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How to Add an ActiveX Component to a Project

An ActiveX component is an external dynamic link library (DLL) file that can be used on websites or within your project applications. The DLL file holds external functions that you can use in a similar ...Read More

 
How to Add Music to Flash Movies

Flash is used, among other things, for creating animated movies and interactive applications. Often, you can spruce up humdrum Flash movies by adding music, or ambient sounds. The procedure for adding music to ...Read More

 
How to Enable a Java Application

Java applications provide websites with more advanced functions and interactivity with the user's browser. Java applications can be blocked by common Web browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer. However, ...Read More

 
How to Back Up Microsoft SQL

Microsoft SQL Server stores information in the form of tables. The tables hold columns and rows of data used in web and desktop applications. Part of the maintenance of any database is a backup of the ...Read More

 
 

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Although the relatively unknown Kids Craze series was discontinued by Encore Software (better known for one of their subsidiaries: Broderbund), there were a few titles that came out, in different genres, to ...Read More

With so many software programs available for quick and easy download, computer users can face the problem of "computer bloat," in which their machines bog down and run slowly because of all the memory ...Read More

When buying an HP Pavilion computer, you can request which operating system you'd like to be installed on the machine. But if you have already purchased the computer and want to downgrade to XP Professional, ...Read More

"Red eye" is a common problem when taking pictures in low light where a flash is required. Often, the eyes of the subject in the photograph will reflect the camera flash, producing what is known as "red eye." ...Read More

If you do not focus on an object when exposing it in your camera, there is no way to later bring it into focus in Photoshop. That said, there are a couple of easy, nifty tricks that you can do to sharpen and ...Read More

Photoshop is the industry standard for editing images and creating graphics for web pages, computer games and print media. Many designers use it to create 3D typographic effects, such as drop shadows, bevels ...Read More

Adobe Photoshop gives you the ability to create and manipulate three-dimensional figures quickly and easily. If you are a beginner, you may find Adobe's interface to be somewhat confusing at first; however, ...Read More

As more applications rely on Adobe's PDF format to exchange information, users increasingly find themselves looking for ways to display their content in places like the Web. As the CNET (see References) staff ...Read More

Spyware is software that downloads to your computer without your knowledge through unsecured websites to track your activity and collect information. Because it is intended to run without detection, not all ...Read More

Adobe's popular, powerful Photoshop image editing software has been around since 1988. Naturally, developers have made many updates to Photoshop over the years to improve its functionality and increase its ...Read More

1Today's digital cameras work hand in hand with computers and make it wonderfully easy to store, view, edit and share photos. Adobe Photoshop offers free software geared toward helping amateur photographers ...Read More

Need help keeping track of all your special moments? Never forget a face, date, or place again. With minimal graphic design skills you can use Adobe Photoshop to customize your photos and capture your memories ...Read More

Buying computers without an operating system is becoming more and more popular. With several popular operating systems on the market, buying a computer without one makes it easier for the computer buyer to get ...Read More

Debian is an operating system, just like Windows XP, Mac OS X or Ubuntu Linux. It is open source, meaning that its source code (the way that it was created) is available to the public. For this reason, it is ...Read More

Opening a PowerPoint presentation from a CD is just as easy as opening a PowerPoint presentation from your desktop or a flash drive. It just requires knowing how to navigate to your computer's CD drive from ...Read More

To play Java games on the computer, you'll need to download Java for your web browser. Java games use something called an "applet" which is essentially a small computer program that runs within a website. ...Read More