You were surely in a situation in which you had a video file but you were not able to play it. The most common reason for this happening stands in the lack of the needed codec for playpack. All audio or video tracks one will find in 1 file are coded and this immediately means that you have to decode it in order to play them. A codec is used in order to decode the information and make playback possible. In order to know exactly what codec you might require one tool that is highly useful is GSpot. You can download it HERE and if you continue reading we will teach you how to use it and how to achieve the task at hand (finding out what codecs we need). Later on in the tutorial you will also learn of an alternative you can utilize. Continue reading this post…

How many times have you noticed that your computer fan is filled with dust? There is a big chance that it happened many times and unless you use the computer less than a regular user, you will notice that the computer fan collects a lot of hair, dust, dirt and different types of debris. You need to pay attention to the fan and prevent such problems and the best way to do this is to clean the computer fan o regular basis. You will only need dust cloths, tweezers, compressed air and cotton swabs. All is easy and let us see how to do it properly.

Hot To Clean a Computer Fan

The first step is unplugging your computer. Move the CPU to a locations where you have enough place to work and vacuum dust all the CD players and air vents. It is not only the computer fan that Continue reading this post…

The Mac Mini was released as an entry-level Mac personal computer and does not come with a keyboard, mouse or monitor, together with quite minimal possibilities of upgrades. As this is the case, the Apple Mac Mini does not support dual monitor setup. If this is what you need you will need an extra tool called “dualHead2Go“, by Matrox. This gadget will split your horizontal display lines in half and will send one half to one monitor, thus making it possible to send to two monitors. To put it simple, this will basically emulate the behavior of a dual monitor support graphics card and will make it possible to attach two monitors to one Apple Mac Mini. Now the problem is that the Mac Mini can not hold the resolution of twice the normal width. This is where a program is needed that can put in a custom resolution. We recommend the use of SwitchResX, a program that is free for 15 days usage and paid from that point. Keep in mind that dualHead2Go is also recommended for notebook personal computers and is a viable alternative to you installing a new graphics card that comes with dual display capabilities. Let us now see exactly how to do everything. Continue reading this post…

The Automated System Recovery Tool in Windows XP can be highly useful. If you created an Automated System Recovery disk set after you installed the operating system you will be able to use it. It includes a set of recovery disks that can aid in restoring the system partition to the original state it was at when the backup was made. The only real problem is that you will lose every bit of data that was stored after the recovery point, which means that all you did after the creation of the Automated System Recovery disks will be lost. If this is ok for you and you have problems that can be fixed through this recovery process, here is how to do it.

First insert the Windows XP CD in your drive and boot your computer. The booting sequence can be arranged in the BIOS setup screen that is accessible through pressing the needed task before the Windows XP loading screen appears. Boot from the CD and a blue screen will appear. It will have the message “Press F6 to load RAID or SCSI drivers.” If you use such resources press F6. At the bottom of the screen you will notice a message that says “Press F2 to run the Automated System Recovery Process“. Press F2, of course. A new screen will be visible and now just follow the instructions to create the ASR floppy disk.

A lot of individuals have already found out about the importance of CISCO certification. We hear talking about it but the fact is that few people actually understand how valuable such a degree is. We are talking about IT certification programs that are widely respected and that are available for obtaining through the Internet. The Cisco Career Certifications are nowadays a big plus for all networking professionals, for the companies that choose to employ them and for managers. We are talking about 1 General Cisco certification of the 6 available: Routing & Switching, Design, Service Provider, Security, Storage Networking, Voice and Wireless. You also have the possibility of going for Specialist Certifications that will add even more to your personal resume.

