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Open Outlook 2010 and Open your Calendar. Now up near the top, Click and hold the mouse button on the Month A list of months will popup. Select a Month or, while holding down the mouse, move the mouse above or blelow the calendar popup and the months will scroll automatically. Muck quicker than using those little arrow keys next to the calendar… Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

In the past few years, a couple of such paid to upload services have risen and fallen. Some—such as Megaupload and Uploading.com—have even endured for some time, which hints at the notion that this paid to upload business may be the real deal. But before we go on, let’s get real. Making money on the Internet is the holy grail for webmasters, entrepreneurs, and casual users alike. About 97% of the money-making “opportunities” you’ll encounter on the web are vastly exaggerated or outright scams....

Paramount took the opportunity of the important day this week to drop a couple of new trailers that Star Trek fans have been waiting for. In particular, a new (but brief) trailer for the upcoming season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. It features a prominent and mischievous character from back in the day reprising his role. That’s right! John de Lancie is coming back as “Q.” Paramount also dropped a new trailer for Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery....

Back in August Google added collaboration to the Picasa Web Apps/Google Sites. This update was a relief to people working on photo projects and groups/families wanting to collaborate and share photos. The downside however with this (seldom used) new feature is that users were forced to use the web apps or Google Sites if they wanted to collaborate. Unfortunately, Google Sites just isn’t the most intuitive app to setup and get going....

Many people have no idea how much personal data websites gather from you, how they sell it to aggregators to make personalized ads or even if it’s possible to stop. Take Google. It logs your search queries for 18 months at a time — combine that with other data from Google+ or Facebook, which make money by data aggregation. That’s a lot of personal info you’ve just put into someone else’s hands....

Use Version History Feature in OneDrive to Restore Files First, sign in to OneDrive, then navigate to the location of the file you would like to restore. Select the file, then click the More actions menu (…), represented by an ellipsis. Click the Version History menu; this will open the document in Word Online. In Word Online, you will see current and previous versions of the document listed in the window....

Microsoft has released a new photo app for iOS called Sprinkles. This, of course, isn’t shocking news—Microsoft has released so many camera apps that I had to create a folder just for them (see Pix and Lens, among many others). What’s new with Sprinkles is that its one of Microsoft’s first forays into the realm of purposefully frivolous photo snapping apps. So, what does Microsoft have to offer the already crowded world of just-for-fun selfie apps beyond the likes of Snapchat and Instagram?...

However, you do think about it when you computer suddenly restarts when you’re right in the middle of getting things done. Or maybe while you’re in the middle of an important TPS report, walk away from the computer to grab a snack, and come back and see your data was lost because it restarted. This was especially a problem with Windows XP SP2, but in Windows 7 the issue was alleviated a bit by popping up a reminder letting you know there needs to be a restart, which you can set to remind you to do a restart up to four hours later....

Yes, it’s technically possible to use the command line to do this, but it’s modern times. I don’t think you should have to resort to coding for something like this. Starting with Windows 10 Anniversary Update and above, making your device a mobile hotspot is easier than ever. Enable Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10 First, ensure your device is connected to the Internet. Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile hotspot....

Windows 8 Shutdown Options Update: Microsoft is ending support for Windows 8.1 soon: If you’re new to Windows 8, make sure to check out our guide: How to Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, or Hibernate Windows 8. Set Physical Power Button to Shutdown Windows 8 The desktop or modern-style Start screen uses the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + X to bring up the so-called power user menu and select Power Options. The Power Options screen opens on the desktop....

The new version has a revamped interface, which scales better (and looks better) on tablets with larger screens. It also features support for Skype’s wideband audio codec, SILK, allowing better audio quality. The codec makes Skype audio quality as good as possible over various connection speeds — even slower ones. I’ve tried it on my Android smartphone and I have to admit the expereince was smooth and audio was better that what I’ve heard in the past....

One of the interesting things you can do is set up the Slide to Shutdown feature which is how it works on Windows Phone 8.1 and 10. Setting this up works very nice if you have a Windows 10 device with touchscreen capability, or just want the option on your desktop. Create Shortcut to Slide to Shutdown Windows 10 PCs If you’re the owner of a Surface Pro, you can hold the power button down for a few seconds to get the slide to power off screen, but this creates a shortcut to do the same thing on a traditional laptop or desktop PC....

Smart Objects in Photoshop can make work easier when preparing documents for your company. Ever had to print out different versions of a single image multiple times on a single page? Just thinking about it I think I might faint from all the copying and pasting I’ll have to be doing every time. But isn’t there a simpler way? In fact, there is. This time we’ll give you a quick tip on saving some time when making your print layouts with the help of Photoshop Smart Objects....

The Autodesk Education Community is giving away for FREE the bulk of the AutoDesk product lines to Students and Faculty. All the details along with an excellent screenshot tour can be found over at TechInch where I read about the program. Enjoy! Students get AutoDesk Software for Free! [TechInch.com] Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess and Austin Krause. This week we talk about the Windows Surface RT tablet, Microsoft’s new music service called Xbox Music, Apple rumored to be announcing an iPad mini, new Mac Mini and possibly a new iMac. Josh tells the story of bringing his pet bird on the set of TWiT’s The GizWiz show (link to the video in show notes) and Austin has our how to tip of the week – a groovy new feature in Gmail!...

It was the concept that someone could inflict pain so casually that has now made Lt. Pike an icon of unthinking torture on the Internet. There is a Twitter account named the Pepper Spraying Cop. (“I thought it was Silly String. Swear to God.”) Techy satirists armed with copy-and-paste have plastered the Internet with scores of images recasting Pike — not simply as one cop who sees pepper spray as the easy, pre-packaged, and disposable solution for all situations — but as an emblem of all those who have power and who prefer to casually exercise that power than to take the time to consider what is the right thing to do....

Steve Jobs often said of new technology from Apple that “it just works.” What I took from this is the late Apple co-founder felt the latest iPod, iPhone, or another product, was powerful and easy to use and worked automatically out of the box. Recently, I had the opportunity to check out the GoDonut Original universal stand. My conclusion after a few weeks of use: indeed, it just works....

Yahoo recently upgraded its Flickr app for iOS — including photo filters — and it could be a good fit for your pictures. The Free the Photos service provides an easy way to transfer your photos from Instagram into Flickr. Using Free The Photos Go to the Free the Photos site and click Login with Instagram and enter your username and password. Then you’ll need to log in to your Flickr account too....

This is what Microsoft says in its release notes document regarding the online shopping feature: Disable Online Shopping in Microsoft Edge By default, when you visit a shopping website it will check prices at competing retailers and let you know if there are lower prices, coupons, or other promotions available. The image below is an example of what you get if you visit the Best Buy website. To turn off this behavior in Microsoft Edge on the desktop click the Options button (three dots) on the upper-right-hand side and click Settings....

If you want to install the software you know is safe, but not digitally signed, it’s easy to bypass Gatekeeper security. For instance, here I want to Jailbreak my Apple TV 2 by installing Seas0nPass. Mountain Lion tells me it’s an unidentified developer. Since I know it’s a safe app to run, I need to bypass the security feature. Quickly Bypass Gatekeeper The easiest way to bypass it on a case-by-case basis is to right-click or Control + Click the app and select Open....