Git is a decentralized version control system, which means your local repo is the same thing as the remote repository on a site like Github. When you need to push or pull changes, you must do so using a Git remote. What Are Git Remotes? Because Git is a decentralized service, where local and remote repos use the same system, your local repository has no idea what the current state of your Github repo is, and vice versa....
Google Cloud Print is a fantastic way to link your printers to the cloud and enjoy print-from-anywhere access, but there’s a catch. If you don’t have one of the recent Cloud-Print-Ready printers, you need to leave your computer on to enable remote access. Read on as we configure a tiny, energy-sipping Raspberry Pi for the task. Why Do I Want to Do This? RELATED: How to Enable Native Google Cloud Printing and Printer Sharing in Windows...
Emoji and GIF integration are two of the standout and well-loved features of Slack. But the continuous loop of a “party parrot” emoji or a GIF can be distracting. Here’s how to turn them off. Fortunately, there’s a quick setting change that you can make to stop moving emojis and GIFs if you need to avoid visual distractions. It’s very quick to toggle, so you can easily turn it on and off as needed....
On an iPhone XS or later running iOS 14 or higher, FaceTime digitally modifies your video feed so your eyes are always looking into the camera—even when they’re not. If you find the idea of digitally altered eyeballs unsettling, this feature is easy to turn off. Here’s how. First, open “Settings” on your iPhone. In “Settings,” tap “FaceTime.” In “FaceTime” settings, flip the switch beside “Eye Contact” to turn it off....
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch, you can unlock the Nook Shopping app for your Nook Phone. With the app, you can access your shopping catalog from anywhere, which is useful if you’re too busy to make the trip to the Resident Services shopping kiosk. Unlock the Nook Shopping App To unlock the Nook Shopping app on your Nook Phone, you must purchase 100 items from the Nook Kiosk inside the Resident Services tent (or building, depending on how far you’ve progressed in the game)....
Microsoft Excel is often synonymous with company financials, household budgets, and other numeric data. But Excel can be a terrific tool for planning events like weddings, showers, parties, and more, too. Keep reading for templates you can use to plan your next event. From the budget and the guest list to the music, you can spend more time getting ready and less time tracking everything. If you’re an Excel user who opens the application each day, consider using it for your next event....
Chrome 32 now offers a new feature on Windows 8: A full-screen, Chrome OS-style desktop mode. The Chrome app launcher can bring Chrome OS to the Windows desktop, but Chrome can now replace the Windows desktop entirely. Rather than create native Windows 8 apps, Google is choosing to shoehorn the a Chromebook-style desktop into Windows 8. Of course, you can continue to use Chrome on the desktop just like before....
A Trivy scan inspects your Dockerfile’s base image to find unresolved vulnerabilities that your containers will inherit. Trivy can also look at operating system packages and source code dependencies added via popular package managers. Trivy has three scan types: container, Git repository, and filesystem directory. We’re focusing on container scans in this article. The Trivy docs provide more information on how you can analyze your source code and its environment....
What is the Kindle Fire? The screen is radically improved; the 1024 x 600 (169 ppi) display found on the first and second generations, and the 1280 x 800 (214 ppi)/1920 x 1200 px (254 ppi) of the third generation 7″ and 8.9″ have been replaced with a beautiful 1920 x 1200 (323 ppi) and 2560 x 1600 (339 ppi) on the Kindle Fire HDX 7″ and 8.9″, respectively. Exploring the Body, Screen, and Origami Case The Kindle Fire HDXs have, like most tablets, a glass front with a piano-black reflective border around the screen....
What’s the Difference Between the HomePod and HomePod mini? The HomePod mini is, for the most part, a smaller, cheaper version of the original HomePod. While the HomePod retails for $299, the HomePod mini can be yours for only $99. As the mini is much smaller than the HomePod, it doesn’t have the same high-excursion woofer and tweeter array that garnered so much praise from reviewers in 2018. Unfortunately, we haven’t listened to a mini yet, as it’s not out for another two weeks....
