Old @me.com Accounts Since the introduction of iCloud, users have found themselves stuck with an old email address they didn’t want. Fortunately, there is a solution – creating aliases. Here’s how. First, go to iCloud.com and log in with your Apple ID. Then click the Mail app icon. Next, click Settings (gear icon) in the upper right-hand corner of Mail and click Preferences from the menu. On the next screen, click on the Addresses button....
If you love using YouTube on your iDevice, there’s no need to panic, though. You’ll still be able to use the video-sharing service on your device via the Safari browser. Google is also working on an app that will be available in the AppStore (for free, most certainly) likely being available shortly after the release of iOS6 if not earlier. According to Apple as quoted by The Telegraph, its license for the Google App has expired, and more likely than not, is that Apple and Google are direct competitors now with Google’s Mobile Android Phones, it would be silly for Apple to allow Google flagship apps on its devices further building on Google’s brand and products....
Backblaze Features Before Backblaze, I backed up my computers using custom scripts and external USB drives. I would take a backup every 30 days then store the USB drives in a fire “resistant” safe. The “plan” was that my data would be safe in the event of a burglary or fire. This got expensive and unrealistic, though, once my wife and I started having children. Can you say a million baby photos and long videos?...
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What Is It? This game’s for the younger set just learning their shapes. Ever heard of trying to put a square peg in a round hole? Well, that is what this game is trying to avoid. The player matches the hole to the shape and drops it in. As the game progresses, the shapes and obstacles get harder. We’re still not talking complex here. Just enough to keep a child busy, hence the name....
CBS All Access Available on Apple TV App The CBS All Access streaming service includes a catalog of its network TV shows and movies and exclusive original shows that you can’t get over the air. Popular examples are shows like The Twilight Zone, Star Trek Discovery, and Star Trek: Picard. Like other premium streaming services, you get a one-week free trial, and the plan is $9.99/month for commercial-free viewing. That’s important to note as you can get a cheaper subscription for $5....
When you spend as much time in front of the computer as we do, it’s nice to add a little variety to your system. One way to do this is by changing your Windows 7 Theme. A theme is a combination of photos, colors, and sounds combined to create rotating desktop backgrounds, screen savers, and a sound scheme. Some even include new desktop icons and mouse pointers. So, being that it’s Friday, let’s change the scenery up a bit by applying some new free Windows 7 themes....
Like many other Google services, you cannot customize the Google Navigation bar. While you can’t customize it by default, there’s an extension that will do the job — Big G Black Bar Sorter for Chrome. Go to the Big G Black Bar Sorter homepage (Link Below) on Chrome Web Store and install the extension. The extension requires users to give access to data on google.com’s website. Click the Add button to continue the installation....
When you come across a funny cat video that you “must-have” on YouTube, there are several different services or extensions you can use. Today I’ll show you the easiest way I’ve found for Firefox or Google Chrome. Download and install Easy YouTube Video Downloader for either Firefox or Google Chrome or both if you use them. (Download Links Below) After installing the Easy YouTube Video Downloader extension, start browsing YouTube....
File Compression and encryption is also an excellent way to store/archive data using an external USB/FireWire/eSATA drive or sharing sensitive data using shareable links on OneDrive or Dropbox. Secure/Encrypt your Data When transferring files, or storing them on your Personal Drive or Online Service/in the “Cloud,” you might want to be sure that only those authorized can open and access your data. If you’re an Old School groovyReader, you might remember my Tutorial a while back – Use WinZip to Encrypt, Store or Email Sensitive Data....
Google TV Out — Android TV In Existing Google TV products will continue to work, but they will no longer be getting updates, and the developer tools and libraries are no longer available. If you purchased an actual Google TV set or other set-top box powered by Google TV – the Vizio Co-star, for example – no worries, those devices and apps will continue to work. And don’t throw away your Google TV device yet....
Excel, while highly revered for its infinite data-crunching power, isn’t particularly geared toward printer-friendliness. But occasionally, you will want to get your spreadsheets on paper. While encryption and password protection tools in Excel will keep your spreadsheets secure in their digital form, a watermark can help properly mark and control your sensitive data when you print it out. In this article, we’ll show you how. Add an Image as a Watermark to Your Workbooks in Excel Compared to Microsoft Word documents, formatting in Excel is a little unintuitive....
Discover Music in TikTok The way that TikTok offers up its music choices lets you browse the selection before you even create a video. What makes this cool is that you might discover a song or artist that you love. You can then save a song so that it’s at your fingertips and ready to use anytime. There are two ways to check out the music on TikTok: browsing the Sounds collection and watching a current video....
In this guide, we’ll show you how to calibrate the Google Maps compass for more accurate readings. We’ll also explore other tips for Android and iPhone, such as enabling high-accuracy mode for better results. How to Calibrate Google Maps on Android If you open Google Maps on Android and see the blue compass icon is pointing in the wrong direction, you can fix it pretty easily by calibrating the compass....
You can pin items, forcing them to stay in the center of the taskbar at the bottom of your screen. It isn’t quite the same as the Windows 11 experience, but it’s as close as you’re going to get without using a third-party app. If you want to try and center the Windows 10 taskbar to resemble Windows 11, however, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Center the Windows 10 Taskbar Centering the taskbar on Windows 10 won’t give you the exact Windows 11 experience....
Sick of wired devices? You can connect a mouse, keyboard, speakers, headphones, and a number of other devices to a Windows 11 PC with Bluetooth connectivity. Thankfully, connecting Bluetooth devices to a Windows 11 PC is a straightforward process. Here’s how to do it. How to Enable Bluetooth in Windows 11 Whether Bluetooth is enabled or not will depend on your PC and how Windows 11 was installed. It can easily be turned on or off from the Action Center or the Settings menu, however....
Copy Text From Image Ideally suited for scanning a receipt or perhaps a page in a book or magazine, the option is extremely simple to use. To get started: In the following example, Google Photos for the web detects text from an iPhone screenshot. From there, it automatically activates the stated feature. Meanwhile, in this example, Google Lens can read the text from a tiny sign within an image, then activate the “Copy Text From Image” feature....
If you share your computer with other people, Mozilla Firefox has a groovy feature that allows you to create multiple profiles. Here’s a simple guide that explains how it works. You can locate the profiles at the following paths. Go to Start Menu and type Run. Type firefox.exe -p to open Mozilla Firefox Profile Manager. Make sure Firefox is not running otherwise it will not open the Profile Manager....
If you receive a new Chromebook, it’s important to create a system recovery image if something goes wrong, and a Hard Reset or Power Wash (resetting it to factory settings) doesn’t work. Create Chromebook Recovery Drive Grab a USB flash drive or SD card that’s 4GB or higher and insert it into one of the open USB slots. Then open the Chrome browser and type: chrome://imageburner into the address bar to get the following screen....
Note: Some data is tied directly to your Google account and can be disabled within the account settings. Other recent history searches are stored in your mobile browser. These are not directly attached to Google’s Recent Search History and must be cleared separately. Other searches are stored within individual apps, such as what you search for on Google Play. To turn off Recent Search History on an Android device, we’ll have to go into System Settings....
