keep it protected – either in a storage case or in a device that uses it – it should last for several years. Nevertheless, you might experience certain problems with a microSD card that lead you to believe the device is broken or defective. Common problems with microSD usually relate to formatting or write errors. However, in most cases, you can resolve these types of microSD errors using a few relatively simple techniques....
