Many students these days buy their textbooks in electronic, PDF format. The main advantage of this, besides price, is that the PDF can be carried on iPhones and laptops so we have less junk to carry throughout the day. Unfortunately, most of these e-books have restrictions on how many pages from the PDF, if any, can be printed, and forget copying any text from the PDF. So, no real studying, with a highlighter and notes in the ...

A new feature in Windows Media Player 12, which is included with Windows 7, is being able to stream media over the web to other Windows 7 computers.  Today we will take a look at how to set it up and what you need to begin. Note: You will need to perform this process on each computer that you want to use. What You’ll Need Two computers running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate. The host, or home...

DVDs allow content creators to include high quality content, mainly due to the large storage capacity that they offer compared to CDs. The bar has been raised even higher with the arrival of Blu Ray discs. DVDs however, continue to be a very popular media among users and content creators. The thing with DVDs, as with all kind of optical media, is that they are pretty easy to damage. DVD players need the DVD to be in a...

You are most likely reading this article because you’ve install Windows 7 RC way back when and now have one day left. If you’ve tried to install the full retail/oem version and failed with the message below, then this guide is for you. The Problem Windows 7 checks whether or not the current version you are running is a pre-release copy, and prevents you from upgrading further. For reference purposes, this is the error...

If you need to print a poster size image for a party or event but don’t want the hassle of going to the printers or the cost, then here is a nifty idea. I stumbled onto some software called Easy Poster Printer. I will guide you through using here. Simply, it allows you to take an image and divide it up in to equal blocks. Then when you print it on you home printer, you get each block printed out separately. Once you have it all...

It’s a sad sad fact, that there are still many places that do not have a decent broadband connection. Of course, places like Finland, with their 1MB line minimum law, this doesn’t apply to. But for the rest of us – it’s fact! Many times, when on the road fixing peoples computers, invariably, I have to update a fresh install of Anti-virus software. As you know , this takes forever the first time. To get around...