A Wine Glass This is one of the quintessential beginner projects in 3D modeling courses and it can serve as a perfect introduction to NURBS modeling techniques. The shape is familiar and the technique’s very basic, meaning you can get a good-looking model under your belt very quickly and easily. A Greek Column Like the arch, this is another easy-to-model architectural element you can use time and time again in projects down the road....

The Basics of Image Stabilization Image stabilization technology uses either hardware or software inside the digital camera to minimize the effects of camera shake or vibration. Camera blur is more pronounced with long zoom lenses or when shooting in low-light conditions, where the camera’s shutter speed must be slower to allow more light to reach the camera’s image sensor. With a slower shutter speed, any vibration or shake occurring with the camera is magnified, sometimes causing blurry photos....

Reddit user ar25nan recently discovered the addition in the new 6.1.15 Boot Camp update from Apple. This will allow MacBooks running Windows to make use of official support for Windows Precision Touchpad functions that include three and four-finger gestures. More common settings like single tap clicking and right-clicking via the lower right corner also are included. MacBook users who prefer to use Windows have long had to rely on third-party drivers (i....

But that’s in the movies. Here in the real world, can a car battery actually electrocute you? The full answer to that question is predictably complex, but at the root of things, this is just another one of the many fibs Hollywood tells in the service of offering a more engaging story and a bigger spectacle. While there are certain aspects of automotive electrical systems that are dangerous, and batteries themselves can also be dangerous, the deck is stacked against your car battery electrocuting you, let alone killing you....

According to security researchers at Cybernews, popular child tracking apps that have clocked millions of downloads on the Play Store have gaping security holes. Some apps exposed kids’ information to unauthorized viewers, while others had trackers that also spied on the parents. “[These apps are] essentially a backdoor into your child’s phone, which at a minimum will be collecting reams of data on them,” Jason Glassberg, co-founder of Casaba Security, told Cybernews, “and in a worst-case scenario could be doing things that are much more malicious....

Chromebooks tend to be underpowered and limited to web-based app, but they are really quite affordable. MacBooks on the other hand are far more powerful and more capable but pretty expensive. It really comes down to your needs for the machine. Overall Findings It’s a bit difficult to compare Chromebooks and MacBooks, because they come from such different directions and don’t necessarily target the same audience. Chrome OS is an operating system any manufacturer can use, and dozens of manufacturers make their own Chromebooks to their own specifications....

Compose and Send an Email Message in Windows Mail The basics of composing and sending an email to a single person in Windows Mail are: Beyond the Basics After you are comfortable sending basic emails to single individuals, you may want to expand your emailing skills. Email Multiple People at Once. To send your message to multiple recipients, separate their names or email addresses in the To: field with semicolons. They will all receive the same email and will all be able to see the names of the other recipients....

The rumor of Apple bringing direct, contactless payment features that won’t require any additional hardware to the iPhone has been made official in a new announcement. Apple’s new Tap to Pay feature will let small businesses and retailers accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, or other digital wallets with a tap to their iPhone. According to the announcement, Tap to Pay won’t require the use of external devices (i....

These numbers can be: Numbers listed as arguments in the function itself. In cells within a selected range that contain numbers. If a number is later added to a cell in the range that is blank or contains text, the count total is automatically updated. Numbers in Google Spreadsheets In addition to any rational number — such as 10, 11.547, -15, or 0 — there are other types of data that are stored as numbers in Google Spreadsheets and they will, therefore, be counted if included with the function’s arguments....

Although you’ll need to sit through a few commercial breaks during the movies and shows at Crackle, an awesome selection of programming, as well as a decent video quality, will have you coming back again and again. Watch Free Movies and TV Shows at Crackle Crackle regularly has around 100 free, full-length movies that you watch any time you want. New movies are constantly being added and retired from Crackle, so you’ll always find something new to watch....

