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How to Use Adobe Lightroom's AI Features to Make Editing Photos Easier Adobe Lightroom makes photo editors' lives easier with new AI features. Here's how to use them. How to Import Photos Into Lightroom: The Complete Guide You can store, organize, manage, and non-destructively edit your photos in Lightroom. But first, you need to import them. Here's how. Apple Photos vs. Lightroom: How Do These Photo Editors Compare?
How to Compress a PDF and Reduce Its File Size Manually
This guide covers how to make a PDF smaller and manually reduce its size using simple programs and tools. PDF files quickly get too large. Fortunately, many tools can make PDF files smaller and easier to share online. Next time you hit a PDF file size limit, they'll bail you out. We've compiled the best tools to compress a PDF file into four general categories. 1.
How to Find Nearby Locations That Have a Wikipedia Page
Share Tweet Share Email If you're keen to learn more about your surrounding area or somewhere you're visiting, What's Near Me? can show you places with Wikipedia pages. Wouldn't it be nice to learn more about your local area while on a quick walk, bike ride, saunter around town, or even while sitting on your sofa? Of course, it would. And with What's Near Me?, you can do just that. How to Use What's Near Me? to Find Nearby Places With Wikipedia Pages What's Near Me?
6 Useful Things You Can Create With Your Old Floppy Disks
Before you throw away those obsolete, dust-laden floppy disks, take a look at these six creative ways you can revitalize those aged pieces of history. Of course, there are tons of other creative uses for floppy disks, from lunch boxes to earrings. A quick search on Pinterest or Google for 'recycled floppy disk' will throw up more results than you can shake a stick at.
How to Use Inline Tagging in Evernote
Email Evernote's inline tags can make your notes more manageable! Here's how to use them. Evernote is a powerful note-taking tool. There's no doubt about that. But one thing it has always been lacking is inline tagging. Until recently, kind of. Evernote has a handy tagging feature that lets you assign tags to entire notes. Inline tags are essentially an advanced version of this. What Are Inline Tags? Inline tags let you add tags anywhere within a single note.
What Do You Actually Own If You Buy an NFT?
Email NFTs are all the rage, but what do you actually own if buy one? The term NFT is being thrown around plenty right now, and interest in these strange blockchain tokens is only set to grow in the coming years. But before spending even a small amount on an NFT, or “digital collectible,” you should know exactly what it is that you’re purchasing. It’s probably not what you expect. What is an NFT?
How to Save a Twitter Thread for Easier Reading
Email There are various tools available that make it easy to save a Twitter thread for easier reading and browsing... Twitter is great for sharing insights that fit within 280 characters. But longer, more complex topics are often published as threads. These threads can become unwieldy, hard to follow, and a chore to read. Luckily, you can save Twitter threads in a much easier-to-read format so you don't have to struggle with them on the app itself.
4 Top Hacker Groups And What They Want
Email It's easy to think of hacker groups as some kind of romantic back-room revolutionaries. But who are they really? What do they stand for, and what attacks have they conducted in the past? With Hollywood's glamorisation of hacking, it's easy to think of hacker groups as some kind of romantic back-room revolutionaries. But who are they really, what do they stand for, and what attacks have they conducted in the past?
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A large part of what we do, how we think, and what we achieve is governed by habits. It makes sense then, that by developing the right habits, we can better position ourselves for success. In Success Habits for Dummies, Dirk Zellar sets out a proven framework for “creating, building, and cultivating winning habits to achieve success”.
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If you want an easy-to-use, comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity, this ebook is for you. And up until May 26, 2020 you can download it free of charge! Cybersecurity Essentials offers an in-depth introduction to the field, covering the theoretical and practical sides of four distinct challenges: securing the infrastructure, securing devices, securing local networks, and securing the perimeter.
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If you want to take your understanding of Microsoft Office 365 to a higher level, this ebook is for you, and up until 13 May 2020, you can download it free of charge. Microsoft Office 365 bundles together some of the most well-known software applications all into one subscription. We’re talking: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and countless other new products to aid your productivity.
