Sometimes you want to share your Minecraft builds or moments with others, while other times you want to access screenshots of coordinates to the point of interest you promised you’d return to. Thankfully, no matter the need, finding your Minecraft screenshots through CurseForge is quick and easy!
1 – Open CurseForge
If you’re playing through CurseForge, that’s where your screenshots will be saved through. Open CurseForge then move to the next step.
2 – Open the Profile
Click into the profile or modpack that the world was played in.
3 – Open the Instance’s Folder
Click the ... button to the left of the Play button. In the drop-down menu, click Open Folder.
4 – Navigate to the Screenshots Folder
A window will open that shows all the files in the instance you played. Find the Screenshots folder and double click to open it. Within are all the screenshots you made in your worlds!
The longer you play Minecraft, the more you realize that early-game tools just won’t cut it. Exploring the enchantment feature of Minecraft can be exciting, but also intimidating. Rather than worry about researching enchantments, below are the best enchantments in Minecraft! To learn how to enchant items, check out this guide! In this guide, you’ll see
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
With the new snowy biomes and mountains came a very specific, and dangerous block. No, it’s not quicksand or ice spices. We’re talking about powder snow. Now, this isn’t a block you can craft, but it really is something unique.
Powder snow is a trap block that can be found in snowy slopes and groves biomes. Similar to cobwebs, entities that walk or fall through powder snow don’t take fall damage, but move much slower. Rather than causing suffocation damage, the powder snow block causes freeze damage. As a player falls deeper into this snowy pitfall, a frosty vignette will appear on the sides of the screen, and they’ll visibly shiver before eventually starting to take damage.
Perhaps the worst part of powder snow blocks is that they’re incredibly hard to spot when surrounded by snow blocks! So how can you ensure your safety and explore the new mountain peaks that 1.18 has to offer? That’s what this guide is going to answer.
Follow the steps below to be able to safely walk on powder snow!
1 – Gather Supplies
Before we begin, there are a couple items you need:
Crafting bench 4 pieces of leather Color dye (optional)
2 – Craft Leather Boots
On the crafting table, arrange the leather pieces as shown above. If you’d like to dye your boots, place the crafted leather boots and one piece of dye into the crafting grid.
3 – Made for Walkin’
Now you’re all set to safely walk through and on powder snow. In fact, any piece of leather armor will stop the freezing effect and damage. Horses that wear leather armor also are immune to freezing.
The longer you play Minecraft, the more you realize that early-game tools just won’t cut it. Exploring the enchantment feature of Minecraft can be exciting, but also intimidating. Rather than worry about researching enchantments, below are the best enchantments in Minecraft! To learn how to enchant items, check out this guide! In this guide, you’ll see
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
While shaders make Minecraft look pleasing, resource packs are an additional way to change a theme or aesthetic of a Minecraft world. Because resource packs are separate than shaders, you don’t need to install any mods, which makes them so versatile and modded game friendly.
What is the difference between a resource pack and texture pack?
While many use both terms to mean the same thing, there is a fundamental difference between the two. A texture pack is used for 1.6.1 and earlier versions of the game 1.6.1, and they only changed the in-game textures. Resource packs were added in after 1.6.1, and allow players to change sounds, music, and particle effects. They also can modify blocks, items, and entity textures.
Let’s get into our guide on how to install resource packs with CurseForge!
1 – Find the correct file path
Before you can download and install a resource or texture pack, you’ll need to find where in CurseForge your game is!
Open CurseForge and navigate to the modpack you’re using.
Click the ... button to the left of the Play button.
In the drop-down menu, click Open Folder.
Locate the Resourcepacks folder. This is where you’ll install your resource pack!
Many websites are available to download resource packs, but some are safer than most. We recommend CurseForge or ResourcePack.net. Alternatively, you can download directly from a developer’s website as well!
Make sure it’s compatible with your Minecraft game version and then move on to the next step!
3 – Download the pack
Download the correct game version of the resource pack you’ve chosen and place it within the Resourcepack folder found in step 1. Make sure you don’t unzip the downloaded file!
4 – Activate the resource pack
Now it’s time to run Minecraft and turn on your resource pack! Once the game has launched, follow these steps:
Click Options then Resource Packs.
Click the arrow button that appears over the resource pack’s icon to move it to the right Selected column, as shown in the image below.
Click Done and a loading screen will appear and return you back to the Options menu when it’s finished rendering.
The longer you play Minecraft, the more you realize that early-game tools just won’t cut it. Exploring the enchantment feature of Minecraft can be exciting, but also intimidating. Rather than worry about researching enchantments, below are the best enchantments in Minecraft! To learn how to enchant items, check out this guide! In this guide, you’ll see
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
You can check your bill balance any time you’d like — without sitting through annoying voice recording prompts. Your bill balance, bill due date and most recent bill payment information will appear on your screen — even better than receiving it via text message.
1 – Dial #225# and press the Call button
I know what you’re thinking! You are making a call. But read on..
2 – Your bill information will appear on-screen
You will see a loading screen while T-Mobile is processing your information. After a few seconds, your requested information will appear.
