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Ribbon Tabs Each ribbon tab represents a group of tools and features centered around a single purpose. The main ribbon tabs include: Home: The Home tab contains options to change the font and font size, format paragraphs, and copy and paste slide elements. Insert: The Insert tab adds something to a slide. Elements that can be inserted into a presentation include images, shapes, charts, text boxes, videos, and links. Design: The Design tab is home to the themes and color schemes....

The Longest Videos on YouTube The 10-hour parody video is an extension of the previous 10-minute version before the video length limit was extended. When a viral video, a catchy song, or a hilarious meme really takes off, YouTube users will often take that as an opportunity to intensify its influence and humor by taking the whole thing or alternatively choosing a short clip to play over and over again in a single 10-hour video....

As a matter of fact, sometimes it seems that online gaming runs on racism, something that the pro-diversity gaming community Melanin Gamers is all too aware of. They have banded together to start The Watch, a community-driven platform whose goal is the end of racism in gaming. They are starting with Activision and its mega-popular Call of Duty franchise. The group is calling on the developer to improve the “reporting mechanism for the racist and toxic behavior....

If you’ve been having trouble getting ahold of a new iPad lately, it’s not just you—Apple has cut back on production for the sake of the iPhone 13. According to Nikkei Asia, global chip supply shortages have had a much more significant impact on production than anticipated. And since some components are shared between the iPad and the iPhone, Apple had to choose where to focus its resources. The decision to reallocate the necessary shared components (like M1 chips) to the production of the iPhone 13 is likely due to perceived demand....

The announcement was made on a Twitter thread after the hashtag #twitchdobetter trended earlier this week, which brought light to the harassment Black creators were experiencing. Twitch stated that it detected a vulnerability in its proactive filters and updated those filters to close the gap to detect hate speech in the chat better. As seen from various comments in the Twitter thread, the harassment comes in the form of hate speech in chats and bypasses existing filters by using non-Latin characters....

The bounty challenge opened in July after Twitter users showed that the site’s automated cropping tool favored the faces of people with lighter complexions over those with darker complexions. It raised some questions about how the software prioritized skin color and certain factors over others. The challenge sought to find what other bugs and biases the cropping system may have in order to fix the issues. First place went to Bogdan Kulynych, whose submission showed how beauty filters could game the algorithm’s scoring model, which, in turn, amplify traditional beauty standards....

Optimal Twitter Profile Picture Dimensions Twitter changes its optimal profile picture dimensions from time to time, but one thing you can always count on is that a large image can always be cropped down to the small image format Twitter uses. So start large and use the following dimensions as guidelines for the many ways your profile image is displayed: 400 x 400 pixels: This is the size the social network recommends....

However, as USB became even more popular with other devices like smartphones, and USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 were developed, other connectors became more common, confusing the USB landscape. USB Connector Compatibility Chart Use the USB physical compatibility chart below to see which USB plug (male connector) is compatible with which USB receptacle (female connector). Some connectors changed from USB version to USB version, so be sure to use the correct one at either end....

Apple’s Mail app includes a built-in Photo Browser that you can use to look through your Aperture, Photos, or iPhoto libraries. You can then select the image you want to share and add it to your message with just a click Using the Mail Photo Browser is a lot easier than opening Aperture, Photos, or iPhoto, and then dragging an image to the Mail app. It also has the added advantage of not taking up system resources to launch one of the photo applications....

Each standard is faster and more reliable than the one that came before it and is generally backward-compatible. The packaging of any Wi-Fi device you purchase reflects which of these standards the device supports. Key Wireless Technologies in 802.11n 802.11n uses multiple wireless antennas in tandem to transmit and receive data. The associated term MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) refers to the ability of 802.11n and similar technologies to coordinate multiple simultaneous radio signals....

Parts of a Softphone A softphone has the following parts: An interface that acts as a platform for communication between the user and the computer or device. It usually consists of a graphical pad of numbers similar to a telephone, and in some cases a keyboard to enter names of new contacts and searches. The interface also includes control buttons to manage calls and presentations. It works with audio inputs and outputs available on the softphone device for microphone and speaker functions for calls....

Audiobooks are usually purchased and downloaded in the same way as digital music and video. They can also be purchased from online bookstores or downloaded free from public domain sites. Most public library systems offer audiobook downloads online—all you need is a library card. Even Spotify has an audiobook section. How Do You Listen to an Audiobook? Available as digital audio files, audiobooks can be played on a wide variety of consumer electronic devices, including phones, tablets, and computers—any device that supports streaming audio....

Fibre Channel vs. Fiber Optic Cables Fibre Channel technology supports both fiber and copper cabling, but copper limits Fibre Channel to a maximum recommended reach of 100 feet, whereas more expensive fiber optic cables reach up to 6 miles. The technology was specifically named Fibre Channel rather than Fiber Channel to distinguish it as supporting both fiber and copper cabling. Fibre Channel Speed and Performance The original version of Fibre Channel operated at a maximum data rate of 1 Gbps....

File transfer encryption helps prevent someone, who may be listening or gathering information during a data transfer, from being able to read and understand what’s being transferred. This kind of encryption is accomplished by scrambling the data into a non-human readable format, and then decrypting it back to a readable form once it has reached its destination. When Is File Transfer Encryption Used? File transfer encryption is usually used only when data is moving from one computer to another computer or server over the internet, though it can also be seen in things much less long-distance, like wireless payment systems....

Some files that end in this extension may instead be annotation files used with the Amaya web editing program. How to Open an ANNOT File ANNOT files are best opened with the free Adobe Digital Editions program. This is the software that lets you create the notes, bookmarks, etc., but also, of course, to see them visually within the book. However, since the format is the text-based XML, any text editor can be used to view the information, too....

How: WhatsApp only supports iPhones running iOS 9 or later and Android smartphones running version 4.0.3 or later. Why Do You Care: If you’re still relying on an older phone, you’ll need to upgrade it or its OS to match the current supported specs to continue using WhatsApp. WhatsApp’s support page says phones running older systems have been able to use the popular chat app until that date, implying the app will no longer work on these older mobile operating systems....

Fortunately, you can still find the updated document on your hard drive. Here’s where to look. Where Attachments Opened From Mac OS X Mail Are Stored When you open an attachment from Mac OS X Mail, a copy is placed in the Mail Downloads folder by default. To find that folder’s common location: Files you have opened in Mail will be in sub-folders. You can arrange them by creation date, for example, to find the most recently opened file fast: ~/Library/Containers/com....

Why Are There Only 13 DNS Servers? There are a couple of reasons the internet Domain Name System uses exactly 13 DNS servers at the root of its hierarchy. The number 13 is a compromise between network reliability and performance. It’s also based on a constraint of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), which most networks use. While only 13 designated DNS root server names exist for IPv4, each root server name represents not a single computer but a server cluster consisting of many computers....

Microsoft really wants its Edge web browser to be popular, to the point that it’s actively making it a challenge to set other browsers as the default in Windows 11. The Verge explains that, while changing defaults is still possible, if you miss the “Always use this app” toggle when starting up a new browser, you’ll have to start digging into menus. The process now involves changing individual file or link type defaults one-by-one for the browser you want to use....

Although Windows Live Hotmail has been replaced by Outlook Mail and accessing your @hotmail.com emails online is done through outlook.live.com, the email server settings and other information below is still accurate when it comes to Hotmail and Exchange. Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync Settings Windows Live Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync server address: m.hotmail.comWindows Live Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync domain: (leave empty)Windows Live Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync user name: Your full Windows Live Hotmail address (e....