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Most older computers contain more harmful components and even toxic substances compared to today’s models due to the evolution of technology. Newer standards that have bearing from the manufacturing stage till the disposal/recyclability of old ones are better than the older units that contain lots of lead and other hazardous chemicals contained within their components. Here are some pointers to get you down and green when it comes to your desktop or other gadgets and gizmos that may have lived out their useful lives:
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c.) Does you video display freeze up or intermittently go wacko? This may be sign of pending failure so get hold of a new one to get this resolved easy. It may also have to do with your monitor/display which may have already lived way beyond it’s lifespan of a couple of years. Capacitors and other components tend to dry out.
d.) Do you often get the “Blue Screen of Death”? The memory corruption warning may be sign of your motherboard going through it’s death throes so if you have an older board, maybe a newer one may remedy your problem. Continue reading…

You may have out-grown your desktop that has faithfully served you for a couple of years which is good but with the fast evolving needs of users and the internet, it may already be in dire need of an upgrade or maybe even a replacement. Most computers/desktops may perform well but might be experiencing some slowdown especially when accessing the internet that may not have any bearing on your internet connection. Continue reading…

Everyone wants faster performance. Without having to buy additional hardware, there are two basic things you can do to boost your computer’s performance:

1. Run Disk Cleanup.
What Disk Cleanup basically does it to clean all the unnecessary files stored in your computer. Temporary and temporary internet files can especially pile up after awhile, which contributes to he slowing down of your system. Be sure to run Disk Cleanup regularly so you can get rid of all these files.

2. Run Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter compresses your programs and files, and eliminates the blank spaces in-between. this makes for a more efficient and faster use of the hard drive. Disk Defragmenter takes a long time to complete, so you can just run it before you go to sleep to save time.

Both tasks can be found in Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools.

Blogs have been in and they’ve been out, but whatever you say, they’re really here to say. Heck, even the big companies have realized that the social web is indeed a place for them to market and shed light on current developments in and around the corporate circles. Blogs began as the lowly web log or an online diary in layman’s terms but with so many online, how do you get your blog in the know? Using links to give credence to your claims and features. Block-quoting and even linking to articles from major news sources.
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If you’ve always had an inking that you should be making guides or how-tos of different things and subjects, then maybe you can write for eHow. No, it’s not a volunteer kind of thing, but rather you get paid for it.

eHow’s vast library of information is growing every day. Now is the best time to submit your own articles and get paid for it! All registered users can upload articles — but when you opt in to our Writer Compensation Program you also earn money for your articles.

So, besides stamping your name on a guide that everyone’s been waiting for, you’ll be getting some money out of it. Not bad for a couple of day’s work,eh?

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In some instances, if you are a writer or you are doing some articles that are particularly lengthy, it is best to present your work or documentary in bits and chunks. This is quite important because people easily gets turned off by long articles which doesn’t seem to end. It is important to split the pages in to several shorter ones. When you need to display the whole length of the article in a single window in your browser, you then resort to Intradocument linking. This way, the reader is capable of skipping the whole blah blah of your article and go straight to where they are interested in. this means you have to include SUBHEADINGS. You should make a list at the top of the page, below the heading. And then link the subheadings to the appropriate spots in the page.

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To be able to create a continuous fade in and fade out effect, you need to create three key frames in the time line. It is quite simple. The first and the last frames must have an invisible symbol and the key frame in the middle has a fully visible symbol. First thing to do is open a new file. Change the layer name. And highlight the frame on the layer. Then click on the Flash Text Tool. Next step is to click on the Arrow Tool. Make this text into symbol by clicking Insert and click Convert to Symbol. Name the symbol. Make two key frames. Highlight the Frame1 then click Modify - Instance and change the alpha level in the color effect to 0%. Repeat the process for Frame 30. Then the time line is now set for the additionof motion tweens. You must create motion tweens between frames 1 & 15 and 15 & 30 by right clicking on one of the middle frames and selecting Create Motion Tweens in the menu tab.

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You might be wondering what that tiny button Print Screen, just above the Insert button does? I have been trying in vain to push that and wait for my printer to just push out the paper with something printed on it. It was then that I realized my ignorance to this piece of equipment.. Well who didn’t fall for that same mistake?

To make the Print Screen button work, you must save the image of what’s displayed on-screen to the clipboard and then paste it into a document where it can be printed like Windows Paint or Word, maybe.

To help you do this, follow this simple guide:

1. Maximize the window you’d like to capture.
2. To the current window, hold down ALT + Print Scrn at the same time. To capture the entire screen, just press Print Scrn.
3. Open a new document in MS Word, MS Photo Editor, or Adobe PhotoShop.
4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time.
5. Print the document when you’re finished pasting screen shots.

Voila. You have printed your screen!