Microsoft Word: How to Set Up an MLA Format Essay (2017)

How to set up an MLA format essay (8th edition, 2017) in Microsoft Word 2016:

1. Open a new document.
2. Set the font to Times New Roman, size 12.
3. In the Paragraph section, set the line spacing to 2.0.
4. Also in the line spacing menu, select Remove Space After Paragraph.
5. Type your first and last name. Press enter/return once.
6. Type the name of the professor or teacher. Enter/return.
7. Type the name of the class. Enter/return.
8. Type the either the due date or completion date of the paper, whichever is applicable. Use the format DD month YYYY. For example, 01 January 2017. Enter/return.
9. In the Paragraph section, set the alignment to Center.
10. Type the title of the paper. Enter/return.
11. Press the tab key once to indent.
12. Type your essay, separating each paragraph by pressing enter/return only once. Indent each paragraph with the tab key.
13. With the cursor at the end of the last paragraph, go to Insert > Page Break.
14. On the new page, change the alignment to Center and type Works Cited.
15. For information on how to cite sources, check out the Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide.
16. Go to the top of the first page.
17. Insert > Page Number > Top of Page > Plain Number 3 (number in the top right of the page).
18. Type your last name, then a space.
19. Select your name and the page number, and set the font to match the paper.
20. This page number will be added automatically to all pages.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMqTfSm7gdA

Windows 10: How to Turn Off Notifications

How to turn off all notifications in Windows 10:

1. Open the Settings.
2. Go to System.
3. From the sidebar, select Notifications & actions.
4. Turn everything off.
5. Go back to the main settings page.
6. Go to Personalization.
7. From the sidebar, select Taskbar.
8. Under Notification area, click Turn system icons on or off.
9. Set Action Center to Off.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk7v-sPOZJA

Google Chrome: How to Delete Browsing History (Late 2016)

How to delete the browsing history in Google Chrome (around version 55, late 2016):

1. Open the menu.
2. Go to History > History.
3. To remove individual sites, click the three dots and select Remove from history.
4. To remove all data, open the menu and go to Settings.
5. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings...
6. Under Privacy, select Clear browsing data... 
7. Choose which categories to delete and how far back to delete them.
8. Click Clear browsing data.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VByTx0z69DI

Atom: How to Convert Tabs to Spaces

How to convert tabs to spaces (and spaces to tabs) with the Atom text editor:

1. Select all (Ctrl+A) or select the portion of text you want to change.
2. Go to Packages > Whitespace > Convert Tabs To Spaces. If you want to convert spaces to tabs, use the Convert Spaces To Tabs option.
3. The selected text will be converted.

 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NOyzwWpc78

Notepad++: How to Copy Code With Formatting and Color

How to copy code with formatting and color in Notepad++:

1. Go to Plugins -> NppExport.
2. NppExport should be a default plugin. If it is not there, install it using the Plugin Manager.
3. Select Copy RTF to clipboard.
4. Paste into an application that supports rich-text formatting, such as Microsoft Word, and the code will keep its formatting and color.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCyo2uybAqw

Windows 10: How to Remove AM/PM

How to remove the AM/PM symbol from the clock in Windows 10:

1. Click on the time in the taskbar.
2. Select Date and time settings.
3. Under Formats, click Change date and time formats.
4. Set Short time to H:mm.
5. Set Long time to H:mm:ss.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHIQH439UAo

LibreOffice Writer: How to Adjust Page Margins

How to adjust page margins in LibreOffice Writer:

1. Go to Format, Page...
2. Switch to the Page tab.
3. Under Margins, set the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margins to the desired value.
4. Click Apply and OK.
5. The document will use the new margin size.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJg9eFHDgcA

Gmail: How to Remove Contacts From Autocomplete List

How to remove contacts from the autocomplete list in Gmail:

1. Click the arrow next to the word Gmail.
2. Go to Contacts.
3. Select and delete the contact from the Frequently Contacted list.
4. Go to More, then Other Contacts.
5. If prompted, answer GO TO OLD CONTACTS.
6. Select Other Contacts.
7. Find the contact in the list, mark the checkbox, then go to More -> Delete contact.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lmFiJ-bifI

Sony Vegas Pro 13: How to Add Subtitle Text

How to add subtitle text in Sony Vegas Pro 13:

