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Expose is just one example. One of my favorite features, though, is the Smart Folders features that is integrated into the Finder. Infact, the way Apple has integrated and designed Smart Folders is so brilliant that it’s almost too easy to miss it. For those who are not aware, a Smart Folder is a folder that contains a dynamically generated list of files. Create Your Own Smart Folder So, now that we know what exactly a Smart Folder is, let’s try and create one of our own....

Well, with a simple hack, you can actually switch off the menu bar and status bar and get your VM to run in the maximum resolution. Run the following command in your terminal (or command prompt): Start your VM. The Menu bar and the Status bar should be gone now. To retrieve back your menu bar and status bar, run the command: While the menu bar is gone, you might want to learn some Virtualbox keyboard shortcuts to quickly access the menu options....

Note: We have previously written a beginner guide to using GoogleCL, and this article is an add-on to that article with more detailed examples. Google offers many different services, several of which are available from your terminal with the Python program GoogleCL: Blogger Calendar Contacts Docs Picasa YouTube Installation It’s more than likely that your nix package manager offers GoogleCL in one of its repositories. If it doesn’t, or if you’re running Windows, you can download GoogleCL here or grab the latest source code like this (note that Google Docs are broken in the latest ....

But the landscape of personal video assembly is changing, and the casual side of things is starting to embrace the more pro world of social media. How, without any video training, do you become semi-pro with your video media? By using smart tools to make it easy, such as InVideo Online Video Editor, which we take a look at in this review. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by InVideo....

There is no need for an alarmist approach (well, not just yet) but as reported by Business Korea, “Korea’s exports of 8K TVs to Europe are highly likely to be blocked” as the EU maintains their unyielding position on energy efficiency. While we are the midst of a climate and energy crisis that’s more than enough justification to take action on curbing energy use, the potential blocking of 8K TVs being sold in Europe does seem, well, a little harsh considering that the EU is applying the same energy use metric across Full HD, 4K and 8K TVs....

Differences Between SSD and SSHD SSD is flash storage similar to a USB drive but is much faster, as it uses NAND memory. On the other hand, SSHD contains both a regular hard disk and NAND memory, which serves as a big cache buffer (generally 8 GB). Unlike an HDD, both the SSD and HDD components of SSHD are wielded into a single piece of hardware. Both disk drives are available in 2....

Health Benefits Almost everyone on the web is touting the health benefits of getting a standing desk. This comes from a very simple theory, and it goes something like this: “What’s the biggest health problem right now?” – “Heart disease!” “What do we do with most of our time?” – “We sit!” As a result, we associate heart disease with sitting down excessively. Standing desks were seen as a solution to this problem....

What is Stilo? Stilo is a 1.9MM fine-tip stylus for tablets and smartphones that is available in black or white. It comes with its own “Precision Film” that is much like a screen protector and helps to create a true pen-on-paper experience. It offers improved surface traction and anti-fingerprint protection but is a huge pain to apply to your device. Stilo stylus runs on a single AAA battery and provides over 10 hours of continuous usage....

But thanks to Summify the process is made much easier by providing you with all the material under a single interface. Introduction Summify is a free to use web service that integrates Facebook, Twitter, and Google Reader. The site lets you connect accounts from these services to your Summify account. Data from these accounts is then gathered and displayed in a reader-friendly interface that lets you not only read articles but also share them with friends....

The Journal of the American Medical Association has noticed this as well in a published essay. While their obvious goal is the safety of everyone, their solution just isn’t very practical at this point. The authors are suggesting that cellphones should be rendered inoperable when they are inside a motor vehicle. Map of the United States showing states with texting while driving laws. States in red ban texting while driving for all drivers, while states in yellow do so only for new drivers....

When compared to the commercial competition that can cost upwards of $800 and is restricted to Windows-only platforms, why shouldn’t we give Audacity a shot? Who should use Audacity? Audacity is great for anyone who wants to record and edit audio, but it’s not that great for recording music. Audacity is not a multi-track recorder. It can only record two channels at a time, left and right. If only one instrument is being recorded at a time, Audacity works fine....

To all the audiophiles out there, this is not a technical explanation. Rather it’s a broad overview of what 3D audio is in relation to other more traditional sound setups and how Sony’s implementation works on PS5. Read on to learn all about the PS5’s 3D audio! What is 3D audio? Traditional playback of sound is split up into channels. Back in the 1960s, for example, when the Beatles first started releasing their music, they released it in single-channel, or mono....

Keep reading to learn more about these highly-rated headphones, or head over to our Black Friday guide for more of the best Black Friday deals. The WH-1000XM4 are some of the best Sony headphones we’ve tested in recent years. While they’ve since been usurped by this year’s XM5 (which have also seen a nice Black Friday discount), at such an affordable price the XM4’s aren’t to be sniffed at. The headphones deliver superb audio, impressive noise cancellation and a lightweight and comfortable design....

The laptops featured in this guide are not just ordinary machines that happen to have amazing battery power. They are beasts – all of them. And they have insane specs along with incredible battery life – long enough to power you through the traditional 9 t0 5 job, irrespective of the level of activity. If you have a long plane flight ahead or you have a project in a remote area where there are few or no power outlets, any of these power laptops will keep you productive throughout the day....

This is our list of the best Android memes, most recently the ones that best sum up 2021 in the world of Android. Come on in! Best Android Memes of 2021 Another year, another fine batch of often combative and complaining memes in the Android community. Here are some of our favorites from 2021. This one isn’t technically a meme about Android, but we’re pretty sure you can guess what kind of phone users it came from....

All systems, regardless the OS, get “tired” after a while if not properly maintained. Maintenance by definition is “stuff you do on a regular basis in the absence of problems,” to avoid problems developing. It’s not “stuff you only do when things go wrong.” Most modern versions of OS X don’t suffer from the same problems as previous versions. In this article, we will look at the top five maintenance tips which can help you maintain peak performance in your machine over many years....

Introducing Linux AIO: it’s a tool that takes all current spins of popular Linux distributions (think Ubuntu and Fedora) and compiles them into one flashable ISO file. It’s not a new idea, but it’s a fascinating take on the concept none-the-less. So, how does it work? Downloading Linux AIO Linux AIO has many, many editions. Sad to say, there isn’t just one ISO image you can place on your drive and select from the most popular Linux flavors out of the gate....

Installation The installation of TTYtter is the hardest part of the process. There are no packages released yet so the best way is to download the installation script on the official website. You will also need curl installed on your machine. On Ubuntu, use the following command to install curl. Then, you will have to rename the downloaded script to “ttytter” and make it executable. And if you like “traditional” installations, you may want to move the script to /usr/bin/....

Why Is My TV Not Connecting to Wi-Fi? If your home Wi-Fi is working on other devices but not on your TV, you may rule out any network issues due to a modem or router. However, there could be some unresolved issues in your TV software. Poor Wi-Fi receiver signal: Whether your smart TV receives Internet from a set-top box or a USB dongle, sometimes its receiver may fail to detect the signal....

On all Unix-like operating systems, like Linux and FreeBSD, the output from a command line program automatically goes to a place known as standard output (stdout). By default, standard out is the screen (the console) but that can be changed using pipes and redirection. Likewise the keyboard is considered the standard input (stdin) and as with standard out, it can be changed. Pipes Pipes allow you to funnel the output from one command into another where it will be used as the input....