If you are a Firefox user and have upgraded to version 55, you might have noticed a new screenshot button on the toolbar in the upper-right corner of the browser. However, not all users have it yet. It’s still in beta and the company is gradually rolling it out as it works out any remaining bugs. The screenshot tool will be available to all users when Firefox 56 is released at the end of September....
Windows 10 Power Options By default, when you open the Start menu in Windows 10 and select the Power button, no Hibernate mode is listed. Alternately, you can right-click the Start button or use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to bring up the “power user menu” and go to Shutdown or sign out. Even there, you will not find a Hibernate option. Enable Hibernate for Windows 10 To enable Hibernate mode in Windows 10, head to Settings > System > Power & sleep....
If this error isn’t going away, this article will show you how to correct it. We’ve included several fixes as well as a few methods for preventing this error from occurring in the first place. What Does The “Sorry, No Manipulations With Clipboard Allowed” Error Mean? This error means that, for whatever reason, your copy/paste function isn’t currently working. For those that don’t know, the copy/paste function works by temporarily storing whatever it is you’ve copied in your Mac’s “clipboard”....
This post will cover why this can happen, along with a few fixes you can try for yourself to get your iPad sounding loud and proud once again. Why Does My iPad Have No Sound? There are a few reasons why an iPad might not be playing any audio. It could be something as simple as an incorrect setting, which is easy enough to fix. There could also be a software issue causing it, which can be a bit more challenging to resolve....
What’s Wrong With My Nest? A “dumb” thermostat makes you set the temperature manually. Once you set the temperature, your place stays at that temperature. It doesn’t know to turn off when you’re at work or that it’s going to be hotter than normal outside. A programmable or “smart” thermostat lets you tell it what time to turn off and on. That’s handy if you have a normal schedule. The Nest is supposed to be smart....
If you’re looking to add these formatting options to text you’re using in PowerPoint, there are a couple of ways you can do it. You can change your font style to add these as text effects or use certain keyboard shortcuts to do it for you. To help you get started, here’s what you’ll need to do to format subscript or superscript text in PowerPoint using these methods. What is Subscript and Superscript Text?...
While it’s not included in Windows 10 by default, you can still add it manually by following the steps in this article. Add the Quick Launch Bar to Windows 10 Or, to make things easier, copy and paste the following path into the File Explorer address bar and hit Enter and click the Select Folder button: %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch If you add several items, just click the arrow icon to bring up the list items you have in the bar....
Article Map Step 1 – Create the Users and Email Addresses in Google Apps Before we configure Google Apps to receive emails for our Domain Name (cutover the MX records in DNS) we need to first create all the user accounts for our small business, charity etc.. Obviously if we cutover the email before creating the email addresses the mail is going to bounce, which is not good. Simply Click Users and groups Tab then Click Create a new user...
For example, adding items to the right-click Context menu. By default, there might not be the commands and other items you want. We’ve covered several articles on how to add or take things away from the Context Menu, here’s just a few of them: Add Copy and Move To Folder Commands to Context MenuAdd Print Directories to Context MenuAdd Dropbox to Context MenuHow to Add Any Program to Context Menu...
The presentation is ‘podcast-style’ with two hosts that do more than just read headlines. They give you news, short reviews, and throw in some humor for good measure. It’s a new skill and I can see a lot of potential here. One thing I would like to see is the ability to customize it so you can narrow down the news to specific genres of music. Comment Name * Email *...
Installing MicroSD Card on Surface Installing the microSD Card is straightforward. The problem is finding the slot for it. It’s actually tucked away behind the kickstand just above the power connector. After inserting the drive, it will be detected by Windows, and you’ll see a pop-up like this appear on your display. There you go! If you open “Computer” on the desktop, you should see your new card ready to handle your files....
Once you’ve installed the extension, it will just add an option to the context menu that will automatically initiate a search on TinEye.com. If you are into photography or graphic design this can come in handy tracking down image thieves. I personally found it useful for finding larger resolution copies of images I like. Of course, there are a ton of other uses for TinEye… Alright, now you know what it is....
Perhaps I’ll do a full write-up on my Apple experiences, but for now, I want to begin documenting one of the most important things for any Groovy Geek — KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS! This list is going to be a “work-in-progress” so you might want to check it from time to time, as I find more Shortcuts and add to it. MAC OS X Keyboard Shortcuts Clipboard Cmd-C = CopyCmd-V = PasteCmd-X = CutCmd-A = Select AllCmd-Shift-Arrow = Select...
At first glance, it’s a little bit like YouSendIt, but in reverse and a lot cleaner and simpler without the 100meg file size limit. Essentially, AirDropper lets you send a file request to a recipient via email. The email contains a link for them to upload whichever file it is that you are requesting. Once they upload it, it magically appears in your Dropbox folder. No fiddling with email attachments and digging through spam folders required....
With Show Mode and Hands-Free Alexa, you’ll have full-screen visuals to compliment Alexa responses for things like weather, setting timers, movie showtimes, trending news, seeing recipes, and more. You can, of course, use it to make video and voice calls to other friends with other Echo and Alexa devices. While the dock makes it convenient to use hands-free as a Show, you can also just pick it up and bring it with you to use it as a tablet like you normally would....
Jetpack Joyride is an arcade running (or in this case, flying) game similar to the likes of Temple Run. The hero of the game, Barry Steakfries, is propelled by tapping on the screen once or several times depending on how high you want him to go. With game controls this simple, it’s hard not to play over and over again. The object of the game is to steer your way through a laboratory riding a jetpack, making sure to avoid getting zapped by electric rods while collecting coins and tokens along the way....
As you’ll see below, things are “take it or leave it” when it came to Android permissions in older versions. Of course, you could always know what an app can and can’t do, but you had two possible choices: Accept them all, even if either one of them sounded like a gross invasion of your privacy. Uninstall the app altogether if anything sounded too uncomfortable to you. Either way, a terrible choice....
To find the version of iPhoto you have installed, click iPhoto » About iPhoto. The version you’re running will display. Here I’m running 8.1.2 – an upgrade is required. Open the Apple Mac Store and search for iPhoto. Because the upgrade is from version 8 it’s not free. Click Buy. Wait while iPhoto ‘11 installs. It will take several minutes – the download is 727MB. When the new version is done installing, relaunch iPhoto....
First, download the free app Planetary. Launch it, and you’ll see your music collection come up as star charts. at the bottom you can select a letter that gives you the different artists that begin with the letter you select. Tap on the band or artist you want to hear, and it goes into another chart showing the different albums. The band is like the sun and their albums are planets rotating around it....
Unlike Mozy which only backs up your data to the Mozy data center, Dropbox will ALSO backup or sync your data to any other computer where you’ve installed the Dropbox software no matter the operating system (MAC, Windows, iPhone Mobile, Android Mobile). Additionally, you can also use Dropbox to share data/files/pictures etc… with other Dropbox users or anyone who has a web browser. This is great for grandma who wants to see the latest picture of the grand kids....
