The long-mooted change could be hastened by a row over Netflix’s controversial Harry & Meghan documentary, which, in case you hadn’t noticed, has upset some people of the Tory persuasion. According to a Telegraph report, the prime minister is now planning to “give the broadcasting watchdog the power to take on Netflix” for the first time. Right now Netflix is powerless to investigate streaming services that are based outside the UK, with the watchdog telling scores of upset royalists it was “sometimes contacted by people who’ve seen something they found harmful or offensive on a streaming service like Netflix”, but couldn’t do anything about it....

Defining the Blockchain Let’s start with how a database works. This is much easier to understand. You put in some data, it stores the data, you modify it if necessary, and so on and so forth. Usually, one server is managing this database. A ledger works much like a database with a couple of exceptions. You normally do not remove data from it or modify it. (Oftentimes, that is called “corruption....

Before Getting Started Even though Cortana is disabled by default, enabling and configuring Cortana is just a matter of clicks. However, Cortana is not available in all countries. That being said, there is a workaround to activate Cortana if it is not available in your country or region. To start, search for “Region and Language Settings” in the start menu, and select it to open the “Time and Language settings” panel....

Add Description to Google Form Question on PC Open the Google Form in which you want to add a description. Make sure you have the editing rights to the form. Users who don’t have editing rights cannot edit the form in any way. When the form opens, click on a question to edit it. That will activate various editing features. Click on the three-dot icon at the bottom-right corner of the question box....

Step 1: Set-Up Box.net First, head over to Box.net and sign up for an account. The free version of Box.net is sufficient for users who only intend to upload a limited number of small sized files. You get a total of 5GB worth of data and each file cannot be larger than 25MB. Once you have signed up for an account you can start uploading documents and creating folders through your dashboard....

Adding The Shortcuts For the first part of this tutorial, you’ll have to create the shutdown and restart shorcuts on your desktop. This is how the whole process works: First, right-click the desktop (in an empty area), hover the mouse over “New,” and click “Shortcut.” When taken to the new window, type under “Type the location of the item.” This will tell the computer to shut down immediately. After clicking “Next,” you must write a name for the shortcut....

Using Task Scheduler in Windows For scheduling tasks automatically, Windows has a built-in app called Task Scheduler. It is one of Windows’s essential administrative tools along with Computer Management, Performance Monitor, Registry Editor, Internet Information System (IIS) Manager, and Services. When you launch the program, a simple interface greets you. There are three vertical panes for navigation ease. To perform any task scheduling, you should select “Task Scheduler library” first. While you can easily create the task scheduler in the main folder, “Task Scheduler library,” it’s recommended to create a new subfolder to separate your scheduled tasks from system activities....

That is why it can be a good idea to open search results in a new window tab whenever you click on a link featured among the results after a Google search session. Here is how you can set Google to do so automatically. Opening Links in New Tab Open your browser and go to the Google home page. At the bottom of the page are a number of options relating to how you interact with the site....

Start with Prevention The first step is to prepare for the worst. Getting locked out of your Android device can happen at any time, so don’t wait until you’ve had your phone or tablet for a year to start backing things up. Sadly, you may have to reset your device and erase everything if you forget your password. If this happens, you’ll want a current backup of your photos, contacts, apps, settings, and more....

Deceptive Banners and Buttons Fake “Download Now” banners and buttons are very common today in almost every software downloading website. These fake banners and buttons are being so deceptive that a normal Internet user is easily tricked into clicking them. To make matters worse, these fake buttons may trick you into installing a different software rather than the one you intend to. Actually there is no fool-proof way to find these fake download links, but if you hover your mouse over the banner or the button, you will see where the link is pointing to....

1. Instagram When you block someone on Instagram, they won’t be able to see your posts, stories, Reels, etc. They will also lose the ability to like, comment, or message you. Basically, your Instagram profile will disappear for them. Additionally, you won’t see their updates and will not be able to message, like, or comment on their activity. Thankfully, Instagram will not notify the other person that you have blocked them....

What Happens? If your hard drive starts acting nasty, you’ll know it because the computer loads much more slowly than usual, perhaps executing this behavior on one or two programs in particular. BSOD (blue screen) errors will happen more frequently than previously when they were absent. Although these also may be signs that your physical memory and other components might not work properly, you shouldn’t discount the possibility of the hard drive being the cause of this mess....

Flushing out the Chrome DNS cache can prove useful, especially when you have changed the DNS settings. If clearing out the DNS cache from the operating system level does not fix the host connection problems, clearing up Chrome’s own DNS cache should do the trick. This article will show you step by step how to clear the Chrome DNS cache. What Is DNS Cache? A browser’s DNS cache is typically a databank that stores the IP addresses for every site you visit....

This guide discusses how to get comfortable with Vim by learning quick and easy steps to comment on multiple code blocks. First, before you can comment on multiple lines in Vim, you need to know how to comment a single line, so let’s focus on that as our starting point. How to Comment a Single Line in Vim To comment out a single line in Vim, enter Visual Mode by pressing Ctrl + V....

EasyBCD is a free tool that can be used to take control of your boot menu so you can change various settings without the need to edit configuration files in Linux. This is great if you are new to Linux in general as everything can be taken care from within Windows. Download EasyBCD Pay a visit to the EasyBCD website, scroll down the page and click the Register button. Note that there are both free and paid-for versions of the software available....

Connect Your Phone to a TV Wirelessly Screen Mirroring/Stream Local Videos and Photos From a Phone to a TV If you don’t have a Smart TV, the cheapest, most universal way to beam content stored on your phone to your TV is via a Chromecast which you can pick up from around $30. On your phone you’ll need to get the Google Home app (which is available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store) so you can sync your device up with the Chromecast....

Luckily, for Firefox users, an add-on called Soda PDF now allows one to convert document files into PDF within Firefox, all in the cloud. This makes file conversion (specifically for PDF) a task that’s easier to do and is even possible without installing any new software. The Soda PDF add-on requires restarting Firefox after installation, and you will then see the Soda PDF icon on the top right corner of the browser....

Fontforge is an outline font editor that allows you to create your own postscript, truetype, opentype, cid-keyed, multi-master, cff, svg and bitmap (bdf, FON, NFNT) fonts, edit existing ones and convert one format to another. In your terminal, type sudo apt-get install fontforge Open Fontforge (Applications -> Graphics -> FontForge) Load up the font that you want to convert. Without making any changes, go to File -> Generate Fonts. Save the file with extension ....

In this article we look at Cosmigo Pro Motion NG, the 8-bit graphics tool of choice. What’s up with 8-bit? In the 80s and 90s computers were much less sophisticated. However, people got used to the limitations and did great graphics anyway. The same goes double for games; the machines were crude, but that just meant you had to work a lot harder to do something that looked good. Fast forward to 2017, and Cosmigo Pro Motion NG is the go-to graphics program for the next generation of 8-bit artists (hence the NG part)....

Prerequisites Before you install Baikal, keep the following resources ready: A machine accessible from outside your home network: this can either be a home server that has its ports open or a dedicated VPS that you are currently renting.A domain name that points to your machine: I will be using the name “yetanotherbaikalserver.xyz” for this tutorial.Root access to your machine: this is to install the utilities and programs that are needed for Baikal to work....