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If you want to discover how to get more done with less stress, this free copy of Productivity: Get Motivated, Get Organised and Get Things Done, from Wiley, is for you. Throughout this book, you will learn to find your own rhythm in order to maximize your productivity, no matter what situation you’re in. This isn’t about squeezing productivity out of every waking second, though. You’re not a machine. Instead, it’s about working smarter.
Safely Explore The Dark Web With This FREE Guide
You’ve seen dark web in the movies. You’ve heard about it in the news. You know the hackers are down there, planning attacks. But is the dark web really that bad? Advertisement Why not take a look for yourself? With this free ebook, we’ll safely guide you into the hidden depths of the internet to show you what you’ve been missing. Download The Deep and Dark Web Guide Over six chapters, you will learn: The difference between the deep and dark web. Reasons for accessing the dark web.
Future-Proof Your Career With This FREE Ebook (Worth $16)
A lifelong career doesn’t exist anymore. In fact, “People entering the workforce today will have an estimated 17 employers and five careers in their lifetimes—and already many existing roles are being automated away, with many more to follow”. These trends mean that more and more people will enter the freelancing world or the gig-work economy. This comes with certain freedoms. But it also brings its own challenges.
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Without dwelling on the technical mumbo-jumbo, Windows 10 For Dummies takes you through everything you need to know about Windows 10, from the basics to the more advanced features. This all-in-one ebook is a collection of 10 mini-books that you can easily hop around to find the information you need, to take your Windows 10 skills to the next level. Before you know it, you’ll be the resident Windows 10 expert in your office, and at home.
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If you’d like to delve into web penetration testing, Becoming the Hacker is a clear guide to approaching this lucrative and growing industry. This free book (worth $32) takes you through commonly encountered vulnerabilities and how to take advantage of them to achieve your goal. You’ll then go on to put your “newly learned techniques into practice, going over scenarios where the target may be a popular content management system or a containerized application and its network”.
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Affiliate Disclosure: By buying the products we recommend, you help keep the site alive. Read more. If you’re looking for an ebook that covers all the fundamental techniques to master Microsoft Excel, this is it. Unlock the FREE "Essential Excel Formulas" cheat sheet now! This will sign you up to our newsletter This newly updated edition of Excel For Dummies will teach you how to create, edit, format, and print your own worksheets.
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Almost every day there’s breaking news about a new hack or data leak, yet the cybersecurity industry remains chronically understaffed, with the talent gap estimated in the millions. This makes it a tempting and potentially lucrative career to enter. Yet there are so many beginner’s resources out there it’s difficult to know where to start. That’s where Cybersecurity, The Beginner’s Guide comes in.
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If you’re one of the 1.2 billion Microsoft Office users out there, this ebook (worth $30) is a must-have. And yes, for the next few days only, you can download it free of charge! Whether you use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or Access, Office 2019 For Dummies will take you through all of the latest features so you can become a true expert at organizing your work and life with Microsoft Office.
How to Plot and Write a Novel With 12 Free Templates & Worksheets
Writing your first novel can be more daunting in life than actually putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard. The untouched page is a frank sign of how much work there is to do. In Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott explains the writer’s dilemma: You are desperate to communicate, to edify and entertain…to make real or imagined events come alive. But you cannot will this to happen. It is a matter of persistence and faith and hard work. So you might as well just go ahead and get started.
Can Political Ads Contain Lies? Here’s What Facebook Says.
TL;DR — Yes, they can. US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week went head-to-head with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over whether or not politicians could pay to have disinformation distributed on the social media platform. In his usual evasive style, Zuckerberg clumsily skirted around the issues. So, I thought I’d try to clarify a few things on his behalf.
The Pros and Cons of Social Media
What are the pros and cons of social media? This is an especially pertinent question when more people than ever are using social media apps, but when social media is making people unhappy. Social media has its pros and cons. And in this article we explore both sides of the argument, listing the pros of social media and the cons of social media to help you understand both sides. The Pros of Social Media Let’s start by looking at some of the benefits of social media.
