Move the Windows 10 Taskbar You can move the taskbar to different locations on your screen to suit what works best for you. To move it, right-click the taskbar and uncheck the “Lock All Taskbars” option. Then you can click and drag it to the top or either side of the screen. I’m traditional and always keep mine at the bottom. However, I know other people here that have advocated to move it to the side of the screen....
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the changes for Windows 10 Anniversary Update and above. Enable Windows 10 Desktop Peek First, right-click the taskbar and select Settings. Then select Taskbar from the list on the left. Now, on the right, toggle the Peek option to the On position. If you’re still on Version 10586 (Legacy Version), you can use the following steps: To turn it back on, right-click an empty area of the taskbar and select Properties....
Windows 10 Preview Build 17128 In today’s announcement, the company says, “We’re just now beginning the phase of checking in final code to prepare for the final release. The only difference between this build and Build 17127 from Tuesday is the removal of the watermark. However, we’ve got more fixes being checked in for the next flight.” The company also said build 17127 has been released to Insiders in the Slow ring and will be releasing the ISO version next week....
First click on Start and type: C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT into the Search box and hit Enter. In the MCT folder that opens you’ll find themes for Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South America and the US. Double click any of these folders and open the Theme folder. Here you’ll find the Theme for that country or region. Double click on the Theme to launch it. Here’s an example of the Theme for Canada....
The released code can be installed either as a new install or an upgrade to WSUS 3.0 SP1. The upgrade from WSUS 3.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP1 was very painless, so I decided to go ahead and upgrade my home WSUS server to SP2, skipping the testing I would usually go through. This shortcut will be an excellent test before I look at upgrade work tomorrow. WSUS 3.0 SP2 Release The release notes appear to add some nice new features to the Free Microsoft Patching Service, specifically support for their new OS’s Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7: Ok....
According to the Microsoft blog, less than 99% of users make use more than 7 GB of space on the online storage service anyway. Therefore, it’s lowering the free amount of space down to 7GB. The following quotes and chart are courtesy Microsoft: Keep Your 25GB of Space You’re able to ensure you get your original 25GB of space now though. Log in to your MS SkyDrive account. At the top of the page you’ll see a link to....
Hold down the Shift key and drag a folder or file to the Recycle Bin. You’ll notice the file has a yellow alert with the word Delete pop up. Let go of the mouse and you’re file is gone – it won’t show up in the bin. You can also set the Recycle Bin to always instantly delete files. Right click the bin, select Properties, and select “Don’t Move Files to the Recycle Bin....
I feel this is going to be a dream come true for those users moving away from Sharepoint and over to MediaWiki. Using this plugin, you can now use Word as the ultimate WYSIWYG Wiki Editor without knowing a drop of Wiki formatting code. Plus, not only can you create new or convert old standard word Docx documents into Wiki Markup, but you can also open pretty much any HTML page in word and re-save it in MediaWiki format....
The video touts the benefits of upgrading, showing that Windows 10 provides the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1… meaning the familiar Start menu of Windows 7 on the desktop and the live tiles included in Windows 8. And also promoting the fact that it’s completely free for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users. According to a new post on Blogging Windows: “Today, we’re kicking off a series of blog posts sharing Windows 10 features like Cortana, Microsoft Edge, the Xbox app, Windows Hello, and more....
Last summer the company doubled it’s free OneDrive storage to 15 GB for free accounts. At the same time, if you were an Office 365 subscriber you were upped to 1 TB of space, and that was recently increased to 10 TB, and eventually will become unlimited storage. Update 2/19/2015: This offer was previously U.S. only, but today was announced that anyone in the world can get this free storage space....
For easier viewing, click here. Last week, Apple announced the Apple iPhone 4S — a rev on its current iPhone 4 technology. How does it compare with the leading Android phones out there? I put this matrix together, which includes specs from the upcoming Nexus Prime. And if you are looking to buy a new tablet, check out our tablet comparison chart, too. I’ll keep updating this as more phones come out — suggestions welcome!...
Today after upgrading to the latest release of 7-Zip on my Windows 7 machine, I decided 7-Zip deserved an honorable mention since I’ve not spoken about the product here on groovyPost. (I know… long overdue!) Similar to RocketDock (which works with Windows 7 YAHOO!), 7-Zip is one of those applications I install immediately after building a new PC. Although 7-Zip is a Freeware application, it’s truly a feature-rich WinZip replacement that provides top-notch File and Folder compression and decompression for a broad range of formats, including the ability to extract files from the traditional disk image ....
PlayStation Vita gets a price cut in Japan, none in the US Sony dropped the price of the PlayStation Vita in Japan. The handheld system has been available for just over a year, and hasn’t made the impact Sony had hoped for. Much of this is due to increased competition in the mobile space with the recent rise in popularity of gaming on smartphones. Sony does not have plans for a price drop in the US though....
Create Calendar Events Using Date and Time Taskbar Notification Click the Date and Time in your Taskbar Notification Area; this will display your calendar. At the bottom, you will see a new option to add events. Click the plus sign to add a new event; this will launch the calendar app. Enter your event details then click Done. Your calendar events for the day will show up in the Notification Area....
Here’s a look at how to add both Dropbox and Google Drive as Save Locations in Office 2016. Google Drive with Microsoft The first thing to do is download the free Google Drive plug-in for Microsoft Office. Wait while the web installer is started and downloads a small setup file automatically to your hard disk. Then double-click the driveforoffice.exe and wait while it installs. When setup is complete, launch any of the Microsoft Office 2016 applications....
Skype Integration with Slack To set this up, head over to the Skype integration for Slack site and click the Add to Slack button to start the setup wizard. Next you’ll be prompted to sign into your Slack team account. If you get the following screen, make sure to let your team admin know so they can add support for Skype. All your team admin needs to do is follow the same steps, and instead of the screen above, since they have admin rights, they’ll be able to authorize it....
Microsoft Foldable Keyboard $50 Off The keyboard is designed to work with iOS, Android, Windows tablets, and phones. It uses Bluetooth 4.0 make the connection and is designed to fold up for easy travel. Gift-wrap available.Works across devices: The Universal Foldable Keyboard was designed to work with iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows tablets, and Windows Phone.Ultra-thin and lightweight: Only 5mm thin, the innovative, foldable design easily fits into a purse, bag, or pocket....
To get a better idea of how the service works and different scenarios where it could be helpful during your busy day, take a look at the following video: Does having the ability to remotely let delivery drivers and others into your home remotely from your phone appeal to you? Or, do you think this idea goes a little too far for your privacy preference? Let us know your take in the comment section below....
I said “some Android fans”, because, as it always happens, not all Android devices will be getting it. Still, the number of devices getting it looks promising. According to a post on the official Android Google Plus account, the first devices to get the new Android version (starting today), are Galaxy Nexus HSPA+. The users of these devices will be notified of the update in the next few days. But they’re not the only ones that will be made happy by Google....
Microsoft Security essentials took an astonishing lead with over 40% of reader votes. The next runner-up was “Other” and in the comments Avast took the cake followed up by Comodo. A few others mentioned were Avira, Trend Micro, Vipre, Malwarebytes and Bitdefender. As for the rest of the official results, check them out in the graphic below. Overall it looks like most people took advantage of the free anti-virus programs available....
