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Download Photoshop CS6 Beta here. Careful, it’s 1.7 GB in size, so will take a while to download on slower connections. The downloaded program files will be compressed in a .zip file. Just extract it and run Set-up.exe. On the first installation screen, select Try, not Install. A new “feature” of Photoshop CS6 is requiring an Adobe account, so on the next screen you’ll be prompted to login. By default in the install options it is set to Install BOTH 32-bit and 64-bit....

Here are five fixes for when your Alexa sounds muffled. 1. Update Your Echo Device To update an Echo device: 2. Change the Equalizer Settings For Your Alexa Device If your Alexa sounds muffled when playing music, then you can change the equalizer settings for your device to try to improve things. You can change these settings either through the app or by voice command. Note that changing the equalizer settings has no effect on Alexa’s voice, so if your problem is muffled speech, this fix won’t help....

Whether it’s a simple utility, favorite media player, browser addons, games, or expensive programs like Photoshop, everyone has favorite applications that they can’t live without. Here’s a list of five programs that must be installed on all of my computers, in no particular order. Of course there are several more, but these are the first five that popped in my head right away. Google ChromeVLCWinSnapCrashPlanLastPass Also, when you are about to install your favorite free and open source programs, use Ninite....

Belarc doesn’t update programs automatically like Secunia PSI that I told you about recently. Actually, the two make a great team! No, Belarc does a wonderful job at telling you, in great detail, about the Windows Updates you’re missing. It also does a fine job at telling you what software is installed on the computer and the version. Further, it makes recommendations as to how you can better secure your system, such as disabling the guest account....

Some of these channels also provide some funny skits and extra content, either on the channel or on side channels. If you’ve seen these channels before and have watched their videos before, why not comment on your favorite video? I’m always looking for new videos I haven’t seen by them to watch. I would love some recommendations as well! 1. The Game Grumps The Game Grumps are probably my number one recommendation....

Announced back in January at CES 2022, the BLUETTI EB3A will hit shelves in the United States on June 14. If you’re in the market for a new solar generator, the EB3A might be for you. Let’s explain a little bit more about it. BLUETTI EB3A Specifications and Features The BLUETTI EB3A is the newest portable solar generator, offering a number of power increases and refinements over older models. We’ll go over some of its top features below....

From the Windows 8 Start screen, launch the Mail app. While in the Mail app, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + C or swipe from the right side of the screen to the left to display the Charms bar and select Settings. Under Settings, tap or click on Accounts. Now select the account you want to change the signature on. Scroll down and change the signature in the field where the default one is....

Check Your Windows 10 Devices Online To check on other devices linked with your account, sign into the Microsoft Dashboard using your Microsoft account credentials.­­ Then click “Manage Devices” at the top of the page or choose the device you want to manage if it is showing on the “Devices” card on the dashboard. To make things easier, you might just want to make a bookmark for account.microsoft.com/devices which will take you directly to the Devices section....

Because Cisco Linksys is the most common home router, this article shows the process on a Cisco E4200 wireless router. Remember, each router is different, but upgrading the firmware is essentially the same process. Important: Make sure you’ve got a hardwired connection to the router before attempting to upgrade the firmware. Update Cisco Linksys Router Firmware Open your browser and type in the router’s IP Address – typically 192.168.1.1 into the address bar....

Cut the Rope 2 free-ish game I’m saying that the game is free-ish in the Google Play Store because the developers have used the “freemium” model. You do get the game itself for free, but a lot of power-ups, which you’ll end up needing as you progress through the game, cost money. It’s also ad-supported and, at times, you’ll be able to watch an ad or a cartoon in order to get some more candy coins, solutions and other items....

Editor’s note: Opening up a UPS will void the warranty and may present a risk of personal injury or damage to your equipment. Before you begin, make sure your UPS is completely disconnected from power. Also, as Austin points out below, even a dead battery has a little bit of charge—avoid making contact across the terminals. Doing so may result in shock or cause a fire. Be warned. Proceed at your own risk....

At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced significant changes to its video chat app, FaceTime. First introduced a decade ago, the app has always been popular with Apple users because of its simplicity and simple setup. But, unfortunately, the tool has never gained a huge following outside of the U.S. because it’s never been offered on Android or Windows devices. With WhatsApp, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams growing in popularity, the iPhone maker has decided this is the year FaceTime arrives on non-Apple devices....

Do you need a fast way to take screenshots without installing bloated capture software? FastStone Capture does exactly that. FastStone Capture includes a groovy capture utility, and a comprehensive editor to help prep each screenshot for publishing. Runs on any version of Microsoft Windows. For more information, see our full review of the application. FastStone Capture – Download it here Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

I avoided tangling with the RC too much, because I really wanted the final version to surprise me (if there were reasons for that). And so it did. First of all, because its portable version was available right away – in the case of older versions the portable version was delayed several days. I’m a big fan of portable apps, so imagine my surprise when I’ve hit “Check for updates” and saw that it was already available....

Here’s a look at the Processes tab in the Windows 8 Task Manager. It’s a lot more user friendly and easier to use for tasks like disabling startup programs. DBC Task Manager has a similar UI as the Windows 8 Task Manager and some of its functionality. It doesn’t require installation, and won’t replace the existing Task Manager in Windows 7. It doesn’t give you all of the features of the new Task Manager, but is a good start and offers something different for drilling down apps that are taking up system resources in Windows 7....

You may wonder: “Why didn’t Google do this in the first place?” The simple answer is speed and cost. When browser traffic is SSL encrypted, it puts more load on your browser, the Website it’s accessing, and overall latency and speed since SSL traffic cannot be compressed and accelerated as easily as HTTP traffic. Add onto that the high cost of SSL certificates which Websites need to install. So offering HTTPS or SSL for free to the 200+ million Gmail users doesn’t come cheap....

Last night I left an update on our Google+ invite post that I managed to kick out a few dozen invites to those who left a comment however I just tested out one of those invites on my test account and it looks like even if you have an invite, Google has once again locked down the service in order to keep from exceeding their capacity (for the time being…)....

Google Discontinues Drive App for Mac and PC Google made the announcement in a blog post promoting the new Drive File Stream app, which provides on demand access to files similar to OneDrive On Demand. Google notes that users of the older drive backup service will begin to receive notifications in October about its discontinuation: In October, Drive for Mac/PC users may start seeing messages in the product notifying them that Drive for Mac/PC is going away....

Google Instant Search results will display as you type them. This feature pulls in the technology used in Google Scribe to strategically guess what your full query will be. The results are real-time as they only take a few milliseconds to respond. Click Here to try it out for yourself, or just Check out the video if it isn’t available in your area. I’m really enjoying the new feature, as intended it seems to make search faster than it ever was before....

When you want to bring back something to the way it was, the undo key works. But, if you really want to do it with style, that is where the History brush key comes into play. With the history brush you can draw in the original state of an image, one brush stroke at a time. With the use of some unique brushes, you can add some groovy effects to the image as well....