Yeah, you’re right, the title of this article should make you laugh, and with good reason: it should be easy to shut down your PC, right? Well, Windows 8 makes it a little more confusing. Here’s how to do it if you haven’t figured it out already. Note: the idea of Windows 8 is that it’s a lot more like an iPad or similar gadget—you don’t need to shut it down entirely, because it will go into a low power mode when you shut the laptop lid, or hit the power button on a tablet....

Most Docker images are distributed without any verification that they’re what they claim to be. You can increase trust in your images by digitally signing them. This proves to users that you published the image, not an imposter. Docker’s signing system is known as content trust. It’s exposed through the docker trust CLI command. Content Trust uses key sets to let registries verify the identity of prospective publishers. Users of signed images can be confident they come from the expected source....

There are ways to run a screen capture utility – or any other program – from the welcome screen. Windows doesn’t make this easy, but it’s possible. The logon screen runs on the Winlogon desktop, an isolated Windows desktop. Whether you’ve set a custom logon screen background and want to show it off, need a screenshot for your tutorial, or want to capture an error message, any of these methods will work for you....

How to Begin the Halloween Event On October 31st after 5 p.m. to midnight (local time), your island residents will gather in the plaza in costumes of their own, and the plaza will be adorned with an array of Halloween decorations. You’ll also receive a visit from a mysterious guest: Jack, the “Czar of Halloween.” Jack will be at the town plaza in front of Resident Services. By giving Jack candy and lollipops, you’ll earn spooky in-game rewards....

What Is Enhanced Safe Browsing? “Safe Browsing” is a list of dangerous URLs that’s maintained by Google and used to protect users from malicious sites. “Enhanced Safe Browsing” builds upon this feature with some additional tools. With Enhanced Safe Browsing enabled, Chrome shares even more browsing data with Google. This allows for threat assessments to be more accurate and proactive, though it does present a privacy concern in itself. RELATED: Why Does Google Say Chrome Is More Secure Than Edge?...

Discord styles itself as “chat for gamers,” even though its broad functionality has made it an ideal tool for communication across a spectrum of activities. Use Discord’s server templates to give your one-of-a-kind community its own platform. With Discord, you can create a free server that will host voice, text, and video chats for you and yours. These servers usually begin as a blank slate. Given the increasing popularity of the app across many non-gaming spheres, Discord decided to make it even easier to create a special space for communicating with your community....

Apple knows that when you’re watching TV, you’ve probably got your iPhone nearby. That makes it the perfect remote control, but nowadays nobody wants to push buttons. Voice control is where it’s at, and with Siri, you can choose what to watch and then control it, too. Barking orders at your TV might make you look like a crazy person, but it’s surprisingly fun. What you’ll need There are some prerequisites to consider if you want to make this work....

Twitter has become an addicting, fun distraction for many of us. But since it’s mostly a text only media, why not tweet while you’re working in the Linux terminal? Score some geek points, and tweet the Linux geek’s way. Twidge is a simple Twitter client for the Linux command line. There are other command line Twitter clients, but Twidge is simple to use and easy to install, where many others have not been updated since Twitter changed authorization, and therefore do not work....

The free Windows 10 license you receive is tied to your PC’s hardware. You’re still allowed to use Windows 10 on that same PC even after changing its hardware. Activating that license is easier than ever in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update. How to Associate Your Windows 10 License with a Microsoft Account In Windows 10’s Anniversary Update, it’s now possible to associate your free Windows 10 license with your Microsoft account so you can more easily reactivate your PC after hardware changes in the future....

The headline feature for Photoshop Elements 2023 is “Moving Elements,” where you can select areas of a still image to make them animated. Adobe showed off flowing water in a waterfall photo as an example, or sand kicking up in an image of someone riding a bike. The newly-animated images can then be saved as a video or GIF for easy sharing. There’s also a new “Peek-through Overlays” option for creating a depth effect in photos, more filters for applying artistic effects, and more slideshow templates....

“We are excited to announce we’re launching an automatic update feature designed to streamline this process and help make security second nature,” said Zoom’s Jeromie Clark in a blog post. To turn on automatic updates, you need to go to Settings in your Zoom app and then toggle “Automatically keep my Zoom up to date.” You will then be asked to enter admin credentials, which will only be required one time to enable the setting....

Note: Articles are listed as #10 through #1. Beyond Barrel Roll: 10 Hidden Google Tricks If Google’s recent Easter Egg–query “do a barrel roll” if you haven’t tried it already–has you curious about other search tricks, this collection of Easter Eggs will keep you busy for awhile. Read the Article HTG Explains: Do You Really Need to Defrag Your PC? Ask any PC tech person how to make your computer faster, and almost every one of them will tell you to defrag your PC....

A good case also lets you prop up your iPad Pro like a stand for watching movies or browsing the web. It lets you elevate your iPad Pro on an angle to facilitate typing. Some cases give you even more flexibility when it comes to the viewing angle. Plus, some cases will store and protect your Apple Pencil, keeping it right where it needs to be—near your iPad. Thankfully, there’s a case for every need out there, and we have curated the best protective cases for you below!...

One of the biggest question we see about Chromebooks is “can they run Photoshop?” The answer to that is no—at least not the full version you’ll find on other platforms. But that doesn’t mean they can’t do photo editing. And that’s really the key here: knowing when you need Photoshop versus when you just need something to edit photos. There are some powerful tools available for Chromebooks—perhaps not quite as powerful as Photoshop, but they can get pretty dang close for most uses....

The Nest Protect smart smoke alarm is on its second generation, and if you’re not sure which model you have, there are a few things you can do to find out, as well as some significant features that separate the two different versions. How to Know Which Model Nest Protect You Have Unfortunately, Nest doesn’t print “1st Generation” or “2nd Generation” on the packaging or on the device itself, so you have to look for other cues instead....

Macs. The finest computers made by Apple, known for their simplicity and style, their Operating System, and their price. If Mac OS X is all you’re craving for, read and find out how to install it on your custom-built computer! This three-part article series was written by one of our favorite readers, often known in the comments by his screen name, Hatryst. Stay tuned this week for the rest of the series, including how to install OS X, and how to upgrade from Leopard to Lion....

With the use of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and netbooks, most of us do everyday tasks online, such as purchasing goods and banking. However, if we don’t secure our personal data on our computers and online, we could be asking for serious trouble. The following 10 articles are the top methods we’ve covered for securing files and personal information both online and off, securing your Wi-Fi network, protecting website login information and passwords and other offline data....

NORAD Tracks Santa for the First Time In 1955 a Sears store in Colorado Springs, CO placed an advertisement with a hotline phone number that purported to be a direct line to Santa’s workshop. A typo in the phone number actually directed all the curious children to Colorado Spring’s Continental Air Defense Command (the precursor to NORAD). When the line started ringing off the hook the officer on duty, Colonel Shoup, directed his men to give all the children a current location for Santa Claus—it’s heart warming to know that in the depths of the Cold War there was still time to humor some excited children on Christmas Eve....

The barcode scanner is now significantly faster. Just hold the barcode in view of the phone and it will vibrate when it has captured the barcode. No fussing with button pushing necessary. Goggles also rocks a print-to-web identification tool; snap a picture of an ad in a major newspaper or magazine published after August 2010 and you’ll be linked to web results related to the product. The most novel update, however, is the lightning fast Sudoku solver....

Firefox allows you to securely store usernames and passwords for websites in its Password Manager. When you visit one of the websites again, Firefox automatically fills in the username and password to log you in. If you need to find out what your password is for a specific website for which you saved your logon information, you can easily do so. To view your saved passwords in Firefox, select Options from the Firefox menu....