It’s a helpful security feature, but if you only download documents from trusted sources, this feature is more annoying than helpful. To disable it, open Microsoft Word, Excel, or Powerpoint, etc…and then click File » Options. From the options, menu select Trust Center > Trust Center Settings. Go to the Protected View tab in the trust center and then uncheck the bottom box titled Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments....
After downloading the image, you can create an installation SD card or Flash Drive following these instructions. Or you can create an installation flash drive or DVD by using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (which works with other versions of Windows too). Or you can use the ISO file to run a portable version of Windows from a flash drive. If you plan on doing a clean reinstall, make sure to check out our article on collecting your software product keys, including your Windows key....
First, download the new version of the YouTube App. It will run side by side with the original Apple designed app, but once you start using the new one, you’ll never go back. The new app now has advertising, which Apple would not allow in its version. While this may not seem like a groovy enhancement, it actually makes it possible to show thousands of new videos, most notably major label music videos....
Enable the Built-in Administrator Account in Windows 10 There are two ways to enable the built-in administrator account. The easiest method is from within Computer Management. Note: Computer Management is only available in Windows 10 Pro. Use the Command Prompt instructions below for Windows 10 Home. Right-click the Start menu (or press Windows key + X) > Computer Management, then expand Local Users and Groups > Users. Select the Administrator account, right-click on it, then click Properties....
Step 1 Place an MP3 into your Dropbox public folder. (You can drag it right from iTunes, if you want.) Step 2 Right-click the file and choose Copy public link. Step 3 Paste the link into a new Status Update or Link on Facebook. Facebook will automatically detect that it’s an audio file and give you a field to enter the artist name and album, if you’d like. Step 4 Post it....
After some speculation in the last few days, face.com has officially announced that it has been acquired by Facebook. Facebook doesn’t seem to have any intention of ending its shopping spree. Remember it has bought Instagram, and was rumored to be buying Opera Software. Well, The Zuck is still out buying (expensive) stuff. The latest company he thought was nice enough to be added to Facebook’s portfolio is face.com. Face....
Developed by the Security Engineering group, Attack Surface Analyzer is the groovy little utility we are talking about. Some use cases for this application suggested by Microsoft allow: The best part is it doesn’t take much time to set up. Installation is simple, and setup comes in the fashion of a single file. Threat tests are performed and recorded in .CAB files. Attack Surface Analyzer requires you to manually scan your system both before and after installing an application; at which point you can compare the two ....
Reclaim Disk Space on Windows You probably have a lot of files sitting on your hard drive you no longer need. Temp files and browser cache ads up in a hurry too. Here are five free or built-in utilities that will help reclaim computer hard drive space. WinDirStat (Windows) Find out which files are taking up the most amount of hard drive space with WinDirStat. It’s a free utility that gives you a graphical view of which file types take up the most space on your hard drive....
Download Flipboard from the App Store. Then start a new Flipboard or sign in to an existing account. Instead of Flipping screens horizontally – as you do on the iPad, flip vertically on the iPhone and iPod touch app. Select the categories you want to be included in your Flipboard. After selecting your categories, you can start checking out the articles from the categories you selected. If you find an interesting article you’d like to share, use the controls at the top....
Are you a raving gaming addict? Then today let me tell you about an epic win. No, this isn’t my sordid approach at internet meme humor. “Epic Win” is an up and coming mobile phone app that will help you win at more than just video games. Yes indeed, it will help you accomplish things in the real world such as real adventures chores of your real life. Ready to start winning at real life?...
Word. Nice to get some recognition for once. Okay, just kidding. That’s totally not real, nor do I think there is such thing as a presidential bookmark. Just having a little bit of Friday fun with Google’s Inspect Element feature, which basically lets you tweak and edit any page you want. The pages are only visible to you, of course, but it does make for some funny opportunities for spoofs....
First, install the app from the Google Play Store, here. The link is for the free version, which is ad-supported. A paid version, without ads, is available for $0.99. After you’ve installed the app, go to Settings and decide after how long an interval it will consider an app “useless”, which I’ve set to 45 days. You can also set the time of the day when you want notifications to pop up when it’s cleaning time....
iTunes Radio on the Desktop To access iTunes Radio in the iTunes desktop app, you’ll need to upgrade to version 11.1. Which is a rather large download clocking in at over 90MB for the PC version. You can access iTunes radio by clicking the Radio button at the top when you access your Library. Open the iTunes Store and you’ll find iTunes Radio under Quick Links. Create iTunes Radio Stations Established music streaming services like Pandora, Xbox Music, and Spotify allow you to create stations and creating them in iTunes Radio is easy....
The Free tool is called Gmail Notifier, and the install is simple and straightforward. Gmail Notifier Alerts As New Emails Arrive at your Gmail Account 1. Open your web browser and Type http://www.gmailnotifier.com/download/ into the address bar. Once the page loads, Click the Download Now link. Next, you’ll need to Run or Double-Click the file you just downloaded to start the Setup Wizard 3. Once installed, a window will appear to select your language....
Bit.ly has been dominating the short-link business for a while now thanks to Twitter and friends. In the mean time other contenders have appeared such as is.gd and su.pr. Now Google has officially jumped on the band wagon. Google’s URL shortener has been around for a while now, but previously it was only available using the Google Toolbar or Feedburner. Today they launched the site goo.gl and it integrates with the rest of Google’s services seamlessly....
Hide Google+ Profile Views Maybe your profile is new and you think that showing a small number of views doesn’t look professional enough. Or maybe you have something against numbers shown under your name. No matter what your reasons are, getting rid of said number is easy. Start by hovering your mouse over the Home button on the top left side of your Google+ screen and select Settings. Now, scroll down the page until you reach the Profile section....
Q: Hot dog! How much cash do we get? A: None. Not a cent. El zilcho. Wait, do you run an “organization focused on Internet privacy policy or privacy education?” Q: …uhh, nothing? A: Yeah, then you get nothing. Sorry, dude. Q: What?! Then who’s going to pay the attorneys? A: Google’s got that one. They are putting $8.5 million into a Common Fund that will pay for court costs and legal fees....
I think it’s great news and further signs of Google’s commitment to its Google Voice service, and I’m sure there is still much more to come! Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.
It you look closely at the models in the ads, you notice that all the models have the same body, posed identically. The only differences are the faces, hair, skin color, and, of course, the swim suits. In the Swedish daily that broke the story, Wendela, a spokesman for H&M said the technique was used to simplify photoshoots. “The result is strange to look at, but the message is clear: Buy our clothes, not our models....
Microsoft offers several free Panoramic Themes that are optimized to work with dual monitor setups. For example, the desktop background scenes stretch across both monitors. Windows Themes also include rotating backgrounds, window colors, and a new sound scheme. You have the ability to control how the desktop background behaves too. First, Right-click the Desktop, then Personalize > Desktop Background. Then you can select only the backgrounds you want to display and control how long each one is displayed for....
