![]() ![]() At CES 2018, he broke the news about Kodak's "KashMiner" Bitcoin mining scheme with a viral tweet. ![]() Starting in 2015, Chris attended the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for five years running. His work has even appeared on the front page of Reddit.Īrticles he's written have been used as a source for everything from books like Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff, media theory professor at the City University of New York's Queens College and CNN contributor, to university textbooks and even late-night TV shows like Comedy Central's with Chris Hardwick. His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Appx files initially as I use the files on multiple devices.Chris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Note also that using Firefox, downloading them in Appx format automatically invokes the App installer, which is handy: Note: I’ve used the HEVC video and HEIF image extensions downloaded from for the last 2 years but have only used them for Windows 10, where they work fine with media from my iPhone. Note also the comments about the Store version not working.) (Note that the link on the page to a download for this version from the Microsoft Store shows the same ‘Release year: 2018. HEIF Image Extensions 2 (updated 3rd February 2022) ![]() It looks like Microsoft may have pulled the special link for getting the HEVC video extension for free instead of having to pay.) (Note that the link on the page to a download for this version from the Microsoft Store shows Page Not Found. HEVC Video Extension 8 (updated 10th December 2022) Much newer HEVC video and HEIF image extensions are available (for free) from. The HEVC video and HEIF image extensions available from the Microsoft Store appear to be from 2018 (or MS are just poor at updating the Store): ![]()
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