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Jun
24
2024

How to Restore Recovered Photos Using EXIF Metadata

How to Restore Recovered Photos Using EXIF Metadata Data loss is a massive blow, but once you’ve recovered your missing data, sorting it out is invariably time-consuming. If the data loss was due to an accidental partition deletion on your computer’s hard disk drive (HDD) you’ll typically have hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of images to filter. Now, you might be happy to simply start from scratch… but if you have collected an archive of personal images that fo.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Use Hyper-V to Run Any Linux Distro on Windows 10

Hyper-V: Microsoft’s Answer to Virtualization You’re reading this on a computer with an installed OS. For the most part, that’s what computers do: create a contained environment by which users can view, edit, and run files. Few, however, bother with using two or more operating systems on one single computer. Disclaimer: According to Microsoft, Hyper-V is available on 64-bit versions of Windows Professional, Enterprise, and Education in Windows 8 and later. It is not available.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Sync Your Google Calendar With Your To-Do List

Why Use Google Calendar? First, because it’s extremely popular. While there are tons of competitors on the market, almost everyone has or has had experience with a Gmail account. This means that they’ve glanced at a Google Calendar at least once. Second, you should use this app because it’s so easy to find to-do lists that sync with Google Calendar. If you prefer iCal? No problem, you can easily marry the two. Use Fantastical or the Windows Calendar? No issue with either of .

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Jun
24
2024

How to Install and Optimize Minecraft on Linux

How Can You Make Minecraft Run Faster? As with most modern video games, the successful use of Minecraft depends on various factors. Correct video drivers, system optimizations, and more can be used to make Minecraft run more reliably and even faster. In this guide, we’re going to look at the following ways to get the best out of Minecraft on Linux. Beef your PC Prepare for gaming Install the latest drivers Update your Java runtime Add Optifine to Minecraft Use your CPUs performan.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Spot Unsafe Email Attachments

Unsafe Attachment in Emails Email remains a prominent attack vector for hackers, cybercriminals, snoopers, and other online miscreants. As such, it’s vital that you know how to spot an unsafe email attachment. If you’re not sure where to start, keep reading. We’re going to explain several red flags that’ll help you identify potentially dangerous files in your inbox. 1. Dangerous File Extensions Unfortunately, there are several file extensions that could potentially ru.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Use SketchUp for 3D Design

What Is SketchUp? SketchUp, formerly Google SketchUp, is a 3D modeling program that was released in the year 2000. It is now owned by a company called Trimble. As a program that is devoted to 3D modeling, SketchUp is perfect for a wide range of uses. These uses vary, from architectural design and landscaping to film and game development. With pre-fab models that you can use in your designs, this app also acts as a collective engine where you can easily build 3D structures and render them. The.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Fix the WHEA Uncorrectable Error on Windows 10

What Is the WHEA Uncorrectable Error? WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (Windows stop code 0x0000124) is a hardware error. There are several common causes for a WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (we’ll abbreviate it as WUE), most of which directly relate to your system hardware: Corrupt hardware (Damaged hard drives, GPU, CPU, PSU, corrupt RAM, etc.) Driver compatibility issues Heat and voltage issues (Overclocking and voltage changes) Corrupt Windows system files or registry files Although it isn&r.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Prevent Your Windows Computer From Waking Up Randomly

  Check for Wake Devices in the Command Prompt To figure out why your computer randomly turns on, you can first use a few Command Prompt commands to get an idea of what’s going on. To open a Command Prompt, right-click on the Start button (or press Win + X) to open the power user menu. There, select Command Prompt (or Windows PowerShell; either will work). Enter the following command: powercfg –lastwake This will show you the last device that woke your PC up from sleep. if .

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Jun
24
2024

How to Create Custom Functions in Google Sheets

Google Sheets Functions Google Sheets has pretty powerful functions already built-in. An example of built-in functions you may have already used would be Sum or Average: What if you wanted to perform a calculation that isn’t included in standard functions? Consider a scenario where you want to add sales tax to the price of an item. Since tax rates vary by location, you would need to build a function with a long list of nested logic. It would look something like this: '=if(A2="PA",B2*0.0.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Play Video Smoothly on Your PC

What Factors Affect Video Playback Quality? Smooth video playback boils down to a few hardware and software choices. These choices affect offline and online video playback differently. Here’s what can negatively affect video playback: An outdated media player A low-performance PC which would stifle high-quality Blu-ray playback A souped-up PC, but a bad internet connection Whatever the case, smooth video playback is within your sights. Two other factors impact playback quality: offli.

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