There are two different types of USB cameras: one type is designed to take still photographs, and the other is designed to provide a video image, such as with a webcam. Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, present on all MacBook Pro computers by default, has the software necessary to work with either type of USB camera built into the operating system. You can connect the USB camera to the MacBook Pro and it is configured automatically....
To use a Samsung network printer with your computer, your computer must recognize the device, meaning you will have to add it via the Control Panel. Unlike a printer that is physically connected to your computer that Windows will recognize and let you use automatically, a Samsung network printer will just sit on the network until you manually configure it on each computer you want to use it on. Writer Bio
Ubuntu is an open source, Linux-based operating system that can be run directly from the LiveCD or installed to a computer. Ubuntu performs most tasks that Microsoft Windows will and offers the added benefit of access to thousands of free, open source applications. Connecting to a wireless printer in Ubuntu is a straightforward configuration. Setting up a wireless printer is accomplished by using the Printing wizard.
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Connecting two routers in your home network, called, cascading helps you expand your network or manage network resources. You can create two local area networks – LAN to LAN – or a local area network inside a wide area network – LAN to WAN. Use a LAN-to-LAN connection when you want to share files and resources throughout the network. A LAN-to-WAN connection makes it easier to identify which router your devices connect to, but devices connected to one router can’t communicate with those on the other router....
Casio’s “.cam” file extension is created by Casio digital cameras whenever a picture is taken using a Casio digital camera. This file must be opened by the Casio photo software instead of any other kind of photo viewing software, such as “Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.” Converting the “.cam” file extension to the universal “.jpeg” extension allows it to be opened by many different kinds of photo viewing software, not just Casio’s....
While USB is now standard technology, MIDI is still offered and available on a wide range of musical devices. MIDI, or musical instrument digital interface, is commonly used for connecting instruments to computers. Since USB has become more of the standard, converting MIDI to USB is often necessary – especially with older instruments. If you need to covert a MIDI port to USB, you can do so with a converter and a few straightforward steps....
.RAW images is a photo image format that saves the picture in an essentially “raw” format. This means no changes have been made that are available in the camera settings, such as lighting adjustments or the white balance. This gives you more control over the quality of your image once printed or saved in the digital format. The Canon digital SLR cameras automatically save images in the CR2 format. Converting ....
Spreadsheets make working with data or statistics incredibly easy, as instead of performing constant calculations or storing information on paper, you can use a program like Quattro to do the calculations for you. However, there may come a time when you will need to use Microsoft Excel, which is more of a standard than Quattro. Fortunately, you can convert your Quattro files to Excel with ease. Warnings Writer Bio
The WPS file format is associated with to the word processor component of Microsoft Works. Works is a low-budget software suite from Microsoft that offers more basic versions of Microsoft Office functions, such as word processing, spreadsheet, calendar and database. The Microsoft Works word processor files use the .wps file extension. The simplest method to convert a .wps file to a Microsoft Word format is simply to open the file in Works and use “Save As” to save the file in ....
Many CDs today are sold with protection installed on them to prevent people from copying them illegally. If you buy a CD, you have the right to back it up to keep the original CD safe from scratches or other harm. The protection on the CD can make this difficult if you do not have the right software. Many companies make software to copy CDs that are protected into any format such as ISO....
Secure Digital cards are common recording media for numerous video and digital cameras. Although most cameras can connect directly to your computer via a USB cable, an integrated card reader allows you to copy recorded videos from the SD card without peripheral connections. Once on your computer, the video can be archived or converted onto a blank DVD-R disc. Windows DVD Maker natively converts videos into a DVD-compatible format that is playable on most DVD players....
Microsoft Office 2010 programs are designed to work together, so that you can copy a range of cells from Excel and choose from several options to paste it into another Office program, like Word. Despite all this interoperability, the row numbers and column letters will not be included when you paste the cells. To include the row numbers, you need to use an Excel feature that lets you copy the cells as they would look when printed....
To add a countdown timer in Dreamweaver, you must add some JavaScript code to the Web page. Dreamweaver has a JavaScript insertion window that helps you insert a block of JavaScript code without manually setting up the countdown timer directly in the Web page. var timeout=setTimeout(“myfunction()",4000); function myfunction() { alert (“Time up”); } In this example, the function “myfunction” executes after four seconds. The countdown timer is set in milliseconds....
One of the advantages of Word documents is that they are searchable, meaning once you create the document, it is automatically searchable. To perform a search on a Word document, only a small amount of extra work is required by the searcher.
If your computer has become unresponsive or is infected with a serious virus, you may find your only option is to reinstall the operating system. You can create your own operating system boot disk on a USB flash drive if you no longer have the original boot disk. Setting up the USB drive as a boot disk is an easy procedure, but you first have to make sure the drive is properly formatted....
Profile Bio Instagram does not allow you to edit the colors and design of your profile as Twitter does, nor let you select a Facebook-style cover image. However, you can enter some bio text on your profile by clicking your profile image on the site’s toolbar and then selecting “Edit Profile.” This text will appear above your photo feed on your profile page, and is an excellent opportunity to personalize your Instagram feed....
You may want to delete a Facebook account forever if you are concerned about the privacy of your information. When you delete a Facebook account, you will not be able to reactivate the account or access any of the information (e.g., friend pages, messages or photos) again. In addition to completely deleting your Facebook account, you can also choose to deactivate your account, which effectively puts your account on hold and makes your account inaccessible to other Facebook users....
The personal folders on Microsoft Outlook contain the email messages, calendar information and contact details that you store while using the software. The information in each personal folder is stored in an Outlook data file with a “.pst” extension, so that you can easily export the data to another computer. If you have duplicate personal folders on Outlook, or folders that you no longer use, then you can close the Outlook data file to delete the folder from the Outlook navigation pane....
Updated September 18, 2017
