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#SoftWare VideoProc is a powerful, feature-rich all-in-one video processing program designed to edit, cut, crop, merge, adjust, convert and compress (4K) video with full hardware acceleration.

#SoftWare Optimize image files ⚒ Optimizilla online service uses an efficient combination of the best lossy/no lossy compression algorithms to reduce JPEG and PNG images to the minimum possible size. To optimize your photos, upload them using the Upload button or drag and drop them into a special form on the site. After processing the image thumbnail will show the degree of compression (percentage). The compressed image can be downloaded to your computer by clicking on Download on the image picture or by using the Download All button. When the conversion is complete, the default quality for that image will be shown. By moving the cursor along the scale, you can change the quality of the processed file, improving or deteriorating it by selecting the most suitable option. https://imagecompressor.com/

#SoftWare AOMEI Backupper Pro is a comprehensive, simple and efficient backup program for Windows computers and laptops. You can easily choose what to back up, how to back up, and where to back up. This will allow you to protect your data and your system, and restore it in case of failure. 💻 Repack

#lifehack How to stop slouching in front of the PC Sometimes the time you spend in front of your PC passes quite quickly. At the same time, it is important not to forget about your own health and watch how you sit at the computer. PostureNet is a service to keep your posture when you are sitting at your PC. Using AI, the program monitors the user's body posture in real time. It uses a webcam to track your posture and gives you a notification when it detects an incorrect position. The developers assure that the image from the camera is not transmitted anywhere and that everything is strictly confidential. For now, the program is only available on Mac, but other platforms are planned. https://posturenet.app/

#SoftWare GenP is a universal patch to activate absolutely all Adobe products.

#GamePC Stronghold: Warlords - In this game you can command Mongol hordes, imperial warriors and samurai while besieging Japanese castles and fortified Chinese cities. Defeat historical warlords using new gunpowder weapons and classic units. 🕹 System Requirements: Operating system: Windows 7 or higher (x64) Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz / AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz RAM: 8GB Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 / AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB

#lifehack How to simplify your work with the firewall. The Firewall App Blocker utility makes it easy to block application network traffic using the built-in Windows Firewall. The program allows you to change blocking settings for multiple or all users at once, limit outgoing and incoming connections. In addition, there is a "Whitelist" mode, which by default blocks all connections except the allowed ones. Also useful are the "Block Internet" option, which completely blocks access to the network, and the "Disable Firewall" option, which removes all restrictions with a single click. https://www.comss.ru/page.php?id=2186

#lifehack How to clear file metadata that can track you Metadata is contained in almost every file, from photos to Word documents. Because they are automatically generated, metadata can reveal sensitive information. Such as the location, GPS coordinates, and name of the device. Fortunately, they are very easy to delete. metaClean is a site where you can erase metadata from any file. The service was developed by a Spanish company that creates and distributes software for advanced metadata management for office and multimedia files. Open the service MetaClean. Select the file you need by clicking on «Choose file or drug it here»,, or just drag it into the service window. When the file is downloaded, you can see what metadata it contains. Click "Get my file clean" to get rid of all metadata.

#lifehack Save videos from TikTok without a watermark TikTok is a service for creating and watching short videos that probably everyone knows. If we save a video from an app on our smartphone, it has a watermark of the social network and the account of the author of the video. If you need to download videos without a watermark, you can use one of the services: qload.info, ssstik.io or ttloader.com. Each of them works on the same script. You insert the link to the video from TikTok in the field, and then click Download.

#lifehack How to set up a scheduled recycle garbage can cleanup in Windows 10 Using the built-in "Memory Control" feature, you can save disk space by setting Windows 10 to automatically delete files of a certain age that are in your recycle garbage can. You can enable a schedule to delete files in the Recycle Bin every day, every week, or once a month. To enable automatic recycle garbage can cleaning you need to: - Press "Win+I" (Options), select "System" → "Memory" → "Configure Memory Control or run it" - Activate the "Memory Control" function - Activate the option "Delete files that have been in the Recycle Bin for more than 30 days". If you change the "When little disk space remains" option to "Every month", the Recycle Bin will be emptied monthly, even if there is still plenty of space on the PC.

#lifehack How to send encrypted emails. To do this, let's use the Mailvelope extension, which provides PGP-based encryption for emails. Its advantage is that even the developers of the extension can't access to the messages because the encryption and decryption happens only on the sender's and the recipient's devices. To encrypt an email, all you have to do is put a password on it and tell it to the recipient. The extension is open-source on Github and is available for Firefox and Edge in addition to Google.

#lifehack Coursesity - more than 50,000 online courses You can compare courses offered by different online learning sites such as Udemy, Cousera, edX and choose the right one for you. Courses on topics like development, marketing, business, design, programming, self-development, photography, math and more. Coursesity doesn't sell courses, it's just a handy aggregator. But most importantly, there are a lot of free courses. https://coursesity.com/collections

#lifehack How do you know which games are sure to run on your computer? To find out if a game will run on your computer, you only need to compare the characteristics of your hardware with the system requirements of the game. But there is a much faster and more informative way to do this - the Technical City service technical.city is designed to provide detailed information about computer hardware to those who are interested. The site will also help to compare different models of video cards or processors. In our case we need it to check the compatibility of game requirements and the characteristics of our PC. To check it go to the site (https://technical.city/ru). Go to the section "Will the game work" and specify the hardware of your computer. Choose a range of game requirements in the form of the year of release and rating, or just enter the name of the game. After that, the service will offer detailed information on compatibility. https://technical.city/en

#SoftWare Free YouTube Download Premium is another good manager for downloading video content from YouTube.

#lifehack An easy way to unlock iPhone If you have set up synchronization with your computer through iTunes, you can unlock the iPhone by resetting the counter of incorrect attempts to enter. Of course, the method is suitable if the password is not forgotten, but until the next input attempt, the screen displays not minutes, but hours and days. 1. 1. Connect the device to your PC via cable. Open iTunes and find the "Devices" item. In the new window, click the "Synchronize" button. 3. Once the iPhone is synchronized with the computer, the password lock will be disabled and you can enter the code. But note that if the smartphone has not previously synchronized with the PC, the scheme will not work.

#lifehack How to use multiple profiles in Chrome with your bookmarks, extensions, and settings If you share a computer with someone (or separate personal and work profiles), you can install multiple browsers, but Google offers a more convenient option. You can switch between different profiles right in Chrome, and each browser version will have its own settings, bookmarks, extensions and browsing history. You can add a new account or profile through a menu that appears when you click on the avatar to the right of the address bar. Enter your username and password (if you need to confirm login to your account on your smartphone, do so). You can add as many Chrome accounts as you like. Now you'll have two copies of your browser that you can sign into using different Google Accounts. You can switch between them in the same menu through which you added the account. You can also pin different copies of Chrome separately to the taskbar so you can launch them faster.