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![]() It usually comes down to camera shake, the wrong choice of shutter speed, or missing focus. It works straight out of the box with sliders and options for image sharpening and noise reduction.Įvery photographer makes mistakes and has images that could be a bit sharper. Topaz Sharpen AI also has a simple, intuitive interface that anyone can understand. ![]() But who has time to learn all about those from scratch? Yes, you might get similar results with an unsharp mask in Adobe Photoshop. But the frequent updates have improved it so much that it’s now the leading sharpening tool on the market. The original program came out a few years ago, and it wasn’t very good. One example turned a bird’s eye from a blurred mess to a pin-sharp image.Īlso, the idea that the program can somehow “know” what the subject’s focus point was behind or in front… and correct it! That was mind-blowing! The Motion Blur mode was particularly impressive. I read a few reviews and watched a couple of videos online before trying it out. And it’s based on the analysis of millions of images using artificial intelligence. It’s designed to improve sharpness (and reduce noise). Topaz Labs Sharpen AI does exactly what it says. Overall, this is a great app for amateur photographers who are still learning the basics of photo editing, as it makes use of automation and AI models to both locate issues and figure out how to add and maintain image detail when enhancements are made.Buy from Unavailable Topaz Sharpen AI Review: What You Need to Know However, you still have to be prepared to tweak things occasionally, as AI can only be so smart. Topaz Photo AI does a good job of identifying where improvements can be made, and the suggested enhancements are usually on point. Quite effective, but some manual adjustments are often necessary With the app’s sharpening tool, you can often add more crispness to a shot without having to retake it. While you always want to make sure everything is in focus, you don’t always have time to avoid a blurry shot, and subjects in motion can make things even more difficult. Again, the app relies on AI models to differentiate between noise and essential details, and you can set how strong the processing should be. With upscaling or photos taken in less-than-ideal conditions, noise removal is typically necessary. Up to 8x enhancement is possible, but results will be less reliable the higher you go. If you have lower-resolution images that lack detail, the app can increase their resolution while using models based on similar images to figure out how to fill in the new pixels. If anything is amiss, you can customize every parameter freely. Once the files have been analyzed, hovering over the thumbnails will provide a quick summary of the changes to be made, and you can inspect a side-by-side preview to see how the photos will be altered. This feature is called Autopilot, and it can make it much easier for users who are unfamiliar with image editing. Topaz Photo AI allows you to just drop your photos all at once, and it will analyze them to figure out how they can each be best enhanced. ![]() The best way to flatten a learning curve is to do away with it altogether. Load your images and let the app decide what to do It uses AI models to help you upscale, sharpen, and denoise your photos, and it’s able to do everything automatically, while still allowing you to make adjustments when necessary. Topaz Photo AI is one of many applications designed to make image enhancement and correction accessible to everyone. However, if you’re not particularly adept with this kind of software, you’re going to be at a clear disadvantage. For photographers, images editors are pretty much essential nowadays if you want to get the most out of your photos. ![]() The highest-rated episode of the season was the season premiere, watched by 28.36 million viewers, with a 10.1 rating, being the series' second highest-rated episode to date. However, the main cast members, as well as the guest stars, received critical acclaim, resulting in numerous awards and nominations. ![]() Cherry has since said that he regrets most of the second season and that ABC's decision to order an additional episode for the season forced the series to work on an abbreviated schedule. The season received mixed reviews from television critics, noting Marc Cherry's lack of involvement in the production as one of the main reasons for the series' decreasing quality. The main story lines of the season were Susan Mayer's relationship with her former husband, Gabrielle Solis' upcoming motherhood, Lynette Scavo's return to work and the death of Bree Van de Kamp's husband. The second season had fourteen roles receiving star billing, out of whom eleven were part of the first season's main cast. " Time to Come Clean" aired three weeks before the inception of the third season, and reviewed the previous mysteries of the series before introducing the new story lines. " All the Juicy Details" aired before the eleventh episode, detailing the most memorable events of the season's first half, whereas " The More You Know, The Juicier It Gets", which aired before the twentieth episode, prepared the viewers for the highly anticipated season finale. In addition, three clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. Broadcast in the Sunday night time slot at 9.00 ET, the season aired twenty-four regular episodes, including a two-part season finale. