Are there keys on your keyboard that you haven’t pressed for weeks? Even with the most common keyboard shortcuts, you might never have reason to hit keys like Scroll Lock, some of the F1-F12 keys, or Pause. What you’d appreciate more are keys that let you access certain functions that you actually use immediately. Even better, you can add many of these to your existing keyboard. That’s what we’re going to accomplish today. Here’s how to stop wasting keyboard space with functions you don’t use and add som...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 14th, 2017
It is easy to hoard digital accounts. I’m sure most people cannot remember every account they’ve ever created. The internet is a vast place. Services come and go. Sometimes creating an account is the only way to get access to a specific file or publication. Add in your enormous digital footprint — photos, music, videos, and so on — and keeping track of what is important becomes difficult. The succession of your digital world is becoming equal to your physical life. We make a will declaring how we can our...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 13th, 2017
Creating a flowchart might be a very easy task for some. And if you follow our article, you can make a gorgeous one in Microsoft Word. But what if you do not want to start from scratch? These templates for Microsoft Office let you create a flowchart quickly in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Whether for a business purpose or a personal one, you will be off to a great start with these handy and easily editable options. Why Use a Flowchart? If you need to document or explain a process or procedure, there is no...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 12th, 2017
The file is one of the fundamental parts of the computing experience. But what is a "file" anyway? It’s an icon on your desktop, an entry in a list that opens your budget as a spreadsheet, and a name you can give to your latest selfie. At the end of the day, a "file" is a collection of bits (zeroes and ones) arranged in a pattern that some application understands. Developers may keep these patterns secret, which may make users keep a particular program despite alternatives. Other developers may actually ...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 12th, 2017
Alongside Google, Facebook, and Xerox, Photoshop is an example of a product so popular that its name is now a verb. Is it any surprise that newbies flock to Photoshop as the one true app for image manipulation? "If everyone else is using it, I might as well too!" But you might want to reconsider and try MS Paint instead. To be clear, Photoshop absolutely has its place in the world of art and photography. It’s objectively better than MS Paint — but that doesn’t mean it’s better for you. Photoshop is often...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 11th, 2017
The internet is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Ask a friend to point at the internet, and at best they will probably pull out their phone or laptop. But those are just bits of plastic and metal with batteries and screens. If they contained the internet, we wouldn’t need data connections. The internet comes from somewhere, but where? And why can’t we make our own? How the Internet Began Like GPS, the internet is a technology born in part out of a desire for military superiority. Shor...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 10th, 2017
Almost everyone goes through the same phases: you discover manga comics, you develop a number of favorites, and eventually you dream of drawing your own awesome series. Then again, it doesn’t even have to go that way. Maybe you just want to learn how to draw your favorite characters, or learn enough to doodle in your spare time. Drawing is a wonderful creative hobby, and if you get good at it, who knows how far you could take it? So whether you want to make money drawing manga or just dabble in it for fu...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 8th, 2017
The Google Play Store is home to a massive number of apps and continues to grow every day, so how are you to know which are the best? We’ve got you covered with our list of the best Android apps. We’ve done the searching for you, and we narrowed it down to the three best apps in each category. No matter what your need, you’ll find it here. Enjoy, and let us know if you think we’re missing anything. Automation Gravity Screen Never use the power button on your smartphone or tablet again! With Gravity Scr...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on July 8th, 2017
