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Shutterstock/ksb xargs is fireworks for your shell commands. Any output, generated from any shell command, can be sent to xargs for it to be processed further into another command line. Learn to harness this great power of xargs today! xargs Introduction My colleague Dave McKay wrote an interesting article How to Use the xargs Command…

ESB Professional/Shutterstock If there’s a young artist in your life, now’s a great time to gift them some great art supplies. Whether they’re into drawing or painting, there’s something on this list that’ll inspire them to create. A Universal Artist Pad Canson If your artist isn’t sure of his or her medium yet, or you…

If you need to force a frozen or buggy application to close in Windows 10, you can end a task easily using Windows’ built-in Task Manager utility. Here’s how to do it. First, open Task Manager. To do so, right-click the taskbar and select “Task Manager” from the pop-up menu. Alternately, you can press Ctrl+Shift+Escape…

blackzheep/Shutterstock If you own a Mac powered by Apple Silicon (such as the M1 processor), you no longer need to take out your iPhone or iPad to run some of your favorite mobile apps. As long as you’re running macOS 11Big Sur or newer, you can download and install iPhone and iPad apps onto your Mac.…

Koshiro K/Shutterstock.com Subscription services like Apple Music, Disney+, and PlayStation Now allow us to escape life for a moment and enjoy new and classic music, movies, TV shows, and video games. We compiled a list of the best streaming services that allow you to buy a gift subscription, so you can treat your loved ones…

Shutterstock/Barbol It’s time to turn the tables on the threat actors and give them a taste of their own medicine. These defensive platforms use the bad guy’s favorite weapon against them: deception. Deception Technologies Some cyberattacks happen in a very short time. For example, someone receives a phishing email. They don’t recognize it as a…

Mozilla Firefox’s HTTPS-Only Mode provides extra privacy and security online. With it enabled, Firefox will try hard to only load encrypted HTTPS websites. If only HTTP is available, Firefox won’t load the unencrypted website without asking you. Why Is HTTPS Important? The secure protocol HTTPS is the bedrock method of maintaining privacy and security on…

ll.studio/Shutterstock.com You’ve probably heard Patreon mentioned on your favorite podcast or YouTube channel. And at one point, you’ve probably also wondered what exactly it is, how it works, and why your favorite content creators are always buzzing about it. We dug into every little corner of Patreon to figure all of this out so you…

Magictecture/YouTube Theme park lovers are likely missing their favorite past time. Well, one man decided to take matters into his own hands and recreated a mini version of Disneyland’s Matterhorn in his backyard. Sean LaRochelle lives in Napa, California, and took his rollercoaster needs into his own hands. LaRochelle built a two-story replica of the…

Microsoft has a new Windows Package Manager that lets you install applications from the command line. Mehedi Hassan’s winstall provides an easy web app you can use to quickly and easily install your favorite Windows applications in a few clicks. How This Works: winstall and winget Explained Microsoft’s Windows Package Manager, also named “winget,” lets…

Google Google is giving you yet another reason to pay more for your One cloud subscription. The company is now offering you a free Nest Mini when you upgrade your storage to 2 TB. You’ll have until December 9 to redeem the offer and it looks like it’ll only be available to U.S. customers. The biggest…

Google A new version of Google Pay is rolling out now in the United States with support for both iOS and Android. The updated app includes a completely new design and a ton of new features. The massive overhaul takes Google Pay from a basic tap-to-pay system to a robust money handling app. Three New…

Sliim79/Shutterstock Thanksgiving can feel overwhelming. You have a house to clean, a menu to plan, and so much food preparation. This year, pour yourself a glass of wine and let your pressure cooker do some of the work! We’re not saying you have to use your Instant Pot for every side dish, but, hey, it…

Google Due to more and more children learning from home, Google decided to step in and help give some semblance of school from anywhere. The company started with helpful features like Family Bell, school ambient sounds, and more. Now it’s rolling out new useful features, like sticky notes and interactive stories for your smart displays.…

Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com Password security is not a new concept, yet it appears many people still aren’t taking it seriously. NordPass just released The 200 Most Common Passwords of the Year list for 2020, and guess what? Underwhelming options like “123456” and “123456789” are still at the top of the list. And just in case it’s…

The author’s failed attempt at a chimera. Chimera Painter Our AI overlords could employ an army of freakish chimera. At least, that’s the vibe I’m getting from Google’s new “Chimera Painter,” a web-based machine learning model that turns half-baked doodles (or in my case, beautiful sketches) into disturbing monsters. Why would Google do such a…

Khamosh Pathak Unlike Windows, there’s not a lot of customization you can do to make your Mac’s software look different from everyone else’s. But you can add some personality by changing the accent and highlight colors on your Mac. Here’s how! Mac owners running macOS Mojave or higher can choose from eight different accent and…

Shubham Agarwal We often install apps that we don’t intend to open more than a few times. You shouldn’t grant such apps permanent access to your phone’s data. Android allows you to offer one-time permissions so that when apps are sitting dormant, they can’t track you. Temporary permissions, available for devices running Android 11 and…

pedrorsfernandes/Shutterstock No one likes debt collector calls, especially when you have no debts to collect. Unfortunately for everyone, debt collectors may soon bypass the phone call and head straight to text messages. You’ll have to spot the difference between a legitimate-looking scam text and a valid debt collection text. That’s assuming they don’t email you…

Instead of forwarding several emails individually, you can send them all at once as attachments. With Gmail, you don’t even have to save the emails to your computer to do it–there’s a built-in option just for you. This feature isn’t available on the Gmail mobile app and on Gmail in mobile browsers. Forward an Email as…

Nikodash/Shutterstock The home workout market is booming, but that doesn’t mean you need all the gear you see advertised everywhere. Here are five items that offer a lot of value and will help you achieve your fitness goals. Spinner or Cycling Bike While the Peloton might have swept the world off its feet, no one…