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Minimizing each window one by one just to get a look at your desktop is a waste of time. Instead, Windows 11 offers the Show Desktop button, which gives you a quick look at your desktop. There are also several keyboard shortcuts that you can use to view your desktop or even minimize all those windows quickly. Click the Show Desktop Icon on the Windows 11 Taskbar If you’re coming in from a previous version of Windows (such as Windows 10), you probably already know about the Show Desktop button....

This time we’ll look at how to replace or change color in Photoshop. There are a few different paths you can follow here, depending on your end goal. Whether you’re looking to apply a cool color effect to your photo, or change the color of a specific part of your image, here are a few different ways to replace color in Adobe Photoshop. How to Quickly Replace One Color With Another in Photoshop The first method of replacing one color with another in Photoshop is good for when you need to change the background color, or any solid color that takes up a lot of your picture....

Here’s how you can restore contacts on an Android device and how to set up an automatic backup so that you never have to worry about losing them again. Restore Contacts Using Google Contacts If you use Google Contacts (or have turned on Google’s automatic backup service), you’re in luck. The app or website will allow you to revert any accidental deletions and restore your contacts immediately. This method can be used for your phone’s contact list as well as your Gmail contacts list....

Recently Facebook added a new tool that can help you engage with your followers across your social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram in particular, called Meta Business Suite (previously Facebook Business Suite). Meta Business Suite can help you save time and effort by organizing your content and scheduling it in advance. This article will tell you what Meta Business Suite is and how to use it to schedule your Instagram posts and stories to make social media management easier for you....

Microsoft is shifting to something called Fluent Design Principles. This is a set of four principles that Microsoft believes will “…navigate the nexus of timeless needs and current realities.” as Head of Microsoft Office Design, Jon Friedman writes. The four principles are design for focus, amplification, connection, and protection or peace of mind. These may sound like airy marketing terms, but they do translate into practical features. If you’re not a part of the Microsoft Insiders program, Office isn’t going to change for a while....

There are several reasons why this could happen, so it’s best to try a few common troubleshooting steps that will likely clear up this temporary issue. 1. Check Your Internet Connection You may think a problem with your internet connection wouldn’t only affect your Microsoft Store downloads. Still, there are many situations where internet configuration issues could prevent downloads from specific servers or websites without affecting other services. Try turning your router off for a few minutes and then turning it on again, or try switching to a different internet connection to see if this unjams whatever is preventing your downloads from continuing....

While you can network the host and guest computer together pretty easily, most people probably just want a simple way to share folders between the host and guest OS in VirtualBox. The good news is that this is quite easy to do! Clearing Up The Terminology It’s important that we quickly clear up a few key terms that will be used in this article: A virtual machine is a simulated computer that runs on another computer....

Set Sleep Timer in Terminal First, open your Terminal. Once the Terminal is open, let’s go over how the ‘sleep’ command works. It’s very simple. To sleep for 10 seconds, use this command: To sleep for 10 minutes, use this command: To sleep for 10 hours, use this command: Finally, to sleep for 10 days, use this command: You can even combine commands, so if you wanted to sleep for 5 hours and 30 minutes, you would use a single ‘sleep’ command with both times:...

The story of this IP address is deeper than you might think, but before we get into that we’ll cover the bare basics of what an IP address is. IP Addresses: The Quick Version First, 192.168.0.1 is an example of an IP (internet protocol) address. The internet is a vast computer network that routes trillions and trillions of data bits around. Those packets have to be sent around in an orderly fashion, which requires a strict set of rules....

It bears a resemblance to Microsoft Word but is more related to the commercial Adobe InDesign (part of Adobe’s expensive Creative Cloud) and free Scribus software. Publisher is a desktop publishing software with features for page layout and design. What Can You Do In Microsoft Publisher You can design anything in Microsoft Publisher by combining graphics with beautiful text. Start with simple things like cards and printable labels. Graduate to bigger projects like wedding invitations, brochures, flyers, newsletters, lesson plans, and even books....

