LibreOffice was already available on the Mac App Store, but it was a modified build published by Collabora, a company that creates enterprise products based on the office suite (including an online version). The new version is published directly by The Document Foundation, the main organization behind LibreOffice. You can still download LibreOffice for Mac from the project’s official website, but the new App Store version is more convenient, especially if you’re already used to downloading apps from the store....

iFixit has published a teardown of the Surface Pro 9, and the company was happy to report that the new model is much more repairable that other Surface devices in the past. The older Surface Pro 7 notably got a 1 out of 10 score from the site, the lowest possible score that can be awarded by iFixit. The new model, however, got a much better 7 out of 10, indicating a massive leap in repairability, even if some things can probably be done better....

In order to optimize your workspace, you need to do at least three things: 1. Familiarize yourself with the different components of your desktop and how to customize them 2. Observe what kinds of tasks you do regularly, and figure out how to do them most efficiently — with regards to your computer screen set-up 3. Try out different set-ups until you find what works best for you We’ll briefly cover the different components of your workspace and how to customize them....

Using third-party packages can accelerate your project’s development. Sometimes, you might need to add extra functionality or fix a critical bug. Here’s how to apply patches to PHP packages installed by Composer. When to Patch a Package First consider whether it’s appropriate to create an in-project patch. A patch should always be a minor change. If you need to add extensive new functionality, you should open an issue against the package or fork it yourself....

Note: Extension will not work on websites containing “frame buster” code (navigation to the actual URL will occur). Before Normally if you want to have a better look at a particular webpage the only option you have is to go ahead and open it in a new tab or window. But it would certainly be nice to be able to take a quick “sneak peek” before-hand… After As soon as you have finished installing the extension everything is ready to go…just refresh any pages open prior to installation and enjoy the preview goodness....

We’ve previously showed you how to quickly create appointments from Tasks in Outlook 2007 and works the same in 2010. If you’re moving from 2003 to a newer version, here we’ll take a look at another method in Outlook 2010 which is a bit more in-depth. Setup Appointment in Outlook 2010 To setup an Appointment…launch Outlook, open the Calendar, and select New Appointment. Then create a Subject, Location, Time, Description, and categorize it if you want....

Windows 7 Media Center Optimization Optimization is an included feature that will organize your media files to work more fluidly with Media Center. It performs optimization tasks like re-indexing your media for faster retrieval of your media. It also restarts the Media Center services to clean up errors. To access the Optimization feature, launch WMC and from the main menu navigate to Tasks then Settings. From there choose General settings....

Pro-grade controllers for PlayStation consoles have existed for a few years, but they were third-party ones from the likes of Razer. This one, though, is the first such official offering from Sony. This controller is your average DualSense controller, but pretty much everything about it can be tuned. Play Video You can swap thumb sticks (letting you choose from high-dome, low-dome, and standard sticks), add back buttons/paddles (half-dome or lever), and map them to your liking....

Note: You will need to perform this process on each computer that you want to use. What You’ll Need Two computers running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate. The host, or home computer that you will be streaming the media from, cannot be on a public network or part of domain. Windows Live ID UPnP or Port Forwarding enabled on your home router Media files added to your Windows Media Player library...

What Is inxi ? The inxi manual defines inxi as a ‘Command line system information script for console and IRC’. Highly efficient (fast), detailed, and modular, inxi provides yo with the details about any area of your computer you would like to inspect or explore. This may be of much interest to users who have just bought new hardware (or a completely new system) and would like to explore how the operating system sees the hardware....

Writing a new blog post is easy with WordPress as we saw in our previous post about Starting your own WordPress blog. The web editor gives you a lot of features and even lets you edit your post’s source code if you enjoy hacking HTML. There are other tools that will allow you to post content, here we look at how you can post with dedicated apps, browser plugins, and even by email....

If you’ve migrated from WordPress.com to Tumblr, or used to have a self-hosted WordPress blog with the WordPress.com stats enabled, you may have missed the handy stats gadget on your dashboard. Perhaps it’s just an ego inflator, but it is nice to see how many people are visiting your site and it can even help focus your posts by seeing which posts are the most popular. Many professional websites, on the other hand, rely on Google Analytics for free and detailed statistics about their sites....

Just in case you’re a total newb, here’s the menu we’re talking about: Change the Gnome Main Menu Shortcut Key to the Windows Key The first thing you’d normally do is head to System –> Preferences –> Keyboard Shortcuts to change out the shortcut key, but sadly the “Show the panel’s main menu” can’t be assign to the Windows key. You can hit the key as much as you want, but it won’t work here....

KDE edutainment software is designed to fill the gap in Linux’s shortcoming: that there is little software of an educational nature. It has been gaining recognition and has become a great tool to teach basic science to students on both Linux and Windows platform. Read the KDE Windows installation page to understand how to install KDE on Windows. Mathematics Made Easy The simplest mathematics module that KDE has is KBruch which helps kids learning fractions....

AngleSharp is a .NET library that makes parsing and working with HTML content quick and easy. As AngleSharp is written in .NET, you can use and consume the output in PowerShell as well. Combining these two allows you to quickly and easily script HTML content. In this article, we will explore how to set up AngleSharp and consume a weather page, and convert the data into a PowerShell object....

That’s the amazing thing about the many AI image generators that are available now. Obviously, there are limits to what the AI can do, but you are basically free to enter anything and see what happens. It’s a playground for your imagination. I decided to let my 4-year-old have some fun in that playground. First, I explained to him that I had a tool that could make an image of anything he could imagine....

The Unix PATH is an environment variable that tells the shell which directories it should look for when you issue commands. You can think of it like a list of Application or Program Files folders. What Does The PATH Do? If you wanted to run a binary in your current folder, you’d have to provide a relative path, like so: But, if you move that binary to a folder like /usr/local/bin/, you instead simply type the command name to run it:...

Microsoft has announced a “Core” model of its Xbox Elite 2 controller, which knocks $50 off its standard price point. That price reduction might not sound like a lot lone, but the price is brought all the way down to $130, or just $50 more than the MSRP of the standard, stock Xbox wireless controller. Play Video The controller looks, and feels, identical to the Xbox Elite 2 controller many gamers know and love....

When you use a spreadsheet for things where the timing is essential, you likely include dates and times. Google Sheets offers a collection of functions for formatting, converting, and calculating dates and times to help with your data entry. You might include dates for customer orders or budgeting and times for hours worked or time spent on a project. Because dates and times can come in all forms, you may need to manipulate these elements to display correctly in your sheet....

First: Get Your Copy Yet? Note: If you are currently running the Release Candidate version, we’ve got a guide on how to Upgrade the Windows 7 RC to RTM (Final Release). You should also keep in mind that you can’t upgrade from an Ultimate to a Home edition– there’s an upgrade chart if it’s too confusing. The How-To Geek Windows 7 Category We’ve written just loads of articles, and so we’ve decided to do a roundup of most of them here in a single post....