1. Switch to the Media Generators tab.
2. If you do not see it, go to View -> Window -> Media Generators.
3. Choose (Legacy) Text.
4. Move the clip down one track on the timeline.
5. Drag Heavy Outline to the top track.
6. Set the font size to 36.
7. In the Placement tab, set Y to 0.800.
8. In the Effects tab, set Draw Outline to black.
9. Close the window.
10. Adjust the length of the subtitles.
11. To make more, copy and paste the first subtitle clip.
12. Choose Create a new copy of the source media.
13. Repeat the above steps as needed.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qfqUm-xXs0

Sony Vegas Pro 13: How to Split Clips

How to split clips in Sony Vegas Pro 13:

1. Click on the timeline at the location where you want to split the clip.
2. Press the 'S' key on the keyboard.
3. The clips are now separate.
4. To group clips back together, select them, right-click, Group -> Create New. You can also press the 'G' key.
5. To clear the grouping: select the clips, right-click, Group -> Clear. You can also use CTRL+U.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S99oU299egc

Sony Vegas Pro 13: How to Render in 1080p

How to render videos in 1080p in Sony Vegas Pro 13:

1. In the upper-left corner of the preview window, click Project Video Properties. 
2. Select HD 1080-60i from the drop-down menu.
3. Make sure the width is 1920 and the height is 1080.
4. OK
5. Add and edit your clips. If a message appears when dragging a clip onto the timeline, answer no.
6. When you are ready to render, go to File -> Render As...
7. Find Windows Media Video.
8. The 1080p options are not 16:9, so we will create our own.
9. Select 6 Mbps HD 720-30p.
10. Customize Template...
11. Go to the Video tab.
12. For Image size, select (Custom).
13. Set the width to 1920 and the height to 1080.
14. Rename the template.
15. Press the save button next to the name.
16. OK 
17. Select the new template.
18. Render

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkxGkcUYVO8

How to Fix IPv6 apt-get update Error on DigitalOcean Servers

How to fix the "could not resolve" and "failed to fetch" errors when using apt-get update on DigitalOcean Ubuntu servers connected over IPv6:

1. Type the following command: nano /etc/resolv.conf
2. Add these two lines to the end of the file:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

1. Use CTRL+X to close the editor, type y to save changes, and press enter when the "file name to write" appears.
2. The apt-get update command should work now.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxbbIcM3Gs4

Sony Vegas Pro 13: How to Unlink Audio From Video

How to unlink audio from video in Sony Vegas Pro 13:

1. Select the clip by clicking on it.
2. Press the U key.
3. The audio and video tracks are now separate.
4. To link the clips back together, select both by holding CTRL while clicking on them, and then press the G key.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_YBt_doEQ

LibreOffice Writer: Different Headers on Each Page

How to insert different headers on each page of a document in LibreOffice Writer:

1. Create the first header.
2. Go to Styles -> Styles and Formatting.
3. Switch to Page Styles by clicking its icon near the top of the sidebar.
4. Right-click, New....
5. Switch to the Page tab and reset the margins to match the default style.
6. Switch to the Header tab.
7. Check the box for Header on. Make sure the header spacing matches the default style.
8. Apply and OK.
9. Click at the end of the body text on the first page.
10. Go to Insert -> Manual Break....
11. For the type, select Page break.
12. Set the style to Untitled1 (the style you just created) and click OK.
13. The header ribbon should say Header (Untitled1). You can now edit the second header without changing the first.
14. Repeat as necessary for more headers.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqVoFccwEKE

How to Disable Interest-Based Google Ads (2016)

How to disable interest-based Google ads in 2016:

1. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/privacy.
2. Scroll down to Ads Settings.
3. Click MANAGE ADS SETTINGS.
4. Set the switch to OFF.
5. Scroll down and click CONTROL SIGNED OUT ADS.
6. Set both switches to OFF.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh6mYhJBYT8

How to Delete All Partitions On a USB Flash Drive (Windows)

How to delete all partitions on a USB flash drive in Windows:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for Command Prompt (cmd).
3. Right-click and Run as administrator.
4. Type diskpart and press enter.
5. Type list disk and press enter.
6. Find the USB flash drive in the list (look at the size) and type select disk #, replacing the # with the disk's number.
7. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL—CHOOSE THE CORRECT DISK.
8. Type clean and press enter.
9. Exit the Command Prompt.
10. Use the Start menu to search for disk management.
11. Choose the result that says Create and format hard disk partitions.
12. Locate the disk, right-click, and press New Simple Volume....
13. Go through the format wizard and click Finish.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbpmWUCQYfw

