But no! Today, maker UbiSoft announced plans to roll out the first-person shooter for the holidays. The game takes place in a future Earthquake ruined Chicago. Today, the company re-announced I Am Alive and posted this new trailer on YouTube. Take a gander. No PC version is on the docket, says Ubisoft, but the game will arrive for Xbox Live Arcade the the PlayStation Network by Christmas, an exec told groovyPost....
Windows 8 Modern-style Control Panel See how much different Control Panel is in Metro? It’s actually called PC Settings but is essentially the Control Panel for the modern / metro-style interface. It’s fine, controlling that aspect of Windows 8 for tablets or other touchscreen devices. But on the desktop, I still like to use the traditional-style. Traditional Control Panel on Desktop From the Desktop or the Windows Start Screen, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + X to bring up the so-called power user menu....
Access Windows 8 Help and Support From the Windows 8 Start screen type: winhlp32.exe and hit Enter. Or from the desktop, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + R and type: winhlp32.exe in the Run line and hit Enter. Windows Help and Support opens on the desktop. Type in the search term of what you’re looking for. Just like doing a search in Google or Bing, you’ll see the results below the search box....
Setting Up User Accounts on Windows 11 Important Note: I am using Windows 11 Home edition, which requires you to have a Microsoft account to set up the computer. But after installing Windows 11, you can add a local user account. Add a User Account to Windows 11 To get the process going, click on Start and then click on Settings from the menu. Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly – without clicking through menus....
How To Add Hotmail, Office, And Other MS Live Services To Your Domain Visit https://domains.live.com and Type your domain name into the blank box. Since setting up mail is the default option, we’ll leave it like that for this tutorial. Click Continue. 2. Next, you can choose whether you want an already existing Windows Live account to be the domain administrator or, you can set up a new Live ID to be the administrator account....
Remember back when Chrome cut support for H.264 video in favor of WebM? Well, yesterday the final build of IE9 was released, and it didn’t include support for WebM. Google saw this coming, and so they’ve already started work on a extension for IE9 that will add in WebM compatibility. The extension is still in the testing phase, but Google has got it up and running. You can pick up the the WebM extension from the Google Tools site....
If you’re paying for a Netflix subscription, you want to make sure that you’re getting the best stream quality. Thankfully, it’s possible to tweak Netflix video quality settings, but it’s not an entirely simple process. Here’s what you’ll need to do. Netflix Video Quality Options If you’ve watched videos on YouTube, you’ll know that it’s very simple to change your video quality settings. Depending on the highest resolution of the video you’re playing, with a couple of clicks, you can set the playback quality anywhere from 144p to a near-unthinkable 8K on certain videos....
There are a couple of ways to do this in Google Sheets, including built-in tools and formulas. If you want to know how to alphabetize in Google Sheets, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Alphabetize in Google Sheets by Sorting Google Sheets includes a number of easily accessible and simple-to-use tools to manipulate your data. This includes filtering and sorting tools that allow you to quickly move cells around, allowing you to quickly alphabetize them....
Open Firefox, click on Firefox button on the Top Left and click Options from the drop-down menu. Click on Privacy tab. Under History section, Click the drop down menu as shown below and select Use Custom Settings for History. Now, select the check box that says Clear History when Firefox Exits. Click Ok. If you want to customize the settings and delete only specific data, click on Settings right next to clear history on exit option....
To bring back “up one level” functionality to Windows 7 explorer, we have a couple different options. Both of them are quick and simple, and best of all –free! Method 1 – The quickest way Just use a keyboard shortcut! Most Windows users don’t know about this one. You can navigate up in Windows Explorer at any time if you Press Alt+Up on the keyboard. Your keyboard has two Alt keys, and either of them will work for the shortcut combination....
Change Default Email App on iPhone or iPad Of course, Apple is hiding the ability to change the default email app deep in Settings. To get started open up Settings. Then scroll down and tap the email app you want to use as your default. For example, here I am changing it to Outlook. But you can change it to any third-party app that supports the new feature. After choosing the new email client you want to use, tap the “Default Mail App” option from the menu....
Change Default Folder Picture Windows 10 File Explorer First, open File Explorer and right-click on the folder you want to change the default picture. And choose Properties from the context menu. Then click the Customize tab and click the “Choose File” button. For example, here I am changing the default photo for the folder named “Saved pictures.” Then browse to the location of the image you want to use. It can come from the same folder or any other accessible location, including another drive or cloud storage like OneDrive or Dropbox....
You may have noticed that the dedicated search box allows you to choose between providers. It also allows you to “Manage Search Engines…” But, unfortunately, these changes only affect the search box, not the Firefox 4 address box. You can even go as far as to remove all of the search engines from the list except for the one you want to use, but Firefox will still use the default (Bing) for any search terms typed into the main address bar....
We’ve shown you how to change the spot for downloads in browsers like Firefox, Chrome, and Microsoft Edge. So, here we’ll walk you through changing the download location in Safari on Mac and iOS. Change the Download Location in Safari on Mac If you’re not fond of using the Downloads folder for Safari on Mac, you can change it in just a few clicks. You can then close your Safari Preferences....
You can decide when to archive your items, which ones to archive, and where they should be sent. With the overarching AutoArchive setting for Outlook, you can set up AutoArchive for specific folders or completely remove folders from the archive process. Let’s walk through your options to configure and manage AutoArchive in Outlook. Set Up AutoArchive in Outlook Follow these steps to set up a schedule and select the items and location for AutoArchive in Outlook....
Don’t worry. Whatever the reason for closing your tabs, you can copy the URLs from all your open tabs and save them in a file or email them to yourself. Today we’ll show you some methods you can use to save your tab URLs in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, and Edge. Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera You can use the same extensions in Chrome, Vivaldi, and Opera to copy the URLs from all your open tabs....
Since then, however, Windows 10 has received several new security updates and creating an alphanumeric PIN — including special characters is much easier. Here is a look at how to allow the ability to create a complex PIN on either Windows 10 Home or Pro. Create Complex Alphanumeric PIN on Windows 10 You can set up a PIN when you initially setting Windows 10 up, but you might have only set up a simple four-digit code....
Note: To enable the option to create a custom theme, you need to make sure you’re running Chrome 77. To verify you’re running the latest version, click the Menu (three dots) and head to Help > About Google Chrome. Create a Custom Theme for Chrome Browser Similar to adding the hidden Extensions Toolbar menu, you will need to enable two “hidden” flags under the hood to enable the customization option....
First, go to the iFakeSiri website and select the carrier you want to show on your screenshot. Enter the conversation in the same format as shown on screen and click on Create Your Siri Conversation. Type in anything you want – have fun with it. Next you can download the the screenshot of the fake conversation. It also provides tools to share it via email and social networks. That’s it....
You’ll see a familiar tool if you own an iPhone or iPad. That’s right, the Control Center on Mac has a similar appearance to the Control Center on your iOS device. It gives you nice rounded corners on the controls and quick ways to adjust your screen brightness, check your Wi-Fi, and play or pause your music. Here, we’ll show you options to customize the Control Center on Mac and how it works....
