Ask HTG: Legacy Keyboard Support, Disabling URL Warnings, and Linux Partitions in Windows

Thanks, Keyboardless in California Dear Keyboardless, That’s an unfortunate predicament to be in. Not a bad deal to regain full functionality. All that said you shouldn’t have any problems with plugging in a USB keyboard. If your laptop does not have USB legacy support you may be stuck shelling out for a replacement. I understand the security rationale. However, these messages really reduce the utility of linking or embedding files I have created....

September 5, 2011 · 1 min · 185 words · James Levy

How to Help Prevent Drive-By Viruses Using ActiveX Filtering in IE9

Here’s how to use ActiveX filtering in IE9 to prevent being hijacked by a virus while browsing. What Is An ActiveX Control? How is this used in practice? As you could see ActiveX controls add more functionality to programs. So What Is Wrong With That? You might by now be thinking that ActiveX Controls are really helpful, and they are. The problem is that third-party plugins often contain security risks....

September 5, 2011 · 1 min · 151 words · Ryan Jones

How to Make Faux HDR Photos With Stylized Shadows and Details

Blurry photos or images lacking detail are reasonably okay for this technique, but are not ideal. Pick one with good detail and a good value range for best results. Your image should be flattened (no layers) to begin with. The next step is simple as well. We have to go to our channels panel and pick the “Lightness” channel. This is how your Channels panel should look with this channel selected....

August 31, 2011 · 2 min · 386 words · Nicole Townsend

New Xbox360 Hack Works on All 360 Models

As a result you’re looking at slightly longer boot times. Not a bad trade off for a works-on-any-machine hack.Hit up the link below for the step-by-step tutorial. As a result you’re looking at slightly longer boot times. Not a bad trade off for a works-on-any-machine hack. Hit up the link below for the step-by-step tutorial. you could alsocheck out the announcement herefor a detailed breakdown of how the hack works....

August 29, 2011 · 1 min · 75 words · Robert Moreno

How To Protect Your Data From A Hurricane, Flood, or Natural Disaster

Here’s how to backup data and protect your hardware from the elements. Here’s a short list of links to some of the information available. One of the most important things to prepare is an emergency supply kit. Ready.gov has avery helpful checklist in PDF form, for printing or downloading. What Data Is Most Important? Prioritize what’s important to you, e.g. Dry Bags (Google Shopping) Worst Case Scenario: Take Out That Drive and RUN!...

August 26, 2011 · 2 min · 420 words · Miguel Gregory

How to Speed Up Package Downloads and updates with Apt-fast

Related By Default, Ubuntu uses apt-get to install packages and updates. Apt-Fast is a script created byMatt Parnellthat allows for up to 26x faster downloads. So how does it work? It is a script which uses Axel, a command line tool which accelerates HTTP/FTP downloads. So basically it works like torrent client, downloading different pieces of the same file from different places simultaneously. Thus, reducing/eliminating the effect of server being overloaded....

August 25, 2011 · 1 min · 122 words · Lisa Webb

Bump Your Desktop Into 3D With BumpTop

Transform it with BumpTop into 3D desktop that help you keep organized. Like a real desk. Create the desktop that suits your needs and style. Theres nothing about the installation, you just keep on pressing Forward and you are done. Features: Right after the tutorial youll see you shiny new 3D desktop. Lets start using the new desktop by learning some basics. Themes: The best thing in BumpTop is you’re able to customize it with themes....

August 24, 2011 · 1 min · 107 words · Lawrence White Jr.

How to Schedule Your Computer to Wake Up at Specific Times with DD-WRT

Being energy-conscious is a great thing. Why leave your computers on when youre not home to use them? Were going to assume your gear is configured for Wake-on-LAN in the BIOS and/or operating system. Here, you’re able to easily send Wake-on-LAN requests to computers by checking the Enable WOL? box next to the computer on the Available Hosts list. Just hit the Wake Up button to wake up that computer!...

August 9, 2011 · 1 min · 198 words · Jonathan Miller

Stupid Geek Tricks: Hacking the Firefox Profile Data Storage

The answer, quite simply, is inside of SQLite databases in your Firefox profile folder. Open SQLite Database net internet ride, smack the open icon and navigate to your Firefox Profile. However, this information can be sensitive. you’re able to open these using the SQLite Database web client exactly as shown above. Take a look and if you find something interesting, just share.

August 2, 2011 · 1 min · 62 words · Roger Wolf

The Beginner's Guide to Shell Scripting 3: More Basic Commands & Chains

Quick Links You’ve learned how to create scripts, use arguments, and build for loops. The command-line is wonderful for many reasons, and redirection is one of the most prominent. Redirection lets us use that output and save it or immediately use it as an input for another command. We can also use files as inputs for other commands. This is done by using a backslash () in front of the character....

July 29, 2011 · 2 min · 331 words · Craig Gonzalez

How to Make Photos Look Like Pencil Drawings in About One Minute

Quick Links Ever seen a mall photobooth create a pencil drawing from a photo? Automated software and Photoshop filters just give a shot to awkwardly add pencil textures to your images. Starting With The Right Photograph Open Photoshop and an image of your choice. Choosing the right image is not critical, but can give you a better result. Any image can work, although its best to use images with good contrast, and sharp details....

July 25, 2011 · 2 min · 373 words · Mark Luna

Upgrade your Windows Home Server with Amahi

However, WHS 2011 removed some key features. If you’re looking for an upgrade without losing features, look no further than Amahi. So confirm you only have the hard drive you want plugged in. Picture viaJustin Ruckman Once the correct hard drive is plugged in, boot the system from the installation CD. Once logged in you will be brought to your control panel. After the initial drive format and file copy finishes, put in the install code when prompted....

July 25, 2011 · 1 min · 154 words · Brad Flynn

How To Improve Your Cygwin Console With Mintty

Using Mintty and a few other methods, you could make the experience much more luxurious. If you useMSYS/MinGWinstead of Cygwin, Mintty works beautifully with that, too. ), or you might just runCygwin’s Setup.exe fileagain. At the Select Packages screen, look under “Shells” and find Mintty. Click where it says “Skip” and hit the Next button. Head over to the Text tab when you’re done that. Lastly, hit Window. By default, Shift+Up/Down will scroll through the buffer in the window....

July 21, 2011 · 1 min · 149 words · William Roberts