Install And Set Up Windows Zune Software

Set Up Zune Software on Windows Plug your smartphone into your Windows PC. The following message comes up to get the Zune software. Click Get Software. You’ll need to be running Windows XP SP3 or higher. You’re directed to the Zune software page. Either sign up for free Zune Music and Video and download the software. Or download it without creating the account. If you’re new to Windows Phone and Zune, I recommend just downloading the software....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 454 words · Hettie Jimenez

Internet Explorer Vulnerability Comes Under Attack

How to Lock Down MHTML in Windows Step 1 Visit the Microsoft Support Website and download the fix. On the website it will be labled as Enable, To lock down MHTML. Step 2 Run the downloaded msi file, then continue with the rather self-explanatory installer. The setup process will take roughly 3 minutes. Done! Now your system should be protected from any MHTML exploits. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 87 words · Lucio Rogers

Jew Or Not Jew Pulled From All Apple App Stores

The app let users consult a database of celebrities and public figures to see if they are Jewish or not. In his description of the French version of the app, its inventor, Johann Levy boasted, “Listed for you, thousands of Jewish personalities (through their mother), half-Jewish (through their father), or converts.” The app had sold for a few euro cents in France, but Apple in September removed it from its French online App Store after anti-racism groups initially complained about it....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 438 words · Carmella Barlow

John Lennon Annual Iceland Peace Light Tribute Streams Live

At 4 p.m. ET, the annual lighting of the John Lennon Imagine Peace Tower kicked off a month-long optical tribute to the murdered Beatles artist. And this year his widow Yoko Ono is live streaming it. The Imagine Peace Tower is an ambitious undertaking. It’s lit each year in Iceland — in a ceremony led by Ono –on October 9 and stays lit until December 8. The dates note Lennon’s birthday and the date of his death, respectively....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 324 words · Richard Johnson

Khan Academy Provides Free Online Learning In Mathematics And More

Khan Academy allows users to learn by two basic methods – watch and practice. The watch methods lets users to watch videos regarding different topics in a subject. For example, learning about Supermassive Black Holes in Cosmology or Home equity loans in Finance. The practice portion of the service lets users further solidify their concept regarding that topic by taking part in quizzes and tests. A person is required to visit the website and then scroll down to find the different subjects and topics....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 270 words · Kimberly Van

Kinect Is Coming To Windows Computers

The MSRP will be $249, according to a post on the Microsoft Kinect for Windows Blog and it will be available in 12 countries to start with – United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom. This gets you a one-year warranty, as well as updates. Also, qualified educational users will be able to get it at $149 later this year. See if you or your institution qualify as one here....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 174 words · Jillian Wood

Link Dropbox To Microsoft Office And Never Lose Work Ever Again

Recently we had a groovy community member lose 5 hours of work on a spreadsheet due to a saving glitch in Microsoft Excel. This scenario is a headache that nobody should ever have to encounter. I don’t know about you, but I just HATE doing the same thing twice. Anyway, MrGroove was frustrated he wasn’t able to get the data back for our grooveReader, so he decided to come up with a permanent fix....

December 14, 2022 · 6 min · 1164 words · Laurie Johnson

Logmein Buys The Popular Password Manager Lastpass

Apparently the deal was for $125 million in cash according to the LogMeIn investor post which says: “LogMeIn will pay $110 million in cash upon close for all outstanding equity interests in LastPass, with up to an additional $15 million in cash payable in contingent payments which are expected to be paid to equity holders and key employees of LastPass upon the achievement of certain milestone and retention targets over the two-year period following the closing of the transaction....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 291 words · Ruth Evans

Looking For The Best Olympic 2012 Photography On The Planet Yeah Found It

Start by heading over to: Getty Images Olympic Games – London 2012 Coverage — Best of Collection by DAY The landing page will drop you on an index where you can drill into the best shots of the day. The imagery is just amazing. If you’re looking for the entire gambit of gettyImages coverage however, head over to the Getty Images Live from London 2012 Full Coverage. From there you can drill into everything from events to editors picks of the day....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 151 words · Tom Mangum

Max Axe Apple App Store Free App Of The Week

A few details from the Developers: Take on the role of Max, a barbarian berserker on a quest for total destruction and massive loot. Draw axe paths outward from Max to slay foul beasts, collect ridiculous treasure drops, and score crazy point totals. Compete with friends to rule the leaderboards! #1 Arcade Game in over 27 countries!Featured by Apple on the iTunes & App Store front page! I gave Max Axe a whirl and it’s not bad....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 137 words · Stacey Massey

Microsoft Announces Plan To Retire Adobe Flash By 2020

Support for Adobe Flash Ending in Three Years Today, Adobe announced on its blog that it intends to sunset flash in favor of newer technologies like HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly. The plan is to drop support by 2020 officially. Microsoft also contributed details on its plans to remove support for Flash from Windows by 2020. Through the end of 2017 and into 2018, Microsoft Edge will continue to ask users for permission to run Flash on most sites the first time the site is visited, and will remember the user’s preference on subsequent visits....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 340 words · Diane Burleson

