View two windows side-by-side using Smart Window
View two windows side-by-side using Smart Window
Smart Window or Snap, allows the user to view two windows side-by-side in Windows 7 without having to manually re-sizing either window. This is also useful if you don't want to use Alt-Tab between 2 windows. Below is an example of what this looks like in Windows 7.
- Click and Drag on the top title bar of the first window so your mouse pointer hits either the left or right side of your screen. Let go of the window when you see the outline of the window re-size to ½ of the screen.
- Then choose the other window you wish to view on the side of the first window. Click and Drag the 2nd window to the opposite side of the screen until the mouse pointer hits the side of the screen and resizes to the other ½ of the screen.
- While pressing the Windows button on your keyboard, press either the Right or Left arrow. This will move the open window to either the left or right portion of the screen.
- Choose the other Window you wish to view to the side of the Window in step one. When using the Windows key for this step, as described in step one above, use the opposite (right or left) arrow button that you used in step one.
- Click and drag the window so the mouse pointer hits the top of the screen and let go. This will put the window back to regular size.
- If you just want to view one of the minimized windows that was in side by side view, click and while holding the mouse button down shake the window you wish to view and it will minimize all other widows to the Taskbar. To reopen windows that were minimized by this step, click and shake the window you are using again, and they will re-appear.
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard, and at the same time, press either the up arrow or the down arrow. The up arrow will maximize the screen; the down arrow will put the screen to minimize.
Quickly zoom in on images by hovering mouse over thumbnail
Many
sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, eBay, and Wikipedia will show a larger
image of small thumbnails images when you click them. Save yourself the time of
having to click the image to view it by installing a browser extension that will
show you the larger image by hovering the mouse over the image. In the
picture to the right, is an example of a Twitter profile icon that is enlarged
when hovering over the small icon in the Following section. Click the below link
for the browser you are using to open the extension that will add this feature.
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Help finding lost phone
Today, most people have abandoned their landline phones for a cell phone. Unfortunately, if this is your only phone, it can be difficult to find if you've misplaced your phone. This is where the website "I Can't Find My Phone" can come in handy. Visit the below link, enter your phone number, and the free service will call your phone. This makes finding your phone easier since you can listen for your ring tone as you are searching for your phone. Of course if your phone is on silent or off this service will not be of much help.Blu-ray vs DVD
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Blu-ray vs DVD.Answer
The two prominent disc media for movies and TV shows are Blu-ray and standard DVD. Blu-ray is the newest of the two and offers several advantages over DVD.| Topic | Blu-ray | DVD |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | A Blu-ray disc can hold about 25 GB of data. Dual layer Blu-ray discs can hold as much as 50 GB of data. The larger storage capacity of a Blu-ray disc is a clear advantage over standard DVDs, allowing higher quality of video and audio to be stored. | A standard DVD disc can hold up to 4.7 gigabytes (GB) of data. Dual layer DVDs can hold about 8.5 - 8.7 GB of data, which is still much less than even the smallest Blu-ray discs. |
| Cost | The price of Blu-ray players is more affordable than ever. Blu-ray discs themselves, for movies and TV shows, cost a little more than standard DVDs, but the gain from Blu-ray far outweighs the moderately increased prices. | DVD players and DVD discs are cheaper than a Blu-ray disc. |
| Quality | Because of the larger storage capacity of the Blu-ray disc, it can hold much more video and audio data, allowing for much higher quality of video and audio. Blu-ray discs support resolutions up to 1920x1080 and frame rates up to 29.97 at the highest resolution (it is possible to get frame rates up to 59.94 at lower resolutions). Blu-ray discs can playback in true HD format. | Due to the much lower storage capacity of a standard DVD, it is not possible to have HD video quality on a DVD. |
| Availability | Blu-ray is a newer technology than DVD, which means not all of the older movies are available yet in Blu-ray format. | DVD has been around since 1996 and has had years to develop its library. Almost every movie ever made is available in DVD format and when renting movies you'll have a much easier time finding the movie in DVD format than Blu-ray. |
| Content | Many Blu-ray movies will come with additional content not available with DVD. This content can include additional commentaries, behind the scenes, and much more and usually all on one disc. | With the limited space of a DVD, you may get some DVD movies with additional bonus content. However, many times the additional content will be on a separate disc. |
| 3D | All the latest new 3D movies are now only distributed on Blu-ray. | Although there are 3D DVDs all the latest movies are only coming out on Blu-ray. |
