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Today's news spans everything from software to speakers to space. We've got a hands-on piece with Ikea's oddly alluring new speakers, news of an exciting feature coming to Microsoft's Edge browser, and a recap of Blue Origin's historic space mission. Enjoy! |
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When Ikea debuted the $199 Symfonisk Picture Frame speaker (its latest wireless audio collaboration with Sonos), two things were immediately apparent: The age of affordable, customizable, and decorative home audio is upon us, and, we still haven't found a way to eliminate our dependence on power cords.
It's a bold idea: Try to satisfy the needs of music lovers who simultaneously hate the look of wireless speakers. Does it succeed? We put it to the test. |
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Ever visit a webpage only to have a video start playing in the background without your permission? Microsoft is tired of this annoying fact of online life, so starting in version 92 of its Edge browser, autoplay videos will be stopped by default.
The news is highlighted in the Microsoft 365 roadmap, in which the company mentions that Edge version 92 will help you keep your focus online by changing the default for auto-playing media to "Limit" from "Allow." The page also mentions that the feature is rolling out now, so if you're in the beta testing preview versions of the browser, you might already be seeing this change applied.
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Blue Origin owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos finally got to live his dream of riding a rocket to the edge of space. Lifting off from west Texas aboard a suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after 8 a.m. CT (6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET) on Tuesday, July 20, Blue Origin's first-ever crewed launch included Bezos, his brother Mark, aviation pioneer Wally Funk who at 82 is now the oldest person to have traveled to space, and 18-year-old Dutchman Oliver Daemen who has become the youngest to achieve the same feat.
Precisely as planned, the New Shepard booster climbed to an altitude of around 47 miles (250,000 feet/76,200 meters) before releasing the capsule for its ride to just above the Kármán line, a boundary 62 miles (327,000 feet/100,000 meters) above Earth. At its apogee, some seven times higher than a commercial passenger jet, the crew members were able to unbuckle from their seats and enjoy several minutes of weightlessness while taking in awesome views of Earth.
Once safely back in their seats, the crew then descended to Earth for a parachute-assisted landing, with the capsule touching down about 10 minutes after launch. |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
PDFs are a great way to share documents because the format can be read by mostly anyone. It's generally used with digital manuals, sales receipts, manuscripts, and so on that aren't meant for editing. Think of PDFs as digital printouts with pretty designs.
However, there may be times when you need that document in another format other than a PDF. For instance, a potential employer may want to read your resume. Originally saved as a PDF, they may prefer to view it in Word rather than Adobe's software.
In this guide, we'll walk you through a few of the ways you can convert PDFs to Word documents that you can then edit. |
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