Ask The Readers Are You A Cord Cutter

With the highly-publicized launch of World Wrestling Entertainment’s WWE Network, a cable juggernaut and pay-per-view events, it seems that more and more mainstream sports networks, and niche services, are finding their way to streaming and on-demand apps. It’s a growing trend, and it seems that it will only continue to expand as more consumers “cut the cable cord” and turn to consoles, tablets, Smart TVs, and set-top boxes for their entertainment....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · Rebecca Cosey

Ask The Readers Are You Polite To Alexa

“Silly subject matter expert,” I said to myself, and probably some colleagues. “There’s no technical purpose for politeness.” I then proceeded to nix all the pleasantries from the manual with perhaps a little too much glee. When it comes to technology, clarity, precision, and technical accuracy trump all other concerns of style—and sometimes even grammar. We embrace this in our written commands to our machines. BEGIN PROGRAM GO TO 10 SAVE DATA TO DISK But with the introduction of digital assistants—those soothing, subservient voices in our Siri-, Alexa-, Cortana-, and Google Home-powered devices—the idea of “talking to our computers” is more literal than ever....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 719 words · Todd Robison

Ask The Readers What S The Worst Software You Can Think Of

Everyone has a program out there that they love to hate. It could be a program you’re forced to use at work, or maybe a home program that doesn’t have a good alternative. Perhaps it’s just software that you’ve given up because you managed to find a suitable replacement. Whatever the case, we want to hear in the comments section below. What do you think the worst software in the world might be?...

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1283 words · Joe Nilsson

Asus Introduces Its Windows 8 Touchscreen Ultrabook We Like

The new Asus devices announced appear to be the ideal Windows 8 scenario — Ultrabook or Macbook Air like notebook with a full keyboard, serious horse-power and a touchscreen which allows you fully leverage the new Windows 8 interface. There’s also the VivoTab RT, which is running the Windows 8 RT Edition however personally, I’m just not ready to lose my keyboard yet and if I was, I would probably just go with the Microsoft’s Surface and grab the keyboard/case combo just in case....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 273 words · Alice Reeder

Become A Verified User On Instagram And Make 2Fa Security Easier

Get Verified on Instagram To get verified, launch Instagram on your phone and make sure you’re logged into the account you want the badge for. Then tap profile button in the lower-right corner of the screen and then the hamburger menu and Settings. ­Then tap the “Request Verification” option from the meu. You will need to enter in your username, full name and upload a photo of your state or government issued ID card, i....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 318 words · Alison Youtsey

Block Instant Messaging And Chat On Your Kid S Phone On Asus Routers

AiProtection – Web & App Filters for Instant Message and Communication Before you begin, make sure you have an ASUS router. If you have another brand of a router with AiProtection or Trend Micro security, there may be a similar feature, but these steps were written using an ASUS RT-AC3200. Your router will take a few minutes to apply the settings. Now, if your child tries to use an instant messaging app, it simply won’t work....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 310 words · Dylan Thornton

Change The Default Line Spacing In Office Word 2010

To kick things off, let’s take a look at the Video How-To followed by our standard Step-by-Step. Option 1 – Change The Style to Office 2003 The first way to change the default line spacing is to make the Word 2003 style your default. To do this, Click Change Styles, then Click Style Set and Check Word 2003. You can go ahead and type in a few words to see if this style fits your needs....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 220 words · Anthony Mckillop

Cheat Photoshop Text Layer Transformations With This Trick

The Problem Have you ever tried to Free Transform a text layer and noticed its bounds seem a bit unusual? Perhaps completely inaccurate? If you answered yes, you’re correct! Here’s what text layer transform bounds usually look like: If you look closer, you’ll see an unusual amount of space at the top and bottom of the line in the image. And even some to the right. This makes transformations and centering inaccurate....

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1365 words · Jerry Short

Check All Your Email Accounts In One App On Android

While all this can be done, it’s a lot of work and effort to keep up with all your email correspondence separately. Here’s why an app like Solmail is a wonderful solution. It lets you add all your email accounts in one neat place. In addition to this feature, the interface is easy on the eyes, earning it a spot on The Next Web’s 30 Most Beautiful and Well-designed Android Apps....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 342 words · Kenneth Mosier

Circle Home With Disney Gives You Whole Network Parental Controls

Circle Home with Disney The Circle device is a small white cube that you plug into a power outlet via a micro USB charging cable. The device also has an Ethernet port that shouldn’t need unless you are directed by customer support to fix an issue. Once the light on top of the Circle is blinking, it’s ready to be paired up with your network. Note that only works with the 2....

