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symonesun · 6 years ago

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Got Sims 2 Ultimate Collection via Origin? Never update without backing up your game files.

I had an experience today where an Origin client update completely wrecked my Sims 2 game (or so I thought), and I don’t want this happening to anyone else. And before you ask, an EA rep walked me through clearing the cache on my computer. That didn’t work.

The Issue I Had

I updated Origin because it was touted as “mandatory” (cue eyeroll that gives me a migraine). When I went to open TS2UC after the update...The game wouldn’t open! Running the program as an administrator didn’t work, compatibility mode did nothing. I would click on TS2UC and instead of launching it would open the Sims 2 copy in my Game Library. Clicking ‘Play Game’ would make the Origin window disappear for a second or two (as if the game was about to load) only for nothing to happen. The game was not launching in the computer Task Manager either.

After much of the day trying to figure things out (with the “help” of EA/Origin Games support representatives), warning fellow Simmers on Reddit, and thinking my game was wrecked, I have a solution.

Backup Your Game Files Before All Origin Updates*

Backup your Sims 2 Ultimate Collection Folder (or specific folders like Downloads, Lot Catalog, Neighborhoods, and SC4Terrains).

Place the copy somewhere else in your computer that is not the Documents > EA Games folder.

For more information on backing up files, read about it via ModtheSims.

*The Sims 2 is a “legacy game” (read: old, geriatric, and unsupported), so support is not really available outside of the Simmer community, and Origin is not accounting for the game whatsoever when new client updates are published. Because of this, you need to back up all your game before allowing updates. Even if you have no had this happen to you and you believe it never will, backup your files anyway. If you have your Origin client set to auto-update, I recommend turning that feature off so you have time to backup TS2. In fact, putting Origin in Offline Mode may be in your best interest (read more under the Misc. section).

Please only follow this solution if clearing your Origin cache didn’t work, or you are not comfortable messing with program data and such.

The Solution

After backing up the files you want saved, uninstall the Origin client from your computer. It is not necessary to uninstall Sims 2. You can leave that alone. (In fact, don’t touch TS2 in your Uninstall Program manager unless this tutorial doesn’t work!)

Reinstall Origin.

After logging back in, go to your Game Library, and right-click on the TS2UC thumbnail.

Click ‘Repair Game’. Let it repair.

Launch TS2 and let it load.

Check if your game was switched back to the default settings (no custom content, no saved games, no custom neighborhoods, etc.).

If you find anything like this changed, that is where the backed up files come in handy! Close your game.

Go to the Documents > EA Games folder. Delete any and all files within. Place your backed up game files in that same folder. Launch. Voila!

Or are you like me and you already updated the game before you found this tutorial and backed up your files, so you “lost” everything?

Fear not!

Check your Documents > EA Games folder. Are there two files (one saying ‘The Sims 2′, the other saying ‘The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection’)?

Delete the folder that doesn’t have your Downloads folder (or it is not filled with your finds), has no custom neighborhood(s) in the Neighborhood folder, and/or no custom neighborhood(s) in the SC4Terrains folder. This will most likely be the most recently created folder, usually with only a few folders/files inside (instead of 16-20 total items), and/or it may be entitled simply ‘The Sims 2′.

After deleting the appropriate folder, please make sure it is named The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection exactly, or TS2 will create another file (more than likely named The Sims 2 only).

Misc.

You may notice that the resolution has switched to the default. You will have to re-edit the Graphics Rule information, including using the Graphics Rule Maker program from Sims Network.

For those of you who only use Origin to play Sims 2, it would be better to avoid all Origin updates by using Offline Mode. Read this thread on ModtheSims for more info.

I am not programmer extraordinaire by any means, but if you need help, please feel free to contact me and I will try my best to help. If you have a better solution, do the same - let me know! Happy Simming!

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studiousbees · 7 years ago

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Exit Review — LingoDeer Japanese

Hello, everyone! While I (and thus, this site) mostly focus on Korean, I do also study Japanese. A few months back I decided to check out a new-at-the-time app, LingoDeer, to use in my Japanese studies. I ended up checking out and reviewing their Korean courses and Mandarin courses as well, but Japanese is the only one I have followed to completion. Having spent the last few months—and especially the last 2~3 months; my streak is currently over 70 days!—using this app to study Japanese, I have finally finished the course! Here are my final thoughts for anyone else who might be thinking about using LingoDeer to learn Japanese.

Interface and technical stuff

I'll start by just sort of rehashing some of the points from my previous review. The app has a pretty clean, simple look that's easy on the eyes. Unlike when I first reviewed the app, you can now change the theme color. They even had a really cute special theme for the lunar new year! It's easy to navigate and use, which is great. You don't want to waste valuable learning time trying to figure out how to use the app itself!

I mentioned in my last review that the audio files in this app are excellent. I stand by that still, for the most part. The voice is very clear and not robotic, and the speeds at which words and sentences are read (words slower than sentences) are very appropriate. No complaints in this department!

