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The company is not ending the development of perpetual versions of the suite, but users will need to move to the latest versions in order to access all of Microsoft’s Office 365 cloud services. For example, Office 2016 which was launched in September 2015 will have its mainstream support end in 2020. So, if you don’t cut over to a Microsoft Office subscription by then, it will no longer be supported to connect to Microsoft’s cloud services....

Sure it is, but why limit yourself and your creativity to one program? Many may say that Sway is the cooler and more modern version of PowerPoint, but Microsoft has designed these two products to fill two different niches. Despite the rumors that swirled when Sway was first announced, Sway is not a replacement for PowerPoint. Rather, it’s a more web-centric sidekick to PowerPoint that has a greater focus on collaboration, responsive design, and shareability....

According to a post on its Tumblr account, the company said that if you want to keep your current Yahoo ID, you just need to log in before the middle of next month: If you haven’t checked out Yahoo Mail in quite a while, the company has recently revamped it’s service and mobile apps. If you still care about your Yahoo account, or want a new one, this is a good time to see if you can get the ID you want....

Image Resizing Simply drop a photo on RIOT and a small dialog box will open with the resample options including size by Pixels, Percent, and resampling filter. Image Compression In terms of image compression, you’ll find RIOT to be quite amazing. Once having imported your image, you can reduce quality and even change the Chroma subsampling proportion. It’s nice that there are different options for each of the three formats (JPEG, GIF, and PNG) and we were impressed by the high-quality end image although the high compression levels....

Google Maps is obviously not the only mapping app on the market. You can also use competitors such as Apple Maps and Waze. But there are some things Google does darn well, and Maps is one of them (unlike Apple). At least Google Maps won’t try to kill you. Using Google Maps Here are some of the first few things you should learn when using Google Maps. Some are restricted to the smartphone and tablet only, while others are better off being used on the desktop....

In Office 2013 applications, it’s so easy that I took it for granted until I became curious earlier today. Just click the Info pane (at the top-left), and you’ll see Total Editing Time displayed in the right-hand column. To view editing time in Windows, track down the file using Windows Explorer and then right-click on it and select Properties. In the details tab, you’ll see Total editing time. And that covers it....

Understanding Windows 10 Editions In addition to SKUs, Microsoft also provides Windows-specific architectures that target the CPU of your PC., i.e., 32 and 64-bit versions. The capability is determined specifically by how much memory your computer can address. The more memory, the more programs you can run and the more tasks you can complete at the same time. Some editions are also designed for computers with additional CPU sockets. In this article, we look at Windows 10’s SKUs (editions), architectures, and build numbers....

What Is It? This app helps you track your water intake. After reading information from Health Sync (or manual entry), WaterMinder calculates how much you need to drink for optimal hydration. By default, it selects water, but the app lets you pick any beverage. They all count the same towards your hydration goal. The app also integrates with both Fitbit and the Apple Watch. You can enter your liquids from the Apple Watch and see how close you are to your goal....

Although backlight bleeding can occur on any LCD type, it most affects vertical alignment (VA) displays. This LCD type offers the best contrast and image depth versus IPS (in-plane switching) and TN (twisted nematic) displays. Without voltage, the liquid crystals found in a VA display remain perpendicular to the substrate, which creates a black display between crossed polarizers. However, with voltage applied, the liquid crystals shift to a tilted position, allowing light to pass through to create a gray-scale display that depends on the amount of tilt generated by the electric field....

Protect Your Privacy: Turn it Off Go figure; bad actors know how to use this feature well. There’s even a term for it: cyber-flashing. AirDrop, by default, allows anyone nearby to send you an image. That can happen on a plane or on public transportation. If you’re lucky, you might even win a free pair of shoes at a concert for it. If you’re politically minded, AirDrop can be used to distribute banned materials....

What’s a Noob? The term noob is slang to describe someone who’s a novice or newcomer or inexperienced in a profession or activity. In more recent years, it has been used to describe someone new to computers or internet activities such as online gaming. Like similar words like newbie, newb, nub, or n00bs, noob can have derogatory connotations, depending on the context. Most times, however, noob is used for descriptive purposes without any value judgment....

A Look Back at Windows Vista – 10 Years Later Windows Vista, originally code-named Windows Longhorn, was intended to be an interim release. Between 2002 and 2003, Longhorn evolved from a small update to Windows XP into a pet project of Microsoft’s co-founder and chief software architect, Bill Gates. Windows Longhorn came out of the idea of the PC as the hub for everything. Technologies like smartphones, social networks, mobile apps were not ubiquitous back then....

The video touts the benefits of upgrading, showing that Windows 10 provides the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1… meaning the familiar Start menu of Windows 7 on the desktop and the live tiles included in Windows 8. And also promoting the fact that it’s completely free for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users. According to a new post on Blogging Windows: “Today, we’re kicking off a series of blog posts sharing Windows 10 features like Cortana, Microsoft Edge, the Xbox app, Windows Hello, and more....

But as with everything else in life, Wikipedia isn’t perfect. It has its pros and its fans. But it also has its cons and its detractors. If you are thinking of getting started with Wikipedia for the first time, this is the page to bookmark. What Is Wikipedia? Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia where anybody can start a page or edit an existing page on almost any subject. The page is then examined by an editor who decides whether or not the page stays....

On an ASUS router, the Parental Controls settings let you enable or disable internet access for each client based on the time of day and the day of the week. This is particularly helpful if your kid has a laptop or tablet that they keep in their rooms, away from your watchful eyes. Setting it up these controls for you or your children is easy. Here’s what you do: If it is outside of the enabled time block, the client will no longer have access to the internet....

The Week Before: Eat Down the Fridge Right about now, you need to start emptying your fridge. The more you can cook in advance, the less work you’ll have to do on the big day. Now’s the time to eat what you’ve got in the fridge and pitch the stuff that’s expired. I like doing this because it also makes sure that we have what we need. The Outdoor Grill That grill is designed to cook food after all....

Neevia PDF Converter First off select the format that you want the document to come out in. I want to turn my PDF into images so I chose JPEG as the format. PNG or GiF also work, and possibly better.Next, select the file to upload.Finally choose whether to wait for the conversion to finish on the web page, or to have neevia send you an email link to the files once the job complete....

After downloading the image, you can create an installation SD card or Flash Drive following these instructions. Or you can create an installation flash drive or DVD by using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (which works with other versions of Windows too). Or you can use the ISO file to run a portable version of Windows from a flash drive. If you plan on doing a clean reinstall, make sure to check out our article on collecting your software product keys, including your Windows key....

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Here’s a screenshot of the error message: Fortunately, the fix is easy! But first, a little background information on the problem. Scenario: The user opens email attachments with the same name multiple times over a period of time as a result of a particular job function and/or workflow. (i.e. The user receives or accesses a public folder with email notifications that contain the same attachment name; to view them, they must repeatedly open them individually through Outlook....