To save desktop icons in Windows XP here are the steps you can take. Step 1 Download the icon set. It is advised that you download the file to somewhere like your desktop so you can easily find the file. Create a new file on your desktop call it "my icons" or whatever you want. Decompress/unzip the file to "my icons." Step 2 Create a new folder on your desktop or find a file that you want to change to one of the new icons. Step 3 Right click on Read More

Yahoo Calendar is a feature that Yahoo provides that allows users to keep track of important dates and events. Yahoo Calendar is also interactive enough to allow users to insert notes for specific dates in order to label what is important about that day as well as share calendar dates with other Yahoo users. Likewise, Yahoo Calendar can be embedded into a user’s Geocities account or on any other website that supports HTML.   What is an iPhone? The iPhone, which Apple produces and distributes, is a mobile smartphone that Read More

The Toshiba Corporation was originally founded in 1939 through the merger of Tanaka Engineering Works and Hakunetsusha (later renamed to Tokyo Electric). Over the course of the 20th and 21st Centuries, the corporation has seen significant expansion into a number of technical fields to include being one of the top five producers of consumer laptops in the world. Similar to other major brands of laptop, a common task that arises for laptop users is determining how to reset a Toshiba BIOS password. Major Toshiba Laptop Brands Toshiba Portégé The Toshiba Read More

There are a number of problems that can cause your computer to be unable to resolve anything: The DNS settings in your computer could be misconfigured The network settings in your computer could be misconfigured Your DNS servers could all be broken The network between your computer and your DNS servers could be down A firewall could be blocking your DNS requests, or the DNS replies Troubleshooting Being Unable to Resolve Anything The first thing to do when troubleshooting the problem of being unable to resolve anything is to determine Read More

VoIP conference software comes in two basic varieties: free and commercial. The free VoIP conference software packages tend to be difficult to setup and use; the commercial VoIP conference software packages tend to be slick and easy to install and use. Of course, the commercial VoIP conference software packages also come with setup fees and recurring costs for conference room access. Which option you choose depends upon your budget of time and money. Free VoIP Conference Software Commercial VoIP Conference Software Free VoIP Conference Software GnomeMeeting GnomeMeeting is an H.323 Read More

Android rooting refers to a practice that involves gaining root access to either an Android phone or a device running the Android operating system and reconfiguring the device in order to overcome limitations that the device itself or software running on the device set. While Android rooting can be used to run certain applications that are not designed to run on the Android, it is most often used to install the Android operating system on a mobile device that was not designed to run it.   How Android Rooting Works Read More

ETOM (Enhanced Telecom Operations Map) is the most widely used set of standards for the world communications market. The standard focuses on the latest TELECOM technologies such as Internet telephony, broadband, and DSL. It is regularly updated to keep up with Internet standards/specifications and hardware updates. What is ETOM? ETOM was created to give telecom companies a checklist to ensure that they follow the best enterprise practices. The topics in the ETOM are divided into three categories: product, strategy, and infrastructure. Within these categories, guidance is provided on marketing, services, Read More

Bluetooth dial-up networking (DUN) is a wireless Internet technology that refers to connecting to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone as a modem. Bluetooth DUN offers a low band alternative where there are no local hotspots to provide high speed wireless Internet access. Bluetooth is a wireless protocol that allows wireless communication to take place in a Personal Area Network (PAN). It uses the frequency hopping spread spectrum to transmit data over short distances from fixed or mobile devices. It is mainly used to exchange information between mobile Read More

There are a wide variety of  batteries that can power laptops for a long period of time. Depending on the laptop and the types of batteries that it uses, the charge length and other variables usually affect how long they last. Laptop batteries are useful as they are a direct power source to the laptop.  Low power laptops consume less power and can reserve battery charge longer. Modern day laptop batteries last anywhere from 6-8 hours easily and can extend battery charge by using the laptop for lower power consumption Read More

The shielding effect refers to an atomic phenomenon that causes electrons further out from an atom’s nucleus to experience less attraction than electrons closer to the nucleus due to the effects of other electrons. Because of this, atoms tend to align their electrons in order of attraction, with the electrons that experience the most attraction closer to the nucleus and electrons that experience the least attraction further from the nucleus.   How the Shielding Effect Works An atom consists of a nucleus that is made up of a cluster of Read More