HOW TO CONNECT YOUR PC TO YOUR TV
There may be varied reasons as to why you want to connect your PC to your TV. Some would want to watch movies from their PC and use the TV as the monitor. Some would just want to play games and use the TV for clarity of visual effects. Regardless of what the reason is, connecting the PC to your TV is easy. You don’t need to be a professional IT solutions provider to do this. Be your own audio visual services.
1.Identify the output of the PC and input of the TV you are going to use. This varies from HDMI, DVI, VGA, or S-Video. Check what is common to both your PC and TV. Most common in computers is the VGA output and most common in TV’s is the S-Video input. You can purchase VGA to S-Video adapter if your TV and PC don’t have a common connection.
2.After identifying which connections you shall use, connect the appropriate ends of the cable to the components including the RC Audio cable which should go into the headphone jack of your computer.
3.Go to the properties of your computer by right clicking on your desktop. Change your settings to switch from your computer to your television set.
4.Turn your television on and you should see your computer output on your tv.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
TIPS TO MAKE YOUR COMPUTER LOAD FASTER
You have your computer for quite some time now, and it does not run as fast as it used to. Chances are, your CPU’s memory is full or you have lots of installed software and applications now. Here are some tips on how to tweak your computer for it to load faster. Do these and you may save yourself from asking help from your PC technical support or a computer solutions provider.
•Free some memory. Clean your hard drive disk space taken up by temporary files, internet browser, recycle bin, etc. There may be some documents or files stored in your computer that you don’t use often. Back them up in an external memory drive or copy them into cd’s.
•Update your drivers. Search for driver updates online and install them to replace older versions of the drivers your computer needs. Old hardware drivers may become inefficient for your computer.
•Scan for spy-ware, malware, and viruses. Get a reliable anti-virus and make sure to update it. Scan your computer regularly. Sometimes, a sudden decrease in the performance of your computer may be caused by a virus or spy-ware. A spy-ware detector, especially for external drives, is also a good support for your anti-virus.
•Defrag your computer’s hard disk. Windows operating system has a defrag option and lets you do this task.
•Disable unwanted start up applications. To do this, go Start > Run, type msconfig and press enter to bring up the System Configuration Utility. Go to the start-up tab, and you will see all the programs that load when you start-up your computer. Do not disable any processes that you don’t understand. Uncheck those that you don’t need at start-up such as CD-burning software, instant messengers, or a P2P client. They will stop booting the next time you restart your computer.
•Uninstall the software that you don’t use. Sometimes we are overwhelmed with the software applications and what they offer, that we tend to install them even if we do not need them.
•Delete unused fonts. We may get excited at the gazillions of available fonts that we find cute and usable but don’t actually use. Windows fonts such as webdings may be removed to speed up loading time.
•Don’t make desktop shortcuts for applications you don’t use regularly. You may launch these other application from the start up menu, anyway.
Think that your computer, although that it is a machine, may also have a hard time performing numerous tasks at the same time. Generally, do not load up you computer with the things that you do not need. Keep in mind the processing capability of your computer and work within those means. Should you need additional processing power, you always have the option to upgrade your RAM and add memory space.
•Free some memory. Clean your hard drive disk space taken up by temporary files, internet browser, recycle bin, etc. There may be some documents or files stored in your computer that you don’t use often. Back them up in an external memory drive or copy them into cd’s.
•Update your drivers. Search for driver updates online and install them to replace older versions of the drivers your computer needs. Old hardware drivers may become inefficient for your computer.
•Scan for spy-ware, malware, and viruses. Get a reliable anti-virus and make sure to update it. Scan your computer regularly. Sometimes, a sudden decrease in the performance of your computer may be caused by a virus or spy-ware. A spy-ware detector, especially for external drives, is also a good support for your anti-virus.
•Defrag your computer’s hard disk. Windows operating system has a defrag option and lets you do this task.
