How to Transfer Videos From a DVR to an iPod

Turn on your DVR and scroll through the video you would like to record. Connect the RCA cables from the DVR output to your computer. Make sure that you are going from the highest output of your DVR to the input of your computer.
Start your computer's capture software (see Resources section). Make sure that the capture software is picking up the video signal properly and that there are no glitches in the picture.
Start recording on your capture software. Start the video that you would like to record from your DVR and look for it on your computer. Wait until it has finished.
Stop the recording software after the program has concluded. Save the file to the desktop on your computer for future reference.
Open your video editing software (see Resources section) and wait for it to load. Click on the 'File' menu and then 'Open.' Open the file that you just recorded and let it upload to your editing software.
Click on the 'Convert' tab in your editing software and transcribe the video format to MPEG-4 format. If you do not put the video into MPEG-4 format, your iPod will not be able to read it. Wait for the video to encode.
Plug your iPod into the USB port of your computer. Open iTunes and wait for the iPod icon to mount on the left side of the iTunes window.
Go back to your editing software and save the file to your desktop with a new name, like 'Final Video.' Drag the video from the desktop to iTunes and wait for it to upload to the video folder.
Drag the video from the video folder of iTunes to the video folder of your iPod. Wait for it to transfer over.
Eject your iPod from your computer and scroll through to make sure the video transferred successfully.
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How to Plug an iPod Into a Guitar Amp

Purchase a cable with a stereo male 1/8-inch plug on one end and a mono 1/4-inch male plug on the other. Since the iPod plays music in stereo and standard guitar inputs are mono, this configuration will ensure that the left and right stereo signal are properly merged.
Turn the power off on both the iPod and amplifier and ensure the amplifier volume is at its lowest setting.
Plug the cable's 1/8-inch stereo plug into the iPod's headphone output jack and the 1/4-inch mono plug into the guitar amplifier input jack.
Turn the iPod power on and adjust the volume to the lowest setting.
Turn the amplifier power on and turn the volume up 3 to 4 notches.
Turn the iPod volume up until you begin to hear sound and adjust the amplifier volume and tone controls to achieve the desired loudness level and sound quality.
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Instructions for an iPad OtterBox

Remove the silicon bumper from the polycarbonate shell.
Insert one edge of the iPad into the silicon bumper and work in the rest of the iPad, making sure all ports and buttons are properly aligned.
Remove the dock door stickers on the polycarbonate case and remove the dock door.
Place the bottom of the iPad into the hard polycarbonate shell.
Peel back the silicon headphone opening and feed it through the polycarbonate shell's corresponding hole. Work the bumper and shell back on to the iPad.
Roll the rest of the hard shell over the bumper and replace the dock door, making sure all ports and buttons are accessible.
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How to Reset an EFI Chip (8 Steps)

Shut down the computer.
Turn on the computer and immediately hold down the 'Command,' 'Option,' 'P' and 'R' keys at the same time.
Release the keys after you hear the computer beep a second time.
Check to see if the computer is operating properly. If not, continue through the next steps.
Reboot the computer and hold down the 'Command,' 'Option,' 'O' and 'F' keys at the same time during startup.
Wait until you see the message 'To continue booting, type 'mac-boot' and press return.' If the message does not appear, try starting the computer by holding down the power button continuously until the message appears.
Type 'reset-nvram' and press 'Return.'
Type 'reset-all' and press 'Return.'
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How to Play a Mini Disc

Open the drive you're using for your mini disc and put the disc inside with the center hole pressed over the tray's center spoke. If it's a music disc, put it into a CD player or CD drive. If the mini disc is a DVD disc, you'll need a DVD player or a computer's DVD drive to play it properly. For this we'll assume that you're using a computer's drive and not a DVD or CD player.
Close the tray. Left-click the 'Start' button and then left-click the 'Computer' option that comes up. A window showing you all of the components on your computer should come up, including the drive with the mini disc inside.
Double-left-click the drive with the mini disc in it. If the disc is a DVD disc or a CD, it will attempt to start playing the content on the disc using the appropriate program such as Windows Media Player.
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How to Fix a Computer Screen That Turned Grey

Look at the back of your monitor just below the socket for a voltage selector. Set the voltage appropriate to your country, if it isn't in the correct position already. For a monitor in USA, the voltage is 115 volts.
Check the display cable to make sure it is properly connected with the metal connector engulfing the display socket on the computer.
Disconnect the monitor's display cable and look at its pins. If any of them appear bent, straighten them out by disconnecting the power cable from your monitor and sticking a thin metal object next to the pin and levering the pin until it appears straight again.
Adjust the brightness and contrast knobs on the monitor. The settings may have been at minimum or maximum; adjusting the knobs will help return the settings back to an optimal position.
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How to Optimize Netflix (5 Steps)

Visit Netflix.com and click the 'Your Account' tab in the upper right corner. Click the link that reads 'Manage Netflix ready devices and computers.' Under the 'Support' heading, click your Netflix-viewing device (such as 'Xbox 360' or 'Netflix for iPad') to find out if you are currently missing any required software to properly stream videos. If necessary, download the listed software and install it on your PC.
Connect your computer or other Netflix viewing device to an Ethernet cable for wired Internet. While Netflix can stream videos through Wi-Fi, the wireless delay may slow down your streaming quality in the event that you have a slower Internet service or multiple users accessing the same wireless network. If you cannot connect to a wired Internet signal, move as close to the wireless router as possible.
Watch videos at a time when the Internet signal is uninterrupted by others in your household. If you stream videos while others surf the Internet on the same network, you will all have to share the same bandwidth, often resulting in poor Netflix quality on your part.
Close other web browsers and discontinue all other web-related activity if your streaming quality suffers. You should especially make sure to discontinue activities related to large file downloads and high-resolution web games.
Contact your Internet service provider about increasing your upload/download speeds. This may result in an increase in your monthly bill, but will improve your entire web experience. The faster your Internet connection, the smoother Netflix will run on your PC, and the better your video quality.
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How to Connect a MacBook to a Dell External Monitor

Check to see if your Dell monitor has a VGA or DVI connection. VGA is an older technology, but many monitors have adapters for both connection and include two cables: one VGA and one DVI. Likewise, check your MacBook to see if it has a DVI or Mini DisplayPort jack. Locate the appropriate adapter if required.
Confirm that both the MacBook and the external Dell monitor are powered down. Attach the video cable to the Dell monitor. The other end must be attached to the MacBook, either directly or using the adapter.
Confirm that the adapter and cable are seated properly. Make sure that the connection area is out of the way of anything that might knock it out of place or possibly damage the adapter and/or computer by bending the pins.
Turn on the Dell monitor first and the MacBook second. When the computer is finished booting up, you will see the desktop on both displays.
Launch the System Preferences (found inside the Applications folder) and click on 'Displays.' A 'Display' pane will appear on both the MacBook screen and on the Dell monitor screen. Note that you can configure the resolution of each of these displays separately.
Select a suitable resolution for each of the displays. Then click on the 'Arrangement' tab on the pane on the Mac screen. This is when you decide how you want to configure the arrangement of your displays. You can drag the Dell display to either side of the Mac display to extend the desktop, or you can select “Mirror Displays,” which is usually enabled when you plan on using the external monitor as the main display.
Drag the menu bar from the Mac display to the Dell display in the 'Arrangement' pane if you want to use the Dell as your primary display and have the Mac menus on the external monitor. You can also configure the color on both displays by clicking on the “Color” tab.
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