Sunday, June 30, 2019
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Geek Trivia: In Sci-Fi Set Design, “Greebling” Is The Process of Adding?
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Want a Clean Kitchen? Focus on These Practical Tips
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
Geek Trivia: One Of The Most Frequent Causes Of Power Outages In The U.S. Is?
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The Best Sunscreen for Beach Days or Everyday Use
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How to Choose Your New Favorite Sunglasses
How to Speed Up Your PlayStation 4’s Downloads
Friday, June 28, 2019
Geek Trivia: Early Actors Imitated The Murmur Of Crowds By Repeating The Phrase?
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Daily News Roundup: Jony Ive, Designer of the iPod and iPhone, Is Leaving Apple
Jony Ive may not be a household name, but in the tech world, he’s undoubtedly famous. He’s the person primarily responsible for the looks of the iPod, iPhone, Apple Watch, and even Apple’s new headquarters. Now he’s leaving Apple behind.
Jony Ive first joined Apple in 1992 and immediately began to his mark. The first product he designed, the MessagePad 110, was admittedly a commercial failure. But the MessagePad won several design awards for its thoughtful inclusion of a spring-loaded lid and integrated stylus. That’s the sort of thing we take for granted now but compared to what came before it was new and innovative.
Since then Jony was responsible for the design of iMacs, iPods, the iPhones, HomePod, and more. Not every product he had a hand in succeeded (the iPod Hi-Fi comes to mind), but it’s hard to point out a product that didn’t look great.
Now, Jony Ive is ready for something new. Apple confirmed that after 30 years, he is leaving the company to form a new creative firm named LoveFrom. LoveFrom already has its first client lined up: Apple. So in some ways, the more things change, the more they stay the same. [TechRadar]
In Other News:
- Ransomware delivered through web ads are on the rise: According to Malwarebytes, a campaign of drive-by ransomware infections is in full swing. Rather than target anyone specifically, the hackers are infecting through bad ad campaigns. The current batch of viruses relies primarily on outdated standalone Flash components. So maybe update that, or better yet uninstall Flash. [Ars Technica]
- Pokémon Masters coming to iOS and Android: A new Pokémon game is coming, and this time it’s not for your Nintendo. The story for the mobile game focuses on a Masters’ tournament and has you facing off with familiar and new characters in three-on-three matches. [Engadget]
- A Final Fantasy XIV TV series is in development: Final Fantasy XIV, the one you didn’t play because it was an MMO, may become a TV show. Hivemind, which brought us the Expanse, is involved, so it’s possible the series could be good and worth watching. Don’t count your chocobos before they’ve hatched though. [Digital Trends]
- Microsoft’s Chromium Based Edge browser is testing tracking prevention: Ads don’t just try to sell you stuff. They also try to identify you and track you as you browse the web. They want to learn more about you and then try to sell you things more effectively. If you don’t like it, it’s hard to prevent without killing all ads, which is bad for the web. Microsoft is testing a solution in its new Edge browser that attempts to cut out unnecessary trackers while still letting ads show. Good stuff. [TechDows]
- Apple Stores start selling a medical device for the first time: You can now buy the One Drop Blood Glucose Monitor in Apple Stores. While the company has offered the device online in the past, this is a first for the company’s physical retail sales. The device helps people with diabetes monitor blood sugar, and of course, syncs with Apple’s Health app. [MacRumors]
- DisplayPort 2 uses USB-C ports and supports up to 16K resolution: The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced an update to DisplayPort yesterday, and it came with a couple of surprises. While it will continue to support the previous port standard for backward compatibility, you’ll also find DisplayPort 2 in USB-C format. And the upgrade to the standard is “VR ready” and handles up to 16K resolution. Neat? [How-To Geek]
- Spotify’s pre-save feature adds albums to your library and hands over your data: The pre-save feature in Spotify is convenient. If you follow an artist and they drop a new album, it’s automatically added to your library. What you may not realize is the feature hands over data and other permissions about your listening habits to the artists. That includes the ability to track what you listen to, change what artists you follow, and potentially even control your music streaming remotely. Gross. [Billboard]
- Microsoft put Cortana in the Windows Store, hinting at a big separation: Cortana features deep integration into Windows. But it does update separately outside Windows updates. So it’s a little surprising to see the company add a Cortana Beta app to the Windows Store. The company could be experimenting with a new way to update Cortana, but it seems just as likely this the beginning of an even bigger separation from Windows. [The Verge]
NASA wants to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon because it’s so fascinating.
