Editor note: Here’s a link if you’re looking for instructions on adding a watermark to the latest version of Excel. How to Watermark Worksheet in Excel 2010 Open the worksheet on which you want to add a watermark, click the Insert tab from the Ribbon. then Header and Footer. Under Header and Footer tools, select Design and click on Picture from Header and Footer elements. Browse the image you want to use as your watermark....
Still, there are some compelling reasons to buy the same electronic gizmos in-store that you can get online. Say, for instance, holy crap, you just remembered it’s your wife’s birthday tomorrow, and Prime 2-day shipping isn’t going to cut it. As someone who has faced this situation multiple times and is still married to this day, I can attest that buying expensive electronics in a brick-and-mortar store is a viable option....
WHS 2011 Before you begin, there are a few things you need to know. First, unlike its 32-bit predecessor, WHS 2011 is 64-bit only and requires a minimum of a 160 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM. Of course, these are the minimum specs – so at least double everything. Plus, since you’re going to back up your PCs, store multimedia, photos, and all of your documents on it, you’ll want a good amount of storage....
Close All Open Browser Tabs on Kindle Fire Here I have 10 different tabs open. Rather than close each one individually, I want to close them all at once. All you need to do is tap and hold the close button (X) on any of the open tabs. When you release your finger from the X on the tab a message will come up to close all tabs. Press it and all tabs will close....
Adobe Flash and Windows RT is No Longer Supported Flash is no longer supported. And Microsoft no longer supports the RT OS. How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Your Mac While HTML 5 is taking over the duties of Flash on the web, there’s still plenty of sites that use it. If you go to a site that requires Adobe Flash, and it isn’t approved on Microsoft’s Whitelist, you’ll see a screen similar to this....
While it’s not complete, note that Microsoft removed the preview build watermark from the lower-right corner of the screen with build 19030. Combine that with the fact that no major features are being added, which is being released to both rings; we are getting close to the final version. Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 19033 Here is the list of fixes and improvements for today’s latest build. The build watermark at the lower right-hand corner of the desktop is no longer present in this build....
Windows 10 Build 21376 Microsoft notes in today’s release announcement that it is introducing an updated Segoe UI font. “We are introducing Segoe UI Variable which includes an optical axis so that font outlines can scale seamlessly from small to larger display sizes. Segoe UI Variable is a refreshed take on the classic Segoe, now with improved legibility at small sizes, and much improved outlines at display sizes. Please note: While Segoe UI Variable is included as part of the OS, its adoption across all the visual surface areas is ongoing and will roll out progressively over time....
Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17639 When Sets was first introduced to Insiders, it was a very “bare-bones” version and didn’t have a whole lot of use or functionality. However, today the company announced several new improvements to the tabbed experience. Some of the more notable improvements include the ability to drag and drop tabs to reorder apps in a set, Alt + Tab task switching, Previous Tabs, and more....
Updated OneDrive Features The OneDrive web client UI is getting a makeover which includes new icons and colors. The new interface will be cleaner and more intuitive. It’s also getting a performance boost to make it more responsive. In addition to the cleaner interface, there will be an improved sharing experience. The new sharing features will be applied to Windows, Mac and the Web for a more consistent experience. It will support external sharing without requiring a Microsoft account....
Why are Backups Important? The home computer contains our most important documents and precious family photos/videos for most of us. Losing even a single file can be catastrophic. Many don’t realize how quickly everything can be lost through a hardware failure, computer virus, or an accident (oops… I didn’t mean to delete that). With a single keystroke or power surge, decades of data will be gone and impossible to recover depending on the event....
For typical Windows, macOS, or Linux computers, we’d generally recommend Windows Remote Desktop, a VNC client, or something like Join.me. But with a Chromebook, you are limited to what you can install through the Chrome Web Store. This is where the Chrome Remote Desktop app comes in. Google develops the Chrome Remote Desktop app. It works seamlessly with your Google account to allow remote viewing and remote control of a Chromebook from any computer that can run the Chrome browser....
First, download and install the latest version of Foobar2000. It works on Windows 7 and above. Select the components you want to install…here; I’m doing a full installation. It installs quickly, and when it’s ready, you’ll see the Quick Appearance Setup. Choose any combination you like. You can move the Quick Appearance Setup screen and see how the player will look. Don’t worry if you don’t like any of the layouts; you can skin it later....
Since I do a lot of research for writing, I have had the chance to try out a lot of scanning apps over the years. To be able just to use your phone to scan a page or an image is just amazing. Many of these apps also have Optical Character Recognition (OCR) as well, which we will look at later. Here are the five best applications to scan documents with your iPad or iPhone if you have an iPhone....
For the uninitiated, the quickest and easiest way to get a feel for what Twitter is all about is to simply dive right in. So, without further ado, let’s do just that. First, What Is Twitter? An O’Neill Definition I was once asked to explain to someone in their 80s what Twitter was. Always up for a serious challenge, this is what I came up with. I think that covers it....
What is Sleep? Sleep (aka Suspend on Linux) is a low power use state where the computer enters a “suspended animation.” Putting your computer into sleep mode will allow you to pause all of your current work and seemingly shut down for fast recovery later. Because the computer never completely powers off, the battery or just electricity, in general, is still used while in Sleep mode. Some systems that support a hybrid sleep will save current data to the hard disk in a temporary file, while others will store it in the computer’s physical RAM....
The Sales Pitch For Paperless Billing I hear it all. The paper is risky. Someone can snatch your bill out of your mailbox and steal your identity. They could steal it from your trash can. Oh no! Of course, once they see the bill, they might realize they don’t have much to steal. Paper is inconvenient. Stacks of paper pile up and have to be dealt with. If you hate clutter, you hate paper....
However, keep in mind that you’ll almost always see warnings or errors in the Windows Event Viewer. This is normal even on a perfectly functioning computer. You can ignore most of the warnings and errors by making sure you know what to look for. This guide will help you understand how to use the Windows 10 Event Viewer to troubleshoot issues on your system and quickly find their cause....
This latest build adds some new features to Cortana, including reminders and support for several new languages. It also includes an updated logon experience. Windows 10 Redstone Build 14279 Here’s a glance at what Microsoft exec Gabe Aul says about the improvements in his blog post: Cortana in More Languages: “With this build, we are enabling Cortana for the Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil) or French (Canada) languages!” It’s worth noting here that this is in addition to the 11 other regions and languages that Cortana already understands....
Why Pay for DVD Ripper Software? Okay, let’s cut to the chase: Handbrake exists. It’s open-source, and it works for a lot of your DVDs. So, why would you pay for DVD ripping software? Because you want something that’s going to work for all your DVDs. Yes, I’m talking about the Disney ones. How Come I Can’t Watch Disney DVDs on My Computer? Disney movies on DVD, as you probably know, have some pretty sophisticated DRM (digital rights management) technology....
The plug-and-play nature of USB makes it easy to connect all kinds of devices to your Windows 11 PC, but what if things go wrong? If your USB stops working on Windows 11, there could be any number of causes, from a faulty cable to missing drivers (and plenty more). To help you troubleshoot the problem, here are 11 troubleshooting tips you can try to fix things if your USB isn’t working on Windows 11....
