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The good news is that are some fixes you can try to help you get rid of that ISO file once and for all. Here’s what to try if you can’t delete an ISO file open in System. What is an ISO File? An ISO file is a type of file that contains an exact copy of an optical disc, such as a DVD or CD. This type of disc image can be mounted on your computer, and it will appear as if there is an optical drive attached to your computer, with a CD or DVD containing data inserted into the drive....

Fire HD Tablets in Show Mode To change Alexa’s wake word on other Echo devices, you need to do it through the Alexa app. With the Fire HD tablet, you can change it directly through the tablet Settings section. Open Settings and tap Alexa under the Device options. In the Alexa settings, you can also turn the Echo Spatial Perception (ESP) behavior feature on or off. The ESP setting is worth experimenting with if you have more than one Alexa device within earshot with the same wake word....

Newton is running a Black Friday special on their memberships. The folks at Newton dropped me a line and told me this: I’ve some exciting news to share! We’re giving away Newton at a 50% discount during Thanksgiving week. From Nov 23 to Nov 29, one can subscribe to Newton at $24.99/yr; that’s $2/mo. They actually really included that money tongue emoji in the message, too. So, now I know that exists… Update: When I first heard about the promotion, it was going to be available for life....

Just go to Wolfram Alpha’s home page and type: facebook report, then hit enter. You’ll be taken to a new screen, where all you have to do is to click the Analyze my data button. The next screen will tell you what data Wolfram Alpha can access – most of it, since it’s generating a report. Just click Go to app in it. Just another Facebook screen to go – the one in which you allow the app to Access posts in news feed and custom friends lists....

Google has announced CUBE via a post on Google Plus, saying it’s a WebGL game that tests your navigation skills. It does require a WebGL enabled browser and a supported graphics card. The idea seemed strange to me at first, but it can be quite fun to play (after loading, which can take quite a bit). It’s basically a series of task you have to accomplish in a Cube made out of various important maps, while learning about Google Maps’ features – for example you have to get from one point to another by using the quickest route or go through some checkpoints....

Star Wars: Andor Today Disney Plus is starting the action with an exciting new trailer and key art for “Andor,” which is a 12-episode series from Lucasfilm. The series will take place before the events of the hit movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” The series will debut exclusively on Disney Plus on its modified date of Wednesday, September 21, which includes a three-episode premiere. The series explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy....

Pixar’s Luca to Premiere on Disney Plus Disney released a new trailer for Pixar’s new feature film that’s set to stream exclusively on its Disney Plus subscription service. The film streams to all subscribers beginning June 18th, 2021. It showcases “One incredible summer in the Italian seaside town of Portorosso that’s seen through the eyes of a sea monster named Luca. Here is the synopsis of the film according to Disney:...

Many of us know Live.com as the search engine and new Online Services brand by Microsoft. Unfortunately for Microsoft however, like MSN before it Live.com has never been able to gain much ground on Yahoo! or GOOGLE in the area of “Search.” Although this is bad news for Microsoft, it’s GOOD news for us. :) You see, Microsoft may not have the Search Market Share it wants on Live.com but, what is does have is PILES AND PILES of Cash to throw at that “want!...

Mozilla officially stated that the PDF Viewer is still in the Beta phase and that is why you must manually enable it. I’ve tested it out on about 20 different PDF files at this point and so far I haven’t seen any problems with the reader, it works great. Take the Beta phase warning with a grain of salt, I’d prefer this viewer over any of the third party alternatives....

I see Evernote’s two main strengths in its ability to capture everything that’s important and then organize it. Evernote lives on your Windows computer, your Macintosh machines, the web, and on your smartphone (sorry Linux users). Capturing a note, snapshot, or thought is as easy to do on your phone as it is in the middle of a task on your desktop. Afterward, it’s all there waiting for you, seamlessly synchronized across all platforms....

When we previously talked about your Privacy on Facebook, things didn’t look good. Now Facebook is taking it down another notch. With the current communication system on Facebook, you’ll receive app alerts through the red-flag notification button at the bottom-right of your page. With a new update coming from Facebook, they instead plan to force developers to demand your email address. Yup. You read it right. Facebook apps will no longer be able to use notifications to communicate with you....

File Compression and encryption is also an excellent way to store/archive data using an external USB/FireWire/eSATA drive or sharing sensitive data using shareable links on OneDrive or Dropbox. Secure/Encrypt your Data When transferring files, or storing them on your Personal Drive or Online Service/in the “Cloud,” you might want to be sure that only those authorized can open and access your data. If you’re an Old School groovyReader, you might remember my Tutorial a while back – Use WinZip to Encrypt, Store or Email Sensitive Data....

Depending on the operating system, version of Outlook, and the user currently logged in, the OLK temporary folder gets created in a different location. The good news is, it’s simple to find no matter the version of Outlook, including Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, and Outlook for Microsoft 365 (or O365). To determine the spots where folders got created, open the Windows registry using regedit.exe and look for the Registry key OutlookSecureTempFolder using the map below: Using the chart above, here are a few screenshots comparing my Windows XP system running Office 2003 vs....

Over the past two years, independent developer Cody Jack Stewart has been working on a music playing & recommendation engine for YouTube. He recently announced it publicly via reddit, and the response was overwhelming. The main reason? It works, and has a clean and fluid interface. The service is called tubalr, and it runs from almost any web browser. It’s free to use, and is snappy and stable. Just type in the artist or song name, and a queue of YouTube videos appears....

Let’s get to the Fix: The issue is a result of how the new McAfee Buffer Overflow Protection interacts with the Outlook automatic completion feature. To fix the problem you need to tell McAfee to Exclude outlook.exe from the Buffer Overflow protection: Add an exclusion locally for outlook.exe under Buffer Overflow Protection settings: Additional Background/Information Please note, in my case, my notebook was installed with: Microsoft Vista Enterprise EditionMicrosoft Outlook 2007 (errr… Office 2007)McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8....

Apple has done quite a bit lately in order to ensure its products are being manufactured in an ethical way. It’s quite normal for it to do so, with petitions to make the next iPhone in an ethical fashion and all sorts of articles describing work conditions in factories manufacturing Apple products. I don’t think people would stop buying iDevices if they knew they were made by people working incredibly long hours for a very bad pay....

Before World or Warcraft (WOW) and even before Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC), the MMORPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role-playing Games) that started it all was called Ultima Online or if you’re an old-schooler like me you will refer to it as simply UO. UO was a spin-off of the popular Ultima series which took the world and the adventure to all new heights in 1997 – ONLINE. As an online game, UO was vary addictive as I can personally attest to....

It wasn’t long ago that we were telling you about Microsoft increasing OneDrive storage for free accounts from 7 GB to 15 GB, and that Office 365 users would receive 1 TB of storage. Then a few months later, Microsoft upped the storage again to 30 GB for mobile users. On the heels of those announcements, the Redmond giant is taking it an even larger leap forward by offering unlimited storage on OneDrive – in case 1 TB wasn’t enough....

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High-Resolution Art Museums are not big fans of providing high-resolution digital versions of the art they’re exhibiting. Reasons such as helping in the creation of forgeries are often quoted for this. However, the Metropolitan Museum has decided to follow the lead of the Getty Trust and is making available online over 400,000 works of art. These fabulous works of art can be downloaded from the Museum’s website and what’s even nicer is that they can be used for non-commercial purposes....