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Still, if you’re on a mobile device with limited data or bandwidth, this isn’t a welcomed feature. Or, maybe you’re like me and just annoyed with videos automatically playing. Whatever the case, here is how to stop autoplay videos from the YouTube app. Disable Autoplay Videos on YouTube Home Screen If you are lucky enough to catch it in time, YouTube will pop up a message letting you know it is automatically playing videos from your Home feed....

MrGroove gets this question at least 2 or 3 times a week, so he asked me to do a quick write-up with the details on How-To Sync your iPhone or iPod Touch Email, Calendar, and Contacts. I just bought a new iPhone but I can’t figure out how-to synchronize my email, calendar, and contact list with my computer. Can you help please? What is Microsoft ActiveSync? Microsoft ActiveSync is a feature built into Microsoft’s flagship email product Microsoft Exchange....

In 2015, Microsoft launched its latest version, Windows 10, offering the operating system to qualifying PCs and devices running Windows 7 or Windows 8 for free, for a limited time. Microsoft continues to provide Windows 10 as a full retail product for computers without a qualifying license or for people who build PCs. Determine If Your Windows 10 License Can Be Transferred Find out what type of license you have installed Microsoft describes the Windows 10 free upgrade as a full version, not a trial....

Credential Manager isn’t a new feature, but it’s still useful on a Windows 11 PC. If you’ve never used it before, we’ll show you how to use Credential Manager on Windows 11 below. How to Use Credential Manager on Windows 11 You can use Credential Manager to view, edit, remove different user credentials. To open Credential Manager on Windows 11, do the following: How to Delete Sign-in Information with Credential Manager You can also use Credential Manager to delete stored sign-in information....

However, if you need access to the options and features that Microsoft Office provides, you can use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook. You can install the progressive web app version, which is similar to using Office online, but with more features. It provides an app-like experience without the slog of installing a huge software suite. Here’s how to use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook. Using Microsoft Office Web Apps on a Chromebook To use Microsoft Office on your Chromebook, all you need is the web browser it comes with....

Add a Virtual Desktop in Windows 10 Note: If you are on Windows 11 take a look at how to use Virtual Desktops on Windows 11. Adding another desktop is easy. You can do it by clicking the Task View button on the taskbar next to the Search and Start menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + Tab and select Add a Desktop as shown below. Or you can add one without pulling up the Task View pane by using Windows Key + Ctrl + D....

What Is It? The concept in this game is pretty simple – fly through obstacles and avoid hitting them. As you get to higher levels, you get faster ships that can be harder to control. The only control you have here is the dragging of your finger, so it’s easy on even a small screen. The art needs an iPad to fully effect the stunning visuals. Who Is It Good For?...

So, I thought I’d give it a whirl. I bought a $2 1-year data protection plan for a 16 GB USB drive from SanDisk. Then, I broke it and got to test out the service. Overall, I was pleased. But I’m not sure that I would recommend the extra investment. Update: The folks at Seagate reached out to me after reading this blog post. I have some updates and clarifications near the end of the review....

Note: You need to Jailbreak your iDevice to get Cydia and the BrowserChooser app. Here’s instructions on the easiest method I’ve found to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Greenp0ison. First, launch Cydia and tap Manage. Then tap on Sources » Edit. Next tap the Add button and type: http://rpetri.ch/repo Wait while the packages are downloaded, then tap Return to Cydia. Then under Sources, tap the RPetri.ch Repository you just added....

We previously covered how to make Cortana search Google instead of Bing using the Chrometana extension. With the help of a light Open Source app called EdgeDeflector, you can redirect Cortana to use your default browser instead of Edge. Assuming you don’t want to use Edge as the default web browser in Windows 10, the first thing to do is change it to something else like Chrome or Firefox. You can do that by heading to Settings > System > Default apps....

Click Start and type: mouse. Then click on Mouse under Control Panel. The Mouse Properties window opens. Select the Pointers Options tab then in the Snap To section check Automatically Move Pointer to the Default Button in a Dialog Box. Click OK. That’s it. Now the mouse will move around more quickly when navigating programs. Using this option does take a bit of practice though. Remember the mouse will jump to the default button which might be Yes when you want to click No....

First, hover the mouse over the fight corner of the screen to pull up the Settings Menu. At the bottom click More PC Settings. The Control Panel opens. Click Notifications, then turn off what you don’t want to see or hear. You can turn off individual app notifications. Or completely turn off all Notifications. It’s completely up to you. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

Note: Windows 8 has reached the end of mainstream support. This is the announcement according to Microsoft: Windows 8.1 as Trusted PC From the Windows 8 Start screen, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + C and select Settings. Or, if you’re Windows 8 system is touch screen enabled, swipe from the right bezel to the left to display it. Then select Change PC Settings. Under PC Settings, select Sync Your Settings....

When Ballmer introduced the new Windows Phone 7 operating system I was just thinking “great, another boring bald guy named Steve trying to sell me a phone.” But, at the same time I saw the new commercial Microsoft did to market their mobile OS and it was much more entertaining. Check it out! Really: New Windows Phone Ad With this new ad, Microsoft is subliminally claiming that their phones are: While this may be true in some cases, I think most people are stuck staring at their phones all day because they are playing games, addicted to Facebook, or texting maniacs....

Microsoft Buys Nokia Announcement From the Microsoft Press Announcement: Steve Ballmer also sent an email to all Microsoft Employees on the Nokia Deal: “We announced some exciting news today: We have entered into an agreement to purchase Nokia’s Devices & Services business, which includes their smartphone and mobile phone businesses, their award-winning design team, manufacturing and assembly facilities around the world, and teams devoted to operations, sales, marketing and support....

With being part of the Mobile Insider program, your phone doesn’t get the latest firmware updates as they are only available to the production builds. You do get the most recent software, but your phone’s firmware is left to wait. But Microsoft announced today that there’s a new option. According to the blog post: Windows 10 Mobile Firmware Updates To take advantage of the new feature, launch the Windows Insider app and select Get Preview Builds....

Recognizing that information is often scattered across an organization without an effective means of efficiently accessing it when needed on modern mobile devices, PowerApps empowers users with solutions that can help them build useful tools to find it. All without any prior knowledge writing coding. Utilizing the power of software as a service, PowerApps taps into popular cloud services such as Office 365, Salesforce and Dropbox. To get you started, PowerApps offers templates along with a visual designer you can use to automate workflows....

Cumulative Update KB4501835 for Windows 10 1809 Here is the list of fixes and improvements included in today’s update: Addresses an issue that prevents the CALDATETIME structure from handling more than four Japanese Eras. For more information, see KB4469068.Updates the NLS registry to support the new Japanese Era. For more information, see KB4469068.Addresses an issue that causes the DateTimePicker to display the date incorrectly in the Japanese date format. For more information, see KB4469068....

SFB on Android has been in preview for awhile so it’s nice to see it finally drop some gold code. Skype for Business on Android Here are a few release notes from Microsoft on the release: Tailored for on-the-go scenarios A new dashboard design brings the contact search bar, your upcoming meetings and most recent conversations to one place. Simply tap the Quick Join icon to the right of your appointment name to join your meetings with one touch, or tap the name of the meeting to see its details....

Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1198 There are no new features to report but this build does include the following improvements to the OS: We fixed an issue that prevents users from tracking Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) activation failures.We fixed a threading issue that might cause the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service to stop working when it is under a high load.We fixed an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process to stop working....