Apple has finally released iOS 16 to the public after a lengthy beta testing period. Perhaps the biggest improvement in iOS 16 comes in the lock screen, which is now much more customizable. It has a certain vintage Android charm to it, letting you customize the clock’s font, change the colors, and even put widgets. iOS has been known over the years to be rather non-flexible as far as customization goes, so letting users customize their lock screen is a complete 180 turn on Apple’s previous strategy, and it’s a change we appreciate a lot....

Turn Off Delete Confirmation Dialog Box If you’re a system administrator or a power user, having Windows pop up a confirmation screen every time you want to delete a file becomes annoying. To turn the messages off, simply right-click the Recycle Bin and select Properties. In the Recycle Bin Properties screen uncheck the box next to Display delete confirmation dialog the click Apply and Ok. Prevent Users from Turning off Delete Confirmation Dialog Box...

Prerequisite Module You’ll have to make sure that the loop module is loaded before you can use this feature. Mount a CD ISO Image We’ll use the regular mount command to mount the ISO image into a folder, just like you would do with a regular drive. The difference is that we pass the -o loop command to specify the loop module, which can handle ISO images. Of course you should make sure that you have created the /media/iso folder ahead of time....

OnePlus was founded all the way back in late 2013 by Pete Lau and Carl Pei. Though the latter has since moved on to form a new phone company, cheekily called Nothing, OnePlus has fought to establish itself as a competitive alternative to Apple and Samsung. It’s done this mostly by offering powerful, premium phones at lower prices, a huge boon in the age of $1,000+ flagships. Nearly a full decade later, the company is still fighting strong, bringing us to today’s stellar deal on a pair of OnePlus 9 handsets....

When PowerShell was first released, the goal was to bring powerful scripting tools to Windows, which typically had GUI-based administration at the time. Since then, PowerShell has grown to become one of the most popular scripting languages. One of the biggest contributors to this rise in popularity is that the PowerShell team at Microsoft made it open-source in 2016, introducing PowerShell Core for PowerShell version 6. However, that caused some unexpected issues, like having to support compatibility between version 5....

Combine the Reload & Stop Buttons Normally the “Reload & Stop Buttons” are separate in Firefox, but what if you could combine the two buttons into one? That is something that is very easy to do with the Combine Stop-Reload Buttons extension. Simply install the extension and get instant satisfaction. Here you can see the new combined button at rest and while a webpage is loading…only what you need when you need it....

Define with TheFreeDictionary in Action Installing the accelerator only takes a few moments. Click on Add to Internet Explorer and confirm the installation when the secondary window appears. Once you find a word that you are curious about, the accelerator lets you view the definition “in tab” when you hover your mouse over the context menu listing. A close-up of the definition for “catastrophe”. Keep in mind that during our tests the appearance of text-based ads in the definition windows seemed to be about 50/50....

Office Web Apps are a great counterpart to the Office desktop apps. They render docs very well, and let you quickly edit and collaborate on important documents with familiar tools. Office Web Apps primarily run on Office.live.com, and you can access them via your browser and through Office 2010 integration. Office Web Apps can also be used internally by corporations via SharePoint 2010 or hosted Microsoft Online Services. If you’re a Facebook user, you can collaborate with friends, at the new Docs....

If you have a slow internet connection, chances are you’ve been frustrated by the Help dialog in Windows and Office trying to download fresh content every time you open them. This can be great if the updated help files contain better content, but sometimes you just want to find what you were looking for without waiting. Here’s how you can turn off the automatic online help. Use Local Help in Windows...

Getting Started with User Scripts Once you have Greasemonkey installed, managing the extension is really easy. Left click on the status bar icon to turn the extension on/off and right click to access the context menu shown here. Whether you use the Options button in the Add-ons Manager Window or the context menu shown above, both will bring up the Manage User Scripts dialog. At the moment you have a nice clean slate to work with… time to get some scripts added in....

Mini Google Maps in Action While this may look like a rather basic map extension there is more to it than meets the eye at first glance. Here is the default view when you open Mini Google Maps for the first time. Things that we really liked about this extension were: Three different aerial views available (Map, Satellite, & Terrain) Three different viewing sizes available (and the extension remembers your chosen size) The ability to get directions in combination with a map...

Install Macrotube The first thing we need to do is download and install the plugin called Macrotube (link below) following the defaults through the install wizard. After it’s installed, open Windows 7 Media Center and you’ll find Macrotube in the main menu. Currently there are three services available…YouTube, Dailymotion, and MSN Soapbox. Just select the service where you want to check out some videos. You can browse through different subjects or categories…...

Don’t Text Back When it is seen in a text conversation or online chat, DTB stands for “Don’t Text Back.” It is commonly used by someone who wants to keep the conversation temporarily one-sided or doesn’t require nor desire a response to a message. It can be used in several situations, including when you don’t want to be disturbed or if you no longer want to continue the conversation. Although it might seem a harsh way to end a message, it can also be used during a friendly exchange....

Traditional Perimeter-Based Security In a traditional security setup, there’s a built-in assumption that anyone with legitimate access credentials is a trusted actor. Remember that line from Star Wars? The one that goes, “It’s an older code, sir, but it checks out.”? That’s the sort of security we’re talking about here. This is why you need to use a VPN for public Wi-Fi. The way Wi-Fi is designed, there’s an assumption that anyone with a Wi-Fi password is a trusted actor....

Microsoft rolled out the Windows 11 22H2 update last month, which was packed with new features, but tabs in the File Explorer and a few other features were delayed until later. The company has confirmed the feature is now rolling out on Windows 11, and it will become fully available with the November 2022 security update. The feature works just as you would expect from using browser tabs — any File Explorer window can now have multiple tabs pointed at different folders....

The New and Improved Taskbar Clock The clock in the system tray of Windows 7 has been slightly updated from previous versions. It shows the current time along with today’s date, whereas previous versions of Windows only showed the time by default. If you click on the clock in the system tray, you’ll see an analog clock showing the current time along with a calendar showing today’s date in the month....

This Guest Article was written by our friends over at Office 2010 Club. Need for Organization Charts The need of creating Organization Charts are becoming indispensable these days, as companies start focusing on extensive hiring for far reach availability, increase in productivity and targeting diverse markets. Considering this rigorous change, creating an organization chart can help stakeholders in comprehending the ever growing organization structure & hierarchy with an ease. It shows the basic structure of organization along with defining the relationships between employees working in different departments....

Castles and Moats The traditional cyber security model has been likened to a castle and moat. You bring all of your valuable assets inside the fortified walls, and you regulate access with a portcullis, a drawbridge, and a moat. If someone wants to enter the castle they have to have a conversation with the guards in the gatehouse. If the individual is recognized as someone who should be allowed inside, the drawbridge is lowered, the portcullis is raised, and they are permitted to enter....

Using Clippings For our tests we found the easiest way to get started with Clippings was “composing” a new e-mail. In the “Text Area” right click to access your “Context Menu”, go to “Clippings”, and select “Organize Clippings”. The “Clippings Manager Window” and a one-time only “Message Window” will both appear. Once you have closed the “Message Window” you can get settled into creating your new text clips library. Click on “New Clipping” to start your first text clip....

Have you ever thought about trying out DSC but felt like the learning curve is too steep? Or perhaps you never saw yourself ever using it in production, so you didn’t bother? Using DSC doesn’t have to be hard or complex, and you don’t need a gigantic infrastructure to make it worthwhile. This article is going to talk about DSC and how to take the first steps, and it includes examples of how you can get started by applying it in small scale into production....