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How to create a bootable Windows USB drive in Linux: Easy method

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 onto the USB drive Copy the ISO’s that you want to the USB drive In my opinion a Ventoy multi-boot USB drive is something that most Linux users should have anyway.

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How to create a shortcut for a Chrome profile

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 Enter. If you prefer a graphical method, do this instead: click on the profile icon on the right and then click the customize profile button as shown in the image below.

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How to wrap text around an image in Elementor

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. contents Disable wrapping on smaller devices Solution 1: Add a class to the image Solution 2: Add a class to the whole text block I don’t have Elementor Pro, where should I put the CSS?

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Vim on Windows: Resolve Python dependency without a system wide installation

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 good; no need to embed Python. Was Vim compiled with Python support? Check whether your Vim was compiled with Python support.

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Using the Vi mode in Bash command line

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 vi Unlike in Vim, insert mode is the default in bash. Press escape to enter command mode.

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The basics of Hyper-Threading

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 is hyper-threading? How does hyper-threading improve performance? What kind of performance improvements can we expect?

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How to get spell check to work on Ghostwriter for Windows

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 need it if you want to make the application fully portable. The next step is to download Hunspell dictionary.

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How to re-watch an Ad in Youtube

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 nerds Step 3: From the Video ID/sCPN row, note down the video Id. In the picture below the Video Id would be FRxEq4aqOi8.

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How to undo changes in Divi

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 a real-time preview of how the page will look if you were to press the green tick button.

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Snagit Editor: Use PNG-8 to reduce file size

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 but the file sizes are much smaller. At first glance, this compares very poorly with PNG-24 which supports millions of colors.

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