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OI File Manager OI File Manager is a neat app you’re probably familiar with if you’ve used any CyanogenMod 2.3.7 ROM. It came preinstalled with most ROMs and even became known as the “stock file manager” among the modding and rooting community. What’s great about this file manager is the simplicity. No, unlike other file managers you won’t find sophisticated features, one-click sharing and other goodies, but sometimes copy-paste is all you need....

Change Word Document Background Color Open any document that you want to add a background color to. Then at the top click the Design tab. Next, head over to the “Page Background” section on the ribbon right and click on Page Color. That will open a dropdown menu of different colors you can choose from. Select the color you want to use from the dropdown menu. You can just hover your mouse over each color to get a preview of what it will look like....

Operating systems such as Apple’s macOS have included tagging for many years, and Microsoft first included it in the Windows Vista operating system. With the overwhelming amount of information, we keep on our computers, making it searchable can go a long way toward helping us save time and be more productive. So, we will take a look at how you can use tags to help identify your documents, photos, and other types of files....

Requirements The requirements for unlocking your Mac with your Apple Watch carry over to approving tasks. You must be using a Mac (mid-2013 or later) with macOS 10.13 or later. Make sure your Apple Watch is using the latest version of watchOS. Your Apple Watch must have watchOS 6 or later installed. Additionally, your Apple Watch and Mac must be using the same Apple ID. You also need to use two-factor authentication with Apple ID....

How-To Change the Color in Photos Using Photoshop CS5 {Screencast} How-To Change the Color in Photos Using Photoshop CS5 {Step-by-Step} Open Photoshop and press Ctrl+O to evoke the Open dialog. From there you can browse to your image and open it up. Most people would usually consider this the easy part, but in fact it’s all dependent on the image you’re using. Since I’ve got a car, I need a perfect, smooth selection around the edges....

Change Your iPhone Name from Your iPhone This method applies to virtually all versions of iOS: Open Settings from your device’s Home screen, then General > About > Name. Name will display the current iPhone name on the right side. Tap Name, which will take you to the screen where you can edit your name to whatever you like. Tap About in the upper left corner to save your name change and take you back to About....

From your Outlook.com Inbox, click the Settings Gear followed by clicking More mail settings. Click Account details. Click Change password. Smooth sailings from here. Just enter your current password and then enter your new strong password. If you’re exceptionally motivated, check the box Make me change my password every 72 days and Microsoft will put you on a security fitness program as well. I’ve never done this before… so let me how that goes!...

So, although a bit late let’s go ahead and cover the details for clearing cache, history, and cookies from IE8. How-To Clear Temp. Internet files, Cookies, Website History & Passwords Saving all this data on your computer is a good thing in most cases. It can improve web page performance/browsing speed and also prevent you from having to type the same thing over and over. However, there are many reasons why you might not want this kind of data floating around on your PC or perhaps a PUBLIC PC....

Note: For those who are unsure what the difference is between IMAP and POP, take a read here where I briefly explain the difference. How to Automatically Determine What Type Of Connection Outlook 2010 Will Use When Connecting to Gmail Update: This was a major problem for Outlook when Gmail was first launched. Now you shouldn’t need to worry about going in and manually setting up POP or IMAP. But if you do, here is how to do it....

This is a useful feature that allows you to keep data separate and organized across different sheets and files. If you want to know how to cross-reference cells between Excel spreadsheets, here’s how. Cross Referencing Single Cells in Excel If you’ve ever used a map, you’ll be familiar with the idea of grid references. A map is split up into a grid, allowing you to pinpoint a specific location using the individual grid reference....

Turn Windows 8.1 App Updates Off With all that said, most people would like to have their apps update automatically in the background, and not to have to think about it. But for some of us, tech bloggers and power users for example, want to know what the new features are being added and which bugs are being fixed in apps. Turning off auto updates in Windows 8.1 and RT is easy....

Installing third party extensions from different websites is not at all recommended. This option is available in Internet Explorer 8 too. Open Internet Explorer, press Alt button to display the menu bar, click on Tools » Internet Options. Or simply click on the wheel icon and go to Internet Options. Click on Advanced Tab. Scroll down under Browsing settings and uncheck the option that says Enable Third Party Browser Extensions then Click OK....

Available Options For home use, the Microsoft 365 suite is currently available in three varieties, including a Family, Personal, and Home & Student plan. The first is priced at $100 per year (or $10/month) and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for Mac, and is useful for up to six users. The Personal version is for one person and is $70/year or $6.99 per month. The student plan is a one-time purchase of $150 and includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint only....

In fact, Google says using dark mode on Android increases your phone’s battery life. The improved power longevity comes as the pixels on the display have less work to do. Plus, in a lot of cases, a dark mode is easier on the eyes and it just looks cooler. Unlike its macOS counterpart, Apple hasn’t yet created an official version of dark mode for iOS. You can, however, create a similar result by tweaking a few settings on your iPhone or iPad....

If you are a Firefox user and have upgraded to version 55, you might have noticed a new screenshot button on the toolbar in the upper-right corner of the browser. However, not all users have it yet. It’s still in beta and the company is gradually rolling it out as it works out any remaining bugs. The screenshot tool will be available to all users when Firefox 56 is released at the end of September....

Enable Private iCal Addresses for Google Apps Calendars Log in to the Google Apps Admin Console. Click Apps > Google Apps > Calendar Under Share settings, change the default to one of the following options: Share all information, and outsiders can change calendars (my new default)Share all information, and allow managing of calendars Unless you plan to delegate management of the Calendar, there really is no need to select the fourth option....

Encrypting a PDF in PDFelement (Password Protected PDFs) When you add a password to a PDF, you are also encrypting it. This means that even if someone were to somehow bypass the prompt to enter a password, they wouldn’t be able to decipher the contents without first entering the password. Adding a password to an existing PDF in PDFelement is simple. Done. Now, when someone opens the PDF in any program, they’ll be prompted to enter the password....

PowerPoint Presentation Word Count You can find the number of words in a presentation and additional information like the number of slides, notes, hidden slides, and multimedia clips in PowerPoint. Windows To count the words in slides and notes pages in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows: The information is at the top right of the page. The number next to Word counts the text on slides and notes pages. To only count the works in notes pages:...

Image files can hide text without their size being affected too much. It’s called steganography, and it allows you to hide text in images without anyone knowing. Here are two ways to do it — the first one is the easiest, and the second is the geeky method. Easy Way – Use ImageHide ImageHide is a free utility for hiding text in images. It doesn’t require installation, so you can run it from a flash drive or even keep the app on your Dropbox and run it from there....

The easiest way to do this is to insert your PDF file as an object, allowing you to open it in your PDF reader when required. You can also use PowerPoint’s screenshot feature to extract content like images or text from your PowerPoint and insert them into your presentation directly. Here’s how to do it. Inserting a PDF as an Object in PowerPoint The easiest method to insert a PDF document into PowerPoint is to insert it as an object....