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Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) RDP is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft that allows you to access your PCs over the internet and has been around since XP Pro. For example, you might need to grab a file or do maintenance on a computer or server at work or home. There are several ways to access your computers from virtually anywhere remotely you have a network connection. Do note that you can remote into a Home version of Windows; however, you need Pro to remote to another PC....

Home Studio Series: Add Snare Drum and High Hat The Snare I like to add a second track for the snare. This allows me to process it separately from the kick drum. A kick and a snare are two very different sounds, so they should be processed differently when it comes to effects. Still, effects are things we will get to down the road. Right now it’s about laying down a good pattern....

Change Word Document Background Color Open any document that you want to add a background color to. Then at the top click the Design tab. Next, head over to the “Page Background” section on the ribbon right and click on Page Color. That will open a dropdown menu of different colors you can choose from. Select the color you want to use from the dropdown menu. You can just hover your mouse over each color to get a preview of what it will look like....

What is Zoom? San Jose, California-based Zoom, is a communications platform that features tools for video and voice meetings. Unlike many of the alternatives on the market, Zoom is available across multiple platforms, including through the web and apps. Each Zoom meeting typically has a host and various invitees. Zoom offers premium packages, including those for small teams, small and medium-sized businesses, and enterprise. There’s also a freebie package that allows anyone to use it....

Don’t like this functionality? There are a few ways to stealthily edit a Google Docs document and become anonymous. You’ll need to make sure the document is set up to allow this, however. If you want to know how to be anonymous in Google Docs, follow our steps below. How to Go Anonymous in Google Docs If you’re editing a Google Docs document, you’ll normally need to be signed in to your Google account....

Get Quick Launch Bar Back in Windows 8 Right-click the Taskbar and go to Toolbars > New Toolbar. File Explorer will open up and you’ll need to copy the following path in the address bar and click Select Folder. %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch If you have a problem getting to it using that path, just navigate to C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch That will add the Quick Launch toolbar on the Taskbar. Right-click the Taskbar and Unlock it....

Ditch the default theme and color scheme and personalize your Mac with custom pictures, icons, colors, and more. A good way to do this is to change folder icons on Mac, making them look different. In this guide, we’re going to cover a few ways that you can change a folder icon on Mac. That way, you can master this feature and take your Mac personalization up a notch....

Launch Word 2013, then click the File Menu. From the Backstage view click the Options button. In Word Options, click the Customize Ribbon button. Then click the Customize button at the bottom adjacent to the “Keyboard shortcuts” label. Select a category, and then browse through the commands. You’ll see that the majority of the commands in Word 2013 don’t have any keyboard shortcuts assigned. This is mostly because there are nearly one thousand commands in total and it would be crazy to remember hotkeys for all of them....

If you have a font that you use regularly, having to change the font every time can be a pain. The good news is that it’s possible to change the default font in Word. This allows you to use the same font in every new Microsoft Word documents you create. If you want to change the default font in Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. Changing the Default Font in Microsoft Word In order to change the default font, you need to open your Word document and access the Font dialog box....

Change Wallpaper on iPad To change the wallpaper, head to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose New Wallpaper. There you can choose from a collection of Apple’s wallpapers from the Dynamic or Stills section or from your own collection (more on that in a bit). The Dynamic wallpapers have been around since iOS 7 and are animated backgrounds that jazz up the overall iOS experience. I recall users would get motion sickness when looking at the dynamic wallpapers at first....

Choose a Custom Color for Windows 10 Start Menu To get started open the Start menu by hitting the Windows key on your keyboard. Then select Settings (gear icon) from the left-hand side. Note that if you are a keyboard warrior you can also use the key combo Windows key + I. When the Settings app opens up click on Personalization from the menu. In the Personalization section click on Colors from the left-hand menu....

One of those handy functions is clearing cache. This clears out temporary files for a certain app, frees up storage space, and can even resolve problems with that app. If you notice force closes or lags in an app, try clearing the cache first. Here’s how to do it. Clear App Cache in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Go to your phone’s Settings page. You can either look for the icon in the app drawer or press the Menu key and open it from there....

This can make a Word document look messy, unprofessional, and difficult to read. If this happens to you, the best thing to do is to clear all of the applied formatting and start again. Removing the formatting this way could be time consuming at first, but will save you time once you come to edit your document. To clear formatting from a Word document, here’s what you’ll need to do....

Microsoft Forms gives you two ways to close or end a form, survey, or quiz. You can set an automatic end date or close the form manually. Here, we’ll show you how to do both so you can use whichever works best for you. How to Set an End Date for Your Form In Microsoft Forms, you can set up both a start and an end date. But you can also do one or the other....

Control Chromecast with Google TV from Your Phone To get started the first thing you need to do is download the Android TV remote app to your phone. It’s available for iOS and Android. For this article, I am using an iPhone but the experience is virtually identical on Android. The first time you launch the Android TV app you will need to grant it access to your network. Then it will ask you to agree to the terms of service....

Let’s get started. Creating a Custom Invoice Template in Excel 2016: The Big Picture We’ll be breaking down the construction of our invoice template in Excel 2016 into several different tasks: Formatting the table in Excel: adding borders and sizing columnsAdding labels and formatting headersAdding formulas for totals and subtotalsFormatting numbersProtecting the spreadsheetSaving the spreadsheet as a template That may seem complex overall, but the tasks themselves are simple if you approach them step-by-step....

On the home screen, tap on your device’s Menu key, then System Settings. Choose System on the list and select Notification drawer. Then select Widget Buttons. Select the Widget buttons you want appear on your notification drawer. Hit the Back key. On the previous screen, you can also select Widget button order to arrange them way you want. Tap on and hold down on the icons to the left and drag the buttons up or down to rearrange them....

ANYWAY, the style was apparently successful enough because with the launch of Office 2010, Microsoft continued down the path of the Ribbon, although adding just a few adjustments. For example, the File button is BACK (thank god) so people shouldn’t be looking for the PRINT button anymore!!! HOORAY!!! For me personally, I like the Ribbon. It allows you to quickly navigate through various commands in Office and everything is just more logical....

I’ve shown you a method for doing this previously, but it had the inconvenience of resetting every time WordPress updates — which is frequently. Here’s how to modify your WordPress login page to permanently use your custom logo. Browse to your WordPress “/wp-content/themes/currenttheme” folder. The default theme is twentyeleven however if you’re using a custom theme, go there. Download and edit the functions.php file. Tip: Before proceeding further it is a best practice to make a backup copy of your functions....

Too many channels mean more to scroll through. More scrolling means it’ll take you even longer to start watching your favorite TV show or movie. There’s a simple fix, however. You can customize the Roku interface and quickly delete channels on Roku that you don’t watch. You can always restore them later. Cleaning up your channels list is a simple process but it can take a few minutes. If you want to know how to delete channels on Roku, follow this guide....