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Partitioning your hard drive can have numerous benefits. From allowing you to better manage your data by quarantining music and movie files from system files–which in turn will help keep you from losing all your media if you ever need to reformat–to allowing you to install a second operating system on the same drive, there are few reasons to not partition your hard drive. And if you have been having trouble with getting the process to work through Windows itself, using the DOS command prompt is a great way to get the job done....

Microsoft Powerpoint is used to create visual aids for presentations by businesses, churches, schools and any other organization or individual that give presentations. Powerpoint can also be used to create summaries when a formal presentation is not required. Creating an article summary presentation is an easy process, but it can require quite a bit of effort, especially if the article is extensive. Once completed, it can be distributed as a summary or directly adapted for use with an oral presentation....

Flyers are used to advertise special events or sales. A well-designed A5 flyer can make your announcement or advertisement stand out and attract the attention you want. You probably already have the software on your computer to create custom A5 flyers for your business or organization. A5 flyers are easy to make, so open up your favorite word processing or desktop publishing program and, with a little imagination, create custom A5 flyers to fill your needs....

Quickly get the email inbox on your Mac under control using built-in options to delete and filter large amounts of email. Apple Mail includes many built-in features to help you organize, flag, sort and view your email messages. When you want to delete a large amount of email simultaneously, you can search for the specific emails you want to delete and rid your email boxes of unwanted messages. You can also use a filter to automatically delete specific types of email messages and avoid the need to manually delete those messages in the future....

Cram up to 40,000 of your favorite songs into the iPod Classic–Apple’s flagship portable media player–to enjoy while on the go. You may wish to delete music from an iPod Classic, whether it’s because you no longer like the song or need to make room for new music. Apple has integrated manual management of your music into its iTunes software to allow you to delete songs on your iPod with just a few clicks of your mouse....

Networking your PC devices can greatly expand their capabilities and ease of use. But while creating and joining a Windows network has become much easier over the past few years, you will probably find that if you no longer want a network you created, the steps to delete it are significantly less obvious. Fortunately, on Windows Vista or Windows 7, it isn’t too difficult once you know the steps. Writer Bio

While the pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer can block annoying pop-up ads that may slow down your browser, you may need to disable it if you are unable to use certain Web pages or download applications from the Internet. When enabled, the pop-up blocker displays a message when pop-up ads are blocked. Disabling the pop-up blocker is a quick and simple process that takes minutes to complete. Writer Bio

Molex is a manufacturer of electronic connectors that include several types of connectors for various uses. The company makes products for individual consumers and industrial clients. Several Molex connectors have clips that snap together when plugged in to hold the connections firmly even if the wires get pulled. Molex designs some clips for finger manipulation, others release with slight pressure from common tools, but one particular connector requires a special extraction tool for removal....

Pandora is a free Internet radio service that allows you to create custom stations that play only the music you like. Pandora was originally developed for the Web and was meant to be viewed in your Web browser. However, it is now available on many different platforms. If you like to listen to your music on the go, while working out or in the car, you can download Pandora onto your Android-powered phone and listen to your custom stations from anywhere....

Smiley Central is a program that allows you to add smileys to programs such as AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ and email. Once installed, you can select from a variety of smiley faces including winks, frowns, kiss faces, and personalize your outgoing messages or instant chats. Smiley Central is free and simple to install. Within minutes you can begin using the smileys to highlight your mood.

If you use Photoshop to edit and retouch photos, you’ll might also need to use its drawing tools to create simple shapes such as an arch. Creating and designing your own arch from within the program prevents problems you could have importing an arch from another program. You can size it exactly, avoid white backgrounds and preserve your color scheme. By saving the paths, you can use the arch again for duplicates and patterns....

Open the GIF file you want to edit in your editing software. You can use software designed for editing photos or for other graphics. Either: (a) Go to “File” and “Open” and navigate to where you have the GIF saved, or (b) if you are at the GIF file, right-click it and choose “Open With,” then choose your editing program. Make a copy of your GIF file.This is optional, but highly recommended....

When you plug your iPod into your computer, the iPod automatically begins to charge and to sync with iTunes. Your iPod’s screen keeps you updated as to its progress in terms of both syncing and charging. You should not disconnect the iPod from your computer while it is actively syncing with iTunes, but may do so even if the iPod has not reached its full charge. After it is done syncing, the iPod provides a message stating that you should eject the iPod before disconnecting it....

Electromagnetic interference is electrical noise that enters electronic equipment from radio signals and other sources. It’s a nuisance that shows up as hum and hiss in audio, static and scrambled pictures in video and errors in data networks. Although the sources are all around you, with careful installation and use of equipment, you can effectively eliminate troublesome EMI. Writer Bio

According to eBay, buyers who use the Best Offer feature pay 33 percent less on average than buyers who purchase fixed-price listings. These savings potentially come after you offer a lower price than is listed for an eBay item, thereby initiating a negotiation with the seller. If you want to capitalize on these savings, you first need to locate applicable products. EBay offers two ways of accomplishing this: you can use the Advanced Search feature, or you can choose one of the filters on the search results page....

Finding the phone number to a person or business in England, or the United Kingdom, can be easy if you have the right information and access to the Internet. Likewise, if you want to trace a phone number from England, there are many resources available for a small monthly fee. Finding a number from England has never been so streamlined. You can also register with a mobile phone tracing company, such as TraceAMobile....

Rediff.com is an Indian entertainment, shopping, information and news portal. It also offers web based mail to over 65 million registered users. If you are also a registered member of this service but have lost or forgotten the password, there are ways to recover it without having to lose your email account. Rediff email offers a password recovery tool that will help you regain access to your inbox. Writer Bio

If you have satellite service for your TV, you have at least one satellite receiver – generally one unit per TV. Receivers have unique identifiers, such as the receiver ID (RID) number for DirecTV and the CA-ID number for Dish Network, that help the satellite company keep track of which receivers are assigned to each customer. If your satellite company asks you for your receiver’s RID or CA-ID number, the location of that number depends on which satellite service provider you use....

Computer disasters happen all the time. One of the worst ones is losing priceless MySpace photos from a profile that have been deleted due to a computer crashing. The best way to prevent this from happening is to always back up image files on a data CD or flash drive. But hindsight is always 20/20. Reading this probably means it’s too late for that. There are still a few things that can be done to find the lost photos....