It’s one of the most simple photo-editing operations, probably something you may have done with a photograph in the real world. Cropping involves removing a portion of an image, such as using scissors to snip out an unwanted relative or regrettable prom date.
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September 30, 2013Cropping an Image
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September 28, 2013Comments on News SitesThe article (link below) pretty much sums up my thoughts on the topic. September 27, 2013You Can’t Use a ScannerAnyone who’s used a copy machine can use a scanner. They both work the same way: Lay the material down on the glass. Punch a button. Soon you’ll have a digital copy. To scan things properly, however, takes a modicum of finesse.
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September 25, 2013Network Mass StorageA few months ago, I took the plunge. I spent some Major Coin to purchase a network diskstation, specifically the Synology Diskstation DS413. It’s my first major home office computer system upgrade since my old T1 line 10 years ago. September 23, 2013Bye-Bye CartoonsFor years, the For Dummies books — the good ones, at least — featured a healthy quantity of humor. Part of that humor included cartoons. They’re funny cartoons as well, some of them being incredibly spot-on. And the readers enjoyed them. O how I wish that were still the case.
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September 22, 2013A Steam ConsoleValve, the people behind Steam and the popular Half Life game series (I want my Half Life 3!) is hinting a new gaming console. If so, it would be the fourth console, after the Xbox, Playstation, and Wii. The link below goes to their teaser page. What could it be? What could it be? September 20, 2013The Recycle Bin Doesn’t Affect RAM
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September 18, 2013Overseas PowerWhen traveling abroad, you can sate your need for power not with an aircraft carrier, but with a simple piece of plastic called a power adapter.
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September 16, 2013Google Knows Your Wi-Fi PasswordOkay: Panic. If you use an Android device, then odds are really good that any Wi-Fi password you’ve ever entered has been saved to Google’s servers. There is nothing to prevent Google from accessing that information. The Back Up My Settings command (or Backup my Data), found in the Settings app, copies not only options, settings, apps, and accounts, but also passwords. In fact, if you use Chrome, any account passwords saved by the browser are probably also backed up and available on Google’s servers. Is this a security breech? Probably. No one will know unless some of the Bad Guys hack into Google’s servers to steal all that information. I’m not particularly worried at this point. Making Google aware of how uncomfortable you are with this arrangement would probably help lead to some sort or acceptable solution.
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Saint $iliconOur program, who art in memory
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Idiots abound. Apparently just about anyone these days can get a radio show and call themselves a “computer expert.” I love it when this happens, especially when these clowns dispense horrid advice.
