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But what happens more often than not when a user switches to a beta channel or dev channel of Chrome is that they switch back to the stable channel after too many crashes. This is all well and good—it’s just a matter of reinstalling Chrome—but when you move from a newer version of Google Chrome to a previous version, you’ll get this error message upon launch: So, Chrome lays out the problem, and even the solution, but how the heck do you specify a different profile directory in Chrome?...

Cortana Coin Flip First, you use Cortana the old “flip a coin” option. Instead of asking around the office for a coin – you never have one when you need it – use Cortana. Of course,s you will need to pick heads or tails before asking Cortana to flip. Then just say “Flip a Coin” and she will either tell you “it’s coming up heads” or “tails it is” like in the images below....

At the regular price ($5.99/month), it would cost you $72 for a year. But with this special Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal, you’ll only pay $24, which is a savings of $48. But do note that you’ll want to act quickly as this deal starts at 12 AM PT and ends Cyber Monday at 11:59 PM PT. Hulu Black Friday Sale Hulu offers tons of the latest shows from major TV networks the day after they air live and original programming....

The Star Trek app for Windows 8 / RT include: Trivia: Complete quizzes to see how much you really know about Star Trek.Polls: Let your voice be heard by sharing your thoughts and opinions.Web Missions: Read articles, watch videos, and discover interesting pieces of information on the next film.Latest Star Trek NewsPurchase Tickets to see Star Trek Into Darkness I have always been a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise since I can remember, and I put this app on all of my devices....

In the official update announcement, Google stated this new change to their ranking algorithm would effect 11.8% of their overall searches. When they say 11.8%, it doesn’t sound like a big number –but in Google’s case, that 11.8% comes out to around 200 million of all searches performed daily that will be effected by the new algorithm. You remember the Chrome extension we talked about last week for blocking unwanted search results?...

Google has been busy as usual over the last week, and released many new updates. In fact, to avoid groovyPost turning into a Google spam-fest, we’ve had to condense them into a single post. Below we’ll look at: two new services Google just launched, then changes to Gmail, search, and analytics. Google Offers, the next social deal contender to take on Groupon Google hasn’t said much yet about their new offers program....

The new file formats Google Docs Viewer can open are as follows: Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX)Apple Pages (.PAGES)Adobe Illustrator (.AI)Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)PostScript (.EPS, .PS)TrueType (.TTF)XML Paper Specification (.XPS) Remember that the Google Docs Viewer could already be used to open Microsoft Word documents (including the newer docx format), PDFs, presentations, and a few other formats. Basically, all of the essential Microsoft Office formats are now covered (I’m sure Microsoft is very happy :) ) Seeing PSD on the list makes me very happy as I always get photoshop files sent to me and it’s a pain since the viewer didn’t support the format....

Feedly This is probably the number one alternative right now. After the initial announcement that Google Reader was shutting down, the company reported that 500,000 users switched to Feedly only 48 later. It now works with any web browser – including IE – by pointing it to cloud.feedly.com. There’s also a Feedly app for iOS and Android so you get your feeds on the go. You can create an elegant “magazine-style” layout (similar to Flipboard) and switching all of your current feeds is seamless....

You Will Need: Eye Touch-Up Techniques Changing Eye Color Begin with an image of any eye, preferably a high quality .jpg Use the Selection tool of your choice to select any reflection areas in the eye and then copy them to a new photoshop Layer, placed on top of the current one. Go back to your eye layer and precisely select the eye. You can use the Refine Edge dialog box to smooth out your selection and achieve a more realistic effect in the end....

I kid, of course. I can live with people like that. In fact, I married one and that’s not even the worst thing she does (she bites popsicles). But here’s the thing: If this is you—with your dozens upon dozens of open browser tabs arranged like a house of cards that will bring your world crumbling down if, say, for example, your spouse borrows your computer to write a groovyPost article and accidentally closes the window—then you know deep down that this isn’t the way to live....

Steam allows you to build up a friends list, letting you play your favorite games with the people you have the most fun with. There are a few methods for finding the people you want to game with, so let’s look at how to add friends on Steam. The Steam Friends List Once you’ve got friends added to the Steam gaming platform, a new world of multiplayer gaming opens up....

You Subscribed to Disney Plus … Congratulations, you’re one of the first of millions to subscribe to Disney Plus, which gives you streaming and download access to Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and National Geographic entertainment across multiple devices. When you subscribed, you choose to pay $6.99 per month or $69.99 per month for the service with each account starting with a seven-day free trial. Regardless of how you signed up, you created a Disney Plus account using an email and password....

However, that doesn’t mean that it’s a platform free of abuse, spam, or fake messages. While LinkedIn is for professionals, you may still face people you’d rather avoid. Whether it’s an old boss or a spammy and persistent recruiter, here’s how you can block someone on LinkedIn on multiple platforms. How to Block or Unblock Users on LinkedIn from a Web Browser If you’re using your PC to Mac to use LinkedIn, you can block or unblock users from your web browser....

Roku doesn’t include an easy way to block YouTube or other channels. It doesn’t have parental control features like Apple TV, for example. If you’re creative, however, you can block YouTube on a Roku using the Roku’s account settings menu. The process takes a few steps and requires action on the Roku device and your account from a web browser. How to Uninstall YouTube from Roku If you already have YouTube installed on your Roku, you’ll need to delete it first....

Original Article… Cancel Windows 10 Upgrade Reservation Right-click the Windows 10 upgrade icon on your system tray and select Check your upgrade status. Next, you will see the message about your upgrade reservation being successful. From here, click the hamburger menu in the upper left corner. In the list under Getting the upgrade, click View confirmation. The next screen will tell you that your upgrade is reserved, but click the small Cancel reservation hyperlink to cancel it....

The first step is to place the picture you want to scan text from your OneNote 2013 workbook. You can do this by pasting the image in or selecting it through the Insert > Pictures button from the ribbon. With a photo in OneNote, right-click the image, and from the context menu, choose “Copy Text from Picture.” OneNote will instantly grab all of the text from the image and then paste it into a giant text block....

Unfortunately, according to ZDNet, hackers have hijacked thousands of accounts and sold the info in hacking forums. Apparently, the account credentials were stolen via keylogger malware, code-breaking software attacks, and email phishing scams. To avoid these types of situations, Disney needs to implement a multi-factor authentication system. But until that extra layer of security arrives, the company encourages users to do the obvious: Use unique passwords for your account on the streaming service....

For example, without the proper amount of power, the PC isn’t going to work. Instead, the components in your PC, like the GPU, CPU, and sound card, need a proper balance of power. So, if you want to add a high-power graphics card, you must ensure the PSU is powerful enough for the task. You need to check the power supply on a PC before adding energy-draining components which may not run....

What is Cached Android App Data? Before you go deleting all of your cached data, it’s probably a good idea to know what it is. I’ll admit, it took me a while to figure out what it was, even after a quick look through the developer guide. Anyway, the cache is made up of data that is designed to be temporary from the get-go. The purpose of the cached data is to make app loading times faster; not just when you launch the app, but also for certain actions within certain apps....

Another way to merge your copy with your cowriters’ revised copies is to use the Combine documents feature. This allows you to view your original with revised versions and see the combined finished document. You can then save what you want from each as a new document. So let’s get to it! Here’s how to combine document revisions in Word. Combine Versus Compare Word offers two features that are similar, Combine and Compare....