Loss of data

This was a one-off thing, but it honestly upset me a bit and made me stop using the app for a while at a point. At one point the app updated, and that update resulted in the app crashing on startup and being rendered unusable for a lot of people. It seemed like the only way to be able to use the app was to uninstall and reinstall or clear the app cache or... I don't know; I just remember seeing a bunch of "fixes" being suggested when I searched online.

Ultimately, a lot of people, myself included, lost all of their data—progress, spaced repetition review records, EXP earned, and so on. By emailing the team, I was able to at least get the course unlocked up to the point I had reached, but it was really demotivating to see everything just go out the window like that. Even though all the levels I had already done were unlocked, none of the material was available in the spaced repetition review zone. I had to redo every lesson to "unlock" everything again. Now on loading screens, you sometimes see a little message reminding you to back up your data to prevent loss. I understand it was an honest error and I have of course gotten over it now, but it did sour me on the app for a bit.

Material

Concerning the actual content of the course, I feel like a lot of good, useful vocabulary and structures were introduced. I would consider myself perhaps at a high beginner level now that I have completed the LingoDeer Japanese course. However, there are some things that I wish were introduced earlier, or even introduced at all! In one of the Japanese-English Discord servers I'm a member of, some of the more advanced learners were complaining about how a lot of Japanese language learning materials start you out with the (relatively) higher-formality ますconjugations and then later teach the dictionary forms. I've realized that LingoDeer never really taught the dictionary forms, and it only taught informal past tense but not even how to make present tense informal statements.

Also, I realized that LingoDeer does not even introduce how to say the date or tell someone a phone number, both very basic things. The names of the months and the format for sharing info like phone numbers are never discussed, among other things. A lot of information was covered, but there are some pretty big holes in what I would consider basic knowledge.

Verdict

Especially at the beginning, with its really good Hiragana and Katakana charts, LingoDeer is great for helping you build a foundation for your Japanese. With an easy-to-use interface and quality audio, plus simple but easy to understand grammar explanations, it's an unintimidating place to start. However, some pretty basic daily life information is left out, and forms that would be well taught at the beginning aren't even touched on, so I'm left feeling like I know a lot on one hand and not nearly enough on the other. It's a decent app, but if it's all you use, you'll hit the end and find yourself wondering if how to fill in the empty spaces in your knowledge.

As always, happy studying~

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questload814 · 4 years ago

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Why Is My Macbook Pro Sierra Download So Slow On The Internet

How many times have you seen the spinning beachball lately while browsing Safari on your Mac?

I have been seriously struggling with my WiFi every morning in my new office and could not figure out why. Speedtest was 'very slow' on my Macbook Pro 2015 and super quick on iPhone 8, it has been painful and driving me nuts!! It usually got quicker throughout the day, but unbearable in the morning. So how to fix a slow Mac. All Macs begin to slow down with age — MacBook Pro, iMac, it doesn’t matter. Performing several heavy tasks at a time, your Mac may get slower, and it’s okay. Although, when you’re facing unresponsive windows and slow load time more often these days, your Mac definitely needs a boost. Why is my Mac running slow? Actually, Mac becomes slower and slower with the age you use it, no matter it is MacBook Pro, Air or Mac mini. To speed up your Mac, you had better find out the reasons why Mac is so slow. In this article, we will show you 5 reasons that explain why Mac is running slow and give you corresponding advice to. Check your Internet connection. For many Mac users, a slow Internet connection is synonymous with a slow computer. That’s because almost everything they do—from surfing the Web to checking. From app downloads to emails, a lot of Mac’s performance depends on the network connection — a slow Internet can spell trouble across the board. I live in The Middle of Nowhere, where the maximum speed I can get is 4 Mbps, so I need to make sure my MacBook isn’t bringing that speed down even more.

For example, Safari is slow loading pages, it stops loading halfway with text strewn across the screen and images in the wrong place. Or some webpages are loading forever before you’re able to actually read the content.

Other times, it may be just that Safari runs extremely slow after Catalina update (remember the pitfalls of a shiny new macOS?)

All of these behaviors are typical symptoms related to Apple’s signature Internet browser. While Safari is a light-weighted browser optimized for use on all Mac machines, issues like above might force you to resort to third-party browsers (perhaps Chrome, stay away from Firefox) that tend to be faster.

But for those of you who are real fans of Apple and decide to stick to Safari, we’re going to help you get to the root of your Safari issues in this guide, starting with the possible reasons why Safari is slow.

Hopefully, you’ll have Safari back to normal in no time, and be able to use the browser flawlessly.

Note: if Safari is not just slow, but keeps freezing and crashing, read this post instead for more troubleshooting tips.

Important Tips

It’s normal for Safari to run slow on certain websites – By certain websites, we mean “heavy” sites that are loaded with flash or video ads on the pages you browse. Worse yet, some even auto-play without you clicking on. They tend to have your MacBook heat up quick. The best option is to close those pages immediately when you finish reading the content on it, or you could install AdBlock Plus (Safari compatible) to block the ads from displaying.

Stop excessively multitasking – You’d be surprised how much better 90% of programs work when you don’t try and use them at the same time as a dozen other apps. It seems like a simple solution, but it is often the best one.

Take care of Safari – Some methods are a matter of habit, such as regularly clearing your cache or making sure the app is up to date. Imagine your computer as a car that needs regular maintenance to run well.