LibreOffice Writer: How to Export as PDF

How to export a document as a PDF file in LibreOffice Writer:

1. Go to File > Export as PDF...
2. Adjust the options as necessary.
3. Click Export.
4. Choose the file destination and click Save.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fBWYjhwLg

Windows 10: How to Set 24-Hour Clock

How to switch between the 12 and 24 hour clocks in Windows 10:

1. Click on the time display in the taskbar.
2. Click on Date and time settings.
3. Under Formats, click Change date and time formats.
4. Set Short time to H:mm or HH:mm, depending on whether you want a leading zero. For example, H:mm would be 8:30 and HH:mm would be 08:30.
5. Set Long time to H:mm:ss or HH:mm:ss.
6. Close the window. The settings are applied as soon as you make a change.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhdpBVxf7k

How to Block Websites in Windows (No Programs Needed)

How to block websites in Windows without using third-party programs:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for Notepad.
3. Right-click and select Run as administrator.
4. File > Open...
5. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\.
6. Switch the file type to All Files (*.*).
7. Open the file called hosts.
8. Begin a new line below the '#' section. Start the line with: 127.0.0.1
9. Add one space and then type the domain without http:// or www. For example: website.com
10. The final entry should look like this: 127.0.0.1 website.com
11. Save the file.
12. Open a web browser and go to the blocked website. It should display a connection error and therefore be "blocked". 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnWArDxWSC8

How to Disable Cortana and Web Search in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

How to disable Cortana and web search in the Start menu of the Windows 10 anniversary update:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for regedit.exe and press enter.
3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search.
4. If the Windows Search folder does not exist, create it by right-clicking on the Windows folder and then New > Key.
5. Create the following entries by right-clicking in the empty space and using New > Key: AllowCortana, AllowSearchToUseLocation, ConnectedSearchUseWeb, ConnectedSearchUseWebOverMeteredConnections, DisableWebSearch.
6. Leave all of them with the default value of 0, except for DisableWebSearch, which you need to right-click, Modify..., and set the value to 1.
7. Allow some time for the changes to take effect.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFsjJjzUXfc

Image: http://i.imgur.com/RGyLKQr.png

Windows 10: How to Make the Taskbar Small

How to make the taskbar small in Windows 10:

1. Right-click on the taskbar. 
2. Click on Settings.
3. Switch Use small taskbar buttons to On.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-o1iSCVtkk

qBittorrent: How to View Upload/Download Ratio

How to view the all time upload/download ratio in qBittorrent v3:

1. Open qBittorrent.
2. Go to View > Statistics.
3. In the User statistics section, you will find the Global ratio.
4. You can also view ratios for individual files in the Ratio column on the main screen.
5. If you do not see this column, right-click on the "Name, Size, etc." area and select Ratio.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYaxF2LOAEU

Windows 10: How to Add or Remove Start Menu Items

How to add or remove Start menu items in Windows 10:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click All apps.
3. Find an item you want to remove. If you do not want to remove anything, just find any app.
4. Right-click on the app, then go to More > Open file location.
5. This will open the folder that contains all the Start menu links.
6. Delete items from this folder to remove them from the Start menu, and drag shortcuts into the folder to add items to the Start menu.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xry_QCIdpiI

Windows 10: How to Find Location of Current Background Image

How to find the location of the current background image in Windows 10:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for and open regedit.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
4. Find the Wallpaper entry. Its data will be the file path of the current desktop background image.
5. To remove this wallpaper image from the Settings app, for example, just navigate to the location using File Explorer and delete it. (You may need to enable Hidden folders.)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYf1u2whhk

Microsoft Edge: How to Add a New Search Engine

How to add a new search engine in Microsoft Edge:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Navigate to the main page of the search engine to wish to use. (For example, to add DuckDuckGo, go to https://duckduckgo.com/.)
3. More (three dots) > Settings > View advanced settings.
4. Scroll down to Search in the address bar with and click Change.
5. Click on the name of the new search engine. It should have (discovered) at the end of its name.
6. Click Set as default.
7. Searches from the address bar will now use the new search engine.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR_yYKV_I6g

