A knockout effect allows you to place a solid layer of color over a photo or image, and then punch out some of that solid layer to reveal the image behind it. You can do this with text or shapes both in Photoshop and Illustrator, but the process is slightly different for each program. In […]
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How do you pick the best free courses on Udemy when there are more than 80,000 online courses to choose from? Well, here are a few steps if you are only interested in the free Udemy courses and nothing else: Decide on your topic. Use the Udemy menu to drill down to the Categories. Search […]
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Since 2013 the Steam gaming platform’s developer Valve has maintained its own Linux-based operating system: SteamOS. Originally intended for a range of now-abandoned “Steam Machine”-branded hardware, this Linux gaming OS can be installed on any computer. But is SteamOS any good for Linux gaming? Can you rely solely on SteamOS for gaming, or should you […]
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If you’re after an affordable laptop for work or college, a Chromebook is often your best bet. Google’s lightweight Chrome OS, a modified version of the Chrome web browser, is ideal for mid-range laptops. Acer is no stranger to these devices, having produced some of the best Chromebooks on the market. At a live-streamed press […]
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Creating and building a website can be a complicated and time-consuming task. Sometimes you just want to quickly spin up a temporary website. A temporary website can be good for testing code, dipping your foot into website creation, or sharing things with others. We’re going to show you how to create a free temporary web […]
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If you’ve ever thought about tinkering with your Android device, you’ve probably read that you need to flash a custom recovery onto it before you can do anything serious. But that brings up a few questions: what even is a recovery? Further, what’s a custom recovery, and how do CWM and TWRP fit in? We’re […]
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