Why Convert Text to Curves? A designer may choose to convert text to curves to alter the shape of specific characters in a logo, newsletter nameplate or other decorative text to achieve certain artistic effects. It might be prudent to convert text to curves when sharing files with others who may not have the same fonts you have or when font embedding is not an option. Other reasons to convert include:...
As with a search for “horse,” Google may assume that you want to find a place to go horse riding near you and show a map of nearby stables. Stemming Words Google automatically searches for variations of the words you use, so when you search for horse riding, you’re also searching for "ride" and “horses.” Similarly, if you had results you wanted to exclude, you could use a minus sign, so horse -breeding would yield results of horse without the word breeding on the page....
The first video starts with the fundamentals. The second video delves into the Scribus story editor and the beginning of stylesheets. The final video in the series continues your work with stylesheets and teaches you how to distribute completed work from Scribus. The videos are in Theora/Ogg format, which is supported in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. If you use a different browser, refer to these instructions before viewing the videos....
According to Wired, the new lawsuit results from users “Cruzzcontrol” and “CreatineOverdose,” targeting Twitch streamers in the Black, LGBTQIA+, and transgender communities by using racist, homophobic, sexist, and transphobic content last month. Twitch said the harassment is a violation of its terms of service. The lawsuit alleges the two users constantly created multiple new accounts after being banned to continue their “hate raids,” when groups of malicious users use bot accounts to fill a streamer’s chat with abuse....
According to a Monday tweet from Twitter product designer Dominic Camozzi, the possible feature is in its early stages and would be meant to help “control unwanted attention.” Camozzi said the feature would allow you to untag yourself from a Tweet or conversation you don’t want to be involved in, as well as turn off your mentions for a specific period, such as one day or one week. “Just pick ‘Unmention yourself from this conversation’ from the more info menu and the link to your profile will be removed,” he wrote....
Although the name has changed to Apple Diagnostics (AD), the purpose of the app has not. AD can be used to find problems with your Mac’s hardware, including bad RAM, issues with your power supply, battery or power adapter, failed sensors, graphics problems, issues with the logic board or CPU, wired and wireless Ethernet problems, internal drives, bad fans, camera, USB, and Bluetooth. Apple Diagnostics Availability Apple Diagnostics is included on every 2013 or later Mac....
Structure of the Windows Registry The Windows Registry is structured in a hierarchy, with the topmost registry keys referred to as registry hives. These have special rules attached to them, but they’re registry keys in every other sense. The term “registry entry” can refer to any individual part of the Windows Registry (like a hive or value), but usually, it’s synonymous with a registry key. Items in the registry are structured in this way: Let’s look at a specific example from Registry Editor to help explain how registry keys work: As you can see, the registry path shown above is divided into three sections, each separated by a backslash:...
How to Access the Control Panel Think of Control Panel as the place to go in Windows if you want to change something about how it looks or works. In recent versions of Windows, Control Panel resides in the Windows System folder or category in the Apps listing. In other versions, open the Start menu and then choose Control Panel, or Start > Settings > Control Panel. See How to Open Control Panel for detailed, OS-specific directions....
The Elements of a SQL Query SQL queries using Data Manipulation Language (the set of SQL statements that access or modify data, as opposed to the Data Definition Language that modifies the structure of the database itself) consist of four blocks, the first two of which are not optional. At a minimum, a SQL query follows the following form: Here, the select keyword identifies what information you wish to display and the from keyword identifies where that data comes from and how those data sources associate with each other....
What Audio Formats Does iPad Support? The current supported audio formats for the iPad and other iOS devices are: AAC (bitrates from 8 to 320 Kbps) HE-AAC (bitrates from 8 to 320 Kbps) Protected AAC (from the iTunes Store) ALAC (Apple Lossless) MP3 (bitrates 8 to 320 Kbps) MP3 VBR (Variable Bitrate) Dolby Digital (AC-3) Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) AA (Audible formats 2, 3, 4) / Audible Enhanced Audio / AAX / AAX+ WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)...
