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How to remove the new ‘Discover’ button from Microsoft Edge

Posted on March 15, 2023

If you recently updated your Edge browser you might have noticed that Microsoft has placed a new ‘Discover’ button in the top-right corner of the browser window.

That new button looks like this:

If you click on this button it’ll open up an extra panel that offers various features that interact with the also-new AI-powered Bing.

Apparently there are lots of folks who aren’t too keen on using this new button, and several of them have asked me if there’s any way to remove it from the browser interface. [Read more…]

Q&A: What’s the difference between a ‘Post’ and a ‘Page’ in WordPress?

Posted on March 12, 2023

Question from Kathleen: I was recently tasked to take over for the lady who had been writing our company’s blog and I’m trying to learn all I can about how WordPress works.

Although I’ve never blogged before I believe I’m beginning to get a handle on things. But one thing is very confusing to me.

I keep seeing references to “posts” and “pages” like they are different things. I always thought they were the same thing.

Am I missing something?

Rick’s answer: I can certainly understand your confusion, Kathleen. Most of us think of anything that’s found on the Internet at a specific URL as a web page, and on the most basic level that’s correct. But in WordPress things are a little different. [Read more…]

Here’s a fantastic (and free) online HTML to PDF Converter

Posted on March 10, 2023

There are many ways to convert HTML files to PDF files, and some of them are free while others cost a small fortune.

If you’re a regular reader of this site you know that I’m all about free, so as you can guess my preferred HTML to PDF Converter is indeed a freebie. It’s called ExpertPDF.

While some of the commercial solutions available come with tons of extra useful features, this one is extremely easy to use and it does an excellent job at creating basic PDF files. [Read more…]

Make the Print Screen key always open Windows’ Snipping Tool

Posted on March 10, 2023

If you’re a Windows user you probably know you can press either the Print Screen key or the PrtScn key (whichever spelling your keyboard uses) to immediately capture the contents of the entire screen as a screenshot.

And you might also know that you can press Alt+Print Screen to take a screenshot of just the currently active window.

But what if you want to manually select a specific portion of the screen to capture for a screenshot? [Read more…]

11 tips for using ChatGPT to help you with coding

Posted on March 10, 2023

When it comes to coding, there is no shortage of online resources that can help you write code faster and more efficiently. Likewise, there are numerous writing services available nowadays that cater to thousands of “write my essays” online requests daily; for example, studybay.com can make essay writing easy with just a “Please write an essay for me” request that will take care of your homework.

With a tried and tested AI service, you can get reliable results. However, some sources argue that AI tools cannot tackle academic writing style as humans can. But considering the fantastic advancements in the AI industry, they’ll probably disown such claims. However, one tool that is often overlooked is ChatGPT. [Read more…]