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Keep in mind this isn’t the end-all-solve-all solution for car problems, but every time the check engine light (CEL) comes on, an OBD reader can tell you why. The cheap one that I tested out only gives you the corresponding CEL code that you have to reference yourself, but that is as easy as typing it into Google. Some of the more expensive scanners offer detailed descriptions of the code, assuming that your car make and model is within its information database....

Also, be sure to check out all of our Black Friday 2020 posts, which will be updated through Cyber Monday! Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps for Individuals – 25% Discount First-time subscribers can get Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps for $39.99 per month or $479.88 for the first year, plus applicable taxes/VAT/GST). The standard retail price for Creative Cloud for Individuals All Apps is $635.88/yr ($52.99/mo) (plus applicable taxes/VAT/GST). Limit: 1 per customer....

Windows Media Player For watching videos on Windows 10, Microsoft has introduced the modern Movies & TV app. And you may have noticed that the new default music player is Groove Music — although it did retire the Groove Music Pass streaming service in favor of Spotify. Microsoft Groove is the default modern music app to play your local music files and songs stored on OneDrive. But if you’re moving from Windows 7 to 10 and are a long-time user of Windows Media Player (WMP), don’t worry; it’s still available....

First, let’s look at the MANUAL way to Clear Browsing History and Private Data in Firefox: Open Firefox and Click Tools, Clear Private Data TIP: You can also use the Keyboard Shortcuts by Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Del with Firefox open 2. Check any or all items you want to clear/delete. Click Clear Private Data Now and YOU’RE DONE! Now let’s review the How-To configure Firefox to Clear the Browsing History, Cache, Cookies, etc....

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could search your Gmail archive on the fly? Let’s say you’re in the middle of composing an email to a friend and you need to reference something from an archived email—such as a showtime, a confirmation number or account number. This happens to me all the time, and I end up having to pop open another window so I don’t have to abandon my draft....

Live TV There are quite a few things to talk about in this review, but first, let’s look at what kind of channel features the service offers. The number was actually quite surprising. First, of course, there’s the main U.S. lineup, as well as a Canadian, Spanish, Sports, UK, Local, and a lot more. I think I hit around channel 3500 before it stopped and looped back to channel one. Now granted, not all of these channels were great or should really go towards that high of a count....

Sync Text Files Jotterpad X is an app that allows for distraction-free writing, saving your work as you go. Files are saved as plain text, and you can either store it in your device or sync it with Dropbox. You can download the app free from the Play Store. When you first open it, you’re prompted to create a new document. By default, new documents are saved locally on the device....

One thing the company did add is an easier way to create events without having to launch the Calendar app. Now it is easier to create events on Windows 10 Calendar directly from the taskbar. Here’s how. Create Calendar Events on Windows 10 To create your first event, click the time and date button on the taskbar and select the date for the event. Next, click the Show agenda link at the bottom if it isn’t open already and then type the name of your event or reminder in the text box....

Here’s what you should do to ensure that your iPhone or iPad behaves appropriately when daylight saving time ends on Nov. 6 at 2:00 AM. Enabling Automatic Time Zone Settings in iOS By default, your iOS device picks up the time zone based on your geolocation. You may have disabled this by accident (or maybe on purpose, to extend your battery life.) Make sure to enable this setting by going to Settings > General > Date & Time....

The Mysterious Benedict Society The show is based on the best-selling series of books by Trenton Lee Stewart. The show follows four gifted orphans who are recruited by the eccentric Mr. Benedict played by Tony Hale, to save the world. After winning a scholarship competition, four gifted orphans are recruited by the peculiar Mr. Benedict for a dangerous mission to save the world from a global crisis known as The Emergency....

Before beginning, you might want to learn a bit about how OpenDNS works and how to set up OpenDNS on your home network (custom messages are fun at home, too). If you’ve got that covered, you can move on: How to Add a Custom Logo to Your OpenDNS PagesHow to Add a Custom Message to Your OpenDNS PagesHow to Change Your Network Administrator Contact Email in OpenDNS for Network Feedback...

Disable Parallax Effect Disabling the Parallax effect feature is easy. Just follow these steps: Go to Settings: Tap General: Tap Accessibility: Go to Reduce Motion: Turn Reduce Motion ON (Green). In the above photo, I’ve turned it on That’s it! Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Enable the Built-in Administrator Account in Windows 10 There are two ways to enable the built-in administrator account. The easiest method is from within Computer Management. Note: Computer Management is only available in Windows 10 Pro. Use the Command Prompt instructions below for Windows 10 Home. Right-click the Start menu (or press Windows key + X) > Computer Management, then expand Local Users and Groups > Users. Select the Administrator account, right-click on it, then click Properties....

What you might not know is that there is a hidden, even more powerful way to close pesky processes in Windows 10: the taskkill command. The advanced task kill command gives you more control as you end processes and even works on tasks that refuse to close even after killing them in Task Manager. Oh, and we’ll be running this from the command line, so get your fingers ready....

Facebook.com is currently the 3rd most visited site on the web, but how many of us have read the policies or “contracts” we “signed” by using their service? In this fast pace rapidly changing world of Internet Technology, being an informed consumer is not the first thing that people usually consider. Legal jargon, contracts.. blah blah; it’s too much to read! But what it comes down to is how much control would you like to have – control of your private data, your blogs, your instant messaging, your status, your personal information, and your photos or videos?...

Coming to Facebook is a new change in privacy management that removes the ability to hide your profile from searches based on your email or phone number. This change also seems to be removing the option to de-index your profile from Google and other search engines. Facebook announced in a press release that this change will affect all users currently on the service and will be rolled out in “the coming weeks....

Note: Below is how to determine how long your PC has been up and running if it’s running Windows 7 or below. If you are running Windows 10, make sure to read our article: How Long Has Your Windows 10 PC Been Up and Running? Determine Windows 7 Uptime On Windows 7 or Vista, right-click an empty area on the taskbar and click Start Task Manager. Alternately, click Start and type: taskmgr....

The first two models will be called W7 and W8, with W7 coming first to the market. Murtazin says he had the opportunity of a hands-on with the W7, seeing no important modifications in comparison to other Windows Phone 7 models. W7 would be based on the X7 hardware, while the W8 will supposedly use N8 as a base. Now, I really don’t know if this is all believable, but if it is, Nokia won’t be helping its case too much on the smartphone market without bringing something new to the table....

Here it is – foobar2000. A great music player as well as a great MP3 tagging tool. It’s well known as a very-well functioning music player, and its best perk is perhaps the low RAM and CPU usage. This makes it great for just about any type of computer (from a Intel Atom Netbook to a smacking 8-core desktop setup). We took an look at it earlier and an iTunes alternative, and here’s a more in-depth review....

If you’ve ever looked at the address bar while using Gmail in a web browser, you may have noticed that the URL changes whenever you look at a different email message. These are essentially permalinks to emails in your Gmail account. To bookmark a specific email in Gmail, pull it up in your browser (Chrome works best with Gmail, of course) and click the star in the address bar to bookmark it....