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... Point to the Weather gadget for London, point to the Drag gadget button at the bottom of its gadget control panel, and then drag the gadget to the top of the screen, somewhere to the left of the Clock ... button to drag the file, rather than the left mouse button If you use the left mouse button instead, the Calculator shortcut simply moves to the Startup folder In that case, you will need to ... of the Accessories folder are displayed in the Content pane From the Content pane, right-drag the Calculator shortcut first to the Start button, pausing until the Start menu expands; then to the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 16:20

... pixels) in relation to the other monitor The preview area of the Screen Resolution window When the monitor is in the position you want, release the mouse button Then in the Screen Resolution ... cable with the appropriate port connectors on it If you don’t have a cable with connectors that match the available ports, you can use an adapter to match the cable connector type to the port type ... both monitors, or the display might appear only on the portable computer’s monitor To change which monitor displays your desktop, look at the function keys at the top of the keyboard—one of them...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 14:20

... can use the + operator to concatenate strings together Using the + operator to concatenate two strings together to form a new string is just like using the + operator to add two integers to form ... lines of code are too long to fit on one line on the page, and the text of the code will wrap around to the next line When you type these lines into the file editor, enter the code all on one ... Figure 3-2: The bottom right of the file Enter the following text into the new file editor editor window tells you where the cursor window We call this text the program's source code is The cursor...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 03:22

... is connected to the analog pin on the Arduino that the flex resistor is connected to In this case, that value is because the resistor is connected to pin These constants will be defined at the ... Things Out • 27 the rungs of a ladder Connect the negative lead to the analog pin with another wire Lastly, bridge the analog pin to the ground pin using the 10k ohm resistor to dampen the flow of ... (not pictured) to connect the Arduino to the computer and an Ethernet cable (also not pictured) to connect the Ethernet shield to your network We will be reusing the Arduino and Ethernet shield...

Ngày tải lên: 28/04/2014, 15:30

... lines of code are too long to fit on one line on the page, and the text of the code will wrap around to the next line When you type these lines into the file editor, enter the code all on one ... to type our program in This window is the file editor Figure 3-1: The file editor window Hello World! 21 Figure 3-2: The bottom right of the file editor window tells you where the cursor is The ... is a call to the print() function (with the string to be printed going inside the parentheses) We add parentheses to the end of function names to make it clear that we're referring to a function...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2014, 14:07

... has been the Tablet PC, which essentially is a laptop operated with a stylus on a touch-sensitive screen See also desktop replacement computer, a large laptop designed to perform all of the functions ... functions of a desktop computer The sub-notebook which is something between a laptop and a PDA The pocket computer, which was mostly a phenomenon of the 1980s, and combined the features of an ... Smaller portable computers are also known as mobile computers They are referred to by their more specific terms: • • • • • The laptop (or notebook) with a flat panel display and keyboard, requiring...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 12:10

... called Webcams, are both small (some have a lens the size of the hole in a Cheerio) and inexpensive, so they’re built into most laptops today If you need to add an external Webcam to a desktop PC, ... lefties) Then connect the wire on the strap to a cold-water pipe, or tape it — metal to metal — to the center screw of a three-hole electrical outlet Be careful not to put the wire in one of the holes ... Not a Toaster In most cases, simply touching the outside of the computer case before you touch any of the internal components is enough to bring your body to the same electrical potential as the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... know how customers will respond to what you have to offer, you can target marketing programs directly to their needs—and boost the bottom line in the process Traditional Testing The practice ... should the sample size be to make the experiment valid? The answer depends on several characteristics of the test and the target market These may include the expected response rate, based on the ... Biz Ware used the original percentages to create a general equation for estimating the results in all the cells When the new equation is then applied to the cells already tested, the results usually...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 08:20

... embedded Web link, don’t click that link within the message If you decide that visiting the Web site in question is worth your time (and the risk), copy the link to your computer’s clipboard and then ... can fix, and the few parts that an expert might be able to repair (such as the motor for a hard disk drive) don’t make economic sense to repair unless the value of the data stored on that ... may make sense On the other hand, if the motherboard fails, you’re probably looking at a repair that crosses the 50 percent yardline (By the way, if a motherboard gets fried, the power supply...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 19:15

