The app includes the intuitive interface you’re used to along with several improvements to make getting where you need to be easier. It’s optimized for the iPhone 5 retina display and includes 2D and 3D views, traffic overlays, turn-by-turn navigation and a lot more. Of course it also includes the popular Street View as well. The timing couldn’t be more perfect for this release, as millions around the world will be traveling for the holidays in the coming weeks....

Feedly This is probably the number one alternative right now. After the initial announcement that Google Reader was shutting down, the company reported that 500,000 users switched to Feedly only 48 later. It now works with any web browser – including IE – by pointing it to cloud.feedly.com. There’s also a Feedly app for iOS and Android so you get your feeds on the go. You can create an elegant “magazine-style” layout (similar to Flipboard) and switching all of your current feeds is seamless....

Here’s the short and sweet message Google posted yesterday on its blog: To start making free calls through Gmail, you need to install the Chat Widget. This is our way of helping you connect with friends and family across the country. And you can still call the rest of the world from Gmail at our insanely low rates. Google Voice is integrated into several of its services like Gmail and Google Talk, as well as mobile apps....

Removed Windows Features Groove Music Pass is one that we knew was getting the ax in October of last year. If you were one of the few who did subscribe (yours truly included) should have already transferred Groove Music Pass playlists to Spotify. You can still use the Groove Music app to play you own locally stored music and that also includes any tunes stored on OneDrive, too. HomeGroup which was introduced with Windows 7 is a Windows folder and printer sharing feature, however, it is no longer in this version of Windows....

Included in these updates are new mouse and keyboard shortcuts which previously have not been available in consumer based Web Email clients (GMAIL included). For example, users can you Right-Click an email to get options like Reply, Reply all, forward etc… Awesome! Additionally, you can now change Hotmail over to use the exact shortcut hotkeys that you might be already acquainted with in Gmail or Yahoo Mail; certainly something handy if you’re one of the claimed “millions” that has switched to Hotmail....

Use ES File Explorer Launch ES File Explorer and tap AppMgr at the top. On the next screen, tap Category. The Select Types windows come up, tap System Apps. This will list all of the Kindle Fire HD system apps. Select the Camera icon. Now tap Open. Using the Kindle Fire HD Camera The Camera app opens, and you can start taking pictures, videos, and panoramic shots. It includes different effects, a zoom dial, and other settings....

Add Rows and Columns: Create a Table The first step in adding rows and columns in a Word document is to create a table. To get started: Once the table is created, you can add data. Adding Rows After you’ve created a table in a Word document, you may have to add a new row. You can do this by putting your cursor into the last cell in the table, then click Tab on your keyboard....

Choosing an Android Backup Solution Your best bet for a complete backup, in older versions of Android, was probably a specialized app. Otherwise, you had to go about copying things like images, text messages, or app settings separately. That not only took a lot of time, but you always had to make sure you hadn’t missed anything. That is not the case anymore. Nowadays, it’s simply a matter of setting it and forgetting about it until the time you buy a new phone....

If you remember your school math, the process for calculating percentages in Excel is pretty similar. Here’s how to use Excel to calculate percentage increases and decreases. And perform other percentage calculations like percentages of a number. Calculating Percentage Increase in Excel Percentage increases involve two numbers. The basic mathematical approach for calculating a percentage increase is subtracting the second number from the first number. Using the sum of this figure, divide this remaining figure by the original number....

Change Default Apps on Windows 11 One of the ways you can set an app as the default is during the installation process. Some (especially browsers) give you that option. There will be a button or checkbox with a message asking if you want to make it the default. But a lot of times, you miss it or aren’t sure at first. Change Default Apps Through Settings To get started, click on Start > Settings or open it by using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I....

Here is where you can locate the default Chrome download folder in Windows 7: %UserProfile%Downloads If that folder isn’t working out or if you’d like to choose where each file downloads, we can fix that in Chrome’s settings. How To Change The Chrome Default Download Folder In Google Chrome Click the Wrench (Tools) icon at the top-right of the window. From the menu that appears Select Options. 2. In the Google Chrome Options window Click the Under the Hood tab....

Obvious ports, like port 80 and 443, are needed for internet access, while others, like port 3389, allow Remote Desktop access to a Windows PC or server. If you’ve enabled Remote Desktop on Windows over the internet, chances are you’re using the common Remote Desktop Protocol port (TCP/UDP port 3389) to connect. Unless you want every port-scanning hacker to breach your network, you should change the RDP port to something else....

From the Metro Start screen, you need to enter into the main desktop, you can do this by pressing your keyboard Start button or by Clicking on the Desktop title. Once you’re on the desktop, right-click on the wallpaper and click Screen resolution. From here click Resolution and select your desired resolution. Then click OK, and you’re done! thank you. please if anyone can help. This is only a couple weeks old....

Unlike Google’s Wear OS, Apple doesn’t allow third-party developers to create faces for Apple Watch. Despite this, Apple Watch comes with native faces in various styles and color combinations, with more added each calendar year. With watchOS 6, which Apple plans on releasing this fall, for example, the company is adding six new Watch faces, including two that focus on numbers, a solar dial, modular compact, and more. To use a face on your Apple Watch, you need to select it from the Face Gallery through the Watch app for iPhone or the Watch itself....

Launch Action Center on Windows 10 You can launch Windows 10 Action Center by swiping in from the right edge of the screen on a touch device or tap the Action Center icon. On a traditional PC without touch-capability, click on the Action Center icon on the taskbar next to the clock. Windows 10 Action Center The default quick action tiles appear at the bottom and give you on-tap (or click) access to system settings that you might frequently need....

What is Quick Assist? Quick Assist is a built-in remote control application in Windows 10. It has been there since the Anniversary Update (1607) and still, it seems so few know about it. Its executable, quickassist.exe, is found at c:\windows\system32. Easily found in the Windows start menu or search. Requirements? The Quick Assist application needs to be started on both sides. It requires both machines to be running Windows 10 and an internet connection....

The solution? Follow my quick How-To below to convert your FAT32 File System to NTFS. Because it’s possible to experience data corruption and loss when converting a drive from FAT32 to NTFS, I recommend that you either back up the drive beforehand OR, copy the data off the drive, and perform a standard format selecting NTFS as your file system. On the plus side, there are many advantages of going to NTFS above and beyond the 4GB file size limit such as – auto-recovery of disk errors, larger drive size support, and security....

To help you use the screen recording feature in Microsoft PowerPoint, we’ll walk you through the process. Plus, we’ll show you how to embed the recording in your slideshow or save it as a separate file to use elsewhere. Record Your Screen in PowerPoint Open an existing PowerPoint slideshow or create a new one. Then go to the slide where you want to add the screen recording and follow these steps....

Before starting, make sure you have an external drive connected, network location, or go old school with a blank DVD available. Create a Windows 8.1 System Image Now System Image is located in File History. So open the Control Panel on the desktop – not the metro version – and click File History. Go to File History control panel, lower-left corner click “System Image Back Up.” If you want to use the modern interface, hit Windows Key + W to set up Setting search and type in file history, and select it under the results....

Most professional websites feature one of these images in the browser tab where the site is displayed. If it doesn’t, then you’ll just see a plain document icon. This is a sign of an unprofessional website or one created by someone who knows very little about designing websites. If you want to portray a professional image with your WordPress website, then you really need to create and publish a WordPress favicon....