Firefox: How to Remove a Search Engine

How to remove a search engine in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click on the menu icon.
3. Select Options.
4. Switch to the Search tab on the left.
5. Set a new default search engine, something other than the one you are removing.
6. Under One-click search engines, click on the search engine you want to remove.
7. Click the Remove button at the bottom of the page.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmuicHAzKjQ

qBittorrent: How to Stop Seeding a File

How to stop seeding a file in qBittorrent:

1. Click once on the file you wish to stop seeding.
2. Click the red minus button in the toolbar, or go to Edit > Delete.
3. Leave the checkbox alone if you want to keep the actual file. Click OK.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkQ4L_X6Iak

Notepad++: How to Autocomplete Brackets, Quotes, and HTML Tags

How to autocomplete brackets such as {}, [], and () as well as quotes ("", '') and HTML tags in Notepad++:

1. Go to Settings > Preferences...
2. Open the Auto-Completion settings.
3. Under Auto-Insert, check the pairs you wish to autocomplete.
4. Click Close.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwbkl75itX8

Windows 10: How to Maximize Privacy

How to maximize the privacy settings in Windows 10:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type something, and then click the gear icon on the left. (Alternatively, search for Cortana & Search settings and click the relevant result.)
3. Set everything to Off, and under Device search history click Clear all.
4. At the bottom of these settings, click Other privacy settings. (Alternatively, open the Settings application and click on Privacy.)
5. Go through everything from General to Other devices, setting each toggle to Off.
6. In Feedback & diagnostics, choose Never and Basic.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiYcrhb5mA8

IntelliJ IDEA: How to Permanently Turn On Line Numbers

How to permanently turn on line numbers in IntelliJ IDEA (and other JetBrains IDEs):

1. Go to File > Settings...
2. Then go to Editor > General > Appearance.
3. Check the Show line numbers box.
4. Click Apply and OK.
5. Line numbers are now permanently turned on.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLRh_z40lLE

Eclipse: How to Reset Perspective Layout

How to reset the perspective layout in the Eclipse IDE:

1. Go to Window > Perspective > Reset Perspective...
2. Answer Yes to the prompt.
3. The layout of the windows/modules in Eclipse will be reset.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M7RHmpBv9o

Windows 10: How to Turn Off Snap Assist

How to disable the window snap feature in Windows 10:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Locate and open the Settings application.
3. Choose System (Display, notifications, apps, power).
4. On the left, click Multitasking.
5. Under the Snap heading, turn off the first option. The other snap features should be disabled automatically.
6. Windows will no longer "snap" to the sides or top of the screen when dragging.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpBG0vvqIIs

Gmail: How to Send Executable Files

How to send executable files (.exe, .jar, .bin, etc.) through Gmail:

1. Open the Windows command prompt.
2. Type cd to navigate to the location of the executable file. For example, cd Desktop/Folder if the file is located in a folder on the desktop.
3. Type dir to see a list of the files at that location.
4. Type ren to rename the file, adding something extra to the end of the filename. First type ren, then the name of the current file, then the new name of the file. For example, ren test.exe test.exeREMOVETHIS.
5. Attach the new file to the email.
6. Give the receiver instructions to remove the last part of the filename once they download it.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZvut3xqyzU

Eclipse: How to Clean Up Launch Configurations

How to remove old launch configurations in Eclipse:

1. Navigate to your workspace using the (Windows) File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the following folder: workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/
3. Delete the .launch files that you no longer need.
4. Restart Eclipse.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgpgE4zICQM

Firefox: How to Remove Words from Dictionary

How to remove words that you accidentally added to the Firefox dictionary:

1. Open the Firefox menu.
2. Open the Help menu (question mark).
3. Click on Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Application Basics, find Profile Folder and click Show Folder.
5. Locate the file called persdict.dat.
6. Right-click on the file and open it with a text editor. There might be an option to Edit with [name of text editor] in the right-click menu.
7. Find the misspelled word and delete it.
8. You can also add new words here, with each word on a new line.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xssh8e52_Rs

Blogger: How to Turn On HTTPS

How to turn on HTTPS for a Blogger domain:

1. Visit the Blogger homepage and sign in. (https://www.blogger.com/)
2. Select the blog that you wish to enable HTTPS for.
3. From the blog's dashboard, go to Settings.
4. Under Basic, set HTTPS Availability to Yes.
5. Users can now reach your blog over an encrypted connection by adding https:// at the beginning of the blog's URL.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ytGqncfl2A

