Learning how to program a Radio Shack police scanner will allow you to listen to local police activity, or find out what is going on around the city with road crews. You can program the scanner to listen to specific channels, or scan through all frequencies that the scanner picks up. Warnings Writer Bio

Microsoft Access is used to create forms and databases that can record information and improve productivity. Once you create a database, you have the opportunity to publish it so individuals can see your work. Publishing a Microsoft Access database might seem daunting but it can be doneeasily. Tips Writer Bio

Updated September 18, 2017

Facebook provides several different avenues for sharing media on your wall. For instance, you can share photos or links. The website also has multiple options for placing videos on walls. For example, you can record a video directly from your webcam to your wall or to a friend’s. You also have the option to upload videos from your hard drive to your own wall. Lastly, Facebook allows you to post videos from popular video websites, such as Hulu or YouTube, by utilizing the “Links” feature....

Apple’s iPhone features a built-in digital camera on the back of the device, which can be accessed and utilized by a host of different applications. By installing a bar code-reading application, you can take a photo of a book or product’s bar code and use the application to decipher the information, or to perform an online search based on the bar code’s data. Warnings Writer Bio

As you sit and read your new Kindle book, you might start to wonder about the footnotes. After all, sometimes the tidbits of information or references really can help you dig deeper into the story, especially when you’re reading the classics. On the Kindle, however, the notes aren’t at the bottom of each page. Look for an asterisk or underlined text. That indicates that there is a note. Clicking on it takes you there, and then you can return back to your reading....

It’s easy to receive a Wi-Fi hotspot connection on a laptop, but most people don’t know that you can receive a connection on your home desktop personal computer. Getting wireless access on your desktop PC is just a matter of installing a wireless adapter to your home desktop PC. Using a wireless network connection on your desktop PC helps reduce wiring and allows you to station your Internet connection source farther away from the desktop PC....

You can turn your laptop into a miniature recording studio using audio software and a microphone. Sometimes you can use a microphone accessory with a jack that plugs into the microphone port on your laptop, and other times you can use USB headsets with a small boom microphone attached to the headphones. Some are better for singing vocals, and others are more suited to speaking vocals. Either way, your laptop can record and store these recordings using your vocal software....

Updated August 24, 2017 Using Search Engine History Most web browsers keep records of your search history that you can access, provided that you were logged in with your account while searching the web. The process is essentially the same for either service. Google History Click the Searched for… link to resume that Google search. Click the link below the search to return to the website you visited. Delete a search entry by clicking the Check Box and then clicking the Delete link at the top of the page....

Experts promoting glossy screens often claim better color intensity and contrast ratios than their matte counterparts. The problem is that glossy screens only work best under controlled lighting situations. Whenever screens are exposed to direct light, they produce an unwanted glare. This glare annoys the user and diminishes the vibrancy of what’s being projected on the screen. Many newer glossy screens offer an optical coating that diminishes this glare, but even if your screen isn’t already protected, you can reduce the glare on your glossy screen by using an anti-glare film....

Microsoft Management Console is a Windows module that runs the snap-in components that are used to monitor the computer’s various functions – .msc extension programs such as Device Manager and Event Viewer. If MMC.EXE is lost or corrupted, you will be unable to open and view any of these performance-checking tools. Re-installation is relatively easy. Writer Bio

Log in to your Tumblr account, and then click the gear icon on your Dashboard to visit your primary account’s settings page. Click the “Dashboard” tab in the main menu, and then toggle the switch next to “Share Posts I Like” in the Likes section to “Off.” Tumblr automatically saves your preferences. Click the Home icon on your Dashboard, and then select the “Customize” tab in the main menu to visit the customization settings for your blog’s layout....

Logitech is a multimedia company that supplies webcams, speakers, wireless optical mice and keyboards. Most of these devices come with installation discs to install program software and drivers that allow them to communicate with the computer to perform the desired function. Logitech drivers, like most drivers, get corrupted from system changes and updates and must be removed completely before reinstalling them. This involves not just uninstalling the drivers, but removing left-over values from your computer system....

Because Quicken files hold so much information about personal finances, if something should happen to the Quicken program’s database to render it corrupt, it can lock you out of your finances. Fortunately, Quicken has a method built into its program that allows you to recover at least part of a corrupt database. By using Quicken’s Database Validate utility, you can check your database and have Quicken automatically repair any errors it finds....

Phone abuse is an increasing problem as technology becomes more common, greatly facilitating solicitations of all types. Also, harassing calls can occur when perpetrators think they can escape detection. When calls like these get out of control, it’s important to know what you can do to protect yourself. Writer Bio

There may come a time when you decide to sell your MacBook Pro or just have the urge to start fresh. Wiping the hard drive and returning the computer to factory default settings gives you this fresh start, and Apple makes this possible even without reinstallation discs. You just need an Internet connection to complete the reinstall process. Tips Writer Bio

Many games, such as The Sims and Civilization 4, use DDS files to create the textures you see in landscapes. Although there are plug-ins you can download to allow you to resize DDS files, they are typically program-specific and may only work with one image editing program. The easiest way to resize DDS files is by converting them to JPG format, resizing them with any available image editor and converting them back to DDS....

A massive music collection may take up too much space on your computer’s hard drive, requiring the songs to be moved to a larger drive. External hard drives are also good places to back up information in case the original files are lost. These drives come in different storage sizes and power options. Smaller external drives can be self powered through the USB port, while others need an external power source....

Do you remember a time before Caller ID when you had to pick up the phone without knowing who was on the other end? While Caller ID now alerts you to the phone number (unless it is blocked or unpublished), it doesn’t always identify the name of the caller. Especially in the case of a business calling you, you may want to find out who owns the number before returning the call....

Text messaging, or short message service (SMS) texting, is a quick and easy way to communicate with cell phone users. A message can be delivered in seconds to a cell phone subscriber. Many cell phone users prefer to send a text message, because it usually does not take away from their talk time minutes. Even if you do not have access to a cell phone, you can send a text message to a Nextel subscriber....