If there’s one thing we love as geeks, it’s using multiple monitors. We walk through libraries, universities and homes watching people slave away with only a single screen, and we sigh an audible sigh. The extra lolcats they could be viewing if only they maximized their efficiency. We’ve written about them before in this article , where we showed you how to make them look nice. But it seems that even we might be losing serious YouTube viewing seconds due to Windows’ restriction of the taskbar to the user’s primary monitor. This is an issue that MultiMonitor Taskbar attempts to address. Note: The free version may possibly work on Vista, but it doesn’t natively support the Vista theme. Installing MultiMonitor Taskbar To download this software for free, simply navigate to the product’s page and click on the free version in the lower right corner. Once you’ve done that, simply run the install and get yourself nice and acquainted with this little button. Follow … [Read more...] about Extend Your XP Taskbar Across Multiple Monitors for Free
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BlizzCon 2021: Everything we saw at BlizzConline this year
Audio player loading… BlizzCon 2021 Dates BlizzCon 2021 (or BlizzCononline) will be taking place from February 19 to February 20. TechRadar will be reporting all all the biggest news, announcements and reveals, so keep this page bookmarked for the the latest BlizzCon news. BlizzCon 2021 is over, having pulled off its first all-virtual event due to Covid-19 restrictions after having to cancel the event entirely last year. Whether this year's BlizzCon happen at all remained uncertain for a period of time. The publisher cancelled BlizzCon 2020 last May, citing health and safety concerns as the main reasons. But, instead of cancelling Blizzard 2021 event, the company opted to host the event online instead, promising fans an "all-digital celebration and exhibition of Blizzard games and universes". While it certainly didn't have the same punch as past events, all in all, Blizzard did a pretty good job of it? We got some major announcements like World of Warcraft: Burning … [Read more...] about BlizzCon 2021: Everything we saw at BlizzConline this year
Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
In a nutshell: Various tech giants like Meta, Google, Amazon, and Apple posted negative quarterly and annual statements this week. Amidst the corporate gloom, it's nice to see financials that tell a hopeful story for a small company, especially one behind a game as popular as Dwarf Fortress. A month after the first commercial release of Dwarf Fortress, the game's developer revealed this week that it earned $7.23 million in sales. According to Bay 12 Games' comparison, the number eclipses returns from the previous four months by two decimal points. In each of the months between September and December 2022, Bay 12 Games brought in around $15,000, most of it likely from Patreon donations. After offering the immensely popular Dwarf Fortress exclusively as freeware for 16 years, the company released the first commercial version on December 6, and a few weeks later posted the astronomical January increase. In a post on the Bay 12 forums, the developers say almost half of the money … [Read more...] about Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
Insiders say Sony slashed PlayStation VR2 production; Sony says, “No we didn’t”
Rumor mill: Word on the street is that Sony's PS VR2 pre-orders were disappointing. As such, insiders say the company is allegedly cutting back production. The two million units it expected to sell in the first quarter of 2023 are now projected to take until March 2024 to move. However, Sony says these reports are false, and everything is on track. With Sony's PS VR2 only three weeks from release, Bloomberg reports that the company has cut shipments of the next-gen VR headset in half due to low pre-orders. The company previously estimated it would ship at least two million units in its launch quarter. However, anonymous sources say those sales are now projected at one million. Sony expects another 1.5 million units to ship between April this year and March 2024. Bloomberg reached out to Sony for official comment, but a spokesperson said, "the company does not discuss its product inventory." However, shortly after publishing the story, Sony told GamesIndustry.biz that it had not … [Read more...] about Insiders say Sony slashed PlayStation VR2 production; Sony says, “No we didn’t”
Les meilleurs logiciels de retouche photo de 2023
Les meilleurs éditeurs photo vous permettent d'améliorer vos images numériques à l'aide d'une gamme d'outils avancés, afin de tirer le meilleur parti de votre créativité. De nombreux appareils sont désormais dotés d'un logiciel de retouche photo de base intégré. La plupart des ordinateurs portables, par exemple, comprennent des outils simples et accessibles permettant de modifier le contenu de votre photothèque. Bien que ces outils soient utiles pour des modifications rapides, les meilleurs éditeurs de photos vous permettent de faire beaucoup plus. De la suppression d'objets aux ajustements avancés des courbes, les meilleurs logiciels de retouche photo vous permettront d'atteindre le niveau supérieur en matière de retouche d'images. Vous êtes prêt à aller au-delà des curseurs de luminosité et de saturation ? Nous avons testé tous les meilleurs logiciels de retouche photo pour vous aider à trouver celui qui correspond exactement à vos besoins, à votre budget et à votre expérience. … [Read more...] about Les meilleurs logiciels de retouche photo de 2023
