Archive for June 2009
APIPA
APIPA, also known as Automatic Private IP Addressing, is a feature used in Windows operating systems. It comes into action only when DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) servers are available. When the DHCP client first comes on, it will try to establish a connection with the DHCP server in order to get an IP address. It is when this server is (or at a later point becomes) unavailable, that APIPA will kick in.
As the client is unable to connect with the server, APIPA will automatically try to configure itself with an IP address from an specially reserved range. (This reserved IP address range goes from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255).
How to Change IP Address
Often we have the need to change out IP address due to many reasons like – network conflicts, some network applications needs a particular range of IP and many more.
For local area networks (LAN) there are many ways to change your IP address as follows. Continue Reading “How to Change IP Address” »
Record DVD Movies
Most of the DVD movies available in the market do not allow you to record the movie on your hard drive as to prevent illigale making of these movies. But now it is possible to record any movie from a DVD by using a DVD converter of DVD Ripper. A DVD converter provides you a facility of recording movie in the same format or different one making another copy on your hard disk.
Here is a step by step guide to record DVD movies by using DVD converter. Here we are using Ultra DVD converter to show you the recording process. Continue Reading “Record DVD Movies” »
Free Xbox Live Codes
Contrary to what you might have heard or even believe, it is not all that difficult to get your hands on free Xbox Live codes. Of course there are a few things that you will need to do first of all – like jump through a few survey or questionnaire hoops, or maybe even go to a few different gaming sites – before you can get your hands on your free Xbox Live codes.
The premise is a fairly simple one though, and what you need to do is equally simple. However, in your quest to get free Xbox Live codes, you should be aware that due to large demand of these codes, some sites will charge you at least a registration fee before even allowing you to see even the hint of a code. So, although the codes are still essentially free, you will need to pay a small upfront fee to access their site in order to get to the free Xbox Live codes.
Crossover Cable
You would generally find that you need a crossover cable if you want to connect two devices together without the use of a network router, network hub, or network switch. In other words, you would be directly connecting two devices, such as network computers, directly together using an Ethernet crossover cable.
How to Clean Cell Phone
We have covered various cell phone articles in the past like what to do when you drop phone in water and locate lost cell phone, now here is one on How to Clean Cell Phone
Like other electronic gadgets, we should also take care of our cell phone and clean it regularly for better life. Cleaning cell phone including smartphones and mobiles is not difficult; just follow simple steps as mentioned below.
Convert mp4 to mp3
To convert mp4 files to mp3, you need a converter. In other words you need a special piece of software to help you do this. No worries about this however, because the task of finding conversion software is not all that difficult.
When looking at how to convert mp4 to mp3, and the attending software necessary, you need to be aware first and foremost that you should only download those software converters which have been tried and tested, or preferably even certified as being safe. There are all manner of malicious software doing the rounds these days and the last thing that you want is to get into trouble with these. So, be aware of what you’re downloading! Anyway Xilisoft has been downloaded over million times, so it’s safe and tested.
Convert FLAC to mp3
FLAC files are a great way of listening to high quality music because it’s a lossless format. Why would you want to turn it to mp3? Because it eats up lots of hard drive space and it’s not compatible with players such as portable mp3 players or your car stereo.
The conversion process is simple, quick and painless. You will need only a few pieces of software:
- any archive extractor, such as WinZIP or WinRAR;
- Lame MP3 Encoder which provides the mp3 coding
- Foobar 2000 which reads the FLAC file and sends the data to the Lame MP3 Encoder.
How to make 3d photo
How to make a 3D photo in Photoshop
There are follwoing steps you have to follow in order to make a 3d photograph.
Free PDF editor
Everyone knows the importance of PDF files. It’s a great way to send protected documents this way but creating is not so easy and editing can be even trickier at a first look. But it’s no different from your text editor, you just need to know what program to use.
Free PDF editor is a freeware PDF creator and editor. Instead of making things complicate with PDF virtual printers you can create and edit PDF files with this program. This way you will also spare about $700 USD. That is how much it would cost you to pay for Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro.