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What is DM? The term DM means “direct message.” The term first enjoyed popularity on social networking platforms, including Facebook and Twitter. It typically refers to private communication between two or more people online. However, you’ll also see the term on newer platforms, including Discord and Twitch. “Whispers” is another way to describe the term on the latter. Before social media, IRC and Internet forums were places online to find the term....

Because of how it works, DNS has played a huge part in making the internet a global success story. Let’s explain what DNS is, how it works, and why it matters in greater detail. What is DNS? When you click on a link to groovyPost or type our domain name (groovyPost.com) into your web browser, the Domain Name System points it to our IP address. That’s the Domain Name System (DNS) in action....

This is dangerous. A poorly configured robots.txt file can destroy your site’s SEO health and damage any chances you may have for growing your traffic. What is the Robots.txt File? The Robots.txt file is aptly named because it’s essentially a file that lists directives for the web robots (like search engine robots) on how and what they can crawl on your website. This has been a web standard followed by websites since 1994, and all major web crawlers adhere to the standard....

What was in the A & B drive and what happened to them? Some computers may still have these, but back in the day, the A: and B: drive were reserved for use as Floppy Disk Drives. The reason you might not have heard of these drives is because all big computer fabricators generally stopped including them on personal computers in 2003, with the earlier being Apple who began disregarding the drives in 1998 on their iMac computers....

You know how it is, time and time again you break up, then you get back together. 6 months later you break up again only to get back together once everything stabilizes. I can’t explain how but that’s my relationship with DreamHost over the last 2 years. It happens without fail. Dreamhost crashes, I get upset then Dreamhost stabilizes for 2-3 months. I buy another site or recommend the service thinking “yeah it was bad last time but I’m sure they’ve figured things out” only to have the entire service crash again....

Also very interesting is that “The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo” was the most purchased Kindle book on Christmas Day, but also the most gifted Kindle book on the same day. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Cumulative Update KB3176934 There aren’t any new UI changes in this update, but the updates are under the hood. According to the Microsoft Support page: We have released Cumulative Update (KB3176934) to Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14393 on PCs which will bring the build number to 14393.82. This Cumulative Update includes the same fixes as KB3176932 but with an additional fix: Improved download size optimization of updates....

However, keep in mind that you’ll almost always see warnings or errors in the Windows Event Viewer. This is normal even on a perfectly functioning computer. You can ignore most of the warnings and errors by making sure you know what to look for. This guide will help you understand how to use the Windows 10 Event Viewer to troubleshoot issues on your system and quickly find their cause....

This is a much bigger leap in build numbers compared to new builds earlier this year. The new number doesn’t reflect that this build has major advancements. The reason for the build number increase is because the company is aligning the build numbers between PC and mobile. The number was artificially increased to have the build numbers of Windows 10 for PC coincide with Windows 10 Mobile codebase. At this point in its development, we still aren’t going to see any new noticeable features in this new build....

Windows 10 Redstone 4 Preview Build 17074 Microsoft Edge: There are a ton of new features and abilities for Microsoft Edge. The Hub view in Edge has been revamped to display more content a more intuitive to use. The reading experience for EPUB, PDF, and Reading View has also been gotten an overhaul to have a consistent reading experience across all documents and web pages – including a full-screen reading experience....

If you have a Technet or MSDN account, Windows 7 RC1 is now available for download. For the rest of you, I’m sure if you wait a few days it will be made available for download to the masses. Personally, I’m excited to see Microsoft making such rapid progress on their new OS. I’m going to assume that has something to do with the popularity of the APPLE platform and the fallout of Vista....

Requirements: Windows XP SP2 Office 2007 Problems Although the instructions “SAY” the upgrade process works, it did not for me….. After the upgrade process I did a reboot and when I came back up, desktop search was broken. Although all the options were there (including the features which were added back from the older Windows Desktop Search 2.x and Live Desktop Search) such as the feature to add UNC searches, no results were returned....

Windows Phone 8.1 Action Center First, a quick look at Action Center. It’s similar to the notification centers on Android and iOS, and you access it the same way – swipe from the top of the screen down. Some of the information displayed are recent texts, reminders, app updates, etc. It also provides quick access to turning features on and off like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and toggling Airplane Mode on or off....

On the Windows Phone Blog, company execs announced that users were requesting a file management feature in Windows Phone and they heard you loud and clear, saying: Files for Windows Phone 8.1 The app is simply called Files (download link below) and it creates a simple and easy to use file management structure for all of the files on your phone and SD card. It works as you’d expect a file manager to, browse to the specific location on your phone or SD card....

Yahoo On-Demand Passwords Yahoo will send you an SMS text message containing a one-time password. This feature isn’t enabled by default on your account, and you’ll need to set it up yourself following these steps: 2) Click on your name at the top right corner to go to your account information page. 3) Select “Account Security” in the left bar. 4) Click on the slider for “On-demand passwords” to opt-in. 5) Enter your phone number and Yahoo will send you a verification code....

The latest gladiator in the tablet wars is essentially the first inexpensive tablet we ever saw, but now Barnes and Noble is making it official. No more rooting the Nook Color and side-loading Android on to it to create a Frankenstinian e-reader/tablet hybrid. More budget high-tech gear from HP, which continues to put out new PCs while it is allegedly trying to quit putting out new PCs. Somebody get these guys a new 12-step program, please?...

What is DOF bracketing and how will it make my photos sharper? DOF Bracketing (or Depth-of-Field bracketing) is a legacy camera setting that take the same photo multiple times, but with a different aperture setting. Using DOF bracketing can help make your photos sharper, because any lens stopped down typically increases its sharpness. You can visit various online websites to check at which aperture your lens performs with the best sharpness....

First, install the Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 app. Click here to go to the Play Store and install it, or you can search for Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 on your tablet’s Play Store app. Once it’s installed, you’ll find it in the Apps list. I created a shortcut to it on the main desktop, just to have it close, should I need it. It has some basic tweaking abilities, and can be used to take basic 480p videos....

From the Windows 8 Start screen click the Mail tile. When the Mail app launches, hit Windows Key + I to bring up the Settings menu with Accounts selected. Hit Enter. Now click Add an Account. Then select Outlook. Next, type in your Outlook.com address and password then click Connect. Then wait while Mail adds your Outlook.com account and collects messages. After your account is added, it adds your Folders, Contacts and Calendar entries associated with the account....

Pros Thanks to E-Ink, the display on Kindle device reads like paper without glares in bright sunlight. Also, the text is designed to read like a printed page with the pixel level set for maximum readability. Additionally, Kindle devices offer great battery life with the time between charges measured in weeks, not days. Kindle also comes with Goodreads, a social cataloging website that allows you to search for annotations, quotes, and reviews of the current book....