A 5K (3.1 miles) is easily the most common type of running event you’ll find. These races are great because there’s usually a good mix of experience levels. You’ll see everyone from seasoned medal-chasers to parents with strollers. How to Get Started So you’ve decided to run a 5K, now what? That’s the question that prevents a lot of people from getting started. Do you just buy some shoes and start running?...

There’s a bunch of reasons that you’d want to customize your kernel. You may want to trim down your kernel to only the necessary services, especially if you are running a server or dedicated device that only requires the essentials. You also may need to patch your kernel to support hardware that isn’t currently supported with the kernel you are running on. This article will not explain how to patch your kernel, just how to customize your current one....

Pinterest boards are a great way to organize your pins, but you don’t have to keep these boards forever. You can get rid of the ones that you don’t want anymore, and we’ll show you how to do just that. RELATED: How to Embed Pinterest Pins in OneNote or Word for Web Delete a Pinterest Board on Desktop To delete a board from your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, use the Pinterest website....

There’s no hard evidence that enabling or disabling this service will increase performance in general, but if you open and close applications often you should definitely leave it alone. You will have to test your configuration to know for sure. Note that I don’t recommend disabling this service, but we try to cover how to do everything on Vista. Open up Services in Control Panel or by typing services.msc into the Start menu search or run boxes....

When you create a document that contains shapes, images, or other objects, lining them up can make all the difference in your document’s appearance. Luckily, Microsoft Word provides you with features to help you align your objects. By enabling Alignment Guides or Gridlines in Word, you can place your items neatly on the page and lined up for a consistent and professional appearance. You can also customize the settings for each feature per your preference....

You may not think about it like this, but a Nest Home, Google Home, or other smart speaker is essentially a gateway to the internet. Only instead of a mouse and keyboard, you’re using your voice. You probably don’t give your kids unfettered access to the web, so why not use some filters on smart devices, too? RELATED: How to Restrict When Kids Can Use Google Assistant Speakers Let’s get started by opening the Google Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device....

Open a terminal window and type in the following command: Hit enter at the OK prompt, and then you can switch between the two easily:

If you’ve ever had to decide between two or more financial situations, you may have done some spreadsheet manipulation. You might have entered different numbers to see the varying outcomes. But did you know you can use Excel’s Scenario Manager for just that? You may be deciding between jobs, projects, products, or something similar where the difference between them is financial, or basically, numeric. With the Scenario Manager in Microsoft Excel, you can enter values for each different situation, save them, and then switch between them with a click....

To illustrate what we’re talking about, once you start typing in the Omnibox you’ll see 5 suggestions: But we can increase that to 10, or even more if you choose: The magic happens with a simple command line switch that we’ll add to the shortcut. Just open up the properties for your Google Chrome icon, and add the following switch to the end of the Target line (making sure to put a space between)...

PortableApps software can be installed on any flash storage, this includes, iPod, Flash Drives, Mp3 Players, Portable Media Players, etc.. Once installed, using PortableApps you can install and run other softwares like, OpenOffice, Firefox, VLC Player, etc.. from your portable storage drive. The best part is that it works just like your desktop application and saves all your settings and preferences. Setting Up PortableApps First I’ll quickly run you through the installation steps of PortableApps on your external storage drive, followed by the steps of installing other applications using PortableApps...

Installing TrueCrypt First, download the source code from the downloads page, because the Ubuntu debian package is compiled for 586 instead of 686 kernel, so we’ll have to build it ourself. Copy the downloaded file into whatever location you’d like. The next step is to install some required software for the build process to execute. You may have some or all of these installed on your machine already. Note: Make sure that the ` character is the one below the tilde ~ key....

The Wavo Air is a complete system with everything you need to record one or two people using shotgun-style mics for general use or as clip-on lavalier mics for recording people speaking. Even better, the system is wireless, at least for the most part. If you’re looking to record interviews or get started creating YouTube videos, this system is a great place to start, but there are a few things you should know before you reach for your wallet....

Create a new folder by right-clicking anywhere in the folder tree and choosing “New Folder” Give the folder a relevant name, something like iGoogle works. Now right-click on the new folder and choose Properties, and then on the Home Page tab, check the box for “Show home page by default for this folder” and put this into the address box: Of course you can use any web page as your startup page, not just iGoogle....

It’s very simple, in fact. Open the Power Options through the control panel or start menu search. On the left-hand side you’ll see a link for “Require a password on wakeup”. If you still have UAC enabled, you’ll see a link that says “Change settings that are currently unavailable”, which will unlock the options below. Now you can click the “Don’t require a password” radio button, and then use the Save changes button....

Installation First you’ll need to download and extract the source code using the following command. (Note that you should adjust these commands for the latest version if necessary) Now change into the directory and run “make install” to both compile and install the application. You’ll need to be running as root to install this particular application, or you can just use sudo as shown: tar xvfz multitail-5.2.0.tgz At this point it’s completely installed and can be used by any user....

The Raspberry Pi Pico W is a slightly-upgraded version of last year’s $4 Raspberry Pi Pico. It’s not a full Linux-powered system like the Raspberry Pi 4 and 400, so you can’t use it as a computer — instead, it works as a microcontroller board for DIY electronics projects. Just like the original Pi Pico, it has a RP2040 microcontroller with two ARM Cortex-M0+ cores and 264kB of SRAM....

Razer and Fossil decided to make this watch a limited edition model and it choose the most gamer-centric number in 1,337 (it mean leet in leetspeak). This watch could definitely end up being a sought-after collectible when it launches on January 10, 2022, for $329. “We are always on the lookout for opportunities to compliment gamers’ lifestyles and to bring them products that not only look good but bring value to their lives as well....

The “Previous Versions” feature in Windows Vista is a major step forward for users, since it provides some built-in protection against losing important files. The problem is that the home versions of Vista don’t give you an interface to access them, even though it’s enabled by default! Enter ShadowExplorer, a utility that runs on all versions of Vista and will let you access your “Shadow Copies”, which are the internal backup copies of files that Vista stores every so often....

Note: It is highly recommended to keep a set of notes or listing of any modifications that you make to your about:config settings (default or custom entries). This is an extremely valuable asset if you need to undo changes at a later date. The browser version used in our example is Firefox 3.5-beta99 and the custom added about:config entry is “nglayout.initialpaint.delay”. Digging into about:config To get started, type “about:config” (without the quote marks) into the address bar and hit “Enter”....

Apple’s Safari web browser has lagged behind some features in recent years, especially with background services. After years of waiting, it seems like Safari will finally support web push notifications on all platforms. Following today’s WWDC event, Apple published a post on the WebKit Blog explaining what’s new in the Safari 16 Beta. Perhaps the most surprising addition is Web Push support, which is already functional on the macOS Ventura beta release....