As millions of people scour Craigslist each month – generating over 50 billion page views monthly, according to Craigslist as of March 2013 – there are bound to be some bad apples who are looking more for trouble than for anything else, even to the point of harassment. Whatever the case is, though, Craigslist doesn’t excuse harassment. And the company gives clear direction on what to do if someone you encountered on Craigslist is harassing you via email....

Updated February 10, 2017 Restarting Open up the “Start” menu. Select “Shut Down Computer” and click “Restart.” The computer should close all programs down momentarily before restarting. Press the “Restart” button next to the power button. The computer will restart automatically. Hold the power button for a few seconds. The computer will shut down manually. Press the power button once more to turn the computer back on. This should only be used if selecting “Restart” from the menu does not work....

The Kodak ESP includes an internal memory chip that provides you with information about the state of your printer, including the amount of ink left in each cartridge. Although the ink levels that are reported in the Maintenance menu of the printer’s on-board screen are usually accurate, the chip can experience errors that lead to incorrect readings. You can reset the printer to show the correct ink levels by performing a power cycle....

Online video is one of the biggest and fastest-growing uses of Internet technology. Sites such as YouTube don’t really like to help you download videos to your computer. But there are ways–if you know where to look. Writer Bio

HP laptop ships with a recovery tool that will allow you to restore your operating system in its original state. The recovery tool does not require you to have the CD because all the data needed for the recovery is stored in a hidden partition on your hard drive. You can access that tool either from Windows or directly from the boot menu. You will be able to choose either to restore your computer to factory default settings and erase all the data on it or to salvage a damaged Windows operating system without compromising your data....

OpenOffice includes limited support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros, which was first introduced in OpenOffice 3.0. VBA macros are commonly used with Microsoft Office and embedded in Excel spreadsheets. While OpenOffice doesn’t support all VBA features, it can run many macros with no modification required. All macros except signed macros from trusted sources are disabled in OpenOffice by default, so you’ll need to adjust your macro security settings before running VBA macros or any other type of macros....

Fixed-length files are a type of exported and imported file extension to define code within an application. An example is when you have data on your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that contain fields that are all the same length. You can then save and convert the entire file into a fixed-length file use it can be used in specific analysis systems. Once you’ve converted the file, you will have a new Excel file with a ....

The iPhone saves SIM card data using the device’s hard drive. However, you can use the SIM card from another cell phone to transfer your contacts to your new iPhone. The process only works when you transfer from a non-iPhone device that uses the same type of SIM card. Make sure that the old and new SIM cards use the same physical form to prevent the card from getting stuck in your iPhone....

Discover Your Audio Posts Type “http://my_tumblr_url/tagged/my_audio_tag” in your browser’s address bar. Replace “my_tumblr_url” with your Tumblr URL and “my_audio_tag” with the tag you used to tag audio posts you published. Press “Enter” and your browser navigates to a Web page that shows your audio posts in reverse chronological order. Because they’re in that order, you’ll find your most recent post at the top of the list. If you’d like to sort the list in chronological order, append “/chrono” to the end of your URL before you press “Enter....

Ecards are email greeting cards that have become a popular way to communicate. There are hundreds of sites that will allow you to send cards on all manner of topics completely for free. In some cases you may wish to remain anonymous if you are sending your card to someone that you secretly admire or to a colleague or boss that you don’t particularly like. So there are a handful of websites for this as well....

Send Direct Message Follow the user you want to message by opening his Twitter profile then clicking the “Follow” button. To message the user, open your timeline page and type the letter “d” followed by a space, then the user’s Twitter handle in the Compose box. Type your private message after the user’s handle, and then click “Tweet” to send the message. After you send the direct message, block the user to prevent him from following you....

Bose Radios offer excellent sound quality, occupy minimal space and require no giant speakers or lengths of wire running throughout your house. The Bose radio plays CDs, MP3s, and FM and AM radio. Setting up your Bose radio is easy, and you can program stations so that you do not have to search through the dial every time you turn on the radio. The process is easy and quick, letting you get back to the music in a flash....

An external hard disk drive is portable and connects to your computer via a USB cable. When your computer has multiple hard drives, one of the hard drives or partitions on the hard drive must be marked as active in order for an operating system to boot. Set both internal and external hard drives as active through the built-in Computer Management Tool in Windows 7. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

Updated February 10, 2017 Sharing a Calendar Select “Calendar” in the Navigation pane. Click “My Calendars” to see a list of your saved calendars if you have more than one. Right-click the calendar you want to share and select “Change Sharing Permissions.” This will open the “Calendar Properties” dialog box with the “Permissions” tab displayed. Click “Add.” The “Add Users” dialog box will open. Select the name of the person or group with whom you wish share your calendar from the scroll box, or type the name into the “Search” box....

Although using your computer for Internet browsing and playing media is enjoyable in and of itself, did you know you can use it as a phone as well? Through the power of Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, you can call friends both near and far using your computer. There are a few steps you need to take to prepare your computer for VoIP phone use.

Polk audio’s RM6750 is a compact 5.1 speaker system for a home theater. The system consists of four stereo speakers, a center channel and a subwoofer that connect to an audio-video receiver with standard speaker wire and a subwoofer cable. Each speaker is labeled on the back to aid in room placement, for example, front, center and right. The red and black terminals on the rear of each speaker correspond to the positive and negative connections, respectively, on the rear of an AV receiver....

SAM Broadcaster is a software package that is used for managing Internet radio stations. It transmits music files from a disk drive on a Windows personal computer to a streaming radio server. One of the most useful features of SAM Broadcaster is the ability for a user to set up a request system where listeners can request certain songs through the Internet radio station home page. You can set this feature up and configure it with the software’s intuitive interface....

Knowing how to use a remote desktop connection on your PC is essential for a number of reasons. For example, you may want to show someone how to perform a certain task on their computer but are far away. Or you may want to perform maintenance or tests on certain computers in your network but do not want to physically go to every computer and perform the task. In addition, you can also share your screen (i....

The world is awash in computers and electronic devices. Fortunately, computer manufacturers had the foresight to include options to alter the default language of their machines. This option opens the computer to people from all over the globe. For someone who spends a great deal of time on the computer, switching the default language is a useful tool to become fully immersed in a language. Writer Bio

In a world where computer literacy is going from a competitive advantage to a necessity, it’s never too early to introduce computers into a child’s education. Far from replacing other traditional areas of the curriculum – such as math, reading or art – proper integration of computer education can actually serve to make these areas easier for students to grasp, complementing the traditional curriculum with interactive computer-based activities, testing methods and games....