Faster YouTube in Firefox This solution was actually pushed by Mozilla program manager Chris Peterson on Twitter who was one of the first to notice the speed issue. He recommends installing the YouTube Classic extension to Firefox. Simply load it up and the next time you head to YouTube you should notice it loads much faster. However, you’ll miss out on the new page design and no longer have a dark theme that you can turn on....

A while ago, I found a little piece of software called SharePod that gives me the freedom I want. The steps below have been done on a 120 GB iPod Classic, but they work just fine with an iPhone 4. But with the iPhone 4 you’ll need to have iTunes installed on your computer. You don’t need to start it, but one of its components is required. First things first....

Open Attachments in Outlook Without a Mouse If you don’t have a mouse handy, you can use the Tab key to select the message column and then use the arrow keys + Enter to select the message you want to open. From here, use the tab button until the Message button is highlighted on the same line as the attachments. Then use the left or right arrow keys to select the attachment you want, and press Enter to open it....

Clean Install Windows 10 Using Fresh Start To use the Refresh Tool, your computer must be connected to the Internet throughout the entire process. Your computer must also be running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later. It does not work on prior versions of Windows 10 or earlier. First, click Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery and then click the link, Learn how to start fresh with a clean installation of Windows....

First, log in to your Google account. Click the drop-down next to your picture icon and select Account Settings. Backup Your Google Data Before starting the deletion process, download and save your data before you do anything you go any further. That can be done by following our guide on Google Takeout. Or by selecting Data Liberation on the left side of the screen that comes up. It’s good to keep a backup of all of your important documents and other data you have stored on Google servers just in case you need something you’ve stored there over the years....

Google Contacts Google Contacts are mostly Android and Gmail’s method of storing your phonebook. However, iOS users are more than welcome to use them, as well. You can find out how to sync iOS contacts with Google here. Regardless of the platform, Google Contacts are easy to sync and edit, which makes them a preferred method for many. The problem is that the easier something is to use, the more you tend to suffer when you lose it....

Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove your account from syncing with Chrome when you sign in. Here’s how to remove a Google account from Chrome and prevent Chrome from automatically signing in in the first place. Why Does My Google Account Sign in to My Chrome Profile? If you’ve ever used an Apple product, you’ll know that most of its products are linked to an Apple ID. Google products work in much the same way, where a single Google account is used for Chrome bookmarks, Google search history, YouTube recommendations, and more....

Do you have multiple Google accounts that you use to chat with people? Google Talk is an effective way to chat with other Google and Gmail users from your desktop without using an internet browser. But, by default the program isn’t set up to work with multiple accounts. I’ve found trouble with this because I happen to have a handful of different Google accounts myself, and it is a pain switching back and forth....

What is Mail Drop on iPhone? With Mail Drop, you can send large files such as presentations, videos, and images through the iCloud service. You can send attachments up to 5GB in size using the iPhone, iPad, and Mac service. Recipients have 30 days to download the file before it’s automatically removed from iCloud. There is a 1TB Mail Drop storage limit per iCloud user. Once you exceed that limit, you must wait until older attachments expire....

After enabling guest mode, your Chromecast emits a Wi-Fi beacon that other devices use to find it. The feature is opt-in, and you can turn it off if you don’t want someone using it. The beacon is an audio tone that humans can’t hear containing the connection PIN to the other Android devices in the room. If the audio pairing fails for some reason, you can still manually enter in the PIN, which shows up in a couple of places....

Sharing Printers over the Network in Windows 10 Before you can share a printer, it must first be set up, connected, and powered on. Click Start > Settings > Devices, then open the Devices and Printers link. Right-click your printer, then click Printer properties. Click Start > Settings > Devices, then open the Devices and Printers link. Right-click your printer, then click Printer properties. Select the Sharing tab, then check the box to share your printer....

So, here it is: To Hide the Navigation Pane in Windows Live Photo Gallery ,as I accidentally discovered, you have to click this nearly invisible blue arrow that only appears when you hover near the edge of the Navigation Pane. To Show the Navigation Pane in Windows Live Photo Gallery (and other applications that have Navigation Panes like this), you have to again find this little blue arrow that you probably didn’t know existed in the first place and click it....

Several of today’s major browsers offer a syncing service that allows you to keep items like your bookmarks, history, open tabs, settings, and preferences in sync across all your devices. Firefox is no exception. Their Firefox Sync service syncs your bookmarks, passwords, preferences, 60 days of history, open tabs, and add-ons across your devices. Today we’ll cover how to set up Firefox Sync, so you get a consistent browsing experience on your devices wherever you go....

Important: Restoring your Gmail contacts will completely undo anything you’ve added or removed from your contact list since the destination restoration. In other words, imagine that you took a snapshot of your contacts list at x time, restoring make your contacts list exactly the way it was at x time. But not to worry, if you restore too far back, you can just revert forward to 1 minute ago and undo the entire restoration....

With external storage support, you’re able to connect SD cards, thumb drives, and other portable devices to your iPhone or iPad. To get started, all you have to do is connect the external device to your handheld or tablet using the necessary cable. From there, you can read your documents through Apple’s built-in Files app. You can then move or copy your files to other connected drives (if they are also attached to your mobile device through an external hub) or to the mobile device’s hard drive itself....

Long present in macOS, Automator makes it possible to accomplish tasks by stringing together necessary actions. Some of these actions (but not all) require types of input to proceed. Otherwise, the automatic task cannot proceed. Creating Quick Flow Workflows It’s important to understand how Automator is put together before moving on to Quick Actions. If you haven’t used Automator previously, it’s relatively painless. On the left side of the app, you’ll find the library pane to add on or more actions to the workflow, located on the right side of the Automator window....

For this option to work, there are a few prerequisites you’ll need in place first. Once the video is playing, select the three dots at the upper-right corner of the Chrome window, and select Cast. This will bring up another window that will display all of the detected Google devices on your home network that the browser can cast that browser tab to. Choose the television your Chromecast device is plugged into....

According to the LA Times Hulu is planning to start up a new subscription service they will call “Hulu Plus.” The hopeful scenario is that Hulu Plus won’t change anything for already existing free content, but the idea is to include additional content that will only be available to subscribers. Currently, you can watch a decent variety of shows on Hulu, featuring shows from both public networks like ABC, NBC, and Fox to networks on paid cable channels like USA and Sci-Fi....

Tap Settings » Store. In the Store settings, adjust which apps should Automatically Download purchases from your iTunes account. The Store settings are individual to each iOS device so you will need to repeat this process on each of your iOS devices. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Windows has a personalization feature that allows you to roll your images as a slideshow on your desktop. While this is great for making themes, I’ve also found another cool use for it. Here I’ll show you how to make a groovy color-changing background for Windows 7. Make a Color Changing Wallpaper for Windows 7 First around on the internet to find a cook image with a black background and a single object somewhere in the middle....