Creating bootable CDs and DVDs tends to be a simple, straightforward process, but why is it more complex when creating bootable flash drives? Is there really that much difference between the two? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
How to Crop an Image in Photoshop
Cropping photos is one of the most basic, but important, photo editing skills. A crooked horizon or something distracting on the edge can ruin a great image.
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Geek Trivia: Which Entire Family Of Plants, Save For A Sole Exception, Is Only Indigenous To The Americas?
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How to Add Any Card to the iPhone Wallet App, Even If It Isn’t Supported by Apple
The Wallet app on the iPhone lets you store all of your loyalty cards, boarding passes, movie tickets, and more right on your device. Unfortunately, it only officially supports a handful of stores and brands. Thankfully, there’s a way to add anything with a barcode to these apps, whether it’s officially supported or not.
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How to Change Chrome’s Default Search Engine
Google Chrome’s default search engine is, unsurprisingly, Google. For the vast majority of users, that’s just fine. There are those however, who might want to change the default search engine to Yahoo!, Bing, or even add something custom.
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How to Sell Your Steam Trading Cards the Lazy Way (and Get Free Steam Credit)
Steam trading cards are basically free money. Assuming you own a few games on Steam, you’re probably generating Steam trading cards without even realizing it—and you can sell them on the community market for Steam Wallet credit, which you can use to purchase games.
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How to Remove Hyperlinks from Microsoft Word Documents
If you copy text from the web and paste it into Word, it can be annoying when the hyperlinks transfer with it. Here’s how to easily paste text without the hyperlinks, or remove hyperlinks from text that’s already in Word.
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How-To Geek is Hiring a Programmer
We’ve grown a ton in the last few years—we brought on a great new Editor-in-Chief, hired a bunch of new writers, and we’ve branched out into new areas. So why am I still doing the programming?
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How to Keep People From Knowing You Read Their Message on Facebook
Facebook is the most popular social network on the internet, and as a result, its messaging service is a very common way for people to privately communicate with one another. However, Facebook also tells you when your recipient has read your message—something not everyone enjoys.
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Kodi Is Not a Piracy Application
There’s a piracy app that lets users find any TV show, movie, or song you can imagine. Streams and downloads are both easy to find, and the software is already used by hundreds of millions of people.
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What Is a “Portable” App, and Why Does It Matter?
Portable applications offer some definite advantages over their traditional counterparts. They’re lightweight and they allow you to move between computers while taking your applications and settings with you. Here’s why they’re different and why they’re sometimes—but not always—a good choice.
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Monday, January 30, 2017
How to Post to Instagram from Your Computer
Instagram has never made it priority to help users upload images from their computers, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. We’ve got a clever and completely safe workaround that will have you uploading content from your computer in no time.
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How to Set Up the Nest Cam
The Nest Cam is an easy-to-use security camera that plugs into any outlet and connects directly to your Wi-Fi so that you can keep tabs on your home, no matter where you are. Here’s how to set it up.
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Geek Trivia: The Oldest Verified Computer Program Still In Use Is Used For?
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The Best Free Video Channels for Your Roku
If you’ve got a Roku, odds are you’ve already connected your Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon account for streaming. You probably know that you can buy movies and TV episodes on other services too, like Google Play. But there is a lot of free content on the Roku too…if you know where to look.
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How to Rename Group Chats in iMessage
If you use iMessage, you’ve probably been roped into a group chat or two. It can often become confusing, so what can you do if you have a number of them going at once and can’t tell them apart?
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How to Secure Your Accounts With a U2F Key
U2F is an emerging standard for physical authentication tokens. Current U2F keys are all small USB devices. To log in, you won’t need to enter an authentication code provided from an app or SMS—just insert the USB security key and press a button. Here’s how they work.
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How to Set Row Height and Column Width in Excel Using the Keyboard
Setting the row height and column width in Excel is easy, but if you’d rather use the keyboard to do this, it’s not very intuitive. We’ll show you a couple of different ways to set the row height and column width without using your mouse.
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How to Set Up a Picture Password in Windows 10
A picture password is an alternative to typing regular passwords when signing into Windows 10. Setting one up is pretty easy, and we’re going to walk you through it.
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How to Decide When a Photo Should Be Black and White
When you first start getting into photography, it’s very easy to fall into a habit of converting almost every image you take to black and white. I know I did it.
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How to Customize the Lock Screen on Windows 8 or 10
The lock screen on Windows 8 and 10 isn’t just a background image or slideshow. It can display notifications and detailed status information from a variety of apps. You can also access Cortana directly from this screen.
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Geek Trivia: Julius Caesar Encrypted His Military Communications Using A?
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Sunday, January 29, 2017
What Is Sling TV, and Can It Replace Your Cable Subscription?
If you’ve ever toyed around with the idea of moving to a online streaming cable replacement, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Sling TV. But it can be kind of confusing to figure out if Sling is a good fit for your lifestyle. Fear not, would-be cord-cutter—we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you want to know about Sling TV.
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Geek Trivia: Which Of These Mammals Is Cold Blooded?
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