Why You Should Monitor Your Home’s Power Status Maybe monitoring the power status of your home while you’re away isn’t something you’ve given much consideration. Here’s why you should. There are as many reasons to keep an eye on the power state of your home as there are ways to use that power, but the most important ones are the safety of the occupants, food safety, and structural safety. If you’re at work or on vacation, for instance, if the power goes out then your pets could be at risk....

Microsoft Word can open a variety of file formats, including PDF. If you don’t wish to use a dedicated PDF reader, use this word processing program to view as well as edit your PDF files. We’ll show you two different ways to launch your files in this app. If you’re looking to edit your PDFs with Word, note that the app may not be able to retain all the original formatting of your files....

The Problem Windows 7 checks whether or not the current version you are running is a pre-release copy, and prevents you from upgrading further. For reference purposes, this is the error you’ll see when you try and upgrade. The Solution The solution is to edit a file inside the Windows 7 DVD—which you’ll have to extract to the hard drive to proceed. If you are using an ISO image for the installation progress, you can use the awesome 7-Zip utility to extract the ISO to a folder on the drive....

While the VLOOKUP function is good for finding values in Excel, it has its limitations. With a combination of the INDEX and MATCH functions instead, you can look up values in any location or direction in your spreadsheet. The INDEX function returns a value based on a location you enter in the formula while MATCH does the reverse and returns a location based on the value you enter. When you combine these functions, you can find any number or text you need....

The issue is some underlying error in Ubuntu Gutsy with package management… and the solution is to install Flash Player 9 directly via the Adobe website. Installing Without Command Line Yes, you can install this without troubling yourself to open the command line at all. (Command line instructions are below). Right-click on the downloaded installation file and choose “Extract Here” from the menu. Now open up the new folder and double-click on flashplayer-installer....

First, you’ll want to add the extra repositories to Ubuntu’s sources.list file. From a command shell, you will run the following commands: Note that if apache is already installed you can omit the first line. Your web files will now be found in /var/www/ sudo apt-get install php5 sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

The default player control is actually skinned pretty cool IMHO right out of the box. Of course as with most audio players you have many more skins you can choose from their Website. Also, like in several media players you get a album cover and lyrics window. This is an example of the album cover screen. Of course there are also visualizations included in the program and several more you can download....

The company is offering two different models. First, there’s the Retriever, which is the top-end model. Then there’s the Caddie, which is a slightly scaled-back version that still performs the same basic functions. What are those functions? Essentially, the robots are designed to navigate your home and get things for you. If you need it to get an item from the refrigerator, it’ll do it. If you need it to hang out while you fold laundry, it’ll do it....

Why Does Aero Turn Off? If your desktop has suddenly flashed and then reverted to Vista Basic, it’s probably because of one of these reasons: You are running an application that isn’t compatible with Aero, or the compatibility options are set to disable Aero for an application. You’ve opened too many programs and run your computer out of memory. You’ve changed the “Performance Options” to “Adjust for best performance” under the Advanced system properties, which disabled desktop composition....

Setup Directory Print does not require installation. Simply place the exe file into a folder or location of your choice, create a shortcut, and you are ready to go. Whenever you start Directory Print up, it will display the contents of the folder or location that it is in by default. Directory Print in Action To get started, navigate to the folder or location with the contents that you would like to view using the drop-down directory menu at the top....

To remove it, all you have to do is right-click on the icon in the system tray, and choose “Quicktime Preferences” from the menu. Click on the Advanced tab. Near the bottom, uncheck the checkbox for “Install QuickTime icon in system tray” If you are using Windows Vista, you will get this message when you close the dialog window. Just click the “This control panel works correctly” button, and the icon should be gone forever....

Samsung announced back in March that it was working with iFixit to provide official replacement parts for Galaxy phones and tablets, in addition to updating repair guides and other documentation. Starting today, you can now buy genuine Samsung parts for the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 series, as well as the Galaxy Tab S7+. Repair guides have also been updated and expanded for those devices. There are many devices missing from that short list — Samsung sells two other Tab S7 models, the Galaxy S22 series, and many Galaxy A budget phones....

First open up the Calendar and in the navigation pane click on the Search Calendars Online link. This will open up the Microsoft Office Outlook page where we can learn more about online calendars or just go to iCALShare.com and pick some cool fun calendars to follow. On the iCALShare site there is quite a few calendars covering many varying topics to subscribe to. If you don’t see what you’re interested in, you can submit your own....

Not only can you do Remote Desktop, but you can use VNC or even Citrix if you choose, and all within the same tabbed window. When you first install the application you’ll be prompted for a master password, which is probably a good idea: You can create a new stored connection of any supported type: I’m connected to my Kubuntu Linux server box here in this tab… And also connected to an ancient server at work…...

Installation is quick and easy and it is brought to you under the GNU General Public License. To begin using The Last Ripper you will need to log into your Last.FM account. Now you can start recording your favorite tunes from Last.FM. To begin with I started recording songs from my personal profile but you can select from Artists, Neighbourhood, Playlists, etc. Click on the URL tab to find different feeds to tune in to or type in a custom one....

The laptop is a 17.3-inch device with a foldable OLED screen. ASUS says it’s the “world’s first 17.3-inch foldable OLED laptop.” Because the laptop is all screen, it’s quite a bit more versatile than traditional portable computers. It can be used in PC, Laptop, Tablet, On-Screen Keyboard, Book, and Extend modes. With the screen’s shape, you end up with a 4:3 aspect ratio or two 3:2 12.5-inch 1920×1280 displays. For any type of creative activity, you can use this giant foldable screen to get extra inventive....

You should be able to use a regular command prompt, but you’d have best luck using an administrator mode command prompt. (right-click and choose Run as Administrator). You should also note that it will temporarily disable Aero before running the test, but don’t worry, it will re-enable it after. Here’s some mini screenshot examples for your enjoyment, the real thing will run fullscreen. Try the command right above each one to see it on your own computer....

Let’s lead with the important part: At this point in time, we don’t have reason to believe that any of your sensitive information was compromised. Here’s What Happened Windows 11 introduced the ability to install Android apps, but not via the Google Play Store. Naturally, people began looking for ways around this. The tutorial we published contained instructions to download a script from a third-party website. Over the weekend, a group working with the script discovered it contained malware....

VR Presence Defined You may not think about it too much (which is a good thing) but consider the place you are right now. Whether it’s at your desk, in a park, or anywhere else you might find yourself on a given day, you don’t question whether you’re really there, right? You feel physically present and accept the reality of it at a subconscious level. That’s exactly what VR creators want to achieve with the experiences they design....

If your computer has 1 GB of RAM or more, disabling the page file can speed up XP by allowing for faster memory management and access. The page file acts as virtual memory on your computer. Basically once the physical RAM is used up, Windows uses the hard drive for additional memory. Systems with under 1GB should not use this tweak … I am using 1 GB as a base guideline depending on your system and applications running results will vary....