Greasemonkey comes to the rescue with the del.icio.us autotag user script, but the problem is that you can’t edit the bookmarks by clicking on the del.icio.us tag button, because that script always immediately submits the form, and also duplicates the tags. I’ve created an upgrade to the script that fixes those problems. Just like the first script, it will automatically add the popular and recommended tags: Here’s the details:...
Since I’m primarily a Firefox user you’ll see that I don’t have many items in my search list, but you might have a lot more than I do. Manual Registry Backup Method If you are comfortable using the registry, you can just open up regedit.exe through the start menu search box and then navigate down to the following key: Right-click on the SearchScopes key and choose to Export. Give the file a name and save it somewhere useful....
Syntax: Example: This will give you a text file containing all the commands required to recreate the database. RELATED: How to Export a CSV file from MySQL Command Line
Google has been testing a Reader Mode in Chrome for a while now, which hides page elements outside the core text. The option mysteriously disappeared in the most recent Chrome 101 update, but it’s coming back. Firefox, Safari, and other web browsers offer a Reader Mode or simplified view, but Chrome still doesn’t officially have the same option. Chrome’s developers have been working on the feature, which is only accessible by enabling a feature flag — one of the browser’s many hidden options intended for use by web developers or people testing the latest changes in Chrome....
Google Chrome has been able to save sites as app shortcuts for years, but the built-in Apps page hasn’t been updated or improved in years. That might change soon. The ‘Apps’ menu in Chrome, accessible from the Bookmarks Bar (if you haven’t turned off the button) or from chrome://apps, was originally created for organizing web apps and apps from the Chrome Web Store. Google started phasing out Chrome Web Store apps in 2020, and web app shortcuts are now more commonly opened from the system’s app list — the Start Menu on Windows, the Dock/Launchpad on macOS, and so on....
Right click the start menu icon and select Properties. Click the Start Menu tab and click on Customize. In the Customize Start Menu window click on the Advanced tab. Now you have two options: Click the Clear List button to just clear the recent documents. Uncheck the “List my most recently opened documents” box to make the entire feature go away.
First, you’ll need to right click on Computer and select Properties: Next, click Advanced System Settings Now click on the Settings button under Startup and Recovery And just select the operating system you want to use: Easy stuff. You could also use the bcdedit command to do the same thing from the command line, but it’s probably easier this way.
Getting Started Double click the LockNote exe file to get things started. Here is what you will see the first time you open the file…a nice little intro with some quick tips to help get you started. A Quick Look at the Menu Toolbar & Right Click Menu The File Menu. The Edit Menu. Note: LockNote does not allow editing of Font Type or Size. The Help Menu. The Right Click Menu...
Wow! So, to continue with the theme my IT colleague and I thought maybe we should start renaming several of the keys. Here are some of what I thought were the funniest ones. Also, let’s not forget one of the best Homer Simpson computer keyboard quotes … “To start, press any key.” Where’s the “any” key?! I see Kuh-tor-ull, Esc, and Pig-Up, but I don’t see the “Any” key! woah, all this computer hacking is making me thirsty, I think I’ll order a tab....
Make Your Mouse Pointer Larger If you’re always losing your mouse pointer on your screen, it might be too small to comfortably see. In these days with high-resolution monitors, why suffer with a tiny pointer when it’s easy to make it bigger? On Windows 10, open Settings and navigate to Ease of Access > Cursor & Pointer. Use the “Change Pointer Size” slider to make your mouse cursor larger or smaller....
The Sonic Maximizer Stomp Box. This guy can add a lot of tone to your current set up. A buddy of mine used one with his Peavey 5150 head because at the time his Tubes were 17 years old! It did the trick though. This nifty effect is also available as a rack mount unit. Hey! It’s good enough for Scott Ian from Anthrax! So it has to be cool!...
What’s the Problem With AirTags? Though AirTags were introduced by Apple in 2020, the technology isn’t a new innovation. A company called Tile released small battery-powered tracking devices called “tiles” in 2015 which used the same basic premise. They work almost identically to an AirTag, allowing a user to detect an item by proximity (30 meters or 100 ft over Bluetooth 4.0) and connecting to the wider “crowd GPS” network....
There have been many studies conducted on the effects of artificial light. While there’s still a lot up for debate, one thing seems to be true: humans are healthiest with blue-white light in the morning and warmer light in the evening. Enter “Night Light.” “Night Light” is a feature that adds a warm hue to your Chromebook’s display. This has become a very common feature on computers and smartphones. It can be found built into Windows, iPhone, Android, and macOS—you don’t need f....
Restarting Discord isn’t as straightforward as restarting any other app. This is because Discord continues to run in the background even if you’ve closed it. In this guide, we’ll show you how to properly restart Discord on your Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. RELATED: How to Stop Windows 10 Apps From Running in the Background Restart Discord on Windows On Windows, when you close Discord, the app continues to run in the background and is available to access in the system tray....
Android 12 introduced a feature called “Privacy Dashboard.” It’s your one-stop for all things privacy-related on your phone. Samsung Galaxy devices have a version of this, too. We’ll show you how to find it on your device. What Is the Privacy Dashboard? As you might expect from the name, the Privacy Dashboard displays information regarding privacy in one place. You can see which apps are using which permissions and how often they’re doing it....
Ubuntu continues to evolve, and the pre-compiled vmware tools just don’t have the time to adapt. This makes it a little more difficult to install, but not impossible. The first thing that is important is that you will need to know is that you have to install the compilation utilities, which aren’t installed by default. Run these commands to get you started: The first command installs gcc and all the compiler utilities....
Smart Coffee Tech Is Everywhere You can prefix just about any contraption with the word “smart” these days, and someone’s already probably made it. From smart refrigerators to smart doorbells, the idea that connectivity makes everything better is a pervasive (and seemingly profitable) one. Of course, the same is true of coffee. Some of the biggest advancements in coffee have been thanks to these next-generation gadgets, like the Decent DE1 and successors like the DE1PRO....
You can configure the ssh client to automatically send a protocol no-op code code every number of seconds so that the server won’t disconnect you. This is setting is sometimes referred to as Keep-Alive or Stop-Disconnecting-So-Much in other clients. Global Configuration Add the following line to the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file: The number is the amount of seconds before the server with send the no-op code. Current User Configuration Add the following lines to the ~/....
If hotkeys are your game, be sure and check out our 21 keyboard shortcut articles. Toggle File Extensions Once you’ve downloaded and run the application, all you need to do is hit the Win+Y shortcut key while you have any folder open: And you’ll immediately see the file extensions, or won’t see them – the point is that it will toggle between the two settings. Using the same hotkey sequence you can bring the file extensions back....
Note that I’m not advocating going backwards, I’m a fan of the new style and think you should give it a chance… but we’re all about giving you options, so here we go… For those that haven’t already read our coverage of the Windows 7 Beta, this is what the new taskbar looks like: Changing the Windows 7 Taskbar to XP/Vista Style To revert back to the older style, the first thing you’ll need to do is right-click on any open area of the taskbar and choose Properties from the menu....