Don’t neglect the computer – Macs are not immune to viruses, despite the common perception. They also aren’t immune to file corruption or errors. Make sure you haven’t picked up anything unwanted while browsing that could be affecting Safari’s performance.

Below are some common causes directly or indirectly related to those Safari performance issues. Also, we’ll show you how to fix it step by step.

Possible Cause 1: Overworked Cache

The cache is a location on your Mac’s hard drive where Safari temporarily stores data that you use frequently. Macbook pro download folder more info. The cache allows Safari to reference this information quickly and therefore execute actions such as loading a specific page more quickly.

However, if the cache becomes full then Safari cannot add newer, more relevant material and is forced to use slower methods to respond to your demands.

Here’s how to erase the data in the cache so that Safari can work smarter rather than harder:

Start by erasing your history from Safari by navigating the menu bar along the top and choosing HISTORY > CLEAR HISTORY AND WEBSITE DATA.

Once you click this, you’ll be shown a small pop-up window. Choose “All History” from the bottom of the drop-down, and then Clear History.

The next thing you can do is clear the cache using a more advanced method. First, go the Safari menu and open Preferences.

On the preferences panel, choose “Advanced” and then look for the checkbox at the bottom of the page that says “Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar”. Make sure this box is checked, then close Preferences.

You’ll notice a new tab has been added to your menu bar, called “Develop”. Click on this, and then choose “Empty Caches” from the list. You won’t be given any confirmation, but it will clear the cache and you can restart Safari and see if this has solved your problem.

Possible Cause 2: Bad Extensions

Most people are aware that Apple doesn’t play well with Flash, but this isn’t the only plugin that could be causing Safari to lag. Any extension or plugin that is outdated or not correctly optimized could be the “culprit”, and you should disable or remove as many as possible.

The easiest way to do this is to use CleanMyMac X, go to Extensions > Safari Extensions (the screenshot below), here you just select these unwanted plugins, and click the “Remove” button at the bottom to clean them all at once.

Of course, you can also get this done manually, though the process will be a bit time-consuming if you have a list of extensions to disable or remove.

First, start by opening Safari, and then navigating to SAFARI > PREFERENCES

In the preferences menu, choose “EXTENSIONS” icon. You’ll be shown a list of all your extensions.

If you don’t use an extension, you should uninstall it with the button on the right side. If you use it but infrequently, simply uncheck the “enable” box. This should significantly speed up Safari, especially if you have been running a lot of extensions in the background.

Possible Cause 3: Outdated Version of Safari

Because Apple makes Safari, it usually receives updates when macOS has a new version released or when there is a necessary patch. If you’re running an old version of Safari, this could be part (or even all) of your problem.

If you aren’t on macOS Sierra or higher, your Safari is definitely in need of an update (all MacBook Pros made after 2009 are compatible with at least macOS Sierra). To check what you’re running, go the Apple Menu in the top left corner and choose “About this Mac”.

If you’re on an older version, your window will look something like this, displaying the version of OS X you’re running:

If you’re already on macOS Mojave, it will look like this instead:

If you aren’t on the latest macOS yet, open the App Store from Finder, and navigate to updates. There will be at least one software update available, which you can expand. This will show you the update for Safari, which you can update separately or with any other updates you may have available.

Issues Related to your Network or Computer

Possible Cause 4: Your Network

You might argue that the problems inside Safari are simpler to deal with, but sometimes it’s surprising that Safari isn’t necessarily the “culprit”. Your network can have a significant impact on Safari’s performance.

To find out whether your Mac has network issues, the best way is to use this app called Advanced Network Care — run a quick scan and it’ll display the network issues (if they exist). Vmware fusion free download for mac.

To test the Internet speed, you can also use Google Fiber. First, open the link on your Safari browser, then press the blue “play” button, and watch as your internet speed is tested. The site will first test your upload and then your download speed.

Once you have your results, you can compare them with this link, which contains charts detailing what you should expect based on the connection type. If your results are below expected, it might be time to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP), especially if speeds fall far below what you’re paying for.

Note: if speed seems normal and falls in the expected ranges, then this probably isn’t your problem, and you should try some of our other solutions.

Possible Cause 5: Your User Account or Mac Drive

Sometimes the issue runs a bit deeper than just a full cache- you could have a corrupted user account or your macOS version isn’t operating correctly. To determine if this is your problem, start by creating a second user account on your MacBook. Fl studio mac os catalina download.

On the new user account, open Safari and try using it as you normally would. If Safari suddenly runs faster, it’s time to repair your normal user account.

Use spotlight (top right corner of the screen) to search “Disk Utility” and open it.

Inside Disk Utility, select your account’s disk and make sure you’re on the “First Aid” tab. Then select “Repair Disk” from the bottom right corner (if this is unavailable, choose “Verify Disk” first).

Note: if your MacBook Pro is with 10.10 Yosemite or earlier, you have two buttons to click on like below.

However, if your MacBook Pro is with 10.11 El Capitan or later (including latest 10.15 Catalina), just click “First Aid” and run it to check and fix any issues it may find.

