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If you have pressed the Publish button accidentally, it may scare you because the article or the post is not yet completed or you haven’t proofread it yet or the article is to be scheduled on a future date, etc. Moreover, by the time you realize and unpublish the article, the post may have already appeared on social media, or it may be sent to your email subscribers, or in the worst case scenario your readers may comment or send emails asking you what it is that you have written....

XviD4PSP is a video encoder/decoder that allows you to convert your video files from one format to another. Originally created to convert video for PSP, now it is able to convert video for a wide variety of devices, include iPhone, PS 3, Xbox 360, Blackberry, DVD player etc. There is also a subtitles feature where you can embed your subtitle file in the video. Let’s get started. Download XviD4PSP here Windows XP users need to install the Micosoft ....

Taskset Basics Using taskset can be broken down into two parts: CPU affinity with programs to be launched and with programs already running. Launching programs is the easier of the two, so we’ll start there. A launch command looks like this: Before you enter the number of the CPU core you want to assign, don’t forget that a Unix numbering scheme typically starts at 0, so your first core will be 0, your second core 1, and so on....

APTonCD aims to solve this problem by backing up all your packages into a Cd/DVD. You can then install your applications right from the CD/DVD. If you want to save up on CD, you can even store the data as an iso file and restore your system right from the ISO file. Here’s how it is done: Install APTonCD you can also install it via the Synaptic Package Manager. Go to “System -> Adminstration -> APTonCD”...

There is no need to do anything if you like those posts, but if you are one of those who get annoyed by them (Pokemon Go, anyone?), you can block those posts from appearing in your Facebook’s news feed. What you need is an extension called Social Fixer that does the job of keeping the things you do not like out of your main news feed. Blocking Posts with Particular Words on Facebook The extension allows you to block posts that contain particular words....

Materials For this project, you’ll need: The Raspberry Pi 3 or Pi 2 Model B and Micro-USB power cable Micro SD Card (Minimum 8 GB) – If you don’t have an operating system installed, there’s an easy-to-use operating system called NOOBS (New Out of the Box Software). The simplest way to get NOOBS is to buy an SD card with NOOBS pre-loaded. USB 2.0 Mini Microphone External speaker and 3.5mm audio cable USB Keyboard and Mouse and external HDMI Monitor Internet connection (Ethernet or WiFi) For a Pi 2 to connect to the Internet wirelessly, you need a WiFi Wireless Adapter....

Note: Even though it is easy to change pagefile settings, it is not recommended that you change these settings unless you know what you are doing. Any misconfiguration may result in your system not working as it should. Also, this procedure is the same for all the Windows versions. What is Pagefile Pagefile is like a virtual memory in your Windows PC. Whenever Windows runs low on the physically installed memory (RAM), it creates a hidden file named “pagefile....

How to Check Whether You Are Part of the Breach There are two methods you can use to check whether your personal Facebook info is all out there for everyone to take advantage of. The haveibeenpwned.com Method Visit the page haveibeenpwned.com on either your phone, tablet, or desktop computer. Enter your Facebook-linked email into the text box. After entering the Facebook-associated email and pressing the “pwned?” button to confirm it, you will see one of two results....

How TikTok Profile Views Work TikTok has been testing the feature since 2020, but they never did unleash it for the masses. The option made a comeback this year, though, and now users can once again see who viewed their profile on the social app. Note that in order for TikTok to register your presence on someone’s profile page, you’ll need to be signed up with your own account on the app....

The good news is that there is some relief. While iPhone apps can’t stop bad weather or maintenance issues, they can help you be prepared. These apps will help you be on time, stay on time and give you instant alerts of flight changes. 1. FlightAware When your preference is to check the status of any flight by flight number, route or airport code, it is FlightAware to the rescue....

What Is Disk Health? Spinning HDD drives have a failure curve sometimes described as a “bathtub.” When you first get an HDD, there’s a high chance of failure thanks to so-called Dead On Arrival (DOA) units. If the drive spins up properly, it will likely last for years before suffering wear-based failure. In other words, there’s a high chance of failure at the beginning and end of a drive’s service life (i....

What you will need: a local server application (we recommend XAMPP since it is the easiest to use and it works for all platforms) a copy of the WordPress software (download it from WordPress.org) a copy of your existing WP blog database a FTP program (We will be using Filezilla, but you are free to use your favorite application) Let’s get started. Installing WordPress in your local server I won’t go into much detail here since we have previously written plenty of articles on this....

Make Sure to Have iPadOS 13 or 14 on Your iPad Keep in mind that iPads weren’t always capable of reading external drives. That feature was only added in iPadOS 13. Before we start, make sure you navigate to “Settings -> General -> System Update” and check whether you can update your iPad. Make Sure to Have a Compatible Drive Just like internal drives found in computers, external drives also come formatted....

Pairing a Joy-Con A word of warning before getting started, as you cannot use Joy-Cons in the same manner as you would on a Switch. In other words, both Joy-Cons can be paired to the Mac at the same time, but they would serve as two individual controllers for two players. Start by turning off the Nintendo Switch. You can be certain that the Joy-Con connection to the Switch is not enabled by doing this first....

Adding an Exchange Account Using a Configuration Profile Perhaps, the easiest way to set up Exchange ActiveSync on your iPad or iPhone is by creating a payload in a configuration profile that you will use to load into your device. You can apply the configuration profile by using either a USB cable with the help of iPhone Configuration Utility or by distributing it to other users, for example, sending it via your email account which is already configured on the iPhone or by posting it to your website for everyone to access....

Note: there are plenty of third-party Raspberry Pi 4 cases with fan on the market. This tutorial is for those DIY enthusiasts who already own the official Raspberry Pi 4 case. Tools required This is a fairly simple mod that doesn’t require any expensive tools that you wouldn’t already find in an average household. Some optional extras have been listed and marked accordingly. These are not absolutely essential, but they are nice to have....

Creating a WordPress Staging Site Most of your site staging needs can be solved using either of two methods – using your site host or a plugin. If you are not versed in MySQL, you’ll want to use one of these two simple methods. Some WordPress site hosts have built-in staging sites as part of their package. Alternatively, you may use the WP staging plugins. Method 1: Using a Web Host that Offers Staging Site Services Some WordPress hosts incorporate built-in staging sites to their packages, including WP Engine, SiteGround, Flywheel, Kinsta and Pressable....

A .bat file is a well-known yet little used secret of Windows that can execute different kinds of commands with actionable results. This is the latest guide for creating a batch file in Windows 11 and 10 from scratch. We also show how to utilize such a .bat file to move files from any source to a destination folder. What Do Batch Files Do in Windows? A batch file in Windows is an automated script file that helps perform routine tasks using predefined commands without any further user action....

Getting Started First, load the Photos app from your home screen by tapping the Photos icon. Once the app loads, you have a view similar to the one below. There is a list at the top, showing Photos, Albums, Events, Faces and Places. Select what photos you want in the slideshow by selecting on of these categories, and then one of the albums of photos. I chose a vacation I took during my last year of schooling....

At this point you can delete some unwanted photos from your iPhone to free up space. If you also have a Mac and have iCloud turned on in both your Mac and iPhone, the photos are all backed up to the cloud, and the library is synced between the two. You will have to concetrate your efforts on cleaning out your folder of recently deleted photos. If you don’t have that many in there you will need to free up memory elsewhere on your phone....