Why I Switched From Windows 7 To Elementary OS Luna

Bye bye, Windows. Hello, Linux! I have been a Windows user for 15 years now – unhappy with many of its ways, but not willing to give up what’s familar. The only time my computers saw an OS that was not Windows was during a short-lived Linux Mint installation and a failed Hackintosh attempt. But thanks to the Ubuntu-based Elementary OS Luna, I’ve given up Windows for good. What prompted me to try Luna? In what ways does it fare better than my previous OS, Windows 7? Why not a different Linux distro? Here are some answers. I Took The...

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Project Morpheus Vs. Oculus Rift, Unreal Engine 4, Flappy Bird Returns [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift bring virtual reality back, Unreal Engine 4 debuts, Flappy Bird is returning, Firefox 28 drops Metro, Google Docs phishing, and Mongolia tries to ban swearing on the Web. Project Morpheus For PS4 Detailed Here’s hoping Project Morpheus does better for Sony than this little guy did for Nintendo… http://ift.tt/PT5pIE — Tim Bradshaw (@tim) March 19, 2014 We mentioned Project Morpheus in yesterday’s Tech News Digest, but more details have emerged that make it worth taking a second look. Especially as the level of interest in this virtual reality system for...

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How To Make Bootable Windows USB Without Formatting

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We here at Into Windows love installing Windows operating system from USB flash drive. Over the last couple of years, we have posted a number of articles covering methods and free tools out there to create bootable USB drive and install Windows from USB drive or external hard drive. Even though there are plenty of […]

Gmail X Bug

There's an annoying bug in Gmail's desktop interface: a close button displayed at the bottom of the page in the right corner. If you click the small "x" icon, nothing happens. It looks like the buttons used in Gmail's panels for tasks, chat and composing messages.

There is a way to fix this issue. Bookmark this URL: http://ift.tt/1fJnIEZ and use it to open Gmail. This URL is used to load Gmail without enabling labs. Surprisingly, if you manually disable all the Gmail labs experiments, the close button is still there.



Another way to fix this issue is to install AdBlock/Adblock Plus and manually add this rule in the preferences:



mail.google.com##DIV[class="w-asK w-atd"]



Google is working on a fix.

Camera Voice Commands for Android

The Google Search app for Android added voice commands for taking photos and recording videos. Just say: "take a photo", "take a picture", "record a video", "take a video", "shoot a video" and the camera app will launch in the proper mode.



"The first home run in T-ball, the surprise proposal, or just that gorgeous sunset... Sometimes the perfect photo passes you by as you fumble with your phone to open the camera app. Now with the Google Search App on Android, you can just tap the microphone or say 'Ok Google,' then 'take a photo' or 'take a video'," informs Google.

What Tech Topics Are You Passionate About? [We Ask You]

Technology is a vast and varied field. A quick glance at the list of topics we cover at MakeUseOf demonstrates this fact perfectly, and there are plenty of other technology topics we barely touch on, if at all. You can help us plug these holes in our coverage of all things related to technology, and all by simply answering the following question… No Love For Luddites We want to know, What Tech Topics Are You Passionate About? The direction in which this question is taken is completely up to you. We just ask that you tell us which topics you...

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Google Shows Related Topics

Google's Knowledge Graph boxes now include a list of related topics and some excerpts from articles about them. The related topics are usually linked from the corresponding Wikipedia article.



For example, when you search for [equilateral triangle], Google shows these related topics: Equilateral polygon, Square, Regular polygon, Pythagorean theorem.

Google Geometry Calculator

Google has an interactive search widget that solves geometry problems. You can search for [solve triangle], [area of a circle], [volume of a sphere], [perimeter of a trapezoid], [area of a pentagon], [hypotenuse calculator], [triangular prism volume], [calculate the diagonal of a cube with 6mm edge], [volume of a cylinder with radius 4cm and height 8cm], [a^2+b^2=c^2 calc a=4 b=7 c=?] and more.

Click the arrow and Google will show you the solution. Click one of the input boxes and the value is highlighted.

"Supported shapes: 2 and 3 dimensional curved shapes, platonic solids, polygons, prisms, pyramids, quadrilaterals, and triangles. Supported formulas and equations: Area, circumference, law of sines and cosines, hypotenuse, perimeter, Pythagorean theorem, surface area, and volume."



{ Thanks, Jonah Langlieb. }