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There’s also no antivirus application checking for this security hole, so don’t think you’re safe yet… the latest hole requires disabling Javascript in Adobe Reader, and to do that, you’ll need to head into Edit –> Preferences, and then find the JavaScript category on the left-hand side. Once you are there, you can disable JavaScript by simply unchecking the “Enable Acrobat JavaScript” box. This setting is probably safer in general, though it will slightly limit functionality....

Thanks to my good buddy Daniel for pointing out the change in Firefox 3.6. His personal blog is so nerdy it will make your head explode. Force Extension Compatibility with Firefox 3.6+ This is the error you get when you try and install an extension that isn’t compatible. Pay special attention to the Firefox version string, as we’ll need that later. Type about:config into the address bar, and then after clicking through the warning, you’ll want to right-click in the list and choose New –> Boolean from the menu....

Internet Security 2010 is just one of many fake antivirus applications like Antivirus Live, Advanced Virus Remover, and others that hold your computer hostage until you pay their ransom money. They tell you that your PC is infected with fake viruses, and prevent you from doing anything to remove them. Note: If you just want the instructions to get rid of it, you’ll want to scroll down a bit....

Setting Up UFW UFW is installed by default in Ubuntu, but if it’s not you can install it from apt: If you’re running another distro, you’ll have to use that distro’s package manager, but UFW is widely available. You can check the status of the firewall with: Which should say “Inactive” if you haven’t configured it before. A good place to start with any firewall is by closing all incoming traffic and allowing outgoing traffic....

When you create a signature in Outlook, you may want something that goes beyond plain text. You can easily get a professional signature complete with all your links and info using a Microsoft template. Microsoft provides a Word document with 20 Outlook signature templates for you to choose from. You simply copy and paste the one you want to use into Outlook and update it with your own details—here’s how....

The XLOOKUP function in Google Sheets gives you an easy way to find the data you’re looking for quickly. XLOOKUP doesn’t have the same limitations as VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, enabling you to perform lookups in any direction. If you’re a Microsoft Excel user, you may have used XLOOKUP there. Luckily, it works the same way in Google Sheets. Whether you’re used to the function in Excel or brand new to it altogether, we’ll show you how to use XLOOKUP to find specific values from a range of cells....

Before Normally if you are viewing a video at YouTube you will not be able to look through all of the comments or view some parts of the webpage without losing sight of the video itself. Sometimes that is ok and at other times it is not. If you also happen to prefer viewing the “HD Version” then once again you can experience momentary frustration by having to manually select it each time....

Have you ever received an important document you need to sign via email? Receiving the email is the easy part. Before you can return the file, you need to print it, sign it, and finally scan it to your computer or mobile device. Or you can avoid this ordeal by using electronic signature software. Whether you own a business or rent a home, you will encounter paperwork that needs signing....

Evernote is a great overall platform for taking notes, but the Windows app leaves a lot to be desired. A real, real lot. Seriously, it’s clunky. Painful, even. Here’s how I made it a little more tolerable with some tweaking. Note: if you’re a good programmer, or even a slightly tolerable one, please go to work for Evernote, since they still can’t seem to fix a 6-month old bug with simple text files....

Microsoft announced its Audio Dock during the company’s hardware event, where it also unveiled the Surface Pro 9, the Surface Laptop 5, and the Surface Studio 2+. Microsoft says the dock supports “premium audio” with a 15-watt woofer and 5-watt tweeters — but it also doubles as a USB hub for plugging in many more devices. The speaker itself features two USB-C ports (one of them for data only), as well as a USB-A port and an HDMI 2....

Hot on the heels of the Surface Pro 9, which offers a custom Qualcomm chip in some models instead of an Intel CPU, Microsoft has released the “Windows Dev Kit 2023,” also known as Project Volterra. As the name might imply, the primary purpose of this computer is to develop software — Microsoft says it’s a “developer-class desktop device to build, debug, and test native Windows apps for Arm.”...

Setting Up & Using SuperbarMonitor All of the individual monitors and the .dll files necessary to run them come in a single zip file for your convenience. Simply unzip the contents, add them to an appropriate “Program Files Folder”, and create shortcuts for the monitors that you would like to use on your system. For our example we created shortcuts for all five monitors and set the shortcuts up in their own “Start Menu Folder”....

Mouse Extender This handy utility doesn’t require installation and can be run from a flash drive. After you launch it, you can start building it up with different apps and other items. Right-click to access a context menu where you can add new tabs, files, web sites, and more. To add programs, files and folders, just drag the icon to the Mouse Extender interface. Here is an example of a bunch of music and media apps added to a multimedia tab we created....

Even though the controller is primarily aimed at Xbox owners, it also works perfectly with Windows PCs and any PC games that support controller input. You just need a computer that supports Bluetooth, and once it’s paired in the Windows Settings, you’re ready to play. Alternatively, you can plug it in with a USB Type-C cable for a wired connection. The controller also works to varying extents with Android phones, iPhone and iPad, Linux, and other platforms....

CoolPreviews in Action Once you have installed the extension and started browsing, watch for the small “CoolPreviews Icon” beside links when you hover over them. Move your mouse over the “CoolPreviews Icon” to open the “Preview Window”. The “Preview Window” will open very quickly and display the webpage that you are wanting to preview with scrollbars to help you navigate. In the upper right corner of the “Preview Window” you can see a small “Lock Icon”…you may lock the “Preview Window” open or leave it unlocked and access it only when needed....

Looking for a quick way to transform your photos into handsome, convincing vintage art? Lots of programs offer vintage photograph filters, but these are often rough, and give unexciting, unconvincing results. With a few moments in practically any version of Photoshop, you can make realistic-looking vintage photos from nearly any picture you might have on your hard drive. Here’s how to do it. I came across this pic of the King of Bhutan and thought it had some nice possibilities....

To create your Google homepage, log into Gmail and click the “Web” link in the upper left. Once on the official Google homepage, click the link in the upper right to “iGoogle.” You will then be prompted to select your theme. Google will provide for you a default homepage. It includes gadgets for things like the news, the weather, and your recent Gmail. To set up the homepage as a feed reader, start by deleting each of the default gadgets by clicking on the upside-down triangle in the upper right of each gadget, and selecting “Delete this gadget....

Before We have three separate Gmail accounts open here…the only way to access them all at the same time is to use three separate browsers. Going through this on a daily basis could get frustrating very quickly. How to Access More Accounts Once you have installed the Multifox extension there are three ways to access it. Any of the three will cause a new and separate window to open....

But hearing rockets next door is an entirely different matter. They don’t have a mute button and ear plugs may not do the trick. A Canadian town of 13,000 people in Ontario is asking nearby rocket startup SpaceRyde to please stop engine testing in the area, for the love of God. The municipality has sought legal advice and contends that the company did not disclose plans for the engine testing in its property application....

Update: Do not use this on Vista. If you did, you can use Ctrl+Shift+Esc to start task manager, File \ Run and open a command prompt with cmd.exe, and then use the rmdir command to get rid of the folder. To activate the secret How-To Geek mode, right-click on the desktop, choose New –> Folder, and then give it this name: Once you’ve done so, you’ll have activated the secret mode, and the icon will change…...