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Disposing old televisions in Philadelphia is easy thanks to the city’s Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Events. Televisions should be recycled because they can contain pounds of lead and other toxic materials, including mercury in some older models. The Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off offers a monthly service at different locations throughout the city. Not only can you dispose of old televisions, but you can also get rid of other hazardous materials, including old gasoline, cellphones, paints and paint thinners, pesticides, fluorescent lights, mercury, lead....

Three-way calling is a convenient feature that’s available for most home telephone services. A three-way call is a way to add a third party to a telephone conversation. You can initiate a three-way call at any time during a regular telephone call. Use the new cell phones, such as the Motorola Droid X MB810 and the LG Revolution VS910, to make a three-way call by using a “call merge” function....

The “Hi-Speed USB Host Controller” is the part of the computer that enables the use of USB 2.0. USB 2.0 offers a huge speed advantage over USB 1.0/1.1, upgrading transfer speed from 12 mbps to 480 mbps. Without the Hi-Speed USB Host Controller installed, a computer will only be able to transfer data at USB 1.0/1.1 speeds even if the ports are USB 2.0. Some hardware device drivers are found via a manufacturer’s website, but USB 2....

The images you have captured on your Olympus digital camera can only go so far if you keep them confined to the camera. Download pictures from the Olympus camera to a PC to get more mileage out of photos. Importing images will allow you to save them to your computer’s hard drive so you can access them whenever you want. Downloading pictures from the Olympus camera will also make it possible to edit and share photos....

Microsoft Visio is intended to aid the developer with creating large and complex flowcharts. One of the advantages of Microsoft Visio is the ability to revise the flowchart over time. This leaves room for expansions and improvements as needed. Microsoft Visio allows a user to compare and evaluate processes. By storing data of cost, duration and resources the user can generate reports. This allows the developer to get a detailed view of exactly how many resources are devoted to completing a task....

Updated February 10, 2017 Restart your computer. Watch the screen for a message such as “Press F2 to enter BIOS,” “Press F1 to enter setup” or “Press DEL to enter settings.” Press the key indicated. The key you need to press to get into BIOS varies based on your motherboard and BIOS version, but it’s typically either a function key or “Delete.” Look through the BIOS menu options. While many different BIOS versions exist, video card settings are commonly found under the “Advanced” menu or the “Primary Video Adapter” menu....

Windows 7 natively allows a dual monitor setup, which extends or duplicates your display onto both monitors. It does not matter if one monitor uses an analog VGA interface, and the other uses a digital DVI interface. As long as both monitors are functional and connected to your computer, you can use them for your dual monitor setup. This setup can greatly improve your productivity, especially when your work requires multiple windows open simultaneously....

SD cards are handy devices, but since a multitude of accessories use them (phones, cameras and even the Wii), they fill quickly with data. Erasing the data from an SD card requires just a few mouse clicks when the card is connected to a computer. For this task, you will need an SD card reader. Any type of SD card reader will do, be it USB, express port, or built-in to your laptop or desktop....

The online photo website Snapfish lets you upload photos from the Web and from third-party applications. To upload images and photo albums from your Mac’s iPhoto library, you can use Snapfish’s iPhoto Exporter tool, which supports photo uploads to existing Snapfish folders and also lets you create new folders. After you upload your photos to your Snapfish account, you can share the photos with others or use the website’s photo printing features....

Louisiana provides people with driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrest records online. Police departments, county clerks and public databases are three of the most common avenues to obtain information. You can also request DWI arrest records in Louisiana by mail. Tips Writer Bio

Tracing a cell phone number’s ID is not very easy, given that cell phone numbers are not listed in phone books. There are several companies on the Internet that allow you to trace unlisted cell phone number owners. However, most of these companies charge you a small fee for the trace. Other than that, you can also try running a search on the Internet. You might just get lucky enough to find the information you are looking for....

Updated August 29, 2017 Just ask nicely. If there’s no reason to hide your desire to know somebody’s name, sending a polite email is likely to get the result you want, especially if you’ve already had friendly contact with the person before. Check the domain of the email address – the part after the @ symbol. If it’s a free email provider such as Gmail or Yahoo, proceed to the next step....

Updated August 23, 2017 Check a reverse phone number lookup service such as White Pages, 411 or AnyWho. Some cell phone users have opted to list their phone numbers with these or other online services. Search for the 10-digit cell phone number on Facebook. Many users list their cell phone numbers in their profile information. Even if the caller’s privacy settings prevent you from viewing his profile, if there is a match it is displayed as the top result....

Theme Variations The Tumblr platform provides a set of tools for the non-techical blogger to use to customize her blogs. However, the options available to you when fixing your Tumblr blog background are limited to the flexibility of your theme. For example, some themes provide a method for uploading background images through the interface without editing code, some themes provide both background color and image options, but for other themes these options are not available....

Common to Windows Vista-based operating systems, file permission errors typically occur when a shared folder fails to be saved to the network. You may receive the following message prompt: “There has been a network or file permission error. The network connection may be lost.” When this happens, you must make an edit to the registry to fix it. While this situation certainly brings some annoyance, you can work around it....

Updated February 10, 2017 On/Off Operation The On/Off switch of first, third and fourth generation Shuffles has three positions – Off, Cycle and Shuffle. The second generation Shuffle has two switches – On/Off and Cycle/Shuffle. When looking at the switch, in all cases the On/Off switch should show a green color when the Shuffle is on. Make sure the switch is on before checking other possible causes. The On/Off switch also serves as a software reset control....

Microblogging on Twitter requires creativity to keep your messages to 140 characters or less. This often means dropping letters from words or using text-speak so your messages fit into a tweet. Finding ways to format your messages, especially when using links or hashtags, requires succinct wording to convey your point. Twitter also doesn’t support text formatting such as bold, italics or underline to keep your messages simple and clutter free....

The “Watchtower Library” is a collection of religious texts for Jehovah’s Witnesses. The program is distributed on a CD-ROM and can be installed to any disk drive. You can install the application through its setup wizard. If you wish to take these texts with you, you can do so by installing the library to your USB memory stick.

While replacing a failed keyboard on a desktop computer is a simple matter, replacing the keyboard on a laptop is a bit more complicated. It also is much more costly, so before you give up and have the entire unit replaced, it is a good idea to attempt a repair. Many common laptop keyboard problems, including sticking keys, non-functioning keys and repeating keys, can be fixed. Writer Bio

Your Blogger blog is your own personal Web site that you can use for personal or professional ends. It is a quick and easy way to reach out and interact with other online visitors and share experiences or thoughts. The Blogger URL is the Web address that people use to access your posts. When you create the blog, you can attach to it any URL, provided that it is available and meets the character regulations for a Web address....