If you look past the fact that temperatures range in the area of -300 degrees Fahrenheit (-185 degrees Celcius), Titan (Saturn’s largest moon) is remarkably similar to our planet. Titan has a thick atmosphere, something that makes it unique among moons, clouds, rivers, and lakes although methane forms those rivers and lakes instead of water.
Ok, we admit Titan sounds like a terrible place to live (or more accurately, die quickly). But it’s the closest Earth-like place we’ve found in the solar system, and we can get to it.
And that’s why NASA intends to send a drone, called Dragonfly, to skim through the moon’s atmosphere, sometime around 2034. We can reach it, but the journey will take eight years, plus time to plan and build.
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How to Create a Book in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word comes with pre-built page settings for creating books. Whether you’re creating a memoir or event guide, these settings let you create a beautiful book or booklet, from start to finish.
Create a Book or Booklet
First, go ahead and open Word. It’s recommended that you adjust these setting before writing the content of your book to prevent formatting issues late on.
Once you’re in Word, head over to the “Layout” tab. In the “Page Setup” group, click the small arrow at the bottom-right.
This opens the “Page Setup” window, where you will automatically be on the “Margin” tab. In the “Margins” group, you’re able to set the margins of the page. By default, the “Gutter” margin will be set to 0. This could cause issues further on, as the gutter margin is the amount of space between the content of your book and the fold where the pages of the book will be bound together. That said, go ahead and give the gutter a 1” margin, so the content of your book doesn’t get lost in the fold.
Next, select the arrow next to “Multiple Pages” in the “Pages” group, then select “Book Fold” from the drop-down menu. Once selected, you’ll notice your page orientation automatically changes from “Portrait” to “Landscape.”
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How to Disable the Login Screen’s Background Blur on Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10’s May 2019 Update, the login screen uses the blurred “Fluent Design” transparency found on the taskbar, Start menu, and elsewhere. If you’d like to see your lock screen background clearly, here’s how to disable the blur.
If you disable the lock screen, Windows 10 jumps right to the login screen instead, bypassing it. With the recent update, the background image has become distorted beyond recognition due to the “Acrylic”-style transparency effect used throughout Windows. Depending on what version of Windows 10 you have, these methods will bring clarity back to your background.
RELATED: How to Disable the Lock Screen in Windows 8
The Easy Way: Disable Transparency System-Wide
If you don’t like the look of the transparency effect, you can easily turn it off for all aspects of Windows 10. This will disable it not just on the lock screen, but also on the taskbar and right down to the Calculator or People apps. This method is an all-or-nothing approach and should only be disabled if you don’t enjoy the look anywhere on your desktop.
RELATED: How to Disable the New Transparency Effects in Windows 10
Open the Settings app and head to Settings > Personalization, or right-click an empty space on the Desktop, then click on “Personalise.”
Select “Colors” at the left side of the Settings window, scroll down until you see the option labeled “Transparency Effects,” then set it to “Off.”
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How to Use All Linux’s Search Commands
Linux offers six different ways to search, and each has its merits. We’ll demonstrate how to use find
, locate
, which
, whereis
, whatis
, and apropos
. Each excels at different tasks; here’s how to choose the right tool for the job.
You’re spoiled for choice when it comes to commands for searching and finding in Linux. Why so many? Well, they each have their specialties and perform better than the others in certain circumstances. You could think of them as a sort of Swiss-Army knife for searching. We’re going to look at each blade in turn and find out its particular strengths.
The find Command
The behavior of the find
command is difficult to determine by trial and error. Once you understand the syntax, you start to appreciate its flexibility and power.
The simplest way to use find
is to just type find
and hit enter.
find
Used in this way find
behaves like ls
, but it lists all of the files in the current directory and those in subdirectories.
Some implementations of find
require you to put the .
for the current directory. If this is the case with your version of Linux, use the following command:
find .
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Geek Trivia: In The Early 20th Century, What Strangely Modern Sounding Fad Swept Rural Britain?
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Daily News Roundup: Another City Pays $500,000 to Ransomware Hackers
In what is quickly becoming a common trend, a second city in Florida found its computer infected with ransomware. With nearly all of its computer systems, outside Police and Fire departments, the city agreed to pay 42 bitcoins—about $500,000.
