💡YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts
You can save time navigating YouTube with keyboard shortcuts. Apart from pressing the space bar to play or pause a video, you can also press K (holding down either of these keys also plays the video in slow motion. Pressing the 0 (zero) key on your keyboard will jump to the beginning of a video while the End key goes to the end of the video.
The Home key also works for jumping to the start of a video. Pressing J and L will step forward/backward 10 seconds while M works for mute. Pressing the F key switches between full-screen and normal mode while hitting Esc exits full-screen mode.
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You can save time navigating YouTube with keyboard shortcuts. Apart from pressing the space bar to play or pause a video, you can also press K (holding down either of these keys also plays the video in slow motion. Pressing the 0 (zero) key on your keyboard will jump to the beginning of a video while the End key goes to the end of the video.
The Home key also works for jumping to the start of a video. Pressing J and L will step forward/backward 10 seconds while M works for mute. Pressing the F key switches between full-screen and normal mode while hitting Esc exits full-screen mode.
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🗞Screenshots of how to connect Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to WhatsApp
when users connect Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to their account, they will see it in the “their devices” list. Although this seems largely to be expected, as all account-related devices are listed in this section, given that it now identifies Ray-Ban Stories as one of the devices, Meta seems to be looking for a way. To connect between the app and the glasses.Of course, this is not the first time this feature has been mentioned. Last month, evidence of WhatsApp beta version 2.22.9.13 was leaked, indicating that Meta’s messenger app intends to send messages via Facebook Assistant Provide users with their smart glasses. Icons of this feature were also shared in this report.As mentioned in the previous report, this time it was mentioned that when users connect their WhatsApp account to Ray-Ban Stories, all their messages are completely Encryption Are transferred so that the application can not read them.
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when users connect Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to their account, they will see it in the “their devices” list. Although this seems largely to be expected, as all account-related devices are listed in this section, given that it now identifies Ray-Ban Stories as one of the devices, Meta seems to be looking for a way. To connect between the app and the glasses.Of course, this is not the first time this feature has been mentioned. Last month, evidence of WhatsApp beta version 2.22.9.13 was leaked, indicating that Meta’s messenger app intends to send messages via Facebook Assistant Provide users with their smart glasses. Icons of this feature were also shared in this report.As mentioned in the previous report, this time it was mentioned that when users connect their WhatsApp account to Ray-Ban Stories, all their messages are completely Encryption Are transferred so that the application can not read them.
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Find Your Wi-Fi Password
If you forgot your Wi-Fi password, Windows makes it easy to retrieve. Go to Network and Sharing Center and right-click on the Wi-Fi network connection icon > Wireless Properties. Under the Security tab, you should see a password box with dots in it—click the Show Characters box to see the password appear in plain text.Apple’s macOS stores Wi-Fi passwords in its keychain, which you can view by opening the Keychain Access app. Press Command + Space to open the Spotlight search dialog, search for “Keychain Access,” and open the app. Use the search bar on the Keychain Access to search for your Wi-Fi network name in the list of saved credentials, then double-click on it to see its password entry. You’ll need to check the Show Password box at the bottom to see the password in plain text.
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If you forgot your Wi-Fi password, Windows makes it easy to retrieve. Go to Network and Sharing Center and right-click on the Wi-Fi network connection icon > Wireless Properties. Under the Security tab, you should see a password box with dots in it—click the Show Characters box to see the password appear in plain text.Apple’s macOS stores Wi-Fi passwords in its keychain, which you can view by opening the Keychain Access app. Press Command + Space to open the Spotlight search dialog, search for “Keychain Access,” and open the app. Use the search bar on the Keychain Access to search for your Wi-Fi network name in the list of saved credentials, then double-click on it to see its password entry. You’ll need to check the Show Password box at the bottom to see the password in plain text.
