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Documents created by word processors such as Microsoft Word can take up space on your computer or handheld device. It takes just seconds to compress, stuff, or zip them. Compress Files Before Sending Them as Attachments You can prevent large files from using up network resources with a compression utility such as: WinZip (Windows, Mac) 7-Zip (Unix, Mac, Windows) StuffIt (Mac, Windows) bzip2 (Unix, Mac, Windows) Many word processing documents can be compressed to 10 percent of their original size....

We already knew that Microsoft had plans to bring the application programming interface (API) that next-gen Xbox consoles use to speed up how they load games to Windows. However, XDA Developers notes that it was unclear if support would be available outside of Windows 11. Now, the launch of the first developer preview for that API on Windows also has revealed that Windows 10 will offer its own version of support for the tech....

Inkscape Layers Palette Adobe Illustrator users may consider it a little underpowered in so far as it doesn’t apply every single element to a layer. The ​counter-argument, though, is that the greater simplicity of the Layers palette in Inkscape actually makes it more user-friendly and easier to manage. As with many popular image editing applications, the Layers palette also offers the power to combine and blend layers in creative ways....

Overall Findings When WPA replaced the older WEP technology, which used easy-to-crack radio waves, it improved WEP security by scrambling the encryption key and verifying that it wasn’t altered during data transfer. WPA2 further improves the security of a network with its use of stronger encryption called AES. Although WPA is more secure than WEP, WPA2 is more secure than WPA and the right choice for router owners. WPA2 is designed to improve the security of Wi-Fi connections by requiring the use of stronger wireless encryption than WPA requires....

Those iconic little images are more popular on the internet now than ever before. There are so many of them that Emoji translators are available to help you figure out what they mean. Emoji are here to stay as long as we all continue tweeting and texting. Here are a few interesting facts about those crazy, colorful little emoji that prove just how much the world loves them. iPhone users quickly learned they could activate the emoji keyboard in iOS 6 to add fun smileys and tiny icons in their text messages....

When you’re retracing animation, 2B pencils are good choices. They are soft enough to give for a varied line but hard enough to make dark clean lines. Three-hole-punched paper attaches to a small peg bar taped on your light table to hold the paper in place. Buying the paper already punched saves you the trouble of punching it manually or taping it on the table, and makes it easier to align pages....

This profile is referred to as the Hands-Free Profile (HFP). Most phones, head units, and many Bluetooth kits with HFP allow you to place and receive calls, dial numbers with voice commands, and access your address book. Many infotainment systems and head units have the Message Access Profile (MAP) Bluetooth functionality. It allows users to display text messages received on your phone. When paired with text-to-speech or speech-to-text functionality, Bluetooth texting allows users to text in a hands-free environment—exactly what’s needed while on the road....

Be sure to swap out the file.acb file name with the right name for your ACB file. You can name the XML file whatever you like. AutoCAD Color Book files use the ACB extension, too. Files of this type store collections of colors that the AutoCAD computer-aided design software can use to fill in surfaces and lines. They’re useful for creating a template of colors that a company can use across all of their designs....

The company, which earlier this year announced $28 million in its first round of funding, announced the initiative on Tuesday, noting that the upcoming consumer-focused search engine, called accessFind, will allow people with disabilities to easily determine whether or not a website is accessible. The engine is expected to launch soon, though an official date has yet to be announced. “For too many people, using popular search engines is a frustrating and fruitless experience,” Shir Ekerling, CEO of accessiBe, said in the press release....

According to Guardian Australia, Acer’s co-chief operating officer, Tiffany Huang, said that the rate of the global chip shortage cannot keep up with the demand of consumers. Huang noted that Acer “can only fill 50% of the worldwide demand.” “It will continue to be slow until the first quarter or second quarter of next year,” she said in the interview published on Monday. “We have a severe shortage, and it’s not simply just to make sure every family has a device to use, every person has to have a device for working or education....

According to Amazfit, both the Bip 3 and Bip 3 Pro improve on their predecessors with more health monitoring functions and “ultra-large” color displays. Though it’s worth pointing out that the new 1.69-inch screen may be larger than older Bips, but it’s still a bit smaller than the 1.77-inch screen on the Apple Watch Series 7. Beyond the bigger screen, which Amazfit says is made from 2.5D tempered glass and has a fingerprint-resistant coating, the new watches also have a few internal changes....

