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A small measure of security can go a long way to keep people off your phone and away from your personal information. On nearly all droid devices there is a pattern lock feature that can be enabled, much like the password protected welcome screen on the iPhone. What groovy geek would let their device go without security? Let’s jump right into the how-to. Note that all of the screenshots for this how-to were taken using a Samsung Galaxy S (Sprint Epic 4g)....

Netflix began rolling out the feature to subscribers last week, and you should have the feature by now. Log in to your Netflix account and scroll down the lists of shows, and you should see the following Share with Facebook message. If you don’t see it, log out and back in to your account. After clicking it, you’ll see two new rows that list what your Facebook friends favorites and what they’ve recent watched....

There’s two things to note about weather in the Chronos time widget. The first is that you won’t be able to view weather unless you’re viewing a half-screen size version of the widget. This thing has to be a height of at least 3 rows before it will show you the weather, width doesn’t matter as much as it will scale down. The second thing is that while all other settings for the widget are available in the Clock app, weather is located elsewhere....

Update Apple TV (4th Generation) To manually check for updates open Settings and go to System > Software Updates > Update Software. To ensure your Apple TV is always up-to-date, turn on Automatic Updates. If an update is available, you can download and install it right away, or choose to update later. If you defer the update until later, you can go back into Settings and run the update during a more convenient time....

Whatever the case, Netflix allows you to hide titles from its enormous library of content. Here’s how it works. How to Hide Titles on Netflix To get started, launch a browser on your PC or Mac and log into Netflix. Then hover over the profile icon and select Account. Now, scroll down to the bottom to the “Profile & Parental Controls” section. From there, choose the profile that you want to hide a title from....

Does your computer need more storage space? Did your hard disk drive (HDD) die? Or are you just looking to upgrade your system to a Solid State Drive (SSD) and use your old drive as a pack mule? Whatever the case may be, the task of installing and moving around storage disk drives is easy after going through it once. And the good news is it’s relatively the same for all computers....

Pre-requisites Required Download Google-apps.zip [103 MB] Once you have all the requirements out of the way, it’s get started. Because we have a variety of techy and non-techy readers, we have both a short and a detailed guide. Short Guide The Detailed Guide The first thing is to extract the zip and copy the folders from the zip to the Download folder on the Kindle Fire HD. Tip: If you’re using ES File Explorer, you can download the zip directly to the Kindle and extract it there....

Install a printer in Windows 10 For my purpose, I’m using a USB connected printer. I would first ensure your computer is connected to the Internet. I was able to do this successfully on a metered connection. Turn on the printer, and then connect it to your computer. Click Start then type Devices then hit Enter on your keyboard. Immediately, you should see your printer detected while the latest driver is installed from Windows Update....

Types of Attacks To Look For Untrusted APKs These are applications that you may be tricked into downloading from an untrusted source. They may contain malicious software that gives the attacker remote access to your device. This could give the attacker access to your private information that may be on your device, leaving you vulnerable to your information being stolen. SMS These are text messages that include a link, bringing you to a malicious website that may trick the user into giving out sensitive information....

The easier way is to just use Can Your Run IT. This website will work for most of the current important games and it will compare your configuration with the game’s requirements. It works easily with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. Just click here to go to the Can You Run It website and type the name of the product or search for it in the drop-down list, then click the Can You Run It button, as seen below....

If you have two or three widescreen monitors on your desktop computer, you may find it difficult to get a decent panoramic wallpaper to fit them all. Today we’ll show you a way to stitch your own panoramas with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Photoshop (and a good camera helps also.) Step 1 – Getting The Photos Your camera doesn’t need to be anything special. Personally, for this How-To I will use pictures taken with my phone....

If you prefer to skip the below steps, you can download the pre-made registry fix. When the download is finished, double-click it and select Yes on the confirmation window. Step 1 – Launch Regedit Click the Windows Start Menu Orb and type regedit into the search box. From the program results, click regedit.exe or press Enter on your keyboard. Step 2 – Add a new string value entry to the registry Navigate to the following registry key: In the General key, right-click an empty area in the right pane and select New > String Value....

Merge contacts in Outlook 2013 Open Outlook 2013 and click on People from the navigation pane at the bottom. Select the person with whom you want to link another contact, click on the three dots right next to the edit option and select Link Contact. Under the Link Another Contacts heading, search the name of the person you want to merge and click on it. It will merge the contacts right away and will show you both names under Linked Contacts heading....

What you’ll need: An Android phone running version 2.2 or higher. Go here to help on finding which version of Android you’re running.A MicroSD card, which typically comes with your device, so chances are this is already in your phone. If you want to add even more storage to your phone, oftentimes you can get a larger capacity MicroSD card, but you’ll want to make sure your device can handle that....

Note: This how-to was written using screen captures from a Samsung Galaxy S, actual positions and depictions may vary depending upon what Android phone you are using. Step 1 – Open Market Open the Android Market App on your phone. Step 2 – Download And Install App Click the Search icon and look for shake2mute. There should only be one result: Shake2MuteCall by Atrant SG. Go ahead and Install it....

Password Protect Your Google Activity History To get started, launch your default browser and go to the Google My Activity page. Make sure to log in if you aren’t already. On the “My Google Activity” page, click on the “Manage My Activity Verification” link under your web, location, and YouTube History section. Next, a “Manage My Activity Verification” dialog will come up. From here, check the “Require extra verification” radio button and make sure to click the Save button....

Connect a Printer to Surface Here I’m connecting a Canon MP495 wireless printer. The easiest way to get the correct drivers is by plugging the printer into the USB slot on the right side of the display. Then power on your printer. Go to the desktop, and you should see Windows is looking for the correct drivers and installing them. The drivers for most modern printers are supported, but if you’re trying to use an old legacy printer, your results will vary....

Go to the Screenr website and click the Record button. Screenr will start the detection process for Java. If you don’t have it yet, make sure to install Java. Give Java permission to run before starting your recording. After Java is installed and launched, Screenr will load the recorder. Drag the recorder to the area of the screen you want to capture, and size it accordingly. Click the record button to start....

Record a Voiceover To add your voice to a PowerPoint presentation, you should first open PowerPoint on your computer. From there: Once you make your selection, choose the Play button at the top left of the screen. Press Stop to stop recording. Narration won’t record when slide transitions happen, so let these play first before you start speaking. Narration and Timing There are various tools you can use when recording a voiceover in PowerPoint....

Or, if you purchase a new Windows 10 PC, the manufacturer will already have the PC named. And you might want to rename it to something more personal that allows you to manage your systems. Whatever the reason you need to rename your computer, there is a new way to do it via Windows 10 Settings. The old way to do it still exists, too. Here’s a look at both ways to rename your Windows 10 computer....