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First, log in to your Google account. It’s not necessary to login to change the settings, but logging in lets you save your settings. Then click the gear icon. Then select Search Settings. Scroll down and find the Where Results Open and check Open Each Selected Result in a New Browser Window. Then make sure to save your selection. Click OK to the confirmation dialog message. Now, when you click a search result in Google, it will automatically open in a new tab....

Important information about deleting your Hotmail, Outlook, and Windows Live Microsoft accounts Visit the Microsoft Billing service before closing or deleting your Microsoft Account (Hotmail, Windows Live, and Outlook.com accounts). If a live subscription is active, it will block you from permanently closing your account.Hotmail, Windows Live, and Outlook.com accounts are not considered “Microsoft Accounts.” You can’t close just the Hotmail account without closing the entire Windows Live, aka Microsoft Account....

Record Audio or Video with Microsoft OneNote First, you need to have the OneNote desktop or Universal app installed; you can download it for free from Microsoft here. Once you have OneNote installed, fire it up. Another task I would suggest you complete is to set up a Microsoft Account, so you can have access to your OneNote sections on virtually every device platform, including OS X, iPhone or iPad, Android, Windows Phone, or OneDrive, and keep them synced....

Set Kindle Fire HDX Factory Settings To reset it, go to Settings > Device > Reset to Factory Defaults. Then verify you wan to remove personal information an erase it by taping the Reset button. We’ve covered hot to reset the other Kindle Fire devices too, it’s essentially the same process, but since each user interface is different, getting to where you need to be varies. For more, check out the links below on how to reset your Kindle Fire model....

There are various reasons to save articles for later viewing. The most obvious is being unable to take the time to read it now. Read later solutions are also ideal for offline viewing. You might also want to save articles for research or to collect. Apple Reading List Apple’s native Reading List solution is convenient and easy to use. The tool is ideal for anyone who only uses Apple products since it’s already baked into Safari for iPhone, iPad, and Mac....

If you’re happy with the way everything is running, you can clean up GBs of space on your hard drive. We covered how to free up space in the November Update, but it’s worth revisiting as the UI has changed, and it’s an easier process Here’s how to do it. Get Windows 10 Disk Space Back Start by going to Settings > System > Storage. After that select This PC (C:)...

You’ll also need a Slack workspace to work on—this is the separate Slack area for your team or business. You can join several workspaces, but you’ll need an invite link or email. If you don’t have an invite, you can create your own workspace to work from. Here’s how to set up a Slack account and join or create your first Slack workspace. How to Create a Slack Account and Workspace A Slack account can’t exist without a workspace to join or be apart of....

What is Sync Center or mobsync.exe? Microsoft Sync Center is a Microsoft process that is included in all modern versions of Windows. It is mainly used to synchronize your files with mobile devices over a network location. It also has the ability to run in the background and store offline. For instance, it will run if you have Internet Explorer set to sync pages for viewing offline. You can kill the Sync Center process after startup in Task Manager under the Processes tab....

Note: The screenshots for this article were taken on a OnePlus 6T running Android 10. The steps may vary slightly depending on your phone’s manufacturer. But this will give you the general idea of what to look for when changing to a 24-hour time format on your phone or tablet. Switch to a 24-Hour Clock on Android To get started, open the Settings menu on your Android device. Swipe down from the top and tap the gear icon from the menu that comes up....

Alt + 8203 If you did that correctly, then you’ll see…nothing? That’s because you just typed a “zero-width space.” A zero-width space is, for the most part, invisible. It’s a space that you can put into Word and other programs to divide up a long line of text without breaking it up visually. That matters for one big reason: line breaks. Let me show you an example. Look at this table of filenames I have in Word: The filenames are too long for the cell width, and there are no spaces dashes or underscores in the file path....

Why Should I Disable Java from My Browser? For one, US-CERT (US Computer Emergency Readiness Team) notes multiple vulnerabilities and recommends disabling it in browsers. Last year a Zero Day Exploit was announced that allows your system to be vulnerable to malware. A manual update patch fixed the issue, but another new exploit was discovered in January of this year. In fact, just recently hacks to employee computers at Facebook and Apple, were due to a Java exploit....

Use Smart Lock with Android and Chromebook To use what Google calls the “Smart Lock” feature, you will need an Android phone that’s running Android 5.0 Lollipop or higher. Also, your Chromebook needs to be running Chrome OS 40.x or higher, and this will require Bluetooth. Before you start, make sure you Android phone is handy because you’ll need to pair the Chromebook and your phone via Bluetooth. On your Chromebook go to Settings > Show Advanced Setup....

So it is with that realization Google has finally added offline maps support to its popular Maps app, albeit for Android initially. The company is expected to provide iPhone and iPad support sometime later this year. We previously looked at offline maps, but this new update works differently. With the old method when you are offline, you can pan and zoom offline maps, but you can’t search or get directions....

It’s already available in Google Chrome for iOS and Android devices and it works well for a Beta feature. At first sight, I said “why would anybody need this?” but then I remembered how annoying it can be to hit virtual keyboard buttons in a moving vehicle and, after trying it, I’m starting to like it. Here’s how to enable and use it. I’ve done it on an Android smartphone, but things shouldn’t be too different on an iPhone or iPad....

Note: It’s important to mention here that you don’t need an actual Roku or Apple TV device to view premium content. Roku allows you to get premium channels through The Roku Channel which is accessible via the Roku app and online at therokuchannel.com. And Apple allows you to get premium channels through its Apple TV app (not to be confused with Apple TV+) on its iOS devices. Watch Select Premium Content for Free If you just want to sample a premium show, both Roku and Apple provide a limited amount of unlocked premium content....

New Humble Bundle Games Lone SurvivorBraidSuper Meat Boy And that includes the five previous games already in the bundle — Bastion, Amnesia, Psychonaughts, Superbrothers, and Limbo. There are seven days remaining of this sale. Which means it ends on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm EST. More games might still be added to the bundle before the sale ends. The good news is, if you’ve already purchased the bundle, you’ll automatically get all of the games that are added, including the Steam keys (assuming you paid more than the average)....

Save Full Outlook Calendar or Date Range Launch the Outlook 2010 or 2013 desktop program and open your calendar. Then go to File > Save Calendar and save your calendar as an ICS file to a convenient location. If you want to save a specific date rang on the calendar, when you’re about to save it, click the More Options button. Also, for Detail, you might want to select Limited Details as you’re going to be sharing the calendar with other people....

iCloud Tabs in Safari Open Safari and tap on the Tabs button. This is in the lower-right corner. It’s the two small rectangles. This will open up your tabs view. Swipe up to push your current tabs offscreen. You will see a list of iCloud tabs. Now you can open one from here. It’s a bit hidden, but at least they’re here. Did that work? If not, here is a fix that should get things resync’d....

The most important improvement will probably be a quad-core chip, SIRI and 4G LTE (I hope). Several Android tablets on the market already have most of these new features including the Asus’ Transformer Prime. Apple will no doubt work to catch up with the market and release something amazing no one has really thought of before. The new iPad will also sport an HD screen, the best one in the range so far....

Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse Compared to the MX Master 2S, which was an incremental upgrade over its predecessor, the design of the MX 3 has been slightly altered. The dimensions are Height x Width x Depth: 4.91 in (124.9 mm) x 3.31 in (84.3 mm) x2.0 in (51 mm ). And it weighs in at just 5.0 oz (141 g). Other than the placement of the back and forth button and a larger thumb wheel, if you’re familiar with the MX Master line, there aren’t many surprises here....