NEXT UP
Call forwarding is the process of directing phone calls from one number to another. Verizon allows its customers to enable call forwarding at no additional charge. Your typical call rates will still apply. This process works for all Verizon customers regardless of your carrier—including Samsung, Apple, LG, Lenovo, and more. Note: International numbers can not
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
Enchantments in Minecraft are assets that offer new abilities and bonuses to your items. These can be applied to your armor, weapons, and tools to give you an edge in combat and exploration.
One way to enchant items is to use an Enchanting Table, which requires Lapis Lazuli and a handful of player experience points (XP). Another way is by combining an item and an Enchanted Book using an Anvil with no XP required. While these methods can be expensive in the early game, Enchanted Books and already-enchanted items can easily be found by looting chests and trading with villagers.
If you’re lost on how to add enchantments, be sure to read our guide on how to enchant items!
Enchanting is easy once you get the hang of it, but the real challenge is finding the enchantments you want for your equipment. Thus, players may want to remove enchantments on an item to replace them with more suitable ones, preserve the item itself, or gain XP from disenchanting.
There are two tools you can use to remove enchantments in Minecraft: the Grindstone and the Crafting Table. Both tools remove all enchantments on an item except for curse enchantments, which are the Curse of Binding and the Curse of Vanishing. No method in standard gameplay also allows you to select the enchantments you want to remove, so keep these in mind!
How to Remove Enchantments Using a Crafting Table
The Crafting Table is one of the easiest things to make in Minecraft, needing only 4 Planks of any type. This method requires two damaged items of the same type, enchanted or not. Doing this combines the durability of these items and removes any enchantments aside from the curse ones.
1 – Make a Crafting Table
Open your Crafting Menu and place 4 Planks in a 2×2 formation. Then, take your Crafting Table and put it down to access it.
2 – Remove Enchantments
In the crafting grid, put your two damaged items. The output slot will return a repaired version with the combined durability of both items and without the enchantments.
How to Remove Enchantments Using a Grindstone
The Grindstone is a craftable block commonly used to repair items, but it can also be used to remove enchantments. Unlike the Crafting Table, removing enchantments with this tool gives you XP. The higher the level of the enchantments, the more XP you will get.
Additionally, putting two of the same items, whether enchanted or not, in the Grindstone combines the durability of both items into one disenchanted item and gives it an additional 5% durability bonus. Putting only one enchanted item does not change its durability but still drops some XP.
This is the opposite of what an Anvil does, which is to combine enchantments even as it repairs them.
If you want the XP and durability bonus, you may want to take the extra step to get a Grindstone. Follow the steps below to find out how you can do it.
1 – Craft a Grindstone
To craft a Grindstone, you need 2 Sticks, 2 Planks of any type, and 1 Stone Slab. Combine them using a Crafting Table. Then, take the Grindstone in the output slot and set it down to use it.
You can also find naturally generated Grindstones in village weaponsmiths.
2 – Remove Enchantments
In the Grindstone’s interface, place the enchanted item in the input slot. Doing this will return a disenchanted item in the output slot.
You can put up to two items to repair and disenchant in the Grindstone to get a repaired item with the combined durability of both items, an additional 5% durability bonus, and some player XP.
How to Remove Curse Enchantments
The Curse of Binding and the Curse of Vanishing can only be removed by breaking the cursed items or dying. The Curse of Binding is an enchantment that prevents the item from being removed unless the player dies or breaks it. The Curse of Vanishing, on the other hand, only disappears when the player dies, but the item goes away with it too.
Luckily (or unluckily), there are many ways to die in Minecraft, so if you have nothing to lose, you can simply wait to for something to kill you. If you don’t want to die, you can do any of the following:
1 – Wait for the Cursed Item to Break
You can wear the cursed item out until it gets destroyed. This means using the item until its durability is fully depleted. All tools, weapons, and armor eventually break over time as long as you use them. This option can be time-consuming but it is much safer than dying. You can always check your inventory to see how much durability the item has left.
🛈 Tip: Press F3 + H to toggle the visibility of advanced item tooltips. This will also display the durability of your items in numeric form.
If you are wearing cursed armor, there are many things you can do to deplete its durability. Here are more creative methods you can try:
Get attacked by hostile mobs or other players.
Take fall damage.
Bump into a Cactus or Sweet Berry bush.
Step on Magma Blocks.
Come into contact with fire or lava.
Get hit by snowballs, eggs, or llama spit.
The time it takes to break the armor varies on the method. Expect to take damage if you want to do any of these, and stock up on food to keep your health up.
2 – Use a Console Command
Before using any console command, you must first set ‘Allow Cheats’ from your settings to ‘On.’ You can access this feature when you create your world, or when you visit the Game Settings.
In Java, you have the option to go to the Game Menu by pressing Esc and clicking ‘Open to LAN.’
Once you have access to console commands, you can use /item replace (Java 1.17 and up) to swap out your cursed item with another item.
