Windows 10 Insider Build 11099 Calendar Update Open the Calendar app and you’ll see Year View as an option at the upper-right of the screen. Click on it and you’ll see the following full-year view. From here you can click on any month of the year to go directly to it. The Calendar update isn’t a significant change to the app and may seem trivial, but it does make navigating through the year and scheduling events easier....
When you spend as much time in front of the computer as we do, it’s nice to add a little variety to your system. One way to do this is by changing your Windows 7 Theme. A theme is a combination of photos, colors, and sounds combined to create rotating desktop backgrounds, screen savers, and a sound scheme. Some even include new desktop icons and mouse pointers. So, being that it’s Friday, let’s change the scenery up a bit by applying some new free Windows 7 themes....
Yesterday I explained how to score a copy of Office 2010 on the cheap or even free, and today I have another groovyDeal for college students! Microsoft this week upgraded its Educational Student discount program from Office 2007 to Microsoft Office Professional Academic 2010. The Office Pro Academic 2010 Suite includes: Word 2010Excel 2010PowerPoint 2010OneNote 2010Outlook 2010Access 2010Publisher 2010 Unfortunately, it looks like Microsoft also “Upgraded” the price tag also....
The new Extreme 105 service will provide download speeds of up to 105 Mbps and a 10 Mbps upload. The service will be available starting in June. According to a bill update that was sent out in March, Extreme 105 will cost $199.95 per month and have a one-time $249.00 installation fee. However, USA Today recently reported that the price would be $105 per month on a 12-month contract as part of a triple-play bundle; no mention of an installation fee....
“Ensuring Cortana is available for our customers everywhere and across any device is a key priority for us. Bringing Cortana’s knowledge, Office 365 integration, commitments and reminders to Alexa is a great step toward that goal.” Source So how will this work exactly? It’s really simple, just launch either assistant then say ‘Hey Cortana, open Alexa’. This will then open a world of new opportunities to your preferred assistant. For one, you no longer have to choose between a Cortana speaker or an Alexa device....
RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis: “Since launching Blackberry in 1999, it’s been my goal to provide a reliable, real-time communications around the world. We did not deliver on that goal this week. Not even close. I apologize for the service outages this week. We’ve let many of you down. But let me assure you that we’re working round the clock to fix this. You expect better from us. And I expect better from us....
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer on Disney Plus Here is a clip of the new show: Here is the announcement according to a Disney press release: New episodes of “It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer” will stream every Friday on Disney+. In addition: Subscribe to Disney Plus The service streams in resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD in Dolby Vision and HDR 10. Where available, it also supports Dolby Atmos sound....
There are, however, a few exceptions for items that do not qualify for charity; these include subscription items (subscribe & save) and digital items. Nearly everything else on the site qualifies, including some of the most expensive items listed in the Fine Art section, such as Jacqueline au Bandeau by Pablo Picasso for just $120,000.00 USD. You Control where the Money is Sent Spread the Giving between Multiple Charities The charity chosen isn’t permanent either; it can be changed at any time using the Change Your Support link....
Here on my iPad, I browsed to my Windows Live SkyDrive and opened an Office document. You have to open it in Safari and not the SkyDrive app for iOS. Then, if you haven’t already, tap Join the Web Apps Preview. Your document opens in Read Only view. To start editing it, tap Edit in Browser. Now you can start editing your document. Editing a document via Web Apps on mobile Safari was surprising easy....
Enable the Dark Theme for the Twitter app on Windows 10 for PC and Mobile For Twitter on Windows 10 PCs, launch the app and go to Settings. You get there by selecting the “Me” icon on the left toolbar. Next, select Personalization and switch the theme from Light to Dark and click Save. You’ll then be prompted to restart the app. That’s all there is to it. The updates are game-changing, but they make the Twitter app more complete compared to when it was first released....
A QR code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) that was created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The “QR” is derived from “Quick Response,” as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. Now QR codes are used to encode alphanumeric information, for example, you can point a QR code to a phone number, web address, etc. So when you scan a QR code from your mobile device, you can quickly be taken to a particular website or an application within Android Market for example....
Within minutes, people who were locked out of their accounts flocked to Twitter to sound off on the matter. Not all accounts were affected, but there were enough to create quite a stir for its users. According to Gina Smith at aNewDomain.net — the website downrightnow.com has confirmed the problem existed for two hours. Facebook had no comment about the problem at the time of this writing. If this was a hack, now would be the perfect time to change your Facebook password....
What can’t be denied is that Instagram for Android has received quite a response among Android users. Reports say that the app has been downloaded over 1 million times in the first 12 hours it was available. I don’t know if that’s what made Facebook want to buy it, it’s confirmed information. Mark Zuckerberg himself has posted the information on his Facebook profile, and the Instagram blog has also posted it, so it doesn’t get more official than this....
Picture-in-Picture Mode Android Nougat added the split-screen ability for apps, but starting with Android 8.0 Oreo you can start using the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode on phones and tablets. With PiP you can work on a task on the main screen, and then have something else running, like a video, in a smaller floating screen off to the side. This experience works great for video and while it’s not supported by all apps, it does work with YouTube and VLC....
About two weeks ago, for an unknown reason, my niece had done something to her mother’s iPad and managed to glitch up all of the sound. If this same problem is perplexing you, good news. There is a simple and painless solution. I’m not sure why Apple did this, but aside from the Settings » General » Sounds menu there is another place to mute certain sounds that aren’t connected with any other settings or volume button....
It seems to be causing issues mainly on Windows 10 but it can create problems for Windows 7 and 8.1 systems, too. Microsoft did finally pull this update from its update servers this week. So, if you didn’t get and install it, you shouldn’t have to worry about it. What is a WPD Driver anyway? WPD stands for Windows Portable Devices. Basically, it’s a driver update for portable devices that you plug into your PC....
How to get the deal Go directly to the product page and click the “Get MP3 Album” button on the right-side. Assuming you have purchase confirmations enabled, a second page will load asking you to secure the order by clicking “Place your order.” Once complete the music can be streamed from your web browser, Android, or iOS device. It can also be downloaded directly to your computer and loaded onto whatever media you choose....
The Basics We’ll start off easy. Let’s say you want install and play some games you have on a DVD or maybe from your Steam library. Here’s a look at what I tried in order to test performance in Windows 10. Portal 2 What may seem like an old game actually had my computer lagging for a while. At the usual maxed out settings I was getting a measly 15 FPS....
Article Map Setting Up OneNote on your iPhoneViewing and Editing OneNote Notes and Notebooks on Your Windows Live SkyDriveCreating Sections and Organizing Notebooks in Office LiveWorking With Synced Notebooks from the Microsoft OneNote Desktop VersionConclusion: OneNote in Real Life What You’ll Need The big, big limitation of the Microsoft OneNote app for iPhone is that to get the most out of it; you’ll need a lot of proprietary Microsoft stuff. If you don’t have all of the following, you may as well stop right now and try Evernote:...
I noticed this today when I went to the store on my Android Smartphone. If you scroll down the store’s main screen, you’ll see a “Recommended for You” section. Tap on it and you’ll get you to a new screen that shows you recommendations for you based on previous downloads. The recommendations are made based on apps that are similar to what you have, apps you’re Google+ friends have +1’d and based on your geographical location....
