There’s been an ongoing Forum thread on my GrandCentral migration to Google Voice and this morning when I got to work I logged into GrandCentral and was pleasantly surprised that my account was now ready for migration to Google Voice! Of course I quickly clicked the UPGRADE button and was redirected over to Google voice. Ok.. So far so good. Ah, a terms of service agreement… You all know how I love the Google TOS so let’s read it...

Nearly every image you see here on groovyPost has been processed using TechSmith’s photo capturing and editing tool. And although we’ve had our issues with Snagit transparency in the past, it is also a beneficial feature. Below we’ll show you how to do something similar to Photoshops Magic Wand tool to create transparencies. Step 1 – Capture your screenshot and select the Fill tool Alright, the first order of business is to load your image into the Snagit Editor....

The Future of Boot Camp: What’s the Problem? In 2020, Apple announced plans to no longer produce Macs with Intel-based architecture inside. Instead, Apple silicon will reign. Since then, four new Macs have been introduced that use an M1 SoC: MacBook Air (2020, M1), 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020, M1), Mac mini (2020), and 24-inch iMac (2021). More Apple silicon-based Macs are expected to arrive this year and next; eventually, Apple will no longer sell Intel-based machines....

First, if you are a heavy user of the Start menu, this part of the tutorial is for you. This will show you how to pin Control Panel to the Start menu. Add Control Panel to Start Menu Click the Start button on your home screen or hit the Windows key on your keyboard to bring up the Start menu. Then type: cpl or control panel in the search box....

Open your document and click the Insert tab. Under the Header & Footer section, click the location of where you want to the page number to appear from the dropdown menu. A list of sample templates appear so you get an idea of how the page number will appear. Select the one you want. The page numbers will will appear on your document. You can change the placement by double clicking on the page number area and go to Header and Footer tools....

There are a few ways you can add a video to a PowerPoint presentation. You can insert your own video files or add a YouTube video instead. Here’s how to do both. Inserting Video Files to a PowerPoint Presentation Inserting your own video files into a PowerPoint presentation requires you to have the video available on your PC. If you’re presenting on multiple PCs, you’ll need to keep your video file alongside your presentation to be able to show it....

The Start menu in Windows 10 lets you do a lot of cool things like pin apps and other items, group apps together, and more. And there are many new features coming soon. If something should go awry with your system and you had to do a clean Windows 10 install, it would be a huge annoyance to rearrange everything on the menu again. Here’s a look at how to back up the layout....

There is one workaround that sort of lets you block iPhone calls for free. This won’t actually block the calls to your iPhone, but it will reduce the annoyance by up to 50 percent, depending on how often you have your phone on vibrate. Here’s how it works: Step One Create a new contact in your iPhone that’s dedicated to nuisance callers—telemarketers, ex-girlfriends, addled drug addicts, etc. You can assign multiple numbers to the same contact....

CleanMyMac X features a performance monitor, macOS cleaner, malware remover, and other optimization tools. Once running CleanMyMac X regularly, you’ll notice a faster Mac experience with more storage space than before. Best of all, much of this gets accomplished with the touch of a button. Don’t Sweat the Easy Stuff Each time the CleanMyMac X app opens, you’re presented with a scan button. When pushed, the app will quickly go behind the scenes, and perform a Smart Scan, looking into three areas where it can deliver improvements....

What Does the AutoArchive Feature Do? AutoArchive reduces mailbox size by deleting or moving old items to an archive data file or .PST. The process works pretty much the same whether you’re using Microsoft Exchange at work or IMAP or POP from a home or small business setup. It’s essentially just like taking a few stacks of paper off your desk and placing them in an organized quick-access file cabinet or ....

When it was originally launched, we showed you how to add your Google Calendar and later how to add your Microsoft Outlook Calendar. Now, for those of you who run in the Apple universe, here’s a look at how to link your Apple iCloud Calendar with Alexa. The following will work with all Echo and Alexa devices. Connect iCloud Calendar with Alexa To get started, open the Alexa app on your iPhone or iPad....

Link Microsoft Calendar with Alexa To link your Microsoft account calendar, launch the Alexa app on your Android or iOS device or the web at alexa.amazon.com. Log in and head to Settings > Calendar. On the next screen, tap or click on the Microsoft option to link the account. Then sign in with your Microsoft account email and password and check the box to stay signed in. For your Microsoft account, you can use Hotmail, Live, Outlook....

Firefox In Mozilla Firefox, you’ll first need to install the Greasemonkey extension in order for this to work. You can install it from here (a restart of the browser will be required afterwards). Now, install the Dropbox Plus script for Greasemonkey by pressing the Install button on the top right side of the script’s website and then confirming the installation. Now, log in to Dropbox or refresh the page if you’re already logged in....

Customize iOS Spotlight Search Results On you iDevice, go to Settings » General then tap Spotlight Search. Now tap and hold the lists button. Move the search categories in the order you want searched first. Moving a category to the top will make it priority and down from there. When you use Spotlight Search, as you type in your query, it will search the categories in the order you chose. In this example I put Applications to the top....

However, there are multiple ways to delete apps in iOS 13 and today we cover all those ways. Delete Apps From the Home Screen in iOS 13.2 and Later To access the popup menu for an app in iOS 13.2, long press on the app’s icon. Now that Apple is getting rid of 3D Touch, you don’t have to press hard to access the menu. Just hold your finger down on the icon....

For some reason, you cannot delete a chat in Microsoft Teams as of this writing. What you can do; however, is hide the conversation. This takes it out of view so you can concentrate on the others. You can also delete a particular message within a conversation. So if you said something you want to remove, it’s possible. Here, we’ll show you how to hide and unhide a chat and delete a message in Microsoft Teams online and in the desktop application....

You should also know that by default, Windows Store apps are set to update automatically. This includes native Microsoft apps like Mail & Calendar, News, and Sports. It also holds true for any apps or games you download from the Microsoft Store. Depending on the app – games in particular – the updates can be quite large. If you have limited bandwidth or are on a metered connection you might want to turn the updates off....

Floating Task Manager Overlays Task Manager is full of performance stats you can make display. To find them open Task Manager by right-clicking the taskbar and select Task Manager. Or, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Once it’s open click Options > Always on top to make it appear on top of other app windows. Then from the Performance tab choose the graph you want to see. You can pick from CPU, memory, storage devices, network connections, or GPU....

Through online attacks and social engineering, a bad actor can sneak their way through a lot of your stuff. Especially if you make the grave mistake of using the same password on multiple accounts. So, it’s important to employ 2FA on every site and service that supports it. Grammarly, the popular spelling and grammar checking service is one that allows you to add 2FA to your account. Whether you’re using the free version or have a premium account, here’s how to enable it....

Locked .dmg files can be stored on your Mac and anywhere like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or on an external drive. You can also use .dmg files to securely share files. Today we’ll show you how to create your own disk image file using the built-in Disk Utility app and use the disk image file to securely store files and folders. Create a New Blank Disk Image File To create an encrypted disk image file, go to Applications > Utilities in Finder and double-click Disk Utility....