I ran across a page the other day that had a bunch of annoying blinking text and had forgotten this tweak to disable it in Firefox. This tip has been covered in several places over the years, but seeing how we haven’t written anything on it yet, we will walk you through turning it off as well. Open up Firefox and enter about:config into the address bar then hit enter....

Have you ever wanted to start a quick video meeting while reviewing a document? You can start or join a Google Meet directly from Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides. Then, present your document or simply join and keep working. RELATED: How to Present Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Google Meet Start a Google Meet From Docs, Sheets, or Slides You can start your own Google Meet with a document, spreadsheet, or slideshow open....

Not a big fan of Discord’s default dark interface? Activate the light theme to make the app use light-colored options. You can enable Discord’s light mode on desktop, the web, and mobile phones. Here’s how. Later, if you want dark mode back, you can re-enable the dark theme in the app. RELATED: Dark Mode Isn’t Better For You, But We Love It Anyway Enable Light Mode in Discord on Desktop and the Web The steps to enable Discord’s light mode in the desktop app and the browser version are the same....

It’s very likely that Microsoft will release these through Windows Update in the near future, but if you are having problems now, you should take a look at the list of bugfixes and consider installing them manually. I’ve copied the list of fixes here so you can quickly read through them, with links to the source articles that contain the downloads. Compatibility and Reliability Updates The screen may go blank when you try to upgrade the video driver....

Understanding Virtual Retinal Displays All of the flat panel displays you look at every day have a pixel grid and then either shine a backlight through that pixel grid, or the pixels themselves will emit light in the case of OLED displays. Virtual Retinal Displays work more like the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors and TVs of days displayed, where an image raster is drawn on the back of a phosphorescent screen....

Boot/Logon Screens Customize Your Windows Vista Logon ScreenThat default Vista screen gets boring after a while, but it’s easy to change. Create a Custom Boot Logo for Windows VistaYou can customize that boring Windows Vista boot screen with a small utility. Enable Hidden BootScreen in Windows VistaWindows Vista has a built-in “Aurora” boot screen that you can enable with a quick tweak. Fun Window Manager Stuff Increase Size of Windows Vista Taskbar PreviewsMake the built-in taskbar previews much bigger with a free utility by the brilliant Andreas Verhoeven....

We’ll use the update-alternatives command to change the setting. Open up a terminal window and type in the following command: You should see something similar to this: For my system, gftp is option 2, so I type that in and hit the enter key. There are 2 alternatives which provide `ftp’. Selection Alternative———————————————–+ 1 /usr/bin/netkit-ftp 2 /usr/bin/gftp-text Press enter to keep the default[], or type selection number: 2 To test this out, just type in “ftp localhost”… you should see that your system is now using gftp instead....

The Best Portable Switch Docks There are a few different portable Switch dock options available if you’re looking for something smaller and lighter than Nintendo’s official offering. The first is the GENKI Covert Dock, a small dock that resembles a USB wall charger. The dock plugs into the wall, so you’ll need a spare power outlet near your TV (or monitor). There’s a USB-C port to connect your Switch (cable included), a spare USB-A port for peripherals or controllers, and an HDMI output (cable not included) for connecting a TV....

Dear Restart Dialog, I hate you. If you want to temporarily disable this popup message and delay rebooting, you can go about it one of two ways. I’m a command line junkie, so I just type this into a command prompt (make sure you use the quotes) Or you can open Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services and click Stop on automatic updates. Do not disable the automatic updates service, just stop it....

Misconception #1: Crypto Is Always Great for Criminals Crypto is often touted as a hideout for criminal activity. However, because crypto isn’t generally private, it’s a poor choice for concealing your financial transactions. People might believe that crypto is the land of scammers and thieves because there are often hacks that make headlines in mainstream media. But the fact is that many of these hackers were unsuccessful in getting away with their plunder because their actions were broadcast to the world on public blockchains....

