The problem with smooth scrolling like this, however, is that it can be GPU intensive. If you’re on a lower-powered PC, you might want to switch features like this off to try and make Chrome run better. If you want to enable or disable smooth scrolling in Google Chrome, follow the steps below. What is Smooth Scrolling in Chrome? Smooth scrolling is an animation used in the Google Chrome web browser....
Before Selling Before handing off your phone to someone else, there are a few things you should do first. These include unlocking your device, then removing your personal information. Unlocking Your Phone Mobile phones are locked or unlocked, depending on the carrier and its policies. AT&T, for example, locks phones sold through any of its monthly installment plans, while companies like Verizon do not. Unlocked phones are worth more money since they’re usable across different carriers from a buyer’s standpoint....
On Windows, these files are usually compressed as zip files. Linux uses a similar algorithm, called gzip. If you want to interact with these files, you’ll need to know how to extract a GZ file in Linux—here’s how. Gzip vs GZ: What’s the Difference? Gzip is the compression algorithm, reducing the file size while still keeping the original file mode, ownership, and time stamps. A file compressed using the gzip algorithm will usually end in the file extension ....
When this keyboard shortcut stops working, you’ll need to troubleshoot the issue or use a workaround. There are other keys and key combinations you can use. You can also try to fix the Snipping Tool itself. Luckily, there are some things you can do to fix Windows + Shift + S not working on your Windows PC using the following steps. Check Your Keyboard If the keyboard shortcut isn’t working, there could be a problem with the keyboard itself....
If you want to get rid of ads on Hulu, here’s what you’ll need to do. Note: If you have Hulu + Live TV, the following tips will block ads for Hulu (the video-on-demand service), but not Live TV streams. If you record a live TV show to the cloud-DVR, you can sometimes skip through the ads, but not always. It depends on the show and the device you’re watching it on....
Before Switching to the Material Design UI Here’s how the Firefox tabs and icons look before applying the Material Design UI to Firefox: Now we’ll apply the Material Design UI to Firefox and get rounded corners and the material design icons. Download and Extract the Required Files Download the MaterialFox zip file to get the required files. Click Clone or download on the web page and then click Download ZIP. Save the file to a folder on your hard drive....
Hide Extension Icons in Microsoft Edge There are two ways you can hide extension icons but we’ll take a look at the easiest first. Right-click the extension icon you want to hide on the toolbar. Then from the menu click on “Move to the Menu.” After moving an extension, you will find it at the top of the Options (three dots) menu. Click on the ellipses button and you will see the extension icons you moved....
As with all browsers, it includes a bar to display your bookmarks or “Favorites,” as Microsoft calls them. It has the features you’d expect like folders, icons, and sync between machines. While the Favorites bar makes it easy to find your bookmarked sites, sometimes you might want to hide it. Either for privacy or to get a better view of a site — especially on display with limited real estate....
What you’ll need: HTC Windows Phone 8XMicro SIM card – if you have a normal SIM card, you’ll need to ask your operator to exchange it.Paper clip First, make sure the smartphone is turned off. Your HTC Windows Phone 8X has its SIM card slot on the top right side. Take the paper clip and insert it into the small hole next to the slot. The SIM tray will pop out....
Adobe Kills Flash Adobe is no longer supporting Flash on any operating system. If you are still running it, your device is potentially vulnerable to attacks and other security issues. Microsoft and Apple removed it from their operating systems via a security update. If you still have it running, check out one of our following articles: How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Your Mac...
Note: At the time of this writing, my Google Nexus 7 is running the latest version of Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Enable Android Apps from Unknown Sources Swipe from the top of the screen down to display the notifications menu and tap the Control panel icon. Then scroll down and tap Security. Then under Device Administration, check to allow installation from unknown sources. Click OK to the confirmation message. It’s just a warning letting you know that if you install apps from places other than Google Play, they might contain malware – but not to worry, we’d never advise doing something like that on this site!...
Update: Microsoft has retired the “Legacy” version of Edge, and modern builds of Windows 10 include the Chromium-based version of Edge. The company is also going to kill off IE 11 on June 15th, 2022. Install Microsoft Edge Beta First, head to the Microsoft Edge Insider website. From there, click the “Beta Channel” button. Note that you can get your OS by clicking the dropdown menu if you’re running Windows 7, 8, or macOS....
As much as the groovyPost team loves Windows 10, we realize that tens of thousands of our readers are still running Windows 7. It’s honestly not a surprise. Windows 7 is a rock-solid operating system with security updates provided by Microsoft until Jan 2020. That being said, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 more than five years ago. Since then, users performing a Windows 7 install or reinstall are faced the chore of downloading more than a GB of updates....
There are three different channels available: Dev, Beta, and Release Preview. The channel you choose should be based on your technical knowledge and experience. The program also provides a Feedback Hub to report issues or praise new developments. The hub gives you access to an entire community of other Insiders to engage. If you’re ready to start testing new builds, here’s how to join the Windows Insider Program on a Windows 11 PC....
Timings don’t necessarily work if you’re not involved in your PowerPoint presentation, however. If you’re using it to display images or video in a shop display, for instance, you’d want your PowerPoint slides to loop continuously. If you want to loop a PowerPoint presentation, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Loop PowerPoint Slides To create a never-ending PowerPoint presentation, you’ll first need a presentation with multiple slides. Open this up in PowerPoint to begin, then head to the Slide Show tab on the ribbon bar....
Prepare Your Data Microsoft recommends formatting your geographic data in a table. If it’s not, you can select the data, click Format as Table on the Home tab, and choose a style. Other data suggestions from Microsoft for the 3D Map feature include: A table where each row is a unique record.Text as column or row headers instead of data.At least one geographic property per row of data, such as city, state, region, country, or zip code....
Goals in Google Analytics let you monitor specific things that you’re trying to achieve with your site. This may be tracking how many times visitors purchase a device by tracking how many times they land on the purchase confirmation page. Or it could be tracking how long people remain on one of your pages. Whatever your goals, using the Goals feature in Google Analytics is the way to track those things....
The camera on both iOS and Android has improved by leaps and bounds since smartphones first came out. Today, you can take professional-quality photos with a smartphone, and nobody would be any the wiser. But if you’re looking for something a bit different on your iPhone, here are five alternative iOS camera apps you could try. Alternative iOS Camera Apps To Make Your Photos A Bit More Interesting Here they are, in no particular order or preference…...
It seems like with most Windows 7 ready programs, during installation they are automatically granted access through the Windows Firewall. Most of the time this is fine. However, I’ve run into situations where some programs later might have issues accessing the Internet. An excellent example of this is Remote Desktop, which by default is not allowed through Windows Firewall. Additionally, manually being able to allow/block a program through the Windows Firewall is a great trick for troubleshooting networking problems....
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