Microsoft Announces Windows 11 Can Your Pc Run It

The upgrade will be free for current Windows 10 users. It is set to come out this fall. But, of course, it has its own system requirements. Here is what they are: Minimum Windows 11 System Requirements: Here is the list of Windows 11 system requirements include the following: A modern 1Ghz 64-bit dual-core processor4GB RAM64GB drive9-inch display1366×768 resolution UEFI Secure Boot & TPM 2.0 compatibleDirectX 12 compatible graphics / WWDM 2....

December 14, 2022 · 3 min · 430 words · James Dalton

Microsoft Celebrates Pi Day With 31 4 Percent Off Dell Xps 13

With these discounts, you can score the latest De11 XPS 13 with an Intel Core i5, 128 GB SSD, and 8 GB or RAM for only $685.31 instead of $999. These discounts are available at the online Microsoft Store, and the best part is they are Signature Editions, which come without any third-party crapware. For more on the program, read our article: When Buying a New PC, Check Out Microsoft Signature Editions....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 174 words · Michael Gieger

Microsoft Discontinuing Free Windows 10 Upgrades Using Assistive Technologies December 31St

Microsoft Ending Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer for Some We don’t know if this is a sign of things to come for other methods to get the free Windows 10 upgrade offer. Currently, if you have an activated Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation, you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free; our previous instructions proved it. Here is what Microsoft had to say about its plans for Assistive Technologies users:...

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Rafael Wallace

Microsoft Improves Smartscreen Filter Integration For Edge And Ie 11

SmartScreen Filter Improvements in Microsoft Edge and IE 11 One of the common attack methods in recent times has been so-called “drive-by downloads” which does not require any user interaction. For instance, when you visit a popular website, a download can be initiated in the background without you even knowing. Many of these drive-by attacks are now beginning to leverage zero-day attacks keeping one step ahead of traditional security technologies such as Anti-virus and Anti-spyware....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 332 words · Becky Mccuen

Microsoft Is Offering 10 Cent Deals On Apps Music Games And Movies

According to Microsoft: The app, game, music and movie titles will change every day, so you’ll want to check the Store each day to load up on some great content on the cheap. The offer is available in the US only and runs from Friday, November 20th through Sunday, November 29th on Windows 10 devices. Also, the movies are only rentals, not actual purchases…but they are HD versions, so this is still one heck of a deal....

December 14, 2022 · 1 min · 100 words · Larry Vaughn

Microsoft Killed Its Windows Compatibility Website

The Windows Compatibility Center provided a library of hardware and software for you to verify if it works with Windows 10. Today while trying to access the website, I was not able to log in, I only got an error message. And now the site just redirects to Microsoft’s website. What Happened to Windows Compatibility Website? After contacting @MicrosoftHelps on Twitter, I was directed to a forum thread on the Microsoft Community website from two months ago with a reply to a forum participant detailing the changes going forward: People have been wary of installing the Get Windows 10 app, fearing it might upgrade their existing version of Windows without permission....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Jeremy Couchman

Microsoft Makes Sharing Items From Onedrive Easier

Easier Sharing Experience with OneDrive.com Microsoft explains why the change was made on its OneDrive blog: The new experience provides the two most popular options right up front. To try it out, right-click the OneDrive icon in the Taskbar and select View Online. Then navigate to the item you want to share and then click the Share button on the top toolbar. Then you’ll be presented with a dialog box that provides the two most popular options for sharing....

December 14, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Marcella Wormley

Microsoft Releases Cumulative Update Kb4512941 For Windows 10 1903

KB4572941 for Windows 10 1903 May 2019 Update After installing the update your build number will jump to 18362.329. Here is the list of what’s included: Addresses an issue that displays a black screen when you use Remote Desktop to connect to a machine running Windows 10, version 1903.Addresses an issue that may prevent the Windows Sandbox from starting with the error, “ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND (0x80070002).” This occurs on devices in which the operating system language is changed during the update process when installing Windows 10, version 1903....

December 14, 2022 · 4 min · 774 words · John Smith

Microsoft Releases New Cumulative Updates For Windows 10 1809 And Below

Windows 10 Cumulative Updates If you are running Windows 10 version 1809 aka “October 2018 Update” your update will come in the form of KB4520062 and will bump your build to 17763.832. It includes the following list of updates: Prevents the appearance of blank tiles in the Start menu when you upgrade to Windows 10, version 1809 from any previous version of Windows 10. These blank tiles have names such as “ms-resource:AppName” or “ms-resource:appDisplayName”....

December 14, 2022 · 5 min · 1020 words · Darlene Bonds