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🗞Google Play banned Russian developers from downloading and updating paid apps
Since March 10, Google Play has introduced restrictions for users from Russia: they can no longer buy apps and games, pay for a subscription, or make any in-app purchases of digital goods using Google Play. And now Google has announced new bans.As stated in the company's blog, since May 5, Google Play has blocked the download of paid applications from Russian developers. Moreover, they will no longer be able to update already existing paid applications.At the same time, free applications are still available on Google Play.
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Since March 10, Google Play has introduced restrictions for users from Russia: they can no longer buy apps and games, pay for a subscription, or make any in-app purchases of digital goods using Google Play. And now Google has announced new bans.As stated in the company's blog, since May 5, Google Play has blocked the download of paid applications from Russian developers. Moreover, they will no longer be able to update already existing paid applications.At the same time, free applications are still available on Google Play.
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💡Adopt a Clipboard Manager
Using a clipboard manager can drastically increase your productivity. If you’re using Windows, try ClipClip, a free clipboard management software that makes it possible to copy multiple texts, images, or files to your clipboard. By pressing CTRL+ Shift + V, you can view a list of all of your past clips, so you can paste without losing focus of what you were working on.
For Mac users, Flycut and CopyClip are arguably two of the best Mac clipboard managers. Running discreetly from your menu bar, these apps store all that you have copied or cut in the past, allowing you to quickly find that snippet of text you’ve been looking for.
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Using a clipboard manager can drastically increase your productivity. If you’re using Windows, try ClipClip, a free clipboard management software that makes it possible to copy multiple texts, images, or files to your clipboard. By pressing CTRL+ Shift + V, you can view a list of all of your past clips, so you can paste without losing focus of what you were working on.
For Mac users, Flycut and CopyClip are arguably two of the best Mac clipboard managers. Running discreetly from your menu bar, these apps store all that you have copied or cut in the past, allowing you to quickly find that snippet of text you’ve been looking for.
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🗞Google Assistant in Chrome, powered by Duplex, can now auto-change stolen passwords
Google announced that Assistant would help you change stolen credentials. This Google Assistant-branded, Duplex-powered capability for changing passwords is now rolling out in Chrome for Android.“Duplex” is Google’s umbrella term for technologies that handle tedious, multi-step tasks on your behalf. Initially known for making automated phone reservations at restaurants, Google later introduced “Duplex for web” to purchase movie tickets and ordering food on mobile. Google Assistant will navigate you directly to the change password page for the service in question. A sheet at the bottom notes progress as Assistant generates a suggested password that you can accept and have saved to your credentials manager. You can take over at any time during the process.Last year, Google said this capability was rolling out gradually.
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Google announced that Assistant would help you change stolen credentials. This Google Assistant-branded, Duplex-powered capability for changing passwords is now rolling out in Chrome for Android.“Duplex” is Google’s umbrella term for technologies that handle tedious, multi-step tasks on your behalf. Initially known for making automated phone reservations at restaurants, Google later introduced “Duplex for web” to purchase movie tickets and ordering food on mobile. Google Assistant will navigate you directly to the change password page for the service in question. A sheet at the bottom notes progress as Assistant generates a suggested password that you can accept and have saved to your credentials manager. You can take over at any time during the process.Last year, Google said this capability was rolling out gradually.
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💡Emoji Keyboard
No matter the topic, there’s probably an emoji you can use to represent it. To access your emoji keyboard, press the Windows Key +. (period) or Windows + ; (semi-colon) on Windows, and Cmd + Control + Spacebar on MacOS. You can scroll through all the available emojis and categories (People, Nature, Food & Drink, Celebration, Activity, Travel & Places, and Objects & Symbols) or search the full list of emojis from the search box at the top of the window.
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No matter the topic, there’s probably an emoji you can use to represent it. To access your emoji keyboard, press the Windows Key +. (period) or Windows + ; (semi-colon) on Windows, and Cmd + Control + Spacebar on MacOS. You can scroll through all the available emojis and categories (People, Nature, Food & Drink, Celebration, Activity, Travel & Places, and Objects & Symbols) or search the full list of emojis from the search box at the top of the window.
