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You’ve probably heard stories about your privacy while using Google products. Are you concerned about what Google might be tracking from your online activities? You don’t have to wonder. Google offers all of this transparently via your Google My Activity page. Navigating Google My Activity When you first log in to Google My Activity, you’ll see links along the left pane to access different types of activity logs, as well as settings you can configure to protect your privacy....

Today Google Announced on it’s SketchUp Blog the release of Google SketchUp 7.1. For those of you not familiar with Google SketchUp, it’s Google free 3D Modeling software anyone can use to build 3D models of anything and then upload them into Google Earth. Very GROOVY indeed. Google SketchUp Download Link The 7.1 release includes several updates/features including: Larger Model Handling – SketchUp rendering engine overhaul making it easier to work with big modelsBetter File Exchange – Improved standards based 3D file supportModeling in ContextGet Photo Texture – Pull imagery for Building Texture from Google Maps and Street View (Very groovy!...

Want to use Google Voice on your iPhone? Finally, there is an official app for that. Earlier today Apple and Google finally worked through their differences and brought the real Google Voice to the iPhone. The app works as expected, much like what many Android users have been enjoying for some time now. What’s new? After seeing it in the App Store I was happy, but amused. How does this really change anything, we already had the HTML5 version of Google Voice available in our iPhone browsers....

There’s been an ongoing Forum thread on my GrandCentral migration to Google Voice and this morning when I got to work I logged into GrandCentral and was pleasantly surprised that my account was now ready for migration to Google Voice! Of course I quickly clicked the UPGRADE button and was redirected over to Google voice. Ok.. So far so good. Ah, a terms of service agreement… You all know how I love the Google TOS so let’s read it...

Microsoft October Device Event 2015 Some of what we should see include two new flagship Windows Phones, Surface Pro 4, a new Microsoft Band, and more. It’s also safe to assume we’ll see new Preview builds of Windows 10 TH2 as well as an update for Windows 10 Mobile. Some of the devices that are going to be introduced are already floating around the web like the flagship phones: Lumia 950 and 950 XL that Microsoft accidentally revealed on its UK site last week....

Apple iPhone 7 Keynote You can view the keynote from Apple’s website using the following: Safari 6.0.5 or higher on OS X version 10.8.5Safari for iOS 7.0 or higherApple TV 2nd, 3rd, or 4th generation set-top boxes via the Apple Events AppMicrosoft Edge on Windows 10 And if you miss the event, but want to watch it later, Apple will have it on-demand later that day so you can watch it if you can’t see it live....

You can add an external audio file or record your own audio in PowerPoint itself. Here’s how to do it. Recording Audio in PowerPoint If you want to add audio to your PowerPoint presentation but don’t have an external file to insert, you can record it yourself. This requires a microphone connected to your PC to allow you to record your voice or any other sounds. To record your own audio, open your PowerPoint presentation and select a slide....

If you’re working on long documents, then you’ll probably want to number your pages to keep them in order. The good news is that this is quite simple to do in Google Docs, although you may need to tweak things a little to get the page numbers exactly where you want them. If you want to add page numbers to a Google Docs document, here’s what you’ll need to do....

That’s where speaker notes come in. They allow you to expand on the points on your PowerPoint slides, keeping them simple in the process. Here’s how to add speaker notes in PowerPoint. Adding Speaker Notes to a PowerPoint Presentation If you want to add speaker notes to a PowerPoint presentation, start by opening your PowerPoint presentation file. These instructions should work in all versions of PowerPoint. With your PowerPoint presentation open, you’ll notice the PowerPoint screen should be separated into three....

I previously wrote up an article while using the Developer Preview version of Windows 8 that required a lot of Command Line geekery to enable Safe Mode. But now with the final version of Windows 8, it’s already enabled and there’s a couple of ways to get to it. Boot Windows 8 Advanced Boot Options The easiest way to get into Safe Mode is to hit Windows Key + I to bring up the Settings bar....

Whatever the case, if you no longer need or want your subscription to Netflix here’s how to cancel it. Cancel Netflix To get started, launch a browser and log into your Netflix account. Once you’re logged in click on your account picture in the upper-right corner. Then choose Account from the dropdown menu. Then, simply click the Cancel Membership button under the “Membership & Billing section. It’s located right at the top of your Account page....

It’s also easy to switch between Google accounts in the Chrome browser. But if you use one account more frequently than others, you may want to change your default Google account to that one. How to Change Default Google Account The trick to setting the default Google account in Chrome is understanding how the default account is selected in the first place. There isn’t some setting buried in your Google account that lets you select this....

Change Default Language for Google Chrome Browser To get started, launch Google Chrome, click on the (three dots button) on the screen’s upper-right corner, and click Settings. Then, on the left, click the Advanced dropdown menu to show Advanced Settings and click Languages. Next, on the right, click the Language dropdown menu. Then click on the “Add languages” link from the menu. Now, a menu will pop up that gives you various languages you can choose from....

On dual-boot systems, you truly have 2 separate installations of Windows on 1 computer and at Boot time, you decide which OS you want to boot into. Normally users will create a Dual Boot system when they are deciding if they want to install the latest version of windows, do some testing OR they want to upgrade however an older application is not supported under the new Microsoft OS. Anyway, let’s get back to the article....

Fortunately configuring Firefox to prompt me where to save files is a very simple process. You can also change the default location if that’s what you’re after. Here, let me show you how: How to set the Firefox default download folder or Prompt for a custom location 1. Open Firefox, then Click the Tools menu. Under the Tools menu Click Options. 2. In the Options window, Click the Main tab....

Change the Desktop Wallpaper on Windows 11 To get started, click the Start button and then Settings from the list of items. Note: Alternately, you can practice some keyboard kung fu and use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. Either way, you do it; once you have Settings open, click on Personalization from the list of items on the left. Next, on the right, scroll down and click the Background (Background image, color, slideshow) option....

Anyway things have been so nuts around the house I’ve not had even three minutes to fix the problem until now. Here’s what I did. Start by launching iTunes and jumping over to your Movies Library. Move to the Home Videos sub-section and Right Click the movie you want to re-categorize. In my example I’ll select Horton Hears A Who! Once the context menu pops, click Get Info. Under the Options Tab, select the Media Kind you want and Click OK....

Windows has never made it that easy to find out this information, but it’s a little easier to do it in Windows 11. Whether you’re upgrading your system or building a custom computer, you’re going to need RAM to run multiple apps at once—especially games. Luckily, Windows 11 gives you access to detailed information about your hardware, giving you information on RAM speed, type, and amount. We’ve shown you how to find Windows 11 system specs, but this guide will focus specifically on RAM....

When it was originally launched, we showed you how to add your Google Calendar and later how to add your Microsoft Outlook Calendar. Now, for those of you who run in the Apple universe, here’s a look at how to link your Apple iCloud Calendar with Alexa. The following will work with all Echo and Alexa devices. Connect iCloud Calendar with Alexa To get started, open the Alexa app on your iPhone or iPad....

Note: Office 2010 by default supports .odt format, so this is only useful if you are running 2007, 2003, or an even older version. Step 1 Right-click the .odt file that you would like to convert and select Open with > WordPad. If WordPad does not appear on this list, you can still use it from the “Choose default program” menu. Step 2 Now that the file is open in WordPad click the File menu to the left of the Home tab....