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While using your computer, files are constantly being accessed, modified, and moved. This action causes your system to place files in non-sequential order. When your system is fragmented, and you install new software, the software gets copied in small chunks and often not in the correct order. This process can increase the number of head-disk seek spins when reading files, as well as impair how many bits per second can be accessed....

Hyperlapse, according to Instagram, is a “built-in stabilization technology that lets you create moving, handheld time lapses that result in a cinematic look, quality and feel—a feat that has previously only been possible with expensive equipment.” In a nutshell, you can record videos even with jittery hands in Hyperlapse and transform it into smooth time lapse pieces that have a “cinematic” feel. Unfortunately, Hyperlapse won’t be available for Android anytime soon....

Here are a few tips to help make iOS 8 run faster – even on a shiny new iPhone 6, but you probably don’t need to use them. Disable Spotlight Search While Spotlight Search is one of the niceties of iOS, it’s constantly indexing a lot of your files, apps, and other system-wide content in the background. Spotlight is doing a lot of work by gathering data from internet sources as well....

Mac Troubleshooting Guide: No Power Unofficially (at least by this writer) called “the Monday problem,” this is an issue that sometimes crops up for absolutely no reason: there’s no power. Luckily, the solutions are relatively pain-free. MacBooks If your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro isn’t starting, the odds are pretty good the battery has drained on your computer. Therefore, a simple fix is to hook it up to a power source and try again....

Make Your Echo Smarter with Skills Launch the Echo app (available on Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire devices) or the Echo web interface. Then in the left column click on Skills. At the time of this writing, you’ll notice there are three cool features. StubHub which will tell you what events are going on in your area. Math Puzzles provides a series of numbers, and you have to guess what the next on in the sequence is....

First of all, download DroidStats from Google Play Store which is available for free. When you launch it the first time, it asks to import the details from Android system. Tap on Continue and Import to begin the sync process. The application has four tabs: Overview, Call, SMS and Data. In the overview tab, it shows the details of free minutes, free SMS and free allocated data along with the usage details....

The Windows Team realized it was asking a bit too much of users, and a fix was released to help update devices with low storage capacity easier. Easier Upgrade to Windows 10 1511 on Low Capacity Devices Users should note, this fix is for devices already running Windows 10 that have not been updated to the November Update yet. If you’re still running Windows 8.1, you’ll still have to face the hurdle to get it installed....

Similar to the Windows 7 beta, you will be able to use the beta well into next year so if you want to get a jump and take a look at the new release, follow the links below and grab a copy. Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta [via Office 2010 Blog] Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

What is a Search Connector? We’ve talked about How To make your search connector for home use before, but what about in a corporate environment? Microsoft has this to say: Microsoft Released the following search connectors on their public download site: WikipediaEncyclopedia BritannicaGoogle BlogFlickrGoogle NewsMSDNThe RegisterTechNetBusiness WeekBingBing NewsBing Local SearchBing Image SearchYouTubeYahooYahoo NewsYahoo Images The download site doesn’t list any as compatible with Windows 7 or Vista; however, the OSDX version works fine....

KB3167685 Critical Update According to Microsoft: If you have automatic updates turned on or are running Windows 10, you should get this automatically. However, to make sure you’re on top of the situation, you can download it automatically in the other versions of Windows. This security update is rated Critical. The update addresses the vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player by updating the affected Adobe Flash libraries contained within Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 11, and Microsoft Edge....

Windows 10 19H1 Build 18317 Cortana and Search are getting separated in today’s new build. Moving forward Search and Cortana will be decoupled on the taskbar. Separating the two will “enable each experience to innovate independently to best serve their target audiences and use cases,” noted Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc. The company is also making changes and improvements to the font management experience. You will now be able to drag and drop font files from File Explorer into Settings > Fonts to install them....

Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 18950 Snip & Sketch improvements include a new single windows mode, a zoom feature, and improved discoverability. Based on Insider feedback, Japanese IME improvements include key customizations. Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc write: “We’ve updated the default assigned value of Ctrl + Space to be “None”. Ctrl + Space can still be used for toggling IME-on/off by changing the value through its setting.”...

Windows 10 Build 21370 One of the new features in this build includes an improvement to Bluetooth audio. “Over the past several months, we have been adding new features to make Bluetooth audio streaming easier, better, and more performant,” write Microsoft execs Amanda Langowksi and Brandon LeBlanc. There is now a unified audio endpoint as well as support for AAC audio files. Here is the list of changes and improvements in this release:...

Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update Users running Windows 10 1809 just received a big update last week with KB4469342, which included more fixes than today’s update. There are no new features to report, but this update does include a couple of under the hood updates and will bump your build to 17763.194. Here is a look at what is included in KB4471332: Addresses an issue that may prevent the use of the Seek Bar in Windows Media Player when playing specific files....

This update targets some of the major bugs that were reported with the previous release, build 10051, which was released 11 days ago. Windows 10 for Phones 10052 To get this update you will need to be a Windows Insider and in the Fast ring for updates. Just head to Settings > Update & Recovery and check for updates. Microsoft ended up pulling build 10051 for the Lumia 520 devices because some users were reporting the update ended up bringing their phones....

The Microsoft Surface tablet was viewed by many as the perfect companion for the company’s latest operating system, Windows 8. Microsoft plans to put it on the market at the same time the new OS will be hitting the shelves. And although this information was much rumored, it’s finally official. The company has made a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and it features some important information concerning the Microsoft Surface....

Windows 10 Version 21H2 Microsoft exec John Cable notes the following on the announcement: There are some new features to look out for in the new Windows 10 feature update 21H2: Adding WPA3 H2E standards support for enhanced Wi-Fi securityWindows Hello for Business supports simplified passwordless deployment models for achieving a deploy-to-run state within a few minutesGPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments for machine learning and other compute intensive workflows...

On a serious note, if you’re a Firefox user it’s important to grab 3.5.8 as it includes several Security Patches in addition to a few stability updates (Yes IE hater, Firefox has security bugs also.) Although the list is relatively short, the Firefox Security Advisories page shows Version 3.5.8 corrects 3 Critical Vulnerabilities which could be used to run attack code on your computer with no user interaction. If you’re looking for the full breakdown on everything Firefox 3....

When someone shares a document with you via email, click the link to open the document in SkyDrive. You’ll need to log in to your SkyDrive account if not already, then the document will open in Web Apps in Read only view. Click Edit Document » Edit in Word. A new Windows comes up notifying you some files are harmful, since you know the person sending this document, click Yes....

– from Wikipedia The Automated Method After transferring all of your images to your computer you need to load all of them into a single Photoshop document. For up to 3 images, opening the first one and then using File > Place for the others is okay. If you have a larger number of photos, however, try File > Scripts > Load Files Into Stack. A window entitled Load Layers will appear, allowing you to import your images....