According to Dexerto, things began to get a little rowdy towards the end of the channel’s Esto Es Un Late stream. As the stream was winging down, Henar Alvarez was heard saying, “We’re going for the ban,” and “Let’s go, they’ll ban us,” before lifting up her shirt. The camera cut away for a few moments, but Alvarez made a second attempt when it was back on her. After which, the stream abruptly ended, and a “Thank you for watching” title appeared on the screen....

Available in two distinct models, the Mac Studio is intended for a more creative audience as its processors can render large 3D environments and allow musicians to work with hundreds of tracks and virtual instruments at once. The Studio Display is a 27-inch, 5K Retina monitor complete with a 12MP camera and six-speaker system. The two models are differentiated by which M1 chip they use. The M1 Max model has a 10-core CPU with eight performance cores and two efficient cores....

Monday’s Apple keynote gave us our first look at the new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, with the latter earning the (self-given) title of Apple’s largest and most powerful chip to date. Both are meant to provide significantly more performance compared to the current M1 models by scaling up the processing architecture. They also claim to provide almost twice the performance of some PC laptop chips while using up to 70% less power....

Is Google Sky Map Available for iPhone? Google Sky Map isn’t available for iOS yet. It’s an Android-only app for now. Several capable star-gazing alternatives are available for the iPhone and iPad you can use instead. Here are three recommended star mapping apps among the several available on the Apple Store. Is Sky Map a Google App? Sky Map started its life as a Google app for Android phones. Google employees developed it as a side project thanks to Google’s famed “20% Time rule,” where they could spend 20% of their time on personal ideas....

For added protection, COMODO Disk Encryption can even use a USB device as authentication. More About COMODO Disk Encryption COMODO Disk Encryption supports a wide range of hashes and encryption algorithms but, unfortunately, doesn’t support operating systems newer than Windows 7: COMODO Disk Encryption is said to work with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 The program itself can be password protected to prevent unauthorized changes SHA1, SHA256, MD5, and RipeMD160 are the supported hash algorithms, and AES, Serpent, Blowfish, and 3DES are the encryption algorithms you can choose from In addition to encrypting hard drives that are already installed, COMODO Disk Encryption also lets you create a virtual encrypted hard drive Can create what’s called a Rescue Boot CD to have a backup method of booting into an encrypted system volume It also serves as a small backup program by letting you copy one USB hard drive directly to another...

Adding a New Wireless Network To create a connection to a wireless home network or public Wi-Fi, first, you must configure a Wi-Fi connection. To do this, do the following steps: Repairing a Wi-Fi Connection Via Settings You may have already set up a Wi-Fi connection, but it’s simply not connecting. There are a couple of ways to run Windows Network Troubleshooter. Below is how to get started through Settings. These instructions and screenshots cover Windows 10....

The DEGREES Function’s Syntax and Arguments A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, brackets, and arguments. The syntax for the DEGREES() function is: The angle argument specifies the angle, in degrees, to be converted to radians. Specify either a specific angle size (in radians) or a cell reference to the location where the angle size resides. Excel’s DEGREES Function Example Use the DEGREES() function to convert an angle of 1....

It was a faster writing method than the Spencerian, allowing it to compete more effectively with the typewriter—although it would eventually succumb just as Spencerian business writing did. The Palmer Method caught on quickly in primary schools because of both its simpler style and because its writing drills were believed to foster discipline and uniformity—though not necessarily better handwriting. Cursive is the term used in the United States for what some other countries call joined-up or linked writing....

Can I Use PS VR Without a TV? The short answer is that you can, and you don’t need to do anything different to get the peripheral hooked up; you’ll just skip a single cable connection. Here’s what to do. What Do I Need for PlayStation VR? While a TV isn’t necessary to use Sony’s virtual reality system, you need a few other things. CUH-VR1: Slide the right side of the processor unit back to reveal the ports, connect the cables, and then slide the compartment forward again....