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What? you don’t know what is wilfing? No wonder you never thought if you were leaking time from the cauldron of life! The word “Wilfing” comes from an acronym that was introduced in some dictionaries in 2007. Wilfing stands for “What I was Looking For”(ing) Wilfing points to a phenomenon (and big issue) of people getting lost in the ocean of internet. They forget their original objective and get strayed....
This release includes a plethora of new features and fixes for the Windows 11 operating system, which are highlighted below. Furthermore, you can also download and install Windows 11 22H2 using the direct download link or the other 2 methods shared below. Up until last year, Microsoft released two major updates to Windows 10; each in the first and second half of the year. Since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has shifted to a single major release per year, hence the name “version 2022....
If you are experiencing a similar issue, this guide post shows you how to download and install the snipping tool again. What is the Snipping Tool for Windows 11, 10? Snipping Tool is a free screen capture utility built into Windows and Windows 11. You can take a screenshot of the complete screen, capture portions of the screen (like app windows), or any custom shape on the screen. You can also add annotations to the screen capture....
Since this is a pure security update, it does not bring any new features to the browser. It does, however, address a few crucial vulnerabilities. 16 vulnerabilities have been addressed in total, for which Microsoft has not defined a severity level as of yet. You can learn more about these security patches through Microsoft Security Update Guide. Since Edge is now Chromium-based and these vulnerabilities have been defined by Chrome, Microsoft has not provided many details in the release notes or this update....
If you didn’t already know, Nvidia publishes two types of drivers; Game Ready drivers and Studio drivers. The Game Ready drivers are game-focused and include support for newer games, and other game-related improvements and optimizations. Whereas the Studio drivers are designed for more stability and GPU-focused graphical rendering. Nvidia has also simultaneously published the GeForce Studio Driver version 535.98. Download the latest GeForce Studio driver instead. Let us now continue to discuss the improvements in detail, and then you can download the latest drivers using the direct download links/methods given below....
Let’s first discuss about the imposed limits of each service and then we’ll also give a workaround for sending larger files via email. There can be two scenarios while interpreting the size limits of each email service: We will discuss both of these scenarios for each service. Email attachment size limits Gmail The maximum size of all the attachments with the email can be 25 MB. If it is greater than 25 MB, Gmail will automatically attempt to upload the desired attachment on Google Drive and place a link to the attachment inside the email....
With each new standard, we have seen improvements in speed, range, and connectivity. However, the sheer number of Wi-Fi standards and specifications can be overwhelming and confusing. That is why we have created this comprehensive guide to help you understand everything you need to know about Wi-Fi standards. What are Wi-Fi Standards Wi-Fi standards are specifications that define the technology and protocols used for wireless communication over Local Area Networks (LANs)....
In earlier versions of MediaWiki, Special:Statistics pages used to show the number of jobs in queue that are waiting to be executed. In version 1.19 and later Special:Statistics page does not show pending job count. You can however use MediaWiki API to find out this information. Go to the following page to see the number of pending jobs: /api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=statistics This will show you a piece of XML in which “jobs=” property shows the pending job count....
Finally, I have resolved the issue and documenting the solution here so that everyone else having the same issue can fix it themselves. To open the compatible application, right click on desktop and select NVIDIA Control panel in the menu. The short answer to the issue is to download the NVIDIA device driver from the official website, uninstall the already installed driver and install the newly downloaded one. Why and when does Nvidia Graphics Driver Not Compatible error occur?...
This is perhaps for the first time that Google has come up with a doodle with an interactive story telling. When you visit the Google home page, you see the usual keyword box. In place of Google logo, you see the first part of the comic strip. A tab is found hanging in the bottom right corner of the strip. When you click on the tab, next part of the strip appears below the first one –pushing keyword box down....
Creating an Excel Drop-down List Excel drop-down list can be based on: a list of comma-separated values, a named range, and a range of cells The methods described in this section apply to most of the Excel versions, including 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003. Creating an Excel drop-down list based on Comma Separated Values Select a cell or cells where you want the drop-down box to appear. It can be a single cell, a range of cells or the entire column as displayed in the illustration below....
Moreover, when you switch between the different directories, each one has a different view style, and you usually have to readjust your viewing personalization. With WinSetView, you can modify the default arrangement of folders and directories beyond what File Explorer offers natively. You can apply your viewing customizations globally (across all folders and directories), or change them according to the different directory types and the type of elements the folders contain....
The biggest benefit of creating a Microsoft account using your Gmail ID is that you continue to use Gmail as your primary email address, without having to keep track of multiple email inboxes. There are two ways to create a new Microsoft account using your Gmail ID. We will discuss the steps for each method here. Create a Microsoft Account Using Gmail That’s all. You have successfully created your Microsoft account using your Gmail email address....
So by definition calibrating can be attributed to the accuracy of the subject. This may lead you to believe that you must calibrate the display immediately, well that’s not exactly true depending on how you use your computer unless you don’t work with photography in which case you are advised to use colorimeter like Datacolor’s SpyderX. You are less likely required to be accurate about the colors as plane colors may seem lackluster which is why OEMs tune the colors that look more vivid and beautiful rather than accurate....
Using this button, initially, you can insert a table of maximum 10 columns and 8 rows. But if your requirement is for a higher number of rows or columns –you would need to insert them one by one. There are two ways to quickly insert rows or columns in an MS-Word table. After inserting a table, go to the Layout tab (Remember that this tab will become visible only when you put mouse cursor inside an existing table....
Network Interface Card (NIC) is a piece of hardware located inside your computer. This card allows your computer to connect to a network (e.g. Internet). All connection and routing devices on a network have a unique address associated with them which allows these devices to “talk” to each other. This unique address is known as Media Access Control (MAC) address. Sometimes an application wants you to enter MAC address of your network card....
Your IP address is a unique identifier for your device (private IP address) as well as the router from where all your traffic is entering and exiting your network (public IP address). You may come across a message stating that your IP address has been blocked when trying to access a particular website. This means that your public IP address is blocked. Moreover, this message is not specific to any single web browser, or any specific website....
If your PC is trying to communicate with another PC on the network, you may have come across the following error message: Thankfully, this can be fixed with some troubleshooting techniques to bring you back on track to perform your task. This article gives a brief introduction so that you fully understand what RPC is, and you can then proceed to perform several troubleshooting tasks in the given order to fix the issue....
In this article, we will discuss how to properly format a USB drive using Windows PowerShell and the Command Prompt. These methods can come in handy if you are a command-line fanatic and want to save time by formatting a USB drive in a few easy commands, rather than having to navigate through several windows to get the job done. How to Format Drive using PowerShell Create Single Partition Windows PowerShell is a powerful command-line tool in Windows that allows you to perform administrative tasks on your computer....
