What is DOF bracketing and how will it make my photos sharper? DOF Bracketing (or Depth-of-Field bracketing) is a legacy camera setting that take the same photo multiple times, but with a different aperture setting. Using DOF bracketing can help make your photos sharper, because any lens stopped down typically increases its sharpness. You can visit various online websites to check at which aperture your lens performs with the best sharpness....

First, install the Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 app. Click here to go to the Play Store and install it, or you can search for Camera Launcher for Nexus 7 on your tablet’s Play Store app. Once it’s installed, you’ll find it in the Apps list. I created a shortcut to it on the main desktop, just to have it close, should I need it. It has some basic tweaking abilities, and can be used to take basic 480p videos....

From the Windows 8 Start screen click the Mail tile. When the Mail app launches, hit Windows Key + I to bring up the Settings menu with Accounts selected. Hit Enter. Now click Add an Account. Then select Outlook. Next, type in your Outlook.com address and password then click Connect. Then wait while Mail adds your Outlook.com account and collects messages. After your account is added, it adds your Folders, Contacts and Calendar entries associated with the account....

Pros Thanks to E-Ink, the display on Kindle device reads like paper without glares in bright sunlight. Also, the text is designed to read like a printed page with the pixel level set for maximum readability. Additionally, Kindle devices offer great battery life with the time between charges measured in weeks, not days. Kindle also comes with Goodreads, a social cataloging website that allows you to search for annotations, quotes, and reviews of the current book....

Stop Annoying Wi-Fi Notifications on iPhone First go to Settings » WiFi. Switch Ask to Join Networks from On to Off. Turning this option off will only stop iOS from asking you what WiFi network to join. It will still connect to previously joined networks automatically. If there is no known Wi-Fi network nearby, you’ll have to manually go into Settings » WiFi and choose one. But that’s less annoying than being constantly interrupted by a pop-up box everywhere you go....

First, launch System Preferences from the Dock. The System Preferences Window opens. Under the Internet & Wireless column, hit the Network icon. Next, select the network interface your Mac uses. Here I chose Ethernet. The IP address of your router displays here. If you click Advanced, you’ll find the router IP address under TCP/IP. Here you’ll also find additional information about the connection if you need it. If you don’t want to click through the GUI, just use the Terminal....

If you have automatic updated enabled, you should see the new update soon. If not, head to Settings > General > Software Update to get it. Apple News+ From all the new services announced today at the Apple event, the only one that’s available now is Apple News+ which you can access after installing the iOS 12.2 update. Apple News+ allows you to access over 300 magazines and newspapers from one central app for $9....

According to the event’s page on Apple website, the keynote will take place on June 11, at 10 AM PT – you need an Apple Developer account and to be registered for the event to actually see the whole schedule (it must be some big secret for Apple, since no outsiders are allowed to see it…). And since tickets were sold out in a couple of hours, you’re definitely not going to buy one now....

Whether it’s for business or staying in contact with friends and family, on your mobile device, PC, or Mac, we’re wondering which one(s) you’re using. My choice in IM and team collaboration clients have varied over the years. A lot of it depended on where I was working or what my other friends are using at the time. Rather than start with the early days of BBS or ICQ let’s just jump ahead a bit....

On an ASUS router, the Parental Controls settings let you enable or disable internet access for each client based on the time of day and the day of the week. This is particularly helpful if your kid has a laptop or tablet that they keep in their rooms, away from your watchful eyes. Setting it up these controls for you or your children is easy. Here’s what you do: If it is outside of the enabled time block, the client will no longer have access to the internet....

Ever want to buy something the second it goes on sale to be the first one to get it? Or maybe it is a high sell-out item that you’ve got to get your hands on. Maybe your just tired of pushing F5 on your favorite blog site to see if a new comment has been posted. If you answered yes to any of these questions, I have good news. By following this groovyPost, you won’t need to do any manual reloading every again – Google Chrome’s Auto-Reload can do it for you....

What’s the Deal? The long hot days of summer aren’t just made for off-grid excursions. It’s also when rolling power outages occur. In both cases, you’re going to want solutions to keep your food fresh, air conditioners moving, and gadgets full of power. Moments like these were made for portable BLUETTI solar generators. These are perfect for covering your power needs inside and out, whether during times of fun or emergency....

Google Maps in NYC Subway It used to be that the only way to see digital maps of the New York subway system was to use an overlay. VGMap still has an excellent subway overlay; however, now that Google is on board with the idea, other sites are becoming obsolete. With the Google Maps feature, all you have to do to enable the Google subway maps is click the More menu and checkbox transit....

But the new app makes things easier in the mobile space and provides a one-tap on/off switch. This makes it much easier than digging through your device’s settings to use the free DNS service. Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS App for Android and iOS Cloudflare DNS service is a faster and more secure way to browse the web. In fact, the company touts a 28% faster result when resolving a host. With the 1....

Removing or Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) for Windows Server 2003 is a simple process, however, today when I showed someone how to do this at work, I realized I’d not documented the process yet here on groovyPost.com so… Let’s get to it! Note – This How-To Tutorial is for Server 2003, I’ve previously documented the How-To Disable IE ESC for Windows Server 2008 in case you were looking for that....

Monsters At Work Season Finale on Disney Plus Here is an exclusive look at the season finale, “It’s Laughter They’re After” episode 110: Here is more information on what you can expect from the final episode and the series: Subscribe to Disney Plus Remember that Disney Plus is your home for Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, Pixar, and the enormous vault of all things Disney. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, it’s never too late to start....

Free Microsoft eBooks In a blog post on Monday, Eric Ligman, Microsoft Senior Sales Excellence Manager, provided links to a plethora of software and services from the Redmond giant. he calls it the largest collection of Microsoft eBooks ever. And he’s right, there are hundreds (close of 300) of eBooks to choose from and a lot of them come in EPUB, MOBI, DOCX and PDF formats, so you can read them on any mobile device you have....

The Chromium security rewards program was launched at the start of 2009, and over the past 2 it had many contributors. Out of all of them, Sergey Glazunov has earned the most with a total over $20,000. In each update Google adds the bugs fixed to the release notes, along with them are credits to the volunteer that found them, along with the cash prize they earned for it....

I’ve used the Windows version extensively, but you should know that there’s also a version for Mac and iOS, as well as a Firefox extension. The groovy part is that if you have devices running all of these operating systems (or some of them), unread tweets will sync between them. You won’t be at the risk of re-reading the same Tweets all over again, and you’ll become more efficient, thus making the world a better place… I think an Android version wouldn’t have hurt, but maybe there’s one planned for the future....

Outlook Email Microsoft Outlook has a cool feature that allows you to drag emails to the Calendar and create an appointment or reminder. If you get an email with the details about an important event, you’ll want to add that to your calendar. Instead of launching the calendar separately and filling in the details, you can drag that mail into the Calendar icon. Another way to move a message to your calendar is to right-click the message and select Move > Calendar....