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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) typically provide Internet service to customers using either a dynamic IP address or a static IP address. A dynamic, or DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol), network uses a “stack” of available IP addresses for each customer. When the customer’s modem comes online, it obtains the first available IP address off of the stack and uses that address to browse the Internet. Thus, a modem may use a slightly different IP every time it goes online....

The Gigaware cordless mouse is compatible with any computer notebook that contains a universal serial bus port. The mouse comes with a matching receiver. The receiver transmits the mouse’s wireless signal to your computer. In order for the mouse to operate, two triple-A batteries are required. To prolong the life of your batteries, remove the batteries from the device when the mouse is not in use. Configure the mouse in the “Control Panel” under “Mouse” for specific user settings....

Watermarks are used primarily on professional documents such as banknotes, passports and other important documents to prevent counterfeiting and prove authenticity. With Microsoft Publisher 2010, users can apply text and graphic watermarks to the background of documents and images. To simulate the transparent effect of a traditional watermark in Microsoft Publisher 2010, you must import the image or create the text you want to watermark and apply a few simple formatting effects....

Apple’s iPod shuffle MP3 player lacks the screen display and touch controls of other iPod models, relegating the interface to a few standard audio control buttons on the click wheel. The different controls don’t change how music is loaded to the device. You still need to use iTunes to add music to and remove music from the device. After you load songs into the iTunes library, moving them to your device only takes a few minutes....

Pivot tables allow you to create an organized summary of data within a spreadsheet. Pivot tables can calculate data by addition, average, counting and other calculations. A data set is summarized in a chart format which can be updated whenever the data set is updated. A pivot table can include multiple columns and rows from a spreadsheet. Reading a pivot table requires you to understand how data is calculated and the meaning of each heading....

GoDaddy’s Web mail service has the standard features you expect from most email service providers. However, it is not as feature-rich or intuitive as the Gmail email service. As a result, you may prefer to keep using Gmail as your main email provider even though you have a GoDaddy email account. You can create an email forwarding account for your domain’s email address in your GoDaddy Email Control Center to redirect email to your Gmail account automatically....

The “pagefile.sys” is a virtual memory file used on Windows computers. The file is used when the physically installed random access memory (RAM) is filled on the computer. After the physical memory is filled, the Windows operating system uses virtual memory. Virtual memory settings are controlled by the operating system by default. However, users can change the settings on the computer through Windows.

Microsoft Outlook is a task manager application that is a part of the Microsoft Office software package. The application allows users to send and receive emails, create tasks, take meeting notes and store calendar events. Users can add multiple email accounts by creating different Outlook profiles. The process is simple to remove an email address at any time and it can also be performed the same way for both the 2003 and 2007 versions of Outlook....

After someone uses “Track Changes” to edit your document, you receive the document full of markings, cross-outs, red text and balloons. To remove the edit markings, you simply need to accept or reject those edits. Although you could examine each change individually and then remove it by pressing “Accept” or “Reject” on the ribbon or on the menu that appears when you right-click a change, that’s a tedious process. To get rid of all the edit markings quickly, you can just accept or reject all changes in one simple function....

Your Lenovo computer came with a hard-drive backup program called ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery. This software takes snapshots of your hard drive, and you can use it to restore files if they get corrupted or accidentally deleted. If you prefer to use a different program or tool for backing up data, you may want to remove Rescue and Recovery from your computer. Tips Writer Bio

PST files are personal Outlook mail folders stored on the system drive of your Windows computer. Viruses are commonly found in these files, since many computer viruses are spread via infected email attachments. You can remove virus infestations from your computer by scanning your hard drive using the virus removal tools native to your Windows operating system. Writer Bio

WordPerfect by Corel is a word processing program. Tags, styles and format coding used in the documents may occasionally cause a WordPerfect file to become corrupt and display an error when you try to open it. This can be very disheartening after you’ve spent time working on that document. The WPLOOK utility available from Corel is included in the WordPerfect Software Developer Kit. This utility can remove the styles and format codes and thus may recover a corrupt document....

The waste toner tank on your Samsung CLX-3160FN multifunction color laser printer collects excess toner during print processes. After approximately 1,250 full color 5 percent printouts or 5,000 standard color printouts, the waste tank fills completely and a “Replace Waste Toner” alert appears on the control panel display. When you see this alert, you must access the full, used tank via the printer’s front cover to remove the tank and replace it with an empty new tank to continue printing....

Sirius Satellite Radio offers more than 130 channels of commercial-free music, sports, news, comedy and talk. If you want to hear your favorite song on Sirius Satellite Radio, you’ll need to request that it be played. Sirius Satellite Radio takes requests for songs via the website of each of its individual channels. Submit your personal information to the channel of your choice to hear your favorite song, be it folk, rock, dance, country or any other genre that Sirius supports....

Yahoo! Mail is a free Web mail provider that lets you send and receive emails and chat with other Yahoo! account holders in your address book just by using your Web browser. Maximizing your Web browser is usually the most efficient way to read or compose emails unless you notice some issues with the margins that may affect the Yahoo! Mail layout. Restore your browser zoom level and erase any indentations to reset the margin properly....

Updated September 18, 2017

A lost iTunes library due to accidental deletion can be restored as long as the iTunes library XML file remains in your iTunes music folder. The XML file retains your music library’s information, including play count, playlists and ratings. The XML file can be copied to your desktop and back to your iTunes folder to rebuild your library and playlists without any data loss. For PCs, open Windows Explorer, and go to “Documents and Settings/(user name)/My Documents/My Music....

The audio standard 5.1 is used for television and film. Despite the name implying the use of five channels, the format actually consists of six channels of audio: three in the front, two in the rear, and one channel dedicated to the subwoofer. Software is available that can “rip” audio in 5.1 from a DVD for playback or manipulation later. The process is straightforward and does not require a specially built computer....

Windows provides you with a tool to scan your registry for any corruption or deleted entries. The tool is called “scanreg,” and it is run in the Windows command prompt. The software scans each key in the registry and attempts to fix any errors. If the hard disk is corrupted in the location where the Windows registry is saved, scanreg alerts you and moves the files to a safer location on the drive....

The iPhone is a touchscreen-controlled, multimedia-equipped smart phone designed and manufactured by Apple. The iPhone allows Internet access through Wi-Fi and cellular data network services, allowing web browsing and email to be accessed directly from the device. The 3.0 firmware update delivered a new function known as the “Spotlight Search,” which allows fast and simple searching through all the iPhone’s content, including email folders. Searches can also be performed solely within the email client’s individual folders....