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Add Dependencies to Maven pom.xml File

Maven is a powerful tool that allows users to import dependencies into their software projects and also automatically manage transitive dependencies. In order to use Maven, it is necessary to explicitly add dependencies to the Maven pom.xml file. Once added to the Maven pom.xml file, dependencies will be automatically downloaded, updated, and have their sub-dependencies managed by Maven.

Find Animated GIF Files Using Google

Animated GIF files are surging in popularity. Google’s Image Search now can specifically search for these file types.

Manage Windows 8 Startup Tasks to Speed Up Boot Times

One of the most well-known features of Windows 8 is its rapid boot times. Having a lot of things trying to load on startup can negate most of that advantage and slow down your whole computer. Fortunately, it is simple to decide what programs are important enough to be started right away every time you reboot.

How to Find Your Lost Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 comes with the ability to track down a lost device.

MacBook Pro: How to Determine Display Manufacturer

Apple laptops occasionally have issues with the LCD display screens. By knowing the exact manufacturer of your system, you will be better armed in convincing the Genius Bar technicians that you need a replacement.

Save Your Facebook Data before Deleting Your Account

For various reasons you have decided to leave Facebook. However, you are struggling with the idea of losing all the history and the information that you have placed into Facebook after all of these years. Luckily, you can backup your Facebook data to your local computer.

Windows Phone 8: Set a Background for the Photo App

If you use the Photos app in Windows Phone 8 to manage your pictures, you may notice that the app uses your existing pictures as the background to make the interface a bit more personal. Backgrounds usually come from the favorites list or the built-in collection. While this feature is useful, it can circle through pictures that you do not want to show as a background image. Fortunately, you can set a specific picture as your background.

Windows 8: Prevent a Device from Waking Up Your Computer

Moving the mouse, pressing the keyboard, or removing a USB drive all will awaken your PC from sleep. You can block some devices from being able to wake your computer.

Create a New Maven Project in Eclipse

When creating a project in Eclipse, one may use Maven to manage dependencies more easily and to resolve transitive dependencies automatically. Maven projects have a consistent structure for each project created, and it is possible to create this structure automatically within Eclipse.

Photoshop CS6: How to Change or Enhance Eye Color

Tweaking how the eyes look is one of the most commonly requested Photoshop manipulations. A gentle color nudge is frequently required to reproduce the natural beauty that is lost from the photography process. Alternatively, you may wish to radically change the eye color for effect.

WM5 and SD/External Storage Card: Autosyncing Music and TV with Media Player 10

This is a simple tech-recipe I thought I should share describes how to sync your external storage card (preferably via a memory stick reader) with Media Player 10. This is great if you are like me and have MCE 2005 and watch TV on your PC.

Java: Decimal Format to Create Custom Output Easily

The Decimal Format class is a poorly explained class in the Java Documentation, so I will clear up a little of it with an example.

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