With the announcement of the official release date of Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest operating system has been all the buzz in the last few days. It provides many innovations. One of which is improved support for a Dual Monitor set up. How To Enable The Second Monitor First, begin by plugging in your second monitor. Make sure it’s turned on and that the cable you are using is completely functional....
Several factors impact your web browsing speeds, and domain name resolution is the first link in that chain. Domain resolution, in a nutshell, is the process of converting web addresses like Google.com or groovyPost.com into IP addresses, like 74.125.131.106 or 67.222.139.238. This process is handled by a Domain Name Service (DNS) server. By default, you’ll use a DNS server set up by your ISP. But as we’ve explained previously, there are often faster alternatives, such as OpenDNS and Google Public DNS....
Add a POP3 Email Account But hold on just a second; you probably check Gmail using IMAP, so why POP refresh? Gmail just so happens to have an import feature that will allow you to receive an email from any external email account with POP3 enabled. It’s a feature that allows you to check all of your email accounts from Gmail without setting up any forwarding or other troublesome services....
You might be saying this is old news because Google had Hangouts since the beginning, which is true; however, it wasn’t until yesterday that Google officially opened Google+ to the public that it announced a few new features: Hangouts on your phone and Hangouts On Air. Google Hangout Mobile Hangouts on your phone allow you to use your 3G (more on this in a minute), 4G/LTE, or Wi-Fi connection to video chat with your friends on your phone....
Google Docs doesn’t offer a feature for block quotes, but you can use Google Docs formatting to create one anyway. This guide will show you what to do. Rules for Block Quotes You can create block quotes in Google Docs using indentation. When you write a document, each new line starts in the same position. You can use indentation to change this. This is how you create a block quote in Google Docs, but the size of the indentation is important....
If you’re as much of a fan of military time as Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots, then you might want to display military time on your Apple Watch. Military time allows you to easily distinguish between 6 am and 6 pm, so you’ll never miss that brunch again. It’s easy to change the clock settings to military time, but you can’t do it directly from your Apple Watch. You’ll need to use your paired iPhone to make the changes....
Change the Default Search Engine on Kindle Fire Launch the silk browser on your Kindle Fire. Tap the menu icon at the bottom of the screen then tap Settings. Then tap Set Search Engine. Select to change the search engine to Microsoft Bing or Yahoo. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.
Microsoft Teams is no exception. If you use Teams a lot, it creates a large cache of images, text, video, and files. Not only does this take up space on your drive, but it may cause Teams to slow down or stop working. There isn’t an easy way to clear the Microsoft Teams cache files—you’ll need to do it manually. This guide will show you how. How to Clear Microsoft Teams Cache We’ll show you how to clear Microsoft Teams cache on your PC or mobile device, starting with Windows....
Windows Tools Folder Create a Shortcut to the Windows Tools Folder on Windows 10 To get started hit the Windows key and click on the Windows Tools icon on the left-hand side. You can find it quicker by opening W directly. Then drag and drop it over to the desktop. That creates the shortcut on the desktop. And you need to double-click on it to open the Windows Tools folder....
For simple drawings, you can draw in Word directly using shapes, lines, or pen tools. If you want to draw in Microsoft Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. These instructions have been designed with Microsoft Office 2019 in mind. Note that Microsoft 365 (formerly O365) is the Office suite with 1 TB of OneDrive per user. While the steps may work for older versions of Word, there may be some variations or missing features....
The remote PC “listens” while in sleep or hibernation mode for the data packet. If the packet is detected, your PC wakes up. This allows easier access to other Windows machines across a network, meaning you don’t need to physically touch the other PC to wake it up and begin using it. If you want to enable Wake on LAN on Windows 11, here’s what you’ll need to do....
Breaking up your document will make it easier to read and better for your readers. A good way to do this is by adding vertical lines, and there are a number of ways you can do this in Google Docs. Here’s how to insert a vertical line in Google Docs. How to Insert a Vertical Line in Google Docs Using the Drawing Tool The drawing tool in Google Docs allows you to insert lines, shapes, text boxes, and images....
What’s more frustrating is that each of these contacts might contain different information, so we can’t just delete one of them, as we’ll lose some of the contact information. The good news is that it’s simple to merge iPhone contacts together so that all of the contact information is combined into a single contact. If you want to know how to merge contacts on iPhone, follow this guide. How To Merge Contacts on iPhone Using Link Contacts If you have two contacts for the same person, each may contain different information....
Original Old Article… Virtual CloneDrive makes it easy to mount an ISO image with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP 64-bit (x64), or 32-bit (x86). Unfortunately, the same goes for IMG and ZBIN files. You’d think Windows 7 would have the built-in ability to mount ISO images, but unfortunately, it does not. Virtual CloneDrive from Slysoft makes the process very easy, so follow the steps below. Note: All shots below were taken on a Windows XP system....
For example, you can run a Check Disk command to search for and repair errors on your local drive. In addition, it allows you to run System File Checker (SFC) or Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) scans to find and repair corrupt system files on your hard drive. These tools all require PowerShell to run with administrator-level privileges. If you want to open PowerShell as an admin on Windows 11, follow these steps....
Conversation Clean Up Settings in Outlook Before going through the Clean Up tool options, it’s important to note the emails you “clean up” move to your Deleted Items folder by default. In addition, certain emails will not be moved like flagged or categorized emails. Luckily, you can adjust these settings, and it may be best to do so before using the tool. Now that you have the settings you want to use for the Clean Up tool, let’s get to it!...
Note: This article has been updated to include instructions on removing the checkboxes in Windows 10, which you can find below. Remove Check Boxes from Folders and Files on Windows 7 When the Folder Options window opens, choose the View tab, scroll down and uncheck “Use check boxes to select items,” and click OK. That’s it—no more boxes. Now you can use Ctrl or Shift and click or hit Ctrl + A to select all items....
If you decide you don’t like Windows 11 or have issues with it and want to go back to Windows 10, you can easily do so within 10 days of upgrading. If you wait more than 10 days, you’ll have to reinstall Windows 10. You will have to reinstall some software after rolling back to Windows 10, but your data should be preserved. However, it’s a good idea to back up your data anyway....
You’ll want to use Google Docs’ search functionality. It’s quick but powerful, allowing you to use simple search phrases or complex search criteria to find the content you’re looking for. You can learn how to search in Google Docs using the steps below. How to Search for Specific Words in Google Docs If you want to find a specific word or phrase in your document, you can use the Google Docs search tool to find every instance of that word or phrase within your document....
Backup Kindle Fire Data Connect your Kindle Fire to your computer and open the device folder and transfer your files from it to your hard drive. Reset Kindle Fire to Factory Settings Then click Manage Your Devices under Your Kindle Account on the left of the screen. Under your list of devices, make sure it’s no longer listed – which it shouldn’t be after doing the factory reset. Please clean it up, so it looks nice, package it up and send it off to its new home....
