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Delete All But Most Recent Restore Point Right-click on your local drive and select Properties. Then start the Disk Cleanup utility. Then select More Options and under System Restore and Shadow Copies, click Clean Up. Then click the Delete button to delete all but the most recent saved Restore Point. Delete All System Restore Points (Advanced) If you want to delete all Restore Points – which will clear up the most space, click Start and right-click Computer....

Pixar Studios Dug Days Disney says, “In honor of International Dog Day, Disney+ has released a new trailer and key art for Pixar Animation Studios’ “Dug Days,” a new series of five shorts that follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Disney and Pixar’s Oscar®-winning feature film “Up” whose high-tech collar translates his thoughts into speech.” The company continues: Subscribe to Disney Plus Remember that it’s never too late to subscribe to Disney Plus....

We detailed APFS earlier this year during our prep for the upgrade to iOS 10.3. Unlike iOS though, macOS is a more complex creature; due partly to its need to support third-party applications that are not as curated and carefully managed as those found in the app store on iOS. The desktop is more exposed, too, with a file manager and more free range to roam, unlike iOS where there are strict guidelines for app developers and behaviors for end users....

DropCanvas for File Sharing Like with any service that is hosting your data, be sure to read the Terms and Conditions first. DropCanvas T&C seem pretty standard, but watch out for this line: I’m not a lawyer that can translate all of the legal jargon, so if anything in the Terms & Conditions bothers you be sure to read up on it before uploading your family photos to the service....

This is the first time I’ve purchased a new vehicle, and I was pleasantly surprised to see quite an array of ports, plugs, and interfaces for various gadgets. Of course, this means plugging in your smartphone to listen to your music or make hands-free calls for most people. But after a bit of tinkering, I found four additional groovy uses for the 16.4-inch color display, RCA jacks, two 120V AC power outlets, DVD player, USB port, and wireless headphones that come with my new Toyota Sienna’s Dual-View Entertainment Center....

Old Original Article… Need a quick way to translate your Office documents into another language? DocTranslator not only works with most file types but also works without destroying the layout. DocTranslator is a web app that directly uses the Google Translate API to translate Microsoft Office documents and other files. See the official compatibility chart to be sure, but here’s a quick summary of what works with it. File Types Supported: Using DocTranslator To Translate Documents The front page of the DocTranslator site might not look like much but hey, it’s free, and it works....

Free Up Drive Space with Cleanup Recommendations The Cleanup Recommendations feature is part of Storage settings on Windows 11. To get going, click Start > Settings or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. Next, click on System from the list on the left and, on the right, scroll down and open the Storage section. Windows will scan your drive and display what’s taking up space....

Article Map Setting Up OneNote on your iPhoneViewing and Editing OneNote Notes and Notebooks on Your Windows Live SkyDriveCreating Sections and Organizing Notebooks in Office LiveWorking With Synced Notebooks from the Microsoft OneNote Desktop VersionConclusion: OneNote in Real Life What You’ll Need The big, big limitation of the Microsoft OneNote app for iPhone is that to get the most out of it; you’ll need a lot of proprietary Microsoft stuff. If you don’t have all of the following, you may as well stop right now and try Evernote:...

Roku devices have a fairly simple interface without too many settings to tweak. However, pressing a series of buttons on your Roku remote will open a Roku secret menu that provides additional information and settings that aren’t normally accessible. There are a number of these secret menus which offer channel information, Wi-Fi details, and more. Here’s how to access the Roku secret menus. How to Access the Roku Wireless Secret Menu The Wireless secret menu lets you see information about the Wi-Fi connection to your Roku device....

Add a Blank Space to Windows 7 Taskbar The Windows 7 taskbar has a groovy pinned icon taskbar system that works quite well. But, despite its flexibility, it doesn’t allow you to space out your icons in whatever way you like. Sure, you can easily change what order icons are listed in (click and drag), but what if you want to separate groups of icons and leave a blank space in-between?...

Add a Local User to Windows 11 Note: To add a user to your Windows 11 machine, you need an Administrator account. Go to Start > Settings or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to launch Settings directly. When you have the Settings page open, click on Accounts on the left side, and on the right, click the “Family & other users” option. Now, under the “Other users” section, click the Add account button....

If you’re working on a written document, you might feel the urge to throw in an emoji here and there. If you’re using Google Docs, there are a few different ways you can do so. Here’s how to add emojis in Google Docs. How to Add Emojis in Googles Docs Using the Insert Menu If you’re not sure exactly what emoji you want to use in your document, then you can use the Insert menu to access the full emoji list....

If you use Outlook to schedule your meetings, you can create a page in OneNote for the notes before the meeting begins. In just a few clicks, you can pull in all the event details you set up in Outlook. Then you have a convenient location for jotting down notes and action items during the meeting, plus a quick and easy way to send follow-up emails to the attendees afterward....

Tags are keywords attached to your files that describe the file’s content. The data is saved in the file’s metadata information. So, instead of searching for a file’s name, you can search by its tag name. This can help you to search for groups of files around a topic, rather than the filename. Often you name a file that vaguely describes its content. However, if you forget its name, that’s when tags come in handy....

What are Custom Fields? Custom fields let you build a generic document that you can reuse for other purposes. Doing this lets you streamline your processes, making you a very efficient worker or student. There are a lot of ways you can use custom fields. You could create a form letter with custom fields you can use to tailor it for whoever you’re sending it to. You can use them to create a survey or a data-collection form that you can reuse regardless of the information you need to collect....

Original Article… Cancel Windows 10 Upgrade Reservation Right-click the Windows 10 upgrade icon on your system tray and select Check your upgrade status. Next, you will see the message about your upgrade reservation being successful. From here, click the hamburger menu in the upper left corner. In the list under Getting the upgrade, click View confirmation. The next screen will tell you that your upgrade is reserved, but click the small Cancel reservation hyperlink to cancel it....

If you have a font that you use regularly, having to change the font every time can be a pain. The good news is that it’s possible to change the default font in Word. This allows you to use the same font in every new Microsoft Word documents you create. If you want to change the default font in Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. Changing the Default Font in Microsoft Word In order to change the default font, you need to open your Word document and access the Font dialog box....

Change Windows 10 Mail Signature Open the Mail app and click or tap Settings (gear icon) > Signature. Now in the Signature panel, you’ll see the default signature, and here you have a few options. First, use the drop-down to select the account you want to change the signature for. Then, you can not use a signature by flipping the Use an email signature switch to Off. Or, replace the default signature and put in something more to your liking....

When most people think of forms in Excel, they think about crafting a VBA form from scratch. But Excel actually provides a pre-made form you can use to quickly enter data in seconds rather than minutes. Of all the Excel tips you may learn, this one will save you the most time. Follow this tutorial to make use of this feature and increase your spreadsheet productivity. Preparing to Create a Data Entry Form in Excel Before you can create a data entry form, you’ll need a spreadsheet that you’re entering data into (obviously), and you’ll need to add Excel’s data entry form feature to the Quick Access Toolbar....

To open Device Manager you can right-click the Start button (or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + X) and click on Device Manager from the menu. Then the Device Manager tool will launch on your PC. Create Shortcut to Device Manager on Windows 10 To get started, right-click an empty area of your desktop and go to New > Shortcut. When the “Create Shortcut” wizard opens copy and paste the following in the “location” field and click Next....