As long as you’re not using a private browsing window, your browsing history is saved, which means you could reopen previously closed tabs. But opening each previously closed tab individually also takes too much time. There is an easy solution to bookmark all open tabs at once in each of the major desktop browsers. Today we’ll show you how in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, the new Chromium-based Edge, and Safari....
Office 2010 was the last version of Office that included Picture Manager, and Microsoft has not updated Picture Manager since Office 2003. As a result, the program is ancient and out-of-date. But if you liked Picture Manager, and its features are all you need, you can install it on your computer without uninstalling your current version of Office. You can install Picture Manager from an Office 2010, 2007, or 2003 installation disc if you have one....
Step 1 Right-click an empty space on the desktop and choose Change Desktop Background. Step 2 This opens the Appearance Preferences to the Background tab. You can choose from any of the pre-installed wallpapers simply by clicking on them. You should also note that some of these are slideshows, rather than static desktop backgrounds. These cycle through multiple pictures at random intervals. You can tell it’s a slideshow when it has a Play button beneath it and it appears as a stack of photos....
Recently I needed to convert a few FLV videos to AVI for a project I was working on so I figured that since I was stepping through the process it would be nice to take a few screenshots and document my results. Now although there are probably a million different ways to convert or transcode FLV to AVI video files, below I’ll show you how-to do it using Pazera FLV to AVI Converter....
If you’ve never used Snagit, I recommend you stop reading this article and go grab a trial of Snagit now so you can follow along with the steps below. If you’re like me and have been using SnagIt solely for its primary function—capturing and annotating screenshots—then you’ve never even used the Snagit Batch Image Conversion Wizard. I’ve noticed it in my right-click contextual menu in Windows Explorer, but I’ve always glossed over it....
One method used to infect Windows PCs is through malformed/malicious HTML content stored inside emails (and in most cases hidden.) Because of this, one of the first things I do after installing Microsoft Outlook is set the client to convert all received email to Plain Text. The setting in Outlook 2007 is “Read all standard mail in plain text.” Enabling this feature not only helps secure your desktop against malformed or malicious HTML (who wants to get hacked right?...
Don’t worry. Whatever the reason for closing your tabs, you can copy the URLs from all your open tabs and save them in a file or email them to yourself. Today we’ll show you some methods you can use to save your tab URLs in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, and Edge. Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera You can use the same extensions in Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera to copy the URLs from all your open tabs....
To start signing up for an account without Gmail, you must use the following link: https://accounts.google.com/newaccount?hl=en While signing up, I recommend that you disable Web History if you don’t want Google directly tracking you. You can also put in whatever birthday you like; just remember what you choose because Google uses it as a security question if you forget your password. Once you’ve entered in all of the required information, Google will send a confirmation message to the email you used to sign up for the account....
In essence, it creates a backup of your current system state that it can be reverted back to if disaster strikes, or when you want a refresh. Keep in mind that this is no longer necessary for fresh installs because Windows 8 has a new Refresh feature that brings the system back and doesn’t delete personal files. A system image is useful for creating backups before installing new software, or just as a precaution against system failure or cataclysmic viruses after you have your system environment up and running....
Note: If you are using a new version of Word check out one of the following articles: How to Create and Print Booklets using Word 2013 How to Create and Print Booklets using Word 2016 Honestly, the only real work is coming up with the content, as Word will automatically print each page in the correct order with proper placement on the paper. Before you get booklet fever and go on a creative spree, first, we need to set up the page layout....
PowerPoint 2013 Custom Shapes To get started, open PowerPoint 2013 and click the Insert tab on the Ribbon. Next, click the Shapes button and choose a shape that’s most like the one you need to create. Now open the Format tab and select the Edit Shape > Edit Points option. Note: You can also access the Edit Points option from the right click menu when the mouse is over the shape....
Some games may require the player to swipe around the screen, or someone may be skimming through Facebook or Safari and try to swipe up, but accidentally catch the bottom of the screen and pull up Control Center. No big deal, unless you are playing a game. If it’s something that happens to you to the point of becoming annoying, you can fix the issue. Here’s how to disable control center while using Apps....
Below is an example of recent searches being displayed in the Search box. Note that you can open the Search box by clicking the Search field or Search icon in the taskbar. If you want to practice your keyboard kung fu use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + S to open it. Of course, you can also hit the Windows key and just start typing. Disable Recent Items in Windows 10 Search To turn the searches off completely open Settings > Search....
If you don’t have a powerful enough system to run a virtual machine (VM), dual booting is a good choice. Also, while running Windows 8 on a VM works, nothing beats running it on physical hardware. Add a Windows 8 Partition Important Note: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Windows 8.1 was also reached the end of mainstream support. Make sure you have upgraded your machine to Windows 10 for the latest secure version of Windows....
Ever been in a situation where you’ve accidentally erased an important file from your computer or a favorite song from your iPhone but don’t know how to undelete it and get it back? Or perhaps you’re working on something SUPER SECRET and need to (securely) wipe it from your system? Whatever the case, Piriform the makers of CCleaner (one of my favorite FREE applications), have another FREE application for restoring deleted files or improving security and permanently shredding them....
The Active Hours feature in Windows 10 was first introduced with Anniversary Update, and it allows you to control when your system restarts after receiving Windows Updates. It’s an important feature as no one wants their PC restarting while in the middle of working on a document or playing a game. It lets the user tell Windows not to restart the PC during hours when they are active on the machine....
Windows 8.1 End of Life Important: Windows 8.1 reached the end of Mainstream Support on January 9, 2018, and will reach the end of Extended Support on January 10, 2023. Also, the Windows To Go feature is no longer being developed. Windows 8 To Go Open up the Start Screen on your Windows 8 To Go workspace and type: gpedit.msc to search for it. It should appear as the only result in the apps list....
Export Ribbon Customizations To get started, open an Office app (for this article I am using Word) and go to File > Options. When the Word Options page opens up click on Customize Ribbon from the menu on the left. Under the “Customize the Ribbon” section on the right, click the Import/Export dropdown menu and choose Export all customizations. Then you will be prompted to save the ribbon customization file in a secure location on your computer....
We build up hundreds of bookmarks over the years—a time capsule of our past browsing history. If you’re moving to a new computer, you’ll probably want to take your Chrome bookmarks with you. If you’re not syncing Chrome bookmarks with your Google account, you can export them manually. This’ll allow you to import them into a new Chrome installation on any PC you like—here’s how to do it. Exporting Your Chrome Bookmarks It doesn’t require an extensive manual to export your Chrome bookmarks—the process is quite easy to do....
Fix iMessage Notifications: Who’s at Risk? Before macOS Big Sur, I had never had a problem with receiving iMessage notifications on my Mac. However, through some online research, I determined this issue isn’t necessarily tied to the latest macOS. With this in mind, the troubleshooting tips should help anyone with a Mac, regardless of the macOS version. (If your computer supports it, you should always be using the latest macOS version!...
