The process of securely overwriting a large disk is a lengthy one; can the process be expedited? 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. The Question SuperUser reader John wants to know if there is anyway to speed up the disk wipe he’s performing: Is there anyway to for John to speed the process up?...
Windows 8 has been with us for a good few months now. From consumer previews to the released products, there has been much venting of spleen over the changes made by Microsoft. But after initially hating Windows 8, I started to love it. Genuinely. I, like many people, was initially rather underwhelmed with Windows 8. This was perhaps not entirely unexpected – after all, we were about due another duff version of Windows....
A watermark is a faded, background image that displays behind the text in a document. It can be used to indicate a document’s status (confidential, draft, etc.) or to add a company logo. We’ll show you how to add watermarks to documents in Word 2013. To insert a watermark, open the document to which you want to add a watermark and click the Design tab on the Ribbon. In the Page Background section of the Design tab, click the Watermark button....
By default, the author of a document is set to the user name you entered when you installed Word. However, you can change the user name, thus changing the main author, as well as add authors to or remove authors from a document. NOTE: We used Word 2013 to illustrate this feature. To add an author to a document, click the “File” tab. Make sure the “Info” screen is the active backstage screen....
By default, Word automatically saves your document at certain intervals. If you’re concerned about losing data, you can decrease the interval. If you’re distracted by the hard drive crunching too often, you can increase the interval. Either way, changing this interval is easy. Changing the Auto-Save Interval To change the interval, click the FILE tab. On the Word Start Screen, click Options in the menu list on the left....
Apple now lets you control your iPad with a mouse or trackpad, but navigating using a mouse can be cumbersome without the ability to quickly click and go Home. Luckily, there are several ways to access the iPad’s Home screen using only the mouse. Connecting a Mouse to Your iPad In case you haven’t connected a mouse to your iPad yet, know that mouse support only works in iPadOS 13 and up....
Despite the ever increasing reach of cellular data networks there are still plenty of places where the only cell coverage you’re going to get is sparse at best with phone calls and plain text messages (SMS) only. Read on as we show you how to set up text message alerts so even when your email client can’t update you’ll still get critical notifications. Why Do I Want To Do This?...
Windows and PowerShell have built-in security features and default configurations intended to prevent end-users from accidentally launching scripts in the course of their daily activities. However, if your daily activities routinely involve writing and running your own PowerShell scripts, this can be more of a nuisance than a benefit. Here, we’ll show you how to work around these features without completely compromising on security. How and why Windows & PowerShell prevent script execution....
Do you have a lot of geographical data in Google Sheets? Why not use a map chart to create a wonderful visual display of your data? You can insert, customize, and edit a map chart easily in Google Sheets. Insert a Map Chart in Google Sheets Head to Google Sheets, sign in, and open your spreadsheet. Select the data you want to use in the map chart. You can do this easily by clicking and dragging your cursor through the range of cells....
The Chromecast finally supports a feature users have been requesting for ages: customized wallpaper. Read on as we show you how to add custom wallpapers to your Chromecast’s splash screen as well as turn on weather, news, satellite images, and more. The Chromecast is still, as it was when we reviewed it around this time last year, controlled by the Chomecast helper application and that app just received a welcome update....
By default, Google Assistant will filter any bad words that you wouldn’t want to use in front of children. It’s the safer choice, but for adults who prefer their language a little spicier, you might want to turn the *!@$ing filter off. Google’s profanity filter is weirdly inconsistent. When transcribing text or reading search results aloud, Google will censor stronger words, but has no problem with words like “hell” or “damn....
How to Find Screenshots from Any Java Version of Minecraft The Java version of Minecraft saves screenshots into a screenshots folder in the main Minecraft directory. If you have no idea where you installed Minecraft, this method is the easiest way to find your screenshots. There is a notification on screen every time you take a screenshot in the Java version of Minecraft. The file name — which is generated based on the date and time of the screenshot — is actually clickable....
iOS8 adds a new quick contacts feature to the app switcher (you know, the view when you double-press the Home button) but not everybody is thrilled with it. If you want to hide your frequent contacts from this view, you can do it easily in the settings. In case you’re still not sure what we’re talking about, here’s a comparison of before and after changing the setting… on the left-hand side you’ll see the Favorite and Recent contacts on the top view, and on the right you’ll see that they are hidden the way it was in iOS7....
Why Do I Want to Do This? When every single file you have is stored directly on your computer, it’s easy to find what you need. There are great search tools like Everything from VoidTools that rip through your master file table in a fraction of a second to find exactly what you’re searching for. Once you start dealing with multiple disks, removable media (such as data DVDs, flash drives, backup files on USB HDDs, etc....
Why 12 Commands? However many ways there are to skin a cat, I’d be willing to bet that there are more ways to list the devices that are connected to, or housed inside of, your Linux computer. We’re going to show you 12 of them. And that’s not all of them! Inevitably, there’s a lot of overlap in the information that you can get out of these commands, so why bother describing this many of them?...
Microsoft PowerPoint is known for presentations, but if you properly utilize some of the basic tools PowerPoint has to offer, you can also design a beautiful infographic and then download it as an image to use as you wish. Choose a Template for Your Infographic The PowerPoint template you choose will act as the background for your infographic, so choosing one that matches your imagined design is important. You’ll need to consider various things when choosing a theme, such as which color text you want to use, if the objects you insert are dark or light in color, and even what type of impression (serious, funny, entertaining, etc) you want your infographic to give....
RELATED: How to Install and Move Android Apps to the SD Card First, pop open the SD card slot on the side of the tablet and slide in the microSD card. You’ll see a notification about “Unsupported Storage” or “Storage Device.” Tap it. The next screen asks “How will you use this SD card?” To move apps to the SD card, we’ll need to select “Use as Internal Storage....
All you need to do to mute your entire system is to simply hold the Mute button on your DualSense controller for several seconds. It’s the horizontal button underneath the PlayStation Button (which is used for turning on and pairing the controller) and above the microphone icon that has a slash through it. The Mute button will begin pulsing orange, which means that all PlayStation audio has been muted. This shortcut works with all PS5 audio coming from any source, including headphones, TV speakers, AV receivers, and soundbars....
The fundamental allure of Minecraft is the ability to build anything and make the game whatever you desire it to be. Today, we’re taking a look at mods that help you in that endeavor by adding extra dimensions, major game changes, or providing an outright overhaul to the game. As we’ve discussed in previous lessons on Minecraft modding, the introduction of mods can greatly enhance your play experience and extend the amount of time you enjoy the game....
Want to draw your profile viewers’ attention to a specific post on Facebook? You can pin a post to make it always appear at the top of your profile page. We’ll show you how to do it. You can have only one post pinned to your profile at a time. If you try to pin a second post, that second post gets pinned and the first post gets unpinned. You can pin chats in WhatsApp, too....
