Check out the video above to see the black hole you can park Pac-Man in to avoid assault by the ghosts. There’s two big caveats with this trick: first, it only works in the original game (spin offs and modern adaptations won’t necessarily have it but the original machine and MAME implementations of it will). Second, it doesn’t work if the ghosts see you park yourself there; you need to slip into the spot our of their direct line of sight....
Open the app drawer by navigating to the Galaxy S20’s home screen and then swiping up from the bottom of the handset’s display. Next, tap on the three-dot Menu icon located in the top-right corner of the interface within the search bar. From the small menu that appears, select the “Sort” button. You can now select the “Alphabetical Order” option. The pop-up menu will now disappear and your Galaxy S20’s app drawer will automatically resort itself to show all installed applications in alphabetical order....
If you have moved from Windows XP to Windows 7, it might take some time to get used to the new Start menu and Taskbar. Here is a list of useful tips to help you make the most of each. Start Menu Tips and Tricks Add “My Dropbox” to the Start Menu in Windows 7 If you’re a fan of Dropbox, there is a way to get quick and easy access to it on your Start menu....
With all of the online accounts we all have, it’s easy to get lazy and start using the same password for multiple websites, services, and accounts, for fear of forgetting an important password. However, this can compromise your private information. We have published many articles about generating secure passwords, storing your passwords securely, resetting your password in your operating system, and other useful information about managing your passwords and other private information....
Jiggle Mode is the app-rearranging mode on the Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and in Launchpad on Mac. Sometimes called “wiggle mode,” the shaking icons are a handy visual indicator that a fixed layout of apps has become fluid and changeable. Here’s where it came from and how to use it. The Origins of Apple Jiggle Mode Jiggle mode first originated on the iPhone in iPhone OS 1....
Kubernetes v1.22 is a new feature release that adds over 50 improvements to the container orchestration platform. It also deprecates some capabilities and removes several APIs that have been superseded by replacement versions. Here’s the lowdown on the most significant changes, starting with feature additions. Server-Side Apply Server-side Apply is now out of beta and generally available to all users. It’s a new mechanism to facilitate declarative resource management by users and cluster controllers....
The most requested item was this year’s hot introduction to the project board market: the Raspberry Pi. Dave writes: We just finished setting up a batch of new 512MB Raspberry Pi systems running the newest release of Rasbmbc and can’t recommend it enough–new refinements in Raspbmc and the extra 256MB of RAM really improve the media center experience. All John wants is a real keyboard so he can escape the torture of using a touch screen:...
It’s never too late to let that special someone know how you feel about them with these elementary school-style geek valentines. Send them off on Valentine’s day as E-cards, or print them out and share them, and make somebody smile. Just like last year, here’s our special set of Valentines, chock full of bad puns and geeky references. Download our set of ten ready-made Valentines for sharing with that special guy or gal in your life....
Containers have moved beyond developer workstations to become the foundational unit of modern computing architectures. Adopting a containerization platform for your business applications can increase productivity, boost deployment flexibility, and reduce maintenance overheads. In this article, we’ll highlight seven ways in which containers lift organizations to new heights. 1. Adaptable to Change Containers decouple software components from their dependencies and environments. Instead of running everything on one physical host, you split applications into their constituent services and run them as individual containers....
This week we’re taking a look at how to tile application windows in Windows 7, remote controlling your desktop from iOS devices, and understanding exactly what Windows 7 libraries are. Once a week we dip into our reader mailbag and help readers solve their problems, sharing the useful solutions with you in the process. Read on to see the fixes for this week’s reader dilemmas. Tiling Application Windows in Windows 7 Dear Tilin’,...
Once a week we dip into our reader mailbag and answer your pressing tech questions. This week we’re looking at how to create a VPN, whether you should run your PC 24/7 or not, and how to read comics on your computer. Setting Up a VPN for Remote File Access Dear VPN Dreaming, Your how-to guide on setting up an SSH server for secure remote web browsing got me thinking about setting up a VPN for remote access to all of my files....
In this article, we’ll explore the differences between these two forms of object management. The chances are you’ve already used both even if you don’t recognize the terms. Declarative vs Imperative: Definitions First it’s helpful to examine the terminology. Something that’s declarative makes a statement of the end result, indicating intent but not the process to achieve it. In Kubernetes, this is saying “There should be a ReplicaSet with three Pods....
I was spending some time browsing around Facebook today (translation: wasting time), when I noticed that they have some shortcut keys for navigating around the site using the keyboard, so I put together a list for everybody. Note: for each of these shortcut keys, if you’re using Firefox, you’ll need to use Shift+Alt instead of just Alt, and for Internet Explorer you’ll need to hit the Enter key after the shortcut to trigger it....
Has your digital picture or music library become so large that you have a hard time sifting through them to load up your devices? Well, why do yourself what your computer can do for you? With a simple customizable script, you can easily have Windows pick random files from one folder and copy them to another. Uses While copying random files from one directory to another is certainly not a traditional function, it does have its practical uses:...
The concept of a drive in PowerShell is not about physical drives, but about representing any data store as a consistent interface. Using the right provider you can even access the registry as if it was a file structure. Navigating In The Shell Open PowerShell by typing PowerShell into the search bar and pressing enter. When PowerShell opens, type: To change to the HKEY_CURRENT _USER hive. The keys in the registry are like folders....
The font options included with the Kindle are certainly serviceable, but why limit yourself? Today we’ll show you how to easily swap out the font files on your Kindle for a completely customized reading experience. What You’ll Need For this hack you’ll need the following things A Jailbroken Kindle (not jailbroken yet? No problem, see our notes below) A free copy of the NiLuJe’s Fonts Hack A Kindle/Micro USB Sync Cable...
One of the simplest ways to buy Bitcoin is by using the Strike mobile app. Thanks to its use of the Lightning Network, Bitcoin purchases on Strike have a much lower transaction cost. Here’s how to use it. Why Buy Bitcoin With Strike? Strike stands out from the crowd because it uses the Lightning Network. Bitcoin transactions carried out on the Lightning Network are extremely cheap when compared to other exchanges like Coinbase or Gemini....
What’s the Difference? To pick properly, you’ll need to understand the strengths of each “flavor.” That might be the bling and polish of Kubuntu, the “set it up and forget about it” of Ubuntu, the retro simplicity and stability of Xubuntu, or the ability of Lubuntu to run on older and less powerful hardware. Despite the different names, all of these are based on the same underlying Ubuntu software. They include the same Linux kernel and low-level system utilities....
This is a new feature introduced in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. Like many other small features in this update, it solves a small annoyance in the everyday lives of iPhone and iPad users. With it, you no longer need to go to the Settings app to select Wi-Fi networks or Bluetooth devices. RELATED: iPadOS Will Almost Make Your iPad a Real Computer To access this new feature, we’ll need to open the Control Center....
Ubuntu notifications are great, but some applications can get annoying by popping up things you don’t care about. Here is how you can disable, or enable, specific notifications for Pidgin. Whether you only want notifications when buddies sign on and off, or you only want new message notifications the libnotify plugin allows you to tweak the settings to your liking. Enable or Disable Popups To change your popup settings, open Pidgin and navigate to the tools -> plugins menu, or push the shortcut key Ctrl+U....
