Voice over Internet Protocol doesn’t work well with residential HughesNet satellite connections, according to a report published by the Rural Mobile and Broadband Alliance in 2011. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it with HughesNet at all. For VoIP technology to work seamlessly, it requires a mode of data transmission that’s void of delays. Satellite Internet providers are working hard to address this shortcoming in the technology. Writer Bio
Making its debut in 2006, the MacBook Pro is the top-of-the-line laptop from the technology company Apple Inc.’s lineup of Macintosh computers. At the time of publication, the computer offers three display sizes, which are identified according to diagonal measurements of their light-emitted diode backlit widescreens. Also, the display size corresponds with the laptop’s overall physical dimensions and display quality. Writer Bio
Some active categories offer stiff competition when selling your wares on Craigslist. That means your newly created posting could quickly become buried a few hours later as new ads push your listing further down the page. Although you can’t immediately move your ad, Craigslist allows you to renew the ad every 48 hours so it reappears at the top of the page. You can continue doing this every two days until the posting’s 30-day life expires, at which point you have the option to repost the ad....
It is fairly easy to create a silver effect in Photoshop using the existing tools. You can apply this silver effect to text or shapes by using a mask, once you have created the silver “layer.” Writer Bio
Profile Portrait To upload or change your profile portrait, click the settings gear icon in your dashboard, then click the name of the blog to edit in the right sidebar menu. Click the avatar icon next to the title of your blog in the blog Settings page. The File Upload dialog box opens. Click the camera icon in the center of the form to open the Browse dialog box. Browse to and then click on your portrait photo....
When sending an email, the opening salutation often sets the tone for the entire message, much like it does for its older cousin the paper letter. Addressing an email to one person – or even two people – is usually simple enough, but when you are sending the same message to three or more people things can start getting a bit muddled, and you run the risk of inadvertently offending somebody....
ATA and Serial ATA (SATA) are the two classifications of internal hard drives that can be purchased for your computer. Although SATA is a newer technology and capable of higher transfer rates, ATA hard drives are still produced because of the many computers that still use them. Understanding the differences between these drives can help you determine the best drive upgrade to fit your needs. Writer Bio
Choosing between a telephone modem and a cable modem depends on a variety of factors. Cable modems use fiber optic technology to access the Internet. Telephone modems rely on telephone lines. An Internet user should consider cost, speed, reliability and availability before choosing a modem.
If you use PayPal to buy or sell on eBay, you can cancel and even refund eBay payments. You must act quickly – if the order is already processed and claimed, you can’t cancel the payment through PayPal and must ask for a refund from the seller instead. Buyers may choose to cancel a payment if the seller isn’t responding to questions, hasn’t shipped the item or the item description changed drastically at the last minute....
Malware has the potential to hijack your email account, using it to send messages to every contact in your address book. These messages can include commercial spam or even threats. Email from malware isn’t just sent to your friends and neighbors, either. According to Symantec, a leading security software company, malware has sent threats to government websites about mass murder, airline bomb threats and school attacks. Writer Bio
The message system in iOS is designed to give you confidence in your correspondence. One feature iMessage offers is a read receipt, a type of notification that gives a message sender more information about the status of the message he sent. A sender knowing whether you’ve read his message is dependent on the settings you’ve selected on your iPhone. Writer Bio
Yes, you can back up your programs to external drives. Backing up to external drives is an excellent way to back up your programs. You should also back up your financial information, personal files, music and videos at least once a week.
Facebook lets you add a link and a photo in the same post, but the social network won’t show the usual link preview pane with a thumbnail image and link description if you choose this option. You can post a Facebook update that includes both a photo and link to an external Web page with either the status update or photo post tools on your Facebook homepage. Writer Bio
Since the Web has a seemingly unlimited supply of free animated GIFs, you might as well use some of them to enhance your video project. Find an amusing cat GIF, for instance, and you can insert it into an existing video if you have software that can perform that task.
More than half the people in the United States use a cellphone, according to Planet Omni. With advanced features being added to phones and to networks at a rapid pace, it’s likely that number will grow. To maintain some kind of competitive marketplace, the law permits subscribers from one network to take their telephone number with them when they switch to another network. The network providers are permitted to recover their costs for transferring numbers....
Of the TV services available in your area, you’ve narrowed your choices to two offerings from Verizon. Both its FiOS TV and DirecTV services sound good to you. In choosing the right plan for you, you’ll need to see what each individual package in each service offers, what the prices are and decide what matches what you both want and can afford.
Satellite Internet – like DSL, cable Internet, and fiber-optic Internet – is one form of broadband, or high-speed, Internet service. Satellite Internet, along with certain long-range wireless technologies, is an effective solution for providing broadband Internet service to those in rural and otherwise underserved areas. AT&T, already a major national Internet provider, has begun offering satellite Internet service. Writer Bio
It’s a common myth that you must charge your rechargeable batteries until they’re completely full and not charge them until they’re empty. That was true for nickel-cadmium batteries, which can suffer from capacity issues when improperly charged. The iPhone uses a lithium ion battery and does not need the same care as nickel-cadmium batteries. Unplugging your iPhone before it’s fully charged does not damage the battery or its capacity. Writer Bio
Updated August 29, 2017 It’s Almost Like Overdraft It doesn’t take long to start the process that links your bank account to PayPal. Simply log in to your account and click the “Add or Edit Bank Account” button on your profile page. PayPal emails you instructions explaining how to complete the process. They will normally deposit or withdraw a few cents to verify the account is linked. After you link your accounts, you can use PayPal to buy something that costs more than the amount of money you have in your PayPal account....
Checking Your Internet Connection One of the most important factors in a Facebook video upload is the Internet connection. When you are connected to a network that is slow or intermittent, your video may fail to upload. If you have been using a 3G or 4G connection, connect to a Wi-Fi network and retry the upload. In general, a Wi-Fi network provides faster speeds, which can improve your chances of video upload success....
