Pen and paper is not for me. Well, it’s not the only thing I can rely on. I don’t mind hand-drawing maps or keeping a notebook for my games. But I need a digital source to archive my world and campaign. This story takes a look at the best options out there for campaign management software. I’ll break down the cost, benefits and downfalls of each. Let’s g ...
While we are a lot dependant on computer technology these days, things can go awry when the hardware fails. Whether it’s for personal use or business, a PC or a laptop is a major requirement in the current times. It’s where we store most of our data like photos, videos, music, and other confidential files. So, when the system crashes (which is quite comm ...
This can be pretty handy if you have a large workbook with hundreds of sheets and you want to create a table of contents. This method uses the little known and often forgotten Excel 4 macro functions. These functions aren’t like Excel’s other functions such as SUM, VLOOKUP, INDEX etc. These functions won’t work in a regular sheet, they only work in named ...
ReactOS is a relatively new open source operating system that resembles the looks of Windows NT and aims to offer similar levels of functionality and application compatibility. Featuring a wine-based user mode, this system doesn't use any of the Unix architecture, but is a rewrite of the NT architecture from scratch, with its very own FAT32 implementatio ...
You could be an aspiring YouTuber wanting to upload your first video, or a budding singer who wants to make his/her amateur recordings better, or even a casual user looking to tweak the quality (e.g. loudness, bit-rate) of that little known but amazing song you downloaded legally off the Internet, a capable audio editor application is an absolute must. A ...
A fresh update is now available for Stardock's Groupy utility, and it brings one big feature to the table: dark mode. The new dark mode, which can be seen in the screenshot above, blacks out the tab interface, allowing it to blend in more when you're using Windows 10's dark mode. Groupy is an app that aims to make multitasking easier across Windows 10. W ...
Opening an AutoCAD 2013/LT 2013 format file. Regenerating model. This drawing was last saved with an earlier version of the software. Saving the drawing will update any AEC objects in it to the current version, which will be incompatible with earlier versions. If you are using this drawing as an underlay you should complete your work in a separate drawin ...
FreeCAD is a free, open-source parametric 3D modeling application. It is made primarily to model real-world objects, ranging from the small electronic components up to buildings and civil engineering projects, with a strong focus on 3D-printable objects. FreeCAD is free to download, use, distribute and modify, and its source code is open and published un ...
The ODBC connector allows external tables to fetch data from other databases using ODBC calls. If the remote DBMS is Kognitio 7.9 or later, use the unloader connector for better performance. See the Unloader Connector reference sheet. Prerequisites • (Recommended) An ODBC driver manager such as UnixODBC, providing libodbc.so, installed on all nodes. • An ...
The first thing to do is set up the /etc/sudoers file which controls all the privileges handled by sudo. Instead of editing this file directly, use the visudo command. For a full list of configuration options, see the sudoers man page (man 5 sudoers). This file is just an example and demonstrates how to create command and user aliases. Code Listing 2: /e ...
If you use Mozilla Firefox as your default browser, then might have encountered message while browsing the web – “A web page is slowing down your browser. What would you like to do”? Along with the error message, you also receive an option of Wait or to End It. This means you can either wait for the webpage to become responsive or can stop unresponsive w ...
Those are just a few variations of a question that I get often. People frequently look to me for recommendations before spending the money or time to install a particular piece of software. Looking for recommendations and others experiences is a smart thing to do. And, in fact, you'll see I have an entire class of article categorized as Recommendations. ...
Sometimes you’ll see that frustrating yellow exclamation point icon over your network connection icon in Windows. The OS offers to troubleshoot it for you, but after running through the automatic tool, you see this message: Windows could not automatically detect this network’s proxy settings. What does this mean, and how do you fix it? Let’s take a look ...
What is webmail? If you’ve ever started a Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo or other email account, chances are you’ve used webmail. With webmail, you read and send email through your web browser and a web-based interface. In fact, webmail allows you to access your email from any web browser, on any device, as long as you are connected to the Internet. When you acce ...
This is an attempt to collect everything needed to know to get LVM up and running. The entire process of getting, compiling, installing, and setting up LVM will be covered. Pointers to LVM configurations that have been tested with will also be included. This version of the HowTo is for LVM 2 with device−mapper and LVM 1.0.8. All previous versions of LVM ...
The Photos app lets you change the length of your video or slow it down directly from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Trim your video Have a video that's too long to send through Mail or Messages? Or maybe you just want to share part of a video with your friends and family. With the Photos app, you can change the start and stop time to make your v ...