And you’ll definitely want to get a full backup if you want to deactivate your account and just use FB Messenger. Or get a full backup of your data if you’re going to permanently delete your account. The process of downloading your data isn’t complicated, you just need to know where to look in settings. Here’s what you need to do to get a full backup of your photos, videos, and other data from Facebook....
For instance, let’s say you have a folder called Work with 10 files inside, but you don’t necessarily want all those files stored on your local drive. You can still see that folder and its content in File Explorer, but it will have a cloud icon next to it, indicating it’s still on OneDrive. When you click on it, that data will be downloaded so you can start using it....
Using your browser, you have to tell Twitter to stop tracing your surfing. Luckily, it’s not that hard. Below are a few examples of where to find the DNT settings in major web browsers. These implementations are evolving, and you should check the help pages of your browser for more details. If you are using Firefox. Open the Preferences menu and click Privacy. Check the box for Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked....
To enable this feature visit the Gmail in personal search results field trial page. Once there, click the blue “Join the field trial” button that appears. Changes won’t be instant. It could take a few minutes, or a few days. You’ll receive an official email from Google once the change has been applied. From what I’ve heard, the amount of time the activation takes depends on a combination of the size of your Gmail inbox and the number of people who’ve signed up before you that have yet to be activated....
For example, you need to manually turn on the crapware blocker. But some of the features are buried under the hood like hover cards that allow you to see tab previews. It’s one of the features not enabled by default. But you can turn it on by triggering the proper experimental flag in the browser. Here’s how to do it. Turn on Tab Previews on Microsoft Edge Since it’s built with Chromium, turning on features on Microsoft Edge is similar to doing it on Google Chrome....
To add this extra layer of security, log in and go to Your Account. On the next page in the Settings section select Change Account Settings. Next you’ll get a brief explanation of Two-Step Verification. Click Get Started. Now enter your phone number (capable of receiving SMS) and click Send code. Then type in the code you received on your phone and click If you don’t have your smartphone, you can also use a free authenticator app i....
YouTube Download URLs VLC Stream the video to VLC player by pressing Ctrl + N (Cmd + N on Mac) and then paste the link to the video in the “network URL” box. It should start streaming as soon as you press Play. Tip: VLC also has a convert option here; however it can be unreliable and usually glitched out when I was testing it. Once the YouTube video is playing, visit the Tools menu in VLC and click “Media Information” (Ctrl/CMD + I hotkey)....
Luckily, there are some things you can do to remedy the problem. If you’re unsure how to fix Err_Connection_Timed_Out on Windows and you can’t load any web pages, follow the steps below. Temporarily Disable Windows Firewall When you visit a website, your PC sends a request to the site server for access to its content. However, there is a timeline, and if the request isn’t returned within a certain period, you’ll see the Err_Connection_Timed_Out error on Windows....
Shuffling mixes up the order of your playlist queue. You won’t hear the songs in the same order, randomizing them to create a unique listening experience every time. That is, of course, if the Spotify shuffle feature is working. If you need to fix things when the Spotify shuffle isn’t working properly, you’ll need to follow our steps below. How to Enable Spotify Shuffle Mode If you’re new to Spotify and haven’t used the Spotify shuffle functionality before, we’ll look at how to enable it on desktop and mobile....
Windows 10 Battery Saver Windows 10 has a built-in utility that helps squeeze as much juice out of your battery with its Battery Saver feature. You can easily turn it from the Action Center. You can also go to Settings > System > Battery Saver and customize how it works including the control if which apps can run in the background. Optimize Battery Performance with Power Throttling Starting with Fall Creators Update is the new Power Throttling feature....
You should probably already have the feature active on your account. If you don’t you will soon enough. Here’s how to attach more than Gmail’s traditional 25 MB attachment limit. Open the new Compose window enter the recipient’s address, and drag the file(s) you want to send. If they’re bigger than 25 MB, you’ll get the message saying the files exceeds the attachment limit. Click the Send Using Google Drive button....
Step 1 Make sure that you have Undo Send enabled in Gmail Labs. We’ve covered the process here before at the link right there. Step 2 In Gmail, click Settings and select the General tab. From there scroll down to Undo Send and click the drop-down list next to seconds. From the list, select what number of seconds you would like Gmail to delay before permanently firing off emails to the recipients....
If you’re on a limited data plan, however, this can cost you money. If you reach (or breach) your data cap, you could end up paying out in extra charges or see your internet speeds throttled as a consequence. To avoid this, you can limit your data usage on Windows 11—here’s how. Set Your Windows 11 PC to a Metered Connection One of the simplest methods to cut down on Windows 11’s data use is to set your network as a metered connection....
What Is the Invisible Web? The web is like an onion. There are many layers, almost like the Earth. The top “surface” level of that large “internet” planet is all the sites that search engines crawl and index. These are what you typically find in normal search results. However, there are deeper layers of the web, accessible through sites other than normal search engines. Deep Web: Databases and programs users need to interact with to pull content and other information from underlying databases....
Today, we take a look at several commands you should know. Let’s jump in. Command Line Operations in Windows 10 Every User Should Know The command line is similar to Alice in Wonderland—it can at times feel like a land full of wonder, mystery, and (possibly) danger. Our psyche has been so greatly changed by the GUI’s power; for many of us, the command line can feel primitive. But it shouldn’t, and that’s why we are going to learn some fun ways you can use it to perform some of the same tasks you normally do using point and click....
My Secret? What is this Security Guide? I follow a few simple rules when using my computer and whenever possible I try to exercise good judgment (or call it common sense) when presented with something that doesn’t quite look right. So far so good and if you’re interested in sharing in my good fortune, take a look below at my short computer security guide. Who knows, perhaps it will help you make it through the next decade with little to no Virus issues....
1. Add Fictional Words and Places to Your Dictionary Can you imagine what it would be like to write a fantasy novel like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings? These works of fiction have unique names, places, and even completely made up languages. How is it possible to write stories of this nature without having them autocorrected or constantly dinged by “spelling errors?” Well by adding them to your dictionary of course!...
1. Is it Mac or Mobile? The biggest surprise of this year’s keynote address was the reinvention of macOS and Mac both in terms of software and hardware. On the software side, Apple left no one to doubt that a total merging of mobile and desktop is probably going to happen, perhaps sooner than anyone outside of the company could have imagined. The macOS Big Sur update, as it’s known, looks a lot like the newly announced iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 software updates for iPhone and iPad, respectively....
Are You Part of the 90 Percent? We get news about a new major security breach from big online services regularly. The 3 billion compromised Yahoo! user accounts and the recent WannaCry ransomware attack are just two serious threats that come to mind. Despite the flurry of stolen user data, users continue to use weak passwords. This past year, “123456” was at the top of the password list. According to researchers at the security firm, SplashData, this puts out an annual report on the weakest passwords....
