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Adding, Configuring, and Changing Windows 10 Accounts Whether it’s a work computer, a personal computer, or a family PC, any given Windows 10 device may have multiple users with multiple levels of responsibility. The wide range of options for configuring your Windows 10 accounts and privileges and permissions addresses this. Part of the purpose is to protect your system and your personal information—you wouldn’t want a guest to have full administrative control of your Windows computer and its security settings, etc....

Like many other Google services, you cannot customize the Google Navigation bar. While you can’t customize it by default, there’s an extension that will do the job — Big G Black Bar Sorter for Chrome. Go to the Big G Black Bar Sorter homepage (Link Below) on Chrome Web Store and install the extension. The extension requires users to give access to data on google.com’s website. Click the Add button to continue the installation....

How to Customize Outlook 2010 Fonts in the Reading Pane Open Outlook and go to the View ribbon. Click the View Settings button. Now you’ll see the Advanced View Settings window. Here there are two buttons for customizing reading pane fonts: Other Settings and Conditional Formatting. First, I’ll start with Other Settings. Other Settings Other settings are where we adjust the column headers for the reading pane. If you aren’t sure what those are, here’s a screenshot....

Delete Alexa Voice Recordings Delete Google Assistant Voice Recordings To get rid of the voice recordings you speak to your Google Home, head to the Google Voice Activity page on your PC or phone. There you will find a list of everything you’ve used Google Assistant for – that includes the speaker and your phone. Here you can play them back just like with Alexa or delete them one by one or all in one fell swoop....

Set Screen Lock Orientation on Fire HD First, put your Fire HD in the orientation you want it — either portrait or landscape. Then swipe from the top of the screen down to bring up the menu screen. Then tap on the Auto-Rotate button. That’s all there is to it. You will see a lock icon on the Auto-Rotate button and the screen will stay in place. To unlock the screen tap the Auto-Rotate button again....

If you want to test out new Microsoft software for a limited duration, you don’t need to pay for an account. Several of the new software packages are available for free evaluation. The TechNet Evaluation Center offers 90-day and pre-release beta testing of new Windows products. All it takes to sign up is a Microsoft account and the only catch is the 90-day lifespan attached with the evaluation key....

Dropbox, one of my favorite free file sync and cloud backup services announced today that they have increased the referral bonus cap on free accounts from 10.25 gigs up to 16 gigs. The referral bonus for each person you get to sign up was also doubled to 500 meg. Pro accounts were also shown the love. Each referral now earns you 1 gig of free space up to a max of 32 gigs of free space....

Here’s how it works: 500MB is awarded for the first photo you upload using the “Camera Upload” feature.Your Dropbox will expand by 500MB for every additional 500MB of Photos or Videos uploaded through the “Camera Upload” feature until you reach 3GB total.The 3GB is permanent and can be used for other files if you choose to remove the photos and videos later.Photos and Videos only count if they are uploaded through the Camera Upload feature....

For example, do you really care what you’re friends are currently listening to on Spotify? Or do you really want to broadcast to everyone what you’re listening to? What if it’s Justin Bieber. Embarrassing! Here’s how to stop apps from broadcasting without your permission. Stop Facebook Apps Posting for You First, sign in to Facebook, click the gear icon in the upper left corner, and select Settings. Then from the list on the left select Apps....

But other than interesting Easter eggs in Cortana, there’s other settings that are hidden in the new mobile OS that users are finding daily as they continue to use Windows Phone 8.1 which anyone can install right now for free. One of a recently discovered hidden features allows you to use Cortana and Bing to search for the hidden USB settings menu which provides a couple of interesting features. Whether these settings do anything yet remains up in the air....

When Did You Join Twitter? This past week the popular social networking site Twitter turned six years old. If you want to find out when you joined Twitter, check out TwBirthday.com. Just enter in your Twitter user name and hit Enter. You’re shown your Twitter birth certificate. Then you can tweet the results if you want. This is a groovy way to find out when you and others joined Twitter....

Update: This article was originally written for the first version of Edge that came with Windows 10. For more on the new Edge check out how to install Google Chrome extensions in Edge. Five Best Extensions to Try Out in Microsoft Edge Install an Extension Before we begin, let’s look at how you access and install Extensions in Microsoft Edge. Launch Edge, then click the More actions menu then click Extensions....

SwiftKey SwiftKey is an app for the Android OS that allows users to type the message they want to send and as they type. The app automatically starts predicting what you want to type from the moment you start. Above the keyboard, your shown a list of the predicted words that you might be typing. If you find one, you can quickly choose that word to save keystrokes. The more you use it the more it learns....

The good news is the gaming powerhouse Epic Games, developers of the Unreal Engine software development platform, is offering EA’s Star Wars: Squadrons for free from now until December 1st at 10 AM CST. If you like Star Wars, gaming, and, more importantly, free games, check out our free game of the week! Star Wars: Squadrons This game’s story has little to do about the Force or Jedis. Instead, this one is about getting in starfighters and engaging in combat for galactic dominance....

Canadian inventor Raymond Li has spent the last 10 years working on this project, and it’s finally seeing the light of success. He calls the invention JetLev, and unlike the commonly conceived rocket powered jetpacks that you’ve seen in James Bond movies and The Rocketeer, this one is powered by water. The pack weighs approximately 30 lbs, and produces 430 lbs of thrust that will allow you to fly up to speeds of 22 mph at a maximum height of 30 feet....

If you don’t have it, download GOM Player. Make sure to uncheck the options to install the Ask Toolbar. You don’t need it. Launch GOM Player and start watching your movie. When you want to bookmark a spot hit [B] on your keyboard. You’ll get a small menu like the one shown below. Click Add to Bookmark and give your bookmark a name if you want. Now, when you want to return to your movie, just open the file in GOM Player....

The folks at theunderstatement.com noticed the similarity, too, and came up with the below animation. Click to stop the animation at any point to compare. Thanks, understatement. GroovyNews reporter Seth Heringer, who found this cool comparison, contributed to this piece. The market is hot right now with the release of so many groovy smartphones. If your still trying to figure out if now is the time to buy, checkout the following groovy resources:...

So, Should I Buy a Google Home? Wondering if you should purchase a Google Home device? I say…maybe. If you are more invested in the Google ecosystem — Android mobile, Chromecast, Nest, etc., it might make makes sense to go with Google. Right now, Google Home comes with a free 6-month subscription to YouTube Red. And, being that Google also owns Nest, But… And… It’s only a matter of time before Apple releases its Siri-powered voice-activated speaker....

Recently the Google Maps blog announced updates: walkways, bus stops, address labels, street width and even an improved font! Although some of the changes don’t exactly POP OUT, when combined, the changes are significant to the naked eye. Below is an example of the Before and After of London. At first, you might not see the difference, but if you spend a few seconds comparing them, you will notice the map of the city has improved visibility....

As I was saying, not only does Instagram allow user profiles to be viewed online, it also allows you to add filters and effects to your images. For example, if you’ve taken a self-portrait with the Nexus 7 camera, you can easily edit it, adjust it, or add filters and borders. In order to do so, first go to the Gallery and find the picture you want to play with....