The Disk Utility will repair any problems with your account. If it isn’t capable of fixing the problem, reinstalling macOS is always an alternative if a bit tedious to do.

Final Words

No one enjoys staring at the colorful loading pinwheel when they just want to browse the web or access an important page for work. Hopefully, you won’t be experiencing the Safari slow issue anytime soon with our solution guide.

Still not able to solve your problems even after using the methods we’ve outlined? A good resource is the Apple Community forum, where you can get advice from other fellow Mac fans. You may also find bug reports and similar questions from other users.

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Alternatively, if you’ve already fixed the Safari problem, write a comment and tell us about it below.

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thunderoad · 7 years ago

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Did you try deleting cookies/caches? Maybe trying a different browser?I heard Chrome is having troubles with tumblr pics. I use firefox and it works fine for me. On mobile you could try to uninstall and install the app again but you probably did that already.

When images stopped loading for me, what helped was clearing the browser’s cache (I just clear the data cache, haven’t needed to clear cookies) then quit the browser and relaunch. If that doesn’t work, maybe a soft reset of the phone or a restart of the laptop?

(About not seeing images on tumblr) I forgot to say that I also turned off endless scrolling!

omg YEESSSS, y’all are the BEST !! i’d had endless scrolling turned off cuz that just made it impossible for anything to load, but i just cleared my cookies and cache and now everything’s loading SO much faster, thank u my lil IT geniuses :’/ what would i do without you

#probably throw my laptop thru the window tbh #but SERIOUSLY thank u again!!#anon

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suzanneshannon · 5 years ago

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The 2020 Guide to Creating Quality Technical Screencasts, Presentations, and Remote Meetings

I've had a lot of people ask me to write up a guide to creating great technical screencasts. This is an update to my 2011 post on the same topic.

What are you doing? STOP and reassert your assumptions

Hang on. You're doing a screencast or sharing your screen in some way for a meeting, presentation, or YouTube. What does that mean and why did I suggest you stop.

This isn't a stage presentation or even a talk in a conference room. Screencasts and remote meetings have an intimacy to them. You're in someone's ear, in their headphones, you're 18 inches from their face. Consider how you want to be seen, how you want to be heard, and what is on your screen.

Try to apply a level of intentionality and deliberate practice. I'm not saying to micromanage, but I am saying don't just "share your screen." Put your empathy hat on and consider your audience and how it'll look and feel for them.

Initial setup and tools

You can use any number of tools for screen capture. They are largely the same. My preferred tool is Camtasia. Other valid tools are CamStudio (a free and open source tool) and Expression Encoder Screen Capture. You can also use OBS to record your screen and webcam.

When you're using Skype/Zoom/Teams to record live, you're already set as those tools will share for you as well as record.

Windows Look at Feel

At the risk of sounding uptight, how you setup Windows and your environment is the difference between a professional and an amateurish screencast. It's shocking how many folks will start recording a screencast without changing a thing, then wonder why their 1600x1200 screencast looks bad on YouTube at 360p or low bandwidth on a phone. If you find yourself doing screencasts a lot, considering making a custom user (maybe named Screencast?) on your machine with these settings already applied. That way you can login as Screencast and your settings will stick.

Resolution and Aspect

First, decide on your aspect ratio. Your laptop may have a ratio of width to height that is 3:2 or 4:3 but MOST people have a 16:9 Widescreen system? A VERY safe resolution in 2020 is 1280x720 (also known as 720p). That means that you'll be visible on everything from a low-end Android, any tablet, up to a desktop.

That said, statistics show that many folks now have 1920x1080 (1080p) capable systems. But again, consider your audience. If I was presenting to a rural school district, I'd use 720 or a lower resolution. It will be smoother and use less bandwidth and you'll never have issue with things being too small. If I was presenting in a professional environment I'd use 1080p. I don't present at 4k, especially if the audience is overseas from where I am. You're pushing millions of pixels that aren't needed, slowing your message and adding no additional value.

On Windows, consider your scale factor. At 1080p, 125% DPI is reasonable. At 720p (or 1366x768, using 100% scaling is reasonable).

Background Wallpaper and Icons

Choose a standard looking background photo. I prefer to use one from http://unsplash.com or the defaults that come with Windows 10 or your Mac. Avoid complex backgrounds as they don't compress well during encoding. Avoid using pictures of your kids or family unless it feeds your spirit and you don't mind mixing the professional and personal. Again - be intentional. I am neither for nor against - just be conscious and decide. Don't just accept the defaults.

Hide your desktop icons. Right click your desktop and hit View | Show Desktop Items. Also consider whether we need to see your desktop at all. If it doesn’t add value, don’t show it on the screencast.

Fonts

Try to use standard fonts and themes. While your preferred font and colors/themes offer personality, they can be distracting. Consider the message you want to present.

If you're using Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, remember that your audience likely hasn't changed their defaults, and if you show them something fancy, they'll be thinking about how they get that fancy widget rather than your content. In Visual Studio proper, go to Tools | Options | Environment | Fonts and Colors and click "Use Defaults."

In all your text editors, consider change your fonts to Consolas Size 15. It may seem counter-intuitive to have such large fonts but in fact this will make your code viewable even on an iPhone or Tablet.

