If you have any experience with computers, you’ve probably heard of Optical Character Recognition (OCR). This important procedure takes images that have text in them and extracts that text into an editable form. For instance, Google uses OCR to scan old books and make them available digitally through Google Books. But OCR can be useful […]
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If you sometimes share your Linux PC with others, you probably want to hide personal files from nosy family and friends. You can easily hide files and folders in Linux by putting a dot (.) in front of the file or folder name. But if any of your family and friends are tech savvy at […]
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Apple’s Photos app has undergone a serious overhaul in the past few versions of macOS. The latest version has some solid editing capabilities — enough that it makes a great replacement for Picasa. If you haven’t looked at Photos in a while (and I certainly wouldn’t blame you), it’s time to get reacquainted. Adding Photos […]
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PicMonkey, one of the most popular online photo-editing suites around, has rendered its free offerings absolutely pointless. You can still edit photos for free, spending hours crafting a visual masterpiece, but to actually save your creation you’ll have to pay. Which is ridiculous. There is a lot of competition in the photo editing space. There’s […]
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Here’s the dilemma. You’re a Mac user who has to create a clone of a disc to be shared with friends. However, the disk must be compatible with Windows. Perhaps surprisingly, you can create a Windows-compatible ISO disc image through macOS without using any additional software or apps. All you need is your Mac’s Disk […]
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Given that Pinterest is an image-driven social network, it’s no surprise that you can finally search Pinterest using photos. Whether they’re photos you’ve taken or photos you’ve found online, Pinterest will offer up relevant search results. Introduced in early February as Pinterest Lens, the feature has just recently rolled out to U.S. users on Android and iOS. […]
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