February 27, 2022

Did You Know?

Despite the appearance of deep isolation in the desert, the Great Pyramids of Giza are right on the edge of the city of Cairo with fast food restaurants and busy city streets a few hundred feet away from the pyramid complex. Photos that show the Pyramids with the desert stretching out for miles in the background are taken with the photographer facing away from the city and carefully framing the photo.

That’s not the typo on the name of a popular newspaper. NTY is an acronym you can use to politely say no to a frustrating person or an unappealing offer. Here’s how to use it. Read More »

If you charge your phone overnight, you probably don’t want the display lit up. Samsung Galaxy phones show the charging information on the display even if you don’t have the Always on Display enabled. This is pretty annoying. Read More »

You might not think much about including a table of contents in a slideshow. But this can be a handy tool, especially for lengthy presentations. We’ll show you how to create a table of contents in Google Slides. Read More »

It can be tricky to decide which VPN is the best service for you and your needs. We’ve used our considerable experience with these tools to create this list of the best VPN services out there. Read More »

If you’ve ever seen someone else’s footage captured with the same drone you own and wondered “how does it look so good?”, there’s a good chance it was made with a drone camera filter attached. Here’s why you should use them too. Read More »

It can be hard to focus in a world with so many distractions. The right kind of music can make all the difference, and video game soundtracks often make for perfect background audio to help you focus, even if you don’t play games. Read More »

Linux System Programming Techniques will enable you to extend the Linux OS with your own system programs and communicate with other programs on the system. Become a proficient Linux system programmer using expert recipes and techniques. By the end of this Linux book, you will be able to develop your own system programs for Linux, including daemons, tools, clients, and filters.
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Google doesn’t list its Weather app on the Play Store, but you can still add it to your home screen by using the official Google app on your Android phone. Here’s how to do it. Read More »

Are you afraid of the Mac command line? Learning a few simple commands can help you build your confidence and shed that fear. You might even discover that you enjoy working in a command-line environment! Read More »

If you want to log in to Discord on the web or on your desktop, a quick way to do this is to scan the QR code on your screen using your phone’s Discord app. This lets you into your account in no time, and we’ll show you how. Read More »

Discord profiles come with an “About Me” section (also called a bio) where you can add some information about yourself. Here’s how to add and edit these details from both your desktop and mobile phone. Read More »

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a broad range of technologies and methods used to make sure that whoever is using a digital product has the right and permission to do it. DRM has a negative reputation, which is largely undeserved. Read More »