When Did You Join Twitter? This past week the popular social networking site Twitter turned six years old. If you want to find out when you joined Twitter, check out TwBirthday.com. Just enter in your Twitter user name and hit Enter. You’re shown your Twitter birth certificate. Then you can tweet the results if you want. This is a groovy way to find out when you and others joined Twitter....
Wikipedia presented only this dark page today in protest of anti-piracy bills. Several popular Internet sites voluntarily shut down today to protest bills in Congress that would give the government, guided by businesses, power to shut down sites that are alleged to be violating U.S. copyright laws. The bills–SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate–are backed primarily by MPAA, the legislative arm of the movie industry. It has a $100 million budget for lobbying, which is in the hands of former members of Congress, such as former Sen....
Actually, the patent was filed in 2008, but it’s caused quite a stir on the web today. The idea would be to use sensors to determine how a remote device is placed and then serve advertisements following that. The very detailed patent also includes information about how it could help sponsors configure their ad campaigns according to environmental conditions. I guess that means it probably won’t give you ads about Bible classes if it senses you’re in a bar (or maybe that’s exactly what you would get…)....
The new voice of Google is Kiki Baessell, aka the spam fighter extraordinaire who usually handles abuse for Google consumer products. She has no experience in voice acting but she can talk, and her voice is nice so, sold. The idea is that the Voice team figured it would be best to hear a friendly co-worker when you pick up your phone, not the overtly pronouncing “I’m better at talking than you” voice actor, as we’re accustomed to hearing....
Whatever the case, Google Slides now allows you to add audio to your presentation. Here’s how to add audio to Google Slides. Add Audio to Google Slides It’s important to note that you can’t upload audio files directly from your computer. Google Slides also can’t record audio like PowerPoint. To get audio in Slides, you’ll need to record it separately (or have an MP3 file) and upload it to Google Drive....
What is a rich text signature? Before the update, Gmail users had only plain-text formatted signatures. This setting meant that you couldn’t customize any part of the signature except for the text characters that it contained. With rich text signatures, you can change the color, size, and font of the text. You can also add images, links, and formatting. If you’re using the latest desktop browser version of Gmail, you can edit and send messages with rich text signatures....
That’s a bit cumbersome, though, and prone to copy-paste errors for large sets of data. A more Excel-centric option is to use the UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER functions. To do this, you can create a temporary column to format your text and then replace your old values with your properly capitalized text. Once you get the hang of it, the technique is quite simple and easy. Let’s take a look....
While you can change the display name, you can’t change your username (different from the display name) or email address. In that case, you’ll need to create a new account and hope the name you want to use is still available. If you want to know how to change your name in Gmail, follow the steps below. How to Change Name in Gmail To change your name in Gmail, use the following steps:...
The Siri Remote, which launched in 2015, has been designed specifically for the always-on Siri capable Apple TV and serves as a replacement for the original Apple Remote. It too will work with macOS devices — assuming you install a free third-party app called SiriMote for Mac. Once SiriMote has been installed on your Mac, you can control your favorite macOS apps, including QuickTime, iTunes, Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, and many more....
It can also be used to access files in backups you might have made in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Create a System Image in Windows 10 To get started, hit the Windows key on your keyboard and type: control panel and choose the Control Panel app from the results. That will open the classic Control Panel that you’re used to from earlier versions of Windows. Once you have Control Panel open, click Backup and Restore (Windows 7)....
It is not that difficult, and today I will show you how to do it for the three main services. These are Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Signal. I will do it on the desktop versions of the services wherever possible. How To Create Chat Groups In Several Easy Steps Everyone likes easy so let’s start with the easiest of the lot – Facebook Messenger. How To Create Chat Groups In Facebook Messenger Go to Messenger and click the icon in the top left-hand corner to start a new message....
Move the Start Menu to the Left While moving the taskbar is more limited, you can move the Start Menu and the rest of the taskbar to the left. This puts the Start Menu back to the corner you’re used to accessing it. To do that, go to Start > Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Behaviors > Taskbar Alignment and change it to Left. For step-by-step instructions, read our article on moving the Windows 11 Start Menu to the Left....
Here’s how to view and delete downloads history in Microsoft Edge. We’ll also walk through the steps for deleting the downloaded files from your PC. Find and Delete Downloads History in Edge Like other browsers, Edge has a Downloads section you can reach by doing the following: Note: Deleting file history doesn’t actually delete the file from your downloads folder. It just removes it from the history list. Delete Download History in Edge If you don’t want to delete files individually, you can clear download history in one fell swoop....
For some reason, you cannot delete a chat in Microsoft Teams as of this writing. What you can do; however, is hide the conversation. This takes it out of view so you can concentrate on the others. You can also delete a particular message within a conversation. So if you said something you want to remove, it’s possible. Here, we’ll show you how to hide and unhide a chat and delete a message in Microsoft Teams online and in the desktop application....
Perhaps you have a video of your kid doing something for the first time or want to show off some of your vacations. However, there might be a video posted to Facebook that you thought was a good idea at the time, but now you want it removed. Here we’ll show you how to delete videos on Facebook using the website or mobile app. How to Delete Videos On Facebook Note: Once you delete your video from Facebook, it’s gone, and you can’t get it back....
Disable Notifications for the iOS Gmail App Tap Settings on your iOS device. Tap Notifications. Scroll down until you find Gmail. Tap it to configure its notifications and settings. Turn off Sounds, and if you want to disable the number of Gmail messages waiting for you, you can disable that also under the Badge App Icon setting here. The notifications section on iOS is where you control all the settings for most of the apps on your iDevice....
How to Edit PDF Files Using Microsoft Word for Free | groovyPost TV How to Edit PDF Files Using Microsoft Word for Free | Step-by-Step Screenshot Tour When you try to copy anything from a PDF file and paste it into Word, it pastes the text, but you lose all the formatting. PDF Reflow allows you to convert PDF content to a Word format and keep the original formatting. You can avoid using any third-party converter or Office add-on....
As you can imagine, editing the HOSTS file can easily break your internet if it’s modified incorrectly or maliciously. So, it’s not particularly easy for a normal user to edit. This is a good thing. But if you want to change your HOSTS file purposefully, here’s how. Edit Your Windows 10 Host File as an Administrator The HOSTS file is normally stored in a plain text file in the Windows System folder and can be modified for various use cases....
Some programs will want to download an older version of the .NET Framework, but this doesn’t work. You still need to enable it. From the Windows 8 desktop, open the power user menu and select Control Panel. On Windows 10, hit the Windows key, type: control panel, and choose the top result. From the Control Panel, click Programs and Features. When the Programs and Features window comes up, click Turn Windows Features On or Off....
By performing a quick search, you can find unread emails in Gmail or have it display all unread messages at the top of the list. The ability to sort through email messages through different criteria makes your inbox more manageable. For example, finding unread emails in Gmail is typically the most important. How to Find Unread Emails in Gmail This first option to find unread Gmail emails works on your PC, Mac, or mobile device....