Used Movie Selling Tips A Warning About Selling Movies You’ve Converted to Digital Copies If you used a service like Vudu to do a disc to digital conversion, or you have a movie that came with an UltraViolet copy, know that selling your original copy of the movie after you’ve converted it may not be such a hot idea. While it’s still very much a grey area, selling the actual physical copy of a movie could be interpreted as breaking the licensing agreement or copyright law because you still retain a digital copy of the movie....
How Apple Devices Update Apple periodically releases new versions of its mobile operating systems. By design, these updates affect only the core operating system of the device and do not modify user data. Therefore, you can be confident that an iOS, iPadOS, or WatchOS upgrade will not remove your photos, music, or other data. Potential for Data Loss Although upgrades don’t affect user data, it’s not unheard-of for an update to fail for some reason....
It introduces an updated Start Menu, new login methods, a better taskbar, a notification center, support for virtual desktops, the Edge browser, and a host of other usability updates. Cortana, Microsoft’s mobile personal assistant, is part of Windows 10, even on desktop computers. Windows 10 Features Rather than continuing with the Windows 8-style “tiles” menu, which wasn’t well-received, Microsoft has reverted to a Windows 7-style menu in Windows 10. It does include tiles, but they’re smaller and more contained....
What Is an XLM File? A file with the XLM file extension is an Excel 4.0 macro file. Macros allow automation so that repetitive tasks can be “played” to save time and lower the likelihood of errors. This macro format was first added to Excel in v4.0, released in 1992. Newer Excel formats like XLSM and XLTM are similar in that they can store macros, but unlike XLM files, they’re actual spreadsheets that include macros....
The benefit of the Xposed framework over some methods of customizing your device is that you don’t have to make a blanket, system-wide modification (mod) that includes tons of changes just so that you can get one or two mods. Just choose the one(s) you want and then install them individually. The basic idea is that after installing an app called Xposed Installer, you can use it to find and install other apps/mods that can do a wide variety of things....
Yahoo shut down the service on July 17, 2018. However, it isn’t the only IM program available; there are lots of Yahoo Messenger alternatives that work in basically the same way. What Was Yahoo Messenger? The Yahoo Messenger app was much like other messaging apps. You could send free texts to your friends using the internet, and it worked on a variety of platforms. This meant you could install the app on your phone or tablet, or pull it up on your computer, to send free texts without paying for a texting service....
Google announced the addition of masks and filters to Meet on Wednesday, noting that users could download the update on iOS and Android devices. While Google specifically calls out the mobile apps, according to Engadget, the new options are also available when starting a call through Gmail as well as through the app. To start adding filters and masks, all users need to do is press the sparkle button in the bottom right-hand corner of the video call....
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple plans to offer a new service that would allow your iPhone to accept payments directly, rather than just make payments. According to Gurman, the concept has been in development since 2020 and will likely utilize the same near field communications (NFC) chip already used for Apple Pay. As Gurman points out, while iPhones have been able to act as a form of payment for a while via services like Apple Pay, accepting payments requires an external terminal—something like a plug-in Square device or a credit card reader connected via Bluetooth....
On Thursday, YouTube revealed that it has begun rolling out multi-audio track support for videos to a small group of creators. The move will let users include multiple audio tracks with their videos, ultimately allowing for multilingual content that lets viewers swap between their respective language tracks. The introduction of multiple audio tracks also will help creators who want to include descriptive audio for blind or low-vision viewers. Additionally, YouTube is more broadly rolling out its live stream auto-captions feature, which previously was only available to users with 1,000 or more subscribers....
Here are just 10 videos that went viral before YouTube, Facebook and every other social site we use now ever existed. According to Know Your Meme, the video was uploaded to Kazaa and then spread from there, ending up on several Internet humor websites and was eventually transformed into parodies and remixes created with different special effects added to it. It’s been estimated that the original unedited Star Wars Kid video has now been viewed over one billion times....
