There are many reasons for this shift. For one, streaming movies means you can see the quality of it instantly; torrenting the video may lead to disappointment once it’s finished, and the film quality is awful. Also, streaming movies is harder for law enforcement to detect than torrenting. In fact, the UK has never seen an arrest for streaming illegal content without using additional third-party devices, like a custom video box....

In this post we’re using H.264 as the archetypal compression standard. While it’s no longer the newest video compression format, it still provides a sufficiently detailed example for explaining big-picture concepts about video compression. What Is Video Compression? Video compression algorithms look for spatial and temporal redundancies. By encoding redundant data a minimum number of times, file size can be reduced. Imagine, for example, a one-minute shot of a character’s face slowly changing expression....

Our Turn Phil and Jeffry both break it down between weekdays and weekends. Phil is probably connected the least of any of us. Approximately six to eight hours of his day are spent connected? while on the weekends? he tries to be “less digital and more analogue.” For Jeffry, it depends on whether listening to music is considered being connected. If it is, then he’s always connected. If it’s not, then he’s connected about half of his days....

How setuid Works? Setuid stands for SET User ID on execution. Let’s say we have an executable called “identity” created by the root user. When you run it, it will run with your user ID, group ID and user privileges. If the setuid bit is set on the “identity” file, when you run it, it will be run as the root user and its user privileges. As an illustration, we can check the ownership of the “identity” file first and verify that it is owned by the root user....

Though there is a growing number of apps available for Android, the most popular platform for assistive apps hands-down is iOS. Thanks to built-in capabilities like the VoiceOver screen reader, the iPhone attracted far more of the accessibility-conscious in the beginning, and most similar apps since then have been developed for it. In the past few years apps for counting money, reading light intensity, and reading barcodes have popped up everywhere, but AI and fast mobile internet have been game-changers....

In terminal, we can easily delete (or remove) a file or folder with the command “rm“. Coupled with the “-rf” flag, we can get the system to forcefully delete a file or folder without prompt. In this tutorial, I will show you how you can make use of this command, together with Automator, to add a “Delete” option to the context menu. Open Automator and select “Services”. At the top of the right pane, select “files or folders” in “Finder”....

Tip: learn how to export a Word document as a PDF file. Prepare Your Headers Before you can add a table of contents (TOC) to your document in Microsoft Word, you’ll need to add a few headers to the text. Think of it as dividing it into sections. Once you do this, you’ll be able to create a table of contents featuring the header names and, optionally, the pages where each section begins....

Add a New Email Account Automatically If you have an iCloud, Exchange, Google, Yahoo, AOL, or Outlook email address, you can add it to your iPhone automatically. It can be completed in under a minute. Follow the instructions below: On your iPhone, launch the Settings app, then navigate to “Mail -> Accounts.” Tap on “Add Account,” and a new screen will appear, listing a number of popular email providers. Once you choose your email provider, enter your email address when prompted....

Find Your Default Search Engine First, you need to find your default search engine for the Thunderbird client. For this, select any email text and look for the available default search option. I was running an older version 60 with Bing as the default search option. Add Google Search Before adding Google search in Thunderbird’s default setting, it is important for you to upgrade your Thunderbird to the latest version, which is 68....

However, those who rely on Google’s scheduling service to get real work done will find that these built-in features come up short. Fortunately, there’s a solution to this problem: Google Calendar indicator. It’s a decently-aged piece of software but one that still works perfectly today. With it users can interact with Google Calendar, view events and even create new ones! So, how do you install it? Let’s find out!...

How to Add Voice to Your Instagram Reels To add your own voice or a friend’s to your Instagram Reel, follow these steps to create your first voiceover. How to Change Your Voice When Doing Voiceovers on Reels Regardless of whether you were talking while recording your Reel or added a voiceover afterward, you can change your voice using various Instagram filters. How to Add a Text-to-Speech Voiceover to Your Instagram Reel The text-to-speech feature allows Instagram users to add a computerized voice that narrates their content while the Reel is playing....

Microsoft has recently added a new feature within Windows 10 called Storage Sense. The idea is that, once enabled, Windows will automatically take care of temporary files and files in the recycle bin without you needing to do anything. This keeps your system clean of unwanted and unused files so you have more room for the things you actually want. Activating Storage Sense In order to activate Storage Sense, we need to access the settings page....

How to Access the Options To track and limit your data usage on Windows 10 better, start by clicking the Start button, then clicking the cog icon on the left. Once in the Settings menu, select “Network & Internet.” On the left panel click “Data Usage.” You’ll now see a screen with various options on it. It may seem a lot, but don’t worry; it’s actually rather simple to get started!...

Why You Should Ditch microSD Storage While the microSD storage solution is adequate for most small projects and simple IoT applications, it isn’t optimal when the Raspberry Pi 4 is used as a full-blown computer. Apart from the obvious speed difference between an SSD and microSD card, the latter quickly emerges as the weak link in applications requiring frequent writes to the file system. While both the SD card and SSD make use of the NAND flash memory, they are not the same....

There are primarily two commands that can be used: df – This reports the amount of disk space on a system du – This shows the amount of space used by specific files Each of the above are for different checks and can be combined if required. Below are some examples to illustrate their use. Using the df command Open the Terminal and type df, then press Enter. It should produce an output that looks like the following image....

The Quick and Dirty Personal Scan A common technique used by some malware authors is to replace a normal system binary with one that takes additional or alternative actions. Many of them try to protect themselves by making their corrupted versions immutable in an attempt to make the infection harder to remove. Fortunately, this leaves traces behind that can be picked up by normal system tools. Use the lsattr command to display the attributes of your system’s binary files in locations such as /bin, /sbin, and /usr/bin, as shown here....

If you have not been active in the blogosphere these few days, the biggest news is the launch of the SkyDrive desktop app and the Google Drive. We are not going to discuss Google Drive today. For SkyDrive, the deal is that your original 25GB storage space (if you are already a SkyDrive user) is reduced to 7GB if you currently have less than 4GB of files in the account....

Understanding and Installing the Tools The three main tools in question here are pigz, pbzip2, and pxz. There are some subtle differences between the tools, but the differences lie between gzip, bzip2, and xz. In that respective order, the compression levels increase, meaning that an archive compressed with gzip will be larger than one compressed with xz, but gzip will naturally take less time than xz will. bzip2 is somewhere in the middle....

To create a Registration form in Google Forms, visit the Google Forms site and click on the “Event Registration” template. They give some suggested questions you may want to ask on the template. Editing the Questions You may find some or all of the questions appropriate to your event, but if you want to change one, click the item, and it will expand and give you options. To change the question, click on the words and make your edits....

How to Create a Spotify Song Code on Your Mobile If you do most of your listening using the Android or iOS app, follow the below instructions to create a Spotify song code and share it with your friends. How to Create a Spotify Song Code on Desktop On desktop, the process is similar – although not entirely the same – with a few extra steps involved. Here’s how to create a code in Spotify’s desktop client....