Getting the Chromebook While you can create separate accounts, and all Steve had to do is log out, his name and picture always showed up on the login screen. This applies to all Samsung Chromebooks. Factory Reset Chromebook Method 1 The Chromebook will reboot and this time you’ll get the following screen. Click the Powerwash button then confirm the action. You can optionally check the “Update firmware for added security” box...
Update: You should stay on the latest version of Windows 10 for security’s sake. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. And it’s ending long-term support for Windows 8.1. Plus, Windows 11 is being released in the last quarter of 2021. Here is what Microsoft says about Windows 8.1: I have made sure that all of my important files, photos, and other important data are backed up. So, finally, I am ready to go back to my previous version of Windows....
I’m sure you already have Windows Live Writer installed, but if you don’t, get it here. Then download Windows Live Writer Portable. Extract it to a convenient folder in Dropbox. Here I put it in my Dropbox root folder. The next step is the most important. Go to where Windows Live Writer is installed on your hard drive (if you’re using Windows 7, it’s in C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live) and copy all the files in the Writer folder to the folder where you extracted Windows Live Writer Portable....
Lo and behold after only a few minutes of digging, I found a Firefox plug-in which allows you to update your Windows System with the Microsoft Update site through Firefox. Thanks to this add-on, I no longer have to open Internet Explorer just to check the Microsoft Updates site. Okay, well honestly all it is doing is loading up IE within a Firefox tab, but it still beats running two different browsers altogether....
How to Email Contact Groups or Distribution Lists as Email Attachments from Outlook 2010 Step 1 In Outlook 2010, compose a new E-mail. Step 2 In the new e-mail, click Attach Item from the Message ribbon and select Outlook Item. Step 3 From the list under the Outlook Data File, click Contacts. In the bottom pane, a list of your contact groups will appear, and you can select the ones you would like to attach to the email....
Signal Disappearing Messages Ever since the WhatsApp privacy policy change, a lot of people have decided to move to Signal, as there are many good reasons for doing so. Signal is easy to set up, as you can see here. It also has a lot of features and offers secure communication, without compromising your privacy. Now, while Signal may encrypt all of your messages, you still might want an additional layer of security added to your communication....
A nice perk of Gmail’s Vacation Responder is that you can set it up on either the Gmail site or the Gmail app on your mobile device. So if you forget to enable the feature before you leave, you can do so on the go. How to Set Up Vacation Responder in Gmail Online To set up your out-of-office reply online, head to the Gmail website and sign in if necessary....
Most people around the world are sufficient with their righty’ but occasionally you’ll run into a technology geek that refuses to conform. Do you have any friends who are left-handed? If you do it might be handy to know how to set up the computer for them incase they need to use it. Step 1 Click the Start menu orb and Type mouse into the search box. Next Click the program link titled Change mouse settings....
First, go to the Dropbox site and sign in to your account. Select a folder you want to share. Right click and select Invite to Folder. On the next sharing screen, instead of entering in a contact’s email address, click Invite Facebook Friends. Allow permission for Dropbox to access your Facebook account info. Next, when you invite others to share the folder, you’ll get email and Facebook contacts as you start typing in names....
Since the sharing options differ depending on your version of OneNote, we’ll show you how to share in OneNote for Windows 10, the desktop application on Mac, and OneNote for the web. Sharing in OneNote for Windows 10 In OneNote for Windows 10 and Windows 11, you can share a link to a page (note) or an entire notebook. To share a link to a note, right-click the page in the list and select Copy Link to this Page....
What is the Windows 7 shutdown command? The shutdown command in Windows 7 is just that, shutdown. However, only typing shutdown will render no results. It needs to have a letter (argument) typed after it. Here’s the easy to understand example given by Microsoft: To translate, the command is: shutdown /LETTER or a more specific example: shutdown /s However, some letters have variables after them, such as /m which allows you to type the address or name of a network computer you want to remotely shutdown....
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Back-Up Your Important Personal Files With this upgrade, Windows will retain your files…ideally, that is. If something goes awry during the upgrade process, you’ll definitely want to make sure all of your personal files – music, photos, documents, pictures—are safe. Backing up your data is the most important thing to do before you start. Hopefully, you’re already using an off-site backup solution like CrashPlan, so your data is already taken care of....
Windows 10 Phone Companion App The Phone Companion is simple and straight-forward, but the beauty of it is, it centralizes management of multiple devices whether it’s Windows, iOS or Android. It also makes it easy to import/export data such as photos, music and download Microsoft apps to your device. Before getting started, here are some things I recommend you have ready: A Microsoft AccountA device running the latest versions of Windows Phone OS, iOS, or AndroidYou will also likely need to have an email address for the respective platform stores you want to access apps from, i....
PlayStation Vue Multi-View on Apple TV Launch PlayStation Vue on your Apple TV and while you’re watching a live TV program, swipe down on the Apple TV remote. There you will see a new “Multi-View” tab. Highlight it and then select the “Watch in Multi-View” option. Note that you need to be watching live TV – it won’t work if you’re watching programs from DVR. Next, you can start selecting the other channels (up to four) that you want to add to the multi-view....
Resize Images Windows 10 Photos App To resize an image, open the Photos app and choose the picture from your library that you want to resize. Or, you can open File Explorer and right-click the image you want, and choose Photos from the “Open with” option. Once the image is displayed in Photos, click the (three dots) option on the Top-Right of the screen — aka See More, and then choose the Resize option from the menu....
I spend a lot of time in Word 2010 every day, so I’m always looking for shortcuts, tips, and tricks to increase my productivity and save time. For instance, have you ever had trouble with specific words you write with a special symbol in them? This used to be a daily time-consuming task always to correct them throughout my document…That is until I found a feature in Word 2010 which does all the work for you....
Watch Free Movies on YouTube To watch the free flicks, head to the YouTube Free to Watch section. If you’re watching from a browser, you will have all the other free titles in the right playlist pane, and choosing the next free film to watch is just a click or tap away. If you’re using the mobile app, you will find the “Free to Watch” section in the Trending category under the Movies & Shows section....
Note: For this article, I’m installing the 32-bit version of Office 365 Home Premium Preview on Windows 7 Ultimate. I currently have Office 2010 Pro 32-bit installed on my system. First, download the Office 2013 installer for the 32 or 64-bit version, the choice is yours. After the Click to Run file is downloaded, start the install by running it as Administrator. The first part of the Office 2013 install kicks off....
A press release by the company announces that no less than five million of the new smartphones have been sold in the first three days after its release. This is an incredible figure even by Apple’s standards. The the last model before the iPhone 5, the iPhone 4S, had sold around four million units in the first days after its release. In case you’re dying to get an iPhone 5 and haven’t already, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO says that the initial supply has been sold, stores will get shipments on a regular basis and online orders are possible and customers will get a date when they can pick it up at an Apple Store....