How to Make Your Own Brushes in Photoshop Elements To create a brush using a custom shape in Photoshop Elements: How to Save a Custom Brush to a Set By default, Photoshop Elements adds your brush to whatever brush set is active when you define it. If you ever need to reinstall your software, however, these custom brushes won’t be saved. To back up your custom brushes, you must create a new brush set....

Cyberpunk 2077 is set in the future, but it draws on influences from the 1982 film Blade Runner, and manga and anime series Ghost in the Shell, which began in 1989. The colors and fashions featured in the game could make those old enough to remember the ‘80s feel a bit nostalgic. A designer is even releasing a line of Cyberpunk-influenced all-black clothing and accessories that maintain the aesthetic. “It’s only a matter of time before the game’s influence will be prominent enough to see,” marketing consultant Tenin Terrell said in an email interview....

In general, the difference between newsletters and magazines comes down to how the periodicals are written, who the articles are written for, and how the publications are distributed. Additionally, most newsletters and magazines provide visual clues as to their identity. Overall Findings Some localities and organizations have specific definitions for magazines and newsletters based on readership, distribution, length, or format, regardless of what the publication calls itself. Here are some of the criteria that might be useful in distinguishing between a magazine and a newsletter....

Do Solar Car Battery Chargers Actually Work? While solar battery chargers do work, they have some important limitations. They are not nearly as powerful as standard car battery chargers, so you shouldn’t expect to charge your battery as quickly as you would with a regular charger. Unlike standard chargers with multiple amperage settings, solar battery chargers typically put out a very small amount of current. For that reason they are more useful for maintaining a charge than reviving a dead battery....

This guide walks you through the first 12 things you should do when you get a new iPhone (and a 13th if the iPhone is for your child). These tips only scratch the surface of what you can do with an iPhone, but they’ll start you on your path to becoming an iPhone pro. Create an Apple ID To use the iTunes Store or the App Store you need an Apple ID, also known as an iTunes account....

Why Is There a Need for DTS Virtual:X? One intimidating thing about the home theater experience is the number of surround sound formats. What most surround sound formats have in common, unfortunately, is that they require a lot of speakers. However, with the popularity of soundbars and headphone listening, there is more demand to get a surround sound experience without extra speakers. DTS has taken on this task with the development and implementation of DTS Virtual:X....

Make a Plan Ask yourself what your ideal photo organizational system will enable you to do. Do you want to be able to easily find a specific shot? Organize into online scrapbooks? Choose nature shots to frame? Thinking about the goal will help you come up with an organizational plan. For example, if you want to be able to find specific photos, you’ll need to label each one. If you want to organize into online scrapbooks, does that include printed photos?...

That’s a big blow for Epic and could destabilize an entire ecosystem of mobile games. Meanwhile, just the possibility of an Unreal “ban” has triggered rival Unity’s IPO. If ever there was a news story that required popcorn and a delicious beverage, this is it. “If Apple and Epic don’t resolve their differences,” game designer and Thunkd game studio owner Andrew Crawshaw told Lifewire via direct message, “developers that use Unreal will either stop making versions of their games for iOS, or have to change their engine....

Copy, Cut and Paste Use these basic key combinations when you want to duplicate (copy) or move (cut) a photo, snippet of text, web link, file, or anything else into another location or document by pasting it. These shortcuts work in Windows Explorer, Word, email, and pretty much everywhere else. CTRL+C: Copy the selected itemCTRL+X: Cut the selected itemCTRL+V: Paste the selected item Selecting Items Highlight an item so you can copy and paste it or do some other action...

Doing so is even easier in Microsoft Excel because there are built-in functions you can use. What Is the Tangent Angle? A tangent angle is an angle in the triangle where you know the length of the side opposite the angle and the side adjacent to it. Imagine, for example, that your boss tells you to adjust a ladder at precisely 70 degrees from the ground. Unless you have some special tools, it would be complicated to measure whether the angle between the ladder and the ground is exactly 70 degrees....