Everybody loves to get a great deal, but if that amazing offer on Photoshop sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Legitimate copies of Photoshop are generally only available through your Creative Cloud subscription. If you find a site offering a price which is way out of the line from that, it is most likely not a legal copy. After all, Photoshop is probably the most pirated software on the planet....
According to Apple, unlisted app distribution would be handy for sharing apps used for research studies, employee resources, and more. Basically, any situation where you might want to limit an app’s reach to very specific individuals or a small group of people. All you have to do is give them the app’s link, which can be used either in the App Store, Apple Business Manager, or School Manager. Developers interested in getting an unlisted link for their app will have to request one from Apple directly....
RIGHT Function Syntax and Arguments In Excel, the syntax of a function refers to the layout and order of the function and its arguments. Arguments are the values functions use to perform calculations. A function’s syntax includes the function’s name, parentheses, and arguments. The syntax for the RIGHT function is: =RIGHT(Text,Num_chars) The function’s arguments tell Excel what data to look at in the function and the length of the string it should extract....
This setup on OS X made it easy for anyone to serve up a website with a series of simple mouse clicks. The basic web sharing service remained part of OS X until the release of OS X Mountain Lion, which removed the simplified user interface but left the Apache web server installed. Personal Web Sharing in OS X Lion and Earlier Your Mac supports two locations for serving up a website....
How to Use the Paint.NET Magic Wand To use the magic wand tool in Paint.NET: Paint.NET Magic Wand Tool Options While a tool is active, the icons beside Tools change to display all available options. In this case, the only option is the selection mode. The default setting for this option is Replace. Hover your mouse cursor over each icon to see what it does. Replace: Any existing selections in the document are replaced with the new selection....
Wait just a rootin-tootin minute—Shazam is 20 years old? How is this even possible? Apple has officially confirmed the birthday and is celebrating the milestone with a curated playlist focusing on the most Shazamed songs throughout the service’s history. If you’re still stuck on the notion of Shazam turning 20 when the iPhone and related modern smartphones are just 15, here’s how it shakes out. Shazam started as a text-message service in the UK, although the functionality was nearly unchanged....
Wireless Access Points A wireless access point is a device that connects a wireless (usually Wi-Fi) local network to a wired (usually Ethernet) network. Wireless Application Protocol The Wireless Application Protocol was defined to support content delivery to mobile devices over wireless networks. Central to the design of WAP was a network stack based on the OSI model. WAP implemented several new networking protocols that perform functions similar to but separate from the well-known Web protocols HTTP, TCP, and SSL....
But which of the two is the best traffic app for you? Find out in this comparison of Waze vs. Google Maps. Overall Findings At a glance, Waze and Google Maps appear to do exactly the same thing. But once you start using each it quickly becomes apparent that they are two very different apps. Google Maps is a dependable, reliable navigation tool. The search works with either specific addresses or business names....
Western Digital is a big name in the hard drive space. Though there are inevitably some duds here and there with WD hard drives, the Black series has been the favorite for many over the years, with their boosted performance and reliability. For this particular review, we’ll be taking a close look at the WD Black, specifically the 3.5-inch 4TB hard drive with 256MB cache. There are many other formats, sizes, and variations out there in the Black series, but all these SATA-based drives will deliver roughly the same results thanks to their shared interface....
Local Storage Prime Now Faster, Greener Better still, delivery routes will be shorter. Instead of driving in and out of the city with every load, vans and cars will shuttle goods from the mall to offices, and to downtown apartments. Ideally, this would be combined with greener delivery vehicles. I mentioned the electric-powered trikes above, but there are other options. In Dublin, for example, UPS is testing electric-powered handcarts, with drop-in containers full of parcels....
Perfectly efficient diodes appear to be open circuits with a negative voltage and they look like short circuits otherwise. But because diodes admit to some inefficiency, their current-to-voltage relationship is nonlinear. As such, you’ll want to consult a diode’s datasheet to see a graph of the curve of any given diode’s forward voltage relative to its forward current, so that you pick the right diode for your particular project....
Minecraft lets kids flex their creative muscles by building and exploring. It also allows them to interact with others on a social level. In fact, they seem to develop a whole other language that becomes increasingly foreign-sounding to parents. Even if you have no idea what half of the things are that they’re talking about, it’s easy to see that they’re having a good time. While Minecraft doesn’t seem to be too terribly violent — save the occasional exploding sheep or pig — you shouldn’t be too worried about it....
What Is a VST Plugin? In the case of VST plugins, they are designed to work within the sort of digital audio workstation (DAW) applications that you can use to make music in home and professional studio settings. While VST plugins are designed for use with DAW applications, different types of VST plugins have different purposes. VST instrument plugins allow you to insert a variety of virtual instruments into an audio recording without having access to physical versions of those instruments, and VST effects plugins allow you to alter sounds in new and exciting ways....
The Meaning Behind Yahoo’s Full Name This odd name was coined in 1994 by two electrical engineering Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University, David Filo and Jerry Yang. The original name for what is now known as the Yahoo search engine was “David’s and Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” Realizing they needed a better name, Filo and Yang turned to the dictionary and chose “yahoo” because it was a word that anyone can say and remember with ease....
G was ratified in June of 2003, replacing the older 802.11b (“B”) standard. 802.11n (“N”) and newer standards eventually replaced G. How Fast Is 802.11g? 802.11g Wi-Fi supports a maximum network bandwidth of 54 Mbps, significantly higher than the 11 Mbps rating of B and significantly less than the 150 Mbps or greater speeds of N. Like many other forms of networking, G can’t achieve the theoretical maximum rating in practice; 802....
1080 refers to the number of horizontal lines of visual information displayed on a television screen. For comparison, the Wii, like pre-HD TVs, offers a measly 480 lines. The more lines, the better-looking the image. The “p” in 1080p stands for progressive scan, as opposed to “i” for interlaced, and tells you how the image is output to the screen. An interlaced scan outputs every other line then lays in the other lines in the gaps left by the first scan....
How to Change Your Bio You can change your Twitter bio by editing your profile. You can also optimize it with hashtags and @usernames. Other Parts of the Twitter Profile The bio is coupled with optional descriptive items that let people know where you’re from, when you started using Twitter, your birthday, and your personal or business website address. When someone clicks one of your tweets in their Twitter feed, they are sent to your profile screen and can see your bio there....
Basic Functionality The bass reflex speaker is designed so that the back wave of a speaker cone is routed through an open port (sometimes called a vent or tube) in the enclosure in order to reinforce overall bass output. These ports are generally located on the front or rear of the speaker cabinet and can vary in depth and diameter (even wide enough to reach your hand through). Channeling the speaker cone’s rear sound wave through such a port can often be an effective way to increase output volume, reduce distortion, and improve bass response and extension (versus sealed enclosure speakers)....
What Is a Digital Optical Connection? Digital optical is a type of audio connection in home theater systems and stereo systems for automobiles. Fewer devices are being made with digital optical output ports, so it’s important to understand which types of connections your audio equipment can support. Digital optical is a physical connection that uses fiber optics to transfer audio data from a compatible source device to a compatible playback device using a specially designed cable and connector....
The Trouble With Drowsy and Impaired Drivers Research has found that fatigued and drowsy drivers suffer from slower reaction times and that a large number of both fatal and non-fatal crashes take place during the nighttime and early morning hours when drivers are less alert. With these two pieces of information, it’s reasonable to assume that a general increase in driver alertness could potentially save lives. While an NHTSA study concluded that adequate sleep and proper education on the dangers of drowsy driving are the best solutions to the problem, the reality is that drowsy and impaired drivers get behind the wheel every day....