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, while their seemingly perfect lives in the suburban neighborhood are shaken by the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite. ![]() Just kidding, other faves include Anna Kendrick, Rachel Bloom, Lee Pace, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Olsen, and Olivia Colman.The second season of the American dramedy-mystery television series Desperate Housewives commenced airing in the United States on September 25, 2005, and concluded on May 21, 2006. He also specializes in over-analyzing his favorite shows like Glee, Lost, Community, Ugly Betty, and Grey's Anatomy as well as his favorite actors' performances, like Olivia Colman, Olivia Colman, and Olivia Colman. He considers Mean Girls, Bridesmaids, and Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist peak cinema. His favorite media franchises are (in no particular order and controversies aside) Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Wizarding World. Musically, he thinks Jack Antonoff is a multiversal being with the key to create bop after bop. Magically, he's 83% Ravenclaw with 17% Slytherin. Professionally, he's got a degree in International Finance and has been in the real estate business for almost 10 years now (yikes!). Mauricio is a Mexican guy who gets attached to cancelled TV shows, likes to read Marvel comics about underdog teams, and has been told one-too-many times he looks like Penn Badgley, specifically in his stalker-y roles. In the process, she forms a bond with Trip ( Scott Bakula), her lawyer. To make matters worse, she is then accused of being the sole person responsible for Alejandro’s murder. Bree spirals back into alcoholism, considers suicide as a way out, and goes back to her manipulative ex-husband, Orson Hodge ( Kyle McLachlan), for solace. After hiding some information from her friends, they turn their back on her. Bree is perhaps the housewife whose life is hit the hardest. She then prevents the transfer and Tom, without knowing she was the one who caused it in the first place, gets back with her. After trying to drive a wedge between Tom and Jane ( Andrea Parker), his new girlfriend, she gets his boss ( Reed Diamond) to transfer him to India. Lynette’s separation from Tom ( Doug Savant) takes her to new levels of manipulation. Mike ( James Denton) is shot to death by a vengeful loan shark at her doorstep, leading to her decision to leave Wisteria Lane. To make matters worse, instead of having one of its traditional disaster episodes, the show’s disaster was a personal loss for Susan. But as frustrating as her actions are, it’s understood that her humanity and empathy make her the most deeply scarred. Throughout the season, Susan engages in multiple self-destructive attitudes that draw suspicion to the women. ![]() If I accidentally keep tapping unavailable Pro features, I will delete the app. I am not subscribing for the Pro version. This could be a great marketing strategy or a very bad one, depending on who’s on the receiving end. It combines available features with unavailable ones. The app is designed to convince you to sign up for the Pro version everywhere you turn. You get an option to create a PDF at the very top of the sidebar. It is cleaner and more slick, as to be expected of any app in 2019. ![]() Yet they are charging a subscription for it?! This is officially the worst update I have seen in any app this year! It breaks my heart that it came from Readdle. PDF Expert 6 Pro was $20, a one-time payment. PDF Expert 6 Pro users get to keep their Pro features with this free PDF Expert 7 update. I will signup for the trial version to show you guys the Pro features you are getting in a different article. This is a review of the free version of PDF Expert 7 update. $50/year for three features is absolutely ridiculous! You can opt to pay $12/month.ĭevelopers must consider having their apps on Android and Windows platforms too, to increase revenue! Subscription setups are simply not sustainable. I was upset when I first got the notification! I am still upset. I am NOT happy with the subscription move from PDF Expert 7. Not every app can sustain a subscription setup. We are starting to see a subscription trend with a lot of applications on App Store, which I believe could be the death of most of them. ![]() Dulles Airport off to the west has only seen 6.6 inches of snow, which is around a third of what they see in an average season. Washington's National Airport has only recorded 3.7 inches of snow this winter. Communities south of Corpus Christi, Texas, saw more than half a foot of snow, one of the biggest storms ever recorded in that part of the country. Mobile, Alabama, saw just over an inch of snow this winter. The accumulating snow even reached the Florida panhandle. Look across almost