How to Add a Text Editing Menu to Obsidian With cMenu

How to Add a Text Editing Menu to Obsidian With cMenu Obsidian is a powerful note-taking app that lets you create and format notes in Markdown. But sometimes, you might want to lay back and format your notes by clicking on a toolbar, rather than using your keyboard to jot down Markdown syntax. That’s where cMenu comes in. cMenu is a plugin that appends a customizable text editing menu to Obsidian—adding a hint of a UI to your workspace....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · Jordan Baldwin

How to Convert Time Duration to Minutes and Seconds in Excel

How to Convert Time Duration to Minutes and Seconds in Excel Excel supports many functions and formulas that allow users to maximize their productivity by automating tasks. One such task that can otherwise take hours to complete is converting time into another measurement unit in the spreadsheet. Excel allows you to automate this, which can be helpful for many applications, like analyzing the duration of meetings or calculating the length of specific tasks....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 790 words · Zachary Ryan

How to Link Your Music Streaming Service With Google Maps

Quick Links There’s no argument that the daily commute is better with a soundtrack. But it can be hard—and dangerous—to navigate between maps and music while driving. Conveniently, Google Maps has a way to integrate your music streaming app, so you can do everything from the same window. What Music Streaming Apps Can You Link to Google Maps? The music apps that you’re able to connect to Google Maps will depend on your operating system and what partnerships Google has in place....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Christina Hughes

How to record Twitch streams on PC for later viewing

Aftergoing live on Twitch, you might want to check out your streams at a later date or have them readily available for those that missed your Twitch session. Fortunately, Twitch has a built-in tool to save Twitch streams as VODs (video on demand), which are videos that stay stored on your channel. First, however, you must enable VOD storage to save your latest broadcasts. It’s a simple process, but it’s coupled with a few underlying caveats, such as the duration for how long these VODs stay stored....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Michelle Campbell

How to Share Photos and Videos From the Google Photos App on Android

Google Photos is a leading photo backup and sharing app on Android that also presents powerful editing tools to help you enhance your photos and videos. Once you back up your photos and videos on Google Photos, they remain private unless you allow others access by sharing. That’s why Google Photos gives extra attention to this sharing need and has incorporated many methods to share photos and videos. In this article, we will explore the various sharing options available in Google Photos on Android and guide you on how to use them....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 812 words · Billy Butler

How to Sign Out Other Users on Windows 11

Quick Links Each active user session on your PC means your computer’s resources are shared with others, which can impact system performance. If someone is not actively using their session, you may log off the idle user from your account to reclaim those system resources. 1. Sign Out Other Users Using the Task Manager The Task Manager’sUserstab keeps track of all the user sessions active on your computer. you may use it to manage user accounts on Windows, switch between different user accounts, and sign off other user accounts....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Mark York

I Instantly Know if a YouTube Video Deserves My Time, Thanks to This Free Tool

YouTube can be a rabbit hole. Sure, it’s packed with everything, but when you need a straight answer, hunting for the signal in the noise can cost you minutes you don’t have. That’s why I use a Chrome extension to help me decide whether a video is worth watching. Meet TLDR: YouTube Summaries That Actually Work Let’s cut to the chase:TLDR(Too Long; Didn’t Read) is a Chrome extension that turns any web page or YouTube video into a pithy, bullet-style digest....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 698 words · Leonard Vaughan PhD

I'm Ditching My Favorite File Sharing App After 10 Years—Here's What I'm Using Now

I’d have recommended WeTransfer to anyone, but in the last few months, it seems to have gone downhill, and now I’m looking to change. I Used WeTransfer for Nearly 10 Years WeTransferwas founded in 2009, but I didn’t discover it until 2017. I used it in a professional capacity at my first graphic design role as a way to securely send large files to external clients. After I left that role, WeTransfer has continued to be my go-to tool for sending files or folders that are too large for email attachments....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1530 words · Jacob Miller

I've Used Spotify for Years—Why Is It Still Missing These Essential Features?

9Absolute Feature Parity Between Mobile and Desktop As I’m often chained to my desk, writing or editing, I primarily use Spotify’s desktop version. And the number of times changes are made to Spotify’s desktop version to unify features or the design experience with mobile is frustrating, as it often makes the desktop experience worse. Case in point: when you clicked the currently playing song icon in the bottom right corner, it used to take you to the song playing in the playlist....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1136 words · Gregory Miller

Is ALCMTR.EXE a Malicious Process?

Is ALCMTR.EXE a Malicious Process? It is usually relatively easy to match Windows processes to the software or feature they are used for. But sometimes, you might spot a running process that you don’t recognize. ALCMTR.exe is commonly just such a process. Here’s what the ALCMTR process does, what software creates it, and how to remove it if it’s no longer required. What Does ALCMTR.EXE Do? The ALCMTR.exe process is a component of the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Levi Odom

Jury Duty Season 2 Update Teases New Setting As New Episodes Are Already Filmed

Jury Dutyhas been renewed for an already-filmed season 2, with a tease of a new setting. Season 1 of the Emmy-nominated Prime Video series followed an unaware Ronald Gladden as he joined a jury for a fabricated case. The show followed Gladden and a cast of actors throughout the jury trial process, witheveryone except Gladden being in on the joke that the trial was entirely a hoax. Since then, many cast members and creators have spoken aboutthe likelihood ofJury Dutyseason 2, although Prime Video didn’t provide much update on its development....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Matthew Mcdonald

Kevin Costner's New Western Movie Horizon Has Critics & Audience Very Divided On Rotten Tomatoes

Summary Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1is drawing a harsh divide between audiences and critics. The movie is led by Kevin Costner (Yellowstone), who serves as a star, director, producer, and screenwriter. Joining Costner is a star-studded cast that includes Sienna Miller (American Sniper), Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) and more. The movie is only the first in a four-part series about the growth and settlement of the American West, withthe overallHorizoncastexpected to change with every movie....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Cynthia Cruz

LA Times Crossword Hints August 17, 2025

Our LA Times Crossword Hints for July 06, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Elizabeth Mcguire