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I’ve found the best online flight tracking tool to be Plane Finder. With apps for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone, you can take it with you anywhere. The initial view of Plane Finder is a bit daunting. With over 10,000 planes over just North America, tracking down the one you need might seem like a challenge. No worries, there’s a easy to use search tool. It is a little tricky to find, but under Map Options you can use the search utility to find an individual flight or location....

The feature isn’t enabled by default, but to set it up, you need to launch the Alexa app on your mobile device or your web browser by heading to https://alexa.amazon.com. Go to Settings, select your Alexa device, and then under the General section you’ll see Follow-Up Mode – toggle the switch to On. With Follow-Up Mode enabled, Alexa will continue to listen for another command after the first one has completed....

iCloud Plus allows you to use up to five custom domains to send and receive emails with iCloud Mail. To help you, here’s what you’ll need to do to use custom email domains in iCloud. Explaining Custom Email Domains in iCloud Mail With an iCloud custom domain, you can send and receive Mail using a personalized email address. Once you configure the domain, you can set up any existing email addresses you already own, create new ones, or delete ones you no longer need....

Create GIFs from Live Photos with Google Motion Stills Google Motion Stills is a free download for iOS and later, and it works with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It’s unlike any other video editor I have used before. Not to worry, though; the app features a simple interface that is easy to learn and use. After launching it, you will need to permit it to access your photo library. Then you can swipe to the right to add photos to the timeline, then tap the Play button to preview each clip in your video....

Microsoft Personal Data Dashboard Go to the Microsoft Personal Data Dashboard page and sign in with your Microsoft account if you aren’t already. That will bring you to the “Privacy” section of the dashboard. From the top, you can select different sections of your Microsoft account and make changes. You can choose between Overview, My activity, Download your data, Cortana’s Notebook, and Ad settings. So, for example, from the “Ad settings” section you can choose whether or not you want to share your data with Microsoft....

You can share data between other apps on your system, and with other Windows 8 who have the same app installed. This isn’t a problem for the built-in Windows apps, but not all apps share the same way. You also have the ability to share links to data via social networks and email. Here’s a look at how the feature works. Sharing with Other Windows 8 Users Here I’m in the Windows 8 Weather app and want to share the San Francisco forecast with a friend....

Update: Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 8.1 Search Apps and Programs If you’re on the desktop, hit the Windows Key on your keyboard to get to the Start screen and start typing in the name of the app you’re looking for. The Apps Search box will automatically open. Then you’ll see a list of the desktop and/or modern-style apps listed under the results. Display All Apps If you want an easy list to see everything, right-click on the Start menu and select the All Apps icon in the lower right corner....

Without knowing it, you can share a document that contains hidden text, comments, personal information, send-for-review details, and more. Here, we’ll show you how to inspect your document for these types of details in the document itself and in the metadata, and remove them from your Word document. View Hidden Data in Your Document First things first, Microsoft recommends that you use the process below on a copy of your document rather than the original....

View Windows 10 Update History To get started, click the Start button and click Settings. Or you can open Settings by using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I. When the Settings app opens up, click on Update & Security from the menu. Update History Page On the “View update history” page, there will be a list of different types of updates. You will see the following: Feature Updates: These are the significant updates that typically happen twice a year....

Install Classic Windows 7 Games on Windows 10 Which Windows 7 Games are Included? With the latest version of the file, the following Windows 7 games will be installed: ChessFreeCellHeartsMahjongMinesweeperPurple PlaceSolitaireSpiderSolitaireInternet Games (Tested 12/24/2020 – Internet Games do not appear to be working any longer.)Internet BackgammonInternet CheckersInternet Spades Now back to my favorite game, Solitaire! By the way, we tested this out on the latest Windows 10 Version 2004 (OS Build 19041....

AutoSave is a new featured included in the July 2017 update (version 1707 build 8236.xxxx) for Office 365 subscribers. According to Microsoft: Included in Excel 2016 and Powerpoint 2016, the new AutoSave feature not only saves your document every few seconds, depending on what you’re doing, it also uses a simple UI to go back through previous versions of files. How do I enable AutoSave? If you’ve updated to the July 2017 update, AutoSave is enabled by default when you save a file to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business or Sharepoint Online....

Set Your iOS Backup in iTunes It’s very easy to set this up. First, just launch iTunes on your Mac or PC and go to the Preferences. Next select the devices tab. After that, right-click and select archive for the backup you want to keep. Make sure you’re selecting the most recent one that you want to always have archived when you back up in the future. Now, when you perform a backup, you will have a new backup, but you will have an archive of the one you would like to restore to in case the need should arise....

“Are you guys coming?” “Yes?” “We’re ready to order.” “…I thought it was at 5:30 PM.” “No, 5:00 PM.” So, we frantically check the calendar. Yep, it says 5:30 PM. According to the calendar, we were right on time. But it just so happened our calendar was wrong. My first instinct was to blame it on some time-space continuum wormhole. Maybe we had entered into an alternate reality where all appointments had shifted a half-hour earlier....

Microsoft Fix it Center is still in testing so there aren’t yet as many fixes as we would like to see, but it’s a good start. Currently, they’ve covered some of the most common issues, from Windows Media player problems to faulty network adapter connections. The best part is that the entire graphical interface is very user-friendly (see the screenshot below.) It’s sure that FixWin still has Microsoft beat on the number of fixes available (50 total!...

Update: The Microsoft Office Diagnostics Tool is no longer part of Office 365 (now known as Microsoft 365). If you are using Office 2007 or 2010, you can use the following instructions to diagnose issues with the Office suite. Office Diagnostics Office 2007 To run Office Diagnostics in Office 2007, click Start » Microsoft Office » Microsoft Office Tools » Microsoft Office Diagnostics. The Office Diagnostic Tool comes up. Click Continue....

These are preview versions of the new-style of Office apps and are available for Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9926 which includes the new Windows Store beta. The easiest way I was able to find them was search for “office preview” rather than each app by name. There was an issue earlier today though, it seems people were finding it difficult to actually download the apps. Microsoft acknowledged the problem and says it’s working on a fix at 10:30 this morning....

Windows 10 20H1 Build 18963 Users have been asking for it and finally, Microsoft is delivering a GPU temperature section to Task Manager. This allows you to keep tabs on the temp of your dedicated GPU card under the Performance tab. Note that this is only available if you have a dedicated GPU installed and not integrated graphics. If you use the Virtual Desktops feature in Windows 10, you can now rename your sessions versus seeing just “Desktop 1, Desktop 2, etc....

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Download Link The Release Notes: For the full list of Updates and Fixes, take a look at KB955706. EnterpriseEnterprise EvaluationDeveloperStandardWorkgroup Note: To upgrade SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, obtain the SP3 version of Express Edition or Express Edition with Advanced Services. For a list of new features and improvements that are included in SQL Server 2005 SP3, review the What’s New document. Comment Name * Email *...

First you’ll need to add multiple accounts to the Mail app. Then launch the Windows 8 Mail app and open one of your accounts. Swipe from the top of the screen down and select Pin to Start from the toolbar. Then give the account tile a name and tap and pin it to the start screen. That’s all there is to it. In this example I grouped my email account tiles for easier access....

Now, maybe you shouldn’t be so happy yet, as it will be a while for many devices to get the upgrade. If you’re lucky and you own, for example, a RAZR or a XOOM Family Edition, you’ll only have to wait for this year’s second quarter for the update to be rolled out. If, on the other hand, you have an Atrix 4G, Photon 4G, Atrix 2 or a Xyboard 8....