The Nintendo Wii mainly relies on the use of wireless controllers, particularly the Wii Remote. The unique motion-sensitive design allows you to play games using gestures in addition to moving thumb sticks and pressing buttons. This approach makes gaming on the system more immersive and fun, but also forces you to rely on battery power. Using standard AA batteries can get expensive, so replacing them with rechargeable batteries is a wise idea....

Skype is an easy to use Internet Protocol phone and chat service that provides reliable communication through most firewall and network infrastructures connected to the Internet. Like many chat services, communication through Skype is sent to and from the Skype servers rather than directly to the contact with whom you are communicating. In certain instances, however, it may be helpful to know your Skype contact’s IP address, such as when you wish to use another protocol such as FTP to send a file....

Have you ever had your Dell laptop battery not functioning? You might end up buying a new battery for your Dell computer as your older one is dead. It is possible to revive Dell’s dead battery using things that are readily available in your house. Writer Bio

Updated September 15, 2017 Click the “Start” button and select “All Programs.” Find the AutoCAD LT program listing in the program list. It may be listed in the AutoDesk folder. Click the program icon to launch it and see if it can work natively on 64-bit Windows. Click the “Start” button and select “My Computer” if AutoCAD returns an error when trying to launch. Double-click “C:” and go to “Program Files....

If you have banners and alerts disabled for your iPhone’s Messages app, the only way to know if you have unread messages is to use the badges feature. When you enable this feature, a red circle appears in the upper right corner of the Messages app indicating the number of unread messages you currently have; the circle doesn’t appear if you don’t have any unread messages. Enable the badges features for the Messages app through your phone’s Settings app....

Text messages from your mobile phone are automatically sent with your mobile phone number. You can send free anonymous text messages over the Web using websites including txt2day, Text ’em and AllFreeTexting. These services offer text messaging service with various character limits. While these messages are essentially anonymous, the sites do record the IP address of the computer or cell phone used for security purposes. Writer Bio

Setting up your Panasonic TV set’s remote control to work with other component devices connected to the set – such as a DVD player or recorder, Blu-ray player or VCR – allows you to operate the key functions on all devices with a single remote. To make this happen, you need to pair the Panasonic remote with the devices using the correct code for each device. You don’t need special software or access to a computer – you just need the Panasonic remote control....

If you’re still new to this whole Internet thing or you have a little experience but you need to setup a website and you have no clue, don’t panic. Setting up a website and a URL is quite simple and can be done in a few minutes. You can and will need to put more time into to developing a nice looking website, but the initial setup is your first step....

An ODBC connection can be created on a Windows XP machine using a method called a DSN. A data source name (DSN) saves the ODBC setting on the computer, so you don’t need to continually reset the configurations. This is beneficial for programmers and administrators who need the computer to consistently connect to the same connection for a particular application. The settings for an ODBC connection is accomplished from the Windows control panel....

Yahoo offers several services for making phone calls using the Internet. If you have the free Yahoo Messenger application, you can talk to other users using a microphone and speakers. You can also make or receive traditional phone calls with the optional Phone In and Phone Out features. These advanced services are not free, but often cost significantly less than normal long distance phone calls. Once you have installed the Messenger application and created a Yahoo user account, you can call anybody who also has Yahoo Messenger....

It’s amazing how fast orders are processed over the Internet. Purchase a new baseball glove or pair of shoes and you get an email confirming your purchase almost immediately after paying for it. Companies setup email with a built in auto-reply system to send a copy of your order to you. You can setup an auto-reply message through your Comcast email account to send quick responses to everyone sending you email....

The MSN homepage serves as a portal for breaking news, Hotmail, MSN Messenger and the Bing search engine. Before you can access most MSN services, you must sign in to your MSN account. The “Sign in” button is considerably smaller than everything else on the MSN homepage, so you may not notice it when the page first appears. To sign in, you can use either your Windows Live ID or Hotmail address....

If you need an extra phone outlet in your home but do not want to go through the hassle and expense of running another phone line and mounting a wall outlet, you can split your phone line with almost no hassle by purchasing and installing a phone line splitter. Although this device will allow you to make use of an existing phone connection, you cannot overuse line splitters or the quality of the phone line connection will decrease drastically....

MagicJack is a popular software that allows users to make unlimited phone calls through their computer and the Internet for a small yearly fee. In order to help users access the program faster, MagicJack pop-ups every time the computer is restarted. For some users, this is a nuisance. To keep MagicJack from continuing to pop-up every time you restart your computer, you can minimize it and put it in the system tray....

The basic concept of streaming media dates back to a patent from 1922 for “efficient transmission of information by signals over wires,” which was the basis for the background music company Muzak. In the digital age, Internet radio stations have augmented traditional broadcast radio and the more recent satellite radio with content provided through streams originating on the Web. You can embed these Internet radio streams into your websites. Writer Bio

The JVC Everio is a line of digital video cameras for consumer use. A USB port in the side of the Everio camera hooks up with a supplied audio-video cable to a compatible USB device, such as a personal computer or laptop. This connection lets you stream recorded video files from the camera to the computer for viewing, editing or storing on the hard drive. Everio cameras come with a software CD that must be installed on your PC or laptop so the computer can interact with the camera....

Businesses and individuals who use the Internet are vulnerable to a wide range of cyber crimes, such as online extortion, identity theft and computer hacking. Hacking occurs when someone secretly invades your computer, gaining the ability to install hidden software, spy on your Internet surfing, steal your personal information and send spam from your computer. If you become a victim of hacking, it is important to report the incident to authorities to help them prevent hackers from carrying out further attacks....

Updated July 21, 2017 Use the Subtotals method. Choose one customer name by selecting a cell in column A. Click the “AZ” sort button–you can find this on the standard toolbar. Next, select “Data” and then “Subtotals.” The Subtotals dialog box should appear. Make sure you’ve checked off “OldSales,” “NewSales” and “Total.” Click “OK” to see the summary data in bold on your spreadsheet. Press the “2” in the top left corner of your spreadsheet to see only the summary data....

In today’s fast-paced world, people are the go more than ever before. To help them stay connected, many people use cell phones and computers to place and receive calls while on the road or communicate with those far away via chat or email. If you have an LG phone, you may create contact or schedule information on it that differs from that on your computer. Using some free software, though, you can sync your LG phone with your PC and keep contacts and calendar information up to date on both devices....

Updated September 01, 2017 Air Flow Avoid using your laptop on plush surfaces or carpets, which prevent air from entering and leaving the unit freely. All of the laptop’s components must remain cool for the longest possible lifespan, and this includes the battery. Dead Charge Avoid draining the battery completely. When lithium-ion batteries are allowed to discharge completely – and stay discharged for any period of time – their maximum capacity can be permanently reduced....