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Here’s how to remove that personal data from photos and prevent geolocation data from being created in the first place. Remove Personal Metadata from Photos When you take a photo with your phone an Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) file that includes a ton of metadata is written to the device’s storage. Then when you share or transfer that photo, the metadata goes along, too. So, to remove it, right-click a photo and select Properties....

But there might be times where you want a fresh start and need to reset the ribbon to default settings. Here’s how to reset the entire Office ribbon and how to reset specific tab settings. Reset Microsoft Office Ribbon Customizations To get started, launch the Office app where you want to reset the ribbon. For this example, I am using Word, but the process is the same for Excel, PowerPoint…etc....

Third-party developers such as Apple, Spotify and WhatsApp are also publishing their respective desktop apps to the Windows Store. In the meantime, users still need to install classic desktop apps. Even the relatively new Windows Store will sometimes experience its share of problems. In this article, we cover some of the common issues associated with installing both classic desktop and universal apps and how to resolve them. Resolve Issues Installing Classic Desktop and Windows Store Apps We previously covered the steps to find and install both desktop and modern universal apps....

App List If your friend is new to the Android world, this is the perfect tool to help get them started. Here I’ll describe the way I prefer to use it. First of all, install List My Apps from the Google Play Store, here. It’s free. Launch List my Apps and you’ll get an easy to use interface. To kick things off, make sure you tick Always link to Google Play, even the app does not come from there....

After writing an email in Outlook, most people Press the Send button and call it done. However, just Clicking the Send button from the email message window doesn’t immediately send it. Instead, Outlook places the email in the Outbox folder. Emails will only be sent out if you Click the Send/Receive button in the main ribbon of Outlook, or if you have an automatic send/receive set up. Which, by default Outlook is set to only send mail out every 30 minutes....

However, anyone who gets a hold of your Mac, and who has intermediate computer skills, might be able to recover deleted files from your drive. Unless you delete them securely first. If you didn’t already securely delete your files, it’s not too late. If you have a regular spinning hard drive (HDD) in your Mac, you can securely wipe the free space on your Mac, preventing recovery of any files that were not securely deleted....

Open Windows Live Writer and add the image you want to watermark. Click on Insert and browse the image you want to add. After adding the image, click on the watermark button. Add the watermark text you want to use on the image, select font and position then click OK. Now, in the same Insert tab, you’ll see Set to Default button under Settings box. Click on it to set the used watermark as default....

Before Windows 8.x, you needed a third-party utility like DisplayFusion to accomplish the task. However, now with Windows 10 (and 8.1), the feature to have a different wallpaper on each monitor is built-in. Set a Different Wallpaper On Each Separate Monitor To start, right-click on the desktop of either monitor and select Personalize from the context menu and select Personalize. Settings will open to the Personalization section, where you’ll want to choose Background from the list on the left....

After searching through several Microsoft Virtual PC documents, configuring my VMs to use the wireless adapter at first started to look impossible. The problem I ran into was attempting to connect a Virtual Machine (Guest) using a physical Wireless Adapter that is also being used by the physical machine or Host. Each time I tried it, I ran into a duplicate IP address issue. . For some reason, the virtual machine network services are unable to translate with the wireless DHCP server on your network....

Here, we’ll show you how to shrink text to fit on one page in Microsoft Word. The options differ if you’re using Word on your desktop or the web. So we’ll include them both, so you’re covered either way. Shrink to One Page in Word on Your Desktop Whether you’re using Word on Windows or Mac, you can scoot that text from the second page up to the first for a nice one-page document....

How To Customize The Windows 7 System Tray There are a few different ways to access the control panel for system tray notifications. Below I’ll show you the two quickest and easiest. 1.a Click the Up Arrow at the very left of your system tray. Once you see the box or “corral” that holds hidden icons, Click the Customize link. 1.b Right-Click the System Clock and then from the context menu Select Customize Notification Icons....

Take a Screenshot on Your Chromebook Note: To take a shot you need to know where the F5 key or the “Show all open windows” key is. On most Chromebooks, the function keys aren’t labeled like they are on a Windows keyboard, for example. So, it’s important you know where the key is and what it looks like. The F5 key on a Chromebook is located on the top row of keys just above the 6 key on the number row....

While the Home version is adequate for most users, the Pro version offers business-orientated features like Group Policy, BitLocker Device Encryption, Kiosk Mode Setup, and more. If you work from home and need or want advanced features, here’s how to upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro. How to Upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro To begin upgrading Windows 11 Home to Pro, right-click the Start button and select Settings from the menu....

Setting Up Mission Control Spaces To create a space: Next: Customize Your Spaces Apple suggests identifying spaces by using a different desktop picture for each. To do so, change the desktop picture through System Preferences. You can also use a third-party desktop generator like 24 Hour Wallpaper. Using Mission Control Spaces You can move between Mac spaces using different methods, depending on the type of computer. Using a trackpad, swipe left or right using three or four fingers....

Record Your Screen in iOS 11 If a screenshot is worth a thousand words, then a screen recording is worth a million. Video tutorials that actually show how something is done in live action are all the rage. Apple finally realized this and decided to add a screen recording feature. This lets you record the entire iOS user interface and apps. (Right now, there is some controversy over screen recording, since you could potentially record things like Snapchat disappearing messages or copyrighted content....

Apple Intercom: What You Need To use the intercom, you need to update your HomePod or HomePod mini to the latest software. Your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch must also be using the latest software. The Apple intercom is turned on by default with the software updates. Note: To use Intercom, your iOS device needs iOS 14.2 or later, your iPadOS devices need iPadOS 14.2 or later, or your Apple Watch needs watchOS 7....

What’s nice about the OneNote templates is that you can also pick one, customize it, and then save it as a new template. So, use a template as-is or personalize it for your page. Access the OneNote Templates Open OneNote and head to the Insert tab. Toward the right of the ribbon, you’ll see the Pages section with a button for Page Templates. Click the drop-down arrow below the button and pick one right away....

We all know how easy it is to go down the “YouTube rabbit hole” when viewing videos on the streaming service. For example, you might start off looking for a simple dinner recipe and end up wasting three hours watching reality cooking shows. Whatever the case, now YouTube has the ability for you to create time limits. After setting it up, after a set amount of time, a message will come up telling you to take a break....

Note: This article was written years ago using an older version of Android. Your modern version of Android will work much differently. You can now simply use Google Assistant to call people by their contact name. 1 – Open Voice Dialer In your App Drawer (application list) by default, you should find the Voice Dialer included with nearly all Android versions. Tap Voice Dialer to open it. Note you can always add this “app” to your home screen for easy and quick access....

Although not all of them understand how it works, that little padlock in the address bar signals to web users that they have a trusted connection to a legitimate website. If visitors don’t see that in the address bar when they pull up your website, you won’t—and shouldn’t—get their business. To get that little address bar padlock for your website, you need an SSL certificate. How do you get one?...