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You may have noticed an unexpected installation of the Bing toolbar in your Mozilla Firefox Internet browser after receiving a Microsoft Windows Update. in addition to correcting problems with the search bars in Internet Explorer, one Microsoft update automatically installs the Bing search toolbar in Firefox for people who have used other Microsoft search toolbars, such as the MSN Toolbar or the Windows Live toolbar. However, you can remove the Microsoft Bing search toolbar from Firefox at any time....

Launch the Winamp program. Click “File” and “Open Playlist.” Select the playlist you want to load. Click on the “Remove” button. Point to “Remove…” Click “Remove duplicate entries.” Winamp removes duplicate files, or those with the same name, from the playlist.

Updated July 21, 2017 Turn your Casio solar watch face-down to reveal the back plastic cover that is secured in place with six small screws. Some Casio models have two screws on either side of the watch face as well. Remove all the screws securing the back cover with your Phillips head screwdriver. Remove the screws on the side of the watch if applicable. Remove the back plastic cover from the watch by grabbing it with your fingers at either side and lifting it up....

A radio in a 2000 Honda vehicle flashing “Code” on the display is locked out by an anti-theft security system. The radio is unusable in this state and must be reset in order for you to use it again. In order to reset the radio, you need to know the radio’s security code. Once you know this code, you can use the radio’s preset buttons to enter the code in and reset the radio....

Resetting a computer monitor to its factory settings is an essential – often initial – step when troubleshooting. But not all monitors are created equal, even by the same manufacturer. Dell re-brands other company’s monitors as part of its OEM PC setups, so not all Dell monitors have the same instructions for performing a factory reset. If in doubt, check your monitor’s manual (which should have come with the PC), or track down the instructions from Dell’s extensive support documents online....

Western Digital’s line of My Passport external hard drives make it possible for users to move large amounts of data from place to place more easily. The hard drive connects to the computer via a USB cable that comes with the device, and appears in your Computer window under Devices with Removable Storage. Avoid having to save data to your computer and move it to your external hard drive by saving data directly to the external hard drive....

Save YouTube music videos to your computer as MP3 files using Web-based conversion applications that convert the Flash video files to audio. Once they’re converted and saved to your computer, you can play the MP3 files in your music management software or transfer the files for playback on your personal audio device. Writer Bio

Updated July 21, 2017 Blow the dust from your scanner and printing area with canned air. Clean the scanner bed and the underside of the document lid with a damp, lint-free cloth before scanning. Get your computer and all-in-one printer turned on and talking to each other. Open the scanning software on your computer if needed. If not, you can use the controls on your printer to run the show....

Satellite TV can help bring movies, comedies, dramas and TV shows into the homes of customers. To accomplish that, each satellite company hires a sales team to help promote packages and increase sales for the company. If you want to learn how to sell satellite TV, you need to familiarize yourself with the promotions available through the satellite companies. Writer Bio

Linksys, a subsidiary of Cisco, manufactures a broad line of home and small business network gear. Widely recognized as an industry leader, Linksys makes the process of connecting to one of its many wireless router products a relatively easy and painless exercise. With your laptop connected to a Linksys wireless router, you have access to the Internet from a distance of up to several hundred feet, depending on the signal strength of the router and obstructions in your surrounding environment....

An Optimum technician generally sets up your primary email address at the time of modem installation. If you installed your own modem, then you can set up a new primary account email address by visiting the Optimum ID Management Center (link in Resources). Up to four additional email accounts can be added to your Optimum Online account, as Optimum Online Boost, Optimum Online Boost Plus and Optimum Online Ultra accounts support up to 14 additional email addresses....

Splitting a digital image isn’t as difficult as splitting an atom, but it’s also not as easy as cutting up the real thing. With software included in your Windows operating system, though, you can precisely spit a picture into two pages, without having to worry about cursor or ruler placement. Using a quick workaround with Paint’s limited capabilities, you can cut an image exactly into two or design something that makes a single picture into two equal or not-so-equal images....

A hacked DSL modem can result in a wide range of problems, from stolen personal information to computers infected with viruses. Many of the vulnerabilities of a standard DSL modem are related to its default settings; because users don’t bother to change the settings after the initial installation, hackers have an easy way in. By adjusting your modem settings and staying on top of security, you can protect your network and your personal data....

Stopping current resident mail is possible, but requires a little work. Our name and address is sold for marketing purposes on a daily basis. Names and addresses are collected from warranty cards, contest forms, catalogs, purchases, credit card companies, and a variety of other sources. If you submit your name and address for anything related to purchases, charities or contests, you are very likely going to receive junk mail relating to these interests....

Many Internet service providers (ISPs) have their own search pages that appear when you type a nonexistent address into your browser’s address bar. These pages have sponsored results that are typically not helpful whatsoever to aid you in getting to your original destination and generate a source of revenue for your ISP. If you would rather be redirected to a 404 error page indicating that the site does not exist, as the Internet originally intended, change the domain name servers (DNS) in your network options....

Downloadable apps can optimize your iPhone for tasks such as scheduling, banking and shopping. But maintaining several apps on your device could compromise its processing speed, and you might incur extra roaming or data charges if automatic app downloads occur at inconvenient times. To avoid this, you can disable automatic downloads by modifying your iPhone’s settings. Plus, if you discover mid-download that you’ve mistakenly selected an app, you can stop the process with just a tap of your finger....

Whether they admit it or not, people tend to eavesdrop on others having cell phone conversations. If you want to stop people from listening in while you are having a conversation, you have a few options to minimize the possibilities of overly-curious people hearing more than they should. Fortunately, the available options are practical and do not require you to go to great lengths to have a private conversation. Writer Bio

AOL is an online service that allows you to connect and share information by instant messaging, emails, video conferencing or desktop sharing. The AOL desktop program suite automatically starts and signs you in when you turn on your computer. The AOL desktop will be visible by its instant chat program that is displayed on the lower left hand corner of your screen. Disabling the automatic start of AOL is simple....

Finding a name for a person based on a phone number used to be the province of the police and private detectives. Doing so required specialized connections to the telephone company, where the records of such things were stored. However, today with certain limitations anyone can find a name based on a phone number. For generations until phone deregulation in the early 1980s, the White Pages was where you went to find the phone number of someone in your area....

Verify the router is turned on and connected to your business computer. Most routers have at least a Power light. Click the “Start” button on your computer. Type “cmd” (without quotes) in the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu and then click “cmd.exe” in the list of results at the top of the menu to open the Command Prompt utility. Type “ipconfig” (without quotes) in the Command Prompt and press “Enter” to run the command....