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For a regular Internet user, Microsoft Edge seems like an awesome browser. If you are using Windows 11/10, you surely must like Microsoft Edge. At the same time, if you are a web designer or a developer, build website templates and need to check your template in various browsers and resolutions to find out the compatibility, this new web browser can help as well. Like Chrome and Firefox, this tool contains several developer tools and lets you change the user agent....

What is the difference between RDP and VNC? The main difference between RDP and VNC is, RDP is a virtual session, while VNC (Virtual Network Computing) captures the physical display – meaning you see exactly what the remote user sees. Nevertheless, both protocols provide access to remote desktops for quick and easy remote working and troubleshooting. RDP has limited platform capabilities. VNC connects directly to the computer; RDP connects to a shared server....

Facebook is one of the biggest social networking websites out there, with more than a billion users from across the globe. It requires minimum personal information to create an account. However, if you have made some mistakes in your name’s spelling, you can get rid of that with the help of this tiny tutorial. You do not have to contact Facebook support as this social networking site lets users change the name with the given option....

How to check what Hard Drive you have What Hard Disk do I have? Do I have an SSD, HDD, or Hybrid Drive? How to check the Specifications & RPM of the Hard Drive of your Windows computer? These are some of the questions we will try to answer using inbuilt solutions and free software applications. Not all the tools can display RPM and Media type of the hard disk. Some of them only find the model number, while others can only tell you the RPM....

What does DNS stand for? For those who are wondering, DNS stands for Doman Name Server, and it is a computer server that mostly contains a database of IP addresses and the domain names in association. The DNS serves to translate all requested domain names into an IP address in order for the computer to know which of the many IP addresses to connect to. How to flush or clear Google Chrome DNS cache Alright then, when it comes down to clearing the DNS cache found in Google Chrome, the information below should give you good enough guidance on the matter, therefore, it is up to you to read carefully....

How to configure Windows Firewall You can customize most settings of your Windows Firewall through the left pane of the Firewall applet in Control Panel. 1. Turn on or off Windows Firewall This setting is selected by default. When Windows Firewall is On, most programs are blocked from communicating through the firewall. To turn off Windows Firewall, open Control Panel and click on the Windows Firewall applet. Here, clicking on the Turn Firewall On or Off setting in Control Panel will enable or disable the Windows Firewall on your computer....

How to connect and sync Trello to Google Calendar using Power-Ups To connect Trello to Google Calendar using Power-Ups, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading. First, you need to open Trello, select a board and click the Power-Ups button visible in the top menu bar. Then, click the Add Power-Ups button to install a new Power-Up. Here you can find a search box that you need to use to find the Calendar Power-Up....

How to count number of Yes or No entries in Excel As an example, if you are deciding upon the number of sportspersons selected (or rejected) for an event or the number of products approved selected or rejected for export, this calculation can be useful. We will use the COUNTIF function to sort the count. This isn’t limited to Yes or No, but any repeated value across a column. Count number of “Yes” or “No” entries in Excel The syntax for the COUNTIF function for finding the number of repetitive entries across a column is as follows: Where,...

Creating the photo-in-photo effect with Photoshop will add to the photo making it more interesting. The effect can be further enhanced by adding other effects. Here I would give you a little tip, convert the images you use to Smart objects, this will allow you to easily duplicate the effect with other images without having to start from scratch. Making them smart objects also ensures that the images will be edited non-destructively and will also keep the quality....

How to create a Pie Chart in Access Follow the steps below to create a Pie Chart in Microsoft Access Report Design: Launch Microsoft Access. Enter data or use existing data. Click the Create tab and click the Report Design button in the Report group. It will open on the Report Design pane. Click the Insert Modern Chart button in the Controls group. Select Pie Chart from the menu. Now you will see a mini plus sign with a chart....

How do I make a Timeline on my computer? You can create a Timeline on your computer by using Microsoft PowerPoint desktop application. If you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your system, you can create a Timeline online by using PowerPoint for the Web app. The process to create a Timeline in PowerPoint for the Web app is explained below. How to create a Timeline in PowerPoint for the Web The steps to create a Timeline in PowerPoint for the Web are listed below: Let’s see these steps in detail....

Here, we are going to discuss tools to generate ASCII art without putting in any effort. You can convert your images to ASCII art, create ASCII art from a text string, or you can even draw ASCII art from scratch. Let us check out how you can do that. How do I turn a picture into text art? You can convert a picture into text art by using the below listed ASCII art generator software....

Before we jump right into it, a little background. A self-extracting archive (SFX/SEA) is a computer-executable program that contains compressed data in an archive file combined with machine-executable program instructions to extract this information on a compatible operating system and without the necessity for a suitable extractor to be already installed on the target computer. The executable part of the file is known as the stub and the non-executable part of the archive....

Follow the steps below to crop an image to fit a shape in Microsoft Excel: Launch Microsoft Excel. Go to the Insert tab and click the Illustrations button and select a picture from any of the following: This Device, Stock Images or Online Pictures. Once the picture is inserted. Select the picture and click the Picture Format tab. In the Size group, click the Crop button, hover the cursor over Crop to Shape in the menu....

Defragment Hard Drive using Batch file Windows 11/10 runs automatic drive optimizations regularly by default. To defragment a single hard drive or multiple drives on your Windows PC using a Batch file, you first need to create the batch file and then run the .bat file with admin privilege. Here’s how: Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.In the Run dialog box, type notepadHit Enter to open Notepad....

Profile Selector on Google Chrome Google Chrome allows users to create multiple profile for different users. In this case, different users can save different bookmarks, logins, and have different work history. Initially, users could access their separate profiles as different shortcuts on their Desktop screen. Those who had to manage the profiles or switch between then could do so through a setting in the browser. However, lately Chrome has changed a little and the profile selector window appears every time a user launches the Chrome browser....

Well, as far as we can tell, Mozilla has not added a feature from within the settings that would allow for disabling the pop-up window, and that’s a massive disappointment. However, there is a way to get the job done, though it will require more time. How to disable Firefox Download popup box Getting this done is possible, but the task won’t be a straightforward one. But worry not, Firefox has a few secrets we can take advantage of to gain control of the download menu pop-up window....

Focus Assist on Windows 11/10 After configuring Focus Assist, you can choose which notifications you would like to see, and hear so you can stay focused. The rest will go straight to the Action Center where you can see them anytime. To set up Focus Assist on Windows 10 (or Windows 11), go to Settings > System > Focus assist. You have three options here. While the 1st and 3rd options are straightforward, Priority Only is what you need to configure....

These in-built PDF viewers usually lack features such as highlighting, bookmarks and continuing reading. If you read content like eBooks or any other long PDF files, then you might like to disable Chrome, Firefox or Edge’s PDF Viewer and switch to a better alternative. Although you can save your PDF files using the download icon in the top left corner. This entire process can be made more convenient by making the PDF files directly open in your favorite PDF viewer....

The entire popup message reads like this- Microsoft Edge closed while you had some pages open It comes with a Restore button allowing you to restore closed tabs and windows after a crash. However, let’s assume that this message has started appearing even without a crash and after randomly re-opening the browser on your Windows 10 computer. At such times, there is only one thing you can change. You need to disable the setting, which is responsible for launching Edge with previous tabs opened....