We are living in a world where a lot of people know how to operate computers and computer networks. There is a need to differentiate between individuals and their skill levels. The Learning Center of the Cisco Learning Network is the best place to start everything. With time passing you get to learn a lot of valuable information and the actual Cisco Certification you can receive at the end of classes will have a direct impact on your career success in this field of activity. The reason behind it is that you will get the proper knowledge needed and to put it frank, such certification is a huge plus to your personal CV, influencing chances of getting hired and, of course, even the salary you are offered by employers. If you are working in IT and this is what you want to do in the future as well, we recommend that you go through CISCO Certifications and that you take the courses as the benefits are numerous. We are talking about all the elements linked with networking and it is needless to say that the future is based on IT and networking.

Believe it or not, few people know how to completely delete ALL data on a personal computer. There are different ways to do this but we are going to present only one that is very fast and secure while not needing much computer skills. If you are ready to delete everything and re-install windows here is what you can do.

First we recommend that you download a program called Secure Erase. You can do this by going HERE. Next save it to a CD-R or floppy after unzipping. Reboot your computer and access BIOS during the boot stage. The computer will tell you one key to press in order to enter Start-Up or BIOS before the operating system screen appears. You will have to change the computer boot order in such a way that it first boots from the CD drive or floppy drive, the choice depending on where you saved Secure Erase. Next exit BIOS and save everything. You will get a DOS prompt when the computer starts up and there type “hdderase” in order to start the program. Next the Secure Erase menu will appear. You need to choose either Secure Erase or Enhanced Secure Erase next. All is done and the only next process is to re-install your operating system.

It is needless to say that not every single person that owns a computer knows how to maintain them. Many people tend to think that some problems that appear are caused by the Windows Operating System when in fact there might be other factors involved. Some individuals end up re-installing Windows and this has led to the popular belief that Windows XP needs to be reinstalled at least once per year. The truth is not like that and I have my Windows XP installed for a lot more than 1 year without having problems that might have caused re-installation. The moral is: if you are new to the Internet and computers or do not know this, one of the most important things you must do is keep your computer tuned up at all times.

One of the least looked after task that is of extreme importance is Defragmenting your Computer. It will aid you more than you can think about and in order to do this you will first have to close all programs that are running except Explorer, Sound Icon and Systray. In order to do this you will have to press CONTROL + ALT + DELETE. Highlight every Continue reading this post…

We live in a world where there are a lot more opportunities for both bloggers and advertisers. With this in mind it is plain to see why a service like SocialSpark.com has so much success. We are talking about a web site that unites bloggers with advertisers in an environment that is more than business. It is also friendly as the entire web site is also built with social networking elements, all aimed towards helping advertisers and bloggers in getting what they want: a perfect place to advertise for advertisers and money through writing reviews or selling ad space for bloggers. It does not really matter which one you are as both have a lot to win due to the sheer simplicity of the entire program. You are actually paid for your honest review and advertisers will obtain link backs that they need and an honest opinion about their services. All is built around the fact that only truth is expressed and the reviews are not forcefully positive, something that other similar sites around practice at the moment. Although we are talking about a rather new web site when compared with others, this does not stop it to be a great opportunity, one that should not be neglected. Advertisers can pay as much as they want and bloggers can be honest in their reviews and make money in the process. What more can you want?

This one is the most common problems I have heard when talking about maths in Word 2007. In most cases the solution that is chosen by most people stands in drawing everything in Paint or Photoshop and then importing the image in Microsoft Word. Well, there is a far easier way that most individuals are not aware of. This is because Microsoft Word 2007 already has a built in “plugin” that can aid you. The only real problem you would have is if that plugin is not installed. In this case it can still be done if you have a Microsoft Office CD so that the option would be installed when you try to use it. In order to add a mathematical equation in Word 2007 all you need to do is click on the Insert Ribbon Toolbar and then click the Equation button. It is located on the far right hand side and it will save you from a lot of problems when compared to using Paint or similar methods.

Ever wanted to test your websites in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Well now you can! This tutorial will show you how to run IE6 and IE7 on the same PC at the same time!

Requirements for this tutorial:
Windows PC
IE6
IE7 Install File (Do not install)

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