There’s little worse than an amazing set of in-ear monitors that constantly fall out, and without that seal they’re not doing their job right. With some silicone putty, however, you can get a fit that seals right and locks tight. If you’re buying a really high-end set of in-ear monitors, like Shures or Westones, then odds are you can afford the $200 custom silicone molds. The process is long and involved, including an appointment with an audiologist....

Docker provides tools to bridge the filesystems of containers and the host operating system running the container, such as bind mounts and volumes. These can be very useful both in development and production environments. Why Mount From The Host? Generally, with Docker, you’d want images to run independently of the host system. If you wanted to, for example, update an app’s code or configuration files, you’d likely want to build a new version of the container and re-deploy....

Every so often, you may need to record multiple things simultaneously for your audio projects. Without the right equipment, this can be a daunting task, but with the right software tricks, you can get back on track quickly. Single-track vs. Multitrack Single-track recording is essentially recording all of your inputs into a one mixed track. This can be really handy in a pinch, and works fine for most home projects....

Both Chrome and Firefox can restore bookmarks you’ve deleted, but Chrome doesn’t make it easy. Chrome contains a single, hidden bookmark backup file. You can only restore the backup file manually, and that file is frequently overwritten. Firefox users have it easier—Firefox’s bookmark manager contains an undo feature. Firefox also performs regular, automatic bookmark backups. Firefox keeps the backups for several days and allows you to easily restore bookmarks without digging around in hidden folders....

Once upon a time, there was a dumb person named Justin, who installed Java even though it’s awful. Even worse, this fool clicked “Next” without disabling the bundled offers. Okay, okay, that dumb person was me. Thanks to my stupidity, Yahoo now shows up as a search engine, and no one wants that. This wasn’t a one-time incident, either–other programs have made other annoying changes to my PC, adding things like toolbars and even extra ads in my browser....

If your Android phone’s battery always feels a little low, you can find out exactly where that power is going. Android’s Battery screen shows you what’s used battery power since your last charge, from apps to system services and hardware devices. How to Access the Battery Screen Open the Settings app from your app drawer, expand the “Device” section, and then tap the “Battery” option. You can also pull down the Quick Settings panel in the notifications shade and long-press the battery icon (or Battery Saver on Oreo devices) to go straight to this screen....

Windows 10 can find your device’s location in a variety of ways, often by examining nearby Wi-Fi networks. But this doesn’t always work well, especially on desktop PCs. That’s why Windows 10 offers a way to set a “default location” that is reported to apps if it can’t get a solid read on your location. This default location will be sent to any application that uses the Windows location services, including Maps, Cortana, Weather, and Microsoft Edge....

Security and convenience tend to be at odds with each other. That’s why people use weak passwords, and it’s why they don’t use passcodes on their phones, too. Face ID is the exception though, as it improves security without getting in the way. How Safe is Face ID? Apple says that there is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that someone else will be able to unlock your iPhone or iPad using a face that isn’t registered with Face ID....

SSH is one of the most-used commands in a sysadmin’s toolbox but it’s not commonly seen alongside Docker. Here’s how you can SSH into a running container and why you should think twice before you do. Should You Use SSH With Docker Containers? SSH-ing into a Docker container is generally a bad practice which you should avoid. It’s nearly always better to use the docker exec command to get a shell inside a container....

Starting with Safari 14.0, Apple included a translation feature directly in the browser. As of this writing, the feature is in beta, but fully functional. If your Mac is running the latest version of macOS Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, or newer, you can access the translation feature. The translation functionality works between the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. By default, you can translate any of the above languages to English....

When you want to use the Fire TV again, simply wake it from sleep. If you’re going away and you won’t be using the Fire TV for a long time, you can unplug it from the power source, which will turn the device off. When you plug it back in, it will start up as usual. You can enter sleep mode on the Fire TV using the remote controller or the Fire TV app....

For several reasons, mostly security-related, PowerShell scripts aren’t as easily portable and usable as batch scripts can be. However, we can bundle a batch script with our PowerShell scripts to work around these issues. Here, we’ll show you a few of those problem areas, and how to build a batch script to get around them. Why can’t I just copy my .PS1 file to another computer and run it? Unless the target system has been pre-configured to allow running of arbitrary scripts, with the required privileges, and using the right settings, chances are you’re going to run into some problems when you try to do this....

Have you ever struggled to get the formatting of a long document looking like you want in each section? Let’s explore the Breaks tool in Word and see how you can use breaks to get your documents formatted better. Word includes so many features, it’s easy to overlook some that can be the exact thing we’re looking for. Most of us have used Page Breaks in Word, but Word also includes several other breaks to help your format your documents....

If you have an iPhone or an iPad with cellular connectivity, you can share its Internet connection with any of your other Apple devices without having to jump through hoops. It’s a little-known feature, and we’re about to blow your mind. Everyone already knows all about Personal Hotspot, a feature that allows a device to share an iPhone or cellular iPad’s internet connection with any device—just like tethering in the olden days....

Linux’s Built-in Manual There’s an old (from the Unix golden era) Linux joke that the only command you need to know is man, the system entry point to the user manual. There’s a smidgen of truth in this, but even man can be confusing at first. Or, more accurately, finding the information you need can be confusing. Have you ever known what you wanted to do, but didn’t know the name of the command that would get the task done?...

rsync is a popular file synchronization utility that uses an efficient algorithm to minimize bandwidth consumption. One of rsync’s common roles is deploying a website build to a remote production server. Here’s how to combine rsync’s versatility with the automation provided by GitLab CI pipelines. Pipeline Executors GitLab CI supports several types of pipeline executors. These define the environment that your job will run in. The shell executor is the default and runs bare metal on the host machine....

Docker Engine records an event whenever significant actions are taken by the daemon. You can access the event log to identify when an action occurred and track changes to objects over time. In this article, we’ll explain what’s captured as events and when you might want to view them. We’ll then show how to monitor events in real-time using the Docker CLI and REST API. Docker events describe the activities taken by your Docker daemon....

Many Linux users reboot into Windows to watch Netflix, but you can watch Netflix on Linux without rebooting. Unfortunately, the solution here is inefficient – while Linux geeks have explored a variety of other clever solutions, none of them work. A Windows virtual machine is your best bet for Netflix on Linux at the moment. Until Netflix acknowledges Linux users and gives us a solution, we’re stuck dual-booting or making due with a virtual machine....

There are two versions of Internet Explorer in Windows 8, one you can only launch from the Start Screen and the Desktop version which you can only launch from the Desktop. Lets look at how we can launch the Desktop version from the Start Screen. To get started you need to create a shortcut, so right-click on the desktop, and choose New –> Shortcut. When you are asked for the location of the item, type the following:...

All that you need to do is unzip the Leftsider zip file, move the folder contained within to Program Files, and create a shortcut. Starting Leftsider automatically moves the buttons to the left side…even on app windows that are already open. You can temporarily disable or exit Leftsider using the small Context Menu for the System Tray icon. That is all there is to it. Note: If you wanted to be “evil” this would make a fun and harmless prank to play on an unsuspecting victim!...