Tech Tips, Tricks and Guides
How To Use Photoshop Replace Color For Creative Editing
Oct 21st, 2020 by Kayla Dube
It makes for some cool effects
How to Format an SD Card on Windows 10
Oct 21st, 2020 by Sydney Butler
Helpful if it has stopped working
How to Fix System Tray or Icons Missing in Windows 10
Oct 20th, 2020 by Elsie Otachi
Plus what to do as a last resort
How to Vectorize an Image in Photoshop
Instructions for creating a monotone picture
Adobe Photoshop is not a vector image editor. Adobe Illustrator ably handles that job. But what if you are on one of the basic Adobe Creative Cloud membership plans? Or […]
What Is WMI Provider Host (and Is It Safe)
Plus what to do if it's giving you issues
Processes like the WMI Provider Host aren’t well known to most Windows users, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not essential to the operating system. In this case, and like […]
Do I Have a Virus On My Phone? 7 Warning Signs
Plus how to keep your data safe
As people switched from desktops to mobile devices, so did cybercriminals. Today, your phone can become infected with a virus in much the same way as your computer, though the […]
How To Play Sound on Headphones And Speakers At the Same Time In Windows 10
Software tips plus a simple piece of hardware
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to play the same sounds through both your computer’s speakers and a pair of headphones? What about playing two different audio streams through […]
How to Edit the Footer in WordPress
Make your site look more pro
When you install WordPress, one of the most important, yet sometimes overlooked parts is the default branded footer copy at the bottom of your webpages. The footer typically includes elements […]
How To Outline Text In Photoshop
A cool trick for beginning designers
There are many ways in Photoshop that you can make unique-looking text for a project. Fortunately, customizing text is also a relatively easy thing to do even if you’re a […]
How To Customize a WordPress Theme
Tweaks for both novices and pros
If you’ve already picked out and installed your WordPress theme, the next step would be to customize it and give it a unique look. Customizing a WordPress theme involves several […]
How To Blend In Photoshop
Using masks, opacity or blend mode
There are a few different ways that you can blend images together using Photoshop. Some of them will give you a more simple effect, such as changing a layer’s Opacity. […]
The Zapier Email Parser: 3 Creative Ways to Use It
Never miss important messages again
Everyone wants to reach Inbox Zero; after all, no one wants to be the guy with 20,000 emails in their Gmail account, only the first 1,000 of which have been […]
How to Fix ntoskrnl.exe Causing High CPU or BSOD in Windows
Just take it step by step.
Ntoskrnl.exe is a Windows system process that controls essential functions like memory management and hardware abstraction. If it’s causing high CPU usage or a blue screen of death (BSOD), fixes […]
How To Curve Text In Photoshop
We'll show you every way to do it
Of the many things you can do to edit text in Photoshop, creating curved text is one of the more popular that you see in designs. It’s visually interesting and […]
How to Install a WordPress Test Site on Your Computer
Get it working offline before you upload
One of the best ways to test a new website you’re developing is by installing a WordPress test site on your computer. Test it locally, make sure everything looks and […]
Why Wsappx Causes High CPU Usage and How To Fix It
We'll explain to you what's up
If your computer is sluggish, one of the ways to investigate what’s causing the problem is to check the Task Manager. While Task Manager displays the running processes that could […]
How to Adjust Brightness on Windows 10
Save yourself from squinting all day
One of the best ways to avoid or reduce eye strain and headaches while using your computer is to have the correct screen brightness. For many Windows 10 users, using […]
What Is UAC in Windows and How to Disable It
If you have a network of computers in your home or workplace, one of the things you need to control is which users or apps get to change things in […]
How to Set up Windows Sonic for Headphones on Windows 10
Make sure you have an awesome audio experience
Poor quality audio can take the buzz out of a movie you’re watching or a game you’re playing. Rather than settling for mono and outdated sound quality, you could think […]
How to Open HEIC Files on Windows
IOS format half the size of JPEGs
The HEIC format (short for High-Efficiency Image Container) is the default format on iPhones since iOS 11. As its name implies, a HEIC file is incredibly efficient at storing photos, […]
