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CursorMania is a free downloadable software program for Windows computers that lets you access more than 7,000 custom cursors. The collection includes cursors based on themes such as holidays, sports and patriotic symbols. These cursors can make browsing the web more colorful, whimsical and personalized. With the program’s toolbar added to your web browser, you can take advantage of other CursorMania features such as smileys, e-cards, screensavers, avatars and a search box....

Sharp manufactures some of its television models to allow owners to periodically upgrade the software for online diagnostics, video-streaming applications and other functions. Upgradable TVs, such as the Aquos line of LCDs, have USB ports to provide an easy way to install updates. Sharp makes the most current version of the firmware available for free on its website. Writer Bio

Using an external drive to install Mac OS X Mountain Lion can save some time if you have to install the operating system on multiple computers. You’ll need to purchase a license for each computer you are using, but you can use the same installation software on each computer. This prevents the need to download Mac OS X Mountain Lion from the Apple servers each time you want to install the software....

Terminal Services (TS) Web Access can be installed on a computer with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system that is running the Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or higher. TS Web Access is a terminal service role that enables users to create remote application programs that they can use to connect to the terminal server desktop of any server via a web browser. Writer Bio

Craigslist receives over 50 billion page views every month, but some of the ads generating those clicks are being posted by hackers, spammers and scammers. To work their nefarious plans incognito, they often hijack the Craigslist accounts of regular users. Knowing what’s in their basic bag of tricks will help you keep control over your account. Writer Bio

Access the Tumblr site that has the theme you like. Scroll down to the footer area and look for a link to the theme. Many Tumblr blogs provide a reference to the theme in this area; however, some users remove this link, in which case proceed to the next step. View the source code of the Tumblr page. If you’re using Chrome or Firefox, right-click on the Tumblr page and select “View Page Source” from the context menu....

Typing in Microsoft Word is often automatic, as words appear on the page from left to right. In creating the word processing software, Microsoft built in several ways you can take control of that text and set it into other alignments, called justification. While Word lets you choose between right and left alignment on a line, you can pick only one. When you want to use both on a single line, you have to get a little creative and take advantage of another Word feature, the table creator, to create a workaround....

Linking HTML Web pages together is a simple process in which you create “hyper” links on your Web page. Using the “anchor” tag, you can link internal pages, contained in your website’s directory, or add links to external Web pages using their uniform resource locator (URL) address. When links are created they automatically distinguish themselves because they display in blue font and have a line underneath the text. Using links creates a better user experience for your Web visitors and allows your website to come up in more search engines....

You cannot use the free Acrobat Reader to add hyperlinks to a PDF, but several free or low-cost PDF editors will do the job for you, or you can purchase the gold standard, Adobe Acrobat. Free tools vary widely, and many do not support the ability to add hyperlinks. Among those that do are PDFescape, PDFill and OpenOffice Draw, used with a special PDF import plugin. PDFescape offers an online editor, as well as a desktop version for a fee, while PDFill and Draw are provided as desktop software only....

If you’re a regular Facebook user, you already know that Facebook socializing involves more than clicking “like” and complaining about the line at the coffee shop. You can use Facebook to announce anything from a soiree to the birth of your child and everything in between. Facebook offers a variety of methods for making announcements, so how to make each announcement will differ depending on the type of message you want to send and the audience you want to reach....

Facebook isn’t only a way to converse with your family and friends but also a way to organize people into parties and other events. Use the social networking site’s event application to create a flyer of sorts. When you keep your event page public, all of the Facebook community members are able to view it and let you know if they plan on attending. If you keep the event private, only people with whom you share an invitation will see the page....

Mac computer users may open a PDF file with the computer’s Preview application. While the Preview application is the default application to open PDF files on a Mac, the default program sometimes is changed when other programs, such as Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat, are installed on the computer. You can change settings to make Preview your default PDF viewer again.

While Facebook doesn’t have a special protocol for changing the screen size, you can still make the page larger or smaller using a method that works for all Web pages. Doing so can help protect your privacy or just make the site easier to see. When you adjust the screen size on Facebook, the size change stays the same for all sites opened in the same tab. Writer Bio

Although your Web browser’s default Start page is set by the developer, you can change it the Yahoo homepage at any time by accessing the browser’s feature to set a homepage. The location of the feature depends on the browser you are using. For example, if you use Google Chrome, you can access the feature through the browser’s Settings page. After you change your browser’s Start page to Yahoo, you can return to the website without entering the URL into the address bar by clicking the Home button....

Panasonic offers a free app that you can download to turn your Apple iPhone into a remote control handset for an Internet-enabled Panasonic Viera TV set. The app works with Panasonic Viera sets made after 2011, providing the TV set and the iPhone are both connected to the same home Wi-Fi wireless network. After setting up and activating the iPhone app, you can control the main functions of the Viera set by swiping and tapping the iPhone’s touchscreen....

When you make a phone call on your iPhone, you have the choice of hearing sound through either your ear piece or through the iPhone’s built-in speaker. It’s also possible to listen to music from the iPhone’s iPod through a speaker, rather than via headphones. No matter which of these functions has necessitated that you use your iPhone’s speaker, adjusting its volume to make it louder is a simple, straightforward process....

A “100 x 100” pixel image size is quite common for avatars, thumbnails and other small logos used in forums and image galleries on the Internet. It’s also important to make these file sizes as small as possible so that website load times stay fast. Fortunately, there are many good compression methods that can be easily employed to make sure that your avatar or small photo doesn’t have any extra bulk....

Two types of files are commonly associated with the .ind file extension. Adobe InDesign documents sometimes have the .ind extension, but more typically have the .indd suffix. Additionally, Sony formatted memory devices contain files with the .ind extension. However, IND files contained on Sony-formatted memory sticks are not intended to be opened manually. As such, there is no associated or recommended software application to open these types of files. Writer Bio

You may have chosen to have your phone number’s caller identification, or caller ID, blocked, prohibiting those receiving your calls from seeing your phone number. Certain businesses and homes will not accept phone calls from sources with caller ID blocked. You can enter a three-digit code that will temporarily override the caller ID block on your phone number, allowing you to place the call with your phone number being shown....

OpenOffice is free software similar to Microsoft Office. With OpenOffice Base, users can create spreadsheets and databases. OpenOffice programs can also be used to view and edit Microsoft Office documents. Populating an OpenOffice Base file with information from an Excel spreadsheet will allow you to create your own database without having Microsoft Office installed. Writer Bio