We recently discovered OneGet, a package management framework included with PowerShell and Windows 10. We’ve learned a lot more about OneGet and its future since then. OneGet was originally a product from the Open Source Technology Center at Microsoft. Not only is it inspired by open-source Linux package managers, OneGet itself is also open source. It’s now part of PowerShell proper. Who is OneGet For? RELATED: Windows 10 Includes a Linux-Style Package Manager Named “OneGet”...
Confused? Blame the Connector Let’s open with the basics because that highlights why there is so much confusion about USB-C and Thunderbolt cables. USB-C is a connection standard. The USB Type-C plug is an oval-shaped USB connector that replaced previous USB connectors like Mini-B, Micro-B, and other prior designs. The most notable difference, immediately visible to the user, is the change from a single-orientation plug (where cables have to be inserted right side up) to an orientation-agnostic plug (where there is no up or down)....
When it comes to hidden gems in Windows, nothing beats the Reliability monitor tool, hidden behind a link inside of another tool that you don’t use either. Why Microsoft doesn’t shine more light on this really useful troubleshooting tool, we’ll never know. Reliability Monitor tracks the history of your computer — any time an application crashes, hangs, or Windows gives you a blue screen of death. It also tracks other important events, like when software is installed, or Windows Updates loads a new patch....
Cloud storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox are endlessly useful. Not only can they be used to make your files accessible on multiple computers, they also serve as handy backup tools. Using IFTTT (If This Then That), it’s possible to double-secure your files by automatically copying files between different online storage services Files in the Cloud If you have yet to use IFTTT, you are in for something of a treat....
Why Streaming Services Are Awesome Streaming services have been successful because they do things differently. They’re known for being cheap, convenient, ad-free, and contract-free. They’ve also changed the way that we consume media, and they’ve offered us a reliable alternative to cable companies. Streaming services also gave us a new way to watch serialized TV shows. Instead of rushing home to catch a new episode of Bones every week, you could wait for it to come out on a streaming service and binge-watch it over a weekend, ad-free....
There are a number of ways you can tweak Windows, whether you are looking to improve performance, iron out irritations, improve security or change the appearance of something you dislike. Some settings can be changed through the Control Panel, some by using a third party tweaking tool, or you may prefer to dabble in a little registry editing. But if you have the Professional version of Windows 8 there is also Group Policy Editor and here we have rounded up ten top tweaks you can apply in this way....
We imagine robot arms flipping eggs while a drone drops oranges into a juicer and an AI jet dog brings us the morning paper (sadly, the morning paper part is the least likely to exist). That Jetsons-like kitchen is not quite on the horizon yet, but there are a few kitchen gadgets out there giving a taste of what it could be like. And they’re actually useful (sort of)....
If you haven’t upgraded to a new wireless router in a few years, you might want to seriously consider it. That old router may still be working, but newer ones will give you better Wi-Fi. You probably have some new devices that support modern wireless networking standards, so there’s no sense in slowing everything down with an outdated router. Why You Should Care RELATED: How To Get a Better Wireless Signal and Reduce Wireless Network Interference...
You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of a phone “port-out” scam, because up until recently it wasn’t really a widely talked about issue. But it’s gotten serious enough that T-Mobile is sending warnings to many of its customers. Here’s a closer look at what this is and how to protect yourself from it. What Is a Port-Out Scam? If you want to switch cellphone carriers, you can typically bring your existing phone number with you—because who wants to get a new phone number if they don’t have to?...
Defining Terms: Throttling vs. Shaping While some people use the terms “throttling” and “shaping” interchangeably, they are distinct concepts. Throttling refers to a connection-wide speed reduction. So no matter what you are doing, it will happen more slowly on your internet connection than usual. Shaping, on the other hand, is the practice of limiting connection speeds on a per-protocol basis. Different types of network traffic have different communications protocols. So it’s easy for your ISP to see whether your internet packets are from web browsing, video streaming, torrenting, and so on....
