In this example we are using Microsoft Word, but it works the same way in Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint as well. Once you change the color scheme in one Office application, it will change it for all of the other apps in the suite. Change Color Scheme To change the color scheme click on the File tab to access Backstage View and click on Options. In Word Options the General section should open by default…use the dropdown menu next to Color Scheme to change it to Silver, Blue, or Black then click OK....

Desktop “Replacement” Laptops Are Finally Living Up to the Promise At the very high end of the laptop world, whether we’re talking premium gaming laptops or portable workstations, the idea of a “desktop replacement” laptop has always been elusive. The dream is to have a single portable computer that can do everything you need well enough that you don’t have to spend money on a second system. In practice, laptops for most of their history have not only been far behind desktop systems in performance, but they’ve also been generationally behind....

What this does is tell the php command-line application to run a phpinfo() and output it in text format to the shell. Then filtering it through grep to find the actual line, which will display like so: You can, of course, always put a new php file in your web server root directory and add in the following: And then browse to it in your browser. phpinfo();

What the Sidebar Looks Like As soon as you have installed the extension and restarted Firefox you will be presented with the fresh install webpage. The “Extensions Sidebar” will also be visible to allow immediate access to All-in-One Sidebar’s options if you are ready to start customizing at that moment. This is how the sidebar looks in minimized mode…not taking up much room at all. You can collapse the sidebar even further into a slim mode to help conserve screen real-estate whenever needed....

Scammers Want You to Remove Activation Lock It’s not enough to simply erase an iPhone, since Activation Lock persists even if the device undergoes a complete software reset. To activate the device after a software reset, the linked Apple ID password must be entered. Failing this, the rightful owner can remove the device from their account using “Erase iPhone” followed by “Remove from Account” with the Find My iPhone feature on iCloud....

Lambda has a web-based text editor that you’ve probably used before for writing your functions. It’s great for beginners learning the platform, but it’s not the best way to go about handling updates. Here’s how to track your Lambda functions on Git. How CI/CD For Lambda Works Instead of using the manual editor, you should develop your functions locally, commit and push changes to a Git repo, and have CodePipeline handle building and deployment for you....

What Is a RAM Drive? The RAM chips in your computer can be used to hold a virtual drive. This drive is then not stored on the hard disk but in RAM. Not only will the speed of this virtual disk be significantly faster the a normal disk (and especially when compared with an older type spinning disk, as the physical movement of parts inside a spinning disk cause additional delays), RAM chips do not wear as fast as disks, and again especially and all the more so with older type physical drives....

Type a Heart on Windows Using the Emoji Keyboard The quickest way to insert a heart on Windows is by typing a keyboard shortcut on your numeric keypad. The result is a small black heart. You can learn how to use the shortcut below. If your laptop doesn’t have a numeric keypad or you want to use a different color heart, you can use the emoji keyboard on Windows 10 or Windows 11....

The trick to doing this is by using a common feature of most forum software: thread subscriptions. Typically these can be set up to email you whenever a new post is made – we’re going to take those emails and generate an RSS feed from them. There are a few web apps out there that claim to be able to generate RSS feeds from your email, but none that we tried worked well in our testing....

If you’ve gotten locked out of your WordPress instance, you can always reset your password by manually editing the table that it uses to store passwords in, provided you have access to the MySQL database. Reset the Password from MySQL WordPress runs on PHP, and uses MySQL to store data about posts, configuration, and everything else, including passwords. It stores passwords using the PHPass PHP library (though you can change this with plugins)....

Microsoft SQL Server management is often a difficult and time-consuming task. To address challenges such as performance tuning, scalability, and updates, Microsoft introduced the Azure SQL Managed Instance. Azure SQL Managed Instances take the difficulty out of managing a SQL environment. It uses an evergreen Microsoft SQL, which always uses the latest version and features. SQL upgrades, patching, and security are fully managed and automated. High availability, disaster recovery, and automated backups make Managed SQL easy to administrator and use....

What Is Snort? Snort is one of the best known and widely used network intrusion detection systems (NIDS). It has been called one of the most important open-source projects of all time. Originally developed by Sourcefire, it has been maintained by Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group since Cisco acquired Sourcefire in 2013. Snort analyzes network traffic in real-time and flags up any suspicious activity. In particular, it looks for anything that might indicate unauthorized access attempts and other attacks on the network....

Harmony for Google Docs is an exciting new plugin for Outlook 2007 (a version for Outlook 2010 is in the works). It lets you integrate your Google Docs account with Outlook via a sidebar. From this, you can find any of your Google docs or upload a new document, and then you can open the document to view or edit it in Outlook. Getting Started Download Harmony for Google Docs (link below), and install as normal....

There are many ways to use multiple windows efficiently, but sometimes it seems you need to keep a smaller one in front of a larger window and they never quite fit right. Whether you’re trying to use Calculator and a web form at the same time, or see what music is playing while you’re catching up on your news, there’s many scenarios where it can be useful to keep one window always on top....

Note: Of course to watch live TV you’ll need a TV Tuner Card installed on your system first. In this example we used an older ATI Wonder card that Windows 7 actually found the drivers for. Setup Live TV First we need to open Windows Media Center from the Start Menu. You’ll be presented with the Welcome to Windows Media Center (WMC) screen where you can click Continue. The quickest way to get everything rolling is to choose Express setup at the Get Started screen....

To fix it all you need to do is right-click on the application shortcut and select Properties. Under the Shortcut tab change the dropdown next to Run to Maximized. That’s it! Now any time you open that application it will be full screen.

Microsoft Teams started out as a communication tool for workplaces, but it’s slowly expanding to personal use, too. Teams is now rolling out a ‘Communities’ feature, which works a bit like Facebook Groups or large group chats. Microsoft Teams already supports basic chats without a work account, and that functionality is heavily promoted in Windows 11. The new communities feature builds on that with features you might use in a larger group chat, Facebook group, or Discord server....

Why Test Your Power Supply Unit? The obvious answer might be simply to ensure it’s working, and if it seems like it’s working fine, why bother? The more nuanced answer is that unless your PSU fails to turn on or dramatically snaps, crackles, pops, or outright flames itself out of service when it does turn on, problems aren’t always immediately obvious. Signs of failure aren’t always so obvious, though. Sometimes a PSU will turn on, and the computer might even boot up....

Why Under-Mount Your Smart Display? Back in the day, it wasn’t unusual to see a small television mounted under a kitchen cabinet. It allows you to watch your favorite shows or sports while working in the kitchen, it kept the TV off the counter space, so you weren’t losing precious workspace, and it also kept the TV out of the way of splashes and spills. While mounting a little tube TV under your kitchen cabinet isn’t a thing anymore, all the reasons to do so we just highlighted are still perfectly valid....

The WH-1000XM5 is the newest version of Sony’s popular WH series of Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) headphones, complete with an updated design, long-lasting battery life, Bluetooth and wired audio, and great sound quality. There’s a USB Type-C port for charging, like most wireless headphones at this point. You can adjust the audio equalizer with the Sony Headphones Connect app, available for both iPhone and Android. We gave the headphones a score of 9/10 in our Sony WH-1000XM5 review, awarding points for the best-in-class ANC, excellent sound quality, and decent microphone for calls....