We can boost that number for IE by using a registry hack, but let me warn you not to go crazy and increase it too far. If everybody increased the number of connections it would really put a hurting on the webservers out there, and then webmasters would have to start blocking extra threads. Manual Registry Hack Open regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key:...

Setup SmoothDraw is quick and easy to set up on your computer. Once you have finished the installation, this is what you will see when you start SmoothDraw up. The layout is nicely laid out and easy to navigate. A good look at the various menus for SmoothDraw. Everything that you need is here and there are no options for you to have to worry about. SmoothDraw in Action...

This should work in any version of Microsoft Word… Just open up a new document, and then type in =rand() into the document: And then hit enter… voila! Three paragraphs of text will be instantly added… You can add more than 3 paragraphs or more than 5 sentences per paragraph by using the following syntax =rand(paragraphs,sentences) For instance, for 6 paragraphs of 20 sentences each, you would use: =rand(6,20)...

When Does a Mouse’s Weight Matter? The weight of a mouse is going to have the biggest effect when you’re transitioning to a new mouse. For example, let’s say you’ve been using an ultra-lightweight mouse such as the Glorious Model O that weighs 67 grams. Now you switch to the Mecha ZM-1 but it weighs 230 grams. If you’re used to playing games with the Model O, it’s going to feel very different using the Mecha since it’s about 3....

RELATED: How to Customize the Time and Date in the Mac Menu Bar Manually Adjust the Time and Date on iPhone To disable automatic time and date and enable the manual option, first, open the Settings app on your iPhone. In Settings, tap “General.” On the General screen, tap “Date & Time.” On the Date & Time page, first, turn off the “Set Automatically” option. This ensures you can manually enter your time and date options....

In Outlook for desktop and the web, you get an official option to download your emails. However, on the mobile version, you need to print your emails to PDF to save your emails for offline use. If you’d like to do that, check out our dedicated guide on the topic. RELATED: How to Print to PDF on Any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet Save Emails From Outlook’s Desktop Version In Outlook’s desktop app, you can download single or multiple emails at once....

If you’re a dark mode fan using the Brave browser, you’ll appreciate its ability to not just make the browser interface dark, but also force all websites to use a dark theme—even those that don’t officially support it. Here’s how. RELATED: How to Force Dark Mode on Every Website in Google Chrome Force Dark Mode on All Websites in Brave for Desktop At the time of writing, forcing dark mode for all websites on desktop is available only as an experimental feature enabled with a flag in Brave....

What is HEVC and Why Do I Need It? HEVC is a compression algorithm — it takes large, uncompressed (or minimally compressed) video files and makes them much smaller with only a slight decrease in quality. Compressing video files enables streaming services like Netflix or Hulu to send you video without completely bogging down your internet connection or blowing through your data cap. It is useful for other things besides streaming services, though....

So you’ve just unpacked that spiffy new monitor, and it sits fresh and new on your desk putting your other little displays to shame. Now you have to give it some sartorial splendor: a kick-ass wallpaper from the online repository of your choice. But now comes the conundrum—what if you want to use different images on different screens? RELATED: How to Set a Different Wallpaper on Each Monitor in Windows 10...

MacBook Pro 14″ M1 Pro For $2,099 ($400 Off) The MacBook Pro 14″ is a bona fide powerhouse of a laptop, and today, it’s down to its lowest price ever. With an M1 Pro chip under the hood, you can expect a nice blend of high-end performance and power efficiency that keeps your laptop cool and quiet while cranking through daily tasks, all on a single charge. That’s right, you can get through an entire day and then some without plugging in your M1 MacBook (I do it daily on my 2020 model)....

NVIDIA confirmed during an earnings call that it will reveal its new architecture for consumer graphics cards next month, at the company’s GTC 2022 keynote on September 20, 2022. We might not see new graphics cards ready to buy on that day — NVIDIA could reveal products for server and high-end workstation setups first — but we’ll get a peek at the general architecture that will power upcoming GeForce GPUs....

First pull up the the Action Window and select Rip Disc. Then click on the Options link. In the Options window choose Encoding and change the encoder to the format you like the best … mine being FLAC. Then click OK. You can then see the progress of the ripping process in the action Window. Media Jukebox will go out and download the album cover and track listing information. Also if you hover over a particular track it will display the encoding information and include the album cover as an icon....

Have you ever watched a video on Youtube or some other site that lets you view flash videos and then wanted to save a copy of the video to your hard drive so that you can watch it later,out but you then cannot because there is no download link? This can be done very easily because when you watch a video on any of those sites they save a temporary file on your computer of the video....

This isn’t exactly an earth-shattering geek tip, in fact most of you likely already know how to change the default reminder time. I’m just really tired of getting this popup dialog on my screen, telling me that I have a meeting in 15 minutes… so it occurred to me that I’d be a lot more productive without this nuisance. (of course, I’d be even more productive if I didn’t have to waste my time at the boring meeting)...

Post your question on the Forum This is far and away the best way to ask for help, as we’ve got quite a few very helpful geeks that monitor the forum. There’s even a decent chance that your question has already been asked, and has possibly been answered. Those of you that don’t need help are also welcome to participate in the forum and share your knowledge. The How-To Geek Forums...

The answer: use a modified network sniffer to parse out the MySQL packets and decode them. You’ll have to do a little compiling, but it’ll be worth it. Note that this will not usually work for local connections, although you are welcome to try. First, you need to install libpcap-dev, which is the development library that allows an application to sniff network packets. Now let’s make a directory, download the source code and compile it...

The TimeTracker extension for Firefox gives you a really easy way to track the time you spend directly in front of your browser. The timer only ticks if you are browsing, and you can exclude work-related sites from the timer as well. Once you install the extension, you’ll notice a little timer down in the lower right-hand corner. If you right-click on the clock, you’ll get a menu where you can easily reset the timer or get to the options page....

This problem is easily solved, and most of you are probably familiar with the fix already, but we’ll go through it anyway. Open up Folder Options from the Tools menu in Windows Explorer: Then choose the View tab: Uncheck the box for “Automatically search for network folders and printers”, and close the dialog. The changes should be immediate, and your problem should be gone.

Click on Start All Programs Windows DVD Maker You then will get the default splash screen. If you don’t want to see it every time just check the box “Don’t show me this page again”. The interface is relatively bland and simple. Here I just dragged over the video files from a DVD I copied from my collection using DVD Shrink. Next you get a preview of the DVD menu....

The clock really looks slick, especially if you choose a nice looking theme: If you right-click on the clock you can change some of the common options, and also get to the options panel. The options panel has loads of different options you can choose from… note that you can use the Pin to Desktop option in here and remove Always on top if you want the clock below all the other windows....