Remember, most video sites, including YouTube, restrict the embedded video player size to a maximum of around 560p height, unless you go full-screen or use a pop-out. Use the font size recommended here, and use Camtasia’s zoom and highlight features during editing to call out key bits of code.

Don’t highlight code in the editor by selecting it with the mouse UNLESS you've deliberately change the selection background color. Defaults are typically hard to read editor selections in video. Instead, zoom and highlight in post production, or use ZoomIt and practice zooming and emphasizing on screen elements.

Browser Setup

Unless your screencast is about using different browsers, pick a browser and stick to it. Hide your toolbars, clear your cache, history, and your autocomplete history. You'd be surprised how many inappropriate sites and autocomplete suggestions are published on the web forever and not noticed until it's too late. Don't view pr0n on your screencast machine. Be aware.

Toolbars

Your browser shouldn't show any, and this is a good time to uninstall or hide whatever coupon-offering nonsense or McAffee pixel waster that you've stopped being able to see after all these years. Remember, default is the word of the day. Disable any Browser Extensions that aren't adding value.

If you are using Visual Studio or an IDE (Eclipse, Photoshop, etc) be aware of your toolbars. If you have made extensive customizations to your toolbars and you use them in the screencast, you are doing a great disservice to your audience. Put things to the default. If you use hotkeys, tell the audience, and use them for a reason.

Toast

You've got mail! Yay. Yes, but not during your screencast. Turn off Outlook Gmail, GChat, Twitter, Messenger, Skype, and anything else that can "pop toast" during your screencast.

Clock and Notifications

Go to Start on Windows 10, and search for System Icons and turn off the Clock temporarily. Why? You can't easily edit a screencast if there's a convenient time code in the corner that jumps around during your edits. Also, no one needs to know you're doing your work at 3am.

Clean out your taskbar and notification area. Anything that visually distracts, or just hide the taskbar.

Audio and Voice

Use a decent microphone. I use a Samson C01U. You can also use a USB headset-style microphone but be aware that breathing and "cotton mouth" really shows up on these. Test it! Listen to yourself! Try moving the microphone above your nose so you aren't exhaling onto it directly. Use a pop filter to help eliminate 'plosives (p's and t's). You can get them cheap at a music store.

Be aware of your keyboard clicks. Some folks feel strongly about whether or not your keyboard can be heard during a screencast. Ultimately it's your choice, but you have to be aware of it first, then make a conscious decision. Don't just let whatever happens happen. Think about your keyboard sound, your typing style and your microphone, and listen to it a few times and see if you like how it comes together.

Avoid prolonged silence. There should be ebb and flow of "I'm saying this, I'm doing that" but not 10 seconds of "watch my mouse." Speak in an upbeat but authentic tone. Be real.

Also be calm and quiet. Remember you are a foot from them and you're their ear. It's a conversation with a friend, not a presentation to thousands (even if it is).

Don’t apologize or make excuses for mistakes – either work them in as something to learn from, or remove them completely.

If you are editing the presentation - If you make a mistake when speaking or demonstrating, clap your hands or cough loudly into the mic and wait a second before starting that portion over. When editing, the mistakes will show up as loud audio spikes, making it easy to find them.

Camtasia has decent automatic noise reduction. Use it. You’ll be surprised how much background noise your room has that you, but not your audience, will easily tune out.

If you must overdub a portion of the audio, sit in the same position you did while recording the original, and have the mic in the same spot. You want your voice to blend in seamlessly.

Preferred Video Output for Prerecords

Your screen capture tool should be produced at the highest reasonable quality as it will be compressed later when it's uploaded. Think of it like producing JPEGs. You can make a 5 megabyte JPG, but often a 500k one will do. You can make a 10 gig screen capture if you use uncompressed AVI encoding, but often a high bit rate MP4 will do.

The trick is to remember that your compressed screencast will be recompressed (copies of copies) when it is run through the encoding process.

Edit your screencast, if you do, in its recorded native resolution which hopefully is what you'll publish to as well. That means, record at 1080p, edit at 1080p, and publish at 1080p. Let YouTube or your final destination do the squishing to smaller resolutions.

Personally, I like to know what's going on in my production process so I always select things like "Custom production settings" in Camtasia rather than presets. Ultimately you'll need to try and find what works for you. Use an H.264 encoder with a high bitrate for the video and 44.1kHz/441000Hz 16 bit mono for the audio. Basically make a decently sized MP4 and it should work everywhere.

Do you have enough bandwidth?

In my opinion, if you are doing a live call with Video and Screensharing and you want it to be high definition, you'll need 4 Mbps upstream from your connection. You can check this at http://speedtest.net. If you have 5-6 Mbps you've got a little more headroom. However, if someone in the house decides to get on Netflix, you could have an issue. Know your bandwidth limitations ahead of time. If it's an important stream, can you dedicate your bandwidth to just your one machine? Check out QoS (quality of service) on your router, or better yet, take your kids' iPads away! ;)

Conclusion

Take some time. I put about an hour of work into a 15 min screencast. Your mileage may vary. Watch your video! Listen to it, and have your friends listen to it. Does it look smooth? Sound smooth? Is it viewable on a small device AND a big screen? Does it FEEL good?

