Computer Book » power http://www.the-computer-book.com Computer and online product guide Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Control Which Advertisements You See in Chrome and Firefox http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/control-which-advertisements-you-see-in-chrome-and-firefox-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/control-which-advertisements-you-see-in-chrome-and-firefox-2/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:05:01 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/control-which-advertisements-you-see-in-chrome-and-firefox-2/ Most internet users have no idea how much information online advertisers know about them. Most surfers are aware advertisers target their locality, which is easily determined from an IP address, unless using a VPN, but what most people do not realize is advertisers know other things, like what items we recently browsed on Overstock.com or the last several sites we visited.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/control-which-advertisements-you-see-in-chrome-and-firefox-2/feed/ 0 Connect to a Projector in Windows 7 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/connect-to-a-projector-in-windows-7-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/connect-to-a-projector-in-windows-7-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:24:10 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/connect-to-a-projector-in-windows-7-2/ There’s no doubting that Windows 7 is the most versatile version of the operating system to date. One area that has been greatly improved is the ability to instantly connect to a projector using different options depending on your needs. Learn how to connect to a projector in Windows 7 and select the best options for displaying a presentation.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/connect-to-a-projector-in-windows-7-2/feed/ 0 Add Headers and Footers to a PowerPoint Presentation http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-headers-and-footers-to-a-powerpoint-presentation/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-headers-and-footers-to-a-powerpoint-presentation/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:43:08 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-headers-and-footers-to-a-powerpoint-presentation/ Although PowerPoint presentations are usually displayed on a screen, they are just like other documents in the Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, and Publisher.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-headers-and-footers-to-a-powerpoint-presentation/feed/ 0 Whiten Backgrounds on Scans and Photographs the Easy Way http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/whiten-backgrounds-on-scans-and-photographs-the-easy-way/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/whiten-backgrounds-on-scans-and-photographs-the-easy-way/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:38:52 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/whiten-backgrounds-on-scans-and-photographs-the-easy-way/ Since most modern cell phones feature cameras, saving time by photographing the things we would usually jot down on a post it note has become common place. Unfortunately, our photographs usually turn out dull looking and hard to print. SnapClean.Me is a tool designed to clean the backgrounds of these photographs and scans of napkins or post it notes where the backgrounds look too dark

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Whiten Backgrounds on Scans and Photographs the Easy Way

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/whiten-backgrounds-on-scans-and-photographs-the-easy-way/feed/ 0 Add Transition Sounds to PowerPoint Slides http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-transition-sounds-to-powerpoint-slides/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-transition-sounds-to-powerpoint-slides/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:32:45 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-transition-sounds-to-powerpoint-slides/ PowerPoint allows you to add sounds to a presentation by embedding the sound directly into the slide. However, you can also add sounds to a slide that play only when the presentation transitions to the slide. By adding a sound to a slide, you can make your presentation more appealing and also make it more obvious to an audience that the slide has changed

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/add-transition-sounds-to-powerpoint-slides/feed/ 0 A Bandwidth-Based Power-Aware Routing Protocol with Low Route Discovery Overhead in Mobile Ad hoc Networks http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-bandwidth-based-power-aware-routing-protocol-with-low-route-discovery-overhead-in-mobile-ad-hoc-networks/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-bandwidth-based-power-aware-routing-protocol-with-low-route-discovery-overhead-in-mobile-ad-hoc-networks/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:59:27 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-bandwidth-based-power-aware-routing-protocol-with-low-route-discovery-overhead-in-mobile-ad-hoc-networks/ In the design of power-aware on-demand routing protocols in mobile ad hoc networks, it must be taken into account that nodes may use a great amount of power to find the desired routing path during the path-discovery phase. In addition, in previous research on power-aware routing protocols, the path bandwidth was often not considered. In this paper, we tackle these issues by proposing a power-aware routing protocol with low route requests (LRR) to find a path with high path bandwidth

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/a-bandwidth-based-power-aware-routing-protocol-with-low-route-discovery-overhead-in-mobile-ad-hoc-networks/feed/ 0 Insert a Chart into a PowerPoint Presentation http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-a-chart-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-a-chart-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:18:29 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-a-chart-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/ Microsoft PowerPoint is the number one electronic slide presentation software used in educational, business, and government settings. Not surprisingly, many of the presentations used in these settings must display charts, graphs, and other visuals usually made in Excel

