Cox Communications offers customers standard-definition and high-definition, or HD, cable services. Subscribers who are hearing impaired, or simply like to read along with their on-air program choices, have the option of turning on closed captioning. Turning this feature on or off involves adjusting the settings on your HD cable box as well as your television. Writer Bio
Your Comcast digital phone service should work with both landline and cordless phones. However, cordless phones tend to have more issues than landline phones. For example, interference issues are common with a cordless phone. You can troubleshoot problems with your cordless phone yourself, or contact Comcast for assistance. Your cordless phone can also cause interference. For example, using your cordless phone can interrupt your Comcast Internet service. A Comcast service technician can come to your home and troubleshoot interference problems between your Comcast digital phone service and Comcast Internet service....
The rise of the computer over the past several decades has redefined our culture. Processor speed is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of computer speed; memory, or RAM, is considered after that. With today’s pace and lifestyle, having a low-performing computer is a headache to most of us. Time seems to go by quickly and it is imperative that our computer processors work just as fast....
Both Facebook names and usernames can be used to identify your account. A name is a mandatory requirement, especially for social interaction and privacy, but usernames are optional customization preferences. Although they are different in many ways, they can both help improve your social networking experience. Writer Bio
Even a decade ago, few of us would have envisioned the amount of things we’re able to do with our phones. For about 100 years, a phone was simply a tool used to talk to another person; it was not used to take pictures, send messages or play games. Smartphones do have advantages, such as driving navigation, keeping track of our lives, watching movies and keeping ourselves and our kids occupied....
If you want to connect an antenna with a coaxial connection to an older TV that uses a two-wire input, you’ll need to use a balun transformer because these are different types of circuits. The coaxial connection is an unbalanced circuit that carries a single signal on its center conductor. The two-wire connection on your old TV is a balanced circuit which carries two equal signals traveling out of phase....
The LinkedIn online professional network uses by-invitation connections as the indicator that you hold a relationship with another subscriber. LinkedIn doesn’t disclose how many invitations it allots to each subscriber, but the service subjects every account to limits. When you invite another member to connect, you may receive emailed notifications from LinkedIn of the status of your overtures and the response they received, but not every action results in an update....
Pandora requires a continuous Internet connection. If you use it via a 3G or 4G cellular connection rather than Wi-Fi, performance may be restricted if you lose cellular service or have a slow connection. Your use of Pandora over a cellular connection will count towards any data-plan limits on your cell account. Writer Bio
Mobile Internet Protocol (Mobile IP) was created in order to provide better mobile connectivity without interrupting computers that are already connected to a network. When mobile devices were introduced, there was no network technology in place for these devices to connect to the Internet. Mobile IP created a new subset of IP connectivity that worked within the already established system, keeping network engineers from having to scrap and reinvent the way Internet connection works....
Updated September 18, 2017
Updated September 15, 2017 DirectX Overview DirectX is a proprietary graphics API for devices running Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. DirectX is a graphics rendering specification rather than an application, utility or hardware driver. Graphics card manufacturers can include hardware support for DirectX that Google Earth can utilize to generate realistic, high-resolution, 3D images, as well as smooth simulations, scene transitions and animations. OpenGL Overview OpenGL is a platform-neutral, open API for rendering graphic images....
New generations of smartphones include intuitive features that may require the use of a built-in gyroscope or an accelerometer. A gyroscope allows you to change the orientation of the device by rotating its display. An accelerometer, on the other hand, tracks acceleration or senses device vibration. An on-board gyroscope and accelerometer work in combination with a smartphone’s operating system or specific software applications to perform these and other functions.
The Internet has made it easier than ever to find people, even people whose phone numbers no longer work. Although a person might not be listed in a phone book anymore, chances are that the person is listed somewhere on the Internet. When searching the Internet for people, you will probably run into some scams. However, many websites such as search engines offer free resources for finding information about locating people....
Global Positioning System, or GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system used for positioning and navigation services worldwide. Bluetooth technology is a wireless communication system for fixed and mobile devices. If you want to track a cell phone with a Bluetooth GPS, you will need to sign-up with a tracking service company to allow these two systems to work together for your tracking needs. Next, you need a cell phone carrier that has GPS technology running on their network....
The iPhone is a popular cellular device from Apple Inc. The iPhone enables users to set security passwords to keep unauthorized people from accessing data on the phone or making calls. If you know your password, it takes only three steps to unlock the screen. If you don’t know your passcode, then you’ll need to restore the iPhone using iTunes software. The latter option requires that you create a backup of your phone data....
If you’ve already created friend lists on Facebook, take them one step further by incorporating these lists into the chat feature. Using lists with the chat feature organizes your friends so you quickly see when your closest contacts are online. When you add a new friend on Facebook, it only takes a few steps to add that friend to a new or existing friend list. Writer Bio
Animation has been one of the most popular film genres since the early days of cinema. At one time these animations were based on hand-drawn cells for each frame of the film. These days, animation has largely come to be dominated by CGI, or computer-generated imagery. While some computer animation also is created frame by frame by hand (or mouse), the vast majority is made using 3-D models, which are posed across a series of frames and rendered....
Keep Your Twitter Account Active To avoid having your account disabled or removed due to inactivity, log in and post an update within six months of your last tweet. Twitter determines inactivity using a combination of information, such as your last login attempt, the date of your last post and the date the account was created. You may not be able to tell if an account is inactive without logging in, as not all account activity is viewable by the public....
AT&T’s U-verse package offers digital television programming, high-speed Internet and digital phone service. By signing up for a U-verse online account, you can manage recordings on your DVR (Digital Video Recorder), watch age-restricted content, create your own personalized library and take advantage of other additional features. Before you can sign up, you either need to have your U-verse account number or your Member ID handy.