Command suggestions will pop up in the chat window as you type so you don’t have to memorize the syntax. In this case, the command has the following arguments:
/item replace: This is the command.
entity @s: This selects the entity or player that entered the command.
container.0: This refers to the leftmost slot in the hotbar where the cursed item is located. You can replace the number depending on the location of the item you want to replace.
with minecraft:acacia_planks: This is what the item in the above slot will be replaced with.
1: This is the amount of the above item that you want to have.
Pressing enter after typing the above command will replace the cursed Diamond Sword in the leftmost slot with 1 Acacia Plank.
For Bedrock Edition and versions lower than Java 1.17, the command /replaceitem is used instead. If you want to find out more, the Minecraft Wiki discusses the /item replace command in more detail here and the /replaceitem command here.
3 – Go Into Creative Mode
When all else fails, enter Creative Mode and simply remove the cursed items from your inventory.
To go into Creative Mode, your cheats also need to be turned on. Afterwards, you can enter any of the following in the chat window:
/gamemode creative
/gamemode c
/gamemode 1
Depending on your Minecraft version, only the first option may work.
Overall, a good rule of thumb to avoid getting cursed is to be careful when equipping the items you find. Always check their enchantments before wearing or doing anything with them!
What Are the Advantages of Removing Enchantments in Minecraft?
The advantages of removing enchantments in Minecraft include enchantment customization, item reusability, XP farming, and the durability bonus via the Grindstone method.
Enchantment Customization. Removing unwanted enchantments allows you to replace them with enchantments that are better suited for your gear.
Item Reusability. Removing enchantments from an item is useful if you want to reuse it or preserve it for future purposes.
XP Farming. Using the Grindstone to disenchant items gives back XP. This is especially useful whenever you find already-enchanted items from looting that you do not want. As you play, you may accumulate similar items that can be put to good use this way.
Durability Bonus (Grindstone Method). The Grindstone method gives you the 5% durability bonus when combining two of the same item.
What Are the Disadvantages of Removing Enchantments in Minecraft?
Removing enchantments in Minecraft have the following disadvantages: the inability to select the enchantments to remove or get enchantments back, the difference of XP gained from XP used by enchanting, and the lack of bonuses via the Crafting Table method.
Inability to Remove or Keep Certain Enchantments. You cannot select the enchantments to be removed. This prevents you from keeping the enchantments that you may like.
Inability to Get Enchantments Back. Once you disenchant an item using a Grindstone or a Crafting table, there is no way to get them back.
XP Gained is Less Than XP Used. The amount of XP gained is less than the XP used to enchant the items in the first place.
No Bonuses (Crafting Table Method). There are no XP or durability bonuses with the Crafting Table method. If the Grindstone is too expensive to make at first, the Crafting Table can do the same but with less rewards.
The longer you play Minecraft, the more you realize that early-game tools just won’t cut it. Exploring the enchantment feature of Minecraft can be exciting, but also intimidating. Rather than worry about researching enchantments, below are the best enchantments in Minecraft! To learn how to enchant items, check out this guide! In this guide, you’ll see
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
This guide will cover the basics of how to use three common regex functions in Python – findall, search, and match. These three are similar, but they each have different a different purpose. This guide will not cover how to compose a regular expression so it assumes you are already somewhat familiar.
1 – re.match
The match function is used for finding matches at the beginning of a string only.
import re
re.match(r'hello', 'hello world')
#
But keep in mind this only looks for matches at the beginning of the string.
re.match(r'world', 'hello world')
# None
Even if you’re dealing with a multiline string and include a “^” to try to search at the beginning and use the re.MULTILINE flag, it will still only search the beginning of the string.
A great use case for re.match is testing a single pattern like a phone number or zip code. It’s a good way to tell if your test string matches a desired pattern. This is a quick example of testing to make sure a string matches a desired phone number format.
if re.match(r'(d{3})-(d{3})-(d{4})', '925-783-3005'):
print "phone number is good"
If the string matches, a match object will be returned; otherwise it will return None.
This function is very much like match except it looks throughout the entire string and returns the first match. Taking our example from above:
import re
re.search(r'world', 'hello world')
#
When using match this would return None, but using search we get our match object. This function is especially useful for determining if a pattern exists in a string. For instance, you might want to see if a line contains the word sandwich.
line = "I love to each sandwiches for lunch."
if re.search(r'sandwich', line):
#
print "Found a sandwich"
Or maybe you want to take a block of text and find out if any of the lines begin with a number:
text = """
1. ricochet robots
2. settlers of catan
3. acquire
"""
match = re.search(r'd+.', text, re.MULTILINE)
match.group()
# '1.'
Again, this is very valuable for searching through an entire block of text to look for a match. If you’re looking to find multiple occurrences of a pattern in a string, you should look at step 3 – findall.
3 – re.findall
Findall does what you would expect – it finds all occurrences of a pattern in a string. This is different from the previous two functions in that it doesn’t return a match object. It simply returns a list of matches.
