Are you used to the Reveal Codes feature in WordPerfect? These codes show you your text with integrated formatting codes that seem similar to HTML formatting. However, if you’re using Word, there is no comparable function. WordPerfect treats text and formatting codes the same, putting start and end codes around text as you format it. When you display the Reveal Codes window, you see the formatting code markers integrated with the text....
The Benefits of Picture in Picture Keeping a video on-screen is useful for any number of reasons. You could be taking notes on a talk, but you could also just feel like watching your favorite Netflix show while you’re getting some work done. Some sites offer their own implementations of Picture in Picture, but some are lackluster. Using YouTube’s Picture in Picture, for example, means that the video disappears as soon as you go to another website....
Roku added nine NBC local news channels earlier this year, including NBC New York News and NBC Dallas/Fort Worth News, which roughly mirror what you would get with a cable subscription or OTA antenna in their respective areas (minus NBC’s non-news content). Three more local stations are now available — NBC San Diego News, NBC Boston News, and NBC San Francisco Bay Area. Roku has also added LX News, a nationwide station that NBC launched in 2020....
It’s a one-trick pony for sure, but when you’re faced with creating a gaggle of folders a good batching tool is a huge time saver. Text2Folders makes it simple to batch create folders by manually dumping a list into the app’s GUI or loading a folder-name list from a text file. Text2Folders is free, portable, and Windows only. Text2Folders [via Freeware Genius]
World Backup Day is March 31st and we decided to provide you with some useful information to make backing up your data easier. We’ve published articles about backing up various types of data and settings both offline and online. There’s all kinds of settings on your computer to backup in addition to your personal data, such as Wi-Fi passwords, drivers, and settings for programs like web browsers, Office, and Windows Live Writer....
If your computer has started to slow down, there are many options for speeding it up. Below, we show you some of the best tips for speeding up your PC, some from previous HTG articles and some described here. Turn off Startup Programs When you install a program in Windows, it may add a small program that runs when Windows starts. After installing a lot of software, your boot up process could become slow....
Wireless is everywhere and routers are the force that makes it happen, so why not supercharge yours to take proper advantage of it? DD-WRT will let you boost your router’s range, add features, and more. DD-WRT has a ton of features—more than we can cover in this guide, which is focused on helping you get your router upgraded. Stay tuned, as we’ll go into more depth in a couple more days on all the great things you can do with it, but even if you don’t use the additional features, DD-WRT is worth installing to make your router work better....
From the weird science files: you can use a simple piece of tape to create a clear peep hole in frosted privacy glass. Check out this video to see it in action and read on to hear how it worked in our informal test. In the video above YouTube user TheFarmacyMan shares an interesting video demonstrating a trick he stumbled upon accidentally–if you put clear tape on a frosted privacy window the tape acts as a peep hole through the glass....
Stock Android Is Technically AOSP We should start with what “Stock Android” is at the core. The term has come to mean a few things, but there is just one technical definition. Essentially, stock Android is Android at its most basic level. Stock Android is the foundation that every Android phone and tablet is built on. It includes many of the core Android features you’re familiar with, but not all of them....
In our age of digital media, we often take for granted the humble pixel. But what exactly is a pixel, and how did it come to be such an important part of our lives? We’ll explain. A Pixel Is a Picture Element If you’ve used a computer, smartphone, or tablet, you’ve seen a pixel—or millions of them, in fact. Odds are very high that you’re reading this sentence thanks to pixels right now....
If you’ve used a Mac, you might have heard of “Finder.” But what is it, why do you need it, and how do you use it? We’ll explain. Finder Is How You Interact with Files on a Mac Finder is the basic way that you interact with the file system on your Mac. It allows you to move, copy, and delete files. It also helps you launch applications and connect to network resources....
Have you ever needed to troubleshoot or diagnose a problematic computer and you forgot where the utility CD is? We’ll show you how to utilize network booting (PXE) with FOG to make that problem a thing of the past. Image by h.koppdelaney Overview of PXE PXE (Pre eXecution Environment), affectionately pronounced Pixie (as in fairy dust), is a method of having an end computer (client) boot using only its network card....
Last week we said there were hundreds of ways to remove backgrounds in Photoshop, and now we’re diving deeper into that claim. Keep reading for the next huge installment of ways to remove backgrounds in Photoshop! Today, we’ll cover masking images, and why some people prefer masking to erasing big chunks of your images, as well as a bunch of basic (and some not so basic) ways to remove all those image backgrounds using masks image erasing methods....
Steam is generally pretty stable, but every now and then you’ll run into a problem. This guide gives solutions to common problems you’ll encounter in Steam, from games crashing or not working properly to Steam failing to launch. If none of these solutions helps, try Googling the problem – you may have run into a game-specific problem with a game-specific solution or just a more obscure Steam bug. Validate Game Caches If a game fails to load, crashes as soon as it loads, or crashes when you reach a specific level, your game’s files may be corrupted....
As you’d expect, TVs know what resolution they’re displaying. But they generally won’t tell you. Most TVs don’t have an option to check whether you’re watching something in 4K, 1080p, or any other resolution. You’ll need to understand what content is available instead. Why You Can’t Tell the Difference Between 4K and HD There are several reasons why your new 4K TV may look identical to your old HD TV....
Bulk Editing the Authorship of Microsoft Office Documents Dear How-To Geek, Dear Office Editing, Is there a way to change the default Author Name of files, and to apply this change to all files in a folder, the Computer et cetera?? Sincerely, Office Editing in Edison The first thing you want to do, if you haven’t done so already, is to go to Word Options –> Popular –> Personalize Your Copy of Microsoft Office and change the default Author name to your name to ensure future documents are labeled right....
Changing the Windows 7 Font Color Dear Color Shifting, Can you tell me or do you have a way to change the ‘letter’ color in the desktop short cut icons? White is Windows 7 default color and there seem no way to change this color. White get ‘lost’ in many of the wallpaper backgrounds. Black would be a better choice. Thank you. Sincerely, Color Shifting in California You’re not missing anything, actually....
The Fundamentals Event sourcing is most often used with time- or linear process-based systems. A shop ordering app might transition transactions between “pending”, “approved” and “shipped” states. The transition between each state is a distinct “event” in the lifecycle of that order. This system could be modelled using a traditional relational database: In most systems, knowing the current status isn’t enough though. You also want to see when the order became approved....
Whether you’re trying to dodge an angry government, a connection throttling ISP, or the watchful gaze of media conglomerates, anonymizing and encrypting your BitTorrent traffic can help. Read on to learn how. Photo by jin.thai. What Is This and What Do I Need? BitTorrent is a form of distributed file sharing. Undistributed file sharing is when you connect to a single source and download a file. When you visit a software repository online, for example, and download a new version of some application you’re engaging in an undistributed file transfer—the file went from their server directly to you....
How Bootable Linux USB Drives Work Like a live CD or DVD, a bootable USB drive lets you run practically any Linux distribution without affecting your computer. You can also install a Linux distribution on your PC from it—no CD or DVD drive required. You can’t simply copy or extract the ISO file to the USB drive and expect it to work, however. While you don’t technically “burn” the ISO file to a USB drive, there’s a special process required to take a Linux ISO file and make a bootable USB drive with it....