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philipholt · 5 years ago

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The 2020 Guide to Creating Quality Technical Screencasts, Presentations, and Remote Meetings

I've had a lot of people ask me to write up a guide to creating great technical screencasts. This is an update to my 2011 post on the same topic.

What are you doing? STOP and reassert your assumptions

Hang on. You're doing a screencast or sharing your screen in some way for a meeting, presentation, or YouTube. What does that mean and why did I suggest you stop.

Initial setup and tools

When you're using Skype/Zoom/Teams to record live, you're already set as those tools will share for you as well as record.

Windows Look at Feel

Resolution and Aspect

On Windows, consider your scale factor. At 1080p, 125% DPI is reasonable. At 720p (or 1366x768, using 100% scaling is reasonable).

Background Wallpaper and Icons

Fonts

Try to use standard fonts and themes. While your preferred font and colors/themes offer personality, they can be distracting. Consider the message you want to present.

Browser Setup

Toolbars

Toast

You've got mail! Yay. Yes, but not during your screencast. Turn off Outlook Gmail, GChat, Twitter, Messenger, Skype, and anything else that can "pop toast" during your screencast.

Clock and Notifications

Clean out your taskbar and notification area. Anything that visually distracts, or just hide the taskbar.

Audio and Voice

Avoid prolonged silence. There should be ebb and flow of "I'm saying this, I'm doing that" but not 10 seconds of "watch my mouse." Speak in an upbeat but authentic tone. Be real.

Also be calm and quiet. Remember you are a foot from them and you're their ear. It's a conversation with a friend, not a presentation to thousands (even if it is).

Don’t apologize or make excuses for mistakes – either work them in as something to learn from, or remove them completely.

Camtasia has decent automatic noise reduction. Use it. You’ll be surprised how much background noise your room has that you, but not your audience, will easily tune out.

If you must overdub a portion of the audio, sit in the same position you did while recording the original, and have the mic in the same spot. You want your voice to blend in seamlessly.

Preferred Video Output for Prerecords

The trick is to remember that your compressed screencast will be recompressed (copies of copies) when it is run through the encoding process.

Do you have enough bandwidth?

Conclusion

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If you need more disk space on Windows 10 without having to buy external hard drives the best way to do it is to delete unwanted data already present on your PC. The system drive on Windows 10 (C:/) drive should have enough drive space in order for your system to function normally.

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Also Read: How To Get Help In Windows 10?

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We tend to install various software on our PC. I too do the same. But many of my installed Windows software(apps) are sitting idle from a very long time as I do not need them anymore. These are the unwanted Windows apps that we need to look for.

You should do the same. Navigate to Settings app > Apps > Apps & features and closely look for any program or apps that you no longer use. I am sure you will find many of them.

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Using Windows "Add or Remove Programs" setting:

Warning: Do look closely as you do not want to uninstall any system related Windows programs or apps like any audio drivers or any graphics driver interface.

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On the Revo Uninstaller dashboard select the program that you want to uninstall and click on the Uninstall icon above. (See screenshot)

When you do that the program will create a system restore point in case anything goes wrong. The restore point lets you roll back any changes made on the PC. Once that process is finished, you will see two popups on your screen. One of them is the default program uninstaller. Run the default program uninstaller first.

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Erase Windows.old folder to free up drive space in Windows 10

If you upgraded to Windows 10 in the past from older versions of Windows, you should definitely check your system drive i.e. C:/ drive. If you do not see any Windows.old folder than congratulations, you can skip this, and move to the next method. But if you have Windows.old folder sitting in the drive you must delete it.

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Let me tell you more about that folder. So, when you did an upgrade to Windows 10, your system took a backup of your older Windows OS version automatically. The folder contains all the system files and apps of the previous Windows version build.

The size of the folder may vary from 10GB to 20GB depending on the data. That's a lot of storage space, right? After the upgrade the Windows.old folder remains on your system for almost 30 days.

This is because if something went wrong or you suddenly changed your mind to roll back to the older Windows OS version, the backup is useful. With the help of Windows installer, you can roll back your upgrade. After 30 days Windows automatically deletes the folder.

So before you delete Windows.old folder make sure all your data, settings, apps are still there on the upgraded OS i.e. Windows 10 OS.

It's not simple to delete the Windows.old folder. Right clicking on the folder and selecting "Delete" will not help you in this case. You can erase

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CCleaner is very easy to use Windows software. It comes in two variants Free and Paid. for our purpose, Free one is enough.

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Download and install CCleaner from the official site.(Check above for the link).

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As you can see in the above screenshot, make sure you selected "Cleaner" and "Windows" tab.

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Using Command Prompt (CMD) Program

CMD is there from the birth of Windows operating system. Though it is mostly liked and used by computer savvy peeps, its not that hard to run some simple set of commands to get the job done.

To launch CMD on Windows 10 Press and hold the Windows Key + R Key.

Type in CMD in the run window and press Enter.

You will see a black window with some text on it.

Just copy and paste: RD /S /Q %SystemDrive%\windows.old command in that window.

