AirPlay is an Apple system for wirelessly streaming video from Macs and iOS devices to a television screen. The system is primarily designed to work through a device called AppleTV that receives the wireless signal and is plugged in to the TV set. Although the system is based around Macs and iOS, you can use independently-developed software to use a PC in place of, or alongside, Apple devices. Different software allows you to use the PC in a different manner....
Craigslist requires a valid phone number for your account when you post ads in certain categories. The categories requiring verification vary based on the geographic area, but the process for creating a phone verification are the same for all of the regional boards on the Craigslist network. Add a phone number to your account and verify that the number is correct so that Craigslist knows your account is not the product of a computer generated registration....
There are a number of ways to get jokes sent to your mobile device. Joke subscription services, for example, provide regularly updated content that is sent to your email, text messaging service or social network newsfeed. Launch a joke-telling app, on the other hand, and you can get a joke on demand without waiting for the daily update. While some may require a monthly service payment or incur per-text messaging fees, there are many joke services that you can access for free....
Go to Google Maps and locate the search bar at the top of the page. You can search maps by address or landmark. Enter the location address or landmark you want to obtain geographic coordinates for in the search bar. Click “Search Maps” after you enter the location. The location will be displayed in a map. Center the map if needed. If you want to find the coordinates for a place on a map near the location or landmark you searched for, right-click over that spot on the map and select “Center map here” from the list of options....
Stickam is an online chat community, designed to allow users around the world to spend time talking together. Registered users can create their own chat room but must have a Web cam to do so. This person hosts the chat room and can ban members at any time. Hosts also have the opportunity to make their chat rooms private and only allow invited guests to converse. Stickam users can ask permission to join a chat room....
Your Windows desktop is an integral part of the operating system, as it is commonly displayed whenever your computer is idle. Adding wallpapers is a method of personalizing your Windows profile; wallpaper serves as a user-friendly and accessible feature. If your desktop wallpaper was changed by accident or without your consent, you can retrieve it using Windows 7’s Personalization options. Tips Writer Bio
Log in to your Tumblr account, and then click the gear icon to open the Settings menu. Select the blog you wish to customize, and then click the “Customize” button in the Theme options. Click “Edit HTML” under your theme’s name in the theme customization screen. Press “Ctrl-F” in the HTML field to bring up the search function. Type “block:photo” (omit the quotes) into the search field to search your theme’s code for the instance of the “{block:Photo}” tag, which relates to how your theme handles image posts....
Check the Code Under the Tumblr dashboard of the blog you wish to edit, click the “Customize” link in the right column. Select “Edit HTML” in the left column to display the source code of your blog’s theme. You can make changes and edits directly in this code to alter your theme’s appearance and behavior. Find and Delete To remove the reblog option in your blog, press “Ctrl-F” to open a search box....
Hacking your Magellan Maestro GPS allows you to add applications onto the device similar to a PDA, or personal digital assistant. The Magellan Maestro is a Global Positioning System; however, it runs on an operating system (OS) that has the ability to run multiple software programs. By using your computer, a file manager and your Magellan Maestro’s USB cable, you can hack your Magellan Maestro in just a few steps to modify the GPS device....
Click your blog in the upper right corner of the dashboard and then choose “Create a new blog” from the menu. Type a title for your new blog into the “Title” field and a URL into the “URL” field. Enable the “Password protect this blog” option if you wish to use it and then type a password. Click the “Create Blog” button. Click “Members” below the name of your new secondary blog to navigate to the blog’s Members page....
Microsoft Excel is powerful spreadsheet software that allows you to use up to 16,000 columns of data. With the ability to have vast amounts of data in one spreadsheet, there may be times when you just don’t need to display all the data at once. For example, you may want to print just a small portion of the worksheet; hiding the cells you don’t want to print will enable you to print only the cells that are unhidden....
If you want to mask or hide your Internet protocol address, you can do so with a proxy server. Proxy servers are computers which connect you to the various Internet services that you require. Once set up, your computer will connect to the Internet via your proxy server, instead of directly to the Internet. Proxy server settings are set up within your Web browser. Google Chrome has various options to help set up your proxy server details for home browsing....
A big advantage of HDTV sets is their compliance and connectivity with computers. You can use your HD TV as a computer monitor. Most computers require a Video Graphics Array (VGA) cable to connect its video output to, but most TVs today will accept this. Even if your TV doesn’t have a connection port for a VGA cable, you can use its HDMI port to connect the 2 with the right converter....
Updated July 21, 2017 Look for a red or green lettering of “Refurbished” on a white background on the packing box. This is the first indicator that you have a refurbished product. Look for a non-descript box, such as one lacking a company name. This will be the second indicator that the product is refurbished. Most refurbished products will come out of a different warehouse/building. Look to see if you have a packing manifest of your unit....
With the Nook Reading App installed on your Android tablet or smartphone, you can take advantage of the Barnes & Noble Nook features without having to pay for a Nook device. When you purchase a new title using your Barnes & Noble account, for example, you can access the book from the Barnes & Noble cloud storage instead of saving it directly to your device. Your personal collection of ePub book files, however, must be sideloaded onto your Android device so you can access them from within the app....
When using multiple Apple devices as part of your company’s infrastructure, you probably want to maintain some settings continuity between them. This can apply either to your own personal devices, or those of your employees. If you want to import settings from one device, such as your iPhone, to another, such as your iPad, then you can use iTunes. ITunes can back up one device and import those settings into another Apple device....
Updated February 10, 2017 Open your drawing in AutoCAD. Click “File,” then “Save As.” Click on a DXF format from the drop-down box. SmartDraw only supports DXF formats up to the AutoCAD 14 version, so be sure not to select a version higher than that. Now, if you want to import your entire drawing into SmartDraw, skip to step 4. If you only want to import specific objects, you’ll need to make a few changes to AutoCAD’s save options, so continue to step 3....
Ethernet cables, also known as Category 5 (Cat5) and Category 6 (Cat6) cables, are a common sight when working with a wired computer network. While most people are used to working with ethernet cables in predetermined lengths, buying cable in bulk and cutting it to the needed length can be much more economical for IT specialists who have to maintain or expand a large network. Even if you don’t have a lot of networking cable to maintain, being able to install the end connectors (known as RJ-45 connectors) onto an ethernet cable can mean the difference between replacing a damaged Cat5 cable and being able to repair it....
Sometimes all you have is a cell phone number with no idea whose it is. Maybe it showed up on your phone caller ID, was listed in your cell phone statement as a number that called you or was jotted down on a piece of paper. It might seem difficult finding the name associated with that number, but actually it’s not. By checking the number in some databases and search engines and conducting a little investigative work, it’s possible to link that cell phone number to a person....
Setting a faded picture as your background in Microsoft Publisher can add splash to your publication without interfering with the text and other illustrations. You can use any almost image file for the background, even photos. With the transparency tools introduced in Publisher 2013, you have full control over how much of the original image shows through. Once you fade a picture, you can use it as the background for part of a single page, or you can create a full-page background for use throughout your publication....