Using our board game example from above:
text = """
1. ricochet robots
2. settlers of catan
3. acquire
"""
re.findall(r'd+.', text, re.MULTILINE)
# ['1.', '2.', '3.']
As you can see, this returns a list of matches. If you don’t use parentheses to capture any groups or if you only capture one group, the result will be a list of strings. If you capture more than one group, the result will be a list of tuples.
text = """
1. ricochet robots
2. settlers of catan
3. acquire
"""
re.findall(r'^(d+).(.*)$', text, re.MULTILINE)
# [('1', ' ricochet robots'), ('2', ' settlers of catan'), ('3', ' acquire')]
In this case, we’re capturing the number and the name of the game in two different groups.
When learning object oriented programming in Python, there can be a few gotchas when it comes to distinguishing between class and instance variables. In this guide I’ll explain the difference between class and instance variables and provide examples demonstrating various use cases. 1 – Class vs. instance variables First, a quick review if you’re new
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
If you don’t have an extra keyboard and monitor laying around, or if you generally prefer working on the command line, then you’ll benefit from a headless Raspberry Pi setup. In this case, headless simply means that we’ll set up and use the Raspberry Pi without any monitor or other GUI. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a headless Raspberry Pi.
I recommend using a Raspberry Pi 3/4 or Raspberry PI Zero W since they have onboard WiFi. If you’re using a different version of the Pi, you’ll need to add a Raspberry Pi WiFi USB adapter.
In order to SSH into your Pi, you’ll need to be connected to your local network. You can, of course, use Ethernet, but if you’re using the Raspberry Pi 3, you’ve got WiFi built-in. So let’s add our WiFi configuration to the Pi so it’s available when we boot.
Navigate to the boot directory:
cd /Volumes/boot
And create a file called wpa_supplicant.conf. Add the following to this file:
At this point, you can access the Raspberry Pi via SSH. Remove the SD card from your computer, then put it in the Pi and boot.
5 – Find the IP address of the Pi
Now we’ll need to find the IP address of the Pi. If you’ve only got one Pi on your local network, this is easy. Simply use ping.
ping raspberrypi
If you’ve got multiple pi’s, you may need to scan the network with nmap and locate your Pi.
nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24
You’ll need to make sure you’re using the correct subnet. Then find the address of your Pi in the output. For more information see the full guide on finding the IP address of your Raspberry Pi.
Of course, you’ll need to substitute your IP address.
7 – (Optional) Mount the Raspberry Pi onto your computer
This is not a necessary step, but for many it’s preferable to mount the Pi’s filesystem locally rather than work directly on the Pi. We’ll use sshfs to create the mount, so first install sshfs.
There are several ways to go about running a Minecraft server on the Raspberry Pi. In this guide, I’ll cover how to install Nukkit—a cross-platform Minecraft server that’s super easy to set up on the Raspberry Pi. This server should work with PCs, consoles, and tablets running Minecraft 1.14. I’ll be using a Raspberry Pi
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With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
The early 2000s brought about a huge variety of television, but one of the most popular genres was the procedural drama series. Ask anyone who watched cable in the early to mid 2000s, and they’ll confirm that new crime solving shows were popping up everywhere! While some lasted longer than others, there are a handful of TV series that still stick out today (and have great bingeworthy seasons)!
A procedural drama is a cross of technical detail and typical television flair. TV programs in this genre are focused on how crimes are solved, most featuring some form of law enforcement. Episodes are self-contained, meaning that viewers don’t have to have seen the previous episode to understand the current one.
I won’t deny that I’ve watched every show on this list at least once. However, it’s more than my own opinion that got them on this list in the first place, it’s the millions of viewers that tuned in each week a new episode was aired.
Take a dive into the past with the best procedural drama series from the 2000s (some of which are still on air today)!
NCIS
Creators: Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill Years Running: 2003 – Present Stars: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Emily Wickersham
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads a group of colorful personalities in investigating crimes that range from murder to espionage to terrorism, in cases that are connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Original/Current Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 19
NCIS was an unexpected success, as it wasn’t until its third season that it ranked in the Top 20. As of 2021, it is the second-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. prime-time TV series currently on air. What makes NCIS special isn’t it’s “catch the bad guy” setting, but the characters themselves. While they appear two-dimensional or basic early on, each episode has you learning more about them. Whether it’s a flashback, dream, conversation, or simple habits that the character shows, viewers get to explore the characters throughout the series. This is a much better strategy than one large dump of information squeezed into an episode. NCIS has a bit of everything for viewers: comedic relief, emotional backstory, and a good mystery every week. NCIS became such a hit that there are three spin-offs: NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present), NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2021), and NCIS: Hawai’i (2021-present)!
NUMB3RS
Creators: Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton Years Running: 2005 – 2010 Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Navi Rawat, Alimi Ballard, Peter MacNicol
NUMB3RS is a drama about an FBI agent who recruits his mathematical-genius brother to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. Inspired by actual events, the series depicts how the convergence of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations and answers to the most perplexing criminal questions.
