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Thankfully, Photoshop is now easier than ever to use, with basic photo editing like this made easy. If you want to know how to remove a background in Photoshop, you’ll need to follow these easy-to-follow steps. This guide will work best for the latest version of Photoshop, but may also work for older releases. Removing A Background In Photoshop Using Background Eraser Tool If you’ve ever cut an object from an image in Photoshop, you should be familiar with many of the steps used to manipulate images....

Luckily, with the help of digital technology, there are many tools to help you clear up blurry images, edit and enhance your photos, or repair and restore old photos. This article will focus on Windows compatible and online tools to do all of those things. Go here for additional Mac OS image tools or check out the video below. In this article, we will discuss the following programs that will help you to restore damaged photos:...

The just released preview of Windows 11 comes many new features and enhancements that may confuse some students and new users. These changes include, a redesigned user desktop, centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corners windows, themes and colors and many more. If you’re used to using multiple speakers of headphones in Windows, you may often have to switch between these different output devices for sounds. While it’s easy to set the default speakers for every apps across the system, some apps allow you to choose your preferred speakers which overrides the systems’ default....

When you first launch Bixby for the first time, you’ll need to go through a quick setup process to sync Bixby with your Samsung account. Once this is done, you can start using all of the voice-assistant features that are available. In this article, you’ll learn how to work through that initial setup process, as well as how to set up Bixby and all of the other features that come included with the Bixby voice assistant....

Anchor is a super simple, open-source, content management system (CMS) with a slick admin interface. its lightweight codebase is designed with performance in mind. This platform is for bloggers who just want to write and offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. It also provides native markdown WYSIWYG support, Drag-n-drop, SEO-friendly, flexible CSS framework, and easy installation and management. For more about Anchor CMS, check out its homepage....

The proxy server takes and directs client requests to the appropriate backend servers. A proxy server can also perform additional tasks such as SSL encryption, caching, compression, and load balancing to take the load off the backend servers. A reverse proxy server is typically used in front of Node.js, Python, Java and other popular applications that do not have web server features enabled. In this case, Apache is usually the proxy server used to handle requests for clients....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install ChurchCRM on Ubuntu with Apache2 (LAMP ). You can find that tutorial here. For the uninitiated, ChurchCRM is an open-source CRM software built for churches that can serve as a strong alternative to the popular CRM systems in use today. This free CRM is built on the LAMP / LEMP stack and offers features that will help you run your business and collaborate with your customers, employees, and church members....

clearFusion is a content management system (CMS) that is easy is both developer and user-friendly and gives you powerful sets of tools to help you easily build and manage high-quality websites. This cm is robust and mobile-friendly and responsive out-of-the-box so your users can enjoy reading and interact with your website from any device. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install CuteNews CMS on Ubuntu with Apache2. This one shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. CuteNews is a flat-file content management system (CMS) based on PHP that is easy to install and set up. No database, just PHP — plain and simple! It also comes with a search function, file upload management, backup & restore, IP banning, permission levels support, flood protection, and many more....

LimeSurvey is an open-source, lightweight, online survey platform based on PHP. It uses the LAMP or LEMP stack to operate and allows anyone to create great online surveys for one’s audience. Whether you are conducting simple questionnaires with few questions or advanced assessments with conditionals for any groups, LimeSurvey is the tool you want to use and can be self-hosted in your environment. LimeSurvey lets you focus on building great surveys by leveraging its easy management portal designs and technical quality without the bloats....

By default when you install the MariaDB server, it will allow connections from any system for users with the correct credentials. If you want to add another layer of security, you can enable SSL/TLS settings and force all users to connect securely. For this tutorial, we’re going to be creating a self-signed certificate to configure with MariaDB. To get started with configuring MariaDB with SSL/TLS certificates, follow the steps below:...

The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Microsoft Edge browser is cross-platform and supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Edge and want to learn how to configure Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, and help protect your computer, the steps below should show you how to do it. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen provides warning messages to help protect you from potentially untrusted and phishing websites and malicious software....

Moodle, a free and open-source course management system (CMS) works great out of the box after installation. However, to give your students and users the best experience, you may want to consider using Cloudflare CDN, SSL, and protection. Cloudflare provides free and paid features that help speed up websites, offers free CDN and SSL services that protect millions of websites and domains online, and many more. This setup might take a while to complete, and the process below should work on other websites as well....

When using VirtualBox you can share folders from the host computer with guest machines. Guest machines can be Windows, Linux, or macOS. This is made possible by the VirtualBox host folder-sharing feature. Folder sharing exposes the host computer files and folders to virtual machines. For this to work, you must be running the latest version of VirtualBox virtualization software with the current version of guest addition tools. You’ll have to enable bidirectional sharing from the host software, and the steps below show you how to do that....

The lock screen is the screen or curtain you see when you turn on your computer before the sign-in screen. It is also displayed once your computer is locked after you stepped away or press the Windows key + L. The lock screen comes with a background picture that one can change and customize. The sign-in screen is hidden just behind the lock screen. To view the sign-n screen, you must dismiss the lock screen by either pressing a key on your keyboard, clicking the mouse or swiping up on the lock screen (curtain)....

Widgets are feeds of content such as news, weather, stocks, and traffic that are automatically updated with live information on your widgets board. The widgets board in Windows helps you personalize content from your favorite apps and services across the web and on your device, which you can add, remove, arrange, resize and customize. Widgets are activated when you click on the widget’s icon on the taskbar, swipe from the left using touch, or press the Windows + W keys on your keyboard....

There are multiple methods (and tools) to test RAM, ranging from built-in Windows utilities to third-party software. We’ll go over each option in this in-depth guide to help you choose the best method. Should You Test Memory With or Without Pre-Booting? For many years it was held that computer memory had to be tested with a pre-booting tool. This is because in old systems memory was quite limited. It wasn’t unusual to see the operating system corner a lion’s share of the system resources, leaving very little memory to be actually tested....

With Windows Hello, one can use a PIN, facial recognition, picture, or fingerprint to sign into their Windows devices. Windows Hello feature offers several ways one can ditch their passwords in favor of a more secure and personal method of authentication. When you set up Windows Hello facial recognition sign-in option, you can also choose to enable or disable the “Automatically dismiss lock screen if Windows recognizes your face” option....

Unfortunately, the Chromium browser has found itself being used for malicious reasons. Unless you download it from the Chromium project website, you may find it bundled with malware and other dangerous content, leaving it unable to be removed. If you want to uninstall it, here’s how to uninstall Chromium. How To Uninstall Chromium Using Windows Settings If you installed Chromium yourself (using a software installer), you shouldn’t have much trouble removing it using the Windows Settings menu....

Windows 11 comes with a built-in app called Alarms and Clock. You can use this app to set an alarm, use timers, and more. With Windows alarms, you configure, set, and forget them and it should help you sleep better and wake up rested similar to your devices. Windows alarms are good on some occasions. Alarms and timers work even if the app is closed or your device is locked....