TechByter Worldwide 2021-01-29: Artificial Intelligence Brings New Powers To Skylum's Luminar Photo Processor. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Luminar AI from Skylum adds artificial intelligence to the company's photo processing application and reduces the complexity of the user interface. In Short Circuits: Normally shutting down or restarting Windows is done from the Power section in the Start menu, but there are times when having those options as icons on the Desktop, or using the command line, can be helpful. • If you've ever wondered why there are so many Microsoft Visual C++ entries in the Windows Apps and Features sections and whether you should remove some of them, we'll consider the choices. In Spare Parts (only on the website): There may be a pandemic that's keeping us from gathering in even small numbers, and limiting interactions to electronic meetings, but research by Adobe says that creativity is accelerating. • Realtor.com suggests there's a shift away from beachfront property to locations in the mountains for those who can afford a second house. There is a technology link to this story. • Twenty years ago: Remember receiving America OnLine disks and CDs that were mailed, stuffed into magazines, and handed out by the millions? I do.