Microsoft has been readying its latest update to Office for Mac, and recently released its first preview. We decided to give it a whirl and wanted uninstall Office 2011 to avoid any conflicts. Much to our surprise, uninstalling Office 2011 for Mac is a terribly complicated affair. Update: There’s no need to uninstall an old version of Office for Mac before installing a new one. Leave the old version installed and install the new one....
Creating a PDF file on a Mac is really easy, and you can quickly and easily convert virtually any document to PDF or create one from scratch. For most document sharing, PDF is simply the way to go. Whether or not it is ideal or perfect, it’s clear that PDF has gained nearly universal appeal and as such, it’s one of the best ways to reliably share your documents with others....
Linux is often best installed in a dual-boot system. This allows you to run Linux on your actual hardware, but you can always reboot into Windows if you need to run Windows software or play PC games. Setting up a Linux dual-boot system is fairly simple, and the principles are the same for every Linux distribution. Dual-booting Linux on a Mac or a Chromebook is a different process. The Basics Here’s the basic process you’ll need to follow:...
It’s a common situation — you have several computers near each other and you want to transfer files between them. You don’t have to pull out a USB drive, nor do you have to send them over email — there are faster, easier ways. This is easier than it was in the past, as you don’t have to mess with any complicated Windows networking settings. There are lots of ways to share files, but we’ll cover some of the best....
While the primary allure of Minecraft is building there are some tasks that are quite tedious and practically beg for a copy and paste button. WorldEdit is that button (and so much more). Read on as we show you how to supercharge your building with an in-game editor that gives you editing tools that turn your Minecraft world into a canvas. Why Use WorldEdit? You can always edit your Minecraft map (construction and destruction is the basic premise of the game after all), but the basic in-game tools make big edits extremely time consuming....
Photos was released as part of a larger OS X system update (10.10.3). The app is meant to supplant iPhoto as most Mac user’s go-to photo application. As such, it’s got quite a few basic but necessary photo-editing tools in it. RELATED: How to Edit Your Pictures Using macOS’ Photos UPDATE: For a newer version of this article, check out our guide to editing your pictures using the macOS Photos app....
We’ve been touting the benefits of third-party DNS servers for a while now, but one additional benefit that might be of interest is the ability to encrypt all of your DNS requests, further protecting you from anybody spying on you in the middle. RELATED: 7 Reasons to Use a Third-Party DNS Service DNSCrypt, from the great team at OpenDNS, is the simple solution that we’ll use to add encryption between your computer and the DNS server....
If your Windows 10 PC is running slow or acting abnormally, one of the most surefire ways of fixing the issue is by performing a factory reset. This is also recommended if you’re selling your computer. Here’s how. Before you begin the factory reset process, be sure to back up your files. Otherwise, some important data may be irretrievably lost. When you’re ready to factory reset your Windows 10 PC, open the Windows Settings menu by clicking on the Start button and then selecting the Gear icon....
Google Image Search is a powerful tool for finding pictures on the web. While millions use the service every day, few may realize that you can use Google’s own tools to narrow down your search results by color. Here’s how to do it. First, open your favorite browser and visit google.com/images, and you’ll be on the Google Image Search page. Type a search, then hit enter. Let’s search for “trees,” for example....
Your WhatsApp Status (which appears as a Story) is visible to everyone on your contacts list by default. However, you might want to hide your status from specific friends. Here’s how you can do that in WhatsApp. RELATED: What Are “Stories,” and Why Does Every Social Network Have Them? How to Hide Your WhatsApp Status From Specific Friends Unlike Facebook, WhatsApp doesn’t allow you to limit specific status updates to select folks....
Thanks to the switch from PowerPC to Intel many years ago, a Mac is just another PC. Sure, Macs come with macOS, but you can easily install Windows alongside macOS using Apple’s built-in Boot Camp feature. Boot Camp installs Windows in a dual-boot configuration, which means both operating systems will be installed separately. You can only use one at a time, but you get the computer’s full power in each....
By default, when you use the Search feature in Finder, it has the eerie habit of searching your entire Mac instead of only searching the current folder. Thankfully, you can make Finder always search the current folder by changing a setting on your Mac. RELATED: What Is Finder on a Mac? When Finder uses the default setting, you need to switch to the current folder from the top toolbar every time....
Yes, Everyone Can See Your Friends List Thankfully, as of June 2021, Venmo now offers more privacy settings, and you can finally hide your friends list—if you want. However, everyone’s friends list is public by default. If you don’t change this setting, anyone can see your friends list. How to Make Your Friends List Private To get started, launch the Venmo app on your iPhone or Android phone. Open the Venmo app and head to the home screen....
There comes a time, job-hunting, or sharing photos with older family members, where you may need to send stuff the old fashioned way – as an email attachment. If you email at work, it may be a part of your email repertoire. The thing about attachments is, there’s a sort of unwritten code with regard to sending them. For example, while you could send a huge file in an e-mail (it depends on how much the service or ISP you’re using will allow), it’s not necessarily efficient....
Why Do I Want To Do This? Forty bucks for a game controller for your streaming media box/stick is a bit steep, especially if you’re not sure if you’re even ready to commit to turning your Fire TV/Fire TV Stick into a game machine. While we typically outline what you need for a tutorial first thing in the tutorial, the materials list varies based on what kind of controller(s) you’re pairing with your device....
If you have an iPhone 6 or newer, you can change the speed and resolution at which your phone captures recorded video and slow motion video. If you prefer to use less storage and really only look at your videos on your phone, a lower resolution can help you save space. If you want higher resolution captures (like 4K) or smoother video (like 60fps), bumping up the settings costs some storage space, but might be worth it for you....
The built-in Windows firewall is an important part of your system security, but over time, more and more applications end up being allowed through the firewall. Luckily there’s an easy way to reset all the settings to default again. It’s worth noting that contrary to popular opinion, you don’t really need to install a third-party firewall most of the time, as the built-in firewall is a lot more powerful than you might realize....
When you’re done using a USB drive on your Windows 10 machine, most people simply unplug it. But depending on the settings of your machine, it’s usually best to tell Windows before removing the drive to minimize any chance of data loss. Here’s how. When Is It Safe to Just Unplug a USB Drive? By default, you can often safely remove a USB drive from a Windows 10 machine by simply unplugging it—unless something is actively writing to it, and you don’t necessarily know when that’s happening in the background....
Ever since I’ve been using my new MacBook Air, I’ve been befuddled by how to do some of the simplest tasks in Mac OS X that I would normally do from my Windows laptop—like show the connection speed for the current Wi-Fi network. So am I using 802.11ac or not? Normally, on my Windows 7 laptop, all I’d have to do is hover over the icon, or pop up the list—you can even go into the network details and see just about every piece of data about the network, all from the system tray....
“Vanish Mode” is also available in Instagram and it works exactly the same as Facebook Messenger. The idea is you start Vanish Mode, say what you want to say, then leave Vanish Mode. After your messages have been seen, they disappear. RELATED: How to Send Disappearing Messages in Instagram To get started, open a conversation with someone you’re friends with. You will also need to be using the mobile app for iPhone, iPad, or Android to use Vanish Mode....
