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Linux offers a variety of disc image management software in addition to UltraISO. Many open source and otherwise free applications are available; they can offer you additional functionality, or simply suit your preferences more effectively. Disc management software is commonly used for creating images of DVDs and CDs. It can also create virtual disc drives, into which you can then mount those images.

Losing your iPhone can be distressing and costly; you not only have to suspend your service and purchase a new mobile phone, but if your information isn’t backed up, you lose important information, including phone numbers and business contacts. If AT&T is your carrier, the company offers two services that might help you trace your misplaced iPhone. In addition to AT&T tracking services, other third-party applications can help track down your iPhone....

As home entertainment benefits from the impressive boom in technology over the last couple of decades, consumers are rushing to buy and install the latest in movie-watching devices. Recently, DVD use has begun to decline as the era of Blu-Ray draws near. The newest devices make our movies look more real than ever. While many people will happily take the burden of half-dozen remote controls, others will search out ways to consolidate remote usage....

All computers, be they PCs or Macs, employ Random Access Memory (RAM). The most common types of RAM provide temporary storage of data that resets or disappears each time the user switches off the computer. Physically, RAM consists most often of thin, rectangular sticks. Writer Bio

People who invent new technologies are always high on the prospects for improving your quality of life with their latest and greatest gizmo. But new technologies also create their fair share of fear and distrust. Those of us not intimately familiar with the technology are faced with a challenge: weaving our way through the hyperbole on both sides and discovering the true benefits and risks. Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a perfect example....

Tumblr Knows Your Browser Information Any website can use code to determine the browser you’re using. Tumblr records your browser type, version, operating system and the type of device you’re using to access Tumblr pages. This means that it knows if you’re using a mobile device or a computer to view a page. Tumblr may also detect certain types of extensions your browser uses. Tumblr Knows Where You Came From When you click a link on one Web page to visitor a new site, the new site can determine the URL of the site that referred you....

Convert YouTube to MP3 To convert a YouTube video to an MP3 file so that the audio from the video will play only as sound on Tumblr, first find the YouTube video you want to share. Highlight the URL of the video, right-click, and choose “Copy.” Then visit YouTube MP3, a free online website that converts YouTube videos to MP3 files, right-click the text field and choose “Paste” to paste in the video’s URL....

Unlike other smartphones, iPhones are linked to a unique Apple ID that is created upon activating your phone. The Apple ID is used to link purchases, payment information, contacts and file permissions to a specific phone. Whether you have purchased a used iPhone or are considering selling your old phone after you upgrade, you must first restore your iPhone to its original factory settings before adding a new owner. Tips Warnings Writer Bio

Accounting software is designed to automate much of the accounting process. The purpose is to make accounting easier, faster and more accurate. While the software does serve its purpose, there are disadvantages to relying solely upon technology for your accounting needs. This is why it is important to understand accounting fundamentals as well as how to use accounting software. Writer Bio

Twitter Policy Twitter’s policy is to free up inactive usernames in bulk, or in response to specific requests. So even if you don’t use your account for a long period, you still own the name until Twitter gives it away. Twitter doesn’t have a schedule for releasing usernames in bulk – as February 2014, Twitter states on its website that the first bulk release is still in progress. However, you may be able to claim an inactive username on a case-by-case basis if you can show that the handle is your brand name, company name or personal name....

Jailbreaking an iPhone, despite voiding your warranty, will not prevent you from continuing to use all the apps you’ve bought through the iTunes App Store. Rather, the process adds an alternative app store, Cydia, to your phone, which works alongside the official App Store. Though jailbreaking itself will not remove your old apps, the process may occasionally require you to restore the phone’s operating system, forcing you to recover your apps from a backup or to re-download them....

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The SiriusXM Internet Radio app enables you to listen to your favorite satellite radio programs on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The app is free but using your cellular connection to stream content streaming from the satellite service eats into your iPhone’s data allotment. When you stream content from SiriusXM Radio via a Wi-Fi connection, you don’t use your data plan. Writer Bio

GPS stands for Global Positioning System. A group, or constellation, of satellites orbiting more than 12,000 miles above the surface of the Earth sends radio frequency signals to GPS ground stations consisting of a receiver and an antenna. Writer Bio

There are a number of reasons why you may wish to recover deleted text messages from your AT&T GoPhone. Perhaps you accidentally deleted an important message and need to recover it, or perhaps you wish to monitor a child’s text messages for her safety. Since AT&T phones generally store text messages on the SIM card, recovering deleted texts is usually possible with SIM recovery software since they are usually not actually deleted until they are overwritten by new data....

A USB Flash drive is a durable and portable drive that can hold many gigabytes of data despite coming in a small package. Because it is pre-formatted by the manufacturer, the USB Flash drive can be used with a PC or a Mac computer with equal ease. Adding files to the open space, or “root,” of a USB Flash drive is an easy procedure, made even more convenient by the fact that the connector is a permanent part of the drive and so cannot be lost....

Harassing or obscene phone calls can be stressful and it can be very inconvenient if you are unable to restrict those calls. Fortunately, Motorola phones have the option of blocking such phone calls. Even if you are unable to block a specific number from the phone, you can get your carrier to provide you with the call blocking service. Writer Bio

Keeping track of the history on your computer is an important way to monitor the use, especially if you have children in the home that are allowed to be on the internet. Monitoring where they have been and what sites they have seen is one way to make sure that they are safe and secure. There is also software available that can check the history of anything that has been done on your computer, including downloads and items that have been saved to your hard drive....

Use Windows Media Player (WMP) to remove or disable Digital Rights Management (DRM) in existing files, but you can keep WMP from including DRM in music files that you rip from CDs. The process is different depending on which version of WMP you are using. DRM licenses can be backed up on WMP versions before 11. Also, you can remove DRM from an audio or a video file using another program, but the process may not be legal....