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Top 10 Reasons To Upgrade To Microsoft Office 2010 1. Overall new features and improvements Office 2010 comes packed with small upgrades that, put together, make it stand out head and shoulders over the old Office 2007 suite AND its competitors. Here are just a few examples: Real-Time Co-authoring of documents allows for quick collaboration.Improved Outlook conversation and calendar management tools.Outlook 2010 Social connector will be useful for networking online once more plug-ins are available....

Outlook Attachment Reminder The setting should be enabled by default, but to double-check launch Outlook on your PC and click on File. Now from the File pane scroll down and click on Options. Now, from the menu panel on the left click on Mail. Then under the Send Messages section, verify that “Warn me when I send a message that may be missing an attachment” is checked. Here’s the typical scenario: You compose an email letting the recipient know you’ve attached a file, but forget to actually include it and hit Send....

For our third and last part of this series on background removal, here’s two two expert techniques for background removal in Photoshop. Take your time on these – they are not that easy to use! To help you out, I’ve created these two videos that demonstrate how to do it professionally step-by-step: The Photoshop Pen Tool The Pen Tool – a name that sounds quite simple for something that can be quite complicated and can take days to get used to....

If you’re a developer or enthusiast, you’ve probably been using it for the past year since the Developer Preview was released. After a year of testing and tweaking, the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version was made available in August to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Since then, the new OS has seen several systems and built-in app updates. Running Windows 8 on a production computer I recently made the switch from Windows 8 on my main production system that has a dual monitor set up....

The Carousel is at the top of your Kindle Fire home screen. There you can scroll through recently used items with a cover flow-like experience. To remove an item, tap and hold the item’s icon until the dialog appears. Then tap Remove from Home. You can also scroll over to the “For You” section, tap and hold an item, and tap Remove from Home” to get rid of it....

Remove Unwanted Control Panel Items For this example I am removing the Flash Player Control Panel icon since I never use it anyway. Click Start and type: C:\windows\system32 into the Search box and hit Enter. In the System32 folder do a search for .cpl files. This lets you find the Control Panel items easier. Then right-click the item you want gone and click Delete. In this case I ‘m deleting FlashPlayerCPLApp....

Microsoft Windows Features Over the past 10 years, Microsoft has refined Windows to resist attacks that were notorious during the Windows XP era. Some of these improvements include User Account Control, Patch Guard, Device Driver Signing, Secure Boot, and Address Space Randomization Layout. Unfortunately, older applications tend not to be receptive to these changes. As a result, Windows 10 itself breaks a lot from the past, but there is more to this problem....

RIM shares went up 10 percent following the report, but Samsung spokesman James Chung said for Reuters that the company has not considered buying RIM and it has not been approached by the BlackBerry maker concerning a takeover. Since Samsung’s denial of the initial report, the price of RIM stock went down 5 percent in pre-market trading on January 18, according to e-week. Even so, investors are not giving up on Research In Motion, as the company definitely still has a lot to offer....

Google Nexus 7 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Lock Screen To set up a secure lock screen, swipe from the top of the screen down and tap the Settings icon. Scroll down under Personal tap Security. Next under Screen Security tap Screen Lock. Now you can choose the type of screen lock you want to use. You can select the traditional PIN or Password, but also some new types of security features like Pattern or Face Unlock....

The artist art from Groove Music isn’t the same as album art, but a series of images from the musicians. You can view the now playing artist art by clicking the album thumbnail in the lower-left corner when a song is playing. Then you’ll see other band and artist images rotate as the music is playing. Make Music Artist Art Desktop or Lock Screen Wallpaper To set the artist art as the desktop or lock screen background, open Groove Music app and click on Settings (gear icon) in the lower left panel....

Here’s how to remove the Skype icon from the Windows Taskbar. Open Skype and navigate to the Tools » Options. In the option window, click on Advanced Settings in the left panel. Then in the right-column uncheck Keep Skype in the Taskbar While I’m Signed In. Click Save to apply changes and exit this window. Skype will completely disappear from view when you click the X icon. It still remains running in background in case you receive a message....

Slack Launches Video Conferencing for Mac and Windows The new camera button is available in the Slack App, which users can click to start a video call. Users can initiate a call to either individual users or to an entire channel for a group voice or video call. Although the group calling is maxed out at 15 participants and requires a paid account, I can vouch for its simplicity and quality....

Remember, this utility isn’t an antivirus program. It’s used for detecting and cleaning viruses and other malicious software from an infected system. You’ll also need a solid antivirus program like Microsoft Security Essentials installed too. I’ve always found SuperAntiSpyware, or “Super” as I’ve come to call it, to be a fast and effective utility. From the removal of innocuous cookies to serious rootkits. It does a great job of gutting these nasties from your Windows based computer....

Synergy Software Synergy, which recently merged with Synergy+, is a free open source software that allows you to share your keyboard and mouse among several computers without VNC or a KVM switch. And because of that, you don’t get any of the screen lag or video issues that you would with VNC or the hassle of installing new hardware, such as a KVM switch. For example, as I’m writing this post, I am using the built-in keyboard on my Macbook running OS X 10....

Main Screen TeamViewer has a very clean interface without any unneeded features on display. From the main screen, you can do the two most basic features: either send your ID and Password to another person to let them gain remote access to your computer or input another person’s ID and password so you can begin controlling their computer. You can also create a TeamViewer username and password which allows you to control your PC’s (work or home pc) remotely with a click of a button....

TechGroove Show Notes How To Tip of the Week Join us each week broadcasting the show Live on Google Hangouts – usually Tuesday nights at 9pm PST. You can catch our video podcast here and on our YouTube Channel. You can also subscribe to the audio version on iTunes and now on Stitcher Radio. And make sure to check out the TechGroove Forum for further in-depth discussions and how to advice....

Photography and Film Hipstamatic X: The very best vintage-inspired filters, presets, and cameras from the 1980s, 1990s, and today are in one place. Get a lifetime membership, and always get the latest and greatest.MuseCam: Here’s a next-generation image editor with a manual camera built-in along with film-inspired presets. It’s built by and for photographers and creatives.RTRO: Vintage is also the theme with this app that’s getting rave reviews. Shoot up clips up to 60 seconds in length and use the tools to edit and make them unique....

Set Windows 8.1 to Automatically log in. The easiest way is setting Windows to log in automatically. Hit Ctrl+R on your keyboard to bring up the run dialog and type: control userpasswords2 and hit enter. Next the User Accounts screen comes up. Uncheck the box: Users must enter a user name or password to use this computer and click OK. Then you’ll need to enter in that user’s password twice to confirm you don’t want them to have to enter a password....

Top Five Free Sidgar Gadgets for Windows 7 and Vista Fb Explorer (no Longer Available) Whether you use Facebook to connect with friends, or just to regularly check the groovyPost Facebook page, the Fb Explorer Gadget is for you. An easy to use interface and simplified one-click setup is what makes this gadget special. It also lets you post comments directly, which makes it a perfect for quick posts when you don’t feel like logging in to the actual webpage....

First, open the terminal and type: Enter your password when prompted. After the message explaining 40MB of space will be required in order to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, log out of your system. Click on the gear icon next to your username. You’ll notice two entries for Gnome – GNOME Classic and GNOME Classic (No effects). Select GNOME Classic and log back in. That’s it. Now you’ll be able to use Gnome whenever you log in....