the entire southern United States and you'll see a trend of unusually high snowfall totals. Our above-average snowfall wasn't a fluke. We accomplished this feat across three storms-one in December, one in January, and the storm at the beginning of this week. That's well above our average of about seven inches each year. ![]() We've gotten lucky here this year, measuring about 18 inches of snow this winter. I live just north of Greensboro, N.C., in the small city of Reidsville. (Sorry to my friends there who find this painful to read.) One look at the seasonal snowfall map shows a glaring omission in areas that decided to participate in the snowfest we've seen south of the Mason-Dixon line this season. Nobody knows that better this year than the Washington D.C. ![]() The intricate dance between temperatures, moisture, and lift can be so finicky that a small deviation in a storm's track from what's expected could have a dramatic effect on who sees what. The fortunes of seasonal snowfall are driven by two major factors: storm tracks and storm characteristics.Įvery article written about a nor'easter that doesn't include some variation of the phrase "track is everything" is doing you a disservice. The cutoff between feast and famine is so abrupt that it can almost seem like the satellite images and precipitation maps were faked. Two neighboring towns can see dramatically different snowfall totals from the same storm. I wrote about this perceived thunderstorm bubble over at Mental Floss last year the phenomenon is so common that there's an XKCD comic strip about it. It didn't rain here in my central North Carolina county for a long time-once that streak ended, we got slammed by a parade of severe thunderstorms almost every week, a phenomenon I half-heartedly called #Rockinghaming. One of my favorite weathery complaints is that it seems like thunderstorms go out of their way to miss or hit certain areas. Some areas really do just miss out some winters while snow is on the decline in some areas, the conspicuous lack of snow in one spot compared to nearby counties and states is often a fluke in the grand scheme of things. Lots of meteorologists and snow lovers take to social media every year to complain about the "snow bubble" or "snow dome" or any of the other frustrated terms we've come up with to complain about getting ripped off in the snow department. You're not alone if you ever feel like there's a dome warding away all signs of snowy weather in your hometown. ![]() It also provides connection to a Gigabit Ethernet network, a USB-A 3.0 devicesuch as your flash drive, camera, or SD card readerand a USB 2.0 keyboard/mouse. Well,i've tryed all modes, with all 3 CD's,no boot possible, sometimes errors, sometimes KP,strange, now that i use ModCD and got correct setup my BIOS ,i can't be able to boot Mac Os X dvd,however,with SLV1. The CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock is a bus-powered dock that lets you connect your Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac to two HDMI-enabled TVs or displays up to 4K at 60Hz. Yes,i've download the lestest version of NawcomModCD,and i've made 3 Boot CD's,no possible way to boot SL DVD Retail,is not damage, is got less then 3 week's,i've already done successfull install of Mac Os X with the same DVD,but,i've used SLV1.ISO, ![]() Note: this time i've type mach_kernel,i've tryed boot without choises bo sucess,help will be welcome,thanks in advance Start intall, boot CD charges ( note i think it takes to long to cherge ),when charge i change for DVD and press f5,and i can get no booti've made a some pictures so i can explain myself better ago When I first received my Mac Mini in December 2020, I tried uBar to recreate the task bar from Windows 10 (the only feature I really miss). So, everything is setup correctly, without fails, got the goot boot CD (NawcomModCD/38,7MB Winzipfile ), the good file, well burned, Internal Wi-Fi = Enabled (keep to Disabled if you have an Intel card, they're not supported and need to be replaced)īut, before i've made update of my bios, i had A08, now i got A10,īefore i had SLV1.iso, now i've got NawcomModCD! Play around with the configurations to tweak it to your taste. Now that the Plank dock is up and running, right-click on the dock to open up the settings menu. Once installed, launch the dock by looking it up in the Applications menu or from the terminal using: plank. USB Wake Support = On or Off (*** OFF for nVidia model or laptop will not sleep ***) On Fedora/CentOS/RHEL, run: sudo dnf install plank. HDD Acoustic Mode = Performance (or any other value) Password Bypass = Reboot & Resume Bypass (a must on GMA models) System Password = not set (*** Must be set on GMA950 models or BSOD (=crash) on wake ***) I got started new clean install of DVD Retail, Mac Os X SL on my Dell D620 GM945 ( same as GMA950 ),i've folloxed your intructions by the line, like this First of all, sorry if post is bad placed, You can’t beat the price or quality.