How To Hide Your Home Theater Components, but Still Control Them

By Matt Whitlock on January 26, 2012 4:02 PM

All that stuff has to go somewhere. One of the biggest challenges of designing a home theater system for your home is determining the location of the home theater components. Fortunately, getting your components out of view (or even out of the room) is way easier today than it used to be. We'll show you how.

Categories: Televisions and Projectors Receivers and Audio Components Audio / Video Streaming Home Theater Accessories | Article's Raw Score: over 7 million | 3  Comments

Last Post: February 1, 2013 8:35 AM by Herbert

How To Easily Add Plain-Text Pasting to Windows

By Matt Whitlock on January 4, 2012 11:12 AM

Copy and paste. Should be simple, right? Although Windows' copy and paste is probably the most often used and most useful functions of all time, the Windows clipboard still has one major flaw - pasting in plain text.

Categories: Computers, Laptops, and Media Servers | Article's Raw Score: over 464 thousand | 3  Comments

Last Post: January 23, 2013 3:09 PM by drv

How to Clean Your TV, Computer, or Laptop Screen

By Matt Whitlock on May 27, 2011 12:11 PM

Cleaning your TV screen sounds like an easy task, but be warned! The use of certain cleaners and products can damage the front of your TV screen. Learn how to do it right for all kinds of TVs.

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Last Post: March 5, 2013 9:12 PM by manny k.

How-To: Motorola v3 Housing Change

By Joseph Ahern on April 18, 2008 12:45 PM

All or most service providers are offering the Motorola V3 for practically free nowadays. What really gets people though is the colors offered. Some offer black, others offer blue, but it seems none offer them... More »

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How To Normalize Sound Volume of MP3 Files

By Brandon C. on October 8, 2008 12:21 PM

Do you find yourself having to change the volume levels on your MP3 player everytime the song changes? Are you turning the volume up to hear soft songs, then getting blasted by louder ones? Click here for the solution!

Categories: Audio / Video Streaming Computers, Laptops, and Media Servers Portable AV Accessories and Software | Article's Raw Score: over 915 thousand | 2  Comments

Last Post: October 28, 2008 11:57 PM by KJH

How to Adjust Your Picture Using Video Test Patterns

By Matt Whitlock on December 14, 2004 9:13 AM

Why adjust my TV? Have you ever adjusted the picture controls on your TV? If you haven't, then you need to know that the current settings you're currently using are most likely NOT intended for... More »

Categories: Televisions and Projectors Home Theater Accessories | Article's Raw Score: over 11 million | 1  Comment

Last Post: October 20, 2008 6:28 PM by Gulle

How To Enhance Playback of Playstation 1 Games on the Playstation 2

By Matt Whitlock on December 14, 2004 9:13 AM

The original Sony Playstation was a huge hit with gamers both in the US and abroad, and over the course of its life amassed an extensive library of quality game titles from both first and... More »

Categories: Home Console Gaming | Article's Raw Score: over 657 thousand | 0  Comments

Tips for Getting Started with Your New Netbook Computer

By Peter Redmer on January 5, 2010 10:21 PM

Ok, so you just got a new netbook either as a gift from someone or from you to yourself - now what do you do with it? Here are some helpful tips to get started with your new netbook, optimize performance, and even some ideas on alternative OS's you can use.

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Last Post: July 13, 2010 7:28 AM by Alonso

How To Repair A Scratched CD or DVD

By Peter Redmer on August 12, 2008 10:07 AM

You arrive home, giggling and overjoyed, only to find that the disc... won't... play.  You try everything to get it to work... but nothing works, because there's a bunch of scratches and Cheeto-prints on the back of the disk from the inconsiderate loser who rented it before you.

Categories: Video Playback / Recording Devices Home Theater Accessories Accessories and Software Gaming | Article's Raw Score: over 351 thousand | 2  Comments

Last Post: August 14, 2010 6:10 AM by mansnes

Park Your Car With Lasers

By Matt Whitlock on November 30, 2005 10:18 AM

By the time the average person stuffs boxes, bikes, toys, shelves, lawn equipment, and all the other stuff we rely on the garage to hold, there's barely any room for the cars. It's because the garage has become so cluttered that parking a car can be a nightmare. One inch can be the difference between getting your garage door...

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Ask the Experts: How Do I Put Pictures Back on to My Memory Card?

By Matt Whitlock on June 30, 2005 4:49 PM

I recently bought an HP Photosmart R717 digital camera. I have a 256 MB memory card; the camera is 6.2 MP, and so the card holds about 80 pictures. Each time I take pictures I upload them onto my computer, but I think I'm supposed to delete them off the memory card after I upload them. I know that to print the pictures, you can take the memory card to a printing kiosk. So, if I delete the pictures from the memory card after I upload them onto the...

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Last Post: September 5, 2012 8:29 PM by melissaram1985

Ask the Experts: Computer Doesn't Properly Recognize My PDA

By Matt Whitlock on June 2, 2005 1:34 PM

A TechLore "Ask the Experts" Question... Question: Hi, I recently purchased a replacement battery for my iPaq 3650 on ebay. The battery is working great, however I can no longer sync with my laptop or... More »

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Organizing my Digital Pictures

By Ron Repking on May 24, 2005 9:56 AM

I almost always use an external card reader such as the Sandisk USB Card Reader to transfer my pictures to my computer. It's quick and easy. However, it's a little more difficult when it comes... More »

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Last Post: January 23, 2009 12:13 PM by XopenX

Ask the Experts: How Do I Check My Answering Machine Remotely?

By Matt Whitlock on May 23, 2005 10:51 AM

I am looking for instructions for remote retrieval of messages from Sony SPP-A941 cordless phone and answering system.

Categories: Telephones and VoIP | Article's Raw Score: over 1 million | 1  Comment

Last Post: April 12, 2012 4:47 PM by ericson natividad

How To Control Your Lights With Your Home Theater Remote

By Matt Whitlock on May 14, 2005 2:17 PM

When I sit down to watch a movie or TV, I always forget to turn off the
lights. In the past, this would require me to get up off of the couch,
hit the switch, and sit back down again. Even worse, when an
intermission was needed, I'd have to get up and kick on the lights
again in order to...

Categories: Home Theater Accessories Home Appliances / Lifestyle | Article's Raw Score: over 188 thousand | 0  Comments

Can't Play Songs on RCA Lyra

By Matt Whitlock on May 20, 2005 2:02 PM

I have an RCA Lyra RD2765. I have down loaded songs on to it, but now they won't play?

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Last Post: December 23, 2012 2:16 AM by bhvn