Thanks to advances in how GPUs work, they are also used for non-graphical purposes. Since they consist of many simple processors, GPUs are good at doing certain sorts of tasks at incredibly high speeds. For example, many video editing and photo manipulation packages can use the GPU to accelerate encoding and conversion tasks. However, not all GPUs are made equal. There’s a class of professional, workstation-class GPU products that seem rather strange on the surface....

It feels terrible, but now you’re short a few hundred dollars and stuck with a slow laptop. Don’t feel bad. We’ll tell you how to fix a new laptop. 1. Disable Startup Programs New computers often come loaded with apps set to launch at startup. It’s easy to understand how your computer might have difficulty booting and running tasks quickly when a dozen apps are running in the background keeping the CPU busy....

I found a few interesting tidbits which I had no idea existed, which just goes to show you should always check the settings on a regular basis to see what’s hiding under the hood. To access your settings, bring up the Windows menu and click the cog icon. RansomWare Protection For those who have been lucky enough to avoid ransomware up till now, this is when a cyber-criminal sends a virus to someone’s computer system (perhaps in the form of an infected email attachment)....

As with any keyboard or hotkey shortcuts, they take time to learn. But they will typically make your workflow more efficient and enjoyable. Here are 10 of the most popular Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts and why they are so cool. The Super KeySee What Applications are Installed on Your SystemMinimize Applications and Show Your DesktopUbuntu Terminal ShortcutLock Your ScreenLog Out or ExitFolder ShortcutsSwitch ApplicationsNotification TrayRun a Quick Command The Super Key You will find the Super key on the keyboard to the left of the spacebar between the Ctrl and Alt keys....

However, there can be a number of reasons to look for alternatives to PowerPoint. Maybe you don’t want to buy Microsoft Office, or put in the time and effort into mastering PowerPoint. Maybe you’re just looking for a fresh look for your office presentations. There are plenty of PowerPoint alternatives out there that you can use online. Have a look at our top picks and see which one suits your needs best....

We’re going to first look at the health issues that can be caused or exacerbated by computer use, and at the end we’ll look at what you can do to keep these things from happening. Or at least minimize them. Migraines and Headaches There are headaches and then there are migraine headaches. Excessive staring at a screen can contribute to the severity and frequency of both. Your eyes are literally brain stalks that have the ends exposed to the world....

Zip and Unzip Using Zip in Linux Linux has several compression tools built into almost every distribution, commonly known as Linux distros. Zip is likely the most popular. The Zip utility can be used in the graphical user interface (GUI) or the terminal. Zip in the Linux GUI Unzip in the Linux GUI The files are extracted. Notice that they’re back to their full size of 100 MB each. Archive Manager to Unzip in the Linux GUI Some Linux distros have other ways to unzip built into them....

This Python tutorial for beginners should help you get started with your efforts to learn Python. Why Learn Python? Python is an object-oriented language that was designed with readability in mind. If you’ve ever looked at a wall of code before, you may have found it somewhat hard to follow unless you were intimately acquainted with the language. Python utilizes significant amounts of whitespace that makes it easy to read the lines of code and discern their purpose....

But don’t worry, there are some fixes you can try to break those stubborn links, free your Excel data, and make your workbook independent. If you can’t break links in Microsoft Excel, follow the steps below. How to Break Links in Excel (and Why It Stops Working) Before we dive into the fixes, let’s understand why break links might not work in the first place. When you link data from another workbook or worksheet, Excel creates a connection that allows you to update the data automatically....

While major browsers like Google Chrome should allow sound to play automatically, there can sometimes be issues that prevent the audio from playing correctly. If your Chrome sound is not working, you’ll need to troubleshoot the issue by following these common fixes below. 1. Unmute the Website Tab In many cases, the reason why you can’t hear sound through Google Chrome is because the website playing it is automatically muted....