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How to Transfer Large Files Without Clogging Up Email

By Camille Platt

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Transferring files larger than a few megabytes through email can be a hassle, some taking hours to leave your outbox. And if your or your recipients’ email provider is low on memory, it can take days to reach their inbox. Consider one of these ... more »

How to Transfer Thunderbird Settings and Email on a Mac

By Alexia Petrakos

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Thunderbird is a free, stable and secure email program with advanced spam filtering developed by the same people who released the Firefox web browser. While it's a popular program, it does lack the ability to move your accounts to a new computer ... more »

How to Transfer Thunderbird Settings and Email on a Windows PC

By Alexia Petrakos

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Thunderbird is a cross-platform email client that has a reputation for being stable, secure and highly customizable. With advanced spam filtering that actually works, Thunderbird was developed by the same people who created the secure Firefox ... more »

How to Travel With a Laptop

By eHow Computers Editor

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Protecting your laptop from theft and damage, and ensuring it will be usable in foreign countries, requires preparation and care... more »

How to Troubleshoot Temperamental USB Devices on a Mac

By eHow Computers Editor

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If your Mac isn't talking to your Universal Serial Bus (USB) peripherals or your peripherals aren't talking back, here's how to open channels of communication... more »

How to Turn Off Call Waiting While Using a Modem

By eHow Internet Editor

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If you have call waiting, you might find that you are bumped off the Internet every time someone is trying to phone you. Luckily, you can usually disable this feature. .. more »

How to Turn Off Your Computer Faster

By Duke X

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Ever been tired of how long it takes your computer to react when you command it to turn off? Take back control over the machine and make this a fast no-hassle affair. When you push the shutdown, logoff, or restart buttons through the start ... more »

How to Update Any Device Driver

By eHow Computers Editor

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Driver software tells a computer how to communicate with and control peripheral devices, such as scanners and printers. Upgrading to a new operating system or other software may cause conflicts with existing drivers. Sometimes device ... more »

How to Upgrade Drivers for a Video Card

By Chaos1187

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In this article you will learn how to update Video Card drivers with Windows XP.. more »

How to Upgrade Memory on a ThinkPad T42

By Kat Yares

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Any type of upgrade to a computer may seem daunting to consumers, but IBM has made upgrading the memory of a ThinkPad T42 so simple that a child could do it... more »

How to Use a Computer Scanner Efficiently

By eHow Computers Editor

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Here are a few tricks to help you get the best possible results from your scanner... more »

How to Use a Laptop in an Airplane

By eHow Computers Editor

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These days, business does not stop for a flight. Many executives spend their time on an airplane working on presentations, writing emails or maybe taking a break and playing solitaire on their laptop computers. Take a look at these steps for ... more »

How to Use an Acute Accent on a Mac

By eHow Computers Editor

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Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create the acute-accented (´) characters used in many Latin-based languages. This works for áÁ, éÉ, íÍ, óÓ and úÚ but does not work for yY... more »

How to Use an Umlaut on a Mac

By eHow Computers Editor

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Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create the umlaut-accented (¨) characters used in some Latin-based languages. This works for äÄ, ëË, ïÏ, öÖ, üÜ and ÿ'... more »

How to Use Function Key's [F1,F2,F3] Smartly..

By jaindinu

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This article will help you to know how to use the function keys as many of us dont know well about the function keys and avoid using these smart keys. Read this article to know the best features of your keyboards function keys... more »

How to Use MSN or Hotmail Email Quickly

By MidniteWriter

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Do you have a Hotmail or MSN email address but have no idea where to go from here? Are you intimidated by your email account? Then take a walk through these simple steps to take command of your email account once and for all. Hotmail and MSN are ... more »

How to use your digital video camera as a webcam for cheap

By desolator144

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We all know most cheap webcams look like crap and the good ones cost way too much. So if you have a digital video camera lying around, or actually even an analog one, you can use it as a webcam. The picture quality will be so much better than ... more »

How to Use Your Laptop in Lebanon

By eHow Travel Editor

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Many people travel to Lebanon to escape the realities of work and chaos. These people may realize that being out of touch with the world can have some stresses of its own. Take your laptop when you visit Lebanon, and you'll have peace of mind ... more »

How to Use Your Laptop in Pakistan

By eHow Computers Editor

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Many people travel to Pakistan to escape the realities of work and chaos. These people may realize that being out of touch with the world can have some stresses of its own. Take your laptop when you visit Pakistan, and you'll have peace of mind ... more »

How to Use Your Laptop in Sweden

By eHow Computers Editor

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Many travel to Sweden to enjoy the Scandinavian culture and way of life. But being out of touch with home can cause stress. Take your laptop when you visit Sweden, and you'll have peace of mind knowing that you're just a click away from those you ... more »

How to Use Your Personal Scanner at Home

By momoftwingirls

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A scanner is something everyone should consider owning. This piece of computer hardware may not be used all the time, but it is a very useful piece of hardware to have on hand. Take for instance if you do not own a fax machine and need to send a ... more »

How to Add Lyrics to Your iPod Songs Automatically

By Alexia Petrakos

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Music and Lyrics go together like Turkey and Cranberry Sauce. Have one without the other and it just wouldn't be a song...or Thanksgiving dinner. Apple's iTunes has given you the option to add the lyrics for each song in your library, however ... more »

How to Add Memory Modules To Your Computer To Boost Speed

By crankit98

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Want to perform one of the fastest and easiest upgrades to speed up your computer? See how to add more Random Access Memory or RAM onto your motherboard to boost your computer's performance... more »

How to Adjust a Monitor's Resolution

By eHow Computers Editor

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A high monitor resolution shows more detail, but individual items appear smaller onscreen. A low monitor resolution shows less detail, but items appear bigger. These instructions are for Windows 98... more »

How to Adjust Screen Brightness on a MacBook

By eHow Computers Editor

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Adjusting the brightness on a MacBook and MacBook Pro is done through the preferences settings within the Mac OS interface. Don't get a headache from a screen that's too bright or too dull. Follow these simple steps to adjust your MacBook to the ... more »