Virtual Curiosities - Page 26 - PC Tutorials, Software Reviews, and Virtual Curiosities

Cryptocurrency

Definition
A form of digital currency designed to be decentralized.
Tutorials: Chromatic Aberration Effect

Links
Tutorials for creating a chromatic aberration effect in several application.
How to Save an Image from The Internet

Tutorial
Download an image from the Internet using a web browser and save it as a file in your computer.
Save File Dialog

Definition
A dialog window that appears when saving a file.
Bug

Definition
An error in how a program was programmed.
Why You Shouldn't Use Krita

Explanation
And what to use instead.
ANSI Encoding

Definition
An 8-bit character encoding that includes all of the 7-bit ASCII codepoints.
Difference Between ANSI and ISO Keyboard Layouts

Explanation
A comparison of ANSI (American) and ISO (international) keyboard layouts, with pictures.
Keyboard Layout

Definition
The way how keys are placed on the keyboard of a computer.
Key

Definition
The various meanings of "key" in computers.
ANSI

Definition
American National Standards Institute.
ISO Image

Definition
A file that contains all the data that should be stored in a mass storage media.
CD

Definition
A small disk where data can be stored.
ISO

Definition
International Standards Organization.
Tip: There is a Keyboard Shortcut for Creating a New Folder on Windows

Quickly create a new folder by pressing Ctrl+Shift+N.
Tags with Spaces

Definition
Tags that can have space characters ( ) in them.
Why Hashtags Can't Have Spaces

Explanation
Because the program that figures out where the hashtag starts and ends uses the hash sign (#) to figure out where the hashtag starts, and uses the space character ( ) to figure out where the hashtag ends.
Tag

Definition
A piece of text that categorizes some data, be it an online post, a file, or even another piece of text.
How to Make Background Music Continue Playing after Clicking a Link using Javascript

Tutorial
Using currentTime, sessionStorage, and beforeunload to keep an <audio> playing after page load.
How Decentralization Works in Bluesky

Explanation
How Bluesky is a decentralized social media, and how this "decentralization" makes it different from traditional social media websites.