The average employee uses around 10,000 sheets of paper every year. Paper accounts for the bulk of office waste — 70% — and many print jobs are either unnecessary or never picked up. Cartridges contribute to pollution as they contain plastic and electronic parts. Review your office habits today. Here is how. 1. Cartridge Recycling Every printer brand is strongly against at-home refilling. We do not recommend it, either. Ink cartridge refill is a complicated process requiring precision and experience....

The page is still live at the time of writing and contains the images, specs, features, and cooling details of the device. AMD is expected to officially reveal the card at CES 2020 next week, with the only unknown factor the price. As the other leaks suggest, the 5600 XT houses 6GB of GDDR6 memory at a clock speed of 12 Gbps. It will use a 192-bit interface rather than the 5700’s 256-bit and clock its 2,304 stream processors lower....

Though Microsoft’ Azure is in second place, Gartner pegs AWS as a clear leader. It notes that enterprises make larger annual financial commitments to Azure and deploy more mission-critical workloads. “AWS is the most mature, enterprise-ready provider, with the strongest track record of customer success and the most useful partner ecosystem,” said Gartner. “Thus, it is the provider chosen by not only customers that value innovation and that are implementing digital business projects, but also preferred by customers that are migrating traditional data centers to cloud IaaS....

Google has moved Javier Soltero from its G Suite division to become the head of all messaging products. Former Microsoft employee Soltero joined Google last year. He already has experience with Google’s messaging services because Meet and Chat are part of G Suite. However, in his new role, Soltero will take the helm of all Google messaging services under a unified division. It is worth pointing out the reshuffle does not mean Google has plans to unify its messaging services....

As a result, it makes sense to push notifications directly to Microsoft’s dedicated hub, and Google finally agrees. A feature request was posted by users way back in 2015, but the company has been reluctant to act on it. Initially, the browser team decided on Chrome notifications, saying the ability to take actions from them was essential. At the time, many users pointed out that Windows 10 notifications are in fact actionable, and Google began working on a prototype in last year....

Controversially, though, the alternatives were sold away to the highest bidder. Google has now announced the result of those bids, which vary somewhat for each country. Its own engine will always be available, of course, and DuckDuckGo will be offered universally. In the UK, Microsoft’s Bing makes its sole appearance, hitting first, followed by DuckDuckGo and Info.com. Also featuring in some countries is GMX, a subsidiary of United Internet, and privacy-focused search engines Qwant and Privacy Wall....

Specifically geared towards users who need transit information for a commute or other need, the feature is rolling out in stages. Ridesharing support is available on Android and iOS from today. Biking integration will be coming to those same platforms in the coming weeks. Let’s start with ridesharing. When travelling, many people use companies such as Lyft or Uber to travel short distances. With Google Maps, users can now see options for ridesharing when entering a destination and selecting Directions....

While this tool has been available to Chrome users for some time, it is now better. Google is testing the ability to view all files types offline, including the standard Docs, Sheets, and Slides files that were supported before. Offline mode on Drive was previously only available for G Suite users. With the upcoming improvement, any Gmail user on Chrome will have access to the feature. “Today, users can use Chrome to make Docs, Sheets and Slides files available offline....

The so-called ‘soft sensor’ is made of a non-toxic, highly conductive liquid that’s more suitable for everyday use. This is particularly important given one of the device’s intended functions – monitoring sick children. “Children born prematurely often develop neuromotor and cognitive developmental disabilities,” explained Harvard’s Leah Burrows. “The best way to reduce the impacts of those disabilities is to catch them early through a series of cognitive and motor tests....

After some additional investigation from Computerworld, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that files are deleted. Not hidden, not in the recycle bin, simply gone. Thankfully, as most IT professionals will know, deleted rarely means unrecoverable. First, though, be aware that this issue appears to affect only manual downloads of the October 2018 update. If you were planning to grab it from Microsoft’s site, it’s definitely worth waiting for a time....

