Although blurring and feathering are similar, they are two different tools. Feathering refers to softening hard edges of an image, so that it gradients into the background or other image. Blurring allows you to blur out any parts of an image so it becomes hazy, and blends together. Both these techniques are useful for many purposes, and they’re easy to learn. Follow the steps below to learn how to feather and blur in Photoshop....
This complication could result from file system corruption, power outage, virus infection, or a buggy driver and software. You can easily resolve the error and stop it from happening again. Try the troubleshooting steps highlighted below, and let us know which step fixes the error. Restart Your Computer When Windows displays this error, you’ll find two options on the screen: Restart and Advanced options. Some users report that restarting their computers resolved the problem....
If that happens, it indicates your phone’s hotspot is not working, and there are many reasons for that. Here we show you a few quick ways to get around Android’s hotspot issues on your phone. Toggle Airplane Mode to Fix Mobile Data/Wi-Fi Issues When you experience a network-related issue like your current one, toggle on and off airplane mode and see if that helps fix your problem. When you do this, your phone disconnects from all wireless networks....
When Error Code -105 gets in the way of your online shopping or gaming time, here are some things you can try to resolve the problem. What Is Steam Error Code -105? The message accompanying Error Code -105 is “Unable to connect to server,” which tells you the Steam client software is trying to request information from the server, and there aren’t any answers coming back. We’re going to assume that you’re getting this error in Steam alone....
As awesome as a VPN is, they are not infallible. There are times that a connection can fail to establish causing a ‘Connection failed with error 800’ to appear. What does this error mean? If you happen to see this error, it means that the VPN app installed on your Windows PC is failing to establish a connection to the VPN service. The why of it all can be traced back to some of the usual suspects which include the VPN app configuration, firewall complications, your internet connection, or the availability of the VPN server....
Whether you’re using Word or Google Docs, you can add page numbers in different number formats in the header, footer or margin of your document, and then customize them to your liking. How to Insert Page Numbers in Word on Windows Note: Instructions to add page numbers in this guide apply to recent Word versions. On a Windows PC follow the steps below. Repeat Step 1.Scroll to the Page X of Y section and choose a format....
Essential VirtualBox Lingo Before we get into the meat and potatoes of Guest Additions, there are a few core concepts you’ll need to know to make sense of it all. If you’re already well versed in the language of virtual machines, you can just skip to the next section, but if not, stick around for a minute. We’ve already mentioned the two most important concepts in the opening paragraph: host and guest system....
If this is the case for you, don’t worry. Here’s how you can reconnect your File History drive. What is File History and What Causes it to Disconnect? File History is one of Windows’ built-in backup features and was implemented to replace the original Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7 and before. It is used in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. The tool implements a scheduled backup to create copies of your files to an external hard drive so that they are recoverable in the case of system failure....
Over time, though, you may run into issues where Chrome fails to make your browsing data available across devices. In such instances, resetting Chrome sync is a fix that can help. A Chrome sync reset also allows you to deal with performance issues, forgotten sync passphrases, and accidentally deleted browsing data. But it’s best to get an idea of how the process works in advance. What Happens When You Reset Chrome Sync Chrome uses the Google servers to upload and sync changes to browsing data among devices....
But what can you do if you get locked out yourself? Although a little embarrassing, it can happen to anyone. Everyone has misplaced their keys at some point or another making getting back into your car or home, a real pain. What you’d normally do is call a professional to handle this sort of thing. They can get you back into whatever you’ve locked yourself out of, as long as you’re willing to pay for the service....
All you need to protect your hard drive is your personal computer or laptop. Windows and Mac have built-in encryption tools that let you set a password on your storage devices. Proceed to the sections below to learn how to set a password on an external hard drive on your computer. Encrypt an External Drive on Windows 10 Encrypting an external storage device on a Windows 10 computer requires you to manually choose an encryption method, encryption mode, backup a recovery key, and create a perfect (read: secure) password....
Here are a few ways to sort by date in Excel, as well as a trick to try if dates aren’t sorting correctly. Sorting a Single Column of Dates in Excel The easiest way to sort dates in Excel is to use the sorting tool to display dates in the order you want. This method should work in the vast majority of use cases. Sorting an Entire Worksheet by Date in Excel If your table has more than one column of data, you’ll want to preserve the relationships between columns when you sort....
How to Start a PowerPoint Slideshow You have a few ways to start a slideshow in PowerPoint. The one you use depends on which slide you want to begin with or if you want to use Presenter View. Plus, you can use the options in PowerPoint’s ribbon or keyboard shortcuts. Ribbon Options Keyboard Shortcuts Start from the beginning: F5 Start from the current slide: Shift + F5 Start in Presenter View: Alt + F5...
Thankfully, there are a few ways you can stop this from happening by disabling it in the Steam client or by stopping it in Windows Settings or Mac System Preferences. If you want to know how to stop Steam from opening on startup automatically, especially if you’re worried about slow boot times, you can follow the steps below. Changing Steam Startup Settings in the Steam Client When you install Steam on Windows, the client is set to automatically open when your PC boots up and you sign in....
BitLocker provides an easy way for Windows 10 users to protect their data using encryption. The program creates a secure environment for all your files without any extra effort on your part. If you don’t need BitLocker anymore, you can turn it off in a few quick steps. However, when you disable BitLocker on Windows 10 it will decrypt all your files, and your data won’t be protected anymore....
We’d recommend using the Disk Management Tool for most situations, but if Windows isn’t starting up properly, or if you prefer to use the PowerShell terminal, Diskpart is the perfect alternative. Here are some of the more common Diskpart commands to help you learn how to use Diskpart effectively. How To Use Diskpart If you want to use Diskpart, you need to open up a Windows command line or PowerShell terminal....
Google Maps lets you find a location and then show its latitude and longitude. You can also enter coordinates directly to find a place. Whether you use the popular maps service on the web or your mobile device, here’s how to use latitude and longitude in Google Maps. About Latitude and Longitude in Google Maps Here are a few things to keep in mind when using the GPS coordinates for latitude and longitude in Google Maps:...
The worst thing about the whole thing is that the columns don’t even show up when you go to the Add/Remove Columns dialog in Exchange. So how can you find out the size of a user’s mailbox in Exchange 2007? Well, until they bring back the columns in a future service pack, you have to use the command line. For example, here is the command line you would use to get a list of all mailboxes with their sizes sorted from largest to smallest....
Thankfully, you can remove any printer you’re no longer using, except it doesn’t completely get erased from your device – the printer driver remains in your device’s inventory in case you need it again. If you’re sure you won’t need it, you can remove or uninstall old, obsolete or uninstalled printer drivers, and leftover driver packages or registry entries from your device. We’re going to walk you through five ways to completely uninstall printer drivers in Windows 10....
What Is a Green Screen? The term ‘green screen’ has come to mean anything that allows two videos to be seamlessly overlaid on each other. A video is taken with the subject in front of a large green cloth. Video editing software is then used to replace the green parts of the first clip with another clip. This layers the two clips. This kind of editing can be done on almost any computer these days, but having a laptop powerful enough for video editing would be great....