•Disable unwanted start up applications. To do this, go Start > Run, type msconfig and press enter to bring up the System Configuration Utility. Go to the start-up tab, and you will see all the programs that load when you start-up your computer. Do not disable any processes that you don’t understand. Uncheck those that you don’t need at start-up such as CD-burning software, instant messengers, or a P2P client. They will stop booting the next time you restart your computer.
•Uninstall the software that you don’t use. Sometimes we are overwhelmed with the software applications and what they offer, that we tend to install them even if we do not need them.
•Delete unused fonts. We may get excited at the gazillions of available fonts that we find cute and usable but don’t actually use. Windows fonts such as webdings may be removed to speed up loading time.
•Don’t make desktop shortcuts for applications you don’t use regularly. You may launch these other application from the start up menu, anyway.
Think that your computer, although that it is a machine, may also have a hard time performing numerous tasks at the same time. Generally, do not load up you computer with the things that you do not need. Keep in mind the processing capability of your computer and work within those means. Should you need additional processing power, you always have the option to upgrade your RAM and add memory space.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR LAPTOP BATTERY LAST LONGER
All laptop batteries’ lifespan will eventually decrease through the years. Newly purchased batteries lasts up to four hours after charging. After a year or so, this becomes half the time as it used to. In the long run, the hours may only become minutes and then you may have to just continually be on power supply.
To maximize the lifespan of your battery and lengthen the time before you go back to your computer retail provider, here are some tips that you may practice:
•FULLY CHARGE NEW BATTERIES – Charge your new batteries for up to 12 hours prior its first use. This maximizes the charging power of your new battery.
•GET A SPARE BATTERY – An addition to your cost, yes. But alternately using a spare battery will increase the life of your batteries as each will divide the “wear and tear” of only one battery.
•CONSERVE ENERGY – Other components that you connect with your laptop may be run using separate power. Plug them on the wall sockets instead of having them draw power from your laptop’s battery. Reduce the brightness of your screen, this does not only save up on battery power but it is also easier on your eyes.
•ONLY RUN APPLICATIONS THAT YOU WILL WORK ON – Run few applications, only those that you really need at that moment. Leaving them open, even if you don’t work on them, draws power from your battery.
•SWITCH TO LITHIUM – Lithium Ion batteries have longer power and are less prone to damage from charging and recharging.
A rechargeable battery’s lifespan is an average of two years. For efficient batteries, you may want to purchase a new one from your computer retail provider after the said period. Your first battery will still be usable but the second one will be much more efficient.
To maximize the lifespan of your battery and lengthen the time before you go back to your computer retail provider, here are some tips that you may practice:
•FULLY CHARGE NEW BATTERIES – Charge your new batteries for up to 12 hours prior its first use. This maximizes the charging power of your new battery.
•GET A SPARE BATTERY – An addition to your cost, yes. But alternately using a spare battery will increase the life of your batteries as each will divide the “wear and tear” of only one battery.
•CONSERVE ENERGY – Other components that you connect with your laptop may be run using separate power. Plug them on the wall sockets instead of having them draw power from your laptop’s battery. Reduce the brightness of your screen, this does not only save up on battery power but it is also easier on your eyes.
•ONLY RUN APPLICATIONS THAT YOU WILL WORK ON – Run few applications, only those that you really need at that moment. Leaving them open, even if you don’t work on them, draws power from your battery.
•SWITCH TO LITHIUM – Lithium Ion batteries have longer power and are less prone to damage from charging and recharging.
A rechargeable battery’s lifespan is an average of two years. For efficient batteries, you may want to purchase a new one from your computer retail provider after the said period. Your first battery will still be usable but the second one will be much more efficient.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Davao is top ‘next wave’ BPO site
MANILA, Philippines - Davao has been named the Philippines’ top "next wave" city for business process outsourcing (BPO).
The city, located in the province of Davao del Sur, was tagged by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and the Department of Trade and Industry as heading a list of top outsourcing sites.
Rounding up roll were the cities of Sta. Rosa in Laguna; Bacolod in Negros Occidental; Iloilo in Iloilo; Metro Cavite (Bacoor, Imus and Dasmariñas cities); Lipa in Batangas; Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental; Malolos in Bulacan; Baguio in Benguet; and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental.
