It’s extremely annoying when you’re working on a document on a Netbook or Laptop and you accidentally hit the touchpad and the cursor jumps across the screen. What’s worse is when the cursor flies across the screen and launches an application that you didn’t want opened. Or even worse, it it jumps to a different location and tries to delete what you’re working on, or closes a window you were reading to get research done....
With my order history open, I scroll back through the purchases I’ve made over the last year or two and open items in new tabs using Ctrl+Click to review the prices on things, like household staples or good gifts, that I’d consider purchasing again. What Types of Things Should You Look At? Here are the criteria I use for sifting through my order history: Is this a consumable I will be buying in the future anyway?...
Lexica is a search engine and art gallery for artwork created with Stable Diffusion, one of the more popular AI art models. The site was created by Sharif Shameem, who hopes it “makes Stable Diffusion prompting a bit less of a dark art and more of a science.” Once you navigate to lexica.art in your browser, you can scroll down to check out recently-uploaded art. Clicking on an image will reveal the entire prompt used to generate the artwork, as well as seed information....
Disable Notifications With Outlook open click on the File tab to access Backstage View and click on Options. Now in Outlook Options click on Mail then scroll down to Message arrival. Then uncheck Display a Desktop Alert and click OK. If you don’t want a sound to play when an email arrives you can uncheck that as well. If you’re busy working on a project, having desktop email notifications popping up can be a huge distraction....
That’s not where this moveable music machine stops, either. You can plug in headphones, use it as a Bluetooth speaker, or instead, stream your records to other Bluetooth speakers or headphones. Sure, it’s unique, but is this actually something you need? Or would you be better served by a simple Bluetooth speaker? That depends on your needs, but don’t discount the Revolution GO as a novelty. Build and Portability One of the first things you’ll notice about the Victrola Revolution GO is its quirky, fun aesthetic....
More Information Please We started out with one of the wonderful webpages here at the site…but to find other webpages with similar or related content (such as videos) we would need to conduct a search. What if there was something that could automatically do the searching and present the results ready to use? Glydo in Action Once you have installed the extension and restarted Firefox you will see a “welcome page” with information about Glydo and your new “Glydo Tools” in the “Status Bar”....
VLC has been available for the iPad for several weeks now, and has finally come to the iPod Touch & iPhone. Download VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch Download the VLC Media Player like you would any app either from the iTunes App Store or directly on your device. Using VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch When you first launch it, you’ll be prompted with a message explaining how to get video in your VLC library....
Data Sovereignty Data sovereignty is a big issue. It’s the concept that data—especially personally identifiable information (PII)—is governed by the data protection laws and general practices of the country in which it is processed. even inert storage usually counts as processing under data protection legislation. Things become more complicated when the data is processed in another country. The usual stance is that the country the data is sent to for processing or storage must have a data protection framework in place that is at least as effective as the framework of the original country....
Set Clear Boundaries Not everyone works what would be considered “normal” working hours. If you’re a night owl or insomniac who likes to check their inbox at 2 a.m. because you’ve got nothing better to do, more power to you. But could sending late emails lead your co-workers to think you’re available at all hours, day or night? If you send an email after work at 7 p.m. on a Friday, you might be unlucky enough to get an email response, instant message, or phone call....
To keep these tools updated to the latest versions, manually updating can be quite tedious and time consuming, especially when there are multiple servers in the mix. So we have a solution for you: a simple to set up solution where you maintain a single set of tools and all your machines sync the versions of their tools to this location. For example, suppose you maintain systems on 3 separate networks and like to have the same set of 10 tools available on all these machines for scripts and maintenance....
OneNote is a great tool for taking notes, keeping outlines, and more. It makes it easy to keep your info organized and connected, and lets you include a wide range of data in your notes. One slightly hidden OneNote feature is its ability to solve math problems. Simply enter a simple equation with an equals sign, press Enter or the spacebar on your keyboard, and OneNote will automatically calculate the result....
Yes, You Can Reuse a PSU in a New Build While PSU design and manufacturing have improved incrementally over the years, the fundamental standards haven’t changed much. A 2010-era PSU design will power an ATX motherboard and peripherals just like a 2020-era on would. So when it comes to updating an older PC or building a brand new one, the consideration is rarely “is this PSU high tech enough for my build?...
Ever wondered what all the red, green, orange, aqua and dark blue bars mean in htop? Even if you are not familiar with htop, this article will introduce you to the great Linux task manager and it’s color key. Installing htop If you haven’t got htop installed yet, you can install itat the terminal prompt, by using apt or yum: To install htop on your Debian/Apt based Linux distribution (Like Ubuntu and Mint), do:...
Create Custom Playlists Open Windows Media Player and switch to the Library view. Click on the Play tab at the top right to reveal the List pane. If you currently have songs listed on the List pane, you can remove them by clicking Clear list. To add songs to your playlist, right-click on the song title, select Add to, and then click Play list. You can also drag and drop the song title right onto the play list area....
Some of the many features that makes SMPlayer great include its ability to remember where you were in a video when you closed it so that it starts up at the same spot the next time you open it. It plays any format that you throw at it, and can play DVDs if you have those restricted libraries installed. If you use Windows and Linux regularly, SMPlayer is a great option because it will work the same on both machines....
Google Meet is the platform of choice for many companies to engage in remote meetings, and it also lets you spruce up things with filters and backgrounds to make meetings more fun. These new filters, though, blur the line between fun and creepy. Google Meet has launched a handful of new filters to “help bring an element of fun to meetings.” There’s a log head one that puts your face into a log, and that one is actually silly and fun....
Blue Screen of Death The BSOD is actually a protection mechanism that shuts down the system functions before further damage can occur. Many times the BSOD is caused by a hardware driver issue and a reboot can solve it. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case and additional troubleshooting is needed. The problem is that the computer will reboot before you can write down the error message and figure out what is wrong....
AutoKey is a desktop automation utility that lets you manage blocks of text and use abbreviations and hotkeys to save yourself time while typing—but you can also use it to remap hotkeys in applications. For instance, if your favorite application used Ctrl+Q to quit and you didn’t want it to, you could remap that key using AutoKey. The Scenario For our test scenario today, I’m going to remap the Ctrl+T key combination to Alt+T instead....
Virtual Hard Drive In a previous post we showed you the steps for creating a VHD. Remember when creating a VHD it’s using the space on the volume where you create it. When you no longer have a use for it, you can go into Computer Management by right-clicking Computer then Manage. In Computer Management go under Disk Management, right-click on the VHD you want to get rid of and select Delete Volume....
Microsoft introduced what’s called Cards View for working with tables in Excel on Android and iPhone. Using this feature, you can see portions of your table in full view. You can then add more data, make changes, and manage your table data easier; here’s how it works. Open Cards View in Excel To get started, open Excel on your mobile device to the sheet you want to use. Head to your table and select any cell within it....
