CD-R and CD-RW drives (also called burners or recorders) can make permanent (write-once) recordings on blank CD-R discs. CD-RW burners can also make erasable recordings on blank CD-RW discs. The...
These instructions describe how to connect external, parallel-port CD-R or CD-RW drives (also called CD recorders or burners) to PCs. Internal CD-R or CD-RW drives and external SCSI CD drives have...
These instructions apply to connecting parallel port printers to PCs. The process for Macintosh serial printers and Mac and PC universal serial bus (USB) printers is very similar.
Cleaning an ink-jet printer can solve minor problems, maintain print quality, and prolong periods between professional cleanings. Thin white lines across printouts indicate that the ink nozzles...
Cleaning a laser printer can solve minor problems, maintain print quality, and prolong periods between professional cleanings. Clean your printer when print quality deteriorates or when you change...
These instructions apply to connecting external parallel port Zip drives to PCs. Internal Zip drives and external SCSI or universal serial bus (USB) Zip drives have different connection procedures.
If you have a PowerPC and you don't have the latest Mac OS (operating system) - version 9.0 in autumn of 1999 - you might want to upgrade for more features, increased speed from more "native"...
Computers crash, or freeze, as a result of operating system problems, software-operating system conflicts, and hardware problems. Occasional crashing is normal and usually can be resolved simply...
You can share files between two Macintosh computers by using removable media, sending files over a network, or sending files as attachments to e-mail messages.
SCSI is one method that peripheral devices, such as disk drives and scanners, can use to communicate with your computer. (Other methods include USB.) To connect a SCSI device to your computer, you...
Today's Macintosh systems can read floppy disks, Zip disks and other removable media formatted for the PC. They contain translators that can open Windows documents if you have the same application...
Macintosh users can make 360-degree QuickTime VR movies that can be posted on Web sites and viewed with any computer. You can do it entirely with freeware, without a digital camera.
Ever see live images transmitted over the Web? These illustrate the power of Web cams, hardware-software combinations that stream live video or transmit frequently changing still images onto Web...
Web cams are hardware/software combinations that stream live video or transmit frequently changing still images to a Web page. These instructions assume you already have a Web site up and running.
Security-conscious - or just want to ensure your files are private? You can prevent others from using your unattended computer by creating a password to use Windows or quite your screen saver.
CDs and CD-ROMs can give you many years of enjoyment unless they are scratched, abused or heat-damaged. Safe storage can help prevent those problems.
To increase the random-access memory (RAM) of your computer, you must know the type of RAM it uses, how the RAM is presently configured and how many open RAM slots are available.
If you have a 486 or Pentium computer, you might be able to increase the speed by adding an Intel Pentium OverDrive processor.
If your computer slows down when you're working with large files or many programs at once, you might be able to improve performance by installing extra RAM (Random Access Memory - your computer's...
Is your computer monitor really blurry or is it covered with a layer of filth? Have you ever asked yourself that question? If so maybe it's time to start cleaning your monitor a bit more often...
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