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Woah Man, Check Out That Caption Over There
An Xbox caption scaling issue I had today triggered a memory of a Windows 3.1 app called Tiny Elvis—a piece of freeware with a UI that consisted entirely of 16×16 .ani icon in the approximate pixelated likeness of a country singer of the same name.
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Create a Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10
Maybe you’ve sometimes used a phone as a personal hotspot, but did you know you you can go the other way?
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Two Ways to Create a Chromeless Chrome Shortcut
Until recently, Chrome’s create shortcut option in the ⋮ menu had an option to ‘open as window’. With this option now MIA, here are two alternative ways to create a chromeless Chrome window.
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Upgrade Your Alexa Alarm with a Routine
Alexa’s Alarms have recently been updated to include music and radio options, but you’ll find a much better experience by using Routines instead.
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NOAA Weather Resources
Why use ad-layden commercial websites when your tax dollars already paid for weather data?
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Mobile App Release Notes
Modern development release notes are lacking to say the least.
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Removing Google Startup Tasks
Users all over the net are wondering out loud, “why is my Startup tasks full of Google junk?” Here’s why, and a few easy ways to prevent it.
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Show Seconds in the Windows 10 Taskbar Clock
Have you ever wanted to see the seconds on your taskbar clock? You won’t find an option for this, but you can turn it on in Windows 10 with this trick.
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Increase Taskbar Transparency with OLED Switch
Because of the lack of a backlight, OLED displays can be perceived as darker than their LED powered counterparts. To maintain a similar style and prevent the taskbar from appearing black, Windows will use a lighter transparency level on OLED screens, but you can also override this to adjust your taskbar opacity yourself.
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Use Windows Spotlight as Desktop Wallpaper Slideshow
Windows Spotlight is a lock screen feature that highlights photography from famous, historical, and natural landmarks. Being on the lock screen, these can only show while your device is unused and idle, but with this tip, you can enjoy a these daily images on your desktop wallpaper too.