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Applying the CALMS mindset to your work helps to set you up for DevOps success. You can use it to assess performance, identity improvement opportunities, and establish benchmarks against neighboring teams and the broader industry. In this article you’ll learn what the CALMS principles are and how they can elevate your DevOps strategy. What Is CALMS? CALMS sets out five focus areas that high-achieving DevOps teams excel in: Culture – DevOps should be deeply ingrained in your organization with strong support at all levels, from individual developers to business executives....

Before buying your first projector, you should have a general idea of where it’ll go. You’ll need to have ample space on your wall, as well as easy access to a power outlet. With that settled, you’ll also need to decide if you want to get a screen. Projector screens don’t have to be super expensive, but before spending any amount of money, it’s worth deciding if you need one....

Once a week we comb through our tips box and reader comments to share useful tips and tricks with everyone. This week we’re looking at how to get the new Google navigation bar ahead of schedule, search the Kindle Lending Library from the web, and how to clear up SD formatting issues. Use the New Google Navigation Bar Ahead of Schedule Earlier this week we shared a video clip showing off the new Google navigation bar....

Once a week we round up some great reader tips and share them with everyone. This week we’re looking at a cheap DIY setup for “scanning” film negatives and slides, animating GIFs with Android, and pushing RSS feeds to your Kindle. Roll Your Own DIY Negative Duplicator Trent writes in with the following tip: Thanks for sharing Trent; the build you shared is certainly flexible and the ability to use a bright light source instead of an off camera flash (for those lacking an off camera flash) is handy....

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 For $699.99 ($100 Off) While the flashiest, most expensive laptops tend to get the lion’s share of attention, there’s a lot to like at the affordable end, too. Take this Surface Laptop Go 2 for $699.99 ($100 off) — it’s rocking a 12.4″ touch display, an Intel Core i5 processor, 8 GB of memory, and 256 GB of storage, all at a price that won’t crush your wallet....

Skeema is an open-source CLI tool that lets you synchronize MySQL database schemas across multiple hosts. It works with plain SQL files containing CREATE TABLE statements. Database migrations are one of the most common challenges in the software development process. How do you version your schema and apply changes to all your environments? Skeema helps alleviate this pain point by letting you manage your schema as regular SQL. There’s no special syntax or configuration file format to learn....

You’ve heard it time and time again: back up your data. There are plenty of backup solutions, but nothing is better than an easy and free solution. So with a few lines of code and a very helpful program called WinSCP, we’re going to set up an automatic sync between your FTP server and your home computer. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet protocol that allows users to transfer files between computers....

It’s important to check various log data and statistics on your server every day, but it grows to be tedious. Wouldn’t it be nice to receive a single email with all the highlights each day, so you don’t even need to get on the server to check for problems? This guide will show you how to configure automated emails on Linux and Windows. We will be specifically covering this for Ubuntu and Windows 8....

Guest mode for Google Chrome and on Chromebooks is perfect if you need to lend your computer to a friend without giving them complete access to all your personal information stored inside your browser. Here’s how to browse as a Guest. What’s the Difference Between Guest Mode and Incognito Mode? While neither Guest mode nor Incognito mode saves any information while browsing, there are a few differences that separate the two and might have you choosing Guest mode the next time you need to lend out your computer....

There are actually two ways that you can find the One UI and Tizen versions on your Samsung watch. You can check on the watch itself or through the Galaxy Wearable companion app. RELATED: How to Make Your Samsung Watch More Google-y Check on Your Watch First, on the home screen of your Galaxy watch (the watch face), press the Power button and then open “Settings” from the app list....

You can’t run Windows apps on your iPad or iPhone, but if you have a Pro or Enterpise edition of Windows, you can remotely access your PC using Windows Remote Desktop. Here’s how to get it set up. RELATED: Remote Desktop Roundup: TeamViewer vs. Splashtop vs. Windows RDP There are a lot of ways to remotely access your computer from iOS, and you can read about all your options here....

Tired of the grey Apple logo on your Mac? Why not “think different” and “switch” it to something else? “The notebook for everyone” doesn’t give you “the power to be your best” without a little personalization. What we mean to say is, the Apple boot logo can get very boring over time and there is no easy option in OS X to change it. However, with a few items you can customize it to just about anything you want, or you can confuse your friends by changing their logo without them knowing for a harmless practical joke....

Application performance can be a critical issue for many businesses. After all, server hosting costs directly affect your bottom line, so using a performance profiling tool to debug the code you run can end up saving you money. What Problems To Look For A “bottleneck” is any slow section of your app that is slowing down the rest of the otherwise faster code, much like the cap on a water bottle or a narrow road impeding traffic....

Different Laptops Have the Option in Different Places Generally, you can tap with one finger to left-click and tap with two fingers to right-click. This option is relatively easy to enable and disable, although it’s in different places depending on the touchpad hardware your laptop manufacturer included and how they configured it. If you disable tap-to-click, you can still click by depressing the trackpad or pressing the buttons on it....

Windows 8 is strongly aimed at tablets, most of which allow use in both landscape and portrait orientations. Depending on your personal preference, you may wish to disable this auto-rotating behavior. Here’s how to do it. Note: While testing out devices we noticed that the setting to disable screen rotation isn’t available on all devices, so we have provided a way to disable it in the registry as well....

If you’re starting up your Windows 11 PC in a meeting or in a calm area, you probably won’t want that startup sound to play. Luckily, you can disable the startup sound in Windows 11. Here’s how. Later, if you want, you can re-enable the startup sound with a few clicks. RELATED: How to Enable or Disable the Startup Sound in Windows 7 or 8 Turn Off the Startup Sound on Windows 11 To start, launch the Settings app on your PC....

Use Nautilus-Actions to easily and graphically create custom context menu options for Ubuntu’s Nautilus file manager. If you don’t want to create your own, you can install Nautilus-Actions-Extra to get a package of particularly useful user-created tools. Nautilus-Actions is simple to use – much simpler than editing the Windows registry to add Windows Explorer context menu options. All you really have to do is name your option and specify a command or script to run....

It’s annoying getting an important email with an irrelevant or missing subject line. Sure, you can categorize your mail to help you find it later, but nothing beats a useful subject line when you’re looking at your search results. Outlook has a little-known feature that lets you edit the subject line of emails you’ve received, making this annoyance a thing of the past. The ability to edit subject lines is part of the folder view settings....

Bluetooth is great for connecting short-range wireless accessories to your iPhone or iPad. If you need to turn on (or turn off) Bluetooth on your iPhone or iPad, you can make a quick trip to Control Center or Settings. Here’s how. How to Enable Bluetooth on iPhone or iPad First, open Control Center. On iPhones with home buttons, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen. On iPads and iPhones without home buttons, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen near the battery indicator....

If you need to extract an icon from a program file or other type of file (such as .dll files), there are many free tools available that make the task easy. However, very few will extract high quality icon images from the files. Most free icon extraction tools will extract smaller icon image sizes, such as 16×16, 32×32, or 48×48 pixels. Some icons come in larger sizes, such as icons used in Windows....