Another problem is that other members of my family do not know how to operate my laptop and whenever I am away from home, they are unable to view the photos. Then I thought – “Wait, why not burn these photos on a DVD drive as a video so that my family members can watch them on the Television. They can watch all the photos in my absence and there is no need to use the computer at all....
Making a Playlist If you’re watching a video and you’d like to create a playlist based on it, it’s very easy to do so. Simply scroll down and look for this button below the player on the right: If you’ve never made a playlist before, the menu that appears should be relatively empty. To make a new playlist, click the “Create new playlist” button at the bottom. A new popup will appear asking for two things: a name and a publicity setting....
Things to note In order to create a Spotify playlist folder, you need to have the Spotify desktop or web app. This means that you cannot create a Spotify playlist folder using the mobile app. Create Spotify Playlist Folder First, open the Spotify desktop or web app, then right-click on any of the playlists on the left pane. From the newly opened drop-down menu of options, click on the “Create Folder” option....
As good as it is, having this level of power on a daily basis is not that good in terms of system security and stability. To deal with this, Windows has something called a standard user account. In this quick article we will get to know about the standard user account and how to enable it for better security. What Is a Standard User Account? As the name suggests, a standard user account is a restricted user account and has less privileges than an administrator account....
Here’s how: Install the FB Cursors add-on for Firefox and restart your browser. Go to the Facebook website and click on the hand icon at the top right corner of the page – between your name and “Home.” A new window will pop up and you’ll need to add the FB Cursors Facebook application to your account; click on the “Go to App” button. You’ll be directed back to Facebook in that new window that was opened up, but you won’t see the hand icon displayed in the top corner....
MyMedia is a file manager that allows you to download various media content onto your iOS device. In the case of videos, you can download them from a website (third-party downloader) and save them to your camera roll.. The app is free, too, so that’s an added advantage. Download the free MyMedia app to your iPhone/iPad. It requires your device to be running iOS 9 or later. Open the Facebook app or Facebook in your mobile browser....
Note: This will only work if you have Windows 8 Enterprise. What You Need To complete the operation, you’ll need: A USB drive with minimum 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) of memory (32 GB recommended) Your Windows 8 installation media Windows 8 Enterprise installed on your computer The Method Windows To Go allows you to install a compact version of Windows 8 onto a USB drive and take it with you wherever you go....
Fortunately, you probably don’t have to use it. Most providers also support OpenVPN, which is an open-source VPN standard that runs through a separate software client. The best-known OpenVPN client for the Mac is Tunnelblick, and it’s excellent. Tunnelblick is built specifically for the Mac, and its sleek icon lives quietly in your menu bar, ready to connect to a VPN whenever you’d like. For a limited time only, get an extra 3 months when you sign up with ExpressVPN for only $6....
Thankfully, the popular image host Imgur supports this. Using their album feature, you can assign multiple images under one album, then share the album as an individual link without having to reupload the images to every website. Here’s how it works. Making an Album First, you need to collect the images you want to upload in one easy-to-access place. In this example I’ll be aiming to share this album of ten photos with my friends, so I’ll put them all in one spot....
To start using Backup Box, just head on to the Backup Box site and create a new account. After the sign up process, you will be taken to the step one. Backup Box wizard will guide you through the whole configuration process. The first step is about choosing the source location. When you click the “Click to Connect” button, you will see a list of all the supported services which we have discussed earlier in the article....
How AirDrop Works AirDrop uses Bluetooth to create an ad hoc, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network between two Apple devices. It uses Wi-Fi to transmit data and Bluetooth “Low Energy” to detect devices and establish a connection. Once the data transfer is complete, the connection dissolves the ad hoc network. It’s worth noting that AirDrop doesn’t use slower Near-Field Communication (NFC), which some Android devices use for local file transfers. AirDrop uses encryption upon transit, which means a malicious user cannot read or intercept it....
Most Common Calculator App Errors The app won’t launch: most often, the Calculator app seems entirely unresponsive and indicates no sign of the process trying to start. It closes immediately: the Calculator app crashes immediately upon launch due to corrupt system files. The application doesn’t work for a particular user: sometimes the Calculator app works fine for all users except one. Such issues are also fixable using the methods below. Calculator crashes after launch: the Calculator app opens normally, then crashes unexpectedly in the middle of work, forcing users to start over again....
While that is a really nice move that Apple made, it apparently caused the iPhoto app to not launch anymore. No matter how many times you click that iPhoto app icon, it will just not launch. Instead of launching, the app shows a message that says you need to update to the latest version. And when you do try to update, it says the app is not available in the store....
As the name implies, it’s Ubuntu with some tweaks to make the size and speed of the OS more appropriate to the hardware you’ll find in your average netbook. The most noticeable difference is that they’ve completely re-skinned the standard Gnome desktop into something more closely resembling Gnome Shell than the Gnome you’re used to. Preparing USB Media Since many netbooks have no CD/DVD drives, you’ll need a USB thumb drive (1GB minimum) to perform the installation....
Discord isn’t just a great chat client. When you install it you also get its powerful server capabilities, batteries included. Gamers and non-gamers alike can spin up their own private chat servers in minutes, making Discord an obvious choice for teams, guilds, and all sorts of communities. All too often, Linux users are left out in the gaming world. That’s not the case with Discord. Its developers actively build and maintain their popular chat platform for Linux too....
Some Linux repositories already include Kodi as part of their software packages but not all. Here’s how to install Kodi on some of the most popular Linux distros. Ubuntu and Installing Kodi Recent versions of Ubuntu have included Kodi as part of Ubuntu’s default software repositories. This means you can install it straight from the terminal without needing to add a new software repository first. All you have to do is open a terminal window and type: If you’re looking for the most recent Kodi releases, you might want to install Kodi from the Team Kodi repositories instead....
You can either install Kodi on your Raspberry Pi that’s already running Linux, or you can install a media center operating system designed around Kodi. Either way, you can easily get Kodi on your Pi and start enjoying your favorite media content. 1. Raspbian If you’re running Raspbian (the default Pi OS), you can install Kodi easily through Raspbian’s software repositories. Open up a terminal and run the following command: The Apt package manager will pull and install Kodi for you....
Over the years there have been many different ways to get Microsoft Office working. In this article we’ll cover the easiest way to get Microsoft Office on your Linux machine. Getting the installer Microsoft Office 2013 is what this tutorial will focus on. This is because Office 2016 does not work well with Wine. Go to this link, make a Microsoft account (or log in), and download the Office 2013 program....
Why Use RetroArch on Xbox RetroArch is a frontend for a wide variety of emulators. It has a number of features that you can tinker with. However, its main draw is that it allows all of your retro games to be accessed from a single app. Also, with RetroArch, you won’t lose access to your Live account, your games or your achievements. In addition, because you’re playing on an Xbox, the Xbox controller works automatically with all of the cores within RetroArch, so you won’t have to waste time configuring controls for each emulator – you can get right into the game!...
Why Compatibility Is Important While it’d be nice if cutting edge software could work on older hardware, it’s simply just not designed that way. Instead, compatibility requirements are in place to ensure all the touted performance features work as intended. After all, if Microsoft claims Windows 11 works faster than Windows 10, you’d be disappointed if the opposite ended up being true. Those minimum requirements are what’s absolutely necessary to ensure Windows 11 runs as intended....