... main connector from a standard power supply to the motherboard Designers refer to it as the PC main connector or (as I do) P1 It’s the largest and most important of the cables and connectors ... this design, a 20-pin connector delivers power to the motherboard, and a separate 4-pin cable and connector together deliver the same set of voltages and control circuits to the microprocessor (see ... Hardware Repairing the Monitor W ith the birth of the personal computer, we’ve all come to use the monitor (or display) as the window into the hard electronic soul of the device A monitor lets us read...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 19:15

... to touch the case with one hand and then touch the motherboard with the other hand Without removing the hand that’s on the motherboard, now you can move the hand that’s on the case to the motherboard ... into the slot on the motherboard and the lockdown/ejector clips click into place Don’t attempt to force the module into the slot if it seems to be a complete mismatch Contact the provider of the ... inside the case, connected to the motherboard on one end and to nothing or to another hard drive on the other Most PATA ribbon cables can connect to two devices, with one device marked master and the...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 02:15

... Plug the other end of the USB cable into the external drive’s USB connector (see Figure 11-8) Attach the power cord to the drive, and plug it into wall current or — better yet — a surge protector ... be caused by damage to the toner cartridge or debris in the path between the cartridge and the drum You may be able to remove the obstacles; otherwise, you’ll have to replace the cartridge Chapter ... you’ll need to remove (Put the screws aside so that you can use them to secure the new drive.) Slide the new drive into the mounting slot Depending on your case design, you may need to slide the new...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 02:15

... such as the one that ships with many computers, or take the computer to a repair shop for a good once-over Check the connection between the PC and the keyboard, as well as the status of the keyboard’s ... (listed in the Devices list), as well as the manufacturer and the means of communicating with the system c Check the Device Status entry to see whether the computer is communicating with the keyboard ... keyboard properly (see Figure 13-3) d Click the Properties button to display another Properties dialog box; then click the Driver tab to examine the details of the driver and make any ➟ 226 Chapter...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 01:15

... Windows Click the Start button and then click inside the Search Programs and Files field (Start Search in Vista) at the bottom of the screen The msconfig program appears at the top of the search ... system restore in the Search box, and then click the utility’s name in the search results • Windows only: Click the Start button, type system restore in the Search box, and then click Restore Your ... Programs➪Accessories➪System Tools➪ System Restore The Welcome to System Restore window opens (refer to Figure 16-4 earlier in this chapter) Select the Create a Restore Point radio button, and click the Next button Follow...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 01:15

... Internet connection while the program is running Otherwise, new e-mail and other automatic activities that bring files to your computer will slow the process — sometimes to the point at which the tool ... Disable at the bottom of the tab The wording of the disable option may differ slightly in various versions of Windows, but the effect is the same Click OK to apply the change and close the dialog ... Click the Driver tab to view information about the driver software installed to support this device If you click the Driver Details button in this dialog box, Windows displays the path to the device’s...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 01:15

... manual to find the exact location So you will have to take the gray ribbons with the red dots/stripe on the side and connect them to the correct connector Make sure that the red stripe/dots face towards ... the proper connectors go to, and plug them in Connecting your power supply to the board You should refer to your computer manual as to how exactly the power supply cords should be connected to ... insert the card into the slot You will know when it's all the way in PCI cards will go into the PCI slots These slots are the smaller white ones The ISA cards will go into the ISA slots These are the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 14:15

... into a register, load another value into another register, add the two values together and put the result in a third register, and then copy the third register’s value to a location in memory ... Restore (see Chapter 16) to return your computer to the configuration it was in before you made the change Figure 20-6 shows the System Restore screen in which you choose which restore point to ... for details on how to uninstall a program Get Back on the Internet Let Windows help you solve the problem • If you attempt to connect to a Web page and get a message similar to the one shown in...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 12:15

... learn the best way to maintain your PC, solve hardware problems, restore system settings, troubleshoot issues, and more • Get to know the parts — from the mouse and keyboard to the monitor, printer, ... 219–220 thermal fit, 162 third-party utility, defragmenting, 310–311 tone, uneven print, 210 Tools tab, System Configuration utility, 88, 257–258 touchpad, 11 touchscreen, tablet, 12 touring ... Automatic Updates option, 72 20-pin connector, 160 24-pin connector, 160 ➟ 363 Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies •U• U key, 280 UAC (User Account Control), 107, 260 Undo System Restore...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 12:15