January 11, 2023 · 5 min · 1021 words · Joseph Digregorio

Comcast Is Launching A Streaming Tv Service

The $15/month service will allow you to watch shows from several networks on your laptop, tablet, smartphone, or other mobile devices. Some of the live channels included are HBO, FOX, NBC, and others. The beta Stream service will first be launching in the Boston area at the end of the summer, then move to Chicago and then Seattle by the end of the year. Comcast says it will offer Stream to all US customers in early 2016....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 261 words · Laura Hutton

Connect Your Android Phone To Windows 10 With Continue On Pc

We have shown you how to use Continue on PC with iOS and here’s a look at connecting your Android phone with Windows 10. Note that for this to work you’ll need to be running Build 16251 or above. Note: Since this article was originally written, Microsoft has rolled out the “Your Phone” app. It continues to gain features regularly. Make sure to read our article: How to Send Text Messages from Windows 10 with the Your Phone app....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 626 words · Olivia Heflin

Delete Old Windows Restore Points For Extra Hard Disk Space

Delete All But Most Recent Restore Point Right-click on your local drive and select Properties. Then start the Disk Cleanup utility. Then select More Options and under System Restore and Shadow Copies, click Clean Up. Then click the Delete button to delete all but the most recent saved Restore Point. Delete All System Restore Points (Advanced) If you want to delete all Restore Points – which will clear up the most space, click Start and right-click Computer....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · John Young

Disney Plus Launching In Singapore February 23Rd

Disney’s Hulu replacement for international markets, Star, will also be fully integrated within the Disney Pus app at launch and appear as its own hub. This effectively doubles the number of movies and shows available to stream on the service. Keep an eye on the Disney Plus Singapore YouTube channel for trailers, product announcements, and more. Disney Plus to Launch in Singapore Disney recently held an earnings call and touted that it has nearly 95 million paid subscribers to its Disney Plus streaming service as of the quarter ending January 2nd....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 423 words · Bob Fitzpatrick

Enable Or Disable Chrome Address Bar Instant Search

Chrome’s Instant Search Open up Chrome and click the Wrench » Settings option. Scroll down the settings page and click or unclick the Enable Instant for Faster Searching (omnibox input may be logged). If you’re enabling instant search, Chrome will display an extra confirmation window. This window asserts that your data may be logged if your current default search engine supports this feature. If you agree with it, click OK....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 189 words · Casey Goodwyn

Firefox 3 5 Released Groovy New Features

The wait is over. Firefox 3.5 has finally been released and is available for immediate download. I’ll soon be writing about some of the new features of Firefox 3.5 (improved privacy and improved clearing of history, tab tearing, video support, etc.) Until then, however, here’s the official list from the Mozilla Site: From the download page, here’s the “What’s New” Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!...

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · Alice Smith

Four Geeky Gadgets You Can Plug Into Your Minivan

This is the first time I’ve purchased a new vehicle, and I was pleasantly surprised to see quite an array of ports, plugs, and interfaces for various gadgets. Of course, this means plugging in your smartphone to listen to your music or make hands-free calls for most people. But after a bit of tinkering, I found four additional groovy uses for the 16.4-inch color display, RCA jacks, two 120V AC power outlets, DVD player, USB port, and wireless headphones that come with my new Toyota Sienna’s Dual-View Entertainment Center....

January 11, 2023 · 9 min · 1886 words · Michelle Joy

Get A Great Amazon Deal On Kaspersky Internet Security 2013

The normal retail price for a 3 PC license is $79.95, so that’s 75% off. This is not a download license, it’s physical CD-ROM that has the software on it, the box including a license number. John UK Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 61 words · Joyce Howard

Google Docs Gets A Groovy New Update

Auto-Linking Google actually decided to pay some attention to links and realized that typing in text with http://www. every time isn’t really efficient. Instead, now you can just write groovyPost.com and Google Docs will still recognize it as a valid link and it will be accessible with just a click. If you don’t want to make the text you just typed in to be a link, a simple Ctrl + Z will do the job....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 252 words · Frederick Roosa

Google Earth Hits One Billion Download Mark

“We’re proud of our one billion milestone, but we’re even more amazed at the way people have used Google Earth to explore the world,” writes Google Earth and Maps engineer Brian McClendon at his blog, posted early Thursday. With the addition of enhanced Google visual search tools, expected out early next year, my verdict: The world is getting smaller, but Google Earth is getting bigger. Check out Google’s new OneWorldManyStories site, a collection of innovative and just generally wild Google Earth use cases....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · Bonnie Addy