The 8 Best Minecraft Seeds for Cool Adventures
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The first moments of a new Minecraft world send you scrambling to the nearest mountain to check out your surroundings. Can you see a village? A shipwreck? A ravine? You want your new Minecraft seed to give you some excitement. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work like that. So here are the best Minecraft seeds to explore. What Is a Minecraft Seed? When you create a new Minecraft world, an algorithm outputs “a pseudo-random value,” which determines the characteristics and features of your world.
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What to Do When No One Likes Your Facebook Status
Social media has become mainly about validation. We feel better about ourselves when someone likes our posts or photos—and we feel terrible when our posts get negative reactions, or worse, completely ignored. If it happens more than once, it can get downright frustrating. You did your best to come up with a post and yet nobody appreciated your efforts. What should you do when your Facebook statuses get zero likes, or much fewer than you expected?
4 Useful Magic Mouse Gestures for Smarter Mac Navigation
As a Mac user, you have two options when deciding how you want to control your computer: the Magic Mouse and the Magic Trackpad. Both options provide useful gestures to make operating the many features of macOS easier. While the Magic Trackpad is great, if you’re more comfortable with a mouse, you’ll benefit from some handy gestures built into Apple’s Magic Mouse. Let’s take a look at these gestures and the ways they can improve your experience on macOS.
135 Useful Things You Didn't Know Google Could Do (Free Ebook)
Pretty much every internet user relies on several of Google’s services for certain aspects of their digital lives. Whether that’s Google Search, Gmail, Google Calendar, Chrome, Google Maps, or any of the myriad other Google services on offer. These services are already impressive as they are, but there is much more to them than meets the eye.
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Here’s your chance to learn, in plain English, the computer hacking tricks and techniques you can use to assess the security of your information systems, find their vulnerabilities, and fix the weaknesses before criminal hackers and malicious insiders take advantage of them. The kind of hacking this ebook covers is the professional, legal type of security testing, otherwise known as “ethical hacking”, or “penetration testing”.
Pimax 5K Plus Ultrawide VR Headset Offers a Glimpse Into the Future
Our verdict of the Pimax 5K Plus: With highest field of view you can currently buy and one of the highest resolutions, this is a premium headset and priced accordingly. You'll need to be upgrading from a Vive, or buy separate basestations and controllers though; and if you wear glasses, wait until they've fixed the comfort issues.
8 Shocking Online Accounts Sold on the Dark Web
While the dark web is an active marketplace for illegal goods, did you know that your web accounts are also a valuable commodity? It goes beyond bank accounts, too; a lot of accounts you believe are useless to hackers are sold on the dark web. Let’s take a look at the different kinds of accounts sold on the dark web. 1. Financial and Personal Accounts Private and financial accounts are the more obvious examples of dark web account selling.
The Best Sci-Fi Short Films to Watch Online
If you’re looking to get your sci-fi fix, but don’t have the time to settle down for to watch a full-length sci-fi movie, these amazing sci-fi short films should scratch that itch. In this article we list the best sci-fi short films to watch online. From early 1900 imaginings of what we might find on the Moon and the future of VR, to modern takes on alien invasions and human teleportation.
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As a subject, network forensics deals with network attacks and their investigation. In the era of network attacks and malware threats, it’s now more important than ever to have the skills required to investigate these kind of attacks and vulnerabilities. And this free ebook (worth $20) will show you how to do just that. Hands-On Network Forensics takes you through the core concepts and methodologies within network forensics.
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Twitch vs. Mixer vs. YouTube Live: Which Streaming Platform Is Best?
There are various live-streaming platforms available these days. The big three being Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube Live. But which is best if you want to start streaming today? In this article we’ll briefly introduce you to all three of the big live-streaming platforms, and help you decide which is best for your needs. This is Twitch vs. Mixer vs. YouTube Live. Twitch Twitch is currently the undisputed king of online streaming platforms.
Should You Upgrade to NVMe? 6 Reasons to Stick With SATA SSDs
Buy a new computer, or looking to upgrade? You may have come across a newer type of storage known as NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express). NVMe SSDs deliver significant speed improvements over the SATA SSDs that have become commonplace is computers today. A “slow” NVMe may still be three times faster than the SATA SSD that came with your laptop. Reviews will tell you that even if one NVMe brand performs poorly compared to others, it’s still better than SATA.