Sta. Rosa, Metro Cavite, Lipa, Malolos and Bagiuo are located in Luzon. Bacolod, Iloilo and Dumaguete are in the Visayas, while Davao and Cagayan de Oro are in Mindanao.
BPAP chief executive Oscar R. Sanez said Davao ranked the highest for availability of graduates and talented workers and also had good scores in terms infrastructure and cost.
Davao -- along with other cities in Mindanao -- suffered in terms of their business environment scores due to advisories issued by other countries against travelling to the island.
"Davao was penalized by two points due to the travel advisories of countries like the United States; it scored a three from the possible five. Other cities in Mindanao were also affected. What we should do is make sure that investors are informed that troubles are far from Davao and Cagayan de Oro," Mr. Sañez said.
Davao currently hosts 20 outsourcing companies with 6,500 workers.
Changes in the top 10 list, meanwhile, included the "graduation" or the promotion of Clark as a center of excellence for outsourcing. The freeport joined Metro Manila and Metro Cebu.
Mr. Sañez said Davao bested Metro Laguna, last year’s topnotcher, because of a revision in the radius of available talent category. This year only talent found within a 25-kilometer radius from a BPO site was counted.
As a result, the areas comprising Metro Laguna and Bulacan were reduced to just Sta. Rosa and Malolos.
Gillian Joyce G. Virata, BPAP executive director for information and research, said potential revenues coming from the next wave cities over the next two years was $1.2-1.5 billion. Employment is also expected to increase 60% from 47,000.
"The list of next wave cities is really to promote these cities so they have something to sell to investors and help them convince investors to build and invest in their cities," she said.
Many of the cities named in the top 10 have big student populations.
The cities which almost made it to the top 10, said Mr. Sañez were Dagupan in Pangasinan, Legazpi in Albay, Metro Subic in Zambales, Metro Naga in Camarines Sur and General Santos in South Cotabato.
Transport infrastructure, said an observer, is one of the biggest challenges facing cities outside of Metro Manila which looking to attract BPO investors.
David T. Leechiu, country head of real estate service firm Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu, said that more airports should be built.
"More airports and seaports, both domestic and international, must be built as well, keeping travel to within two hours," he said.
Mr. Sanez noted that the power situation has not directly affected the BPO industry, but said the stability of supply was also a factor in attracting investors.
The Philippine BPO industry and employed around 442,000 employees and garnered revenues of $7.2 billion last year, the latter a 19% gain from 2008’s $6.06 billion.
The BPAP expects revenues to hit $9.5 billion this year as more markets become confident in the country.
The city, located in the province of Davao del Sur, was tagged by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and the Department of Trade and Industry as heading a list of top outsourcing sites.
Rounding up roll were the cities of Sta. Rosa in Laguna; Bacolod in Negros Occidental; Iloilo in Iloilo; Metro Cavite (Bacoor, Imus and Dasmariñas cities); Lipa in Batangas; Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental; Malolos in Bulacan; Baguio in Benguet; and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental.
Sta. Rosa, Metro Cavite, Lipa, Malolos and Bagiuo are located in Luzon. Bacolod, Iloilo and Dumaguete are in the Visayas, while Davao and Cagayan de Oro are in Mindanao.
BPAP chief executive Oscar R. Sanez said Davao ranked the highest for availability of graduates and talented workers and also had good scores in terms infrastructure and cost.
Davao -- along with other cities in Mindanao -- suffered in terms of their business environment scores due to advisories issued by other countries against travelling to the island.
"Davao was penalized by two points due to the travel advisories of countries like the United States; it scored a three from the possible five. Other cities in Mindanao were also affected. What we should do is make sure that investors are informed that troubles are far from Davao and Cagayan de Oro," Mr. Sañez said.
Davao currently hosts 20 outsourcing companies with 6,500 workers.
