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It’s a relatively new but overlooked feature that has been with the consumer Gmail since the summer of 2018. Note that the feature is not yet available for G Suite for businesses at the time of this writing. Here is a look at how to send and receive messages using Confidential mode. How to Use Gmail Confidential Mode Launch Gmail and hit Compose to start a message. Then, click the “Confidential mode” button in the lower-right corner of the compose screen....

Share Email Contacts iOS First, tap the Contacts icon on your home screen. The Contacts app opens. Then select the person’s information you want to send. Then tap Share Contact. Tap Email when the Share Contact Using box comes up. The contact’s info will be included as a vCard (VCF) file attachment. VCF files are compatible most email applications, including Outlook. The recipient can tap or double click the file to add the info to their email client....

Here’s a look at how to use the new Wi-Fi sharing feature that’s now included with Android 10. Simple Wi-Fi Sharing with Android 10 So, let’s say you have friends over, everyone wants to cast music or video to the TV. But they all need the Wi-Fi password first to connect. With this ability to share your network credentials via a QR code, you’ll have everyone playing very bad music in no time....

Since we last covered this feature in Microsoft Word 2010, significant improvements make Track Changes even more powerful. With the availability of Office Online, users can perform real-time collaboration on a document, which is one of the exciting new features we look at in this article. Enable and Use Track Changes in Word 2016 Step 1: Starting Content You will need to start with some content within the document you are collaborating on....

When you need to file a specific set of files on your computer, finding them in Windows 7 is a lot different from how it was in Windows XP. By now, everyone should be familiar with the new Start Menu and universal search box as it works great and was a big improvement over the Windows XP UI. But, what happened to Windows Search, Search for Files and Folders, and that little happy puppy that used to find our files for us....

Here, I’ll guide you through how to utilize this streaming option, and the different options discord offers to its users when it comes to streaming. How To Stream To start off, you’ll want to join the voice channel you’re wanting to stream to. The options for streaming are slightly different if you have Nitro, but the general idea is still the same. With Nitro, some extra options are available to you....

Note: we’re using the HTC Evo with HTC Sense and Android v2.2. However, this is straightforward to adapt to any Android device. Step 1 – Install Dropbox Go to the Android Market. Alternatively, you can scan the QR Code on the right using your Android device to take you right to the app. Step 2 Click the Magnifying glass on the top right side of your device and Type in Dropbox...

Use Pidgin IM with Google Apps Account On the main Pidgin window, click Accounts and then Manage Accounts. Now, click the Add button, and in the window that appears, select XMPP from the list of protocols. Now, go ahead an fill in the form with the user name from the Google Apps account you want to use, then fill in the domain of the website using that account. Fill in the password (if you want to input it every time you log in, for security purposes, leave Remember password unchecked)....

Not only can you use the Apple TV app on your Roku for Apple’s streaming service, but you can access everything else it has available. This includes your iTunes video library. Just as if you were using it on your iPhone or Apple TV box. Apple TV+ on Roku Devices To get started, install the Apple TV app on your Roku device from the Channel Store. You can either install it from the Roku website or search for “Apple TV” directly on your device to get it....

Hangouts in Outlook While some people enjoy using their email via the web interface via Google, Outlook, or even Yahoo, others prefer using the Microsoft Outlook client. If you’re a constant “Google Apps for Business” user that spends most of his time in Microsoft Outlook, you can start a hangout and have a video call with partners straight from it, without switching windows. This is done with the help of the Hangouts Microsoft Outlook plugin....

Using the My People Feature in Windows 10 Getting started with My People in the Fall Creators Update is straight-forward. Just click the People icon and select Get Started from the menu. The default three apps are People, Skype, and Mail, but if you’ve installed a compatible app from the Store, it will show up here as well. Skype and Mail should already be connected since you’ve probably signed into them previously....

Microsoft Word has a little-known feature called the Spike, but instead of storing pieces of paper, you can store blocks of text. Unlike the Windows clipboard, these blocks of text stay on the Spike until you want to paste them to another location in the current document or into another new or existing Word document. The Windows clipboard only stores one copied item at a time unless you use a third-party tool to expand the clipboard’s capabilities....

The Roku Channel In addition to offering free on-demand movies and TV shows, The Roku Channel also offers a Live TV Channel Guide. Powered by Xumo, the Roku Channel offers over 100 different channels for viewing. It includes channels like OAN, Cheddar, Weather Nation, MTV, Buzzr, and many more. It also provides a live cable TV grid of channels that provides a real cable TV-like experience. Pluto TV Pluto TV has an expansive list of free ad-supported channels to choose from....

Workspace Important to create an environment to be able to focus. Good if you can have a dedicated desk with space for many screens, mobile phones, headset and possibly a printer/scanner. If you don’t live alone it could be a good idea to make rules with the others around when you cannot be disturbed. You don’t want a family member in night clothes to show up behind your back, during a video conference....

Now the service is taking it up a notch with its own free streaming service that includes TV shows like Fringe, The Bachelor, Quantum Leap, and Without a Trace. It also includes hit movie titles like Drive, Awakenings, The Last Samurai, and others. TV and films are broken up into different categories, including Thrills, Comedies, Sci-Fi, Dramas, and Movies for the Whole Family. There is even a section for IMDb Originals that includes star-studded panels and hosts at entertainment events like Comicon and Sundance Film Festival....

Utilize Word Tabs for Better Productivity Tabs stop the cursor at points in the document when you press the tab key, but it’s most potent when you set it up for specific document formatting. One of the most common usage scenarios where Tabs would be essential is creating a Table of Contents or a simple Agenda. I have worked in education and observed kids preparing school projects throughout the years; the amount of time wasted aimlessly pressing the period key is sad....

First tap gear icon at the top of your Fire then select More. Next, select Device from the Settings menu. Set Allow Installation of Applications to On. Now, launch the web browser and type: https://www.dropbox.com/android into the address bar. Then tap Download App. Give a few seconds to download then tap the notifications next to your Kindle Fire’s name. Then tap the Dropbox.apk. You’ll see a description of the Dropbox app....

The cool thing about Pocket is it’s on virtually every platform, but, there isn’t an official Pocket app in the Windows Store. But I’ve found an alternative that works pretty good called Latermark. Once you download it, just sign in with your Pocket account, and everything you’ve saved or “pocketed” from other platforms like Chrome, Android, iOS…etc. it will be available on your Surface. You can also tap your username and tap Sync with Pocket to get your latest saves....

Use Launchy to Find Content on Your Computer The way it works is you press a keyboard combination to open the search bar. The default is Alt + Space, but you can customize the hotkey to almost anything. Once open, type in the name of the app you want to open and press enter. The app is open, simple as that. Update: Launchy is also compatible with Windows 10 Like Windows search, Launchy goes a little bit further if you have multiple apps that match your search query....

Or worse: we buy each other gift cards. Prepaid gift cards are a favorite among those who “get it.” If you wanted something, you would’ve bought it yourself, right? So, here’s a gift card. Go nuts. I wash my hands of whatever purchasing decision you make. To the gift giver, it’s a little bit better than handing someone a wad of cash. For the recipient, it’s a little bit worse....