We have shown you how to make phone calls with the Google Home speaker powered by Google Assistant and make phone calls with an Echo powered by Alexa. Today we’ll look at doing the same with the Invoke smart speaker powered by Microsoft’s Cortana. Make Phone Calls with Cortana on Harmon Kardon Invoke In addition to Skype-to-Skype calls, with Invoke, you can make free outbound calls to mobile and landline numbers based in the U....
Windows 10 19H1 Preview Build 18305 Microsoft continues to improve the Start menu and provide a more simplified layout. The new Start menu layout is for new devices, users, and clean installs. It includes a “simplified” layout with a “sleek one column design with reduced top-level tiles,” according to the post by Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc. Windows Sandbox is a welcome addition that allows you to run “sketchy” or “untrusted” apps in isolation – away from the rest of your system....
But what do you do if you have a mix of operating system platforms in your home? One of the challenges of a heterogeneous environment consisting of macOS, Windows, and perhaps Linux machines is that each operating system uses a different file system. This means that normally, they can’t share a common external hard drive. True, you could buy two 1 TB hard drives instead of one 2 TB hard drive....
Photo Credit: Kitchen Dreams Developed by Travis Krumsick the freeware program KeyTweak provides a graphical user interface for remapping every key on most keyboards. Behind the scenes, all the program does is edit the Windows registry as we did in our Disabling the Caps Lock Key tutorial. What took us several steps and 5 minutes to accomplish, KeyTweak can do in only two mouse clicks. KeyTweak isn’t just for disabling keys though....
Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM is an Unsupported Upgrade Scenario Not a HUGE problem for me personally since I believe upgrades, for the most part, are evil. However, I’m guessing there’s going to be a big reaction out there as people hear the news. Here are a few screenshots with all the details on Windows 7 Unsupported and Supported Upgrade Paths: And here are the screenshots for Windows Server 2008 R2 Unsupported and Supported Upgrade Paths: If you want to grab the Word Documents directly from MS Download:...
Magnify your Desktop Press and hold the Windows key then press the plus key (+). Keep pressing the plus key to making the screen magnify even more (you can make it crazy huge). Then use the minus key (-) to zoom back out for a normal view. After you’re done, make sure to close out of the magnifier app if you don’t need it anymore. If you’re trying to see more details on a small image, this groovy keyboard shortcut comes in handy....
Editor Update 5/12/21 — Windows Live Photo Gallery is no longer supported. Found on the Create section on the Live Photo Gallery 2011 ribbon is two groovy features: Panorama and Photo Fuse. But it also serves as a gateway to a plethora of plug-ins and photo tools that really take Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 beyond a basic picture and video organization program. Let’s take a look at all of the goodies on the Create Ribbon....
Trying to use it if you are a newbie can be quite intimidating. Hollywood keeps pushing the stereotype of the Terminal window being used by hacker geeks spouting techno-babble while shutting down the main power grid while under heavy gunfire by terrorists. But it can also be used for more peaceful means such as customizing your Mac and using time-saving shortcuts. After trying out loads of commands, here are the ones I liked the most....
The New Fire TV Stick with Alexa Powered Remote The new Fire TV Stick comes with a Quad-core processor, 1 GB of memory, 8 GB of internal storage. Supported resolution is up to 1080p at 60fps, a Dual-Band, Dual-Antenna 802.11ac (MIMO) for improved connectivity to your Wi-Fi network. It also includes Bluetooth 4.1, Dolby 5.1 surround sound with HDMI audio pass-through. It’s worth noting, though, there is no 4K support for this new stick....
Old Original Article… Google+, despite what Facebook might want you to think, is a thriving social network and a good channel to gain followers for your website. Promoting articles as social media definitely helps web admins gain exposure and popularity. But sharing them on different social networks can be a time-consuming task as you have to repeat the same process for each network. To simplify this, many services allow users to post updates on Google+ and other social networks automatically; one of them is HootSuite....
We have shown you how to use Continue on PC with iOS and here’s a look at connecting your Android phone with Windows 10. Note that for this to work you’ll need to be running Build 16251 or above. Note: Since this article was originally written, Microsoft has rolled out the “Your Phone” app. It continues to gain features regularly. Make sure to read our article: How to Send Text Messages from Windows 10 with the Your Phone app....
Adding, Configuring, and Changing Windows 10 Accounts Whether it’s a work computer, a personal computer, or a family PC, any given Windows 10 device may have multiple users with multiple levels of responsibility. The wide range of options for configuring your Windows 10 accounts and privileges and permissions addresses this. Part of the purpose is to protect your system and your personal information—you wouldn’t want a guest to have full administrative control of your Windows computer and its security settings, etc....
Yahoo Mail Improvements According to Jeffery Bonforte, SVP of Communication Products at Yahoo, the changes were made to celebrate the 16th birthday of the email service. From the post on the company’s recently acquired Tumblr blog: It’s also interesting to note that if you’re a current Yahoo Mail Plus subscriber, you’ll continue to get an ad-free email for $19.99 / year. But for new subscribers, if you want its newly renamed “Yahoo Ad Free Mail,” it will set you back $49....
The following are 10 of the best free Microsoft apps you’ll find in the Microsoft Store. They’ll install as a Windows app, which means they’re standalone and easy to use. Sync Your Android: Your Phone There are a lot of ways you can sync your Android with your computer. But few work as seamlessly as the Microsoft Your Phone app. First, install the Your Phone companion app from the Google Play Store....
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However, if you’re new to Windows or haven’t set this up before, here’s how to add the extra time zone clocks to the system tray on Windows 10 and Windows 11. The process is basically the same as it has been in Windows 7 & 8, but we wanted to give you an update for Windows 10. Windows 10 has different graphics for the clocks (and calendar) that you might be interested in checking out, too....
Open Outlook 2011 and Click Outlook, Preferences. Click Calendar. Check the box Show week numbers. The week number will be displayed at the header of each of your calendar pages. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.
Here we take a look at how to broadcast a presentation online from PowerPoint 2016 to remote viewers. Broadcast a PowerPoint Presentation Online First, open the PowerPoint file you want to broadcast online to your colleagues, and from the Ribbon, select the Slide Show tab. Then, from the Start Slide Show section, click Present Online, and from the drop-down menu, select Office Presentation Service. It’s also worth noting that if you’re running a Pro or Business version of Office 365, you should also see Skype for Business as an option....
This is handy for the attendees to revisit the happenings during the meeting and for others who were unable to attend. Here, we’ll show you how to record a meeting in Microsoft Teams and then where to find and play the recording when the meeting ends. Record a Meeting in Microsoft Teams Whether you start your meeting from the Meetings tab, a channel, or chat, you’ll use the same actions to start and stop the recording....
Change the Color of Windows 11 Start and Taskbar To get started, click Start > Settings, or alternately you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. Once the Settings page is open, click on Personalization from the list on the left. Then on the right, scroll down and click Colors from the list of options. Now, in the “Choose your mode” box, set the dropdown to Custom....
