The concept of having multiple inbox listings in a single email window is nothing new. Google originally introduced the Multiple Inbox feature as a lab in 2009. Despite being around for as long as it has, the lab feature has never made it mainstream. But if you ask me, this one lab is great, and it’s something I wish Outlook could do out of the box. This is especially the case with widescreen monitors being the new standard....
Photo courtesy: Creative Commons In Google+, it’s easy to set who sees your posts — it’s all via your contact circles. You can also make sure your profile is displaying the way you want when someone else is viewing it. Here’s how. Log in to your Google+ account and click the Profile button at top. Once the profile tab is loaded, click the white box on the far right of the page — the same line as your information tabs....
Hide Google+ Profile Views Maybe your profile is new and you think that showing a small number of views doesn’t look professional enough. Or maybe you have something against numbers shown under your name. No matter what your reasons are, getting rid of said number is easy. Start by hovering your mouse over the Home button on the top left side of your Google+ screen and select Settings. Now, scroll down the page until you reach the Profile section....
What does this mean? Well, for one, it means that search marketers are going to get busy—that is if they haven’t already optimized their search engine listings for local traffic. But what it means to you is that you’ll (hopefully) see results that are more relevant to you when you are searching for a local place or business. The difference that you’ll notice is going to be on par with the rollout of Google Universal Search, way back in May 2007....
When you visit maps.google.com, you might have already noticed the New lab icon that is up in the top-right of the browser. For those that haven’t, here it is! Rather than taking you to a different page or tab like Gmail lab does, the Google Maps Labs opens in its own in-page window. It’s a pop-up, but it isn’t a pop-up. Anyhow, here you can enable many of the groovy features that Labs has to offer....
Remember my Google Music screenshot tour a while ago? I was telling you then about the possibilities of storing your music in the cloud that the service offers and that you can basically listen to your music anywhere you go, via the service’s web interface. A post on the Android Google Plus page says that you can now download your music from the Google Music cloud, be it your own tracks or music you purchased via the service....
If you’re interested in working on an Google endorsed open-source project, this summer you could take advantage of the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). For the last 6+ years Google has brought together over 4,500 students from 85+ countries to work on open-source software development projects over the summer. Participants who do well, could net $5,000 in cash. The official signup page can be found here. But, before you go gung-ho – you should take a look at the proposal writing guide....
The obvious thing to do is to set up a calendar reminder a couple days in advance of when you need to cancel. But recently, I discovered an even better way: cancel right after you sign up for a membership. When you sign up a for a free trial, you have to put in your credit card information and authorize an automatic renewal that kicks in when your trial membership ends....
Office 2013 Repair or Uninstall Problems Office 2013 and previous versions of Office really dig themselves deep into the Windows OS – as well as your browsers, apps, and other programs installed. Uninstalling Office 2013 through the Control Panel > Programs and Features have had varying results in my experience, mostly not good. A lot of times, it’s hobbled with errors or doesn’t work at all. I usually uninstall programs using Revo Uninstaller – but it ends up finding an unbelievable amount of leftovers…well, let’s just say I will never try that again....
There’s actually a fairly low-cost solution to avoid all that hassle. It’s a grocery shopping service called Instacart. But how does Instacart work? In this article, you’ll learn what the entire online grocery shopping process with Instacart looks like, how much it all costs, and whether it’s right for you. How Does Instacart Work? The concept of Instacart is very simple. You’re essentially paying someone to do your groceries for you....
Kinect functions with a camera that beams out thousands of individual dots of light via an IR generator, and to the naked eye they are completely invisible. That is, until you pull out a pair of Nightvision goggles or a camera equipped with the feature. YOUTUBE VIDEO BELOW: The thousands of beams of light illuminate the user and the built-in software is able to determine exactly which beam of light is hitting the user and how long it took for it to do so....
Windows 7 is No Longer Supported Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7. For the latest, greatest, and secure OS update to the most recent version of Windows 10. Running Windows 7 on your PC opens it up to security issues, virus and malware attacks, and system instability. Old Original Article… For those of you new to gadgets, just think of them as mini-applications similar to those found in modern smartphones like the iPhone....
That isn’t quite accurate, however. Google Chrome does have a Home button—it just isn’t shown by default. If you want to quickly add a Home button to Chrome, you can follow our steps below. How to Show the Home Button in Google Chrome All modern browsers use tabbed browsing—each new tab is an open website. When you activate Chrome’s Home button, the button will open a new tab, rather than reload the tab you’re currently using....
Here, we’ll show you how to use these settings to display your text in Microsoft Excel to fit your preference. How to Rotate Text at an Angle in Excel Using an angle for your text can be visually pleasing, especially for column and row headers. You can quickly rotate the text to an angle counterclockwise or clockwise. You’ll then see your sheet immediately update with your newly aligned text. In the screenshot below, we angled our column headers clockwise....
One feature that is still absent from Sticky Notes: backing up, saving, and restoring your Sticky Notes. This makes it a little bit tricky to bring all this important data with you to another device. Microsoft doesn’t provide a convenient way to back up your Sticky Notes, but you can still do it. This article shows how you can back up and restore your Sticky Notes to another device....
Having your phone with you means it can be hard to escape unwanted calls. Nuisance callers will often block their number in the hopes that you’ll pick up out of curiosity. No caller ID calls are rarely from anyone we want to speak to, however. The good news is that it’s possible to stop these calls from getting through. If you want to know how to block no caller ID calls on an iPhone, follow our guide below....
Burn and Edit Files on a CD-R using Windows 10 Insert a blank DVD-R or CD-R disc into your optical drive. A burn disc wizard will appear on the screen; give the disc a title, then choose the option Like a USB flash drive. This option is the best choice since it will have better compatibility with older versions of Windows. Click Next, then wait while the disc is prepared for use....
If you have a Zoom subscription, however, you’ll need to balance your Zoom account for work and pleasure. The name you choose for a Zoom party might not suit that important work meeting. If that’s the case, you’ll need to know how to change your name on Zoom. Unsure how? Follow the steps below to get started. How to Change Name on Zoom on PC or Mac If you’re trying to change your Zoom name in the client itself, you’ll be directed to a website to make changes—you can’t change it in the client yourself....
Step 1 In Internet Explorer 9, Click the gear icon to access the menu then Select View Downloads. Step 2 At the top middle of the new window that appears, Click Options. Step 3 The download options dialog should now pop-up. Click Browse. Step 4 Select any folder anywhere on your computer, the one you choose will be where all of your downloads from Internet Explorer 9 will go. To lock in the selection, Click Select Folder....
And as you’d expect, the default search engine for the new Edge is Microsoft’s own Bing. However, if you would rather set it to Google or another privacy-orientated engine such as Duck Duck Go, you can. Here’s how. Change Default Search Engine for Microsoft Edge Similar to hiding the Favorites bar, there are a couple of ways you can change the default search engine. Launch the browser and click the Options button (three dots) in the upper-right corner and choose Settings....
