Checking Connections Harmon Kardon speakers use a variety of connections for speaker cables. Bare wires, RCA jacks and 1/8-inch audio plugs are the most common. If sound loss is intermittent, or failing in only one speaker, a loose connection is likely the culprit. Usually this can be corrected by removing the speaker wire and reconnecting it, regardless of connector type. If the problem persists, it may indicate a problem with the connecting cable or elsewhere in your audio chain....

Like any social network, Instagram isn’t much fun to use if you aren’t connected to other users on the site. If you already have a Facebook account with a substantial Friends list, then you can probably find enough Instagram users to get your photo sharing social network started. When you connect your Instagram account to your Facebook profile, Instagram will provide you with the option to follow all your Facebook friends that use Instagram....

Many people smartly protect their SIM cards with a PIN number, because this protects intruders from using your SIM card in their own phone; they can peruse through your contacts and effectively steal your cellular and/or data service. However, instances inevitably arise where you forget your PIN number, or your SIM card is simply unresponsive. Fortunately for such cases, AT&T can provide you an unlock PIN for your SIM card and allow you to use your phone with full functionality once again....

Hook up an FTA receiver to your C-band dish to receive free satellite channels. FTA receivers work with your dish to collect free satellite channels that are beamed over the airwaves in an unencrypted signal. The receivers are designed to link up to the thousands of international and local channels that do not require subscription service or activation fee. The FTA equipment installs with the same cables as your standard satellite equipment to have you viewing free satellite channels in no time at all....

Contacts from Microsoft Outlook can be easily transferred onto an iPhone using Apple iTunes. This takes only a minute or two to set up, simply by selecting which contacts you want transferred to your iPhone. Once this has been done, Outlook and your iPhone will automatically synchronize updated contact information whenever you connect your computer to your iPhone. This requires Outlook 2007 (or Outlook 2010), and iTunes version 9.2 or later....

Your brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 comes with several preinstalled apps that you cannot remove from the Apps section of the Settings menu. These apps not only take up valuable disk space, but they also run in the background and consume processing power. If you uninstall these apps from your Tab 3, however, you will void the warranty of and risk serious damage to your tablet. Writer Bio

Email the seller and request a refund. Explain that you never received your item or that it was vastly different than the description. Provide your order number and any other information you have to identify your purchase. While you may be upset, do your best to stay calm and avoid becoming emotional. Reach out to the site the item was advertised on. The company may have a resolution process of its own to help get your money back....

Updated February 10, 2017 Calculate the mean of each group by typing “=AVERAGE(A1:D1)” (without quote marks) in cell F1. Press “Enter,” then guide the cursor over the right hand corner of cell F1 until it changes to a cross-hair. Click and drag down to cell F5 and release to auto-fill the remaining means. Calculate the mean of means by typing “=AVERAGE(F1:F5)” (without quote marks) in cell F7 and pressing “Enter....

Unlike video game consoles, where one specific controller is the officially designated model, the PC gives you many controllers from which to choose, such as the Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2. As evident in its name, the Cordless Rumblepad 2 offers not only vibration technology but is also wireless because of the included receiver. However, like most other hardware for the PC, before you can use your Rumblepad 2 you must first install the necessary software and configure the controller for your PC setup....

Visit the Zamzar Web app to convert e-books without installing software (link in Resources). Click “Choose Files,” select “MOBI” or “PDF” from the “Convert Files To” drop-down menu, enter you email address in the provided field, and click “Convert.” Zamzar sends your converted e-book as an attachment, which can be saved to your hard drive. Tips Writer Bio

Microsoft Office Publisher is a software that can be used as a tool to design brochures, flyers, newsletters and business cards. You can also use Publisher to create word processing documents, marketing tools and websites as well as publish to the web. Publisher has many templates and wizards that help users through the process of creating documents and tailoring documents to the needs of the user. You can insert a picture frame when you have a picture that you want to put inside the picture frame that is located in a file on your computer or that you have copied from another spot....

Using a mouse and keyboard is great for certain game types, but third-person action/stealth games, such as the “Assassin’s Creed” or “Arkham Asylum” series, lend themselves better to a controller or gamepad. Logitech’s Chillstream gamepad is modeled after the standard Xbox 360 controller, with the addition of a unique in-grip fan feature that’s intended to cool sweaty hands. Warnings Writer Bio

While Sony’s Sound Forge audio-editing software come equipped with tons of effects and filters, VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugins can provide your work environment with even more power. VST plugins are essentially third-party effects. They’re compatible with just about any audio-editing and sequencing application you’re likely to come across. And if you’ve found some new VST plugins that you’d like to use in Sound Forge, all you need is a few moments to get them set up for use....

AOL’s features-rich and quite comprehensive Internet software is widely accepted and downloaded by users worldwide. The latest version AOL® Desktop Version 10.1 is now loaded with new features, which enhance and manage all your Internet browsing and emails and also allows advanced navigation capabilities. If you have a Windows-installed PC, then it is recommended to install the latest AOL® Desktop Version 10.1. Installing the AOL Internet software on your desktop involves a few steps....

Updated February 10, 2017 Insert the CD game into the disc drive of the PC and wait for the gaming prompt to appear on the screen. You are asked if you want to start a new game, load a current game or install the game. Choose to install the software. Click “Next” on the welcome page, then read through and accept the license agreement. You are not allowed to install the game if you do not accept the license agreement....

The iPod shuffle by Apple has internal software that lets you sync it with Mac and Windows computers. To access the software, you must have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer. The iTunes software is required to set up your iPod shuffle and lets you sync, play, import and buy music, movies, audiobooks, games and apps. Unlike older iPods, the iPod shuffle does not come with a CD install disc....

If you subscribe to Comcast’s Xfinity Internet and voice service, you may be able to set up your computer to show caller ID pop-ups whenever you receive a phone call on your land-line telephone. Comcast refers to this service as “Universal Caller ID to PC.” It is a free bonus service, but your Comcast Internet and voice service must already be set up for the Universal Caller ID to work....

Third-party developers can add functionality to Apple’s QuickTime video player through plug-ins called QuickTime components. These allow QuickTime users to view a wider variety of video files, use special features and encode videos in additional formats. Apple hosts a webpage that links to the download locations for third-party QuickTime Components. Users must download the desired components separately from each developer’s website and install them individually. Writer Bio

If you have multiple computer systems, such as a desktop at the office and a laptop at home, you don’t need to be physically located at each machine to install software onto it. You can use a remote desktop software solution so that you can access one of the computers from a completely different machine. Once you have the remote access program set up on both computers, you can install any software you want on the first computer remotely....

Although a computer needs an operating system to work, it may be cheaper to buy one that does not have an operating system already installed. Other than the potential cost difference, a PC with an empty hard drive gives you the chance to install your own operating system and customize your computer the way you want. If you have a new computer with no operating system installed, or a used one with the hard drive wiped clean, you can install Ubuntu from a live CD....