What is the Linux Kernel and What Does It Do?

So What is the Kernel? A kernel is the lowest level of easily replaceable software that interfaces with the hardware in your gear. In general, most kernels fall into one of three types: monolithic, microkernel, and hybrid. Linux is a monolithic kernel while OS X (XNU) and Windows 7 use hybrid kernels. Let’s take a quick tour of the three categories so we can go into more detail later. It also can have some of the latency problems that is inherent with microkernels....

October 26, 2010 · 1 min · 180 words · Christina Jones

Create Tighter Outlines in Word By Using Only Tabs

Related Quick Links Effective outlines are well-organized with enough space to go in detail. To create tighter outlines in Word, all you need is the tab button. Condensing Your Outline Here’s one of Word’s default Multilevel List styles. To change your tabs, simply click to expand the Paragraph dialogue box. Select Tabs at the bottom-right. For instance, only one of your levels should be noted with capital letters (i.e. A, B, C)....

October 25, 2010 · 1 min · 114 words · Susan Perez

How to Read PDF Files on Your Amazon Kindle (Version 3)

Lets take a quick look at how to get them on the Kindle. At this point you should see the drive show up in My Computer on your PC. Head into the Kindle drive, and you should see a documents folder. Just copy your PDF files into here… And then Eject the rig using the Safely Remove Hardware icon. you could unhook your USB cable at this point, and the new PDF should show up....

October 25, 2010 · 1 min · 75 words · Kimberly Spence

Print Files From Anywhere via Any Device With Dropbox

Here’s how you’ve got the option to make Dropbox into a quasi virtual print server. Syncing files between your own computers or sharing them halfway around the world is simple and quick with Dropbox. The only problem is, these files are digital. Even today, sometimes we all need printouts of our documents on paper. Dropbox, amazingly, can be a solution to this. Let’s see how this works. Then, download and unzip the ePrint....

October 25, 2010 · 2 min · 228 words · Lindsey Schmidt

The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 1: The Toolbox

Out of the box, this is what your default CS5 installation will look like. CS5 autosaves your changes to your workspaces, so create a new, custom one to play around in. you could always edit your stock Workspaces to fit your liking later. poke the to bring up the contextual menu. Create a “New Workspace” and name it anything you like. Use your own name, or anything that suits you....

October 25, 2010 · 4 min · 826 words · James Bullock

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Redefines Your TPS Report Experience

Here’s a quick tour of some of the new features in the latest version of Office. You’ll notice that they did a really good job of combining the Ribbon with a more Mac-like feel. To save to your SkyDrive, you will type your live account information. And choose the location for the file to be stored. Now you’re free to view the file just like any otherOffice Web Appdocument. The Ribbon adds a more familiar experience....

October 23, 2010 · 1 min · 95 words · Billy Sanchez

How To Create Printable Booklets in Microsoft Word

Here’s the quick guide on how to do it. Note: These screenshots are from Word 2010 but it’s the exact same process in 2013. In the Page Setup screen under Pages, change multiple pages to Book fold from the dropdown. You might also want to change the Gutter setting under Margins from 0 to 1. Otherwise, there is a chance words will get jumbled in the binding or crease of your booklet....

October 22, 2010 · 1 min · 129 words · Ricky Ramirez

How To Make Your Own Torrents Using uTorrent

Quick Links In the BitTorrent scene, giving is just as important as receiving. This is especially important if you’re on a private tracker, i.e. one you oughta be registered for. Again, if there’s any doubt, check the Rules sections of your tracker. Remember, sharing is caring!

October 22, 2010 · 1 min · 46 words · Bryan Harris

BitTorrent for Beginners: How to Get Started Downloading Torrents

Here’s a quick guide for newbies on how it works and how to get started downloading torrent files. What Is BitTorrent? BitTorrent is an internet peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that works in a sort of decentralized fashion. VectorMine/Shutterstock.com To stop animation, click surfing app’s Stop or hit ESC key." These usually take the form of a forum and/or an IRC channel. Since most indexers have their own private tracker, most people just refer to them both as trackers....

October 21, 2010 · 2 min · 249 words · Jacob Newman

How to Create a Shortcut That Nukes Every Running Windows App

so it’s possible for you to see the syntax. Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully (/F). “WINDOWTITLE” and “STATUS” filters are not considered when a remote machine is specified. Now that weve seen the possible arguments for the filters, its time to put them together. Note: if you dont want to force kill the applications, you should remove the /F argument. Once youre there, drop the full command into the location box....

October 21, 2010 · 1 min · 114 words · Melissa Rivera

How to Make a Rainmeter Skin Stick to the Desktop Without Moving

Thankfully we can easily fix this. Use the tray menu option to do a “Refresh All”, and you’ll be done. Now all your widgets should stay in place.

October 21, 2010 · 1 min · 28 words · Daniel Campbell

What's the Difference Between Pixels and Vectors?

But what are they exactly, and how are they different? Stick around for a little bit of computing history and graphic geekery. Pixels and Raster Images Pixelis a contraction of the words Picture and Element. Pixels (at least the pixels in digital art files) were made to recreate photography. The idea was to recreate a photograph using a grid-based system of colors and tones. These “picture elements” are the indivisible building blocks of all digital artwork, complex or simple....

October 21, 2010 · 2 min · 252 words · Keith Bullock PhD

Make Microsoft Word Always Use Plain Text for Pasted Text

Heres how you might keep pasted text from messing up your documents. This can be annoying at best and at worst, can mess up the other formatting in your document. However, thats 2 extra clicks. Thankfully, its easy. If you just pasted text, just tap the popup and select Set Default Paste. Here you’re free to change a wide variety of pasting options. To switch to pasting text only by default, select Keep Text Only in the drop-down menus....

October 20, 2010 · 1 min · 135 words · Jennifer Maddox MD