Health officials today issued a warning that millions of computer users are at risk to develop Renee Zellweger Syndrome. Victims of the malady typically can be identified by their constant squinting. “We believe the eyelids of computer users with RZS are being frozen into permanent squints because of their constant strain to see the cursor arrow on computer screens, said a department spokesman. Not surprisingly, the disorder is more prevalent among laptop users....
Starting back with Windows 10 Build 16232, CFA monitors changes that apps try to make to files in protected folders. This feature also lets you manually add additional folders that you want to be protected. It also the apps you want to allow access to certain folders. According to Microsoft exec Dona Sarkar: “Controlled folder access monitors the changes that apps make to files in certain protected folders. If an app attempts to make a change to these files, and the app is blacklisted by the feature, you’ll get a notification about the attempt....
Starting November 10, for the next two months Google will be providing free Wi-Fi access in in many major US Airports as a “holiday gift.” Virgin America has teamed up with Google and is the only airline that will give out free Wi-Fi access during the entire flight. The deal will run until January 15, 2010, and several airports, including Burbank and Seattle, will continue the free Wi-Fi service indefinitely....
The system was called InVideo. It was developed by Dean Friedman, and was the first virtual interaction game ever aired on television. InVideo didn’t come cheap either, the system cost a minimum of $2,500 to install! Additionally, the system requires an entire room 120+ square feet. With that said, you can see how few game developers would want to produce for a system that few people could afford (or want clogging up their home)....
Classic Shell for Windows 8 You can download Classic Shell from SourceForge. Installation is easy following the install wizard and it doesn’t try to sneak in any crapware which is always a plus! After it’s installed, you’ll see the Classic Shell Start button in the position you’d expect it to be. The first time you click on it, a screen comes up so you can pick the menu style you want as well as other settings....
Yesterday Google updated Cloud Connect to include a new menu that will open Google Docs files directly from Microsoft Office. This means you don’t have to haphazardly download and scavenger hunt for the correct file to work on. Now, all of your stored Google Docs files are accessible from the Cloud Connect toolbar itself. Nice. The “Open from Google Docs” menu will automatically list all of your documents stored in Google Docs, and Google even cleverly included a search box to help you find documents should your list prove too long....
The dashboard gives you all of your Google account data and history in one place. Anything from Google history of searches to Youtube history of videos watched, all of it is now easily available to you as a user. Regardless, even now that Google is willing to show you what they are collecting they still are not showing how they use the data that they harvest. Upon further investigation, Dashboard’s information is still very modest and doesn’t show you all of the information that Google really is storing....
But what kind of download numbers did Google Maps receive? From his Google+ account, Google’s Senior Vice President of Commerce and Local, Jeff Huber, announced that after just 48 hours, the Google Maps iOS App received over 10 million downloads. As of this writing, Google Maps is still sitting atop the App Store’s Top Charts in the Free category along with “ElfYourSelf,” “Fun Run – Multiplayer Race” and the fourth application being another Google-owned app, YouTube....
Saving Google Maps for Offline Use This is how it’s done in the Android app, but the process is similar in iOS. Start by finding the area you want to save. If you want to save the area around a place that’s listed on Google Maps, just tap the place symbol, like I did for the airport in my city below. A place card will appear. If the place isn’t listed, you can drop a pin on the map by holding your finger in the area you want saved....
Google Play Free App of the Week Finding the free app of the week isn’t obvious in the Play store yet. Launch the store and you will see a banner for New Family Fun. Click that and you will see another banner for the Free App of the Week as shown below. Then you can download the free app of the week to your Android device. Whether or not this will be a regular feature in Google Play isn’t clear as Google quietly launched this....
Enabling The Input Panel Gesture If you have a tablet, or touchscreen display that supports pen input, you really should try out the handwriting recognition features of Windows 7. To enable the gestures for the handwriting input panel in Windows 7, do the following: Open up the Start Menu and type in handwriting. When the search results appear, Click Change tablet pen settings to open up the Control Panel settings for tablets....
First launched in 2011, Siri is a voice assistant available on various Apple platforms, including iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and tvOS operating systems. The assistant uses voice queries and a natural-language user interface to answer questions, perform actions, and make recommendations. In time, it also adapters to the language usages, searches, and preferences of each user. New Siri Features Apple has added the following new features to its voice assistant with iOS 14/iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, macOS Big Sur, and tvOS 14....
Since the introduction of Android 4.4 KitKat, Immersive Mode has been highlighted as one of its new features. The idea is that once you launch a full-screen app, the keys will automatically hide, and can be brought back with a simple swipe from the bottom. Sounds great, right? Guess what – ever since I’ve gotten the update the only game that seems to support this feature for me is Cut The Rope 2....
Privacy has been a major concern among some users since Windows 10 was first released. Microsoft does provide a private web page where it details how and what kind of information Windows 10 collects. Windows 10 also includes a dedicated Privacy setting, which lets users configure and adjust what they want the operating system to know and access, from location services to the camera. Version 1703, released in March 2017, was Microsoft’s first step toward being more transparent about the data collected by Windows 10....
Here, we’ll show you how to add a page border in Word and customize it exactly as you want. Add a Page Border in Word Open Microsoft Word to your document on either Windows or Mac. Head to the Design tab and click the Page Borders button in the Page Background section of the ribbon. Confirm that you’re on the Page Border tab when the Borders and Shading window opens....
There is a setting for this hidden inside the Google Home app. Here’s where to find the sound equalizer and adjust your tunes. Sound Equalizer on Google Home Although these screenshots have been taken on an Android device, the principle is very similar on an iOS device. There are actually two ways of finding the setting. Here we’ll stick to the quickest one. Start by opening the Google Home app....
Video Screencast Step 1 – Downloading Action(s) First of all, you need to download Action(s). (Note: You need to have java installed in order for this to work). Get started by going to app.jbbres.com. From there you can read some useful information about the program in addition to downloading it. To begin your download, press the red button on the right side of the screen and follow all the steps to complete the install....
UpdraftPlus is one of the most popular WordPress backup plugin solutions. It’s one of the highest-rated plugins at wordpress.org. It may be free, but its basic free functionality is beneficial. What is UpdraftPlus UpdraftPlus is a WordPress plugin you can install and configure to either do manual or automatic WordPress backups. It’s easy to use, and includes all of the following features: Once you have UpdraftPlus installed and configured on your WordPress site, it’ll manage regular backups for you at the schedule you’ve defined....
You have a number of options to do this. First, you can calculate age in years. If you want to be even more precise, you can calculate someone’s age in years, months, and days. It’s also possible to calculate how old someone will be at any age you specify. If you want to know how to calculate age from date of birth in Excel, follow the steps below. How to Calculate Current Age from Date of Birth in Excel You can use a number of Excel functions to help you calculate a person’s age....
Important: You must cancel your subscription from the app or platform you created it. So, if you signed up on your iPhone or Android device you will need to cancel your subscription there. If you signed up on your computer you can cancel from your browser. Cancel Paramount Plus Subscription If you signed up on your computer, launch a browser and head to the Paramount Plus Account page, and log in if you aren’t already....
