Nowadays, if you want to listen to music, you would either stream it through a service such as Spotify, or buy the digital file from Amazon or iTunes. But if you have a big stack of old CD’s cluttering up your house, and you’ve sat and ripped them all to MP3 files, it’s then time […]
To secure your online accounts, a process called two-step authentication is absolutely necessary. But out of sheer laziness or apathy, not many people bother. Most likely, they think “nobody will ever hack my account”. But that is a risk you never want to take. If you would like a safe and effortless way to use […]
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Among the many things that Windows is known for are its many file formats. Whereas MacOS only has a few file formats, Windows has a huge amount more. One of them, which is actually one of the most useful ones, is also not the most well-known. That file format is known as .ISO. What is […]
With Google behind their very own Google Photos app, you have access to a number of powerful photo search tools that many people aren’t aware of. Let’s take a look at what tools are available. From searching text in photos to searching by face and location, Google Photos does an excellent job at gathering information […]
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When you see a forum post or a comment on a website, the picture of you next to it is likely something known as a “gravatar”. But how do you set one up? In my test forum on my website, this is a gravatar (indicated by the red arrows). Gravatars are most commonly used on […]
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Aren’t GIFs great? They make responding to online comments way more fun. If you want to be part of the conversation but couldn’t find the appropriate GIF to use, why not create one? In this post, we’ll show you how to make GIFs you can share with friends. Find a Video Making GIFs starts with […]
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Out of the box, Mozilla Firefox’s open-source browser has more privacy functions than most other mainstream options. While a few of the default settings are powerful bastions against malicious cyber activity, the majority of this safety stems from settings—and as with any kind of software, you can improve the functionality by changing and modifying these […]
When I first built my PC, I noticed the blue LED lights for the fans in my case were pulsing light, when they were supposed to emanate a constant beam of light. I couldn’t figure out what the problem was, and it didn’t seem to affect performance, so I just left it alone for a […]
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Despite all the advantages of GPT (GUID Partition Table), many still rely on the technology it’s trying to replace, MBR. So it only makes sense for some users to convert GPT to MBR and use the latter in partitioning their hard drive. In this post, we’ll discuss the difference between GPT and MBR. We’ll also […]
When you take up an Office 365 subscription from Microsoft, you get access to a whole suite of programs beyond just apps like Word or Excel. One of the most useful services is OneDrive. A bit like DropBox or Google Drive, OneDrive provides you with substantial online storage. OneDrive is more than just a big […]
