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A vCard is a virtual business card that you can attach to emails in Outlook (or elsewhere) and send digitally. Here’s how to create a vCard, send one, or import one in both Outlook and Gmail. How to Create a vCard File in Outlook In Outlook, click the “Contacts” icon to get started. Click File…

AngleSharp is a .NET library that makes parsing and working with HTML content quick and easy. As AngleSharp is written in .NET, you can use and consume the output in PowerShell as well. Combining these two allows you to quickly and easily script HTML content. In this article, we will explore how to set up…

Khamosh Pathak You might have spent years looking at the same bland gray background in Safari’s start page on Mac, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can spice things up by adding a custom background. Here’s how! Mac users who are running Safari 14.0 or higher have access to the customizable start…

Netflix Netflix binge-watchers, this is your week. It’s a new month in streaming land, and Netflix is dropping so much content that your queue will barely be able to handle it. From classic, iconic films to Christmas specials, there is truly something for everyone coming during this drop. If you want to go ahead and…

Corksickle/Vinglace/Vintorio When buying a gift for someone who loves wine, opt for something more unique than just a bottle. These gifts will enhance the wine drinking experience—and they’re fun. Drinking wine can be as simple as opening a bottle and pouring out a glass. But there are also plenty of products out there that can…

Shutterstock/estherpoon Want to rename a whole set of files to a numeric sequence (1.pdf, 2.pdf, 3.pdf, …) in Linux? This can be done with some light scripting and this article will show you how to do exactly that. Numeric File Names Usually when we scan a PDF file using some hardware (mobile phone, dedicated PDF…

If you use Microsoft Edge and want to erase your browsing history, you normally have to dig through menus to do it. But guess what? You can also clear your Edge browser history using a keyboard shortcut, and it’s a fast way to do it. Here’s how. First, open Edge. Depending on which platform you’re…

Rating: 9.5/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not Best-In-Class 8 – Fantastic, with Some Footnotes 9 – Shut Up And Take…

Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com We live so much of our lives online. Nearly everything in our day-to-day is digitized, from work and shopping to news and even our social lives. We spend all day on our computers, tablets, and smartphones without hesitation, but do we ever stop to think whether staring at digital screens all day could…

Microsoft Windows and Android are very popular, so naturally, there a lot of people who use both. Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app integrates your Android phone with your PC, giving you access to your phone’s notifications, text messages, photos, and more—right on your PC. Requirements: To set this up, you’ll need Windows 10’s April 2018 Update…

Apple Apple is rethinking how components should exist and operate inside a laptop. With M1 chips in new Macs, Apple has a new “Unified Memory Architecture” (UMA) that dramatically speeds up memory performance. Here’s how memory works on Apple Silicon. How Apple Silicon Handles RAM In case you haven’t already heard the news, Apple announced…

Khamosh Pathak Facebook has merged Instagram DMs with Facebook Messenger. Once you opt-in, you can message your Facebook friends right from Instagram. More importantly, you can change the chat theme and accent color for Instagram DMs on iPhone and Android. How to Update Messaging on Instagram The new chat customization features are only available if…

OpturaDesign/Shutterstock Recording shows and movies on YouTube TV is incredibly easy. Simply setting up a DVR recording will automatically save an airing of a movie or every episode of a TV show. Here’s how to get started. Instead of looking for a “Record” option typically found from typical cable providers, YouTube TV records shows and…

Daxiao Productions/Shutterstock.com Apple Maps can now show you cycling directions on both your iPhone and Apple Watch. This includes turn-by-turn instructions that use haptic feedback and sounds that tell you where to turn. Here’s how to use it and an alternative you can use if Apple Maps isn’t yet up to par in your area. Get…

Michael Crider LEGO is great. LEGO is also expensive, and though it’s pretty ubiquitous in its partnerships, not every single thing you could possibly imagine is available as an official set. So if you’ve been obsessed with Horizon: Zero Dawn for months, and you desperately want a giant LEGO Thunderjaw (the game’s iconic robot T-rex),…

Microsoft Microsoft’s new Windows Terminal is finally stable. Windows finally has a more modern terminal environment including features like tabs, split panes, multiple session types, and settings that let you configure everything from keyboard shortcuts to animated GIF backgrounds. Finally, a More Modern Terminal For Windows At Build 2020 on May 19, 2020, Microsoft announced…