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🗞Fortnite fights its way back to iOS (sort of) without the App Store
Amid the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone and iPad thanks to Microsoft. The popular battle royale game is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, which is supported on iPhone and iPad via Safari.As noted by The Verge’s Tom Warren on Twitter, this marks the first time a free-to-play game has been available on Xbox Cloud Gaming. In fact, documents unearthed as part of the Epic vs. Apple legal battle revealed that it was Epic holding Fortnite back from being available on the Microsoft service (similar to why Fortnite isn’t available from the App Store). some important context here is that Xbox Cloud Gaming is not available in the App Store due to disagreements between Microsoft and Apple. Instead, the service is accessible via Safari on iPhone and iPad. The service has generally received positive reviews.
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Amid the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone and iPad thanks to Microsoft. The popular battle royale game is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, which is supported on iPhone and iPad via Safari.As noted by The Verge’s Tom Warren on Twitter, this marks the first time a free-to-play game has been available on Xbox Cloud Gaming. In fact, documents unearthed as part of the Epic vs. Apple legal battle revealed that it was Epic holding Fortnite back from being available on the Microsoft service (similar to why Fortnite isn’t available from the App Store). some important context here is that Xbox Cloud Gaming is not available in the App Store due to disagreements between Microsoft and Apple. Instead, the service is accessible via Safari on iPhone and iPad. The service has generally received positive reviews.
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💡Enable Night Mode on All Your Devices
Enabling night mode can come in handy if you usually work at night or like to read with the lights off. Whether you’re on Mac or Windows, you might want to try using F.lux. However, both operating systems have some built-in support for night mode.
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Enabling night mode can come in handy if you usually work at night or like to read with the lights off. Whether you’re on Mac or Windows, you might want to try using F.lux. However, both operating systems have some built-in support for night mode.
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🗞Twitter is working on new features, including mixed-media tweets, report shows
Twitter is working on a handful of new features, including the ability to attach photos and videos to the same tweet, according to a report from 9to5Google. The roundup of features in the works includes news things like mixed-media tweets and also updates on previously reported features like Statuses.Developer Dylan Roussel spotted the mixed-media capability for Twitter Android — currently, you can attach up to four pictures or one video in the same tweet, but not both a still image and video. Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.An option to give awards to tweets was also spotted by 9to5Google. The award feature appears as a gift icon below a tweet, next to retweet, like, and share buttons. As noted in the report, it’s unclear if the feature is another way for users to monetize their content or if it’s exclusive to Twitter Blue, the platform’s subscription service.
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Twitter is working on a handful of new features, including the ability to attach photos and videos to the same tweet, according to a report from 9to5Google. The roundup of features in the works includes news things like mixed-media tweets and also updates on previously reported features like Statuses.Developer Dylan Roussel spotted the mixed-media capability for Twitter Android — currently, you can attach up to four pictures or one video in the same tweet, but not both a still image and video. Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.An option to give awards to tweets was also spotted by 9to5Google. The award feature appears as a gift icon below a tweet, next to retweet, like, and share buttons. As noted in the report, it’s unclear if the feature is another way for users to monetize their content or if it’s exclusive to Twitter Blue, the platform’s subscription service.
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💡Paste the Plain Text of Copied Content
When you copy text from a source, most programs will carry along any formatting from the original content. In Windows, you can paste unformatted text by simply pressing Ctrl + Shift + V instead of the standard Ctrl + V. For Mac, press Cmd + Shift + V to paste plain text. However, these tricks won’t work for Notepad. Instead, pressing Ctrl + Alt + V will show a ‘paste special’ dialog box while Ctrl + Spacebar will remove formatting in the already pasted text.
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When you copy text from a source, most programs will carry along any formatting from the original content. In Windows, you can paste unformatted text by simply pressing Ctrl + Shift + V instead of the standard Ctrl + V. For Mac, press Cmd + Shift + V to paste plain text. However, these tricks won’t work for Notepad. Instead, pressing Ctrl + Alt + V will show a ‘paste special’ dialog box while Ctrl + Spacebar will remove formatting in the already pasted text.