Online Learning Material Means Active Engagement If you want to make a student an active learner, you must give them the ability to research and have course material available. Not only that, constant feedback is a must to motivate students and provide them with time to reflect. If they have interactive software, they can focus better on a subject. An example of this is efficient google maps. A student who wants to create a report on the area’s geography can use these maps and learn better while preparing a piece of up-to-date information....

1 How to Block PowerShell via Group Policy Editor (gpedit)2 How to Disable PowerShell in Windows 10 via Security Policy3 How to Remove PowerShell 7 from Windows 10 by Uninstalling the App What is Windows PowerShell? Windows PowerShell is a command-line tool that lets users run scripts, modify system settings and even perform basic operating system tasks such as creating folders and text files. Unfortunately, this means an uneducated user could also do a lot of damage with PowerShell....

1 How to Monitor Windows 10 Power Throttling with Task Manager2 How to Disable Power Throttling in Windows 103 How to Disable Windows 10 Power Throttling via Group Policy4 How to Disable Windows 10 Power Throttling with Registry Editor5 How to Turn Power Throttling On or Off for Specific Apps via Windows Settings What is Power Throttling in Windows 10? Microsoft Power Throttling can net up to 11% more battery savings per charge with little negative impact....

If you have a dedicated sound card, that can also be used for hardware acceleration, providing higher quality playback and recording than your motherboard audio.So, should I turn hardware acceleration on or off?Whether or not you should disable hardware acceleration depends on your scenario. On lower spec PCs, disabling hardware acceleration may make watching high-resolution video (such as 4K) all but impossible.However, while hardware acceleration in Chrome provides significant advantages for most people, for some it can cause instability....

1 Windows 10: Disable or Enable the Action Center via Group Policy2 Enable or Disable Action Center in Windows 10 via Regedit Though the Action Center has improved over the years, some just find it visually unappealing, don’t like the notification nagging, or hate the space it takes on their taskbar. The good news is that you can enable and disable the Action Center in Windows 10 via the Group Policy Editor or a single registry tweak....

1 How to Turn on Windows Sonic for Headphones using the Speakers button2 How to enable Windows Sonic for Headphones in Control Panel What is Windows Sonic for headphones?So, what is Windows Sonic, and how does it work? To answer this we first need to talk a bit about what spatial sound is. Spatial sound lets a listener more accurately determine where a sound is coming from. With it, you can hear not just the side an audio cue is coming from, but precise angle and elevation....

1 How to Link Your Microsoft Account to a Windows 10 Digital License without Switching From a Local Account2 How to Link Your Windows 10 Digital License and Switch to a Microsoft Account How does a Windows 10 digital license work? By linking your Microsoft account to a Windows 10 digital license, you can ensure the Windows Activation troubleshooter will automatically recover your details. This can save you the headache of ruffling through drawers or emails to find your product key....

1 How to Turn Off Background Apps in Windows 10 via Privacy Settings2 How to Stop Apps From Running in the Background at a Certain Battery Percentage3 How to Check Laptop Battery Health and Configure Power Throttling How to stop apps running in background We’ll be teaching you how to do this today, using a couple of different methods. One allows you to disable background activity for specific or all apps, and the other lets you specific a battery percentage where background activity will be limited....

This article was contributed by Karen McLaurin who works as a writer at Edusson.com So you’ve written a comprehensive thesis paper with all the relevant information, arguments, and citations. Now, you have to finish it all off in a way that is engaging and leaves an impression on the reader. This portion of the text is known as the conclusion, and writing conclusions is one of the most difficult things students have to face....

Snapchat, for example, supports 16-person calls, while Facetime has up to 32. Though it doesn’t come close to those numbers, the feature should be enough for small friendship groups, without resulting in tiny little windows on a phone. Instagram also lets you browse its app while in a video call, displaying an even smaller picture-in-picture square that just wouldn’t work with more people. The feature can be found in the direct message inbox and works exactly the same as before, automatically adjusting the screen as people join....