If you have a Mac that uses Apple Silicon, you might have heard about Rosetta 2. It’s a critical part of macOS that enables compatibility with applications designed for Intel Macs. We’ll explain. Rosetta Lets Intel Mac Apps Run on Apple Silicon As you probably know, Apple has been transitioning its Mac lineup to use its own custom-designed processors based on the Arm architecture. Apple released the first Macs with Apple Silicon in November 2020....
What’s an NFT Again? NFT stands for “non-fungible token.” Non-fungible basically means one-of-a-kind. An NFT is a unique piece of code on a blockchain that you can own, and often that code points to works of art such as illustrations, photographs, or videos. NFTs have been in the news a lot lately, especially thanks to celebrities showing off their Bored Apes, which are a type of digital collectible art. They’ve sold for eye-popping sums of money, inviting financial speculation that goes hand-in-hand with the largely unregulated cryptocurrency market....
A Window user told Microsoft designer Nando Costa that they wanted the 3D emoji in Windows 11, and he replied, “We’re working on that.” Later, he put out a blog post on LinkedIn discussing Microsoft’s emoji decisions in Windows 11 and its plans going forward. We have no idea when Microsoft will change from the 2D to 3D emoji, but considering the company switched back to a flat design without any comment, it’s good to see that it hasn’t completely given up on the gorgeous 3D design it teased before the latest version of Windows launched....
Electric vehicles in the United States (and most other countries) are required to play outward-facing sounds when the car is moving at low speeds, much like the beeps from many cars and trucks while in reverse. The sound is an important indicator for anyone walking near an EV, since the cars are otherwise completely silent — excluding the sound of tires rolling on the ground or pavement. Play Video...
This wonderful extension for Firefox gives you the opportunity to brighten up your browser (and day!) with an extremely huge selection of “skins” to choose from. The “skins” are separated into the following galleries for your viewing (and choosing) pleasure: Abstract, Causes, Fashion, Firefox, Foxkeh, Music, Nature, Other, Scenery, Seasonal, Solid, Sports, and Websites There is something to suit every mood. Personas works with Firefox versions 3.0 – 3.5....
Know Your Whole Home Audio System Unlike a single stereo setup in a given room, whole home audio fills your home with music using speakers placed strategically throughout. If your home is larger, this means that you’ll probably need a fair number of speakers, and these aren’t exactly cheap. Whether you can mix and match different components throughout your home will mostly depend on what you’re already using. Wired home audio systems are less common and more difficult to set up, but you’ll generally have more freedom to mix and match components....
The first thing is to access the dialog box launch icon in the Styles section under the Home tab on the Ribbon. That is the little corner and arrow icon in the corner of the Styles section. You can also use the key combination of “Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S”. At the bottom of the menu click on the Manage Styles icon. In the Manage Styles dialog box click on the Set Defaults tab and make the changes to the fonts, line and paragraph spacing....
Initial Setup Once you have installed the extension and restarted your browser, you will see the following window before Firefox itself will finish loading. You will need to decide which Tab Bar layout best suits your needs. Notice that you have the option to continue using the default Tab Bar layout in Firefox. Options for Tab Kit Once Firefox has finished loading, it is time to have a good look at the options that are available with Tab Kit....
The error you will typically get is “An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com. This operation returned because the timeout period expired.” Changing the Time Server You can change the default time server by right-clicking on the clock, and then choose Adjust Date/Time from the menu. Click on the Internet Time tab. Now click the Change settings button. In the Internet Time Settings dialog, you can change the default server by choosing an item from the drop-down, or you can type in a new entry....
You can edit the properties of a shortcut and tell Windows to automatically disable Aero as soon as you start that application, and then re-enable it again once the application is closed. Simply right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties, and then the Compatibility tab: Now on the Settings block check the box for “Disable desktop composition” in order to disable Aero the next time you use the shortcut....
First you will need to download the Creative Commons add-in for Office 2007. Make sure and select the appropriate applications you want to include the add-in. For the sake of not having to install it later just select all three. After you have installed the Add-in restart Word and you will get the following message. Go ahead and click Install. Now you will see a new tab on the Ribbon called Creative Commons....
ExpressVPN is one of the best VPN services around, with a simple design and all the features you’d expect. Starting today, ExpressVPN is now optimized for Mac computers with M1 and M2 chipsets. The latest Mac computers with Apple’s own Silicon chipsets, like the new M2 MacBook Air or 24-inch iMac, are still compatible with software created for older Intel-based Macs. However, the Rosetta 2 compatibility layer is slower than software built for the new chips....
I set about to duplicate this functionality in Windows using my favorite automation tool, AutoHotkey. A short amount of browsing time later and I’d come up with a workable solution modified from this script. An animation would work better here, but you can see that the mouse pointer is in the middle of the window: By holding down the Alt key and dragging, I can move the window without having to click on the title bar:...
Trouble Adding Your Favourite Extensions After you have just installed your new nightly build of Firefox, a quick check of your version should look like this. But when you go to install your favourite extensions, you see a message that looks like this (Delicious Bookmarks extension used here). That is definitely frustrating, especially if it is one of the extensions that you use on a daily basis. Now what do you do?...
As reported by Business Insider, Google is thinking outside the box for ways it can keep Stadia, its cloud game streaming service, relevant. Because Google announced that it was stopping the development of first-party games for Stadia, it is working hard to secure white-label deals with partners such as traditional gaming companies like Capcom and Bungie. But more interesting is the firm’s partnership with exercise platform Peloton. Peloton actually revealed the first of its Stadia experiences last summer, and it has been in testing since....
There’s a really useful utility that you can use called Hidden Start (hstart), which will start up a command line application hidden in the background, which eliminates the flashing window. If you launch the utility with no parameters, it will pop up the settings dialog. When using this utility, there are three key things to remember: Use the /NOWINDOW parameter to keep the window hidden, use the /D=path argument to make sure that the current directory is set correctly, and make sure to surround your application argument with quotes....
RELATED: How (and Why) to Switch to Apple Notes First Share Your Note To tag someone in a note, they must be able to collaborate with you on it. This means you have to share your Apple Note or notebook as you would normally. To do this on an iPhone, open the note or folder in question then tap on the ellipsis “…” button in the top-right corner of the screen....
When you try and drag a file onto a taskbar button in Windows 7, you’ll be prompted to “Pin to Application”, instead of opening the file. If you right-click the taskbar button, you’ll see that now that file has been pinned there. What you need to do instead, is hold down the Shift key while dragging the file to the taskbar button, and it will change to “Open with Application” instead....
Using CDisplay One of the most well known comic book readers is CDisplay, which has a simple interface with several options to allow the best viewing… just browse to the comic you want by going to File Load file. CDisplay does a great job of displaying comics with settings such as a black background to make it easy on your eyes. Go to Options Configure or just hit “C” to go in and change viewing features....
Delivery Optimization is a feature that enables users to download a Windows update from other devices on the same network. This peer-to-peer service sometimes reduces bandwidth issues during updates, but could also pose a problem if you have data caps. What is Delivery Optimization? Delivery Optimization is a peer-to-peer feature that downloads updates (or parts of updates) from other PCs. Additionally, it will upload updates (or parts of updates) you already have installed on your PC so that it’s available for other PCs....