Changes in the top 10 list, meanwhile, included the "graduation" or the promotion of Clark as a center of excellence for outsourcing. The freeport joined Metro Manila and Metro Cebu.
Mr. Sañez said Davao bested Metro Laguna, last year’s topnotcher, because of a revision in the radius of available talent category. This year only talent found within a 25-kilometer radius from a BPO site was counted.
As a result, the areas comprising Metro Laguna and Bulacan were reduced to just Sta. Rosa and Malolos.
Gillian Joyce G. Virata, BPAP executive director for information and research, said potential revenues coming from the next wave cities over the next two years was $1.2-1.5 billion. Employment is also expected to increase 60% from 47,000.
"The list of next wave cities is really to promote these cities so they have something to sell to investors and help them convince investors to build and invest in their cities," she said.
Many of the cities named in the top 10 have big student populations.
The cities which almost made it to the top 10, said Mr. Sañez were Dagupan in Pangasinan, Legazpi in Albay, Metro Subic in Zambales, Metro Naga in Camarines Sur and General Santos in South Cotabato.
Transport infrastructure, said an observer, is one of the biggest challenges facing cities outside of Metro Manila which looking to attract BPO investors.
David T. Leechiu, country head of real estate service firm Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu, said that more airports should be built.
"More airports and seaports, both domestic and international, must be built as well, keeping travel to within two hours," he said.
Mr. Sanez noted that the power situation has not directly affected the BPO industry, but said the stability of supply was also a factor in attracting investors.
The Philippine BPO industry and employed around 442,000 employees and garnered revenues of $7.2 billion last year, the latter a 19% gain from 2008’s $6.06 billion.
The BPAP expects revenues to hit $9.5 billion this year as more markets become confident in the country.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
TROUBLE SHOOTING COMMON PC ERRORS
Symptoms and troubleshooting ..
1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING
Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU
connections.
2. CONTINUOS THREE BEEPS
Problem in RAM Connection.
3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short)
Problem in Display Card Connection
4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE
Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)
5. CONTINUOS NON-STOP BEEPING
Key Board Problem ( I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)
6. FDD LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOSLY
Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).
7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL
Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply)
and then Restart.
8. POWER LED IS OFF
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection
9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR
Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup
chart)
Enter your search termsSubmit search form
10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.
11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk
Command, then format it to set track 0.
12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using pirated software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.
13. DANCING SCREEN
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem
14. SHAKING SCREEN
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.
15. CPU CABINET SHOCK
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.
16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard Disk
may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.
7. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM
The System files missing namely Ie; command.com } - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS } -
Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be
transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s
18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR
May the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.
19. SHOWING I/O ERROR
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid
20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.
21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.
22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING
Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and
set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad
Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)
23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers
24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN
Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board.
For Eg: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.
25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING
May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above
files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will
not make any effect on existing Data).
26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR
This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall
Operating System.
27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.
28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND
May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install
software for the above Device. (Every Device requires driver utility to set active
1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING
Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU
connections.
2. CONTINUOS THREE BEEPS
Problem in RAM Connection.
3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short)
Problem in Display Card Connection
4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE
Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)
5. CONTINUOS NON-STOP BEEPING
Key Board Problem ( I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)
6. FDD LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOSLY
Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).
7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL
Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply)
and then Restart.
8. POWER LED IS OFF
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection
9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR
Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup
chart)
Enter your search termsSubmit search form
10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.
11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk
Command, then format it to set track 0.
12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using pirated software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.
13. DANCING SCREEN
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem
14. SHAKING SCREEN
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.
15. CPU CABINET SHOCK
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.
16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard Disk
may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.
7. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM
The System files missing namely Ie; command.com } - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS } -
Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be
transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s
18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR
May the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.
19. SHOWING I/O ERROR
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid
20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.
21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.
22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING
Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and
set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad
Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)
23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers
24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN
Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board.
For Eg: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.
25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING
May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above
files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will
not make any effect on existing Data).
26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR
This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall
Operating System.
27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.
28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND
May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install
software for the above Device. (Every Device requires driver utility to set active
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