A file with the .php file extension is a plain-text file that contains the source code written in the PHP (it’s a recursive acronym meaning PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) programming language. PHP is often used to develop web applications that are processed by a PHP engine on the web server. What Is a PHP File? PHP was created in 1994 by Rasmus Lerdorf as a simple set of scripts written in the C programming language....

If you have an Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription (O365 or M365), you might have noticed a new icon called “Project Moca” in Outlook Online. Here’s what it is, and how you can use the project management tool. Project Moca is Microsoft’s name for something that will be called “Outlook Spaces” when officially launched to the public. It’s been available in the Insider build of O365 for a little while....

Compared to a PC, phones and tablets are fairly locked-down devices. Jailbreaking, rooting, and unlocking are all ways of bypassing their limitations, and doing things that manufacturers and carriers don’t want you to do. Some countries have laws that prevent you from doing these things with the devices you paid for and legally own — we won’t get into those laws here. Image Credit: Blake Patterson on Flickr Jailbreaking Jailbreaking is the process of removing the limitations put in place by a device’s manufacturer....

Gmail Promised Endless Storage but Hasn’t Kept up Whether or not you use Gmail, it’s important to understand that the idea of never deleting emails was widely popularized by Gmail. Before that, people generally deleted their emails regularly. You had to delete them to free up space so that you could get more emails. Gmail was earth-shattering when it was launched back in 2004. Google’s email service delivered a whopping 1 GB of free email storage....

On Sept. 13, 2000, Apple released Mac OS X Public Beta, the first public release of OS X to include the Dock. It was also the first to feature the unprecedented eye candy that was the Aqua interface. It marked the beginning of a new era for Mac, and one we’re still living in 20 years later. A Lifeline for Apple By the late ’90s, Apple’s classic Mac OS felt antiquated....

Mechanical Drives Are Still Getting Faster Most of you reading this probably have experienced mid-range hard drives that spin between 5400 and 7200 RPM, with transfer speeds between 100-120 Megabytes per second. However, that’s not nearly as fast as hard drives can go. Higher-end drives easily exceed 200 MB/s when it comes to sequential read and write speeds. 10,000 RPM mechanical hard drives often have sustained transfer rates around the 250 MB/s mark....

Managing a spreadsheet is about more than just the data in it. You may want to add a title or apply shading to alternate rows. Another basic part of formatting an Excel spreadsheet is to add or remove columns and rows. You might find that you need an additional column or row as you begin adding data to your sheet. On the other hand, you may realize you have a column or row that you don’t need....

Windows 10’s dark app mode is easier on the eyes at night, but there’s no easy option to automatically enable it at night—unlike macOS Mojave’s dark theme. Instead, you can automatically turn it on and off with scheduled tasks. The “Night Light” feature that adjusts the color shade of your screen can automatically enable itself at night and disable itself during the day, but there’s no similar built-in option for dark mode....

Windows offers many ways to copy and move files. We’ll show you all the tricks for File Explorer, and how to use them in Command Prompt and PowerShell. You can even add “Copy to” and “Move to” to File Explorer’s context menus. When you copy a file or folder in Windows 10, a duplicate is made of the selected item and saved in a destination folder of your choosing. However, when you move a file or folder, the original item moves to the destination folder instead of sending an identical copy....

Bookmarks in Google Chrome save a link to a website you want to return to later, much like when you put a bookmark in a book. Here are several ways you can create, view, and edit your Bookmarks. How to Create a Bookmark Fire up Chrome, head to a website, and then click the star icon in the Omnibox. Here, you can change the name of the Bookmark and designate a specific folder, but we’ll leave that alone for now....

Charts are helpful for visual displays of your data. They can make viewing and analyzing data easier, especially for your audience. So for geographical data, why not use the map chart type in Microsoft Excel? Whether you want to display populations in several countries for your sales team or abbreviations for the United States for your elementary school class, you can create a map chart easily in Microsoft Excel. You can then format it with labels, a legend, and an appropriate color scheme....

Because of the application’s ease of access, you can create a set of flashcards in a single presentation and then share it with a link. Or you can make interactive flashcards to quiz yourself or study for an upcoming exam. Whatever you choose to do with the flashcards, we’ll walk you through making them on Google Slides. RELATED: How to Share Documents on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides Set Up the Slide To get started, let’s set up a slide as a flashcard....

If you want a consistent appearance throughout your Google Slides presentation, you can create template slides. This allows you to customize a slide layout, insert a logo, and use placeholders. Then you or your collaborators simply pop in the templates. With the built-in Theme Builder tool in Google Slides, you create your custom slides your way. This cannot only save time when creating your presentation but keep the look and feel consistent throughout....

If you have an iPhone 8 or later running iOS 14 or later, you can launch any shortcut created by the Shortcuts app with two or three taps on the back of your iPhone. A featured called Back Tap makes it possible. Here’s how to set it up. How Does Back Tap Work? Back Tap uses the accelerometer in the iPhone 8 or higher to detect taps on the back side of your device....

More professional (and personal) interactions are happening via Zoom and other video-calling apps, and it doesn’t look like that’ll be changing anytime soon. The same as an in-person meeting or date, it’s important to look your best on video calls. Here’s how to work it for your webcam. Find Better Lighting In a professional broadcast studio, the cameras aren’t what make people look good—it’s the lighting. It doesn’t matter how much money the producers throw at expensive lenses, they can’t make anyone presentable if the lighting is terrible....

Microsoft PowerPoint isn’t just for presentations—it also provides all of the creative tools you need to design a beautiful poster. Just set the dimensions, design the poster, and print it out. Here’s how to make a poster using PowerPoint. Define the Poster Dimensions Posters come in all sizes, but the first thing you need to know is PowerPoint’s slide limit is 56-inches x 56-inches, so you’ll need to plan accordingly....

Why Make a Twitter Thread? Twitter threads are an official and evolved form of tweetstorms. Tweetstorms are usually a long series of numbered tweets that are sent out as replies to the original tweet. But the definition of a tweetstorm is quite loose. Even if a user tweets multiple times one after the other, without replying to the original tweet, it’s still considered a tweetstorm. A Twitter thread can be used in multiple ways....

Google Assistant speakers and displays can play scheduled announcements with a feature called “Family Bell.” But what happens if your routine is going to be different for a while? There’s an easy way to pause these announcements. If you’re unfamiliar with the Family Bell feature, it’s a great way to keep your household on schedule. Simply enter a phrase such as “it’s bedtime,” select days and times, and choose a smart speaker or display....

This works in some iPhone and iPad apps but not others. In our tests, it worked in messaging apps Messages and Slack but not other apps. Give it a try and see if it works in your favorite app. Emoji search in messaging apps like Apple Messages only works if predictive text is turned on. Usually, it’s enabled by default, but you can check by opening “Settings” and navigating to General > Keyboard....

Google Chrome doesn’t require a Google account to function. If you want to remove one or all Google accounts from Chrome, you can do so and still continue to use the browser. We’ll show you how to do that on desktop and mobile. Unlink a Google Account From Chrome on Desktop To delink your Google account from Chrome on your desktop, first, open Chrome and click your profile icon in the top-right corner....