Original Network: CBS, ION Television Number of Seasons: 6
If you think a show including mathematics as a main plot device would be boring, you’d be wrong in the case of NUMB3RS. As with other procedural shows, authorities using a consultant in a non-law enforcement field isn’t a new concept. NUMB3RS iteration of it just includes some mathematics lessons, including real life examples and imagery. What made this show enthralling wasn’t the math, however, it was the character development and connections. Whether it was the on-again-off-again relationships or the banter between father and sons, viewers felt like a part of the group when they watched the FBI team and CalSci consultants solve crimes (and share a meal afterwards). There’s even a book, The Numbers Behind NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Mathematics, written by Keith Devlin and Dr. Gary Lorden, a consultant to the show along with Dr. Orara, a physics consultant. The book explains some of the mathematical techniques that have been used both in actual FBI cases and in other law-enforcement departments.
Criminal Minds
Creator: Jeff Davis Years Running: 2005 – 2020 Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster
An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country’s most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators’ next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the “mind hunter” team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them.
Original Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 15
Obviously a television show that has 15 seasons has to be good, right? In the case of Criminal Minds, that’s absolutely correct! Any amateur crime sleuth or person with strong intuition would love a show that’s centered on the minds of criminals. While they don’t handle the everyday perpetrator, the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) uses their individual skills and training to create a profile of UnSubs and help local law enforcement stop more crimes from occurring. Sprinkled within each episode are witty banter, personal conflicts, and FBI bureaucracy to help build the world around each team member. While there were quite a few cast changes throughout its running, Criminal Minds had such a cult following that it had two spin-off series and a Korean version. Just one year after the final episode aired, Paramount+ green lit a 10-episode revival of the series, plus a true-crime docuseries, The Real Criminal Minds, which features a real former FBI profiler who examines real cases and behaviors. Read more about the revival in our guide of TV Show Reboots You Need to Know About (2021)!
Creator: Anthony E. Zuiker Years Running: 2000 – 2015 Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Louise Lombard, Wallace Langham, Liz Vassey, David Berman, Ted Danson
A dedicated group of forensic investigators at the Las Vegas Crime Lab works to solve crimes in Sin City.
Original Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 15
As the first in the CSI franchise, it’s no surprise that it was the longest running series in the CSI universe. CSI estimated a world audience over 73 million viewers! The first series inspired three spin-off series, a book series, video games, and even an exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. In October 2021, a limited series sequel debuted on CBS that included new and old characters from the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series.
Without a Trace
Creator: Hank Steinberg Years Running: 2002 – 2009 Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Roselyn Sánchez
Without a Trace is a series focused on the Missing Persons Squad of the FBI in New York City. This special task force has the responsibility to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to the evidence and decide whether the missing people have been abducted, murdered, committed suicide or simply run away.
Original Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 7
Not many police procedurals focus solely on missing persons cases. They don’t have as much shock appeal that murders or serial killers do. However, Without a Trace filled a specific and niche audience, which led it to having a decently long run on air. Each episode focused on finding one individual, as well as the personal struggles and lives of the team members. Without a Trace actually occurs within the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation universe, leading to a crossover episode in 2007 with Gil Grissom. What made this show stand out among the others were that each episode ended with information about real-life missing persons, which resulted in a kidnapped brother and sister being found in 2005.
Cold Case
Creator: Meredith Stiehm Years Running: 2003 – 2010 Stars: Kathryn Morris, Justin Chambers, Thom Barry, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Danny Pino, Sarah Brown, Tracie Thoms
The Philadelphia homicide squad’s lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can. Lilly Rush states, “”People shouldn’t be forgotten, even if they’re my kind of people. Maybe, they don’t have a lot of money, they don’t have lawyers, but they matter.”
Original Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 7
Another show set in the CSI universe, Cold Case centers on forgotten and unsolved investigations. Each episode focused on one investigation, but with a unique twist as far as crime dramas go. The show became known for its flashback sequences to the time of the murder, in chronological order, to help the audience follow the story. At the end of the episode, the confession from the killer formed a flashback scene depicting the murder and the killer being shows as their younger selves. The spirit of the victim would be seen either by Lilly, one of the detectives, or a loved one, with a song from their time period playing. This final moment was never explained away or turned Cold Case into a supernatural show, as it was simply a heartfelt and metaphorical way to show the completion of an investigation.
Psych
Creator: Steve Franks Years Running: 2006 – 2014 Stars: James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson
Shawn Spencer possesses uncanny powers of observation thanks to his father, Henry, a former police officer who taught his son to remember even the smallest details of his surroundings. When Shawn is accused of committing a crime that he actually solved, he convinces the cops that he’s a psychic. With the reluctant help of best friend Gus, Shawn starts solving cases for a skeptical but increasingly impressed police force.
Original Network: USA Network Number of Seasons: 8
For those who prefer a more light-hearted show that also focuses on solving crime, Psych is the perfect fit. The show is filled with childhood flashbacks, crazy plans that don’t work, and banter between best friends. Psych is a show made to be enjoyed, which is exactly why it has such a cult following even after seven years since it ended. Since the first season, there have been three movies and six novels!