Ī few of my favorite curtains from Ikea: IKEA Vivan Curtains I also challenge you to find one home decor blogger that doesn’t love an IKEA curtain. They know what they are doing over there. I love IKEA curtains because they are so affordable and LONG! There are no high water drapes at IKEA. Let’s start with the first thing I have purchased from IKEA (minus the couches) 1.) IKEA Curtains That is where you can find all of the good stuff.Īgain, follow the arrows and watch your cart fill up. Once you find your way out of maze #1, you can head downstairs to the warehouse. My mom and I were taking things out of the showroom to buy them not realizing they said “display only”. You cannot take anything from the showroom to be purchased…again, learn from my mistake. I get so much inspiration from the showroom. The showroom is for you to get ideas and see some of the furniture up close and personal. Once you enter the IKEA maze, you will have a heck of a time finding your way out.Īlways follow the arrows…learn from my mistake. I was with my mom so we decided to head up to the showroom. ![]() I had no ideas what the heck I was doing. The first time I entered our IKEA I was blown away with the size. Let me tell you though, I’ve only been a handful of times but when I go, I stock up on the necessities. ![]() We actually just got an IKEA close to my house a few years ago. You might find some items on Amazon as well but usually the prices are higher on Amazon so sometimes it’s worth checking. You can read more about my thoughts on our IKEA Ektorp here) ![]() We had our IKEA Ektorp couches delivered to our house years ago and it was worth the extra shipping cost. And for what you will be saving shopping at IKEA the $9.99 shipping fee won’t break the bank. Yes, you will have to pay shipping if you purchase online from IKEA but most items (minus large pieces/furniture) will ship for $9.99. Now, before you say, “I don’t have an IKEA near me” just know that you can buy most items online. PS…shop my home and find more deals Can you buy IKEA online ![]() The edited information is passed to iTunes during conversion. You can instantly view the audio properties of the track, and you can even play the track, in full, from within Music Converter.Įditing track information is a breeze - simply click the album, artist or track name to edit and save. The app clearly presents the album, artist and track information for ease of editing. Music Converter will also extract and convert the audio content from video formats including: AVI, FLV, XviD, DivX, FLV, MOV, M4V, WMV, MPEG, MTS, M2TS, RM, 3GP and more. The software has a variety of editing tools and other features that make it ideal for converting MP4 files into audio tracks or music files. Convert to: MP3, AAC, M4A (Apple Lossless), M4R (iPhone Ringtone), FLAC, WAV and more. One of the best video-to-MP3 converters for a Mac on the market, Movavi Video Converter does more than just conversions. AmoyShare Online Audio Converter The Best Online MP3 Converter for Mac. Part 2: 4 Online MP3 Converters Free for Mac. 5X faster to convert videos to 420 formats and devices with 100 quality reserved.Compress oversized 4K UHD/HD video to MP4 HEVC/H.265 to save space or upscale 1080p/2K to 4K for better quality. ![]() Movavi Video Converter An Intuitive MP3 Video Converter for Mac. All-in-one video converter for Mac integrated with video compressor, downloader, editor, screen recorder & slideshow maker. VideProc Converter An All-Round MP3 Music Converter. Convert from: MP3, FLAC, WAV, WMA, M4A, AIFF, FLV and many more. Apple Music A Built-In MP3 Converter for Mac. Music Converter Pro is available on the app store! Check out Pro for these features: convert multiple albums and tracks, advanced custom settings (bit rate, sample rate, etc.), create and manage your own presets, view options. The app provides full iTunes integration and lets you edit the album, artist and track information. Music Converter lets you quickly and simply convert a music or sound file to all popular formats. In addition to his extensive writing experience, Chris has been interviewed as a technology expert on TV news and radio shows. The company's project was later reportedly shut down by the U.S. A wave of negative publicity ensued, with coverage on BuzzFeed News, CNBC, the BBC, and TechCrunch. At CES 2018, he broke the news about Kodak's "KashMiner" Bitcoin mining scheme with a viral tweet. Starting in 2015, Chris attended the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for five years running. His work has even appeared on the front page of Reddit.Īrticles he's written have been used as a source for everything from books like Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff, media theory professor at the City University of New York's Queens College and CNN contributor, to university textbooks and even late-night TV shows like Comedy Central's with Chris Hardwick. His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. ![]() ![]() ![]() With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Chris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. ![]() It works in the background silently, and it is available for an affordable price this is very important to those who find the new subscription model expensive.
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