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🗞Microsoft plans to launch a game streaming service
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says the company has plans to debut a game streaming service some time in the next three years. In an interview with Bloomberg,published today,the executive vice president of Xbox says that some types of content will not require a console.The interview,which comes on the eve of the launch of the upgraded Xbox One X console,was brief but wide ranging. In it,Spencer expressed a desire to spool up or acquire one or more new game studio to help reinvigorate the Xbox brand.“We need to grow,” Spencer said,“and I look forward to doing that.”Microsoft currently offers Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service that allows users to download and play a selection of Xbox titles for $9.99 per month.The launch of a game streaming service would bring Microsoft to parity with Sony, which has its own game streaming service called PlayStation Now. In July of this year, Sony announced that PS Now would include current generation titles.
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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says the company has plans to debut a game streaming service some time in the next three years. In an interview with Bloomberg,published today,the executive vice president of Xbox says that some types of content will not require a console.The interview,which comes on the eve of the launch of the upgraded Xbox One X console,was brief but wide ranging. In it,Spencer expressed a desire to spool up or acquire one or more new game studio to help reinvigorate the Xbox brand.“We need to grow,” Spencer said,“and I look forward to doing that.”Microsoft currently offers Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service that allows users to download and play a selection of Xbox titles for $9.99 per month.The launch of a game streaming service would bring Microsoft to parity with Sony, which has its own game streaming service called PlayStation Now. In July of this year, Sony announced that PS Now would include current generation titles.
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💡Minimize All Windows
If you have several windows open and you want it to all go away without having to press the minimize button for each window, press Windows key + D, and it will all go away in a single snap. Additionally, you can press Win + D once again to restore minimized windows. Although you can also use Windows + M to show the desktop, some applications such as RocketDock can ignore this command and will stay visible. That’s why we recommend using Windows + D.
In macOS, you can go directly to the desktop by pressing both Command + F3. Pressing this keystroke combination will immediately activate the Mission Control “Show Desktop” feature in macOS and push all windows on screen aside to reveal the desktop of the Mac.
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If you have several windows open and you want it to all go away without having to press the minimize button for each window, press Windows key + D, and it will all go away in a single snap. Additionally, you can press Win + D once again to restore minimized windows. Although you can also use Windows + M to show the desktop, some applications such as RocketDock can ignore this command and will stay visible. That’s why we recommend using Windows + D.
In macOS, you can go directly to the desktop by pressing both Command + F3. Pressing this keystroke combination will immediately activate the Mission Control “Show Desktop” feature in macOS and push all windows on screen aside to reveal the desktop of the Mac.
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🗞Real Tone is coming to Google Photos with filters for every person of color
In creating Real Tone processing for the Pixel 6, Google sought to give people of color a camera treatment that wasn't based on close to two centuries of White-centered photography. But it's not enough for just one device to have this kind of approach to imaging, so at Google I/O 2022, the company is pushing it out to Google Photos and is open sourcing the engine behind the magic.Later this month, Real Tone will be available to Google Photos users as filters designed by "a diverse range of renowned image makers" known for accuracy that they can apply to all sorts of pictures they've taken across all sorts of skin tones. Those who have been looking for hues to complement their warm or cool appearance should be excited to test these out.Google has made the Monk Skin Tone Scale, which the company has used to evaluate its color adjustment decisions against, open source.
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In creating Real Tone processing for the Pixel 6, Google sought to give people of color a camera treatment that wasn't based on close to two centuries of White-centered photography. But it's not enough for just one device to have this kind of approach to imaging, so at Google I/O 2022, the company is pushing it out to Google Photos and is open sourcing the engine behind the magic.Later this month, Real Tone will be available to Google Photos users as filters designed by "a diverse range of renowned image makers" known for accuracy that they can apply to all sorts of pictures they've taken across all sorts of skin tones. Those who have been looking for hues to complement their warm or cool appearance should be excited to test these out.Google has made the Monk Skin Tone Scale, which the company has used to evaluate its color adjustment decisions against, open source.
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