For Window's users, the taskbar is a highly efficient way for the computer user to not only navigate from application to application, but receive informative information on the type of programs that are running and any special notifications that a user should be aware of. The Default Configuration of the Window's Taskbar The default location of the taskbar is at the bottom of the screen- it runs fully horizontally from left to right. The Start button is located at the right, then comes the quick launch bar, taskbar buttons and Read More

With Facebook users becoming more concerned about the privacy ramifications of all the updates Facebook releases, more users are curious about deleting their account. While it is not a difficult process–one click on a link will get rid of the account–it is permanent and will erase everything. Because of this, it is important to back everything up from your Facebook account to your hard drive. What many people do is upload photos from their phone right to Facebook or they just upload pictures right to Facebook without saving on their Read More

Temperature Conversion Chart Celsius Fahrenheit -40° -40° -39° -38.2° -38° -36.4° -37° -34.6° -36° -32.8° -35° -31° -34° -29.2° -33° -27.4° -32° -25.6° -31° -23.8° -30° -22° -29° -20.2° -28° -18.4° -27° -16.6° -26° -14.8° -25° -13° -24° -11.2° -23° -9.4° -22° -7.6° -21° -5.8° -20° -4° -19° -2.2° -18° -0.4° -17° 1.4° -16° 3.2° -15° 5° -14° 6.8° -13° 8.6° -12° 10.4° -11° 12.2° -10° 14° -9° 15.8° -8° 17.6° -7° 19.4° -6° 21.2° -5° 23° -4° 24.8° -3° 26.6° -2° 28.4° -1° 30.2° 0° 32° 1° 33.8° 2° Read More

The Wii is one of the most popular home video gaming consoles that the Nintendo corporation produces. It is considered a “seventh generation” gaming console and competes directly with the Sony Play Station 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. One of the Wii’s unique aspects is that it was the first modern gaming console to feature fully wireless controllers and console peripheries. It also features the WiiConnect24 application, which allows the console to receive updates via the Internet while it is in sleep mode. A common problem that many console users Read More

Installing TCP/IP TCP/IP is installed automatically when the Windows Server 2003 setup process runs. It is not usually necessary to install TCP/IP after the Windows Server 2003 setup process completed. The instances when you might need to manually install TCP/IP are listed below: TCP/IP was disabled when the Windows Server 2003 setup process executed. TCP/IP was uninstalled from the computer. How to install the TCP/IP protocol suite Click Start, Control Panel, and then click Network Connections In the Network Connections window, right-click the network connection for which you want to Read More

A ground, also called an earth, is a source of unlimited charge that remains at zero volts. It is the point from which all other potential differences in a circuit are measured, and can be used as the return path for current in a circuit. Mains Power Ground Each building will usually have a long metal rod driven into the soil that is connected to all the ground wires in the building. If a fault occur, the current is suppose to flow through the ground wires instead of the body, Read More

Pulse Width Modulation, abbreviated as PWM, is a method of transmitting information on a series of pulses. The data that is being transmitted is encoded on the width of these pulses to control the amount of power being sent to a load. In other words, pulse width modulation is a modulation technique for generating variable width pulses to represent the amplitude of an input analog signal or wave. The popular applications of pulse width modulation are in power delivery, voltage regulation and amplification and audio effects. Pulse width modulation is Read More

The Start menu and Start button form part of the Microsoft Windows operating system's user interface. Users can access different applications and Windows utilities installed on the computer with the aid of the Start menu. The Start button serves as a point of origin for users to access the applications and programs. It also helps users find files, access system files, folders such as "My Documents" and even access browser bookmarks. The Start menu offers a quick yet cohesive method of application access as all programs, applications, and files are Read More

This is an error commonly witnessed when you try to uninstall a program using the "Add or Remove Programs" in Microsoft Windows XP. The message itself will read: "Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personal or package vendor." Resolution #1: Reregistering the Windows Installer service It is known that if the Microsoft installation engine malfunctions or is internally corrupted, there is a possibly that you will not be able to Read More

Google Chrome updates in the background whenever it detects that there is a new version of the browser available. These updates ensure that one is protected, as the most recent security updates are installed. Although the browser automatically downloads Google Chrome updates, one can choose when to apply the updates. Applying Downloaded Updates When Google Chrome updates have been downloaded but not automatically applied, the Wrench icon displays a small white arrow surrounded by a green box in the upper right corner. To apply updates, select “Update Google Chrome” from Read More