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GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a set of rules enacted in the EU (European Union) that governs personal data. GDPR applies to the collection, storage, and transmission of data as it relates to a person. Its purpose is to protect citizens of the EU from the misuse and theft of their personally identifying information. It was enacted on April 14, 2016. The GDPR defines “personal data” as: ‘Personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’)....

OneNote is a Microsoft collaboration tool for saving text, images, tables, audio, and other media in a free-form style document. The document can be shared over the Internet by other users of OneNote. With OneNote, you can insert anything anywhere on a document items and is not limited to a set format like a word processor. Collaboration, Google Docs, Note, Office, Office 365, Office Online, Software terms There are now free versions of OneNote available for download on the Internet....

Open with is a Microsoft Windows feature that lets you choose what program should be associated with a file type. For example, when opening a file with a .log file extension, or any other file type Windows doesn’t recognize, the Open with window opens. It is then up to you to decide what program should be used to view the file’s contents. If you are uncertain what program to use, view our file extension listing to see a listing of file extensions and their associated programs....

Sometimes referred to as seek, a search is a function or process of finding letters, words, files, web pages, or other data. Many operating systems, software programs, and websites contain a search or find feature to locate data. For example, the search box for Computer Hope is at the top and bottom of each of our pages. When on the Internet, you use a search engine to search through web pages on the Internet....

Settings may refer to any of the following: In general, a setting is an adjustment in a software program or hardware device that changes it to the user’s preference. For example, you may have difficulty seeing small fonts, so you change the font setting to a larger size. In Microsoft Windows, the Settings app is part of the operating system, first introduced in Windows 8 and included in Windows 10 and Windows 11....

Sort may refer to any of the following: Sort is organizing data in a particular order allowing for information to be found easier. For example, names and contact information may be sorted in alphabetical order to allow the person looking for a name to see if it’s available. Types of sorts Over the history of the computer there have been many different algorithms developed to help sort data. Below is a listing of the different types of sorts....

A specialized computer is a hardware device that’s not as open as a general-purpose computer and more complex than a special-purpose computer. The specialized computer may have the capabilities of a general-purpose computer but is designed to only do specific tasks. Examples of specialized computers are today’s gaming consoles. These devices are primarily designed to play games but now also perform other tasks such as watching Netflix and browsing the Internet....

Short for Super Video Graphics Array, SVGA is a set of video standards one step above VGA. SVGA monitors are capable of displaying up to 16 million colors with a resolution of 800 x 600 on 14-inch monitors and up to a 1200 x 1600 resolution on a 20-inch. The picture shows what the typical VGA/SVGA connection. Today, SVGA is being phased out by the connection knowns as DVI. Computer acronyms, Connection, DVI, VGA, Video card, Video terms...

The Character Map is a Microsoft Windows utility for seeing all available characters and Unicode in each of the fonts installed on the computer. Pictured is an example of what the Character Map or charmap looks like in Microsoft Windows. How to open the Windows Character Map or charmap Windows 7, 8, and 10 users Click Start, open Windows Accessories, and choose Character Map. Or, press the Windows key, type charmap, and press Enter....

If you want to install Linux, but you are not sure which distribution to choose, we recommend Ubuntu. Reasons to choose Ubuntu Many Linux users prefer to dual-boot Linux with Windows. If you already have Windows installed, Ubuntu installer detects this, and give you the option to install so they run happily side by side. After that, every time you boot up you can choose whether you want to use Linux or Windows....

Developed in 2004 and now owned by Fandango, Vudu is an online entertainment application that allows users to store a library of movies and television series. Users can purchase or rent movies and seasons of TV show, which can be accessed on any device by logging in with a username and password. Vudu also offers a selection of free movies supported by advertisements. Vudu is available on the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store, the PlayStation, and Xbox marketplaces, with other popular entertainment platforms....

Released on October 16, 2014, Yosemite is the codename of OS X version 10.10, the eleventh release of Apple’s desktop operating system. Yosemite includes major updates to the UI, including icons and blurred transparency effects, which correspond more closely with the UI of iOS 7 and iOS 8. It features a new JavaScript scripting system called JXA (JavaScript for Automation) that allows Cocoa applications to be written entirely in JavaScript....

Difficulty Difficult Steps 6 Time Required 45 minutes - 1 hour Sections 1 Switch 6 steps Flags 0 BackKeyboard Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction In steps 3 and 6 of the guide, it requires you to desolder and solder in key switches to the board. What you need Step 1 Switch Remove the keycaps from the keyboard using the keycap remover....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. I plugged the headset in, but I do not hear sound from one or both of the speakers. The volume for the headset may be set to the lowest setting. You will hear no sound if the volume setting is at “0”. Turn up the volume by pressing the volume increase button on the right side of the adapter....

Difficulty Difficult Steps 8 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 3 Battery 2 steps Back Panel 3 steps Screen 3 steps Flags 2 Needs Better Images Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones! Needs More Images A few more images would make this guide’s procedures crystal clear. BackZTE Whirl 2 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link...

Shorthand for from my cold dead hands, FMCDH is used in chat and online gaming to let someone know the only way they’ll be able to get something is if they kill them first. Below is an example of how this could be used in chat. You’re only going to get this flag if you pull it FMCDH. Chat terms, Game terms Related information Top 10 terms every parent of teenagers should know....

G may refer to any of the following: Sometimes also displayed as , G is chat slang for a grin and is used to illustrate a grin (smile) while in text-based communication. G is a keyboard key used with the keyboard shortcuts Alt+G, Command+G, and Ctrl+G. In a debug routine, “g” is entered to run the debug routine. With some Logitech gaming keyboards, a “G” in a circle is a keyboard function key that enables Game mode....

Google Tag Manager or GTM is a Google service that allows website publishers to add and remove tags through a web-based user interface instead of updating HTML code directly. For example, after adding GTM code to a website, users can create new tags to track when someone performs an action without knowing how to code. Actions that tags can track include clicking a link or performing a search. By creating these trackers a company can get a better understanding of how their web page is or is not being used....

Alternatively referred called HDR, high dynamic range is a technology that, as the name would imply, increases the range of a TV or computer monitor’s color and contrast. HDR increases the distance between the darkest blacks and the lightest whites and depth of color. Essentially, it makes the images displayed have more “pop,” they’re more vivid and realistic looking. Color terms, Hardware terms, Monitor, TV, Video terms

Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, JPEG is a digital image compression format, and a popular image type shown on the Internet and used with digital cameras. The JPEG standard uses a lossy sacrificed to achieve greater compression. JPEG is also abbreviated as JPG in the file extension used with IBM compatible computers. The image is an example of a JPEG image. What opens a JPEG or .jpg file? Every image editor, paint program, and image viewer can open and view a jpeg file....