Bones
Creator: Hart Hanson Years Running: 2005 – 2017 Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T. J. Thyne, Jonathan Adams, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, John Boyd
Dr Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institution, has the ability to read clues from victims’ bones. Law enforcement calls her and her team to assist with investigations when remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that standard identification methods are useless. Brennan often finds herself teamed with FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who has little faith in scientists solving crimes.
Original Network: Fox Number of Seasons: 12
Similar to NUMB3RS, Bones focuses on academics and scientists helping law enforcement solve crimes. Rather than center on the FBI, however, the show’s focal point is on the Jeffersonian Institute Lab and their scientific methods to solving crime. The series is loosely based on the life and novels of Kathy Reichs, a forensic anthropologist and author of crime novels. Bones also had a spinoff called Bones: Skeleton Crew, as well as a novel related to the series and an official guide.
Veronica Mars
Creator: Rob Thomas Years Running: 2004 – 2007, 2019 Stars: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra, Enrico Colantoni, Ryan Hansen, Tessa Thompson, Julie Gonzalo, Tina Majorino
Veronica Mars used to be the popular girl with the cool friends and the jock boyfriend. After a series of personal and family traumas made her an outcast, she helps her private investigator father dig into the lives of the rich and famous in the messed-up town of Neptune, California.
Original Network: UPN (which merged into The CW) Number of Seasons: 4
Veronica Mars rose in fans and fame mainly because of the snarky and sarcastic attitude the main character held towards everyone. Veronica Mars as a character was enthralling to viewers with her hard exterior but soft inside. How she handled the world around her that constantly pushed her down, related to the young adults growing up at the same time. Even after 12 years since the series finale, Hulu released an eight episode revival which received mediocre review but satisfied the need of fans for more Veronica Mars content.
Castle
Creator: Andrew W. Marlowe Years Running: 2009 – 2016 Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Molly Quinn, Jon Huertas, Tamala Jones, Seamus Dever, Penny Johnson Jerald Castle follows the lives of Richard Castle, a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett, a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. While initially against the partnership, Detective Beckett eventually grows to accept his help. Eventually, the two become friends and then lovers, with the overarching plot of the series focused on the romance between the two lead characters and their ongoing investigation of the murder of Beckett’s mother.
Original Network: ABC Number of Seasons: 8
Once again, Nathan Fillion creates an infuriating yet lovable character on the screen. Castle plot focuses mainly on solving crimes, but looking back, it also has elements of a romantic comedy. Breaking up the seriousness of crimes committed is banter between characters, weird situations, and underlying attraction. The recurring plot line of the unsolved murder of Beckett’s mother leads to a dangerous conspiracy. Even the side characters within the show get featured backstories in some episodes. Castle as a show became so popular that they published a series of ten novels that Richard Castle writes within the series, Heat Wave, Naked Heat, and Heat Rises. A series of graphic novels based on Castle’s previous novel character Derrick Storm were published by Marvel Comics.
Leverage
Creators: John Rogers and Chris Downey Years Running: 2008 – 2012 Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge
Former insurance investigator Nate Ford and his band of cohorts act as modern-day Robin Hoods, pulling elaborate scams targeted against the greedy and the corrupt. After his former employer refused to pay for treatment that could have saved his son, Nate began his con business.
Original Network: TNT Number of Seasons: 5
Because Leverage didn’t focus on law enforcement or traditional character archetypes, it filled a viewer niche. The characters are the main focus and motivation of the show, and if they hadn’t cast such great actors, Leverage wouldn’t have succeeded so well. The backstories of the clients plus the main characters themselves builds a world of intrigue, emotion, and family. Even after nearly a decade, the fan base for Leverage exists strong enough for the release of Leverage: Redemption, a sequel series with most of the main cast returning.
In Plain Sight
Creator: David Maples Years Running: 2008 – 2012 Stars: Mary McCormack, Fred Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Todd Williams, Lesley Ann Warren, Paul Ben-Victor, Cristián de la Fuente, Rachel Boston
In Plain Sight revolves around Mary Shannon, a formidable U.S. Marshal whose job is to ensure the safety of people in the Federal Witness Relocation Program as they attempt to start new lives in the Southwest. Her fellow marshal, Marshall Mann, while a great coworker, can’t help with her high-maintenance mother, Jinx, and sister, Brandi.
Original Network: USA Number of Seasons: 5
Many shows after and before In Plain Sight seem to glamorize the Witness Protection Program (and even ridicule U.S. Marshals). This show does an amazing job at showing how hard balancing protecting witnesses, maintaining personal relationships, and problematic family is. That’s probably why In Plain Sight continued to have five seasons with consistent viewership. While most viewers couldn’t relate to being a U.S. Marshal, they could relate to the struggle that is achieving a work-life balance.
24
Creators: Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran Years Running: 2001 – 2010 Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert, Elisha Cuthbert, Kim Raver, James Morrison, Reiko Aylesworth
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week’s episode unfolding in real time, 24 covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season. Jack deals with assassination attempts, nuclear attacks, bioterrorism, cyberwarfare, and more.
