Tweeting with a Time Limit Spirit is a simple Twitter app that allows you to set your tweets to disappear after a set time limit. To start using the app, go to the Twitter Spirit website and click Get Spirit. Now, allow Spirit to use your Twitter account by signing in. You’ll get a confirmation message, just like the one below. It basically tells you everything you need to know about using the application....

Be aware that while private browsing prevents the information from being stored on your computer while browsing, it does not make you anonymous on the web. Your internet provider and the websites you visit may still be able to track you. All browsers today provide a private browsing mode. The idea is the same in each browser, but it’s named something different and operates a bit differently in each browser....

Clean Install Windows 11 Make sure you have a digital image or (ISO) of the new operating system to get started. You can install it via a USB drive or DVD if you still happen to still have one of those included on your device. Note: For more on creating installation media, read our article on creating a Windows 11 bootable USB drive. The installation process is straightforward and begins like versions of Windows before it....

Gaming on the New Chromecast After you have installed and set up your new Chromecast, on your Android or iOS device head to the Chromecast Store to find the games you want to install. When you launch a game, the method of beaming it to your Chromecast will vary. For example, in the shots below the cast button for Monopoly is clearly evident, but for a poker game I installed, the button is in the game’s Setting menu....

Play Music Directly from Google Drive Log in to your Google Drive, find the music file you want to play, and right-click it. In the menu that comes up, click “Open with” and then the “Connect more apps” option. Now, search for Music Player for Google Drive and connect it to your account in the window that comes up. Don’t forget to set it to be used by default. That way, you won’t need to go through these steps each time....

But what if you want to print your slideshow with those presentation notes? You might want to review your notes on the go or hand them to a coworker to look over. Luckily, Microsoft has thought of this and lets you print your PowerPoint slideshow with or without speaker notes. Print a PowerPoint Slideshow With Speaker Notes While similar, the steps differ slightly when it comes to printing a PowerPoint slideshow on Windows versus Mac....

Creating your own wireframe art can be time-consuming and sometimes impractical. Luckily there are some wireframe templates already available, but there is just one problem. Google Docs Drawing hasn’t yet incorporated drawing templates, so this is a bit of a workaround trick to get going. Open up the Google Doc URL below. Be sure to sign in to your Google Account. Click the File menu and select Make a Copy....

If you have an Xbox 360 or a Windows Mobile phone, then your best bet on syncing all your music and media would be Windows Media Player 12. Sadly enough, you may have already encountered problems refreshing your library and keeping things tidy. But, with these simple steps, you can rebuild your music library in just a few clicks. How To Rebuild The Windows Media Player 12 Library Step 1 – Disable The Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service First of all, make sure that Windows Media Player is closed....

Reset Kindle Fire HD The reset process is basically the same as resetting a first gen Kindle Fire, but with a different interface. Swipe from the top of the screen down to display the notifications and tap More. On the next screen tap Device. Scroll down to the end of the Device list and tap Reset to Factory Defaults. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

So, if you’ve just realized that something must be done and that the computer has started to slow down after all those fonts were installed, read on. Below, we’ll show you how to remove all of the third party fonts that were installed in one clean wipe. Step 1 First, you will want to go to Control Panel in the Start Menu, just like I’m showing you below: Click the Start Menu Orb and Select Control Panel....

Before you begin, you’ll need to download and install HandBrake – a free application for Windows, Mac OS X, and even Ubuntu. You can get it for free from the official HandBrake website. We’ve talked about Handbrake a lot as it’s our go-to freeware tool for transcoding data. Since HandBrake may require some file updates, I recommend that you launch it as an administrator. To do so, open the Start Menu and type in HandBrake....

First click Start and Type: device manager into the search box and hit Enter. In XP go to Start, right click on Computer then Properties then Device Manager. Windows Device Manager opens. Right click on the device which you want to roll back the driver for and click Properties. Now click the Roll Back Driver button. It will go back to it’s previous version. Then you’ll get a dialog window asking if you’re sure....

Not only will this allow your Word content to be accessible to anyone, but it’ll also allow you to edit it for use elsewhere. You’ll need to use a few workarounds to save a Word document as a JPEG image file—here’s how. Extracting Single Word Document Pages as JPEG Images There’s no built-in option to save a Word document as an image file. To save it as a JPEG, you’ll need to use a screenshotting tool....

Most people are unaware that this functionality still exists in Windows 10. It’s just not obvious how to enable it. Today we’ll show you how to enable searching through file contents in Windows 10. Turn on Option To Search Through File Contents Click the Cortana or Search button or box on the Taskbar and type “indexing options.” Then, click on Indexing Options under Best match. On the Indexing Options dialog box, click Advanced....

You can always click the Keep text only icon in the menu that comes down when you click the arrow below Paste in the Ribbon, but doing that every time can gets redundant. It’s easier to set the default Paste preference. From the Ribbon click the Home Tab, then Paste » Set Default Paste. Now, in the window that comes up, scroll to Cut, Copy and Paste. Then select Keep Text Only for each option if you want to keep everything plain text....

Firefox Sync is pretty straight-forward. It allows you to easily sync your bookmarks, passwords, preferences, history, and tabs between multiple devices. Ready to set it up? Let’s get started! Article Map This is a rather long how-to and it is easy to lose your place while reading it. To help prevent that, we’ve included a jump list to help navigate it. Click a link below to automatically jump to that section of this page....

Occasionally, however, VPN can be used by home users to connect back into their home network (or on the other side of Mom’s firewall when she needs tech support) to access their files or photos on their home boxes. To help with this, Microsoft built both the VPN client and server into Windows 7. Earlier today, I wrote about the Server / Host side, so let’s jump into the client side....

Not only is this a great place to store your own photos and videos, but it’s perfect for creating joint photo and video collections. If you want to share your photos in Google Photos, here’s how to do it. How to Share Photos and Albums in Google Photos Google Photos is available on mobile and desktop devices. It allows you to share individual photos and videos, as well as entire albums....

Google’s multilingual translation service can translate text, speech, images, websites, or even real-time video. You can access it via its web interface, mobile apps for iOS and Android, or browser extension. Translate Text with Google Translate If you need to translate a bit of text quickly, you can type: Google Translate into search to get the basic translation tool. This provides an easy way to quickly copy and paste some text and get the translation to and from the language you need....

You can still use a button sequence to turn off your iPhone, and we’ll show you an option for turning off your iPhone without using the buttons. We’ll also show you a few methods for restarting your iPhone. Turn Off Your iPhone Using the Buttons There are two ways you can turn off your iPhone X or iPhone 11 using the buttons. One method is to press and hold either the Volume Up button or the Volume Down button and the Side button simultaneously until you see the Slide to Power Off slider....