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The Star Trek app for Windows 8 / RT include: Trivia: Complete quizzes to see how much you really know about Star Trek.Polls: Let your voice be heard by sharing your thoughts and opinions.Web Missions: Read articles, watch videos, and discover interesting pieces of information on the next film.Latest Star Trek NewsPurchase Tickets to see Star Trek Into Darkness I have always been a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise since I can remember, and I put this app on all of my devices....

Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are taking a cue from Apple and including a notch on both phones. The design is similar to last year’s phone. The only noticeable change at a glance is the sizable notch on the display. Both phones have upgraded cameras with AI-powered features. It comes with a new Snapdragon 845 processor and modern displays starting at 5....

Chromecast Freebies To celebrate the second birthday of the Chromecast, Google is giving owners a couple of promotional offers. First, you can get a free movie rental from Google Play Video. The second offer is access to 90 days of unlimited music streaming via Play Music. Even if you currently don’t own one, you can still get these bonuses when you buy a new Chromecast. To get the free movie rental, you need to purchase and set up your Chromecast by 12/31/2015....

Original article… Microsoft would love if you put Internet Explorer in the past and started using their modern, secure, and current web browser called Edge. We agree, and we’ve even shown you how to get rid of Internet Explorer once and for all. That said, there are some obscure reasons why you might need to keep using it. And if you have, you may have noticed that Edge has a new presence in Internet Explorer....

Located on beta versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, the Feedback app also contains important information from Apple. Here’s a closer look at how to submit feedback to Apple when using beta software. What is Beta Software? Like similar companies, Apple always develops and tests new software builds before they arrive for the general public. There are two beta testing tracks at Apple: the Apple Developer Program and Apple Beta Software Program....

Office Current Branch Subscribers: These include consumer editions of Office 365, such as Personal and Home. This branch receives regular updates and features as soon as they are ready. Current Branch Subscribers, can also quickly access new additions such as the Office Insider Program, which gives users access to new features under development. Deferred Channel: If you are running Office 365 business editions such as Pro Plus, Microsoft or your organization, will limit updates and fixes to three times per year....

Google Chrome extensions are popping up faster than you can say “there’s an app for that.” As a result, the Google Security team simply can’t keep up with inspecting every single one of them. There are a lot of great, useful extensions for Chrome, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that pose a real threat to privacy. Wondering exactly how safe you are with chrome extensions?...

Add a Blank Space to Windows 7 Taskbar The Windows 7 taskbar has a groovy pinned icon taskbar system that works quite well. But, despite its flexibility, it doesn’t allow you to space out your icons in whatever way you like. Sure, you can easily change what order icons are listed in (click and drag), but what if you want to separate groups of icons and leave a blank space in-between?...

In Windows 7 you can access the Run command by going through the Start menu. On Windows 8 you can right-click the Start button and find it. Of course the easiest way to launch the Run command is with the keyboard shortcut Windows key + R in Windows 7 or Windows 8. If you find yourself opening the Run dialog often during the day, and prefer using your icons rather than keyboard shortcuts, why not pin Run to the Taskbar for easier access?...

If you’re paying for a Netflix subscription, you want to make sure that you’re getting the best stream quality. Thankfully, it’s possible to tweak Netflix video quality settings, but it’s not an entirely simple process. Here’s what you’ll need to do. Netflix Video Quality Options If you’ve watched videos on YouTube, you’ll know that it’s very simple to change your video quality settings. Depending on the highest resolution of the video you’re playing, with a couple of clicks, you can set the playback quality anywhere from 144p to a near-unthinkable 8K on certain videos....

The great thing about Thunderbird 3 is its speed, but you can quickly be slowed down (nice oxymoron eh?) by emails containing images. Each time you open an email using Thunderbird you will see a Remote Content message stating that there is a security risk in displaying remote content from unknown sites. The security risk is real. However, if you’re like me and use Gmail or have a good spam filter set up then you probably aren’t receiving any malicious emails to your main inbox....

Block Facebook Game Requests If what you’re seeing when logging in to Facebook is similar to the screenshot below, then some serious measures are in order (I’m the invite spammer in this case, but you get the picture). So, what do you do to send those notifications in notification heaven and have a calmer existence? First, click the little lock icon at the top right side of the Facebook main page....

Block Friends from Posting on Your Facebook Wall First, log in to Facebook and click Accounts, Privacy Settings Step 2 Click Customize Settings Step 3 Scroll down to Things other share section and uncheck the box Friends can post on my Wall Simple once you know where to look. Do you have a facebook question? Post it in our new groovyAnsers Q&A Site and if it’s a popular one it just might be featured here on groovyPost!...

Note: The legacy Edge worked so sloppily, and updates were so slow to come out, Microsoft retired the original Edge on April, 13st of 2020. It’s also worth noting that Microsoft is getting rid of IE 11 next year. And now, when you install Windows 11, Microsoft makes the new Edge the default browser. This may seem all well and good if you want to use Microsoft products and services exclusively....

The first time you use one of the apps in the Microsoft 365 suite and go to save a document, you’ll be asked for the default location. Microsoft’s recommendation is to save files to your OneDrive location. That’s fine, and for anyone who wants to save files in one central location (online), it’s a great suggestion. However, you might want to save all of your Microsoft 365 files to your local drive....

Change Microsoft Office Color Theme Changing the Color Theme in Office 2013, including Outlook 2013, Word, Excel, was not possible until the final RTM release, which is unavailable on Technet and Volume Licenses sites at Microsoft. This has been a very sore subject with the Office 2013 Preview as the default White theme has been quite painful on the eyes. So changing the colors was the first thing I checked on after installing the RTM, and I’m excited to announce it is possible, and here’s how to do it....

Go to Outlook.com and log into your Microsoft email account – @live, @hotmail, @msn, Xbox Live or @outlook. Then, click the Settings (Gear Icon). From the menu that comes up, hover your mouse over one of the available colors. The color will change just by hovering over it. So you can get a preview of how it will look. The Commands Bar will be the most obvious change in the color scheme....

First, connect to your server with an FTP program and browse to your wp-admin folder. Open the file php.ini in a text editor. If you don’t have the php.ini file you can download it here (right-click > Save As) and upload it to your wordpress/wp-admin/ directory. On line 373 you should see post_max_size = ##M and on line 486 upload_max_filesize = ##M The M stands for file size in megabytes, so all you have to do is change these two numbers to the new size you would like to allow uploads of....

Create a Kids Profile on Hulu From a browser, head to the Hulu page and log in with your account. Then click your profile name in the upper-right corner of the screen and select “Profiles” from the menu. Next, simply plug in your kid’s name and flip on the switch for Kid-friendly programming and create the account. Now only content for kids up to the age of 12 will be available....

I’ve been a longtime fan of VirtualBox, but recently I decided to give VMware a shot. As it turns out, I really like it. The downside is that at the retail price of $249 — the program is pretty darn expensive. That aside, I spent the last couple days setting up virtual environments with VMware Workstation 9. VMware has really streamlined the process of creating new Virtual Machines (VMs) and below I’ve written out a quick walkthrough that details the experience....