The Finder seems pretty basic, but there are all kinds of things hidden just below the surface. Whether you want to cut and paste files or jump to a particular folder, it’s all about knowing the right keyboard shortcuts. RELATED: How to Make the Mac Finder Suck Less We’ve shown you ways to make the Finder suck less and all sorts of Mac keyboard shortcuts you should be using, but let’s combine those ideas....
When GUIs Were the New Hotness In the early ’80s, the tech press regarded mouse-based graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and multitasking as the hot new thing. It was similar to the current craze over augmented reality and neural networks. At that time, the entire industry was aware of Xerox’s work on the Alto computer at PARC in the 1970s. A commercial version of that technology, the Xerox Star, had shipped in 1981....
Windows 10 contains some great new features. if you’re a Windows 8 user, you may be tempted to upgrade just to have your desktop work better. But you can get many of Windows 10’s features without upgrading. Why not just upgrade? Well, Windows 10 is early in development and unstable. Even if it works for you today, an upgrade in a month could break it. Windows 10 needs more time in the oven....
You’ve probably seen co-workers or friends with a multi-screen setup before. These monitor layouts can be effective at displaying a lot of information at once, but they’re also difficult to set up, and leave ugly bezels in the spaces between each screen. To solve this problem, manufacturers have begun releasing “ultrawide” monitors, which eschew the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio for a leaner (and some would say meaner) 21:9. Talk to ultrawide owners and they’ll tell you the monitors can make you more productive during the day and a better gamer by night, but is all the hype actually true?...
The Windows Subsystem for Android allows many Android games and applications to run on PCs, and Microsoft has continued working on it since release. A new update is now rolling out with improvements to controls and other features. Microsoft is updating the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows Insider channels, but there’s no major platform update this time around, like the Android 12.1 upgrade that first arrived in May. The update has new settings for controlling games and apps — you can now turn on and off WASD key mapping for controllers, controller pass-through support, and aiming in games with keyboard arrow keys....
Google just made a huge change to the way app permissions work on Android. Apps already on your device can now gain dangerous permissions with automatic updates. Future apps can gain dangerous permissions without asking you, too. This is all thanks to the latest Play Store update and its simplified app permission interface. The core idea here — making Android app permissions comprehensible to normal users — is good. The implementation is the big problem....
Computers don’t come with operating system installation CDs anymore. If your operating system won’t boot, you’ll need a bootable recovery drive to fix it. All operating systems allow you to create these. These recovery drives provide access to the same recovery options your operating system includes. You can always create them later, although you may need access to a computer running the same operating system. Windows 8.1 and 8 RELATED: How to Create and Use a Recovery Drive or System Repair Disc in Windows 8 or 10...
Many times a returned property from an object in PowerShell may not be ideally named, or the value is not quite in the necessary format. For those instances, PowerShell has the calculated properties construct. This useful feature allows for modifying the returned value easily during select operations and quickly and easily return what’s needed in the pipelined output. In practice, what does this look like? How about taking one date format, and changing to a different format?...
Note that if you are using standard Windows encryption for your files, resetting the password will permanently disable access to those files. In that case you should crack the password, which is something we’ll cover in an upcoming article. If you are an Ubuntu user and forgot your password, we’ve covered how to do that as well, either the easy way with the grub menu or alternately with the live cd....
Understanding objects is one of the fundamental concepts to “getting” PowerShell. Join us as we explore objects and how they make PowerShell better than any other shell out there today. Be sure to read the previous articles in the series: Learn How to Automate Windows with PowerShell Learning to Use Cmdlets in PowerShell And stay tuned for the rest of the series all week. Objects Have you ever wondered what sets PowerShell apart from a traditional Linux shell like Bash, or even the legacy command prompt?...
Set It Up Correctly Your Xbox will update itself and your controller as part of the initial setup process, but there’s more to set up than simply downloading an update. The first thing you should be aware of is airflow. The Series X in particular needs adequate airflow to remain cool during use. Microsoft recommends a minimum of 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) on all sides of both models....
If you need a more detailed look at your RAM configuration than the basic information a Windows report provides, you can find out all you need to know without cracking open the case. Read on to see how you can check your configuration and installed RAM module stats. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....
Many commands in Word have keyboard shortcuts assigned to them, making it quicker to apply formatting, save the file, and perform other tasks on your documents. These keyboard shortcuts can be customized, and you can assign shortcuts to commands that do not currently have them. We will show you how to access the keyboard shortcuts for commands in Word and add new shortcuts or change current ones. There are a couple of ways to access the options screen for customizing the Ribbon, which is where the dialog box for customizing keyboard shortcuts is located....
Safari prevents advertiser’s trackers from following you all over the web. It can also tell you which websites tried to collect data on you, and how many it’s blocked. Here’s how to generate your privacy report on Safari. First, open Safari on your Mac from the Launchpad or by searching for it on Spotlight. Click “Safari” in the menu bar at the top left. Select “Privacy Report.” Safari will then launch a new window with details including how many trackers it blocked from profiling you, the percentage of websites you visited that had trackers, and more....
Many laptops now include a combined headphone and microphone jack instead of two separate audio jacks. This trend started with smartphones and tablets, but has spread to MacBooks, ultrabooks, and convertibles like Microsoft’s Surface Pro. If you have a headset with two separate 3.55mm audio connectors for the headphone and microphone, you don’t have to buy a new one. You can pick up a fairly cheap adapter if you know what to look for....
Do you do a lot of searching in Windows Explorer? You can make it quicker and easier for yourself with a custom shortcut on your Desktop. We’ll show you how to create a shortcut that opens Windows Explorer ready for you to begin a search. Right-click in any empty space on the Desktop and select New | Shortcut from the popup menu. On the Create Shortcut dialog box, enter the following in the Type the location of the item edit box....
The Mail app on iPhone and iPad includes Siri Intelligence technology which can automatically analyze a message on your device to find an appointment. This feature works with both natural language, and the traditional date and time structure. For example, if you get an email that says, “Let’s meet for lunch this Saturday at 1 p.m.,” the Mail app recognizes the day of the week, the date, and time....
We’ve taught you what bokeh is and how to create it with a physical camera, now let’s take a look at how we can create the gorgeous softness of bokeh as a nice colorful and light-dappled wallpaper for your computer and mobile devices. Why Do I Want to Do This? There are two big take-aways from today’s photo tutorial. First, you’ll get a chance to create a bokeh wallpaper (which is a really fun and colorful companion to the analog bokeh photographs we’ve previously shown you how to create)....
Uninstalling vs. Disabling Bloatware You have a few choices when it comes to removing bloatware from your system. Uninstalling an app is exactly what it sounds like—the app is entirely removed from your device. This is only possible for “non-essential” apps. You can’t uninstall a system app. These are typically apps like the phone, calendar, messaging, file manager, etc. Removing them could make the phone malfunction, which is why it’s not possible without extreme measures....
Before you go live, you can customize your streaming settings so your session is personalized. We’ll cover this as well in the guide below. RELATED: How to Go Live on Instagram Go Live on Facebook From Desktop If you’re on a desktop computer, use the Facebook website in your web browser to start a live broadcast. Facebook recommends that you use the Google Chrome browser, but the feature works in other browsers, too....