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-a-chart-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/feed/ 0 Instantly Turn Off Your Monitor with WinFlog http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/instantly-turn-off-your-monitor-with-winflog/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/instantly-turn-off-your-monitor-with-winflog/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:03:36 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/instantly-turn-off-your-monitor-with-winflog/ Most laptops don’t have a hotkey or button to turn-off their monitors. The only thing you can do is either lessen the brightness of the screen or close the monitor itself. The former still consumes precious laptop battery, while the latter is not practical because it traps heat and the sounds coming out of the speakers

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/instantly-turn-off-your-monitor-with-winflog/feed/ 0 Insert Action Buttons into a PowerPoint Presentation http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-action-buttons-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-action-buttons-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:12:01 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-action-buttons-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/ Found in a strange place in the application, you can add action buttons to a PowerPoint slide to make your presentation more interactive and easier to use for the viewer. These action buttons can make a presentation simpler to navigate and make the slides in your presentation behave like web pages.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/insert-action-buttons-into-a-powerpoint-presentation/feed/ 0 4 Essential Items to Carry in Your Laptop Bag http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/4-essential-items-to-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/4-essential-items-to-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:36:54 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/4-essential-items-to-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/ We buy laptops with the intention of being able to work, study or play on our computers from absolutely anywhere.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/4-essential-items-to-carry-in-your-laptop-bag/feed/ 0 Install an Intel or AMD CPU Processor For Your Custom PC Build http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:20:06 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build/ Previously in the series, we introduced the basics of computer building and gave a comprehensive overview of each basic part that you will need for the PC build . We also went over what kind of hard drive, case and power supply to buy . At this point, it’s time to get started with the actual build and assembly of the PC.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build/feed/ 0 Install an Intel or AMD CPU Processor For Your Custom PC Build http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build-2/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:20:06 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build-2/ Previously in the series, we introduced the basics of computer building and gave a comprehensive overview of each basic part that you will need for the PC build . We also went over what kind of hard drive, case and power supply to buy

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/install-an-intel-or-amd-cpu-processor-for-your-custom-pc-build-2/feed/ 0 FreeClip – Free Clipboard Extender Program http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/freeclip-%e2%80%93-free-clipboard-extender-program/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/freeclip-%e2%80%93-free-clipboard-extender-program/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:24:15 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/freeclip-%e2%80%93-free-clipboard-extender-program/ The Windows OS is currently limited to copying and pasting texts and images one at a time. If you need to copy hundreds of texts and images and then paste them to Microsoft Word for instance, you’re bound to do this process one at a time until you are finished copying and pasting

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/freeclip-%e2%80%93-free-clipboard-extender-program/feed/ 0 Accelerating Multiple Sequence Alignment with the Cell BE Processor http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/accelerating-multiple-sequence-alignment-with-the-cell-be-processor/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/accelerating-multiple-sequence-alignment-with-the-cell-be-processor/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:42:45 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/accelerating-multiple-sequence-alignment-with-the-cell-be-processor/ The Cell Broadband Engine (BE) Architecture is a new heterogeneous multi-core architecture targeted at compute-intensive workloads. The architecture of the Cell BE has several features that are unique in high-performance general-purpose processors, most notably the extensive support for vectorization, scratch pad memories and explicit programming of direct memory accesses (DMAs) and mailbox communication

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/accelerating-multiple-sequence-alignment-with-the-cell-be-processor/feed/ 0 View Two Parts of the Same Word Document at the Same Time http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/view-two-parts-of-the-same-word-document-at-the-same-time/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/view-two-parts-of-the-same-word-document-at-the-same-time/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:33:06 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/view-two-parts-of-the-same-word-document-at-the-same-time/ Long gone are the days of editing your document in a word processor, printing it out, and seeing what you get. The contemporary word processor possesses some of the power of a desktop publishing application.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/view-two-parts-of-the-same-word-document-at-the-same-time/feed/ 0 Erase Stubborn Malware and Viruses with Norton Power Eraser http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/erase-stubborn-malware-and-viruses-with-norton-power-eraser/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/erase-stubborn-malware-and-viruses-with-norton-power-eraser/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:38:37 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/erase-stubborn-malware-and-viruses-with-norton-power-eraser/ There are adaptive malware programs out there that can elude even the most thorough of virus and malware scans. If you find yourself infected with a virus that just will not die, before formatting your hard drive, try Norton Power Eraser .

