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We previously showed you how to access private browsing in your browser. But, if you always want to use private browsing to avoid saving your browsing history, cookies, temporary internet files, site preferences, and passwords not be saved at any time, you can start your browser in private browsing mode by default. Today we’ll show you how in Chrome, Firefox, Chromium-based Edge, and Safari. Chrome and Chromium-based Edge – Windows Starting Chrome and Chromium-based Edge in private browsing by default is very similar....

A good reason to turn the autocomplete feature off is that it offers too many suggestions. For example, did you know you can get to a website by manually typing the URL into File Explorer or Run? That can add up to a lot of irrelevant suggestions when you’re trying to get to open a specific utility. Disable AutoComplete in File Explorer with Registry Hack The autocomplete feature should be enabled by default on most systems....

Another thing to dislike about Suggested Sites is that it takes up room on your favorites bar. When I’m scrolling through my long list of favorites, this is seriously the last thing I want to click on accidentally. Since it’s happened a few times and the results were NOT groovy or anything close to what I was looking for, let’s nuke it. How To Disable And Delete Suggested Sites From Internet Explorer 8 In Internet Explorer 8 – Click Tools and Select Internet Options Now Suggested Sites is disabled, but the shortcut is still there, so let’s get rid of it!...

Uninstall Google Drive from Windows First, launch Google Drive if it’s not already running. Then right-click the Google Drive icon on the Taskbar and select Preferences. The Google Drive Preferences window comes up. Click the “Disconnect account” button and then click Yes to verify you want to disconnect it. After a few seconds, the account will be disconnected, and you’ll see the following verification message. Click OK. Now you can go into Control Panel » Programs and Features and uninstall Google Drive....

How to Unlock Your Apple Watch With Your iPhone Overview The Apple Watch defaults to a simple four-digit passcode, which is not very secure. Did you know you can set an Apple Watch passcode that’s up to 10-digits long? I know you probably think it would be inconvenient to enter a 10-digit passcode on the small Apple Watch screen. But you don’t have to sacrifice security for convenience. Did you know that you can unlock your Apple Watch using your iPhone?...

Update: Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. For the latest, greatest, and most secure, make sure you’re running the latest version of Windows 10. What You Might Need Scenario: Let’s say I want to take a spare tire I have laying around and sell it on craigslist. I’ve gone ahead and taken my pictures and copied them onto my computer from my camera or phone. Now I just need to copy the files onto the internet so potential buyers can see them....

What is Hide My Email? When you use your email online to make purchases, it’s possible that your email address is being sold to marketers, who then sell it to other marketers, and so forth. To combat these folks and scammers alike, “Hide My Email” lets you use temporary Apple email addresses. Messages sent to these addresses are automatically sent to your primary email address. There are two ways to use “Hide My Email....

Scan Documents and More with Office Lens For the purposes of this article, I am using the iOS version. After launching Office Lens for the first time, you are greeted by a quick tutorial which gives you an overview of the type of things you can do with Office Lens. Files scanned can be used in other Office apps such as OneNote, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The most important part of setting up Office Lens on your smartphone is giving it access to the camera....

Add “Out of Office” Google Calendar Entry To get started, sign in to your Google Calendar and click the hours or day(s) you will be away on vacation or otherwise unavailable. Then choose the “Out of Office” button, type in a decline message, and hit Save and Save again to the confirmation notification. That’s all there is to it. Any meeting requests will automatically be declined during the time specified....

There are a lot of moments in my daily life where while I look at something I just wish I could import it into Photoshop and make it BIGGER. Like my monitor… or my room… Well, sadly enough Photoshop cannot alter reality just yet, but today we’ll show you how you can use Photoshop to extend any three-dimensional object into the distance using Vanishing Point making it as large as you want (at least in the virtual world)....

The policy tools are very powerful and dangerous therefore today we’re going to review the simple step-by-step example of setting the password policy for accounts created on a Windows 7 PC. Step 1 – Managing Password Option on a Local Account. Although you can set the password policy on accounts, did you know you can also manage passwords on other local accounts using the Local Users and Groups admin tool?...

Tonight Microsoft released an update for Office 2010 Beta KB980028. The update includes downloads for both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Office 2010 and includes several updates and performance improvements for Word 2010. Here’s the rundown directly from the KB Article: Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements. This update also fixes a problem in Microsoft Outlook 2010 Beta in which the size of an e-mail message is unexpectedly large....

AppShopper AppShopper is one of the best free applications to find daily deals and apps gone free regularly. It’s available as a web application as well as for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Open App Store and install AppShopper on your iOS device. Once installed, launch the application and you will be shown the most popular apps gone free or are available on sale. You can even customize the search by sorting out free and paid apps, selecting appropriate categories and types that includes app updates, new released and price drops....

After installing the extension, you’ll see a new link on the top right side of your Gmail window. Click Get Started and allow Kloudless the permissions you’re account. In the next step, you’ll be setting your cloud service accounts – the service supports Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. I’ll go with the latter. You will, of course, be asked for permission for these services, too. Now, go ahead and create some rules from the Add-ons tab – you can have up to ten of them....

Contents of the box: Illuminated Living-Room KeyboardUnifying receiverUSB Recharge CableUSB Range extenderUser documentation For media, it has various Function keys that let you control playback, and it also includes a built-in touchpad for controlling the desktop in Windows. It’s very responsive and accurate, and you can actually get a lot of work done if you’re using the living-room HDTV as a secondary display. Of course, it comes in handy while giving a presentation at the office as well....

These work with both Windows and Mac and are designed to take advantage of the company’s proprietary Logitech Flow software that allows you to control up to three devices with one mouse. Logitech Flow is free as part of Logitech Options software. Not only does it allow seamless control of multiple devices, it also lets you copy and paste content, images, and documents between three different computers. The Logitech MX Master 2S has a speed adaptive scroll wheel that auto-shifts from click-to-click to a hyper-fast scroll....

When you download a file on Microsoft Edge, the download manager now shows up on the top-right corner of the browser. From here you can open the click the folder icon to show it in the Downloads folder. You can also click the trashcan button and delete it. It only shows up for a few moments while the file downloads. Make Edge Display the Downloads Manager at the Bottom Again If you would rather that downloads behave as they did previously you can....

Bing Lyrics Experience In this example, I searched “Blondie Rapture lyrics” and got the beginnings of the song lyrics. Then you can just click See More to see the full song. Or in this test I searched for “dream theater pull me under lyrics” and on top of getting the lyrics to the song, it also displays the album the song came from, more information about the song and the band, and related search results....

Windows XP – it’s amazing how many people are still using this old-timer, especially since its release was back on August 24, 2001. In nine years, XP is still one of the most famous and popular operating systems of all time. However, I think most will agree it’s time to say a few kind words and put our old friend to sleep for good. Well, if you’re one of those who fear change and still just aren’t ready to say goodbye, Microsoft has your back with continued support for Windows XP Service Pack 3....

Microsoft Family Safety Improvements Screen time extensions: When your kids ask for more screen time on a Windows 10 PC, you can extend it through email and the website.Safer settings for younger kids: When adults create new child accounts, only kids under 8 years old will have settings automatically turned on. For kids 8 and up, adults need to turn on the settings they want when they make new accounts.Simplified web experience: microsoft....