Google recently made a change on Gmail which allows users to enable SSL encryption (also known as https) for the entire site/application where previously SSL was only used on the login page . Being that I’ve been using GMAIL recently for more than just transitory throwaway email (I know… I know…) I’m very happy Google decided to further protect it’s customers by adding SSL to the entire site! Let’s Quickly get to the How-To Enable SSL for All Pages inside Gmail: Login to Gmail and Click Settings 2) Scroll to the bottom and Click the Bullet Always use https and Click Save Settings...

Note: The process is fairly similar no matter what version of Word you are using. The screenshots below may vary a bit as they were taken using Microsoft Word in Office 365. Also, this process assumes that you’ve already written your list in a document. Sort Lists in Word Alphabetically First, open your Word document and select your bulleted or numbered list by highlighting it. In the example below I am using a numbered list of names....

Still, if you’re on a mobile device with limited data or bandwidth, this isn’t a welcomed feature. Or, maybe you’re like me and just annoyed with videos automatically playing. Whatever the case, here is how to stop autoplay videos from the YouTube app. Disable Autoplay Videos on YouTube Home Screen If you are lucky enough to catch it in time, YouTube will pop up a message letting you know it is automatically playing videos from your Home feed....

MrGroove gets this question at least 2 or 3 times a week, so he asked me to do a quick write-up with the details on How-To Sync your iPhone or iPod Touch Email, Calendar, and Contacts. I just bought a new iPhone but I can’t figure out how-to synchronize my email, calendar, and contact list with my computer. Can you help please? What is Microsoft ActiveSync? Microsoft ActiveSync is a feature built into Microsoft’s flagship email product Microsoft Exchange....

Add a Virtual Desktop in Windows 10 Note: If you are on Windows 11 take a look at how to use Virtual Desktops on Windows 11. Adding another desktop is easy. You can do it by clicking the Task View button on the taskbar next to the Search and Start menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + Tab and select Add a Desktop as shown below. Or you can add one without pulling up the Task View pane by using Windows Key + Ctrl + D....

So, I thought I’d give it a whirl. I bought a $2 1-year data protection plan for a 16 GB USB drive from SanDisk. Then, I broke it and got to test out the service. Overall, I was pleased. But I’m not sure that I would recommend the extra investment. Update: The folks at Seagate reached out to me after reading this blog post. I have some updates and clarifications near the end of the review....

Note: You need to Jailbreak your iDevice to get Cydia and the BrowserChooser app. Here’s instructions on the easiest method I’ve found to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Greenp0ison. First, launch Cydia and tap Manage. Then tap on Sources » Edit. Next tap the Add button and type: http://rpetri.ch/repo Wait while the packages are downloaded, then tap Return to Cydia. Then under Sources, tap the RPetri.ch Repository you just added....

We previously covered how to make Cortana search Google instead of Bing using the Chrometana extension. With the help of a light Open Source app called EdgeDeflector, you can redirect Cortana to use your default browser instead of Edge. Assuming you don’t want to use Edge as the default web browser in Windows 10, the first thing to do is change it to something else like Chrome or Firefox. You can do that by heading to Settings > System > Default apps....

Click Start and type: mouse. Then click on Mouse under Control Panel. The Mouse Properties window opens. Select the Pointers Options tab then in the Snap To section check Automatically Move Pointer to the Default Button in a Dialog Box. Click OK. That’s it. Now the mouse will move around more quickly when navigating programs. Using this option does take a bit of practice though. Remember the mouse will jump to the default button which might be Yes when you want to click No....

First, hover the mouse over the fight corner of the screen to pull up the Settings Menu. At the bottom click More PC Settings. The Control Panel opens. Click Notifications, then turn off what you don’t want to see or hear. You can turn off individual app notifications. Or completely turn off all Notifications. It’s completely up to you. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

Note: Windows 8 has reached the end of mainstream support. This is the announcement according to Microsoft: Windows 8.1 as Trusted PC From the Windows 8 Start screen, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + C and select Settings. Or, if you’re Windows 8 system is touch screen enabled, swipe from the right bezel to the left to display it. Then select Change PC Settings. Under PC Settings, select Sync Your Settings....

When Ballmer introduced the new Windows Phone 7 operating system I was just thinking “great, another boring bald guy named Steve trying to sell me a phone.” But, at the same time I saw the new commercial Microsoft did to market their mobile OS and it was much more entertaining. Check it out! Really: New Windows Phone Ad With this new ad, Microsoft is subliminally claiming that their phones are: While this may be true in some cases, I think most people are stuck staring at their phones all day because they are playing games, addicted to Facebook, or texting maniacs....

Microsoft Buys Nokia Announcement From the Microsoft Press Announcement: Steve Ballmer also sent an email to all Microsoft Employees on the Nokia Deal: “We announced some exciting news today: We have entered into an agreement to purchase Nokia’s Devices & Services business, which includes their smartphone and mobile phone businesses, their award-winning design team, manufacturing and assembly facilities around the world, and teams devoted to operations, sales, marketing and support....

With being part of the Mobile Insider program, your phone doesn’t get the latest firmware updates as they are only available to the production builds. You do get the most recent software, but your phone’s firmware is left to wait. But Microsoft announced today that there’s a new option. According to the blog post: Windows 10 Mobile Firmware Updates To take advantage of the new feature, launch the Windows Insider app and select Get Preview Builds....

Recognizing that information is often scattered across an organization without an effective means of efficiently accessing it when needed on modern mobile devices, PowerApps empowers users with solutions that can help them build useful tools to find it. All without any prior knowledge writing coding. Utilizing the power of software as a service, PowerApps taps into popular cloud services such as Office 365, Salesforce and Dropbox. To get you started, PowerApps offers templates along with a visual designer you can use to automate workflows....

Cumulative Update KB4501835 for Windows 10 1809 Here is the list of fixes and improvements included in today’s update: Addresses an issue that prevents the CALDATETIME structure from handling more than four Japanese Eras. For more information, see KB4469068.Updates the NLS registry to support the new Japanese Era. For more information, see KB4469068.Addresses an issue that causes the DateTimePicker to display the date incorrectly in the Japanese date format. For more information, see KB4469068....

SFB on Android has been in preview for awhile so it’s nice to see it finally drop some gold code. Skype for Business on Android Here are a few release notes from Microsoft on the release: Tailored for on-the-go scenarios A new dashboard design brings the contact search bar, your upcoming meetings and most recent conversations to one place. Simply tap the Quick Join icon to the right of your appointment name to join your meetings with one touch, or tap the name of the meeting to see its details....

Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1198 There are no new features to report but this build does include the following improvements to the OS: We fixed an issue that prevents users from tracking Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) activation failures.We fixed a threading issue that might cause the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service to stop working when it is under a high load.We fixed an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process to stop working....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19613 Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s build: We fixed an issue that was causing app icons in the taskbar to not display correctly, including defaulting to the .exe icon. This issue may have also caused some Insiders to have more reliability issues with explorer.exe.We fixed an issue impacting Windows Forms applications where the ImmSetOpenStatus() API wasn’t changing the IME mode correctly when setting focus to text fields while using the new Japanese or Chinese IMEs....

Windows 10 Preview Build 20170 Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc writes: “We are excited to announce the rollout of Microsoft Launcher v6 (download here!) to the general public. This launcher is built on a new codebase allowing us to bring multiple new features to you – such as Personalized News, Landscape mode, Customizable App Icons, Bing-Supported Wallpaper, Dark Theme, and numerous performance improvements like speed to load, low memory utilization, battery optimization, and fluent animations....