Photoshop comes with an abundance of brush tips to choose from, but you might want your tip angled differently from the default. That’s easy enough to change. First, make sure the Brush tool is active, and then choose Window > Brushes to display the Brush panel. Click on Brush Tip Shape, and then enter a…
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One of the aspects that makes using the Pen tool so challenging is that you don’t get a visual of what shape your line is taking until after you add the next point to the canvas. But there is a useful feature that will solve that dilemma-the Rubber Band. With the Rubber Band option selected,…
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Drive encryption can help prevent sensitive data in laptops from being stolen. However, if a user forgets his or her password for a computer whose drive is encrypted with a tool such as BitLocker, the prospects for recovering files are much worse than otherwise. Without drive encryption, there are many hacks to recover files without…
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While Windows automatically saves wireless security keys for you, you may sometimes want to check what the security key is. This can be helpful if you need the password in order to connect another device to the same wireless network. Using the command line to do this is particularly helpful, since it works the same…
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