What Is Drift Exactly? When a joystick develops “drift” it means that the controller is picking up inputs when you aren’t providing any. It’s a false reading that results in a character that keeps moving or a camera that just keeps spinning, even when your thumbs are off the sticks. Nintendo’s Joy-Cons have become notorious for developing drift rapidly, but none of the current console makers offer controllers immune to drift....

We’ve talked about how Samsung got the name “Samsung” and what the “S” in “Galaxy S” stands for, but what about the company’s biggest brand name? The story behind “Galaxy” is probably not what you’d expect. RELATED: What Does the “S” in Samsung’s Galaxy S Stand For? The Origins of the Samsung Galaxy As you may have guessed, the very first device with the “Galaxy” brand was simply named “Samsung Galaxy....

Your DNS is the service that translates your domain name into an IP address. AWS Route 53 is a smart DNS system that can dynamically change your origin address based on load, and even perform load balancing before traffic even reaches your servers. Route 53 Integrates with AWS If you’re running a small website, you likely have the free DNS service that came with your domain name provider, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy....

SPECIAL NOTE: The domain for the software’s homepage has expired and the software is no longer available for download. What “Windows 7 in a Box” Looks Like Setting “Windows 7 in a Box” up is very quick and easy. Simply unzip the rar file, place the exe file in an appropriate “Program Files” folder, and create a shortcut. Once started the interface is easy to navigate and use with drop down menus....

For Windows Media Center Movie Library to be able to display metadata and cover art, each movie file must be stored in an individual folder of the same name with an xml file to display metadata, and a folder.jpg file to display cover art. YAMMM automates the process of downloading the folder.jpg and .xml files from the Internet into your movie folders. Setting Up Your Folders If you currently store your movies in one large folder and dread the thought of having to manually create individual folders for each file, rest easy....

Note: Requires .NET Framework 2.0 or higher (link provided at bottom of article). Setup What exactly does AeroSnap do you might ask…here is a quote directly from the website: “AeroSnap is a simple but powerful application that allows you to resize, arrange or maximize your desktop windows with just drag’n’drop. Simply drag a window to a side of your desktop to snap it or drag it to the top to maximize....

AI friend apps are being advertised all over social media, promising virtual companionship in a place that brings the worst out of your relatives. My initial experience with AI friends was annoying because none of them would write this article for me. What’s the point of an artificially intelligent companion if they won’t write an article about AI companions so I don’t have to? Unbelievable. No one’s ever thanked me for creating them before....

Recently a reader asked me why she wasn’t supposed to write down her passwords—which is a very good question. Ignoring all the geeky password manager talk, why can’t a home user write down passwords? Let’s examine this topic more closely. If you’ve never heard anybody say this, you probably haven’t talked to enough network security types—it’s generally looked down on to write your passwords on a physical piece of paper or a sticky note....

Update: The download link for the Stylish extension has been removed from this article due to privacy concerns. You can read our article for more details about the issue using the link below. Browser Extension Stylish Knows What Porn You Watch (And All of Your Web History) Note: Scripts from Userstyles.org can also be added to Greasemonkey if you have it installed. Getting Started After installing the extension you will be presented with a first run page....

BMW announced plans to bring video games to new BMW vehicles in 2023 through a partnership with cloud-based gaming platform AirConsole. From a car seat that resembles a video game chair anyway, drivers will be able to play games on BMW’s iDrive Curved Display using their smartphones as controllers. “This will make every waiting situation inside the vehicle, such as charging, an enjoyable moment,” said Stephan Durach, Senior Vice President BMW Group Connected Company Development....

Creating a New Folder on the Desktop To create a new folder on the desktop Right-Click an empty area New \ Folder. The problem with this is there is a bunch of items in the list that you probably don’t even use and it takes longer to get to the Folder. It really depends on where you are on the screen though. Sometimes you can right-click and Folder is right there for easy access....

How does this work? Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows Vista are not licensed to run the free XP Mode download from Microsoft. In fact, if you select Home Premium on the XP Mode download site, you will see the following message: Last week we showed you how VMware Player could help you run XP Mode without hardware virtualization. Even VMware Player doesn’t have a link to import XP Mode if you’re computer is running 7 Home Premium or Vista....

Before Here we are…Internet Explorer 8 with a lot of How-To Geek Network goodness ready to go. The Taskbar Thumbnail Previews look very nice, but perhaps they take up too much room for those of you who like to keep things simple. The Taskbar Icon has the classic “fanned edge” look just like any other software with Taskbar Thumbnail Previews active. Disabling the Thumbnail Previews If you want to deactivate the Taskbar Thumbnail Previews for Internet Explorer, it is quite easy and will only take you a few moments to complete....

Download and run the Lyrics Plugin install. (See download link below) When the installation is finished you’ll be prompted to run Windows Media Player. Click Yes. Begin playing your song or playlist then switch to Now Playing mode. You should now see the full song lyrics of the currently playing track. To toggle the lyrics on and off, select Tools from the Menu in Library view, choose Plug-ins, and click Lyrics Plugin....

Idle Power Is Nearly Equivalent Across GPUs Whenever new GPUs are released, there is always chatter about how much power they consume, and curious PC builders want to know if they’ll need a new PSU to support new (and almost always higher) power demands. It would be easy to assume that those new beefier GPUs are just all-around power-hungry. In fact, a thought like “I spend almost all my time working on spreadsheets and documents for work and hardly any time gaming, so I’m probably wasting a ton of electricity with this thing” might cross your mind....

ChristmasTheme 2004 After successful installation, the Display Properties window opens under the Theme tab and you need to click on Apply and Ok to start using it. You’ll see it adds a neat looking snowy background with Santa Claus in his sled. It also changes the pointer and a few other icons like My Computer. Also when you boot up, it plays a Christmas jingle instead of the standard logon sound....

Before For our example we chose to use the comment text area for a How-To Geek article. At the moment whatever could be typed is limited (in size, etc.) to the text area itself. After As soon as you have installed the extension you will need to go into the options first where you can browse for and select your favorite text editor. Then it is a matter of making any small changes or modifications that you desire such as preferred “Character Set”, “Edit Button” location, or creating a “Hotkey Combination”....

Last year Microsoft began offering small Fix it scripts that you could download and run to help solve common computer problems automatically. These were added to some of the most visited Windows help pages, and helped fix problems with things such as printing errors and Aero glass support. Now, the Fix it scripts have been bundled together with the Fix it Center, making fixing your computer even easier. This free tool works great on all editions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7....

Setup Once you have installed the extension and restarted Firefox, the only noticeable UI difference that you will see is the small Firefox Icon in the lower right corner. This is what you will see if you hover your mouse over the icon… Note: There is a toolbar button that you may add if you desire using the “Customize Toolbar Window”. This is the “Right Click Menu” for the icon....

Yes, SMPlayer remembers where you were when you closed a video and starts up at that spot the next time you open it. In fact, SMPlayer remembers all of your settings for each video, so if you had to delay the audio by 100 milliseconds to sync it up properly, it will stay synced next time. SMPlayer comes with all of the codecs it needs built-in. It’s fully open source, and available for Windows and Linux....