Press Enter and the CMD command will be executed.

If you encountered any error in the CMD window, just make sure you are running Command prompt with administrative privileges.

Check your drive space now. You will notice a whopping change in your storage space.

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Storage Sense is all you need to clear up GBs of storage space on your Windows 10 PC. This feature is only available for Windows 10 users. So if you are using an older version of Windows, this is not for you. But yes you can delete the same things manually from your PC. I will explain that too in a minute.

Many of Windows 10 consumers don't know that there is a handy setting under the System Settings in Windows 10. It lets you free up space by performing a quick scan and letting you choose what to erase. And it can also perform this operation automatically, once you have enabled it.

Let us have a look at the "Storage Sense Setting". Get ready to flush GDs of unwanted data from your computer system and make more space for your PC.

Click the Window icon located at the taskbar and click the Settings icon.

Choose System from the Windows Settings window.

Click on Storage. You will be presented with some very useful options that will never let you go out of storage. Presenting "Storage Sense":

This is where you can turn on "Storage Sense" and let Windows 10 free up space automatically.

If you don't want to use "Windows Sense" and just want to delete unwanted data and get storage space, you can easily do so. If you look at the screenshot above closely there is an option "Free up space now".

This option lets you choose and delete all sorts of data that Windows thinks as erasable without breaking your PC. The data is categorized and a short description is provided under each category for a clear understanding of the Windows 10 user.

Tip: Once you perform all the actions mentioned in this article, do restart your PC. It's not necessary but it's good.

You may select to delete data from these 13 categories:

Windows upgrade log files

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Windows Create System Restore Points whenever a major change is made on to your system. Most of the time the major change is made when you install Windows updates. These restore points are like backups which can be used to rollback to the earlier build of Windows 10.

So if you are not facing any issues on your Windows 10 PC and everything is fine, go ahead and Check Mark "Delete All System Restore Points" and click on the "Remove Files" button on the top. You know I just free up 10GB of space by removing system restore points.

Delete Downloaded Files:

As said, you should be very careful while trying to free up drive space in Windows 10. You may have downloaded huge size software on your PC for your work. Whatever you download goes in the Download folder on your PC. So before you choose to delete Downloaded files, make sure you have moved your important files to another location on your PC drive.

We all agree, not everything in the Download Folder is important. It may be important when you first downloaded it but not anymore. The Download folder in Windows 10 is the first place you should look to free up storage. Setup files, PDF's, Videos, Audios and what not, all these unused items should be deleted.

Storage Sense is a great feature to use for Windows 10 users. For the users who are still on the older version of the Windows operating system like Windows 7 or 8 and do not have the Storage Sense feature, Just look for the 13 categories as I mentioned above. Remove the data manually and you will be able to clear GBs of storage space.

Read: Get Help With File Explorer In Windows 10

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Well, once you have enough storage space, you are ready to download anything you want. Maybe a few songs or movies? Do comment below how much drive space you cleared using my methods? and also let me know what is the first thing that you will download.

Isn't it awesome to claim back the storage space already available on your PC? Are you happy? If Yes, please support me by sharing this article as much as you can. And come back for some more helpful information, I update my blog regularly. Thank you!

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Tips to make your Android faster

1. Check your phone’s internal memory

By default everything (including photos, videos, cache, downloads including OS updates, and cache) gets stored in the internal memory of your phone. Many people don’t care about changing this setting. This leads your phone to run out of memory. As your phone’s internal memory continues to fill up, it starts slowing down and you feel sluggishness in the performance.

This happens because your phone’s internal memory is a solid state drive(SSD) which slows downas it gets filled up. Your mobile’s OS and apps need minimum 1 GB free internal space to run smoothly.

what can you do to keep the adequate room in the internal memory?

Steps:

You can always clear up cache in a regular basis, maybe once in a week.

Set external memory card as default for storing camera pics and videos.

You can also set external SD card as default for all types of downloads including OS updates. It is advisable to delete the OS-update file after completion of the update.

Permanently delete all the unnecessary media files which you are never going to use again.

Delete unnecessary media files inside the WhatsApp folder in the internal storage.

Not everyone can afford to get a phone with a huge internal storage space but buying a smartphone with a good number of gigs of memory is always a wiser choice.

2. Use the latest version of Android

Many of us ignore the official OTA update for saving our mobile data quota. Well, I can understand that you always fall short of internet data. But OTA fixes many bugs and improves the stability(makes your android faster). Usually, OTA is not too big(200-300 MBS) unless you are getting a new Android version altogether. If you don’t want to spend 200-300 Mbs also to update the OS, you can always use a free WiFi connection available in your offices or your institutions you study in.

3. Keep the limited number of Apps and useful apps only

Some Apps are movable to SD card but those Apps cause hanging issues in your mobile. Some people don’t use more than 10 Apps practically but keep many Apps which they hardly use. Few Apps keep running in the background which leads to higher consumption of RAM memory. Therefore the device starts struggling to run fast. Not to mention the battery performance also tend to decrease with more number of unnecessary Apps installed on your phone. So it’s wise to make necessary Apps list and keep those installed on your phone only. Try this and you will notice a remarkable improvement in your phone’s speed.

