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How to Take a Screenshot

How to take a screenshot of your computer screen is really easy. How to Take a Screenshot Windows: To take a screen shot of your computer screen following these steps: In Windows there are a couple different ways to quickly take a screenshot. First there is the “Copy and Paste” method using the keyboard and an image editing program. Second
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Learn the Basics of Photography Lighting by Remembering the Egg

Remember the Egg! Before you can learn “how” to light, you must learn how to “SEE” light. Joe Edelman walks you through a defining moment in his career and how a simple egg, changed the way he approached lighting and photography forever. Take Better Photographs by Studying an Egg.

How-To: Change Your IP Address in Windows 7

Your computer’s IP address can be either static or dynamic. A static IP address is when a specific IP address has been assigned to a specific computer on the local network. A dynamic IP address is automatically or dynamically configured by the DHCP server. Whenever possible I recommend using a dynamic IP address with DHCP, if your network supports it.
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Dreamweaver CS3 Keeps Crashing After Time Change

Twice a year for seemingly no apparent reason Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 crashes randomly. Adobe has acknowledged that there is an issue when working with certain PHP or ASP files in Code view or Design view after the clock goes back one hour, when Daylight Savings Time ends. The crashes only occur when selecting certain lines in Code view, or selecting
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How to Get A Business License in Alabama

Getting a business license in Alabama is a simple process. A business license for a Sole Proprietor can be obtained in just a few hours. Check out this step-by-step guide on how to get a business license in Alabama: 1. First you need to determine what type of legal structure, business, or type of organization is being established. Sole Proprietor
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How to Extend Battery Life

For many people portable electronics are an indispensable part of their life and the link to the world around them. The battery is the lifeblood of portable devices–and without batteries, our favorite devices are useless. For this reason, and because they aren’t that cheap to replace–you should always try to extend the battery life of your favorite equipment. If you’ve
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How to Fix a PC Stuck on “Acquiring Network Address” or “Renewing Your IP Address”

I recently ran into a problem with a wireless network card getting stuck while acquiring a network address. I would get constant messages like “Acquiring Network Address” or “Renewing Your IP Address”. But it would seem to get continually search for, but never acquire a network address or renew the IP address. I did all the basic stuff like updating
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Kodak CX4300 Camera Needs Service E10 Error

I bought my Kodak EasyShare CX4300 digital camera several years ago and during that time it has been a fairly good camera. My only complaints until now are (1) the time it takes between when it is turned on and when it’s ready to take a picture and (2) the grainy digital zoom. It was our family’s primary digital camera
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How to Reset a Forgotten ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite Password

I recently had a client who installed ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite over a year ago and used the built-in password protection to keep the settings from getting changed. But now they forgot the ZoneAlarm password, meaning that the program settings cannot be changed or the program cannot be un-installed. The only way to remove or reset a forgotten ZoneAlarm Internet
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Create Your Own Wall Size Posters

Have you ever wanted to create your own wall size poster? Now you can with The Rasterbater. Using the Rasterbator you can create huge rasterized images from any picture or photo. You can upload an image, print the resulting multi-page pdf file, and assemble the pages into an extremely cool looking poster up to 20 meters in size. The Rasterbator
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