Most netbooks ship with 1Gb of Ram, and many older netbooks shipped with even less. Even if you want to add more ram, often they can only be upgraded to a max of 2GB. With ReadyBoost in Windows 7, it’s easy to boost your system’s performance with flash memory. If your netbook has an SD card slot, you can insert a memory card into it and just leave it there to always boost your netbook’s memory; otherwise, you can use a standard USB flash drive the same way....

Condensing Your Outline Here’s one of Word’s default Multilevel List styles. It’s an outline with lots of extra space: Here’s the same content in outline form, but using tabs (at the default .5″). You can see it’s already much tighter: Here’s the outline with .2″ tabs, with much more space for content: With .35″ tabs, it’s a bit easier to distinguish between levels: Set Your New Default Tab To create outlines similar to the examples above, all you need is the tab button for each new entry....

That is to say: the 6 Pro is more classy than flashy. I mean that quite literally considering the lack of RGB lighting, but the keyboard also lacks wireless connectivity, macros, emoji buttons, or much in the way of differentiating features. A couple of USB-C ports and an instant sleep button are Das Keyboard’s most daring additions. Still, as far as this reviewer is concerned, the 6 Pro’s spartan approach is a good thing....

What Is Ngrok? Say you’re developing a web app, and want to share it with your coworkers to have them test it out. Without ngrok, you could either upload it to a small server somewhere, which takes time and doesn’t copy over things like local databases, or portforward your router to point to your computer, which is clunky and doesn’t work everywhere. Ngrok solves this by giving you a single URL that tunnels to your device....

The second-generation Nest Mini is a compact smart speaker with Google Assistant, so it can set alarms, play music from streaming services, set reminders and calendar events, control smart home devices, and much more. Google released the updated model in 2019, and compared to the original version (which was originally called the Google Home Mini), it has twice the bass and dynamic volume adjustment for Assistant based on current background noise levels....

You should make sure to read our other articles on the Windows 7 Homegroup feature: Use the Homegroup Feature in Windows 7 to Share Printers and Files How To Disconnect a Machine from a Homegroup Learning Windows 7: Create a Homegroup & Join a New Computer To It Change Which Files are Shared in a Homegroup in Windows 7 How To Disable or Enable the Homegroup Feature in Windows 7...

Postman is a program and toolkit that makes working with, developing, and debugging remote API services easier. It provides a platform for creating, managing, and working with GET and POST requests. What Is Postman? Postman describes itself as a “Platform for API Development.” At its most basic level, it provides a simple GUI interface for interacting with remote APIs. It’s essentially a state of the art REST client, designed for working with complex APIs....

You’re going to need to be running the Dev Channel version of Google Chrome to get this to work. Head over to the Early Access Releases page and download the Dev Channel installer to upgrade your current version to the Dev channel. How it Works Here’s a video that shows Google Instant search in action in Chrome. You’ll notice that the results load instantly on the bottom half of the page while you’re searching....

Adjusting These Settings Lowers Power Usage It might not have crossed your mind before, but there are a handful of ways you can adjust your television set to have it use less power both while on and in standby mode. Not every set will have every option we discuss here, but if yours does, you can shave watts off your TV’s power load. Enable the Eco Mode Depending on the design of your particular TV, “eco mode” might simply dim the TV screen down or it might be a handy shortcut that bulk toggles a bunch of the power saving settings we’re about to outline....

If you have a long running script that you are working on improving, it can be useful to figure out exactly how long the script or command takes to run so you’ll know for sure whether the next run was faster or slower than the first one. Luckily there’s an easy way to do it using the time command. Simply start with time, and then whatever command you want to run....

Powershell is a useful tool for automation in Windows. AWS provides CLI tools for Powershell, including a full interface for their Simple Storage Service. If you want to automate sending files to S3 buckets, it’s pretty simple. Setting Up the Powershell CLI First, you’ll need to install the general AWS.Tools package, which manages all the modules for various services. Say yes to the prompts if you get an untrusted warning:...

Intel has announced that it will stop using the Pentium and Celeron brands on 2023 notebooks. Both Pentium and Celeron remained on store shelves as entry-level CPUs for both laptops and desktop PCs. While Intel will still have CPUs to fill this market segment, they won’t carry Pentium or Celeron branding, but rather, they’ll just be marketed as just “Intel Processor.” Intel says that this move is made to simplify its CPU range and let users “focus on choosing the right processor for their needs....

Notes: .NET Framework 2.0 or higher required (link provided below). Works only on Windows Vista and 7. Using OnTopReplica When you go to install OnTopReplica you may see a security window like this since the install file will download the necessary components from the web. Click Install to proceed with the setup process. Note: You will need to have Aero enabled for DWM Thumbnails functionality. You will then see this window showing the download progress for the program components....

Microsoft has made various features in OneNote to file our ideas, scribble notes with keyboard or inking devices such as a mouse, and backing up our notes into the web, making it the ideal tool for the job. Filing Ideas into One Note OneNote allows you to toss ideas onto a page in an unstructured way. You can go back later and add the structure you want or completely rearrange the notes in a different order....

Pop HotMail in Action If you are not already signed into your Windows Live account in your browser then you will need to do so when opening the popup window. As soon as you have signed you will be presented with the default “home page” for Pop HotMail. From here you can navigate to other areas of your account such as your inbox, compose new messages, etc. Note: At this time Pop HotMail does not display the number of unread e-mails on the “Toolbar Icon”....

The last Surface Studio 2 was launched in 2018, four years ago. It still has capable hardware, but a bit old by today’s standards — including Intel’s 7th gen i7-7820HQ CPU and a choice between a GTX 1060 and a GTX 1070. Despite what the Studio 2+ branding might suggest, and the fact that it’s unchanged on the outside, this new device is a huge upgrade over its predecessor....

Setup There is one thing to watch for when installing the Add-ons Sidebar extension. If you already have the MR Tech Toolkit extension installed you will see the following message window. Click “Cancel” to complete the installation…otherwise the Add-ons Sidebar will be uninstalled. There are no options for you to worry with…just adding the toolbar button (if desired). To add the toolbar button, “Right Click” on one of the toolbars and select “Customize…” to open the “Customize Toolbar Window”....

Netflix announced in a blog post, “just before the new year, Netflix members will be able to stream fitness content from Nike Training Club for the first time ever. Each Nike Training Club program has multiple episodes — a grand total of 30 hours of exercise sessions released in two batches. The programs will be available in multiple languages on all Netflix plans, with workouts for all fitness levels and interests....

Using CamStudio To get properly set up you will need to install two different files (the main program followed by the codec). Once that is done you are ready to get started. When you start the program you will see a surprisingly small window. Notice the highlighted Record to text…it serves as a visual indicator for the video type selected for recording. Before you start creating a video it would be a good idea to look through some of the settings....

Note: AppLocker is only available in Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows 7. Using AppLocker To access Group Policy Editor and create rules in AppLocker you’ll need to be logged in as Administrator. Click on Start and type gpedit.msc into the search box and hit Enter. Under Local Computer Policy go to Computer Configuration \ Windows Settings \ Security Settings \ Application Control Policies \ AppLocker. Now you will see the overall controls for the applications....