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How To Make Your Computer Faster

Eric430 — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:18:00 -0500

Computers are wonderful devices that allow us to do many things but things can get rough once the garbage that comes in through our internet connection begins to stop up our system. I have put together a step-by-step procedure for cleaning all of this out. Follow the steps below and you will see a noticeable improvement in your system. Enjoy!

How To Transfer VHS to DVD

Charles404 — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:48:00 -0500

VHS video is inconvenient in today's digital world, and there are a lot of people who want to convert their older video recordings to DVD. You can certainly find a service that will make this conversion for you, but these transfers can get expensive if you have several tapes to convert. This article will describe two ways to transfer that VHS tape of your graduation, wedding or birthday party to DVD so that you can have a more permanent digital copy to share with family and friends.

Recording with a DVD Recorder: A DVD recorder is a video device specifically designed for consumers to record to DVD, even if they don't own a computer.

How To Use Your TV as a Computer Monitor

Harry255 — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:57:00 -0500

Many a time I have looked over at my 32" television and thought, why can't I just hook up my computer to that thing and play my PC games on a huge screen? I figured it would beat buying a huge monitor for a ton of cash, right? Well I looked into it and it can be done but there are some limitations that, in the end, might not make it worth your while. I will explain...

Identify your TV's input connections. Most TVs these days have three basic types of inputs. You have your coaxial cable input, the same as your cable box or satellite, an RCA composite input (the yellow, red and white inputs) and an S-video connector. Newer televisions might have Component Video, DVI, VGA or HDMI inputs but the ones listed above are more common.

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