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Mar 24, 2020

Internet Archive Makes 1.4 Million Digital Books Available Immediately

National Emergency Library offers access to digitized books that only exist in paper format — Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown orders force people across the globe to shelter in place. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the outbreak a National Emergency in the United States just two days after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. The disruption of the lives of more than a…

Library Usage

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Internet Archive Makes 1.4 Million Digital Books Available Immediately
Internet Archive Makes 1.4 Million Digital Books Available Immediately
Library Usage

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May 26, 2019

Taffy

Tag a friend who’s full of candy…yadda yadda yadda…taffy — Switeart is such a candyman. And by that I mean has pustules bursting with what could be considered sweet delights in the correct lighting. Perhaps not the “full” they were looking for. Switeart took great offense at my insinuating their pustules look as though they are full of candy (they…

Taffy

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Taffy
Taffy
Taffy

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Nov 28, 2017

My middle finger is in your auto-play media

That’s not my auto-play media! (That’s not my middle finger…) — The latest version of Safari web browser stops auto-play media with sound by default. Thank you, Apple. If you lap up written content on the Internet with any vigor, you know the sites that are the worst offenders. One blaring interruption after another may be enough to condition you to…

Safari

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My middle finger is in your auto-play media
My middle finger is in your auto-play media
Safari

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Nov 22, 2017

Quit your day job. Master custom iPhone ringtones.

First, it’s your own phone. Next, a kiosk at the mall. Finally, the world! — Apple has sold over one billion iPhones. That’s a lot of phones by any standard. With that many iPhones floating around the planet, iPhone owners rarely stand out in a crowd. A great way to distinguish yourself from other Apple customers is by deviating from the standard ringtone path. Using…

Apple

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Quit your day job. Master custom iPhone ringtones.
Quit your day job. Master custom iPhone ringtones.
Apple

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Oct 30, 2017

Go away, 3D Objects folder

Hide the new Windows 10 3D Objects folder until you need it — There was a certain excitement about the new Windows 10 3D Objects folder. The folder miraculously showed up under This PC after a recent upgrade to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709). Imagine a folder chock full of 3D goodies to explore as procrastination fodder. The excitement was…

Windows 10

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Go away, 3D Objects folder
Go away, 3D Objects folder
Windows 10

4 min read


Oct 29, 2017

Ping your site for security and performance issues

Sonar is a free online linting and scanning tool from Microsoft — From the team that brought the world Microsoft Edge comes a new open-source linting and scanning tool. The free tool, called Sonar, helps web developers identify and analyze website security and performance issues. In doing so, developers are better able to write the best code possible and work toward ridding…

Security

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Ping your site for security and performance issues
Ping your site for security and performance issues
Security

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Oct 16, 2017

Fixing iTunes after a Windows 10 refresh

Sometimes resetting Windows 10 removes a little too much off the sides — No matter what compels one to reinstall their operating system, there is always accompanying fear and apprehension. Long-time Windows users are conditioned to fear anything that may result in a blue screen of death. And, by all means, never pursue such activities during times of peak productivity. There is never…

Windows 10

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Fixing iTunes after a Windows 10 refresh
Fixing iTunes after a Windows 10 refresh
Windows 10

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Oct 2, 2017

Five ways to check shortened links for safety

Verify a destination site is safe and suitable before you click a shortened URL — Link shortening services are great for squeezing long URLs into tiny places. A shortened link is a URL with fewer characters that redirects to a longer destination URL. Many reasons exist for wanting to shorten a link. They take less time to type, are easier to remember, and are a…

Malware

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Five ways to check shortened links for safety
Five ways to check shortened links for safety
Malware

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Oct 2, 2017

Add and change languages in Chrome

Go Dutch. Hey Korean. Sanity Czech. Hmong friends. — Duolingo, the popular language learning service, recently added courses in Korean and Czech. As part of your immersion, try configuring Google Chrome in the language you’re learning. The language you set applies to all of Chrome’s settings and menus. This tutorial shows you how to change languages in Google Chrome…

Google Chrome

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Add and change languages in Chrome
Add and change languages in Chrome
Google Chrome

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Sep 30, 2017

Change the default Windows 10 web browser app

If you hate it, set it free — Chances are good that the Microsoft Edge web browser is not your cup of tea. Edge is the default Windows 10 web browser. In combination with its great, great uncle, Internet Explorer, market share for Microsoft’s browsers has slipped from 32% to 21% in the last year alone. In all…

Windows 10

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Change the default Windows 10 web browser app
Change the default Windows 10 web browser app
Windows 10

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