Can I Run macOS on Windows? If you’re a Windows power user, you know you can run Linux or other versions of Windows within Hyper-V. If you’re a Mac power user, you know you can run Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp, or a virtual machine like VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or VirtualBox. But, can you run a macOS on Windows? You could run macOS on VMWare in Windows, but using VirtualBox is free....
The bottom line is that you should always keep your software updated. But how do you it? Well, unfortunately, Windows doesn’t provide much in the way of automatic updates aside from the updates it provides to your operating system, which we’ll go over below. As for other software you use, like the applications and games you download to your computer, support for automatic updates is usually pretty slim. Some software lets you enable auto updating but for others, you have to rely on third-party software updaters to do the trick....
Under the assumption that you have never built a computer before, we’re going to approach this rather weighty topic in as logical a way as possible. Desktop Or Laptop? If you didn’t know, the world of computers is being taken over by laptops. The appeal is completely understandable. We live a more mobile life now and simply buying a complete, portable computer in a single package is the easiest way to simply get on with your life and get some work done....
Unlike a hard disk drive, a USB stick doesn’t have any moving parts, meaning it has fewer failure points than other storage devices. However, it’s still very vulnerable to damage, so you could lose access to your irreplaceable data. How a USB Stick Gets Damaged There are two main ways your USB stick can get damaged: physically and logically. Physical damage occurs when the plug is bent or snapped off if it’s bumped or jostled while plugged into your device....
Firstly, it’s important to understand that some methods used to reduce the size of an image will result in a lower quality picture, which may be fine for a website, but not for printing. This usually occurs when you change the resolution of a picture, say from 2560×1440 to 1920×1080. Another way to reduce the size of an image is to compress the image. There are two types of compression: lossless and lossy....
Picture Manager allowed users to view and edit pictures, just like the current Photos app. However, it hadn’t been updated since MS Office 2003 (i.e., when XP reigned supreme on PCs across the world). Microsoft added the Photos app as a modern replacement to the Microsoft Office Picture Manager, so newer versions of MS Office no longer include the Picture Manager. However, if you’ve gotten comfortable making quick edits with the Picture Manager, you can still install it as a standalone app....
If you rely on Edge for your web browsing sessions, you might want to look into how to repair Microsoft Edge on your Windows 10 PC to make your browsing experience smooth and efficient. Reboot Your PC Rebooting your PC is an easy way to fix many issues in Windows 10 as it resets many temporary settings. To reboot Windows PC, open the Start menu, select the power icon, and select Restart....
Suppose you’re relatively new to Chrome (or just want to figure out something specific about its password manager). If so, you will learn everything you need to know about saving, editing, and deleting passwords in this article. Sign Into Chrome with a Google Account Before you start, we strongly recommend you sign into Chrome with a Google Account (if you aren’t already signed in). This prompts the browser to back up your browsing information (passwords, bookmarks, history, etc....
Not only that, but site speed is now part of the ranking factors in Google’s ranking algorithm, meaning your site speed impacts search engine optimization (SEO). The snowball effect of this impact is loss of visitors from impatience and reduced search engine rankings. Why Your WordPress Site Runs Slow WordPress offers a great platform on which to set up and run your website. Without the right safeguards in place, you could end up with a sluggish website....
However, figuring out which are worth your time can be daunting, so we’ve rounded up what we think are the best Google Chrome extensions. Utilities These extensions aren’t glamorous, but they’re so useful you’ll wonder how you lived without them for so long. 1. Picture-in-Picture (By Google) More than a million people know just how good this in-house extension by Google is. We even featured it in a YouTube video back in 2020....
But simply producing this audio and/or visual content isn’t enough. The job of content marketing extends to helping people find what you create. Beyond leveraging social media, this is where SEO (search engine optimization) plays an important role, i.e. serving up keywords and using other best practices that help search engines like Google discover your content. Why Transcription Matters A good transcription tool can make a major difference in boosting SEO and your overall volume of content....
It is called the Spike and it is different in than the Clipboard, which allows you work with only one copied set of text at a time. The Spike is named after an old-fashioned paper holder onto which people poked papers as they were done with them. You may still see the old-fashioned version of the Spike in use in some retail stores. NOTE: The Spike feature is available in versions of Word from 97 through 2016....
However, it’s not just the perfect device for data entry. Your keyboard can actually turn you into a master of Excel Kung Fu, making you faster and more efficient. How? By using keyboard shortcuts. The real pros for an application have always been those who have memorized the most important keyboard shortcuts, so they can work that application like a seasoned musician. Excel is no different and once you know the most common shortcuts for your typical use case, you can expect to get things done much more quickly....
Anyone with a background or interest in networking will find it important to learn and understand the affiliated computer terminology with the field. Localhost is one such piece of terminology seen as beneficial to any computer technician. Understanding the importance and uses of localhost is also a great place to begin your journey into networking terminology. What Is LocalHost and How Is It Used? Not just a term, localhost can also be a domain name, like netflix....
Most of us have come to rely on the internet for many things because of its many uses. Thus, anything that hinders access to the web and other online services would render things like file sharing, shopping, streaming media and others almost impossible to do. With mesh messaging though, it’s possible to communicate with others without a persistent managed network and stay connected to each other. In this article, we’ll be helping you get a grasp of what mesh messaging is, how it’s being used today and explain how it works....
Unsecapp.exe is one of several Windows system processes that run in the background on your PC. It is a genuine system component, but with an unfamiliar name and purpose. You might be wondering what unsecapp.exe is, what it does, and whether it’s safe. Here’s everything you need to know. What Is Unsecapp.exe and Is It Safe? If you spot unsecapp.exe in your Windows Task Manager, don’t be alarmed. Unsecapp.exe stands for Universal Sink to Receive Callbacks from Applications, and relates to a process that’s listed in Windows as Sink to receive asynchronous callbacks for WMI client application....
However, the team of people behind that device could not have imagined what it would become. The first Pi also became the darling of the maker scene. We saw thousands of projects that adapted the Pi to act as anything you can imagine. Combined with an Arduino, the sky really was the limit. Best of all, it was the perfect low-cost computer for cash-strapped students. Especially those who lived in parts of the world that lacked the average income to afford anything better....
Both technologies have their pros and cons and we’ll be looking at both to explain how each option may be suitable for you. Ultimately though, it’ll come down to your specific usage scenario. More on determining that below. WiFi Extenders and Powerline Adapters – What’s the Difference? WiFi extenders and powerline adapters are two very different types of technology that are both designed to achieve the same goal – provide a more reliable Internet connection over a longer distance....
If you want to fix your wireless mouse, then the list of troubleshooting tips that follow should help you out. If you have a wireless mouse that’s not working and refuses to connect, we recommend using a wired mouse or trackpad to navigate your computer while working through some of the fixes below. If that’s not possible, the following keys should help you instead: Tab: switch between on-screen elements.Up/Down/Left/Right Arrows: move between or expand items within lists....
This new default editor was a major overhaul for editing both posts and pages on your site. It transformed the large text box that website owners were accustomed to into a very different block-based editing platform. Some website owners hated it so much that they avoided upgrading to WordPress 5.0 and stayed with the classic default editor as long as possible. Other website owners embraced the change for its simplicity and ease-of-use....