10 miti (falsi) sulla sicurezza informatica
La cybersecurity non è una cosa tanto complicata, almeno in certi aspetti. Ad esempio, anche qui ci sono un sacco di falsi miti che andrebbero sfatati; perché credere in certe cose sbagliate ci porta ad abbassare la guardia, esponendoci a rischi anche grazi. Alcuni di questi miti anno una storia antica, e risalgono a un'epoca in cui quasi nessuno capiva cosa fosse la rete, e le minacce informatiche erano facili da capire, nonché ridotte in numero. Gli hacker attaccano solo le grandi aziende I cybercriminali sono imprenditori e prendono di mira chiunque, dalla grande impresa fino al singolo utente che naviga su Internet, per rubare principalmente dati e credenziali utili a monetizzare il loro sforzo. Spesso e volentieri l'idea è di colpire quante più persone possibili, sapendo che in pochi casi l'investimento sarà ripagato profumatamente. Bastano un antivirus e un firewall per essere al sicuro L’ antivirus e il firewall non sono sufficienti. Di fatto, … [Read more...] about 10 miti (falsi) sulla sicurezza informatica
This new Overwatch 2 map may be awful for Mei but it’s great for us
Audio player loading… It’s no secret that the big addition in Overwatch 2 Season 3 would be a map. Blizzard made clear that each season would bring with it a big piece of content, alternating between a new hero and a new map. Last season brought Ramattra, so a map was on the menu for Season 3. However, in an interview with Blizzard's dev team, we found out some exciting details buried within this icy tundra. The new mode, named Antarctica Peninsula, can be found on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, closest to the southernmost part of South America. Here, the Overwatch 2 hero Mei, a climatologist, set out to research the effects of global warming on the ice caps. As this is a control mode, we’re getting not one but three separate maps. This style of objective capture is a best-of-three round-based mode where the goal is to achieve control of the target area and hold it until your team’s score ticks up to 100%. We will be traveling to the Ice Breaker ship, which … [Read more...] about This new Overwatch 2 map may be awful for Mei but it’s great for us
Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software
Searching Google for downloads of popular software has always come with risks, but over the past few months, it has been downright dangerous, according to researchers and a pseudorandom collection of queries. “Threat researchers are used to seeing a moderate flow of malvertising via Google Ads,” volunteers at Spamhaus wrote on Thursday . “However, over the past few days, researchers have witnessed a massive spike affecting numerous famous brands, with multiple malware being utilized. This is not ‘the norm.’” One of many new threats: MalVirt The surge is coming from numerous malware families, including AuroraStealer, IcedID , Meta Stealer, RedLine Stealer, Vidar, Formbook, and XLoader. In the past, these families typically relied on phishing and malicious spam that attached Microsoft Word documents with booby-trapped macros. Over the past month, Google Ads has become the go-to place for criminals to spread their malicious wares that are disguised as legitimate downloads by … [Read more...] about Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software
How to Use Different Wallpapers on Multiple Monitors in Windows 7
So you’ve just unpacked that spiffy new monitor, and it sits fresh and new on your desk putting your other little displays to shame. Now you have to give it some sartorial splendor: a kick-ass wallpaper from the online repository of your choice. But now comes the conundrum—what if you want to use different images on different screens? RELATED: How to Set a Different Wallpaper on Each Monitor in Windows 10 Unfortunately, Windows 7’s default wallpaper handler is pretty primitive for multiple displays. (Windows 8 and 10 are much better, so check out these instructions if you’re using a later version of Windows.) In Windows 7, you have two options for using different wallpapers: you can create your own combined image, using your favorite image editor, or you can use a third-party tool like DisplayFusion or UltraMon . First, we’ll look at the manual way to make your own multi-monitor wallpaper. If you want something a bit more automated (that requires extra … [Read more...] about How to Use Different Wallpapers on Multiple Monitors in Windows 7
oneplus: OnePlus Ace 2 to come with 100W charging and dedicated power management chip
Close OnePlus 11R OnePlus ’ next smartphone in its home market is the OnePlus Ace 2 , successor to last year’s OnePlus Ace. The OnePlus Ace 2 is set to launch in China on February 7. Ahead of the official announcement, OnePlus has been teasing the smartphone, revealing some of the key details about the upcoming smartphone. In a Weibo post, the company advertised the upcoming OnePlus 11R as a “three-chip powerhouse.” The smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, which will be paired with the SuperVOOC S power management chip and a graphics rendering chip. OnePlus has also confirmed that the OnePlus 11R will boast a 5000mAh battery. Further, the smartphone is also confirmed to come with 100W charging support, like the OnePlus 11. The company says that the 100W charger can power the battery from 0-50% within 10 minutes. The OnePlus Ace 2 is expected to debut in the international market as the OnePlus 11R, which is … [Read more...] about oneplus: OnePlus Ace 2 to come with 100W charging and dedicated power management chip