How to Create Your Own Wiki Site

One of the largest and most successful examples of a wiki site is Wikipedia, whose content is contributed by volunteers from different parts of the world. It is also edited and maintained by volunteers, while allowing anyone to contribute to the site. This has made it one of the top ten most popular websites globally, with hundreds of millions of readers each month and millions of articles in more than 250 languages. A wiki is a great tool for communicating and working with other people on a project. It helps teams and organizations collect and capture knowledge and gather content from several sources, while sharing… Read more

Dolby Atmos vs DTS:X – Which Is Better?

Just like video, sound comes in many flavors. Just like video, sound files can have different resolutions, bit-rates, and codecs. For high-end surround-sound configurations beyond 5.1, audio codec matters significantly. That determines how many speakers can be used and how those speakers are oriented towards the listener. Different codecs, like Dobly Atmos and DTS:X, have different surround-sound capabilities, supporting different types of hardware used in higher-end home theater systems. Related: DTS vs. Dolby Digital: What You Need to Know What Is Dolby Atmos? Dolby Atmos is a surround-sound standard that provides a three-dimensional surround-sound stage. Sounds come not just from the front, back and sides,… Read more

Save with Humble Book Bundle: Microsoft & .NET by Apress

Developing software is such a wide open genre on the Internet, making it an interesting career path, since you can do so much with it. If you’re looking to learn more about how Microsoft and .NET applies to the world of developing, you can purchase the Humble Book Bundle – Microsoft & .NET by Apress. You’ll pay as little as you want for books about API design, Azure and Xamarin forms, beginning XML, and many more. For just $1 you’ll receive only the books you really need to begin learning. When you purchase the instructional Linux books you want, the price you pay will include… Read more

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How to Fix Airdrop Issues on Your Apple Device

Apple introduced Airdrop back with Mac OS X Lion and iOS 7. It allowed users to wirelessly transfer photos, videos, documents, etc., between their Apple devices, essentially eliminating the need for long, inconvenient wire transfers. Airdrop uses Bluetooth 4.x for power-efficient broadcast and discovery and peer-to-peer Wi-Fi for speedy transfer. This proved to be a popular way for transfers among those who had supporting devices. The main reason for this was the simplicity and security involved and the retention of the original image/video quality of media files over Airdrop. However, for some people, Airdrop never seems to work, or they never find their other device for… Read more

Adjust and Normalize Your Music Files with FFMPEG

Not all audio files are created equal. Sometimes, they’re too quiet, too loud, or just off. When you find yourself with a problematic audio file, you aren’t stuck just dealing with it. FFmpeg, a powerful open-source audio utility can help. It can adjust the volume of your files and normalize them to get rid of unpleasant fluctuations in volume. What’s even better, it’s fully scriptable and even baked into Python scripts that streamline the whole thing. Installing FFmpeg If you don’t already have it, FFmpeg is really easy to get. Linux users can almost always find it in their distribution repositories. For Windows and Mac,… Read more