Since images are read from the header down, and zip files are read from the footer up, you can easily merge them as one single file , and no one will ever know. Read on to find out how. Embedding Zip Files Inside Image Files We tested this procedure using .png, .jpg, and .gif files and it worked with all three file types. The first thing you will need to do is drill down into the directory that’s holding both your image file as well as your zip file, so press the Win + R keyboard combination, type cmd into the run box and hit enter....

The heavy, stylized shadows of HDR Photography are a professional, very dramatic look many photographers use. Here’s how a few moments with Photoshop or freeware Raw Therapee can get you a similar effect with your photos. Beginner: The Photoshop Method We’ll begin by firing up Photoshop to work with a photo with good detail. Blurry photos or images lacking detail are reasonably okay for this technique, but are not ideal....

The Linux terminal has rich multitasking capabilities. You can switch between the virtual consoles already running on your system, use Bash job control to run processes in the background, and take advantage of GNU screen, a terminal “window manager.” You don’t have to stick to a single command at a time. Whether you want to run a process in the background and revisit it occasionally or run multiple time-consuming tasks at once, Linux offers several options....

Read a lot of webcomics? No need to stay tied to a browser to catch up on the episodes you’ve missed. With this easy trick, read them on the go on your phone, PC or iPad, with or without internet. Comic book reader programs like Comical for Windows make reading loads of comics easy—but why not use them for webcomics? With this simple process, you can turn most of your favorite webcomics into archives of comic book reader files, you can store on your PC, tablet, or mobile phone to read in comfort and style....

Considering that Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are generally accompanied with tons of images, gifs, embedded videos, charts, graphs, and other content, it’s no surprise that you get some pretty big files. Here are a few steps you can take to reduce a presentation’s file size. Large files can be annoying. They take up loads of precious disk space, slow down playback performance, and can cause emails to bounce back due to exceeding the file size limit....

The Store in Windows 8 is awesome, but when you have so many apps at your disposal it becomes hard to keep track of what’s installed where, here’s how you can see the apps installed on any of your devices running Windows 8. Checking if a Metro App is Installed on a Device Open the Windows Store by click on the Store tile. When the Store opens, right click on any white space to bring up the “context menu”, then select Your apps....

Want to specify or change the time your Windows 11 PC must be inactive before it enters hibernation mode? If so, it’s quick and easy to make that change on your computer. You can specify a custom time for when your machine is plugged in and when it’s on battery. Here’s how. Set or Change the Hibernation Time in Windows 11 To begin the hibernation time change process, first, open Control Panel on your Windows 11 PC....

CBS CBS is the place to go if you want to enjoy this show completely for free. While each episode has quite a few ads, you still won’t have to pay anything to enjoy it. It’s the perfect way to watch this show without breaking the bank. Hulu Hulu is the home to quite a few beloved CBS shows, so it’s no surprise that Frasier is one of them. Whether you have the most basic package or you signed up to enjoy ad-free entertainment, you’ll be able to access every second of this show through this service....

DigitalOcean’s Managed Kubernetes Service (DOKS) makes it quick and easy to get production-ready clusters running in the cloud. When you create a cluster, you can pick from the three latest Kubernetes minor releases. Here’s how to handle updates so you don’t get left behind on new features and security patches. Types of Update You’ll encounter two different kinds of Kubernetes update as you operate your cluster: Patch releases – These bump the patch number in the semantic versioning scheme, such as 1....

In the last few years, Emoji have become a huge part of pop culture. There’s even a movie about them (although I’m trying my best to forget that). With Photoshop CC 2017, Adobe added proper support for Emoji, so let’s look at how to use them. Open the document you’re working on (or a blank one) in Photoshop. Select the Type Tool with the keyboard shortcut T or from the Tools Menu....

The Linux Kernel is a mystery to most, but it need not be! Welcome to the exciting world of lsmod, a tool that lets you peek at what modules the Kernel is using, and more! What Is lsmod? To explain lsmod, the tool which allows one to list modules in the Linux Kernel, one first has to understand what a module is. A Linux module is a modular piece of code (running in a compiled format) that can be loaded or unloaded from the Linux kernel at will....

A port scan is a bit like jiggling a bunch of doorknobs to see which doors are locked. The scanner learns which ports on a router or firewall are open, and can use this information to find a computer system’s potential weaknesses. What’s a Port? When a device connects to another device over a network, it specifies a TCP or UDP port number from 0 to 65535. Some ports are used more frequently, however....

If you’re used to the convenient ‘start’ command at the command prompt in Microsoft Windows, you’re likely to be a little disappointed not having the same functionality in Linux. But it need not be! What Is start? If you have used Microsoft Windows for a long time, you likely have found some shortcuts which simplify your work. One such super-handy shortcut is to use the start command at the Command Prompt in Windows....

Every time you buy an iPhone (or an iPad, or a Mac, or even a new HomePod), Apple will ask you if you want to add AppleCare+ to your purchase. But is it worth it? How AppleCare+ Works RELATED: Should You Buy Extended Warranties? In general, we’re not big fans of extended warranties. You probably already have an extended warranty period through your credit card, and gadgets don’t fail often enough that it’s worth buying an extended warranty for each one—you’ll probably pay less in the long run by just repairing the few that break out of pocket....

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 George Duckett is looking for his favorite Windows feature in Windows 8: Built-in menu or work-around, surely there is a solution for George. Is there an equivalent aggregated list of recent documents in windows 8, or is it just per app? If there isn’t an equivalent, is there any way I can quickly access a list of recently accessed/opened/edited documents?...

Kubernetes Pods can freely communicate with each other by default. This poses a security risk when your cluster’s used for multiple applications or teams. Errant behavior or malicious access in one Pod could direct traffic to the other Pods in your cluster. This article will teach you how to avoid this scenario by setting up network policies. These rules let you control Pod-to-Pod traffic flows at the IP address level (OSI layer 3 or 4)....

In Windows 7, when you double-click or press Enter on folders in the right pane of Windows Explorer to open them, the folder tree in the left pane (the navigation pane) does not automatically expand to show where you are. By default, the navigation pane stays at the top level if you use the right pane to navigate through folders. You have to manually expand the navigation pane tree. Prior versions of Windows, including Vista and XP, automatically expanded the folder tree to show the location of the folder opened in the right pane....

Understanding the Difference Initially, it’s easy to categorize hacking into neat categories; legal and illegal. White hat hacking is a cybersecurity practice that aims to uncover the flaw and weaknesses in a company’s security system. Other types of hackers only focus on the personal benefit of the hacker, disregarding the effects their actions have on the company’s reputation and financial state. But the categories can get fuzzy around the edges when intentions and morality come into play, especially in gray hat and black hat hacking....

Welcome to the very first How-To Geek Holiday Gift Guide, where we’ve put together a list of our absolute favorites to help you weed through all of the junk out there to pick the perfect gift for anybody. Though really, it’s just a list of the geeky stuff we want. We’ve got a whole range of items on the list, from cheaper gifts that most anybody can afford, to the really expensive stuff that we’re pretty sure nobody is giving us....

YouTube.com Goes Live Play Video Sometimes it’s difficult to pin down the “First!” moment for companies as immense as YouTube. Do you put its birthday at the day the first video was uploaded? the day the site was first beta tested? Since there are so many firsts in the history of YouTube we’re honoring the day their domain went live. YouTube.com went online February 14th, 2005 and over the following months the service was beta tested and put through the paces....