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Edit the Windows Hosts File to Block or Redirect Websites

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The Windows Hosts file is a file that Windows uses to control and map IP addresses. By editing the Hosts file, Windows can be customized to block or redirect specific websites and even protocols that are used by programs and applications. To get started editing the Windows Hosts file, you first need to locate it. Open Windows Explorer and click on  This PC  or  My Computer . Double-click on C:\, then the  Windows  folder and scroll down the page until you reach the  System32  folder. Inside of that folder, open  drivers  and then open  etc . You’ll now see several files, one of which is  hosts . Now, notice that the file type for the  hosts  file is listed as  File . Because there is no default program set to open a file type like this, double clicking the hosts file will simply give you a Windows prompt, asking you which program you would like to use to open the file. From this prompt, you ca...

Chronos—the $2750 High-Speed, 21,500fps Camera—is Now on Kickstarter

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Chronos is finally going to be making its way into the hands of some very eager low-budget filmmakers. Back in September , engineer  David Kronstein  unveiled his low-budget high-speed camera, Chronos 1.4, which boasted features like 1050fps at 1280x1024, touchscreen display, and most importantly, a $2750 price tag. At the time, the production-ready prototype wasn't fully completed, the software was still in development, and the hardware was in the prototype phase, but now Chronos 1.4 is fully operational and  ready to go on Kickstarter , having already raised $250,000 from its $48,000 goal. In addition to the price, Chronos 1.4 has some impressive features. It can shoot at up to 21,649fps, though it does so in a non standard resolution, 640x96, which will be more useful to scientists than filmmakers. The more cinematography friendly resolution of 640x480 shoots up to 4,436, which is still mighty impressive. Conveniently, it can als...

rooted my phone but want to go back to stock rom [duplicate]

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This question already has an answer here: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?   2 answers Okay so i rooted my Samsung Galaxy Express to jelly bean 4.2.2 using the method below. but i cant access Samsung kies because it doesn't recognize rooted phones. So i was wondering if there was any way to keep the rooted features but go back to the stock rom? And if there is how do i do it and where do i get the file from? Here are the steps I took to upgrade my phone: Flash Clockwork Recovery Download Express OUDHS CWM.exe. Turn off the phone Press and hold volume down and power to enter download mode (if this doesn’t work, press and hold volume down, power and home key) Connect your phone to your computer via USB Window ID: COM should be highlighted in yellow, this means your phone was properly detected Press start and wait for installation Disconnect your phone, recovery is now installed Install SuperSU Download SuperSU v1.25 Con...