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Quick Links Even if you’re only a casual photographer, rotating photos just right is a skill that will help you give the images you captured a professional look. If done incorrectly, though, this editing trick will make your images look amateurish and off-balance. Why Photo Rotation Matters and When to Do It You take a photo in a rush, only to realize later that the image is upside down. Or, you like the orientation, but you find that the angle is off just a tiny bit....

Online gaming can be one of the best social forms of entertainment available, but at the same time, encountering unsavory people online can completely ruin your experience of a game. Because of this, you may see online gaming communities for certain games as toxic and unapproachable. However, with Xbox Series X|S, not only can you record the voice chat of online lobbies for any game, but you may also report any recorded clips of people online if you experience inappropriate online behavior....

Speaking is generally faster than typing for our productivity. WhileDictatein Microsoft Word can create a document with your voice, you can also useTranscribeto convert an audio file into text. This article will show you how to use the Transcribe feature in Word and turn out documents like lecture notes, meeting meetings, and anything else that’s in recorded audio. How to Start Transcribing in Word The Transcribe button is located under the Office Dictation button on the Ribbon in theVoicegroup (spot theMicicon)....

Toward the end of every year, social feeds overflow with Spotify Wrapped flexes—colorful, curated snapshots of our year in music. But I’m too impatient to wait that long. There’s an easier, better way to show off your taste whenever you want. Spotify Wrapped Ignores How We Actually Discover Music Spotify’s 2024 Wrappedintroduced a feature called Your Music Evolution, in an attempt to chart our music taste month by month. But it still misses how we discover music....

Quick Links Incremental changes to the Apple Watch year-on-year never convinced me to upgrade. But my Series 7’s depleted battery and the new features Apple added over time changed my mind. Here are the changes I noticed the most after upgrading to the Series 10. 1Thinner and Lighter Design Many expected the 10th generation Apple Watch to be a major overhaul like the iPhone X. Although that’s not the case, Apple refreshed the design to give the standard Apple Watch its largest screen ever—even larger than the Apple Watch Ultra series—and the thinnest and lightest chassis....

Summary When it comes toResident Evil, there isn’t a character as cool and calm under pressure as Leon S. Kennedy,a trait that’s brilliantly displayed in this excellent cosplay. While he may have been a greenhorn police officer inResident Evil 2, by the time the fourth game rolls around he’s graduated to being one of the best spies in the United States, even functioning as the President’s go-to solution to rescue his kidnapped daughter....

Summary WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Invincible Iron Man #20! Iron ManandEmma Frost’smarriage is officially over. While it seems neither party necessarily wanted to end it, they’ve gone their separate ways – as Tony enters a dark new era, and Emma to leada new generation of exceptional mutants. Each has sent their lover a parting gift, andEmma had a last request of Tony Stark:to honor those who died against Orchis....

In China, the 11th of November is celebrated as Singles’ Day. This celebration is a little like Black Friday in the US, in that it is a time when shops and vendors lower their prices and launch exclusive promotions. One such sale that you won’t want to miss out on is the Singles’ Day Crazy Sale started by Keysfan. This sale allows you to buy product keys for a huge range of different Microsoft products for only a fraction of the price....

Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and the S9 FE+ sometime soon, possibly accompanying the midrange Galaxy S23 FE. The twobudget tabletswere accidentally mentioned on aBixby landing page last month, thus confirming their existence and imminent arrival. We’re now obtaining new information on the European pricing of the two devices thanks to a leak, and it’s not encouraging news. SamInsiderobtaineda screenshot supposedly taken from a European retailer’s database, revealing a starting price of €550 (~ $595) for the Galaxy Tab S9 FE with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space (viaGSMArena)....

Social media used to be full of real people posting about their real life. Levels of engagement and a desire to go viral were the furthest thing from people’s minds. However, now, bots and engagement farmers are everywhere, and you’ve likely fallen for some of their bait. Possibly even on Meta’s Threads, where engagement bait seems to be increasing. Threads Hates Engagement Bait As Much As You Do Whether you have switched from X/Twitter to Threads, or use both together, you may have noticed an uptick in engagement bait....

Summary Mortal Kombatactor Lewis Tan defends his polarizing new character Cole Young. The 2021 reboot, directed by Simon McQuoid, followed Cole as he joined the greatest fighters of Earthrealm to defeat Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and various Outworld threats.Mortal Kombathad a modest theatrical release amid its COVID-19 release, though it quickly found success on Max. Some audiences, however, criticized the introduction of Cole,a protagonistwho didn’t exist in the video games.Despite that response, the character will return forMortal Kombat 2, along with Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Jackson Briggs (Mehcad Brooks), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin) and others....

Quick Links AI allows anything from your wildest imagination to become reality. You can use AI tools for professional reasons or just for fun, but many AI features are gimmicks and not worth investing your time in. Here are my favorite real-world uses for creative AI tools that anyone can use. 1Product Photography and Mockups If you’re selling graphic t-shirts or other clothing apparel, thenusing AI to make clothing mockupscan save you time and money, especially if you’re dropshipping or don’t have the means to pre-purchase the stock to photograph it....

Quick Links Canva Pro is packed with features that make it a worthwhile investment for anyone involved in design work, whether you’re a professional designer, a marketer, or simply someone who loves creating visually appealing content. Here are some of my favorite Canva Pro features that make the subscription worth it. 1One-Click Background Remover The One-Click Background Remover is a game-changer for anyone working with images. This feature allows you to instantlyremove backgrounds from images, making it easy to isolate subjects and create clean, professional-looking graphics....