We’ve shown you how to set time or location-based reminders with Cortana, and the feature has been available for some time now. However, it’s about to get more sophisticated. Cortana Suggested Email Reminders The scenario that we’ve all experienced is telling your boss during the day you’ll have the TPS report for him at the end of the day. Or, if you promise your wife via email you’ll pick up milk on the way home....
You can redeem the offer by purchasing any number of selected DC Movies or TV shows from the Microsoft Store. Here is a full list of qualifying shows and there’s a lot of them. Of course, you just need to purchase one of them. Currently, the offer is only good for Xbox Live Gold members in the U.S. However, this is an interesting offer and will save you a few bucks on at least one ticket to the movie....
Windows 10 Redstone Preview Build 11102 Microsoft exec Gabe Aul notes on his blog post that this includes a new history menu in Microsoft Edge and there are also known issues that PC gamers and users of accessibility hardware need to take note of. The new History Menu in Microsoft edge provides quick access to recently visited sites from your current tab. Also, it’s worth noting that this is OS development, and while you think there is just one new thing in the build, under the hood there are over 1,200 changes as Gabe Aul posted on Twitter:...
Everyone loves games. Games are the sole reason that millions of people login to Facebook, and the reason that millions of others even use computers. Last year Microsoft came up with a brilliant plan, “let’s teach people to use Office in the form of a compelling game!” Ribbon Hero, the game that teaches you to be a Microsoft Office pro, was so successful that yesterday Microsoft just released the new version: Ribbon Hero 2....
On Friday Google officially announced new changes to their Picasa storage policy. These changes affect all users, regardless of if you have paid for extra storage or not. From now on, any photos that you have uploaded that “are 800 pixels or smaller and videos that are 15 minutes or less in length no longer count” towards your storage limit. Now you have a new place to host your Twitter media files!...
Photo Credit: Austin Krause There are effective commercial programs like ESET’s NOD32, McAfee and Norton Antivirus. However, some of the commercial programs can bog down system resources. Especially if you get a full feature commercial program that includes a Firewall, Spyware and Internet browsing protection. Some of them can be more annoying than actually getting a virus. On the other hand, free programs like groovyPost’s favorite Microsoft Security Essentials are just as effective, light on system resources and free....
Getting in the habit of turning your WiFi off may not be as easy as you think. You forget, or simply lose track of your phone in the middle of a busy day. Thankfully, there’s an app to help with this task. WiFi Scheduler for Android If you want a way to schedule when your WiFi turns on or off on your Android phone, you can try a free app called WiFi Scheduler....
After going through the initial install wizard, you’ll get the option to boot directly into the desktop –bypassing the Metro UI. If you want to change it for any reason you can. Right click the Start8 Orb, and uncheck On Login Go to the Desktop. Remember it’s not the traditional Start Menu from Windows 7. It shows the Metro UI when you click on it – which I actually find to be a nice feature....
Why Your LinkedIn Profile is Important There are various reasons to maintain a LinkedIn profile. On a general level, the profile gives you an active forum to summarize your career milestones and accomplishments for everyone to see. It’s also a great way to maintain contact with business associates for networking purposes. Sounds great, no? I’d argue that most LinkedIn account holders don’t use the service this way, at least regularly. Instead, it’s a tool that gets used during job hunting, and only then does someone’s profile get a substantial update....
Twonky Beam App First download the free Twonky app on your tablet or smartphone: Twonky Beam for AndroidTwonky Beam for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Use Twonky Beam to Stream Video to Xbox 360 Unlike using Twonky to beam video to the Roku, you don’t need to install a specific app on the Xbox 360. Just power on your Xbox console and launch the app on your device. For this example I’m using a Nexus 7 running the latest version of Android, but the process is similar on an iPhone or iPad....
Let’s take a look at how you would get started advertising on Twitter. It’s easier than you think. Advertising On Twitter Starts With Designing Your Card The picture in the tweet above is a card, and this will form the main part of your advert. Like all memorable advertising, it all comes down to the imagery and how to catch the eye of a prospective customer. If someone is following hundreds or thousands of people, you only have a few seconds (at most) to get their attention....
she was beautiful… she shattered my heart… Aye… she’s a wicked one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U :) Well… I’ll have to admit, depending on what the Apple store says tomorrow, Android might have a new customer. When does the Samsung Galaxy hit the US? But its a great change to get a Samsung Galaxy S. Or did you have a Samsung Galaxy S next to the Iphone? Because the Samsung Galaxy S is so strong and such a big Iphone killer :-p it can kick Iphones in the butt....
With all the presents we’re getting around Christmas and the upcoming year of 2011, Microsoft has decided to surprise us too. Microsoft’s seventh retail store is opening this week in Bellevue. Aside from just purchasing Microsoft products, you will be able to test most of them, play some Kinect, talk to an expert or attend everyday activities such as special training courses and classes on basic things to do and how-tos about your PC....
Engineers and science researchers in the UK say they’ve got a way to make “a better plastic.” A practically perfect plastic. A stronger, more flexible plastic that will be widely available quickly. Plastic is ubiquitous in household, business and industrial materials. Revolutionize plastic and you revolutionize tech. The ramifications are huge if this so-called “recipe” does as promised. Photo credit: Ethan Hein / Creative Commons. a polymer opb.org University of Leeds and Durham University researchers say the breakthrough was, of all things, a computational 3D math model....
A few days ago, BGR connected the dots on some Facebook rumors and came to the conclusion that the social media giant will soon be rolling out 15-second auto-play video ads on your Facebook news feed. Currently, sponsored content is confined to the sidebars and is not invasive in the same way those blaring car commercials on TV are. But Facebook’s forthcoming monetization strategy may change all that. In short, as BGR said: “Using Facebook is about to get a lot more annoying....
The reason you would want to do this is if you have the “Hey Cortana” feature enabled. Cortana, like digital assistants on other platforms, can do a lot of things for you such as create reminders, open apps or settings, provide sports scores and weather forecasts, and a lot more. In fact, Cortana gets more capabilities through updates on a regular basis. And the better Cortana understands you, the smarter it gets....
Manage and Install Windows 10 Store Fonts Staring with Windows 10 Build 17083, you are able to manage fonts in Settings and download more from the Microsoft Store. Head to Settings > Personalization > Fonts and there you will find an updated fonts control panel. Here you can browse and search through the currently installed fonts. It provides a preview of the look of each font family – including built-in color capabilities....
Update: This article was originally written for Office 2010. For modern versions of Office 2016 or higher or Office 365 check out our updated auto recover article. The apps may look different but the basic idea is the same. Save Document Dialog If you don’t save your file or your app crashes, you’ll be able to recover it later using the default Auto-Save features of Office 2010. Note that at the time of this writing, this feature only works for the following Office 2010 Applications:...
What Is It? Vantage focuses on making your schedule look cool. It doesn’t offer any features beyond visualization. It reads and syncs with the calendar data already on your iOS device. I have dozens of calendars from both iCloud and Google accounts, and Vantage read them just fine. The interface uses stacks and scrollers to let you see your day and multiple weeks at a time. Apple’s built-in calendar app does a terrible job of moving from day to day, so this is a nice upgrade....
Private Video Messaging in Vine Using the new private messaging feature on Vine is easy. These screenshots are taken in the Vine Android app, but things are not too different in the iOS app. Start by sliding your finger from the left to the right side of your Vine screen. Or you can also tap the new dedicated button. In the next screen that appears, tap the button that looks like a camera to start recording your message....
