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At one time, only technically competent and persistent mavens could install Linux on their business or personal computers. Today, however, just about anyone can quickly and easily install Linux distributions like Ubuntu by simply booting a CD and answering a few questions. Windows has a built-in utility you can use to create an Ubuntu boot disk by burning an ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, disc image containing the operating system and all the files you need to install and run Ubuntu Linux....

There are many different media players that do a wonderful job of decoding all the different formats of video files available, but you’ll have to do a lot of extra downloading to get them working perfectly. VLC software, on the other hand, works out-of-the-box with no extra downloading. Writer Bio

Degaussing demagnetizes the metal components in your TV and minimizes the potential for image distortion. Although most televisions, including Sony televisions, degauss automatically, there are times when you must manually force the TV to degauss. A degauss is required when you notice image distortion and color issues, especially around the edges. Forcing a degauss in a Sony TV is straightforward. However, if image distortion and color issues persist, you might consider purchasing a brand-new television (link in Resources)....

Nikon CoolPix digital still cameras are designed for the amateur photographer. The cameras are light, portable and easy to use and have both internal memory and removable SD memory cards for photo storage. The cameras will default to storing pictures on the SD memory card, but will automatically record and display photographs from the internal memory if no memory card is available. Photos left unprotected can be deleted. Warnings Writer Bio

MATLAB is a technical software package that can be used for signal processing and analysis. A common procedure in signal analysis is peak detection, or finding local maxima – values larger than adjacent data points – within a noisy signal. It is usually necessary to limit peak detection to local maxima of a certain width – duration when the signal is in the time domain – as well as a certain height or magnitude....

Spoofing is when someone changes the phone number that appears on your Caller ID. Collection companies use spoofing when they cannot contact consumers regarding debt. However, some individuals use spoofing to impersonate others, to harass and create problems. You need to know how to detect spoofing to protect yourself. Warnings Writer Bio

The Xbox is a sixth-generation console designed and built by Microsoft. During its manufacturing lifespan, the Xbox underwent several iterations of hardware design. Version 1.0 represents the original hardware configuration. The final hardware revision was version 1.6B, bringing the total number of variations in the internal design to eight. Understanding which version of the Xbox hardware you have can be useful when making modifications or enacting repairs. By examining the serial number, you can determine the model and manufacture date without having to open the casing....

Piracy of movies has led to the enforcement and encryption of DVD copy protection technology. Copy protection prevents anyone from making a copy of the disc. The disc does not say in plain text that it is copy protected. Rather, it is embedded in the media as a code. The user must first try to make a copy of it. If it is indeed copy protected, a message will appear stating so....

Updated August 29, 2017 Finding the Model Number Sticker All LG cell phones have their model numbers printed in the same place: under the battery, on a sticker attached to the phone’s battery compartment. Turn off your phone, remove the back cover, and then take out the battery to reveal the white sticker. The model number should start with an “LG.” Finding the Model Number of an Android Phone If you’re using an Android LG phone, you can find the number through the menu, so that you don’t have to turn off your phone....

Facebook enables you to have both friends and followers on the network. Friendship is a two-way relationship – you can see the updates of your friends, and they can see yours (depending on the privacy settings configured for each post). If you follow someone, this is a one-way relationship: You can see the user’s public updates, but that individual doesn’t see yours. Writer Bio

People working in a variety of fields often need to create complex spreadsheets to illustrate budgets and business proposals, or manage data and provide analysis. Developing complicated worksheets requires specific knowledge and skills for manipulating large quantities of data. Adding flow charts, querying data from external sources or creating PivotTables using Microsoft’s Excel software not only makes creating and using complex spreadsheets easier, it also can make the information clear to others....

By default, the OpenOffice Quickstarter file runs when Windows starts up, but you can disable this feature from any OpenOffice program using the Tools menu. To speed the launch of OpenOffice programs, Quickstarter uses memory even when all OpenOffice programs are closed. So, while disabling Quickstarter frees up memory, this may cause some OpenOffice programs to take longer to load. Writer Bio

In the bottom-center of your HP laptop is what is called a “touchpad.” The touchpad works similarly to a mouse, except you drag your finger across the pad, instead of physically moving a mouse. If you have ever been typing and your cursor moved to an entirely different area of the screen, then the touchpad may be the culprit. All it takes is a quick brush of your palm to accidentally click your mouse somewhere on the screen, which moves you cursor there....

Adobe Reader can display PDF documents embedded in Web browser windows or open all PDFs in a Reader window outside of the Web browser. Users can modify this preference from within the Adobe Reader application’s Preferences window, but system administrators can also set this preference in the Windows registry. The registry setting can be populated to multiple machines on a network, allowing system administrators to set the preference on a large number of computers without adjusting the preference in the application on each of them....

The root directory of a hard drive is the top most directory in a hard drive. Each hard drive has its own root directory. All other directories or folders on the hard drive lie below the root directory. In the Windows and Unix operating systems, it is easy to display the files in the root directory of a hard drive. Even for those who prefer to use the command line, the process is still very simple....

Google SketchUp has proven to be a powerful tool for engineers, architects, construction professionals, landscape designers and anyone else interested in drawing in three-dimensional space. The program enables users to quickly conceptualize their ideas in the modeling space, resulting in accurate and visually impressive digital drawings. When planning out the design and construction phases of a house or building, SketchUp can be an invaluable tool for drawing precise stud walls....

Most HP laptops today are able to interface with wireless devices, including your cell phone, router and modem. To accomplish this, you’ll need to first enable your wireless LAN through a touch-sensitive button, available on the body of the HP laptop. For instance, on the HP Pavilion dv7 notebook PC, this button resembles a blue signal-emitting tower when lit, and it occupies the right-most section of the keyboard panel under the laptop screen....

The pomp and circumstance of graduation can leave little time for collecting the contact information of your classmates. Facebook resolves this issue by giving graduates a way to stay in touch well after the final exam. The social networking website connects friends virtually, regardless of how far away each one lives. Yet there is no need to languish through 500 million individual Facebook user profiles to reach out to your fellow graduates....

Direct URL If your friend wants to share her Tumblr, she can give you a direct link to her blog. You’ll be able to see all the entries she’s made as long as her blog isn’t set to private. Bookmark the blog so that you can return to it in the future without having to ask for the URL again. Tumblr Search Even though you can’t search Tumblr posts without an account, you can still search for specific items on Tumblr....

It’s virtually impossible to answer every call received on your cell phone. Fortunately, a mobile phone’s internal memory records all incoming and outgoing calls to and from your cell phone, including missed calls. Call records can be conveniently accessed through your cell phone handset or by logging on to your cell phone carrier’s website to view your personal account. Although each phone has different steps to locate missed calls, the way to access calls is quite similar....