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Have you been experiencing problems with OneNote 2010 lately? Whether it’s been crashing, positioning words incorrectly, or just running slow, Microsoft recently released a new update that should fix it. This solution comes as a direct response from Microsoft to users that reported the issues on the OneNote help site. As per the details from the KB article: Grab the update from one of the two links below. If you are unsure whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows, read this for help....

The AirPlay feature can be used between Apple TV, iPad, iPod touch (2nd generation or higher) and iPhone 3gs or higher. For best results, make sure you’ve updated your iDevice to iOS 5. Here I’m using iTunes on a Windows 7 system. Everything is on the same home network. Set Up Home Sharing Open iTunes and go to Advanced » Turn on Home Sharing. Enter in your Apple ID and password....

Use an Xbox Controller to Play Games Surface RT I’ve been able to use the Xbox Console Wireless Controller with games on the Surface RT. To do that though, you’ll need to pick up a Xbox 360 wireless gaming Receiver for Windows. You can also the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows. While it’s wired, I had one laying around, and don’t have to deal with connecting another device first....

Recover from the Cloud is especially handy if your recovery partition is corrupt. Microsoft has not documented the feature anywhere on its official Surface web page. So, we thought we’d show it to you. Microsoft does note, the feature is not exclusive to the Surface devices; OEMs can enable the feature on their systems, too. Access Recover from the Cloud in Windows 10 The first thing you need to do is boot into the Windows Recovery Environment…a more robust version of Safe Mode....

1. It says no where the description that it is a genuine Apple iPad Smart Cover Although the description says “a magnetic smart cover for iPad 2, 3, or 4” it conspicuously leaves “smart cover” lower case. Hm. Don’t you think if a case were a genuine Apple product for that deep of a discount it’d be worth mentioning in the description? 2. 81% off of $40 is not $15 The Living Social voucher claims to be an 81% discount....

When you are recording yourself through Facetime on your smartphone, wouldn’t it be easier if you could do it hands free? Satarii is an independent group of product designers that has literally been working out of their garage. What they’ve done is created an auto-rotating stand that will fit your iPhone, iPod Touch, and some Android or Windows 7 phones. The stand will track your movement and let you record while you move around, without a human cameraman....

TN Display Technology The oldest of the LCD panel technologies, TN stands for twisted nematic. In TN displays, the liquid crystal molecules get controlled by voltage, changing their alignment. When there is no voltage, the molecules get twisted 90 degrees, allowing lighting to get through. With voltage, the crystals become untwisted, thereby blocking light. Pros When you’re looking for an inexpensive display solution, go with TN liquid display crystal technology. These require inexpensive manufacturing requirements, making them an affordable choice for consumers....

What is a FICO Score? A FICO Score (aka credit score) is a three-digit number derived from your credit reports. Higher is better, a FICO Score is used by lenders to determine the risk of loaning you cash for things like credit cards, home mortgages, and car loans. Your FICO Score will impact how much a lender will loan you, the length of the loan as well as the interest rate....

Epic is also responsible for Unreal Engine, the 3D gaming engine behind hundreds of AAA and Indie games on all major platforms. It also owns the Epic Games Store, the popular game distribution platform that rivals Steam for dominance in the PC gaming market. Epic Games is everywhere, but if you’re curious to learn more about this AAA game developer, publisher, and gaming storefront, here’s what you’ll need to know....

Here’s a look at the Wayback Machine and what makes it special. Internet Archive Introduction Created by Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat, the Internet Archive is a non-profit organization with a stated mission of “universal access to all knowledge.” From the beginning, the organization has provided free public access to digitized materials, such as web pages, books, audio recordings, including live concerts, videos, images, and software programs. To date, everything collected by the Internet Archive takes up more than 70 Petabytes of server space, including two copies of everything....

Deep Web Vs. Dark Web Before moving forward, understand that the deep web is just one part of the dark web. In general terms, the latter refers to any website or page that’s not registered with a search engine, such as Google or Bing. The former includes a mix of criminal enterprises and privacy tools. Each is mostly untraceable by individuals and governments alike. The Deep Web As noted, the deep web can include webmail, online banking, social media pages and profiles, web forums, and anything else that is private from the public....

Because Windows Media Player (WMP) has been included in every version of Windows since 2000, a lot of users are highly invested in it. While Windows 8 will default to the metro-style Xbox Music app, you can still use WMP. Find Windows Media Player From the Start screen type: wmp and right-click the Windows Media Player icon and pin it to the traditional desktop taskbar for easy access. Or just click or tap to launch it....

Fiddle around in the settings as much as you want, but you won’t find an option to get rid of the Windows 10 hero image that appears on your login screen. Sure, it looks quite nice, but sooner or later it will be a bore. I thought I had found the solution though. Multiple developers out there have made third-party apps to change this screen to whatever you please — either an image or a solid color....

Getting Started With Plex We have a complete guide on the setup. That article is a bit out of date and uses a Roku as an example, but the basics are the same. Gather your media Without digital content, Plex has little value. You could rip it from a DVD or download content from other sources. Plex supports audio and still pictures but is primarily a video content delivery system. Plex likes movies and TV files in separate folders....

If you’re new to Windows 10 and experience a similar issue where the time isn’t correct on your computer, here’s a quick look at fixing it. Change Windows 10 Time & Date To get started, right-click the clock on the taskbar and then click on the Adjust date/time setting on the menu. Then turn off the options to set the time and time zone automatically. If these are enabled, the option to change the date, time, and time zone will be grayed out....

Windows 10 Mouse Settings To enable scrolling inactive windows, open Settings > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad. From there toggle on Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them. This comes in handy for research and writing documents. For example, if you snap two or more screens side-by-side you can scroll through each one without having to click it to put focus on it. You just simply hover your mouse over the window you want to scroll and start....

Right click an item and you’ll see the various commands you can use like Send To, Open With, Delete and more. Including programs you’ve installed that add a command to the Context Menu like Send to Kindle. Note: This process requires hacking the Registry. Before making any changes to the Registry – Back it up first. First, click Start and type: regedit into the search field and hit Enter on the keyboard....

One of the new features in the Windows 8 desktop user interface is the Ribbon in Windows Explorer (now called File Explorer). If you find no use for it, here’s how you can hide it. Hide Windows 8 File Explorer Ribbon You can minimize or expand the Ribbon in Explorer by clicking the small arrow icon in the upper right corner. It works just like it does in MS Office 2007 and 2010....

Update: 11/02/2012 If you’re looking for a good way to bypass the Windows 8 Start screen and boot directly into the classic desktop, give Start8 from Stardock a try. Update: 06/29/2013: Microsoft was listening, and now with the updated version — Windows 8.1 — you can now easily set it to boot to the desktop. Oh, and the Start Button is back too! The new Metro-style UI in Windows 8 makes sense on a tablet, sure....

In the first post Steven Sinofsky wrote: Over the coming days/weeks you can expect to see a lot of coverage from groovyPost on Windows 8 including editorial analysis from the blog posts and of course detailed How-To tutorials, tips and tricks once the Pre-Release / Beta bits are made public! Exciting times! We’ve been hard at work designing and building Windows 8, and today we want to begin an open dialog with those of you who will be trying out the pre-release version over the coming months....