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The Hidden Costs When Buying a New TV

I was in the market to buy a new TV because they are becoming more cheap, but my friend told me that they are really more expensive than the list price?  Is there some hidden cost that the seller is not advertising or is there a cost along with buying the TV from my cable [...]

How to Password Protect an External Hard Drive

I just bought an external hard drive and I have some personal files that I would like to put on the drive.  Is there anyway to password protect the entire drive so that I am the only one that can access the drive, even if I move the drive around from a computer to another [...]

Reinstalling iTunes before Connecting an iPod

Hi I recently reformatted my laptop and want to reinstall my iTunes but when i plug
my iPod into the computer, there is no prompt that gives me an option to do so.  Can you help please get iTunes back on my computer?  I lost the disk that came with my iPod.

The best part of the [...]

Where to Download Hard Drive Diagonstic Tools and Utilities

I just recently started having trouble with my hard drive and I called the manufacturer but after they were no help I looked up my problem online and I found out that it looks like I need to use some of the diagnostic tools that came with my hard drive but I unfortunately lost the [...]

Importance of an External Hard Drive

I see all these deals in the flyers for External Hard Drives…what are they exactly?  Do they replace the hard drive in my computer?  Is it like a portable computer that I can take around and plug into a monitor and start using?  Are they important and do I really need to back up my [...]

Power Cord for a Modem

My modem does not turn on, but they’re is a circle in back of it that looks like it could take a power cord which I might’ve lost.  Do they need power cords or does that connect to the computer which provides it with power?  If it does need a power cord, where could I [...]

How to Install an IBM Webcam to Windows XP

My friend gave me a webcam from IBM to use on my computer so I can video chat while I am away, but he did not have the CD or “drivers” that came with it because it is older.  My computer still has Windows XP on it because I do not like Vista but can [...]

External DVD Players/Burners

Hi, I just bought a new computer that does not have a normal DVD player or reader so I was wondering is there anyway to add one on via USB?  Why would a computer not come standard with one of these- I did not see an option when purchasing the computer to add one in [...]

How to Monitor System Temperatures

My computer fans are always on and they run really loud and I think my computer parts are overheating.  Is there anyway to find out which one exactly is?  In my BIOS I can view some temperatures but its not really a good tool since I can’t test it with putting the computer under load [...]

How to connect a PC, Modem and Router

My PC is connected to a router, and router is connected to my modem. In network
connections its showing that I am connected but when I go to access the internet,
the browser just loads but it does not connect to anything! I’ve tried to repair the connection, and it still will not let me on the [...]

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