Original Network: Fox Number of Seasons: 9
The concept of having each season cover the time of one day may seem outlandish, but it’s what made 24 so popular. The original eight season series led to a limited time series, multiple web series, a book series, graphic novels, video games, and much more. At its conclusion, 24 became the longest-running U.S. espionage or counterterrorism-themed television drama.
The Closer
Creators: James Duff, Michael M. Robin, and Greer Shephard Years Running: 2005 – 2012 Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J. K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G. W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Jon Tenney, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Gina Ravera, Phillip P. Keene, Mary McDonnell
Police detective Brenda Johnson, moves from Atlanta to Los Angeles to lead a squad that handles sensitive, high-profile homicides. Although she clashes with some colleagues, her skills as a CIA-trained interrogator prove invaluable in obtaining confessions. Brenda has a reputation as a closer – an interrogator who not only solves cases, but also obtains confessions that lead to convictions.
Original Network: TNT Number of Seasons: 7
With seven seasons under its belt, The Closer was the top-rated premiere of any original scripted series on cable. As with other successful drama series, viewership was consistent throughout its entire run. However, The Closer is most noted for its cultural impact. It’s main character Brenda Johnson is credited for breaking the stereotypes of the time for women leaders in a male-dominated field. She retained her femininity, keeps composure, and handle misogyny along the way. It’s also credited by More Magazine Entertainment Director Kathy Heintzelman for redefining viewer habits as it continued to air seasons in counterbalance to the traditional network schedule.
Monk
Creator: Andy Breckman Years Running: 2002 – 2009 Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard
After the unsolved murder of his wife, Adrian Monk develops obsessive-compulsive disorder, which includes his terror of germs and contamination. His condition costs him his job as a prominent homicide detective in the San Francisco Police Department, but he continues to solve crimes with the help of his assistant and his former boss.
Original Network: USA Network Number of Seasons: 8
While it’s mainly a typical police procedural, Monk explores characters through dramatic (and sometimes comical) means. For four years, Monk held the record for the most watched scripted drama series in cable TV history. The successful series prompted an online series focused on Monk’s childhood, a 7-minute scripted short on Peacock during the COVID-19 pandemic, a behind-the-scenes podcast, and a novel series!
The Mentalist
Creator: Bruno Heller Years Running: 2008 – 2015 Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti, Rockmond Dunbar, Emily Swallow, Joe Adler, Josie Loren
Patrick Jane, a famous “psychic” outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation, so he can find “Red John”, the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
Original Network: CBS Number of Seasons: 7
Just like Sherlock Holmes, Patrick Jane has a heightened sense of observation that helped him through his life. It’s the similarities between the two characters, perhaps, that led the series through seven successful seasons. What captured audiences was certainly the main acting of Simon Baker, but also the cat and mouse chase between the main character and the serial killer Red John.
Fringe
Creator: J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci Years Running: 2008 – 2013 Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jasika Nicole, Lance Reddick
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is assigned to the bureau’s Fringe Division, which investigates unusual crimes and occurrences. Assisting Olivia in her investigations are once-institutionalised scientist Dr Walter Bishop, his jack-of-all-trades son, Peter, and FBI Junior Agent Astrid Farnsworth. As the team investigates cases of science gone awry, they discover connections to their own past and to a parallel universe.
Original Network: Fox Number of Seasons: 5
Similar to The X-Files and The Twilight Zone, Fringe was a unique blend of science and fantasy. It explored not just standard science, but mythology, parallel universes, and even alternate timelines. Fringe might not have been incredibly successful at its conclusion, but it did develop a cult following. The series inspired two comic book series, an alternate reality game, and three novels.
Medium
Creator: Glenn Gordon Caron Years Running: 2005 – 2011 Stars: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Sofia Vassilieva, Feodor Lark, Madison and Miranda Carabello, Jake Weber, David Cubitt
Housewife and mother Allison DuBois uses her psychic visions about dead people and the violence surrounding them to work as a part-time consultant with the local district attorney’s office. Her husband, Joe, a science engineer, goes from being a skeptic to a bemused believer as Allison’s gifts help solve crimes across the country.
Original Network: NBC and CBS Number of Seasons: 7
While there’s plenty of skepticism around Allison DuBois, the medium that the series is based on, Medium was a successful series with a loyal following. Cases spawn across different departments of law enforcement, creating a good variety of crimes and working dynamics. Those looking for a unique take of crime solving can look no further than Medium!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Creator: Dick Wolf Years Running: 1999 – Present Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Stephanie March, Ice-T, BD Wong, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie, Octavio Pisano
The detectives part of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit investigate crimes of sexual nature. While the focus of the other shows in the Law & Order franchise largely deal with murder cases, the SVU detectives frequently deal with crimes in which the victim survives and assists authorities in the investigation.
Original Network: NBC Number of Seasons: 23
While nearly every series in the Law & Order franchise is successful, there’s something special about SVU that has caused a cult following. Mariska Hargitay was the first regular cast member on any Law & Order series to win an Emmy Award when she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2006. After 23 seasons (and a 24th in the works), SVU is still a beloved series and noted for being a positive influence on the discourse around sexual and domestic abuse.
