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What is Two Factor Authentication? Unless you’re the geeky type or a long-time reader of groovyPost, you probably have no idea what people are talking about when they tell you to enable two factor authentication to tighten up your online security. The funny thing however, is you’ve probably been using two factor authentication your entire adult life and didn’t even know it! To answer the question — two factor authentication requires you to both know something and have something in order to prove your identity....

No worries — I have a hack for ya which will keep you up and running even after your printer detects a so-called “depleted” toner cartridge. The first step is to get a single sticky note. If you don’t have one of these, a piece of duct tape or electrical tape should do it; anything small and blocks light will work. The next step is to adjust the size of the paper so that it will fit into the side of the toner....

It makes no difference which version of Windows your using as the exploit is within the IE code itself in conjunction with an Adobe Flash exploit. According to the computer security firm FireEye hackers exploiting the bug are calling it “Operation Clandestine Fox.” According to the Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983 the vulnerability in IE could allow remote code execution: To put it simply, you don’t need to do anything odd to get your computer infected by the malware....

A site-specific browser app creates a customized app for a website. The app has its own preferences, extensions, and cookies. Fluid for Safari already does this, but Mac Chrome users were left out of the party. Once I found Chrome SSB, I created site-specific apps along with just the extensions I needed for that site. The other reason I like SSB is I have a ton of Google logins; one for my business, another for my alma mater, and yet another for my non-profit volunteer work....

Use ES File Explorer Launch ES File Explorer and tap AppMgr at the top. On the next screen, tap Category. The Select Types windows come up, tap System Apps. This will list all of the Kindle Fire HD system apps. Select the Camera icon. Now tap Open. Using the Kindle Fire HD Camera The Camera app opens, and you can start taking pictures, videos, and panoramic shots. It includes different effects, a zoom dial, and other settings....

Step 1 – Picking An Icon OK, so in order for this to work you’ll need a flash drive or a USB External hard drive. Start off by picking an icon. The icon needs to be an .ico file with a maximum resolution of 256×256 pixels (Vista and 7). Tip – if you have a .png file and want to make an icon out of it you can use websites like ConvertIcon and ConvertIco (yes, it’s just 1 letter different but, the two websites are quite different)....

If you’re building a community on Discord, you’re likely to wonder how to add roles in Discord. In this post, we’re going to explain everything you need to know about Discord roles, including how to assign them, create admins, and more. What Are Roles in Discord? Before we get started learning how to add roles in Discord, let’s cover what roles on the platform do. A Discord role is like a profile that you can assign to members of your Discord server....

Microsoft Word helps you with its spelling and grammar check, which is a wonderful feature. But do you find yourself ignoring the same grammar suggestions regularly? Or maybe you’re curious why Word isn’t catching something you wish it would. You can adjust your default grammar settings in Word to look for what you want. And as a bonus, these grammar settings will apply if you use the Microsoft Editor to check your writing in Word....

After you’ve set up your sync tasks in SyncToy 2.1, you’ll want to make them run automatically. Click start and type Task Scheduler into the search box and hit Enter. Windows Task Scheduler opens. Under Actions in the right panel, select Create Basic Task. If you don’t see the Actions pane, click the button on the toolbar to Toggle on the Action Pane. The Basic Task Wizard opens, give the task a memorable name and description such as Sync Folder Pairs....

CCleaner is a free tool that can help accomplish these tasks and more. If you’re using a computer that you share with others, you can have CCleaner automatically run and clean each account when users log in to Windows. We’ll show you how. Before setting up CCleaner to run automatically, you should open CCleaner and choose what you want to clean. Then, when CCleaner automatically starts, it will clean what you set it to clean....

Here we take a look at how to broadcast a presentation online from PowerPoint 2016 to remote viewers. Broadcast a PowerPoint Presentation Online First, open the PowerPoint file you want to broadcast online to your colleagues, and from the Ribbon, select the Slide Show tab. Then, from the Start Slide Show section, click Present Online, and from the drop-down menu, select Office Presentation Service. It’s also worth noting that if you’re running a Pro or Business version of Office 365, you should also see Skype for Business as an option....

Change Website Text Size iPhone To get started, launch Safari on your iPhone and go to the site that you want to change the text size. Then tap the “Double A” button on the left-hand side of the address bar. Now, if you want to make the text size larger, tap the “large A” button on the right. Or to reduce the text size on the site, tap the “small A” button on the left-hand side....

Changing your Windows 8 account profile picture or photo is simple if you know where to look. It’s also nice customization that can personalize your Windows 8.1 Installation. It’s also a nice touch if you have multiple users on the same computer. Change Account Picture From the Start screen, right-click your current photo and then click “Change account picture.” You can also change your Account Picture under the PC Settings, where you can also customize your Start screen and Lock screen....

Check iCloud Space from iPhone First tap on Settings on the home screen. Next scroll down and tap iCloud. Under iCloud settings tap Storage and Backup. On the next screen you’ll see the total space as well as available space. You can even buy more space by tapping on Change Storage plan if you want to. Here you can also turn on automatic backup it it’s not already enabled. If you’re a Windows user, make sure to check out how to make iCloud work on your PC....

Drag and Drop Method I found this trick to close out of Metro apps while using Metro apps on my Dell Duo system. Grab the Metro app from the top of the screen and drag it to the bottom. Right Click to Close Bring up the Switch List by hovering the mouse in the lower left corner of the screen and moving it straight up. Or use the Keyboard Shortcut Win Key + Tab then right click the app and select Close....

Note: This feature only works with the second or third generation Apple TV with the system software version 5.2 or higher. Use Apple TV with Bluetooth Keyboard Turn on your Bluetooth Keyboard and then on your Apple TV, go to Settings > General and select Bluetooth. The Apple TV will start searching for the Bluetooth devices available. Select the one you want to use. Then type the code displayed on your Bluetooth keyboard....

Recently I needed to convert a few FLV videos to AVI for a project I was working on so I figured that since I was stepping through the process it would be nice to take a few screenshots and document my results. Now although there are probably a million different ways to convert or transcode FLV to AVI video files, below I’ll show you how-to do it using Pazera FLV to AVI Converter....

You may want to decrease its file size, making it easier to upload to a website—the smaller the size, the quicker it loads. It’s a widely known format and supports a huge range of colors (up to 16 million). JPEGs also support variable levels of compression, allowing you to offer more quality in a larger file, or reduce the quality for a smaller file size. While there is good software out there that allows you to convert image files like these, it’s not always necessary....

Using Convert Everything Convert Everything is a fully functional conversion app for Android with over 200 units of measurement for your conversion needs. It literally can convert anything from screw sizes to blood sugar units. The app is simple to use despite the long list of conversion options. You can use the Search bar to type in specifically which unit you want to convert. For instance, if I wanted to convert inches to millimeters, I search for length....

Previously we took a look at using Microsoft Word 2010 as a Blog Editor. This time around we’ll use it for the more general purpose of writing HTML pages, which in fact just involves saving whatever you’ve created in Word as an HTML page. We’ll be done with this in a snap! Click the File Menu button and then navigate to: Save & Send > Change File Type > Save as Another File Type > Save As...