Explore the Internet from your home computer by installing an internal modem. Internal modems are on add-on (expansion) cards that connect directly to the motherboard. The following instructions...
A computer has a battery or special chip that retains computer (CMOS) settings and runs the computer clock even after the computer itself is turned off. If you have to reset the date and time on...
Do you want to add scanners, Zip drives, graphic tablets, and additional printers to your computer, but you've run out of available ports? Add an expansion card that has two or more parallel or...
Do you want to add photographs to your letters, calendars or Web site? Use the guidelines below for the best results in scanning your photographs.
Your scanned photographs, graphics and documents can be improved with a few adjustments to your scanning software or graphics-editing software.
A compressed file takes up about half the disk space of a normal file; sending a compressed file over the Internet takes less time. StuffIt is the most common Macintosh compression application.
Your Mac comes with a freeware utility called StuffIt Expander (requiring System 6.0.5 or later OS). With StuffIt, you can decompress just about any compressed Mac file you find on the Internet.
Rather than compressing individual files, you can compress a batch of files into one file, called an archive, with StuffIt. This saves bundles of room on your hard drive.
With StuffIt Deluxe, you can create a compressed archive that will decompress itself with a double-click.
Not only has the floppy drive been phased out on newer Macs, but the SCSI port has disappeared, too - replaced by the more versatile USB connection. But if you work on an older Mac with SCSI,...
When files get saved, changed, and erased, file attributes can get split up, or "fragmented," in your computer's disk space, slowing down your system. You can defragment your hard disk to get...
The Mac OS doesn't like to throw away locked files. If you're really sure you can do without that file, and it's not in use by an application, here's how to trash it.
Here's an easy way to record a portion of your Mac's screen, such as an error dialog box or a thumbnail graphic on the Web.
Most file and application icons have a particular look. What do you do when your icons "go generic" or you get an "Application not found" error message?
Use different fonts to liven up documents and publications. You can find hundreds of fonts online, free for the taking.
It can take a little work to find the right paint (graphics) program. Some are very complicated, while others are simple. Some are optimized for working with specific kinds of images, such as...
Paint Shop Pro filters are a fun and easy way to add interesting effects to a graphic. Many Web sites offer free or low-cost filters.
Filters add interesting effects and textures to Photoshop images. You can find free or low-cost Photoshop filters on the Internet.
Installation instructions for some DOS games and other applications require you to boot to MS-DOS. Troubleshooting instructions may also require this.
Windows 98 uses tools called "read-ahead optimization" and "write-behind caching" to improve performance of your hard disk and removable disks.
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