By Randall Shatto
An LCD is Liquid Crystal Display technology. As CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors fade out, the LCD computer screens are more widely used. In addition, they are lightweight and easily moved to different locations. Keeping an LCD computer monitor clean is important. You will be able to view your work or games more efficiently. When you ignore the proper maintenance of the monitor, aging can occur....
By J.Jacobs
Early computers were capable of handling a few bytes of data, at most. Advances in technology saw the rise of kilobyte and then megabyte computing. Today, computers are capable of handling gigabytes of information. The term gigabyte refers to one billion bytes of data. A gigabyte actually contains 1,073,741,824 bytes, not 1,000,000,000 bytes as would be expected. This is because computers use...
By Jason Gordon
Printers usually come with setup disks that contain drivers, the software that tells your operating system how to talk to the printer, and utilities, manufacturer specific software that controls your printer and allows you to choose printing options. The printer will usually work fine without the utilities software, but it may not work without the drivers. The only exception is if it is...
By Amanda Kondolojy
In addition to being a first-rate game console, the PlayStation 3 (PS3) is also a great home entertainment device. It can play both standard and Blu-Ray DVDs and can store your digital music collection. But did you know you can also download movies to your PS3? The process is simple, and will allow you instant access to tons of classic movies and new releases available on the PlayStation Store....
By Tricia Goss
Internet Explorer 6.0 was included as the Internet browser in Windows XP. While Internet Explorer 7.0 is the current version and an even newer version--Internet Explorer 8.0--is now available for download, there are still many people using Internet Explorer 6.0. If you are viewing the web using IE 6.0 and are experiencing problems, try some troubleshooting steps. You can fix your web browser and...
By Traci Vandermark
So you decided to try Internet Explorer 8 and, for whatever reason, you find yourself unhappy with it. Many users have found that several software programs they had already installed on the computer don't work quite as well with IE8 as they did with IE7. It is possible to go back to Internet Explorer 7, and it can be done quickly and easily. When you installed Internet Explorer 8, you did not ...
By Erik Steel
There are many ways to obtain music online, and the legality of sharing files depends on the type of file and the service used. Here is some information to guide you through the legal issues involved in file-sharing. A person who purchases music (a CD, MP3, etc.) tacitly agrees not to violate the copyright on that music, meaning that the person will not copy or distribute that music to a third...