In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Connect a microphone and speaker. In Skype, go to “Call > Audio Settings…”. From this menu, you can make sure Skype recognizes your connected hardware and adjust their sensitivities. When you are finished, press “Save” to return to the application. "Echo / Test Sound Service" will appear in the results. This is a bot service integrated into all users’ contact lists that will automatically answer your call. Double-click the search result to open a conversation window. Press the “Call” button to begin a test call. Echo will prompt you to leave a message after the beep. After a few moments, a second beep will indicate the recording time is up and the message will be played back. Not hearing the recorded instructions indicated a problem with your speakers. Not hearing the playback indicated a problem with your microphone. Press the red “End Call” button to hang up. If the call did not sound to your liking, go back to “Call > Audio Settings” and adjust your volume levels. Connect your webcam. Go to “Tools > Options > Video Settings”. Your camera will be auto-detected and turned on. A sample video feed will display in the Video Settings area to preview what you will look like to others. When you are satisfied with how you look, press "Save". Adjust your camera settings by pressing “Webcam Settings”. Here you can move the sliders to adjust brightness, contrast, etc.
Summary: Check your audio devices. Select the contacts search bar and type "Echo123". Call Echo. Follow the recorded instructions. Hang up to end the test. Test your video.

If your laptop's battery is suddenly draining faster than it used to, performing this method once may fix the problem. You don't want to perform this method too often; completely draining and then recharging most laptop batteries repeatedly can reduce the overall lifespan of the battery by 30 percent. Remove your charger from the laptop's charging port to do so. Never disconnect the wall socket side of the charger first, as plugging it back in while the charger is connected to the laptop could damage your computer. You can simply keep your computer turned on until the battery life runs out, but streaming video or running another battery-consuming process will speed up the battery draining. This will ensure that the battery is completely dead before you proceed. Skip this step if you have a lithium battery. Plug back in the computer's charger to do so. This process will be more effective if you leave your laptop off for as long as possible. You can use your computer during this time, but make sure that it is plugged in for at least two days without a break. Doing so will ensure that your battery is fully recharged, which may lead to an increase in overall battery life.
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One-sentence summary -- Perform this method if your battery is draining too quickly. Unplug your laptop. Run your laptop until the battery has been completely drained. Leave your laptop alone for around 3 hours. Begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for 48 hours.

Q: Before you move it's important to take some steps which will prepare your cat. If the worst happens and your cat does run away, ensuring that she has been micro-chipped will mean she is fully registered and can be returned to you if she is picked up or found. Most cats now are micro-chipped.  Your vet can do this quickly and easily and it doesn't hurt or distress your cat. A tiny microchip is inserted under the skin which can be quickly scanned by a vet. The chip will have all of the owner's details on so you can be quickly reunited. You need to update your details when you move or if you change phone number, since the database is only as good as the information you give it. A more old-fashioned way to identify your cat is to get her a collar with your phone number on. This way if she sneaks off and gets lost, or heads back to your old house and someone finds her, they can quickly and easily get in touch with you.  This is a cheap and simple thing to do but it could make a big difference. It's sensible to leave your phone number for the people moving into your old house in case your cat heads back there. Before the move make sure you have a suitable cat carrier that will last the journey without falling apart or breaking. She will have to stay in the basket for quite a while, and it can be a very stressful experience for a cat. Take some time to make it comfortable with her favourite blanket.  Let her get used to the basket before you try to get her to go into it.  You can do this by leaving the basket out in the house for a few days before the move. You can even put a little piece of dried food in there to encourage her in. Moving is stressful for everyone, your cat included. While all the packing is taking place keep your cat in one room with everything she needs. When it comes to the day of the move it is especially important to isolate your cat from the stress and noise.  Consider using Feliway, a calming pheromone product for cats, starting two weeks before the move, allowing it plenty of time to take effect. Keep her in one room, which should be kept closed off all day. Make sure everybody knows that the cat is in there and it must remain closed. It's advisable to put her into the room the night before the move and keep her in there overnight.
A: Make sure your cat is micro-chipped. Get a collar with your phone number on. Prepare a basket. Isolate your cat from the moving mayhem.

Problem: Article: If you are asked to do a general analysis, you can include what you think are the most important problems and assets of the text. For academic critiques, the introduction should outline what you are being asked to critique. This can be done in the introduction or near the end, if you desire. Critiques based on works in progress should begin and end with positive assessments. The positive assessments should begin with a general description of what is positive in the text. Then, you can include praise of imagery, characters and other details. For a published work, this will give your basis for review. For a non-published work, this will tell the author how you interpreted the work. You do not need to do an analysis of all of these elements, unless you are asked to by the author or assignment. Focus on things that stuck out as you read and reread the work. Try not to refer to things that need work as weaknesses. If you are doing an academic critique, add how you interpreted the work and found it convincing and complete. If you are doing a draft writing critique, feel free to leave a few opinions or topics for thought and discussion. Consider presenting your critique to the author in person. Written critiques do not have the nuance of verbal critiques.
Summary:
Clarify with the author or professor what you are being asked to critique. Introduce the critique with a short description of the author and text. Explain the significance of the work. Begin with positive critiques, if you are writing the critique based on a draft. Include a short summary of the work next. Do an analysis of the larger elements of fiction, such as plot, setting, protagonist, antagonist and point of view. Add both positive and negative points under each section. Explain the overall success of the work in the conclusion.