For Comcast customers, IP addresses are not static. Your IP address is assigned by Comcast and is an essential part of routing your data from the computer to a website’s server. Unfortunately, this connection can sometimes become slow or cause conflicts with different sites. When this happens, it it is possible to “roll” your IP address by forcing Comcast to assign you a new IP. These addresses are assigned based on your Media Access Control (MAC) address and are easily changeable using a router....

The file extension CWK stands for ClarisWorks, a widely-usedword processing program and productivity suite for Mac and Windows in the mid-1990s. ClarisWorks was later renamed AppleWorks, and then replaced by iWork. You may find a CWK file if you’re looking through files saved from an older computer. Since Apple no longer supports ClarisWorks or AppleWorks, without using a few tricks you may have trouble opening CWK files, unless you still have the program installed....

One problem with moving from a PC to a Macintosh computer is that most software is designed to run only in Windows. Ever since 2007, Mac users have been able to use the OS X “Boot Camp” feature to set aside a dedicated Windows section on their hard drives, but getting to it requires turning off the computer and rebooting. By installing “Crossover for Mac,” you should be able to run Windows programs on your Mac without rebooting....

Motorola produces a Bluetooth earpiece device that allows users to make and receive phone calls without touching their phone, which is especially important while driving. The Motorola earpiece connects to cell phones using Bluetooth wireless technology, and it can be paired with only one mobile device at a time. Writer Bio

Wearing earrings is usually a lifelong commitment – once your ears are pierced, the holes remain indefinitely. Experiment with earrings without the pain and piercings, or test out a new look for added piercings before feeling the pinch. Use Adobe Photoshop to add earrings to your images, trying on a single stud or an entire cuff up and down your ear. With Photoshop’s tools, you can copy your favorite styles from another image or hand-design your own jewels....

Linux has solutions for almost every task common in operating systems like Windows and Mac OS X. This includes media software for watching videos or listening to your music collection. Using VLC player, Linux users can watch their favorite videos. VLC can display most video file types, including AVI. However, every distribution has different instructions for installing VLC. Tips Writer Bio

DVD-R or Digital Video Disc - Recordable discs are blank DVD discs that can have content such as movies recorded to them. DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and other DVD formats are different types of DVD layering for the disc. These formats are all recognized by most all DVD players. After you have burned a movie to a DVD-R disc, playing it is easy. Writer Bio

Updated February 10, 2017 Open the document in Microsoft Word 2007. Either double-click it in an open window, or select the document from “File,” and then “Open.” Click the “Page Layout” tab on the main menu ribbon. Set the margins. The default margins in Word are set at 1 inch. Cut these margins back to at least 0.5 inches for the top and bottom of the booklet as well as the inside and outside margins....

HP’s printers have the ability to handle different size sheets of paper, depending on the model printer. Legal size paper measurements are 14 inches by 8.5 inches–larger than the popular size for printer paper. In order to print on this size, you will need to make adjustments to the printer’s driver settings as well as the paper guides on the printer. If you are unsure if your printer can successfully feed legal size paper, check the paper handling specifications in your printer’s user manual....

Beyond the initial setup process of hooking up your digital converter box to your TV and VCR or DVD recorder (if applicable), you also need to program your converter to pick up your local TV channels. This is called a “channel scan.” While the procedure is simple, failure to do it will result in your not being able to view your local channels, even if your box is connected to your TV....

The Universal remote for Philips’ DirecTV receivers can be programmed to also control your TV, DVD player and other components, minimizing the clutter and hassle of having to manage multiple remotes. While your remote can be programmed during your initial setup, loss of battery power or upgrading to a new TV may require that you reprogram your remote. You can program the remote in two ways, by inputting the setup codes for your TV or by scanning through codes manually....

IMVU is a virtual online community. With IMVU, you have the option to create an avatar that looks like you or someone from your imagination. Use your avatar to communicate with other users in the chat rooms or to play games and win prizes. IMVU also allows you to win or purchase credits for use in the online store. You may purchase a music mix player that allows you to play music on IMVU....

Apple’s iPod Nano 3rd Generation is a member of the wildly successful iPod family, and is notable for being shorter and stouter than other models. Introduced in September 2007, the Nano 3rd Generation has a capacity of 4GB or 8GB, which could hold approximately 800 or 1600 songs respectively. At 2 inches, screen on the 3rd Generation model was larger any other previous iPods. Similarly, the scroll wheel was smaller than on other models, to allow room for the larger screen....

Upload a Clip Upload an MP3 file to Tumblr to share a song as an audio post; audio posts are one of the default post types available on the Tumblr dashboard. The file size can be up to 10MB. Once you’ve uploaded the file, choose the album art and then label the track, album and artist fields that appear. You can also write a description below the album area and add tags before posting the song to your Tumblr page....

Create a folder on your desktop by right-clicking the desktop, pointing to “New” and selecting “Folder.” Name the folder Tumblr Pics or anything that will help you find it more easily. Drag or copy and paste up to 50 photos that you want to add to your Tumblr Queue into the folder. Log in to Tumblr. Click the “Photo” button on your dashboard to open a new post window. Click “Choose up to 10 Photos....

IFTTT Create an account on IFTTT if you do not have one. Once you have logged in to your new account, click the “Create” button to start your own “recipe,” the vernacular used on IFTTT to refer to content automation setups. Click “this” and select “Feed” as the trigger. Choose either “New Feed Item” to post an entry to Tumblr every time the feed updates, or “New Feed Item Matches” if you want posts with only specific content imported to Tumblr....

DVDs are a compact, reliable, easily-transferable medium that won’t deteriorate over time like VHS tapes. Recording your movies and videos to DVD is a simple process with the right equipment, whether you’re recording them from a TV or camcorder, transferring them from VHS or burning them with a computer. Tips Writer Bio

Every email user has experienced the frustration of losing an important email, and sometimes losing the email has serious implications, such as when it contains driving directions or financial data. Incredimail is a free email client that allows you to view emails from Web-based email accounts. When you accidentally delete emails or email folders from your Incredimail account, you have a couple of options to try to restore the files....

Old websites don’t die. They don’t even fade away. Instead, many of them wind up stored in various nooks and crannies of the Internet and can be retrieved later on, if you know where to look. With a few tricks, you can find archived and cached copies of old web pages. Writer Bio