Friday 2/21/2014, Apple released security update iOS 7.0.6 for its iPhone, iPad and iPod devices to fix a vulnerability which allowed an attacker to capture and modify secure web traffic from the devices. Yeah, not good. The update is available from your device via Settings –> General –> Software Update on iPhone 4 and later, iPod Touch (5th Gen) and iPad 2 or later. Apple also released iOS 6.1.6 for the iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th Gen) devices....

What is Sidechain Compression? Sidechain compression is a pretty simple concept, but it can really save your mix when you don’t want two elements to collide. The most basic example, again, goes back to the kick and the bass, but you can use sidechain compression for any two elements once you learn how it’s done. Let’s get started. First, open up your song. For the purpose of my tutorial, I am going to hide all tracks other than the kick and the bass....

First, you need to install both PocketCloud apps for your Android device and your computer. Download and install the PocketCloud Remote RDP/VNC Android app from the Play Store — the app is free. Upon opening the app, it will prompt you to sign in. If you don’t have a PocketCloud account yet, tap the New User icon to create one. After entering your Google account credentials, the app will ask you to install the PocketCloud software on your computer first....

Open the Excel worksheet in that you want to add a Header/Footer to and click on Insert tab. Then click on Header and Footer button in the Text section. It will shift from Normal to Page Layout view with a cell selected where you can add Header. Type whatever you want in the header section and click on any other cell. Not only can you add text as a header, but also images, page numbers, file path and more....

Add Holidays to Windows 10 Calendar App To insert the holidays for your country and others, launch the Calendar app and in the left pane select More Calendars. Then you’ll be presented with a list of countries to choose the national holidays you want to have added to your calendar. That’s it! Now all of the major holidays for the country or countries you selected are added throughout the calendar....

Add Videos to Windows 7 Start Menu Right click on the Start button in Windows 7 and select Properties. Then click the Customize button on the Start Menu tab. When the Customize Start Menu screen comes up, scroll down to Videos and select Display as Link and click OK. That’s it! Now you’ll see Videos on the Start Menu. It’s nice to have access to all of your digital media folders from one spot....

Open Firefox, click on Firefox button on the Top Left and click Options from the drop-down menu. Click on Privacy tab. Under History section, Click the drop down menu as shown below and select Use Custom Settings for History. Now, select the check box that says Clear History when Firefox Exits. Click Ok. If you want to customize the settings and delete only specific data, click on Settings right next to clear history on exit option....

Portable App to Bypass Start Screen Skip Metro Suite is a free utility that’s dead simple to use. The latest version is a portable app that doesn’t require installation. You can run it from a flash drive and carry it with you. This is handy when using other Windows 8 systems and don’t want to install anything. When you go to download it, make sure to click the Download button shown here....

If that’s the case, you might want to change the playback quality of Apple TV Plus to a lower resolution to help save data. Here’s a look at how you can change the playback quality of shows from Apple TV Plus. With the goal being to help you save data while still being able to stream. Save Data by Changing Playback Quality of Apple TV+ To get started head to Settings > TV on your iPhone or iPad....

Hover (don’t click) your mouse over the bottom-right corner of the page. This is the charmingly charmful way of making Windows 8 display the Charms menu. From the Charms menu select Settings. It’s the icon that looks like a giant gear. In the settings sidebar-menu, click Change PC settings. Woohoo, we’ve made it to the actual Windows 8 settings. Now that we’re here, check out the Personalize tab. Then visit the Start screen sub-tab....

If you’re not familiar with GeoTagging, it is when you or your camera gadget adds geographical location information metadata to photos, videos, and texts. Though that is just the beginning, it can really be added to just about any type of media. Did you know that by default most smartphones(iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows 7 Phone, etc.) are automatically enabled to GeoTag every photo and video that you snap? This means that everything you snap has GPS coordinates attached to it, and it’s really easy to access....

Clip Segments of Audio Files After you’ve found the MP3 file you want to clip, drag it into Audacity to import it. After the show is imported, I recommend using the Magnifying tool to zoom in on the audio track so you can clip it more accurately. Normally I zoom in, so I have 30-second segments of the show. Then use the Selection tool to highlight the section of the show you want to clip....

Note: This feature only works with the second or third generation Apple TV with the system software version 5.2 or higher. Use Apple TV with Bluetooth Keyboard Turn on your Bluetooth Keyboard and then on your Apple TV, go to Settings > General and select Bluetooth. The Apple TV will start searching for the Bluetooth devices available. Select the one you want to use. Then type the code displayed on your Bluetooth keyboard....

Here’s how. Connect Your Chromebook via a Physical Cable The most straightforward method of connecting your Chromebook to an external display is to use a physical cable. The type of cable you use will depend on the model of the Chromebook. Once you have the cable from the Chromebook to the external display connected, you need to head to Settings > Device > Displays. There you have some different options, including choosing to mirror or extend your display....

A Groovy Review And Walkthrough Of Wix.com The front page of Wix is fancy and inviting; it also is available in multiple languages. Getting started was easy since there is a giant button that says “Start Now.’ 2. After Clicking Start a sign-up dialog will appear. The whole sign-up process is about as painless as you can get. Just enter your email address, password, and username. There isn’t even an email verification, so you don’t have to use a real email, but it’s a good idea to do so in case you forget your password....

Click on the “Cast” button below the video on the lower-right corner gives you options on which device you want to cast to. However, you can easily remove the Chromecast feature in Chrome. Removing the playback controls is a similar procedure to disabling a buried flag in the browser. Disable Media Playback Controls on Google Chrome To get started, launch the Google Chrome browser and type: chrome://flags into the URL bar, and hit Enter....

What’s the News and Interests Widget Here is an example of the News and Interests taskbar widget. It will pop up if you hover over the weather icon on the right side of the taskbar. It displays weather, news and finance headlines, traffic, and more. You can manage the topics that are displayed on the widget. Just click the Manage interests button. Adjust the News and Interests Widget Behavior on Windows 10 Changing the behavior of the News and Interests widget on the Windows 10 taskbar is similar to managing Search on the taskbar....

Have you ever created the most epic blog post ever, filled with rich media (videos, music, photos, custom fonts), only to have WordPress glitch and remove half of your content? I’ve had my fair share of this, and because I primarily use Live Writer to write posts, it doesn’t come as a surprise that there would be some incompatibility. However, the problems only seem to arise when using the Visual Editor built-in to WordPress....

For instance, if you have the Skype desktop client installed, and Outlook.com open in a separate tab, you will get the annoying notification when someone pings you. Also, if your phone is near, that will start making noise, too. So much beeping going on all at once is quite annoying. Not to mention, Skype doesn’t sync read notifications either. When you’re done talking with someone, you need to go into each instance of Skype and clear the notifications....

In either Windows 7 or 8, from the Start menu search for “mouse” and then open up the corresponding Mouse option. In Windows 7 it will be listed under Control panel, and in Windows 8 it will be listed under Settings. In the Mouse Properties window that appears, open the Pointer Options tab and check the box labeled “Show location of pointer when I press CTRL key.” Click Apply and you can test it out....