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Removing this message isn’t all that difficult, but you will need administrator access to your system. Manual Registry Method Open up regedit.exe through the run box, and then browse down to the following key: On the right-hand side, find the keys for LegalNoticeCaption and LegalNoticeText and either set both values to blank or just delete them. Note: If the administrator has set these values through group policy, I believe they will be re-applied automatically by the system at some point....

T-Mobile and Sprit merged into a single company back in 2020, but the deal was only allowed by U.S. regulators if another company agreed to buy Boost Mobile (a pre-paid carrier previously owned by Sprint) and some wireless spectrum — essentially setting up another competitor to replace Sprint in the market. Dish Network agreed to the deal, which required the company to build a network that covered 20% of the U....

This is the reason many universities—as well as other audio distributors—stream their lectures using the RM format, because it is notoriously difficult to capture effectively. Many of us, contrary to the beliefs of the creators of such streams, do not wish to redistributed them, but merely wish to record them to listen to at our own convenience. There is always the listen and record method, but this requires you to listen to the whole recording while not using your soundcard for anything else....

There’s a registry hack that you can do to add this capability for folders as well… it’s not new, but still very useful. Manual Registry Hack To manually set up this context menu item, we’ll need to add an item to the right-click context menu. Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search box, and then browse down to the following key: Once there, you’ll need to create a new key called {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} with no value....

We should note first that you can always get to the run dialog by just hitting Win + R on the keyboard, which is the simplest way to do so, and would probably be worth getting used to. Otherwise, you can re-enable the run dialog by right-clicking on the Start Button, selecting Properties, and then clicking Customize on the ensuing dialog window. You’ll be taken to the Customize Start Menu screen....

Note: the tip for this article came from our great reader Jim. Thanks! For those of you unsure what we’re talking about, here’s the default XP theme: And here’s Google Chrome in XP with the ZOMBRE custom theme installed: It actually looks somewhat similar to the Vista theme in terms of slickness. Installing the Custom Theme You’ll first need to download the patched theme file from the link at the bottom....

If you’re a Firefox user, it’s time to get excited because there’s a new version of the browser available to download right now. Firefox 97 removes the colorway themes and adds Windows 11-style scrollbars to the browser (along with the usual set of fixes and tweaks). The most significant change that made its way to Firefox 97 is the removal of the colorway themes, which were always meant to be available for a limited time....

The cause for this error is that MSDTC has a setting that requires authentication for distributed transactions, and the upgrade to SP2 might change the setting to required instead of none. To fix this error, open Component Services and right-click on the My Computer icon and choose properties. Choose the MSDTC tab and then at the bottom of the window click the Security Configuration button. In this window, change the setting under Transaction Manager Communication to “No Authentication Required”....

Introducing Double Vision, the application that allows you to watch Hulu, YouTube, or surf the Internet while you look busy hard at work. Double Vision is built from Internet Explorer and turned into an online media browser that can become transparent to work from inside “real work” applications. Editor’s Note: We’re not necessarily recommending that you waste time at work, considering the economic crisis, pointy-haired bosses and pending layoffs… end of disclaimer, go have fun =)...

For the new feature that improves iPhone to Android messaging, Google said, “Reactions from iPhone users will now appear as emoji on text messages—just like when you’re messaging with someone using an Android device.” When an iPhone user reacts to a message, you’ll no longer see a separate message saying they reacted to it. Instead, you’ll see an emoji attached to the individual message. This is one of the most significant issues when texting from Android to iPhone, which is a considerable improvement....

Distance Matters In nearly all cases, the closer you are to the microphone, the better it’s going to sound. Your voice will sound fuller, warmer, and more like your actual speaking voice. This is why you’ll often see professional singers and vocalists get really close to their microphones when they’re performing. Sometimes, it even looks like their lips are touching the mic! You shouldn’t be too close, either. Otherwise, your voice may sound distorted....

To perform certain tasks that require admin privileges, you can enter Task Manager as admin using a graphical option, a command-line option, as well as by creating a desktop shortcut. We’ll show you how to do that on both Windows 10 and 11. For single instances where you want Task Manager with admin rights, use the first and second methods below. To always run the utility with admin privileges, use the third method in this guide....

Some really big things are in store for this site and the readers, and these changes were a preparation for rolling out the next phase of the site in about a week or two. Navigational Changes You’ll notice on the old screenshot on the right that I had two subscribe links in their own section… but then the feedburner gadget was all the way below everything else, which is far too disorganized for me, so I moved the subscribe functions into their own box and added icons....

There are quite a few steps that you’ll have to follow, so get ready and open a terminal window. First we’ll install the module: Now we will use the modprobe command to load it We’ll need to set up some permissions in order to access the utilities. Replace with your username. Since we’ve added ourselves to a user group, we need to logout and back in at this point before we continue....

The first thing you’ll want to do is launch your browser of choice and create a bookmark of the website you would like to create a shortcut to. We’ll be using Google Chrome in this example, but the process of creating bookmarks is similar in Edge and Firefox. Enter the website you’d like to create a keyboard shortcut to in the address bar, and then click the star icon to the right....

If you’re having problems with extensions in Google Chrome for Windows, Mac, or Linux, it’s easy to restart the extensions independently without restarting Chrome itself. You’ll keep all your open tabs. Here’s how to do it. Sometimes extensions act up. They might slow down the browser with a memory leak or crash and stop working. In that case, restarting the extension can temporarily clear away certain bugs. Luckily, there’s a way to do that in Chrome without having to lose all of your open windows and tabs....

Out-of-office replies are convenient ways to let others know you’re away and can’t respond to their message. If you use Outlook on the web, you can set up an automatic reply in just minutes. Like in the desktop version of Outlook, the Out of Office feature on Outlook.com lets you send the reply automatically during a timeframe or only when you enable the feature, giving you flexibility. Create an Out of Office on Outlook for the Web Visit Outlook....

What You’ll Need for Mask Unlock Apple added this feature in iOS 15.4, which was released on March 14, 2022. To check for and install the update if you don’t already have it, head to Settings > General > Software Update on your iPhone. You will need an iPhone 12, iPhone 13, or a newer iPhone to use this feature. Older iPhones like the iPhone 11, iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone XR lines do have Face ID, but Apple hasn’t enabled the new mask-unlock feature on these phones....

Heed the Cheap and Cheerful Ziplock Bag Using a ziplock bag to keep your smartphone safe at the beach is one of the cheapest hacks. It’s ideal if you don’t want to buy a bulky, rugged case and should protect your device from sand even in windy conditions. You don’t need to remove your touchscreen device from the bag to use it unless you’re making a phone call. If you just want to check your email or send a text, you can do so since most capacitive displays will continue to work through a thin film of plastic....

These techniques can be useful in shell scripts, where you wouldn’t know the process ID and would need to restart or kill a process. killall -v irssi pkill irssi kill ps -ef | grep irssi | grep -v grep | awk ‘{print $2}’