5 Easy-to-Use Project Management Tools for Mac
Projects come in all shapes and sizes, as do the tools that project managers use to handle them. You can search for project management software to purchase, but often these types of applications can be costly, and you may not even know if you’ll like it before you buy it. If you’re a Mac user looking for a project management tool, this list is for you.
5 Password Tools to Create Strong Passphrases and Update Your Security
Is your password easy for hackers to crack? If you make a complex password, how are you supposed to remember it? These apps will upgrade your security with new strong passwords that you can update across accounts quickly. The standard advice when it comes to password security is to use a good password manager. And yes, this is convenient and useful for most everyday cases.
6 Top Health Forums Online for Expert Support
A strange rash on the side of your face, a brutal headache, or stabbing stomach pains are nerve-wracking symptoms, especially when they occur out of the nowhere. Thankfully, the next time that happens, you don’t have to panic. Instead of trying to diagnose yourself with WebMD, why not get instant help from an expert on a medical forum? Put your mind at ease, and post your concerns on one of these helpful health forums. Is It Safe to Get Medical Advice on the Internet?
Finally Master Time Management With This FREE Ebook!
Feeling chronically overwhelmed and stressed is not a habit you want to prolong. Instead, you want to stop feeling rushed, so that you’re free to do your best work, rather than battling to stay on top of your to-do list. You’re far from alone. But it’s too easy to delude yourself into thinking that, if only you worked a little harder now, then next week, next month, everything will finally be under control. It rarely works like that.
Flathub vs. Snap Store: The Best Sites for Downloading Linux Apps
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The Best Way to Sync an Outlook Calendar With Your iPhone
Advertisement Chances are that you keep two different types of calendars. For your personal calendar, you might use Google Calendar or a similar online calendar like iCloud. You may even just use a plain old reliable paper calendar that hangs on the wall. For work, though, a calendar generally needs to do more. You have shared calendar items, meetings, invites, and much more to juggle. Many workplaces use Outlook and Exchange for this.
The Best Roku Web Browsers to Use
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How to Sideload Plex Plugins
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8 Stranger Things Memes You Need in Your Life
Millions of people love Stranger Things, and happily binge a new season as soon as it’s released on Netflix. Season 3 was no exception, and as soon as the show debuted, fans started posting Stranger Things memes. In this article, we list the best Stranger Things memes, and explain how and when to use them. Just a note of warning that this article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 3, so only read on if you have watched it all. 1. Robin’s Whiteboard of Wisdom Meme And that's a fact.
How to Use Your Journal App as the Perfect Productivity Planner
A journal app is not just a place to put down your personal thoughts at the end of the day. It’s an efficient work planner in disguise, and you can use it to boost your professional or personal productivity with our starter tips below. 1. Use the Calendar to Plan Ahead and Stay Focused A good journal app is sure to come with an in-built calendar, and you can use that to visualize your day, week, month, or even the entire year easily.
6 Essential Android Accessibility Apps for Users With Disabilities
Smartphones can often pose a usability challenge for people with disabilities. But thanks to the efforts of Google and third-party developers, Android is now a lot more approachable and easy to operate for all users. You can turn your Android phone into a sound amplifier, your personal transcriber, or control it with your face. Here are the best accessibility apps to set up an Android phone to work perfectly for your needs. 1.
6 Reasons to Use LinkedIn Beyond Searching for Jobs
People generally use LinkedIn to search for a new job. The social media site has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the best places to go to find a new job. However, you don’t need to be actively searching for a new job to get some use out of LinkedIn. And in this article we list the reasons to use LinkedIn beyond job searching. 1. Use LinkedIn to Build Your Reputation as an Expert If you play your cards right you’ll find a great company to work for.
How to Turn an Android Device Into a Retro Gaming Console
If you’re a fan of retro gaming, but like to play on the go, then your best option is Android. From the Sega Genesis to the Nintendo 64, you can install a wide range of emulators on Android devices. As if that wasn’t enough, Android phones, tablets, and TV boxes can run re-released classic games from the Play Store. Here’s everything you need to start enjoying retro gaming on Android.
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