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Right click an empty area of your desktop and select New > Shortcut. Then type in the following path in the location field. Click the Next button, give the shortcut a name that allows you to easily identify it and click Finish. %systemroot%\system32\msdt.exe -id MaintenanceDiagnostic Now you can take your shortcut and pin it to the Taskbar, leave it on your desktop, or other convenient location. When you launch it, it will start up System Maintenance....

Once you’ve gotten your feet wet with boards, lists, and cards, add some Power-Ups to get the most out of Trello. What are Power-Ups for Trello? Power-Ups comprise a collection of additional features and data integration tools that enhance Trello’s basic “Post-It note” functionality. This way you can add charts and diagrams, track time directly within a card, automate tasks, and more. Free users have access to one Power-Up per board, while Trello Gold members may have three and Business Class an unlimited number....

Cruising around on StumbleUpon yesterday I ran into this hilarious Mobile Home commercial on YouTube. That’s all that really needs to be said on the matter other than, Enjoy. via youTube.com Enjoy. ;) I can see myself cruising around in the outback in that rig and, at the same time, maybe I’d hitch on one of his luxury homes for a comfortable night’s sleep under the Southern Cross – yep, just me and me rig and me shack and the killer wombats of good ‘ol Oz!...

Hmm… Speaking of that new fancy dial on top, what do all those settings mean anyway? Sure, the guy at the store told you to just keep it on the “auto” or “green” box setting, but you own the DSLR now. So let’s dig into the details so you can start to get some good photos from it! To start things out, let’s go through them one at a time....

I don’t know how long this will work–probably until they start rolling the changes into the whole website. But it still feels good to have some time left. First, open your new Facebook page to Account Settings. Now, go to Language and click Edit. Select English(UK) then Save Changes. How about that? Old Facebook’s back. Groovy. While you’re at it, why not stream your favorite song on your Facebook wall?...

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One of the most requested services for Apps customers is finally available, Google+. The Google apps flavor of the service is packing the same features as normal, but it also incorporates sharing on an organizational level. By default the service will be disabled for domains, but administrators can manually enabled it from the Apps domain control panel. However, convincing domains, businesses, or organizations to enable this service might seem a daunting after looking over several pages of fine print attached....

Do you know which experts to call in every possible emergency? You might, but chances are you don’t have their phone numbers memorized or stored in your contacts. In the U.S. there is 911 emergency dispatch, but for some problems it might be better to go straight to the emergency line of a specific organization. That is why back in November Google added emergency phone numbers to the top of certain search results, and now they’ve made those numbers only 1-tap to call on mobile browsers....

Photo AP | Sandra Chereb It’s only a matter of time until big name car manufacturers make sign contracts with Google to build large quantities of autonomous driving vehicles. The current system works similar to cruise control; if you step on the break or move the steering wheel the auto-pilot will disable. Cars equipped with Google’s autonomous vehicle technology will drive themselves will be labeled with a infinity symbol on their license plate....

Find and Remove What Google Knows You Buy To see what Google knows about your purchases, head to https://myaccount.google.com/purchases and log into your account if you aren’t already. There you will find a list of items you have purchased from Google and other locations online. Anything you have bought online, and the receipt is sent to your Gmail account, it should be listed. When I checked mine, I found it has tracked items as far back as 2013....

What is Two Factor Authentication? Unless you’re the geeky type or a long-time reader of groovyPost, you probably have no idea what people are talking about when they tell you to enable two factor authentication to tighten up your online security. The funny thing however, is you’ve probably been using two factor authentication your entire adult life and didn’t even know it! To answer the question — two factor authentication requires you to both know something and have something in order to prove your identity....

The customer data part is something Apple never did. The article says that Google would be willing to give out certain application buyers’ personal data. This would make it a lot easier for publishers to sell various products and services to customers. If the idea turns into something, Google would be able to help Android smartphone and tablet users get better access to important newspapers’ and magazines’ content, as well as help their publishers get money for these applications....

Of course the new version has improved graphics and sound track, is touch enabled, and includes multiplayer mode which you can play against up to eight players. Here’s how the game looked originally: To play, you’ll need to have the latest version of Internet Explorer 11 or any modern browser that includes WebGL support. Another game released to show off the maximized performance of IE 10 is Contre Jour and the Atari Online Arcade — both are free to play....

There may be times when you want to change your profile picture, however. Instead of going through the entire process of editing your profile and popping in a new profile picture, you can add a temporary profile picture on Facebook. The image will automatically change after the set amount of time you select and return to the original. Here’s how to do it. How to Add a Temporary Profile Picture on Facebook Instead of manually changing your profile picture all the time, it’s easier to set it to a temporary picture....

Add or Remove Power Button to Login Screen If you’re running Windows 10 Pro, you can easily add or remove the power button from the login screen via Group Policy. Hit the Windows key and type: gpedit.msc and hit Enter. In Local Group Policy Editor head to Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options. In the right panel, find “Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on” and double-click on it....

You can cancel the subscription a couple of ways…either via your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or through iTunes on your Mac or PC. Here we take a look at doing both. Cancel Apple Music via iTunes Note: Here I am using the latest version of iTunes on Windows 10 PC. Launch iTunes on your computer and select your account icon at the top, and then select Account info, and type in your account password....

If you want to change font in Gmail (and make additional formatting changes), you have a couple of ways to do it. You apply new font styles to email text temporarily. Alternatively, you can edit your Gmail font style to always use a certain type of font, size, color, and formatting. If you want to know how to change font in Gmail, follow the steps below. How to Change Font in Gmail Temporarily When you’re typing up an email in Gmail, the same font style will apply....

If you have a particular font that you always use, here is how to set Outlook to automatically use it by default everytime you write a new email. Click File and open the Options menu. Click the Mail tab and then select the Stationery and Fonts… button. Here you can change the font for each type of message you’ll be typing. The categories are: New mail messages – These are used when you just click Compose and start a new blank email....

For example, our profile username is set to facebook.com/groovypost, and any Facebook URL like this should take you to a user or business profile. While you thought it was a good idea at the time, as you progress through life, you might want to change it to something else. Let’s look at the steps you can use to change your Facebook username below. Rules for a New Facebook Username Note: To change your Facebook username, you must do it on the web version of Facebook in a browser....

Windows has never made it that easy to find out this information, but it’s a little easier to do it in Windows 11. Whether you’re upgrading your system or building a custom computer, you’re going to need RAM to run multiple apps at once—especially games. Luckily, Windows 11 gives you access to detailed information about your hardware, giving you information on RAM speed, type, and amount. We’ve shown you how to find Windows 11 system specs, but this guide will focus specifically on RAM....