4. Root your device and debloat every Apps you never use

The smartphone makers usually add bloatware which can become nightmares for some people who are not aware of the rooting procedure of their devices. Rooting is not advisable if your device is under warranty. Risk of bricking your device is always there if you do any mistake while rooting.

But everything comes with advantages and disadvantages and rooting is not an exception. If you successfully root your mobile you can debloat all the bloated software by using applications available on play store.

Debloating makes extra room in your phone’s internal memory and frees up some RAM memory. If you are a newbie in rooting, you can take XDA site help wherein you will find plenty of tutorials on rooting. Just search “your device name+root” and you will find many informative tutorials on rooting. Rooting makes your Android faster because it allows you to use some Apps like “Greenify” which hibernates Apps automatically and hence improve RAM management as well as increase your phone’s battery performance.

5. Flash a lightweight custom ROM

The best thing about Android-powered devices is that you get the freedom to try custom ROM if you are not satisfied with the stock ROM. Custom ROM doesn’t come with any bloatware and thus perform better than the stock one.

To flash a custom ROM, your device must be unlocked and should have a custom recovery like “Twrp” installed. You can do both in a matter of a few minutes if you are experienced. If you don’t know about unlocking your device and installing a custom recovery, just head to Xda forums. You will definitely find a solution over there.

Please remember devices with “MediaTek” processors are not supported that much and development is usually underwhelming. So you may end up getting a buggy custom ROM and you may not have many ROM options to choose from. Qualcomm-powered devices have more options when it comes to custom ROMs availability. So if you have MediaTek device, better stick with the stock ROM itself.

6. Refrain from using animations

Animations are one of the culprits which slow down your phone. Using animation don’t really make any noticeable difference in appearance much for most of the users. In case your phone is not fast enough then try to turn offWindow animation scale,Transition animation scale, andAnimator duration scale. You can find these options in the developer option in your phone. If you can’t find developer option then you can go toSettings > About phone> system >Build numberand tap it seven times. You can set these animations to 0.5x if you don’t want to turn them off completely which can help you to make your Android faster.

7. Use lite versions of important Apps

Fortunately, most famous Apps are already released in the lite version apart from the regular version of these Apps. Facebook’s regular App is too heavy for low-end phones with 2 gis or less RAM. The regular Facebook App is too big(around 70 Mbs) while the lite version is below 5 MBS. Also, the Facebook messenger comes in the lite version which allows you to take advantage of messenger without bulking your phone. Not only Facebook, Kindle, Skype, Twitter, Shazam, Line, Opera browser all come in the lite version. Try them today and I bet you, you will stick to them in the future as you will not miss the most useful functionalities these lite versions offer. Your phone speed will skyrocket like never before. Lite Apps are great alternatives to try and make your Android faster.

8. Delete cached up data

Cached data start accumulating since day one when you start using your phone. This data definitely help the respective Apps to load faster but there must be some apps you might have uninstalled. So these extra cached up data take up quite a lot of your phone’s internal storage memory. There are two ways to clear up the cached data. You can select an individual app and clean up cached data if you have relatively lesser Apps installed. In case, you have more than 30 Apps and you don’t want to do this boring work again and again then you can take help of Ccleaner. To clear up cached data individually for each app you need to go toSettings > Apps>Alltab and tap on each App and clear cache. For deleting all cached data including cached media files you can go toSettings > Storageand tap onCached dataand then pressOK.

9. Read reviews of Apps before installing them

Google has provided a review and rating system in the play store for a good reason. These reviews help new users to get an idea of how good or bad an App may be. Also, the review date is mentioned after the name of the reviewer which indicates which particular build may be having bugs. Some Apps just make your phone overloaded and make them sluggish due to bugs present in them. So make a habit of reading reviews before installing a completely new App because prevention is always better than cure. It’s better to stay away from the buggy Apps rather than installing it and again uninstalling it when your device starts behaving abnormally.

10. Do not keep unnecessary accounts and auto-sync active for all accounts

Auto-sync is a great feature which can help you to keep your contacts and important photos safe. But keeping this feature on for all the other accounts will simply use a lot of your phone’s resources for no good. Keep Auto-sync on for that account only which you always use on your phone. For other accounts, you can turn it off completely or reduce auto-sync frequency. This will also help in increasing battery performance. Try this and see the difference yourself.

11. Use static images instead of live-wallpapers

Using live wallpapers not only slows down your phone but also affects the performance of the battery. There are a lot of cool static wallpapers out there. You can check those wallpapers on Zedge. Try dark wallpapers which will help in increasing your phone’s battery performance a lot.

12. Do a factory reset as the last option

This step is recommended only as the last option if you don’t get the desired performance even after trying all the ways mentioned above. This will clean your internal storage meaning you will not have access to any data stored in the internal storage anymore including contacts, media files, and documents etc. So before you proceed to take this step, back up everything you need. You can do a factory reset by going to Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset. After reset, you will feel like you are using the new handset as you bought it and used for the first time. It will be that snappier.

What steps do you take when your device starts to stutter? We would love to know your suggestions to make Android faster.

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