Note: The MinimizeToTray Revived extension works with Firefox (3.0 – 3.5.), Thunderbird (3.0.), Flock (2.0), and Songbird (0.7 – 1.2.*). Methods of Minimizing Once you have the extension installed you have three ways to minimize Firefox to the “System Tray”. The first is using the “File Menu” and selecting the “Minimize to tray” command. The second is by using the “F9 Key”. Prefer to use a button instead? Just access the “Customize Toolbar Window” and place the toolbar button in the location that best suits your personal preferences....

There are six new features coming to ProtonMail, including schedule send, which lets you schedule delivery of emails at specific times and tracking protections to cut down on email trackers, keep senders from knowing when you opened an email, and more. You’ll be able to set reminders to check and reply to emails, keep them categorized, and search for message content. Proton has been slowly merging all of its services together with similar branding and features, and more of that is on the way....

You can find the YouTube editor at www.youtube.com/editor. You’ll need to be logged into your YouTube account and have uploaded some videos before you begin. There is no way to directly upload videos from the the editor itself. When you are logged into YouTube and browse to the YouTube editor, you’ll see all your uploaded videos appear under the My Videos tab. Add Video clips to the storyboard by clicking the plus (+) symbol or by dragging and dropping the video to the timeline....

Many different devices have microSD slots for storage and expansion, from game consoles to smartphones. Now you can get one of Samsung’s fastest microSD cards with plenty of storage for just $24. Samsung has a sale on storage devices and memory right now, which includes the company’s 256 GB EVO Select microSD card. It has a V30 video speed rating, meaning it’s fast enough for recording a 1080p video, and the UHS 3 indicator means write speeds are at least 30 MB/s....

Using AutoReloader When you first look at the drop-down window everything will be in a neutral “waiting” state. You can start using the extension immediately by simply entering the desired “time frame” for reloading a webpage. Notice for the “Repeat Option” that “0 = Continuous”… You may want to have a quick look through the “Options” to see if there are any “operational changes” that you would like to make....

GitHub fills a great role of being the go-to place to host open-source projects. Nothing’s challenging that—everyone has a GitHub account—but if you’d like to get real work done with a team of people, better tools exist for the job. Note, this article lists alternatives to Github as a managed source control platform. Most of them will have similar issue-tracking features, but if you’re looking for an upgrade to Github’s management features, you may want to consider looking at Jira or Azure DevOps....

As the name might imply, the Roku Ultra is the best streaming device that Roku currently sells, with a larger box design compared to the more-common Roku Streaming Stick or Roku Express. It has full support for 4K, regular HDR, and Dolby Vision. The Roku Ultra also has access to all the same apps and services as other Roku players, including Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and many others....

The Hyperkin Xenon is an officially licensed imitation of the Xbox 360 controller that’s made to work with modern Xbox consoles, such as the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X, as well as with modern PCs running Windows 10 and Windows 11. The controller’s whole shtick is that it looks and feels just like an Xbox controller from 2005, except today. It has a few buttons changed around to match the modern functionality of Xbox controllers, including a Share button, as well as the addition of a headphone jack and a USB-C port....

Note: In this example we’re updating a Zune HD out of the box which hasn’t been updated yet. The first thing you’ll need to do if you haven’t already is download and install the latest Zune software (link below). Now plug your Zune into your computer with the included USB connection cable and give it a moment to be recognized. Next launch the Zune Desktop software and you should get the following screen....

What Is an IDE? IDE stands for integrated development environment, and it’s a type of software that helps programmers create code. It does so by combining a number of functions into a single program, allowing users to write, test, and execute programs all from the same place, sometimes even with a graphical user interface. If you’re just starting to code, the easiest way to explain how an IDE works is to compare it to a text editor....

From the Holodeck to Westworld In Star Trek: The Next Generation, we’re introduced to the Holodeck. It’s a large room on the USS Enterprise that uses forcefields and holographic to create whatever virtual world its occupants desire. Ask for a character, give them a vague description, and the computer will do the rest. If you’re not quite happy, you can ask the ship’s computer to tweak things a little until you’re happy....

The Basics Most teams can probably split their developers into two major categories: Developers, who handle updating the codebase, fixing bugs, and all around programming. You could also include other roles, such as web and UI designers in this category. In general, it includes anyone who is involved in actually building your product. SysAdmins, or the “Operations Team. ” These people handle updating servers with new code, managing both your public-facing and internal server infrastructure, and all around keeping everything up and running....

The Start menu search may be the best timesaver ever added to Windows. In fact, we use it so much that it seems painful to manually search for a program when using Windows XP or older versions of Windows. You can easily find files, folders, programs and more through the Start menu search in both Vista and Windows 7. However, one thing you cannot find is the recycle bin; if you enter this in the start menu search it will not find it....

Change Copy and Paste Options This tip should work for Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 and probably most older and newer versions. This fix will only apply to emails that are being composed in HTML or Rich text. The first thing you need to do is open up Outlook and got to the Tools menu, then select options. Click on the mail format tab and then editor options. Next click on the advanced options on the left....

Installation You will be asked to confirm installation of the extension during the install process. All that you need to do is click “Install” to finish adding that goo.gl URL shortening power to your browser. Once the extension has finished installing you will see your new “goo.gl Toolbar Button” and the post-installation message. No options to worry with for the extension…just “click and go” goodness. The goo.gl shortener Extension in Action...

Google Chrome uses sandboxing to improve security, which has the unfortunate side effect of requiring more RAM for each tab. There’s a new feature rolling out that (partially) addresses the problem. Google today announced two features coming to the Chrome web browser. First is the Energy Saver feature that rolled out alongside Chrome 108, which limits background activity and visual effects to conserve battery life. The other change is Memory Saver, which frees up available RAM by clearing some background tabs....

Use a Cleanout Tool, Spare Your Hand The rate of snow blower injuries over time is surprisingly consistent, with a steady stream of people ending up in emergency rooms across the U.S. every winter. An analysis of snow blower injuries that lead to ER admission between 2003 and 2018 shows a clear pattern. While some ER admissions are because of slip and falls, heart attacks, or other issues, the bulk of the injuries had a clear cause....

Automation limits bugs due to code other team members write, as the code was checked out. In order to achieve this benefit, a high degree of automation and orchestration is necessary. Enter Jenkins. Jenkins is one of the most popular and flexible open-source orchestration tools out there. No matter if you working on a legacy monolith or micro-services, on-premise or in the cloud, Jenkins can help. In this article, to understand how Jenkins build servers work, we’re going to walk through the basics of how to get a Jenkins server running....

Logically we’d have moved those archive tables to a separate archive database, but that would be a lot of work and we just haven’t felt like it. Mmm Hot Pockets. After looking at our database we realized that about 90% of the space was data that we really didn’t need on a testing environment, and most of that data was in a couple of tables. The solution, of course, is to simply use mysqldump with the –ignore-table option....

Much like AWS, Google offers managed load balancing as a service, helping to distribute traffic across multiple servers. On Google’s Premium Network tier, there’s also Global Load Balancing, which uses a single IP across all regions. What Is Global Load Balancing? Load Balancers are network device which allows horizontal scaling, basically making multiple servers respond as one big server by splitting traffic between them. This also has the benefit of ensuring high availability, as the crash of any single application server should not tank the whole cluster or affect the availability of your application....