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Creating a Sound File

Ciel501 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:09:31 +0000

Record Sounds

Start Sound Recorder from the Start menu.
Click the Start Recording button, and record the sounds you want.
Click Stop Recording when you’ve finished. If you’ve completed the recording, use the Save As dialog box to save the sound file with the name you want in the location you want.
If you want to continue recording to the same sound file, click Cancel in the Save As dialog box.
Click Resume Recording, record what you want, and then click Stop Recording when you’ve finished. Use the Save As dialog box to save the file with the name and in the location you want.
Close Sound Recorder when you’ve finished.

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Talking to the Mouse

Ciel501 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:57:12 +0000

Use the Grid

With speech recognition running and listening, say “Mouse Grid” to display the large grid.
Say the number that identifies the region you want to work in to display a small grid for that region.
In the smaller grid, do any of the following :

Say “Click” to click in the middle of grid.
Say a number on the grid to show a detailed grid of that region.
Say “Back” to move back to the larger grid.
Say “Cancel” to remove the mouse grid.
Say a number and then say “Right-click” to right-click in that region.

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Creating a Custom Movie

Ciel501 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:36:28 +0000

Set Up the Movie

Start Movie Maker from the Start menu, if the Collections pane isn’t displayed, click the Show or Hide Collections button.
Select the collection that contains the video clips you want to use.
Select the first video clip to be shown in the movie.
Drag the clip onto the first frame of the Storyboard. If the Storyboard from the View menu.
Select and drag additional video clips onto the Storyboard to design your movie. If you want to, you can use clips from different collections. If necessary, drag the clips around on the Storyboard to rearrange the order in which you want them to be played.
Add transitions, video effects, and a soundtrack or a narration to your movie. Save the project and the movie to the location you want.

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Optimum Resolutions for Monitors

MyComputerAid — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:12:02 +0000

Back then it was so easy to pick out the right resolution for your computer screens simply because there were few choices to go through and these choices were more or less compatible with any kind of monitor.
But technology has led us to want to be able to see more things on your screen, so wider screens were invented and eventually higher resolutions had to be made to sustain those big screens. But this led to the misconception that the higher resolution you have in the better, which isn’t exactly correct, especially if you have a regular size computer screen.
But is there such a thing as too much resolution? YES! Generally, stretching your monitor’s horizons will cause smaller and harder to see things. If you have a small monitor and insist on high res settings, your icons will be small and its captions will probably be impossible to read. Menus will look a bit off and difficult to navigate through.
So here is a list of some screen sizes and their ideal resolutions:

15-inch laptop: 1280×800
Standard 19-inch screen: 1280×1204
Standard 22-inch screen: 1680×1050
Standard 24-inch screen: 1920×1200

Based on this list, people who are on a tight budget should go for the 19-inch screens and stick to its optimum resolution.

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Picking the best sound card

MyComputerAid — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:40:00 +0000

Sound enriches everybody’s experience with the computer. Whether it’s about listening to music in general, editing audio as amateurs or professionals, or playing video games, being able to hear good quality sound is a good thing to any computer user. This is why picking the best sound card for your computer is important.

Of course, you don’t need to waste your money to get the most expensive high quality sound card there is on the market. You just need to figure out what you need, and you can do this by working your way up in terms of requirements.

Motherboards usually have built in sound cards, so have a good look at the sound capabilities of your built in card first and see if they can provide you with the needed specifications. However, if you are a gamer or some other sound dependent user, it is common that you buy an independent sound card.

While there is no straight standard as to which soundcard must be used for a certain type of computer, it is easy for users to judge personally the extent of their need for digital sound.

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