Windows 10: How to View Used/Free Space on Hard Drive

How to view the used and free space on a hard drive in Windows 10:

1. Open the File Explorer.
2. Select This PC from the navigation menu on the left.
3. If there is no menu, use the drop down menu in the address bar to select This PC.
4. Under Devices and drives, right-click on Local Disk (C:).
5. Select Properties. The General tab displays the amount of space used and the amount remaining on the hard drive in both numerical and visual form.
6. The above method also works for virtual disk partitions.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZoRA4BPqOo

Windows 10: Built-in Unit Converter

How to use the unit converter that is built-in to the calculator in Windows 10:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click on All apps.
3. Under "C", select Calculator.
4. Click on the menu icon (three bars).
5. Scroll down. Under Converter, select the unit of measure that you wish to convert.
6. Use the drop down menus to select a unit, and then type in a value using either the keys on the calculator or on the number pad of your keyboard.
7. The supported conversions are: volume, length, weight and mass, temperature, energy, area, speed, time, power, data, pressure, and angle.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0EsWPLAr-M

CamStudio: Recording Settings for Low-End Computers

How to set the recording settings on CamStudio to accommodate for low-performance computers while still producing high-quality video:

1. Open the Region menu and select Full Screen.
2. Open the Options menu.
3. Select Video Options.
4. Set the compressor to Microsoft Video 1 and the quality to 100, with Set Key Frames Every 100 frames.
5. Under Framerates, set Capture Frames Every 5 milliseconds and the Playback Rate to 200 frames/second.
6. Deselect the Auto Adjust box.
7. Click OK.
8. Open the Options menu.
9. Select Do not record audio.
10. Make sure Options -> Program Options -> Save settings on exit is checked to save these settings.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USyAyQuU1L8

Google Docs: MLA Format Essay (2016)

How to set up an MLA format essay (2016) in Google Docs.

1. Create a new document in Google Drive and open it.
2. Set the font to Times New Roman, size 12.
3. Set the line spacing to Double.
4. Type your first and last name. Enter.
5. Type your professor's name. Enter.
6. Type the name of the class. Enter.
7. Type the date that the paper is due (or written) in the format DD Month YYYY. For example: 30 January 2016. Enter.
8. Change the alignment to Center.
9. Type the title of the paper. Enter.
10. Set the alignment back to Left align and press the tab key once.
11. Begin the first paragraph. At the end of the first paragraph, press enter once to start a new line. Use tab to indent and repeat.
12. Set the cursor at the end of the last paragraph, go to Insert, then Page break.
13. Type "Works Cited" and align it to the center.
14. Go to the first page and select Insert, Page number, and choose the first option.
15. Type your last name before the page number (with a space in between).
16. Move the header down two lines, and change its font to Times New Roman, size 12.
17. Finish the paper and add the citations to the works cited, if necessary.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0VmW-49ww

Firefox: How to Disable Reports to Mozilla

How to disable crash reporting (and other telemetry) in Mozilla Firefox.

1. Open Firefox.
2. Open the menu (icon next to the address bar).
3. Click on Options (gear icon).
4. Switch to the Advanced tab using the navigation menu.
5. Switch to the Data Choices tab on the page.
6. Uncheck the boxes next to "Enable Firefox Health Report" and "Enable Crash Reporter".

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9OPQjWj7s

MySQL Workbench: How to Start/Stop Server

How to start and stop the local MySQL server using the MySQL Workbench.

1. Open MySQL Workbench.
2. Select the local connection.
3. If there is no connection, make one by clicking the plus icon, setting the hostname to 127.0.0.1 (your computer), the port to 3306, and creating a username.
4. Once the SQL editor is open, click on the Server menu, then Startup/Shutdown.
5. A new tab will open. Use the Start Server button to turn the server on. Note: You may need to allow the operation in a User Account Control prompt that will pop up.
6. When the server is running, open the command line client and enter the password. If it works, a welcome message will be displayed. If not, the command line client will close.
7. To stop the server, click Stop Server in the MySQL Workbench tab.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEoF7SH1cM

How to Delete a Google Account

How to delete a Google account.

1. Go to https://myaccount.google.com.
2. Under Account preferences, select Delete your account or services.
3. Select Delete Google Account and data.
4. Sign in to your Google account if you have not already.
5. Read the notice and check the two boxes.
6. Click the DELETE ACCOUNT button.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI6lbjBmrKw