Using FFmpeg, we can easily extract audio from a video file. But, there is a small inconvenience caused by the unusual way FFmpeg handles output file names. It is compulsory to specify an output file name and this file name must have the correct extension. FFmpeg uses the extension to determine which format or container […]
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The auto-type feature of KeePass allows us to send a sequence of keystrokes to a target window. To auto-fill a form it is not enough to send keystrokes for only the username and password. We will have to send some extra keys like TAB and ENTER as well. KeePass has a default key sequence that works for
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The easiest way that I found to create a bootable Windows USB in Linux is using a tool called Ventoy. Ventoy is a cross-platform, multi-boot USB creator. This means that you can boot from multiple ISOs using a single USB stick. It might seem complicated, but it is a simple two step process. Install Ventoy
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If you are using more than one profile in Chrome you might want to create desktop shortcuts for each profile. Currently, there is no option to do this for all profiles in one go. It has to be done one profile at a time; here is how Paste chrome://settings/manageProfile into the address bar and hit
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At the time of writing this article, Elementor does not provide an easy way to wrap text around an image. Let’s look at the old-fashioned way of achieving this using the Text Editor widget. The Text Editor widget is similar to the old TinyMCE editor of WordPress. Add your text to the Text Editor widget.
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Since many Vim plugins depend on Python; updating Vim often requires a Python update. We will see how to resolve such plugin dependencies using an embeddable Python distribution. Does Python already work? Before starting, check whether you happen to have the correct version of Python installed. :echo has(‘python3’) If this prints 1 then you are
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Bash uses the Readline library for handling command-line input. One of the editing modes supported by the Readline library is the vi mode; the other one being emacs mode. To enable vi mode use the following command. $ set -o vi To verify that you are in vi mode, use the command. $ shopt -o
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Hyper-threading is an optimization technique that allows you to run more than one thread on a single CPU core. It is Intel’s implementation of a technique known as simultaneous multithreading (SMT). This article covers only the basics of hyper-threading and is meant only as an introduction. The article tries to answer the following questions: What
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Download Ghostwriter for Windows. At the time of writing this, only the portable version is available. Extract the zip file where your want to install the program. Create a folder called dictionaries in the application folder. Create a folder called data in the application folder. I am not sure if this is necessary, but you
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Sometimes you come across and an interesting Ad on Youtube and want to watch it again. If you decide to watch the Ad again before it is over then you are in luck. Here is how to rewatch an Ad. Step 1: Pause the Ad Step 2: Right-click on the video and choose Stats for
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It is quite easy to undo changes in Divi as long as you have not exited the Divi builder page. Click on the clock icon in Divi’s bottom panel. This opens a side panel showing Editing History. It lists the changes you have made to the page. Click through the changes and you can see
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For images meant for the internet, it is very important to keep the file sizes as small as possible. This often makes PNG-8 a better option than Snagit’s default PNG-24. Why PNG-8? The 8 in PNG-8 refers to the number of bits used to store color information. With 8 bits we get only 256 colors
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