I showed you one solution called Start8 from Stardock. Start8 gives you the best of both worlds, the Start menu with the Metro UI. ViStart is another free program that brings back the Start menu to Windows 8 in a more traditional fashion. When you start the installation, uncheck all of the boxes for the crapware it tries to install. Select Advanced Installation, then click Decline. You don’t need any of the extra software it tries to install....
If you don’t have it, download GOM Player. Make sure to uncheck the options to install the Ask Toolbar. You don’t need it. Launch GOM Player and start watching your movie. When you want to bookmark a spot hit [B] on your keyboard. You’ll get a small menu like the one shown below. Click Add to Bookmark and give your bookmark a name if you want. Now, when you want to return to your movie, just open the file in GOM Player....
Last night I left an update on our Google+ invite post that I managed to kick out a few dozen invites to those who left a comment however I just tested out one of those invites on my test account and it looks like even if you have an invite, Google has once again locked down the service in order to keep from exceeding their capacity (for the time being…)....
Download and install the Tabulate extension for Google Chrome. Once installed, a small anchor icon appears in the upper right corner of Chrome. Click the icon and Tabulate will generate a link for all of the open tabs you have in Chrome. Copy the link and share it with everyone collaborating on your project. When the person opens the link, it shows a list of links to the tabs you have open....
Higher Quality Search Results Google’s bee farms aren’t the only ones that have been busy these past few months. in February Google introduced an extension for the Chrome web browser that allows users to block low-quality websites from their search results. Then a few weeks later they followed that up with an algorithm change that “improved” 11.8% of all results. Google has also added the ability to create a block list of websites from your Google Account, so as long as you are logged in you won’t see them in the search results anymore....
Step 1 – Picking An Icon OK, so in order for this to work you’ll need a flash drive or a USB External hard drive. Start off by picking an icon. The icon needs to be an .ico file with a maximum resolution of 256×256 pixels (Vista and 7). Tip – if you have a .png file and want to make an icon out of it you can use websites like ConvertIcon and ConvertIco (yes, it’s just 1 letter different but, the two websites are quite different)....
Using GIFs in your PowerPoint presentations can add some interest to break up the text, as well as giving you the opportunity to throw in a few pop culture references, or just to add a bit of humor. Adding GIFs to your presentations is also incredibly easy to do—here’s how. Add a GIF From a Saved File To add a saved GIF to your PowerPoint presentation, open your presentation, then navigate to the slide and position where you’re looking to insert the GIF....
Once your up and running on Google Apps, the first logic step is to start creating some users. MrGroove covered this in his earlier groovyPost however today I’m going to dig a little deeper with a bit more detail and screenshots so we can easily refer back to the steps in future Google Apps groovyPosts (yes… more are definitely on the way!). First, Login to your Google Apps account by going to http://google....
Add Another Mailbox in Outlook 2016 1. To add another mailbox, launch Microsoft Outlook 2016, then click the File tab > click Info tab > Account Settings. 2. In Account Settings, select your current Mailbox and click Change. 3. On the next screen, select More Settings. 4. Select the Advanced tab and click the Add button. 5. Type in the name of the mailbox, then click OK. 6. Once the name of your mailbox is created, click Add and Apply....
Set Up Touch ID for iPhone or iPad Tap Settings and then scroll down and tap Touch ID & Passcode. Being that you’re changing the security settings on your device, Apple wants to make sure it’s you. Type in your passcode when prompted. After typing in your passcode tap Add a Fingerprint. Then your phone will prompt you to place your finger on the Home button several times. Your iPhone or iPad will capture all aspects of your fingerprint....
When you have a busy desktop it can be difficult to go back to the taskbar and find that last window you were working in before you switched apps or minimized. To help with this, in Windows 7 Microsoft graciously included the same taskbar previewer that we grew to love in Vista. The only problem that some people might have however especially those on small screens, is that the taskbar previews are very small be default....
How To Save Wireless Network Settings To A Portable USB Drive Step 1 Click the Windows Start Menu Orb then Type manage wireless into the search box and Press Enter. Step 2 Right-Click the network you want to backup and Select Properties from the context menu. Step 3 In the connection tab of the Properties window, Click Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive. Step 4 The setting backup tool will appear, just Click Next to complete the backup....
In previous versions of Mozilla Firefox, to change your default RSS reader took a lot of work. However, new in version 5.0, adjusting the Firefox Reader to pull from Google Reader is a simple task since the settings can be changed right from the options menu GUI! How to Change Your Default RSS Reader In Mozilla Firefox 1. From in Firefox, Click Tools then Select Options Now whenever you attempt to open a Feed using Firefox, it will automatically redirect the feed into Google Feed reader....
Step 1 First, we need to go into the Settings application. You can launch this either the App Drawer, or by Pressing the menu button on the outside of your phone. Step 2 Once in settings, Tap Applications. Step 3 Tap Manage applications. Step 4 Now you’ll see a list of applications. At the top of the list, Tap All. Now Scroll Down the application list and Tap Swype....
Note: For this to work your Chromebook needs to have Bluetooth support. Most modern Chromebook’s have this so there should be no worries. If you have an older Chromebook, you should check to see if it supports it. Click the Clock at the bottom-right corner of the taskbar. When the menu comes up, you should see a Bluetooth button. If the button is highlighted, then Bluetooth is on and working....
Here I’ll take a look at creating booklets. Booklets can be useful in many situations, whether you’re doing a presentation or just printing out menus for a dinner party. No matter what the reason might be, creating them with Microsoft Word 2013 is simple. Create Booklets in Word 2013 Update: This was written for Office 2013 which is an old version of the app in Microsoft 365 (formerly O365). For an updated version, check out our article on creating booklets with Office 2016....
AeroTuner was written by russian developer “Happy Bulldozer.” Despite the funky developer name, AeroTuner gets the job done and it shows a live preview while you are adjusting settings. There isn’t much more to say about it, it customizes Aero and it does a great job at that. Download AeroTuner AeroTuner comes packaged as a .zip file, you’ll need to extract it to any location on your computer and then you’ll be able to run it....
The main Windows Phone 8 screen can be customized the way you like. Windows Phone users could already move tiles by long pressing them and moving them around on the screen. Microsoft has gone a step further this time, by allowing the user to change the size of tiles larger or smaller. Based on the data you need more or less prominent. Hold your finger on the tile you want to modify the size of....
Go to Firefox options by clicking on Firefox Menu > Options > Options. Go to Privacy tab and under History section, select Use Custom Settings for History from the drop down menu. Uncheck Remember Download History and click OK. Now, Firefox will not save the files or anything you download using Firefox. Of course, if you’d only like the list to only be cleared once you exit Firefox you can adjust that from the config....
If you’re ever up late on your PC and in front of a large monitor using Twitter, you might need to give your eyes a break from staring at the white background too long. If you have found yourself in that scenario, you’re in luck. Twitter announced this week that it has enabled “Night Mode” on its website. A dark mode for Twitter on the desktop isn’t necessarily anything new as dedicated Twitter apps like TweetDeck already have the option....