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Erase Stubborn Malware and Viruses with Norton Power Eraser

]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/erase-stubborn-malware-and-viruses-with-norton-power-eraser/feed/ 0 Use MS Office for Free with Office Web Apps http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-ms-office-for-free-with-office-web-apps/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-ms-office-for-free-with-office-web-apps/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:39:25 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-ms-office-for-free-with-office-web-apps/ In an exciting move this week, Microsoft has announced the addition of a new service that allows everyone with a Web browser to use Microsoft Office’s applications. Finally, MS Word can be used from our smartphones, netbooks and any computer anywhere…all for free. The new service is called Office Web Apps, and includes basic versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/use-ms-office-for-free-with-office-web-apps/feed/ 0 3 Great Places for Free PowerPoint Templates http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 11:23:46 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates/ The hunt for the perfect PowerPoint template is a perpetual one.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates/feed/ 0 3 Great Places for Free PowerPoint Templates http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates-2/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 11:23:46 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates-2/ The hunt for the perfect PowerPoint template is a perpetual one. Wading through the themes in Microsoft’s collection leaves most of us wanting something more, new and different. Teachers, students and business professionals have a constant need for inspiring presentations, but it often feels like the best PowerPoint templates on the Web cost $30 or more.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/3-great-places-for-free-powerpoint-templates-2/feed/ 0 Maximize your Laptop Battery’s Life with BatteryCare http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/maximize-your-laptop-battery%e2%80%99s-life-with-batterycare/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/maximize-your-laptop-battery%e2%80%99s-life-with-batterycare/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 11:01:54 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/maximize-your-laptop-battery%e2%80%99s-life-with-batterycare/ There are times when our laptop batteries seem to last for hours…and other times they seem to discharge in mere minutes.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/maximize-your-laptop-battery%e2%80%99s-life-with-batterycare/feed/ 0 Integrate Google Docs and Microsoft Outlook with Harmony http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/integrate-google-docs-and-microsoft-outlook-with-harmony-2/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/integrate-google-docs-and-microsoft-outlook-with-harmony-2/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 11:10:28 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/integrate-google-docs-and-microsoft-outlook-with-harmony-2/ Cloud computing is here to stay; whether we like it or not. That’s why Google launched the Google Docs — to take advantage of the power and versatility of cloud computing.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/integrate-google-docs-and-microsoft-outlook-with-harmony-2/feed/ 0 Hide the Ribbon in Office 2007 http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/hide-the-ribbon-in-office-2007/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/hide-the-ribbon-in-office-2007/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 11:07:07 +0000 Master http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/hide-the-ribbon-in-office-2007/ It is no secret that the Ribbon received mixed reviews when it debuted in Office 2007. No longer present were the familiar toolbars and drop down menus that served as the main navigation method for most Windows applications. Microsoft’s move to the Ribbon navigation system was bold for two reasons

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/convert-text-to-mp3-files/feed/ 0 Analyze Windows System Crashes with WhoCrashed http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/analyze-windows-system-crashes-with-whocrashed/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/analyze-windows-system-crashes-with-whocrashed/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:34:08 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/analyze-windows-system-crashes-with-whocrashed/ One of the biggest annoyances in Windows is system crashes.

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]]> http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/analyze-windows-system-crashes-with-whocrashed/feed/ 0 5 Best Free Commercial-Use Stock Photo Sites http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/5-best-free-commercial-use-stock-photo-sites/ http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/5-best-free-commercial-use-stock-photo-sites/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.the-computer-book.com/uncategorized/5-best-free-commercial-use-stock-photo-sites/ If you blog or create online content of any kind, you have probably run into the dilemma of where to find good quality, completely free photos that are OK to use for commercial purposes. While there are plenty of sites on the web advertising royalty free photos, most charge either a monthly fee or want payment for individual pictures. The Flickr Creative Commons is a good place to find photos, but licenses vary on an individual basis.

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