It’s not a great time for cities and counties. In addition to the Lake City Florida this week, and Riviera City Florida last week, Jackson County Georgia, Cartersville Georgia, Lynn Massachusetts, and Baltimore, Maryland have all been hit by ransomware this year. In each case, essential data is encrypted, and the cities often cannot continue operations. Some cities choose to pay, others like Baltimore refuse. It’s hard to say which is the better choice.
On the one hand, sending money perpetuates the problem and runs the risk that hackers won’t provide a decryption key. On the other hand, starting over from scratch is enormously complicated and incredibly expensive. Baltimore, which has seen two attacks in a year, has estimated the cost to recover will approach $18 million.
Ransomware developers continue to adapt and improve their methods. In the case of Lake City, IT staff detected the malware within ten minutes of infection and rushed to disconnect systems to stop the spread of damage. But even that fast response was too slow. Only the Fire and Police departments escaped the malware, and only because they run on a separate network.
Lake City has a population of 65,000, and it will probably feel the loss of $500,000, but city administration likely felt it had little choice in the matter. Given the cat and mouse game that is Ransomware and AntiVirus products, unfortunately, the weakest link is people using computers. Vigilance is the best safety method now: don’t click on links in emails, even from trusted senders, and think twice before opening attachments. [ZDNet]
RELATED: How to Protect Yourself from Ransomware (Like CryptoLocker and Others)
In Other News:
- YouTube Music now offers smart downloads: If you frequently travel and want to listen to music without gobbling up your data plan, then downloading your music ahead of time is a must. YouTube Music wants to take care of that for you, and now offering to download music for you automatically based on your listening habits. Try not to be embarrassed when your app downloads ten versions of Baby Shark. [9to5Google]
- Verizon gets to lock its phone for 60 days: Normally, due to spectrum rules, Verizon is required to sell its phones unlocked. Now the company has permission from the FTC to lock its phones for 60 days after activation. The company says this will deter thieves from buying phones with stolen identities. [Ars Technica]
- You can use the Windows calendar on Android, iOS, and the Web: Microsoft open sources its calculator app and posted the code for anyone to use or even add new features too. Uno, the makers of a cross-platform development app, took the code and ported it to other platforms. Because, why not? [Liliputing]
- Twitch is testing subscriber only streams: Normally, subscribing to a Twitch channel gets you small extras like special chat room access or fun emoji. The company is beta testing a more prominent feature now, subscriber streams. It’s just what it sounds like—if you don’t subscribe you can’t watch the stream. The company is limiting the feature to streamers who haven’t violated guidelines in the last 90 days, as a precaution. [Engadget]
- Google now lets you auto-delete location and web activity data: Google previously announced options to automatically delete your location and web data after set periods of time. Those options are rolling out to everyone now. Huzzah for privacy! [The Verge]
- Soon you can pick up your Amazon package at local retailers: Amazon announced a new service called Counter that allows you to pick up your packages at local retailers. The service works a lot like Lockers, and lets you choose a convenient place to get your package if your home isn’t a good option. The first retailer you can choose is Rite Aid, but Amazon is working on adding other retailers. [GeekWire]
- Signify’s new Hue Light Bulb is Bluetooth, bypasses the hub: Hue bulbs are bright, colorful, and expensive. Part of that expense is buying the required ZigBee hub. But now, if you’re a first-time buyer, you can skip hub. The latest Hue bulbs add a Bluetooth radio and can pair with some voice assistant devices. You can still pair them with Hue hubs too, so everybody wins. [Review Geek]
Crocodiles are giant reptiles full of dangers with powerful jaws for feeding their carnivore diet—except when they weren’t.
By studying fossils, scientists Keegan Melstom and Randall Irmis at the Natural History Museum of Utah, have discovered that at specific points in history crocodiles were herbivores. The proof is in the teeth.
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How to Save Time with Excel Themes
An Excel theme is a collection of colors, fonts, and effects that you can apply to a workbook with a couple of clicks. Themes ensure a consistent and professional look to your reports, and they let you more easily adhere to company branding and identity guidelines.
Applying an Excel Theme
You will find the themes under the “Page Layout” tab of Excel.
You can select a theme for your workbook, which would apply the collection of colors, fonts, and shape effects.
Or, you could select just a specific color or font theme to apply.
Excel features many built-in themes (and also color and font themes) that you can apply to a workbook for visual impact, saving you time trying to choose colors and fonts by hand that would work well together.
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