Step 1 – Download WordPress for Android (it’s free!) Go to the Android Market from your device and search for “wordpress,” the top result should be WordPress by Automattic, Inc. Alternatively, you can use a barcode scanner on your device and scan the QR code to the right; this will take you directly to the app. Step 2 – Install the App Just tap Install Allow the app to have access to the needed systems by tapping OK...
Improve Kindle Fire HD Battery Life Turn the brightness all the way down Even at the lowest setting, the Kindle Fire HD has a brilliant screen that’s easily viewable under most conditions. This tip is especially useful in low-light situations on airplanes or in the bedroom. I’ve found that anything other than the lowest screen brightness causes eyestrain. Turning down the brightness to the lowest possible setting can lengthen battery life by several hours when using it for reading....
If you’re thinking about travelling somewhere new, but you’re unsure about the length of the journey, you can use Google Maps to measure the distance between two or more locations. This feature works for simple and complex routes alike. If you want to know how to measure distance between locations in Google Maps, here’s what you’ll need to do. Measuing the Distance Between Two Points in Google Maps Measuring the straight line distance between two points in Google Maps is simple to do if you’re using a PC or Mac....
Also, take a look at our article on how to clean install Windows 11. Step 1. Configuring your computer’s BIOS* Start by inserting your Windows 10 installation media into the PC — this can be a DVD or USB flash drive. If you haven’t created it yet, read our article on how to create a Windows 10 USB flash drive. Now restart the computer and enter the BIOS (F2, F9, F12, or Del on most PCs)....
Whatever the reason, it’s obvious some no longer trust the social giant, and I keep hearing the same question over and over again from my readers: “Is it possible to delete my Facebook account?” and “I managed to deactivate it, so it’s deleted right?” You would think the answer would be fairly straightforward. But it took a lot of digging to come up with the solution surrounding account and profile deactivation — and full-blown account removal from the service....
To start your day off right, we’ll show you how to personalize your Firefox Home page, which you can also use for new tabs you open. Make the most of this browser space with what’s the handiest for you! Personalize the Firefox Home Page on Desktop You have the same options for customizing your Firefox Home page on both Windows and Mac. So, open your settings to get started. Open the Firefox settings on Windows: Click the Menu button on the top right of the Firefox toolbar and select Options or click Tools > Options from the menu....
Do you have a handful of websites that you use often enough that it would be handy to have them as programs on your computer? You can get the next best thing by pinning them to your Taskbar as a webapp. We’ve showed you how to do this with Internet Explorer 9, and this time we’ll do the same thing but with Chrome! Step 1 First, Chrome needs to be on the page that you want to turn into an app on your taskbar....
First, download and install our favorite DVD ripping program DVDFab. It’s free for 30 days, then you need a license. But the DVD Decrypter feature is always free to use. Using DVDFab removes the copy protection on the DVD so you can rip the audio. Pop the concert DVD in your system’s DVD drive. DVDFab will analyze it. Then under DVD Ripper select Audio. Verify the source is the DVD and the target is a convenient location on your hard drive....
Earlier this week we looked at power management in Windows 7. This article will follow up on that same topic by checking in on the efficiency of your power settings. The report will help you isolate power hungry components and tell you where all of your energy is going. This knowledge is helpful for people running Windows 7 on laptops since battery life is always something on the mind. To ensure accurate results, make sure you don’t have any programs running that usually wouldn’t be running when your computer is just sitting idle....
The setup is fast and straightforward, so let’s begin. Step 1 – Getting Chrome Portable To start, you’ll need to download the Google Chrome Portable extractor. After downloading, plug in your flash drive and open the downloaded file. Once the little extraction window pops up, you’ll need to enter the location where you’d like to extract Chrome. Apparently, that would be your flash drive, so go ahead and navigate there (example below....
Old Original Article… As a blogger, I was surprised when I couldn’t find a simple way to take screenshots on my new Android mobile phone especially since the process is so dead simple using an iPhone. Anyway, a lot of people have been asking about this including grooveDexter on his Samsung Galaxy S. Fortunately, after playing around all hope is lost! There actually IS a way to take screenshots on an Android and this groovy guide will show you how in our typical step-by-step process....
You can easily access a list of Chrome tabs open on each device and open any of those tabs on any of your devices. Today we’ll show you how to access open Chrome tabs in Windows, Mac, and Linux, and on iOS and Android devices. Set Up Chrome Sync To sync Chrome tabs across devices, you first need to set up Chrome sync and log in to the same Google account you used for Chrome sync on all devices....
We showed you how to turn off the suggested app ads in the Start menu, but another place you’ll find these “suggestions” is on the Lock Screen. Here’s how to opt-out and turn them off. Turn Off Windows 10 Lock Screen Ads To turn them off head to Settings > Personalization > Lock Screen. Make sure your Background is set to Picture or Slideshow. If you have it set to Spotlight, the option to turn off ads won’t show up....
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise Using Easy Upgrade Feature During the free upgrade offer, Microsoft made it known Windows 10 will be free to every PC or device running a genuine version of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Your system was upgraded to the logical edition. For example, Windows 7 Home Basic or Premium upgraded to Windows 10 Home. But you might want or need some of the richer capabilities available in the Pro version....
Add Pocket to Internet Explorer Head over to the Pocket on Your Desktop Page. Then drag the +Pocket button to the Favorites bar in IE. After it’s added, when you find a page you want to “pocket” to read later, just click the bookmarklet and it will be added. The icon isn’t as glamorous as in Firefox or Chrome, but it works, and syncs anything you “pocket” to all of your other devices and browsers that have Pocket enabled....
That was a convoluted way to get files back, and not everyone you’re collaborating on documents with has that set up. Microsoft added a Recycle Bin to the SkyDrive service this week so you can recover files easily, without complication. Here I’m going to delete one of the folders in my SkyDrive via the web interface called Apps. To delete a file or folder, right click and select Delete....
With a recent update to Google Calendar online, you can use a handy Google Maps sidebar. This makes getting the location for your event a breeze. And what’s better is that you can add a travel time event to your calendar too. Let’s take a look at how to use Google Calendar with the Google Maps “Quick Access Panel,” as it’s called, so that you can take advantage of the feature....
So, if you are in the market for a new notebook or 2 in 1, be sure to check if it has a Microsoft-supported Precision Touchpad. The Windows 10 Creators Update includes several improvements users can look forward to when using the touchpad. Luckily, I have a supported device, so I decided to check them out and see what’s new. Using the New Precision Touchpad Gestures in Windows 10 Creators Update You can find the new touchpad options in Start > Settings > Devices > Touchpad....
Remember the HTC J Butterfly I covered a few weeks ago? At the time we were hoping that HTC would use the display in smartphones that would be available somewhere else than just Japan. HTC has done just that, in the form of the Droid DNA that’s already available at Verizon. It has a quad-core CPU – 1.5 GHz Snapdragon, 2 GB RAM and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. What makes this phone stand out is the Full HD 5 inch screen – 440 ppi (compare that to the iPhone 5’s Retina display only has 326 ppi)....
According to the Associate Press, quoting “a person familiar with the matter”, says the parties are in talks to make the deal. It’s interesting that Beats, mostly owned by HTC, is considering buying another company. But I think it would be a good move for HTC. The Beats acquisition was a serious mission statement — it says that HTC is targeting music lovers, by offering them one of the best music experiences on a smartphone....