Tip #1: Focus On One App at a Time Even if you have multiple apps open on your Mac, you’re only able to work on one thing at a time. Having other apps hanging around on your screen can be distracting or cause you to lose your train of thought. That’s why HazeOver may be one of the best productivity apps you can download right now, and it’s free to try when you sign up for a seven-day trial of Setapp for Mac....

What is F2P? Free-to-play has meant different things to different people at different times. The shareware of the ’90s could be described as F2P. You got a game for free, or at least the first part of it—but, to get the rest of it, you needed to pony up. It was a good system for developers who needed to get their name out there. Penniless gamers, including your author, got something to play for free....

What Is Ethereum 2.0, and When Will It Arrive? Ethereum 2.0 is a commonly-used term that usually represents Ethereum’s the highly-anticipated switchover from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, which promises to make Ethereum mining disappear. As of January 24, 2022, the Ethereum Foundation no longer refers to this upgrade as “Eth2” or “Ethereum 2.0.” Instead, the foundation is calling it “the merge” and “the docking.” As we’ll explain below, the Ethereum network’s reliance on computing power to provide consensus (“proof of work”) has led to high GPU prices and criticism from environmentalists....

What Is ANSI Art? In the days before home internet hit the mainstream, a different electronic medium called bulletin board systems (BBSes) provided the online gateway to chatting with other computer owners, exchanging files, and even playing games. To connect to a BBS during the golden era, you needed a personal computer, a dial-up modem, a telephone line, and a text-based terminal emulation program. Terminal emulators (such as Procomm Plus) on the IBM PC) could only display 16-color text and ASCII characters—no bitmapped graphics....

Sample and Hold vs. Pulsed Displays Why do flat-panel displays need black frame insertion? They have a tendency to exhibit a unique kind of unwanted motion blur that’s caused by how they display and change the image on the screen. An image is held perfectly for the entire duration of a frame across multiple screen refreshes, then it’s almost instantly replaced with the next frame when all the pixels change their state in unison....

RELATED: Hearing Loss: How Loud is Too Loud? iPhone’s Sound Check Feature Explained The Sound Check feature on your iPhone basically tries to keep your music’s volume consistent. For example, if you move from a quiet music track to a louder one, your iPhone ensures that that louder track’s volume isn’t any higher than the quiet one. It does so by scanning your songs and finding each song’s loudness. This information is saved in each song’s metadata, which basically means your actual and original songs aren’t modified....

What Is Web 3.0? Web3 is a pretty nebulous term that means different things to different people. It promises an internet that relies a lot less on large companies like Google or Facebook and more on decentralized networks. The idea behind it is democratization of the internet rather than the corporatization that we see today, where these massive conglomerates more or less run the web. Web 3.0 would rely on blockchain technology, as well as artificial intelligence, to break big tech companies’ stranglehold on the internet and return it to regular people....

POAPs are used to mark participation or attendance at an event. Just like you might save ticket stubs from concerts or movies, buy pins at a sporting event or festival, or collect matches from restaurants or hotels, a POAP is a digital version of that same notion, satiating our desire to collect items that mark our experiences throughout life. The Origin of POAPs POAP is a native crypto culture project featuring an open-source and community-owned web3 ethos....

There is a registry key that will disable Task Manager, although it’s not always clear how or why it was set to disable. In many cases the problem is related to spyware, so you should also scan your computer. Why is task manager grayed out? Manual Registry Hack Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then navigate down to the following key: On the right-hand side is a 32-bit REG_DWORD value named DisableTaskMgr with one of two values:...

Microsoft released Windows Terminal in 2020, which brings together all of Windows’ command-line shells into one customizable application. Soon, the Terminal will be the default app for command-line operations on Windows 11. Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Build 22622.436 to people in the Windows Insiders Beta Channel. Besides the new Nearby Share features, the update also sets Windows Terminal as the default terminal app on Windows. That means scripts, applications, and other software that runs in PowerShell and the old Command Prompt (CMD....