The Brightstar remote is a universal remote that can be programmed with a wide variety of devices, including TVs, VCRs, and DVD and AUX players. They are programmable to dozens of different brands of these devices, including RCA and Sony. Programming these devices requires inserting batteries and pressing a specific set of buttons. You have to enter a specific code for your device that can be found by looking in your instruction manual or looking at websites like Clean Remote....

Sanyo makes Eneloop batteries that are rechargeable. Each Eneloop battery can be used up to 1,500 times. This will reduce the amount of batteries that end up in landfills. Eneloop batteries also last four times longer than your traditional Alkaline batteries, holding 75 percent of their charge even after sitting in storage for three years. You will need a Sanyo Eneloop charger in order to charge your Eneloop batteries. Warnings Writer Bio

Theme Garden If you’re looking for themes for Tumblr, the Theme Garden is a good place to start. Think about the aspects of Mac design that you like the most, whether it’s the bright icons with recognizable shapes, the muted background colors, the rounded lines or the tiled displays. As you scan the themes available in the Theme Garden, look for themes that incorporate those elements into their design. Themes may not be affiliated with Apple, but some can still have the look that Apple is known for....

Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet program can benefit nonprofit organizations by helping the organization keep track of funding, donations, contacts and any other data suited to spreadsheet format. Microsoft offers a free PDF publication that outlines how Information Technology can assist nonprofits with links to further information about technology planning (see Resources). This publication can help you determine how Excel and other software will best work with your nonprofit.

The amplifier manufacturer Nakamichi licensed its circuitry technology from the well-regarded amplifier manufacturer Threshold, which was a class A amplifier circuitry labeled “Stasis” by designer Nelson Pass. This specialized amplifier circuitry was used in a line of expensive Nakamichi SR and TA series of stereo receivers, as well as in the Nakamichi PA series of power-amplifiers such as the PA-5 and PA-7. Writer Bio

Operating systems are the core of the computing environment–providing users a common and easy-to-use interface to the hardware and software installed on a computer. Exploits in operating system code wreak havoc on computers, giving hackers the ability to steal data and to damage both hardware and software. Operating system security is crucial because it protects the central control system of a computer. Writer Bio

Dell was founded in 1984 and has since been producing computers, laptops and printers for users across the world. Printers communicate with your computer through “Drivers,” which can be thought of as translators, turning your commands into something the printer understands. Drivers are particular to your operating system (e.g. Windows Vista) and not your laptop. As a result, most printers are compatible with Dell computers, and drivers are often released for unsupported operating systems....

The iPhone comes with many convenient and useful features, including the integrated camera that takes high-resolution photos and shoots video. When you snap photos with an iPhone, it saves them in the Camera Roll. After taking the photos, you can move them to other folders. The iPhone enables you to create or rename photo folders with a few taps. However, the iPhone does not include a feature that lets you rename the photos themselves....

In graphic design, background color provides what paint and wallpaper offer interior decorators: a context, a canvas, a backdrop, a foundation. Whether it comes from the color of non-white paper, from graphics or from photos, background color sets the tone and mood of the visual materials you create. When it surrounds a work in progress inside a page-layout application such as Adobe InDesign, background color also influences the designer’s reaction to the work itself....

A mailing list is a database of personal or business contacts. Collect business information from customers every time they contact your company, especially your website. Use a combination of Microsoft Office Outlook’s Contacts, Excel and Word to maintain customer and personal information. MS Contacts is a database program to collect and store information. Export a list of names and addresses to Excel and use Word to format and print labels....

While the use of peripheral devices with Universal Serial Bus (USB) connections is ubiquitous at this point, there are still some devices, such as older printers, that use older connections such as parallel cables. Parallel cables do offer overall fast transfer, but serial cables offer a simplicity of implementation and thus ease of use. Also, serial connections are cheaper and thus have become a de facto standard for many computer devices such as MP3 players, printers and external hard drives....

If you are experiencing problems with your LG TV, such as it not turning on, your power cord might be bad. The good news is replacing the power cord is simple – modern LG flat-panel TVs have removable power cords, so replacing the cord is as easy as buying a new one. Troubleshoot the issue first to make sure the cord is bad before spending the money, although new cords start at only $8 as of the date of publication....

Your Android’s Web browsers provide a history of your searches with the most recent sites listed first. This browsing history can bring up each entry in a new tab for quick access. Your browser apps also enable you to manage your log with the option to remove this search history for your privacy.

RFID, or Radio-Frequency Identification, is a method of storing data and retrieving it via radio waves. Much in the same way a barcode can store information about a type of product, RFID tags contain unique identifiers that correspond to inventory database records. Switching to RFID in your logistics chain offers some significant advantages over traditional inventory control methods. Writer Bio

Dashboard Access Tumblr has added a “Mass-editor” button to your blog’s dashboard that allows you to access its “Mega-Editor” tool. The button will take you to your own Mega-Editor page that provides options to delete posts, edit tags or add tags. Click on all of the posts you want to edit and then click the button for the action you want to take. The site will ask you to confirm the choice before it makes any changes, such as deleting posts or tags....

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. When something like “HTTP.1.1 Service Unavailable” appears on your computer screen, it is known as an HTTP status code. There are many different status codes, each with their own specific number and corresponding meaning.

The computer’s video card and monitor work together to produce the display. The video card draws the information, while the monitor displays it. Every monitor has an optimal resolution at which it’s designed to display best. If the video card tries to display at a resolution the monitor can’t handle, you will see an “out of range” message or a blank screen. The “out of range” message means the monitor is incapable of displaying at the given resolution....

There are a number of reasons why PCs give error messages: a virus, a deleted file, corrupted software and a host of other reasons too long to list. Error 204 is one of the most common errors a Windows user can encounter. Writer Bio

Finding information about a cell phone number or finding out someone’s cell number via the Internet for free boils down to a process of first obtaining what information is readily available for free and then using that information to gain more details by systematically refining searches containing the data. Most look-up sites will give you nominal information for free and offer you more for a fee. Rather than paying the fee, you can use the provided information to track down what you are looking for....

They’re not quite liquid and not quite crystals, but liquid crystals make it possible for you to hang a lightweight wide-screen TV on your wall. If you ever plan to shop for a new or refurbished LCD television, monitor or other display device, you’ll make a wiser purchasing decision by learning how they work and the grading system people use to compare Grade A LCDs to Grade B units. Writer Bio