If you are a PC gamer, you’ll love the Game DVR feature for sharing your most awesome gaming moments with friends via the Xbox app. Even if you aren’t a gamer, you can make use of the Game DVR tool and take screenshots of important moments during your computing experience. Take Screenshots with Windows 10 Game DVR The first thing you will want to do is launch the Xbox app....
If you don’t see the upgrade message at the time of this writing, be patient. It is going out to Windows Insiders and users who reserved their copy first. After that Microsoft is rolling it out in waves. Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 If you see the following message, just click on it to start the upgrade. If you don’t see this message and know that you have the upgrade files, launch Windows Update....
Connect Alexa with Xbox One On your Xbox One console, head to Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital assistants and check the “Enable digital assistants” box. Alexa will scan your network for devices and when it finds your Xbox console, it lets you know and gives you a few voice commands to get you started. It’s easy to set up and when you use a command for Xbox through Alexa, a message appears in the upper-right corner of the screen....
There are many times when I have seen a filter that I had no clue how that person got. I would scroll through the pre-loaded filters looking for it to no avail. That is until I learned about the custom filters feature that Snapchat provides its users. Not only is there a way to submit the filters you’ve made, but there is also a gallery of filters that others on Snapchat have made for your personal use....
Bringing Non-Apple Users to FaceTime First introduced on the iPhone 4 in 2010, FaceTime is a proprietary video-telephony product from Apple. It allows iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to communicate via video or audio through a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. It’s also available on Apple Watch audio-only. Protected by end-to-end encryption, FaceTime is only accessible by senders and receivers, with Apple deliberately being unable to decrypt FaceTime communications. Until now, there was no way non-Apple device users could join a chat....
That means you might need to be savvy with how you arrange any open windows to get the most out of your display. Thankfully, Windows 10 includes a useful split-screen feature called Snap Assist that will quickly help you work with two windows or more at the same time. Here’s how to use this split-screen feature in Windows 10. How to Use Snap Assist With Two Windows While Snap Assist is a useful feature for a single monitor, it can also be used to help organize open windows across a dual monitor setup, too....
Microsoft Edge Browser Task Manager The idea of a task manager for Microsoft Edge is similar to having Task Manager for Windows 10 on your PC. To get started, launch Microsoft Edge and click the Options button (three dots) in the upper-right corner of the screen. Scroll down and click on More tools > Browser task manager. When the Browser Task Manager opens you will notice it is virtually identical to Google Chrome’s Task Manager....
At the beginning of the month we took a look at adding more websites to the New Tab page in Internet Explorer 9. To follow up with how useful the New Tab page is, why not make it the default home page? Here is how! Step 1 In Internet Explorer 9, Click the gear (settings) button and Select Internet options. Step 2 The options window should appear. In the General tab under in the Home Page box Type in about:Tabs....
The following chart is a look at the Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet from Microsoft that shows mainstream support ended this past Tuesday: While this isn’t the death of Windows 8.1 by any means, it is a step closer to phasing out the touch-centric OS that very few people adopted. Most users, especially companies, have stayed with Windows 7 or took the upgrade path directly to Windows 10. According to Statcounter by Global Stats, Windows 7 and Windows 10 have an equal footing with both having a 42 percent desktop market share....
If IE9 just isn’t cutting it for you, don’t worry –because Internet Explorer 10 is already on the construction line. Last week Microsoft released the first Platform Preview for IE10 and it brings vast improvements in CSS and layout support. While it isn’t much to look at just yet, the Platform Preview does give us a decent idea of what the IE developer team is focused on for the next version....
Disclaimer: We’re not advocating either way here. There are both pros and cons to using a Microsoft account vs. a local account. A local account provides slightly more anonymity and privacy, while a Microsoft account provides ease of use and a more fluid experience. Proceed with installing Windows 8.1 like normal. Except when you get to the Sign in screen, don’t enter your account details. Instead click “Create a new account....
According to data by NetApplications, quoted by ConceivablyTech, Internet Explorer has experienced its biggest market share decrease of the last two years in December 2010 – 1.4 percentage points. Internet Explorer’s share is currently 57.1%, a record low for Microsoft’s browser. On the other hand, Mozilla Firefox is currently at 22.81%, a figure that has dropped since January 2010 (24.43%). Google Chrome has done quite well, too, reaching 10% for the first time....
I had trouble finding the feature at first, because it isn’t located in the conventional settings menu. Make sure your device is unlocked and open to the home screen. To access the extra mini settings menu, double press the Home button at the bottom of the device. This will open the recently used app list. From here, swipe your finger across the screen from right to left. At the left of the new options menu, tap the circle arrow icon....
Hardware Since announcing the first iPad Pro in late 2015, Apple has released six models in the family, for which there are currently two, the 11-inch iPad Pro and third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Unlike the previous models, each features Face ID, not Touch ID, and comes with a USB-C port rather than Lightning. Apple’s iPad Pro models have always been packed with better internals than regular iPads, making them more powerful and expensive....
On the chopping block are: Google Apps for teams – Will be converted to personal Google accounts Sep. 4, 2012.Google Listen – Replaced by Google Play and Google Reader subscriptions.Google Video for Business – Shutdown and videos moved to Google Drive.Multiple Google Blogspot Blogs – Google has 150+ product and service blogs, it decided to downsize the ones that aren’t updated frequently. None of these services are going away immediately; sunset is schedule for this upcoming fall....
Logitech recently announced its new wireless keyboard and mouse combo which includes a cushioned palm rest and proprietary software that allows you to customize functions and navigation. We have reviewed Logitech products in the past and like those quality peripherals, the MK850 Performance doesn’t disappoint. Here’s a look at what you can expect from Logitech’s new wireless mouse and keyboard combo set. Logitech MK850 Performance Keyboard and Mouse Combo The Logitech MK850 combo can be paired with up to three different devices including Android, Chrome OS, iOS, Mac or Windows via Bluetooth....
This process lets you encrypt USB External hard drives, flash drives and SD cards. OS X Lion uses Filevault2 with XTS – AES 128 bit encryption to keep your backed up data secure. Plug the external drive you want to encrypt into your Mac. Then click Go » Utilities from the toolbar. Then double click on Disk Utility. When Disk Utility launches, find the external drive on the left and highlight it....
Launcher 8 free (fake wp8) Launcher 8 free (fake wp8) – this is the full name of the launcher – is one of the most interesting ideas I’ve ever seen on Android so far (and believe me, I’ve seen quite a few). This little launcher allows you to turn your Android smartphone into something that you could swear is a Windows Phone (at least at first sight). More than that, it doesn’t just look like a Windows Phone; there are many ways in which it actually feels like Windows Phone....
In Word 2010, while working in your Word document, click the File tab then Options. The Word Options window opens. Click on Advanced. Then scroll down to the Save heading and check Always Create Backup Copy. Click Ok. In Word 2007, while working on a document, hit the [Alt][F][I] key combination. Word Options opens. Click on Advanced. Scroll down to the Save header and click Always Create Backup Copy then Save....
If you have a Windows 8 dual boot system, it comes with a new boot manager. Unlike the the boot screens of old, this one is designed to work with touch screens and has several new options. But, you might not like it. Or it might feel slower than the old one than the one you’re used to in previous versions of Windows. On my netbook I’ve noticed it takes considerably longer to load the Windows 8 boot screen....
