This article focuses on how to directly compare information between two different Excel files. Once you get to manipulating and comparing the information, you might want to use Look Up, Index, and Match to help your analysis. Using Excel’s View Side by Side Feature Open the workbooks you need to compare. You can find these … Read more
This how-to explains a clear and step-by-step, 1-minute process to verify that a file in your possession was digitally signed by a particular GPG Secret Key and has been unmodified since the time of signing. Downloading What You Need Acquire the Public Key. Import the Public Key into GPG. Acquire a copy of the file … Read more
Do you want to save your Google Doc or Google Slides project on a flash drive? Fortunately, you can easily download your Google documents from your browser to a USB flash drive. This minHour article teaches you how to download a Google Doc document to your flash drive using a Mac or Windows computer. Steps … Read more
Lost your garage door manual? Forgot your pin? Never knew the pin in the first place? If so then this may help you reset the keypad to a pin you can use. This procedure is for the keypads with the flip up covers, although it may work for others. Steps Hold down PROG+6+Up/Dwn, the red … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to add contacts to your email account by opening a VCF file. VCF files, also known as “vCard” files, store contact information that can be read and imported by email services such as Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo, as well as the Outlook desktop client. Keep in mind that you’ll need … Read more
If you want to increase the readership on your website, or you want to make it big with a podcast, you need an RSS feed. The RSS feed keeps your users up to date on all of your latest articles or episodes and can result in a massive increase in traffic. Creating an RSS feed … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to install and use Notepad++ on your Windows computer. Notepad++ is a text editor that is optimized for programming languages, making it ideal for coding in languages like C++, Batch, and HTML. Installing Open the Notepad++ website. Go to https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ in your browser. Click download. This tab is on the … Read more
These easy instructions will explain how to use GPG crypt via e-mail from Ubuntu. It includes setting up the software and sending encrypted information. Setting up GPG Install GPG. To do this, run terminal and type in “sudo apt-get install gnupg” and follow through with any prompting you may get. Install a GUI for GPG. … Read more
If you want to contact Spotify, the best way to do so is online. If you have a problem with your account or are encountering technical issues, you can either get in touch with Spotify’s customer support team via social media or by filling out a “contact us” form on the Spotify website. The company, … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to view the contents of an ISO file on Windows and macOS. There’s no need to install any special software or burn it to a disk—both operating systems have all the tools you’ll need built in. Windows Press ⊞ Win+E to open File Explorer. You can also open File Explorer … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to save a backup of your Google Chrome settings, bookmarks, history, passwords, and apps to your Google account. You can then restore those settings on a new computer, smartphone, or tablet simply by signing into the Google account to which you backed up your settings. Backing Up Chrome Open Google … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to use your computer’s command line to delete a MySQL database. In order to delete a MySQL database, you must have access to an account with delete privileges, such as the “root” account. Steps Open the MySQL Command Line In order to delete a database in MySQL, you’ll need to … Read more
Windows users can run software from a USB flash drive by installing a “Platform” from PortableApps.com where they can search for and install apps. You can’t install major apps like Photoshop or Microsoft Office on a USB drive, but PortableApps does have an open-source equivalent to many of those apps. Mac users can search and … Read more
LaTeX is an incredible math writing and formatting tool. There are a few easy ways to tab and indent paragraphs. You can try the tabbing environment to set your own tab stops. Or, use quad and hspace to insert predefined spaces. This minHour shows you how to tab in LaTeX. Using the Tabbing Environment Type … Read more
This minHour will teach you how to access admin commands in ARK: Survival Evolved. Admin codes, also known as console commands, in ARK are similar to cheat codes that let you instantly tame a dinosaur, add points to your skills, or destroy every dinosaur in the game. Steps Launch ARK. You’ll find this game in … Read more
Rufus is a program that allows you to create a bootable USB drive from an .iso file, which is helpful when you want to install programs and operating systems on Windows-based computers that lack an optical disc drive. To use Rufus, you must: Using Rufus Navigate to the official Rufus website at https://rufus.akeo.ie/. Scroll to … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to install software that isn’t approved by Apple on your Mac. MacOS Sierra marks most unofficial apps as unsigned software, so you’ll need to perform this process to install many third-party apps or programs. You can do this once per install, or you can disable this security feature altogether. Allowing … Read more
When drawing mandalas, flowers, fractals, and other repeating designs, it’s important to make sure your art is symmetrical. Procreate makes symmetrical drawing easy with symmetry guides. Symmetry guides allow you to draw something on one side of a guide and automatically mirror the reflection onto the other side of the line. This minHour article will … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to download WinRAR and use it to open RAR files on a Windows computer. RAR files are compressed containers that cannot be opened without special software–in this case, WinRAR. You’ll likely want to use a program other than WinRAR if you’re trying to open RAR files on a Mac. Installing … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to download and install TeamViewer on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android platforms. Once you’ve installed TeamViewer, you can use it to connect to another TeamViewer-enabled computer and control it remotely. You can also use TeamViewer to transfer files between computers. Installing TeamViewer on Desktop Open the TeamViewer website. Go to … Read more