JAG
Creator: Donald P. Bellisario Years Running: 1995 – 2005 Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson, Scott Lawrence, Zoe McLellan, Tracey Needham
Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military’s JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie to uncover the truth.
Original Network: NBC, USA Network, and CBS Number of Seasons: 10
The premise of JAG might seem boring at first, however, further investigation reveals that being a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is a multirole position. They could alternate between being a defense attorney, prosecutor, and field investigator; which inevitably made the storyline of JAG much more interesting to watch. While the show didn’t make it past the mid-2000s, the show’s creator Donald Bellisario to create an even more popular spin-off, NCIS!
Board games may not be the first thing on your mind when you think of collectibles, and yet there is a deep and not-so-hidden world of board game hoarding, collecting, and trading as complex as that found within any other area of interest — perhaps deeper! There is a huge range of wonderful old games
Introducing Howchoo, an enigmatic author whose unique pen name reflects their boundless curiosity and limitless creativity. Mysterious and multifaceted, Howchoo has emerged as a captivating storyteller, leaving readers mesmerized by the uncharted realms they craft with their words.
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
You know how much we disabling distractions like the start screen in Adobe Illustrator. Unlike other menu bar items, when you right-click on the Adobe Creative Cloud icon, you are not given the option to quit the application. Even unchecking “always look for updates” will not remove this.
This means that Creative Cloud is always running in the background, constantly checking for updates. Closing this will likely have a noticeable effect on the speed of your computer, particularly an older computer.
This guide will teach you how to disable and remove the annoying Adobe Creative Cloud updater from the menu bar in macOS.
1 – Click the Creative Cloud icon in the menu bar
Clicking the Creative Cloud icon will open Creative Cloud. (Yes, unfortunately, you have to do this.)
2 – Quit Creative Cloud
You have two ways to quit Adobe Creative Cloud:
Press Cmd + Q.
or
Go to “Creative Cloud” > Quit Creative Cloud.
Now you should no longer see the Adobe CC icon in your menu bar.
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How to Enable the “Popping” Sound When Adjusting the Volume on Your Mac
Starting with MacOS Sierra and High Sierra, your Mac will no longer play a “pop” sound when you adjust your volume. If you prefer to have this sound when you adjust volume up and down (as I do), this guide will teach you how to reenable it. 1 – Open Sound System Preferences Navigate to System
Introducing Howchoo, an enigmatic author whose unique pen name reflects their boundless curiosity and limitless creativity. Mysterious and multifaceted, Howchoo has emerged as a captivating storyteller, leaving readers mesmerized by the uncharted realms they craft with their words.
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
When you’ve got so many Raspberry Pi’s laying around, it’s easy to forget which version of Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) you’re running. In this guide, I’ll show you how to find which version of Raspberry Pi OS is running on your Raspberry Pi.
Note: If you’re not using Raspberry Pi OS, visit this guide to check your Linux version (and distribution).
1 – Open a shell on your Pi
To begin, let’s open a shell on your Raspberry Pi. You do this via SSH or using Terminal from your Raspberry Pi Desktop.
2 – Find operating system details in /etc/os-release
If you’ve got a shell open on your Pi, you can run the following:
cat /etc/os-release
This will print relevant operating system details, including the version and name of the release.
There are several ways to go about running a Minecraft server on the Raspberry Pi. In this guide, I’ll cover how to install Nukkit—a cross-platform Minecraft server that’s super easy to set up on the Raspberry Pi. This server should work with PCs, consoles, and tablets running Minecraft 1.14. I’ll be using a Raspberry Pi
Introducing Howchoo, an enigmatic author whose unique pen name reflects their boundless curiosity and limitless creativity. Mysterious and multifaceted, Howchoo has emerged as a captivating storyteller, leaving readers mesmerized by the uncharted realms they craft with their words.
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a love for exploration, Howchoo’s writing transcends conventional genres, blurring the lines between fantasy, science fiction, and the surreal. Their narratives are a kaleidoscope of ideas, weaving together intricate plots, unforgettable characters, and thought-provoking themes that challenge the boundaries of imagination.
Enchanting Table, which requires Lapis Lazuli and a handful of player experience points (XP). Another way is by combining an item and an Enchanted Book using an Anvil with no XP required. While these methods can be expensive in the early game, Enchanted Books and already-enchanted items can easily be found by looting chests and trading with villagers.
Crafting Table is one of the easiest things to make in Minecraft, needing only 4 Planks of any type. This method requires two damaged items of the same type, enchanted or not. Doing this combines the durability of these items and removes any enchantments aside from the curse ones.
Grindstone is a craftable block commonly used to repair items, but it can also be used to remove enchantments. Unlike the Crafting Table, removing enchantments with this tool gives you XP. The higher the level of the enchantments, the more XP you will get.
Anvil does, which is to combine enchantments even as it repairs them.
