The concept behind PDF/A is simple, but the instructions various vendors provide are awfully convoluted. Here’s the easy way to do it. For my example, I’m using Adobe Pro 9.3, but this works on Adobe Standard 7 and up. The higher the version, the better. First, open the PDF you want to convert to PDF/A. On the surface, an ordinary PDF and a PDF/A will look the same. The differences are under the hood....

Set up a Network Between OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 Before you begin, check to make sure both operating systems are updated. On OS X, head to the Apple menu > App Store > Updates to ensure it’s up-to-date. Also, check to make sure your network adapters are functioning correctly. In Windows 10, press Windows key + X then click Device Manager. Expand Network Adapters; if there is no exclamation sign, then you are ready to go....

Having many monitors help users to achieve their various tasks. When you want to dedicate one of your monitors to primary functions, you may not want it to have Discord running on it. Thus, you may need to move Discord to a second monitor to preserve your other monitor. Many users have expressed disappointment when Discord fails to move to another monitor, but this guide presents solutions! Many users have expressed disappointment when Discord cannot move to a second monitor....

Instagram is a great place to share updates and thoughts with friends. This could be in the form of pictures, videos, or written captions. To cater to this wide range of posts, Instagram has introduced the slideshow feature, allowing you to share multiple posts simultaneously. But how do you create a slideshow on Instagram? This article breaks down the creation of an Instagram slide show for posts, stories, and reels. It also details third-party apps you can use to achieve this....

Automatically Delete Your YouTube Activity To automatically delete your history, you need to head into Google’s Activity controls. Launch your browser and head to the YouTube History page and log in with your Google account. Under the YouTube History section, you will see two boxes. On the left, it shows whether you have YouTube History on or not. If this is your first time here, chances are it’s on. And on the right is the box where you can choose to auto-delete your history....

This is a particularly useful for certain types of documents. If you’re creating newsletters or brochures, you may be looking to split your documents up with multiple columns of text and images on a page. This feature hasn’t always existed in Google Docs, with some unusual workarounds available. Thankfully, Google has added this feature to Google Docs, making it an easy process to format your text into two columns. Here’s how....

Whether you’re heading for some adventures soon, or just like knowing things like your current elevation, follow along for how to measure altitude with iPhone. iPhones have an impressive amount of sensors inside, but there’s not a default app that comes with iOS that gives users altitude measurements. I’ve tried a variety of apps and the one I like the best for checking elevation is My Altitude. It’s a free app with what I think is the best interface compared to the competition....

There are a lot of things that you can do in Minecraft. The game literally comes with infinite possibilities that the players can explore. The building is a major part of Minecraft. You’ll start the game using basic building materials but as you go further, you’ll find how useful Concrete is. Over the past days, there has been a lot of confusion about making Concrete in Minecraft. These confusions are arising because of the fact that making concrete in Minecraft does not follow a straightforward method....

However, you’ll note that some features can be enabled directly using the Windows Features page, or by downloading (or configuring) them manually in Settings or the Control Panel. If you want to manage optional features on Windows 11, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Manage Optional Features on Windows 11 To use certain features on Windows 11, like Windows Sandbox, you’ll need to enable some optional features. To manage optional features through Settings, follow these steps:...

Social media has been driving a lot of conversations around our current global crisis. People continue to turn to social to share their experiences, information and feelings about this unprecedented situation. According to Twitter, COVID-19 related Tweets are being shared every 45 milliseconds and #coronavirus is now the second most used hashtag of 2020. That communication is powerful, but not nearly as powerful as when the conversation turns into real connection among distant and sometimes disparate individuals....

Are you looking for tips to make a guy blush? Seeing a guy blush is irresistibly cute, and who wouldn’t want to see their guy blush? Guys try hard to hide their emotions, but you can always pull a few tricks to make them blush, especially on Facetime, where you both see each other. The tricks presented in this article work, and you will delight in how much your guy will blush....

Google Sheets is a useful online tool that lets you edit and manage spreadsheets on any system or device by logging in using your Google account. Many features are embedded in this tool by Google, and one of them is the ability to add graphs to it. Just like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets also lets you add any type of graph that you want for your data on the spreadsheet....

Cyber ranges not only accurately resemble a real IT environment, but also provide a more challenging and realistic feel to hacking an IT system or network. Cyber ranges also require more technical and calculated approaches when compared to traditional ethical hacking real-world simulations. In this article, we discuss the benefits of cyber range training and see how we can make cybersecurity training more engaging by taking the cyber range approach....

Some of the changes you’ll see include a new Start menu and virtual desktops. You can also customize the Windows 11 taskbar to make it more useful, whether it’s removing certain features or changing how it looks. For example, you may want to hide the Windows 11 taskbar automatically for extra real estate, only displaying it when you hover over it. It’s easy to make the taskbar autohide on Windows 11— here’s what you’ll need to do....

Is your Discord mic loud? Are you looking for an effective way of making your mic quieter on Discord? Your microphone acts as the input source, and when it’s loud, the people in the voice channel must lower the volume of their output source. To avoid irritating people with loud volume, you can consider making your microphone quieter using the steps presented in this guide. We will cover the steps for adjusting your mic volume on Discord....

Tweeting with a Time Limit Spirit is a simple Twitter app that allows you to set your tweets to disappear after a set time limit. To start using the app, go to the Twitter Spirit website and click Get Spirit. Now, allow Spirit to use your Twitter account by signing in. You’ll get a confirmation message, just like the one below. It basically tells you everything you need to know about using the application....

In this guide, we will show you how to effectively monitor and control tasks on your Windows 10 PC while you’re playing games. If there are quite a few resource-hogging applications and services running in the background, then it is sure to slow down your PC. While the normal day-to-day usage you might not notice much of a difference, but it’s all the more visible while running games. Frame drops, lags, and the overall slow down of the gameplay experience is the last thing that any gamer would want to have....

With the on-going of the Coronavirus pandemic, several businesses and companies have adopted the use of Zoom. The video conferencing application has seen massive growth in its user base over the past few months. And if you’re using the application for the first time, you might ask how to mute and unmute in Zoom. The option to mute and unmute the mic during a video conference is extremely useful. Therefore, in this tutorial, we’ll show you the steps to mute and unmute within the Zoom application on your smartphone....

Many times, you want to password protect files to make the data transfer process more secure. For example, an accounting firm might use a password-protected folder to share information. In contrast, the HR department might use it to share employment records with others. In this Password Protection tutorial, you will learn: Why do you need to Password Protect your files? Difference between password protection and encryption Use GiliSoft to Lock Folder Using IOBit to Lock Folder 2 Methods for Password protect a folder in Windows Method 1 Method 2 Using VeraCrypt...

If you are storing some confidential or sensitive information in your Word Document, then it is highly recommended to password protect it. And it becomes all the more important to do so when that file is stored in PC that is shared by many members of your organization. Furthermore, it also acts as an extra security measure in case you wish that the file should only be accessed by the intended recipient....