By default, in Word, when you select text and then type anything, the selected text is replaced with what you type. This can be frustrating if you’ve highlighted some text and then accidentally pressed a key and lost your work. There is a setting for this behavior in Word that is on by default. To turn off this setting and avoid replacing selected text with what you type, click the “File” tab....
If you’d like to limit what apps a user can run on a PC, Windows gives you two options. You can block the apps you don’t want a user to run, or you can restrict them to running only specific apps. Here’s how to do it. RELATED: How to Use System Restore in Windows 10, 11, 7, and 8 NOTE: Be absolutely sure that you are making changes to a user account you actually want to restrict, and that you always have an unrestricted administrative account available to undo those changes....
Mac OS X’s Terminal is pretty standard fare. It’s nothing to write home about, but it gets the job done. Luckily, there are many ways you can spruce things up with Terminal profiles. There’s a lot of stuff you can do with the Terminal, such as easily hiding folders and files, as well as forcing applications to quit, and moving special folders to the cloud. When you open Terminal, it’s usually a sedate black on white, which is fine if you don’t care about such things....
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the number-crunching brain of your Mac. Its characteristics determine how fast your Mac processes information. The type of CPU varies based on which model you have. Here’s how to quickly check which CPU is in your computer. First, click the Apple menu at the upper left, and then click “About This Mac.” In the menu that appears, you’ll get a quick roundup of your Mac’s specifications, including the type of CPU it has next to “Processor....
Portable applications are useful if you use many different computers. You can take your library of applications with you and use any Windows computer to run them. However, what if there is an application you use that does not come in a portable format? There are many useful portable applications out there, but there may be some applications you use in your daily work that are not among them. Cameyo is a free portable application creator that creates a single executable (....
Editing or cropping a photo may seem like a pretty simple thing to do, but if you don’t know where to look, it can be frustrating. We’ll show you how to use the easiest photo editor for Android. Google Photos is a very popular application that comes pre-installed on many Android smartphones and tablets. You don’t have to utilize Google’s cloud backup in order to use the app as a basic photo gallery, although many choose to do so....
Chrome’s Incognito mode prevents websites from tracking you when you’re online. Because Chrome can’t guarantee that extensions aren’t tracking you, they are disabled in Incognito mode by default. RELATED: The Many Ways Websites Track You Online However, there may be some extensions you need to use while browsing in Incognito mode, such as LastPass or 1Password for logging in to websites, the OneNote Web Clipper for saving web pages to read later or offline, or others....
If you’re planning on doing a reinstall of Windows but can’t find your product key, you’re in luck because it’s stored in the Windows Registry. It’s just not easy to find, and it’s impossible to read without some help. Luckily, we’re here to help. Where Windows Hides the Product Key As you can see in the screenshot above, the product ID is stored in the registry but is in a binary format that can’t be read by humans unless you are some sort of Cylon....
Linux users can use LibreOffice, Google Docs, and even Microsoft’s Office Web Apps, but some people still need — or just want — the desktop version of Microsoft Office. Luckily, there are ways to run Microsoft Office on Linux. This is particularly useful if you’re still on the soon-to-be-unsupported Windows XP and don’t want to pay an upgrade fee to upgrade your computer to Windows 7 or 8. This obviously isn’t supported by Microsoft, but it still works fairly well....
If you write a lot of legal documents or other types of documents in which you need to reference specific sections, adding line numbers can be useful. We will show you how to add unobtrusive line numbers in the left margin of a Word document. Open your Word document and click the Page Layout tab on the ribbon. In the Page Setup section of the Page Layout tab, click Line Numbers and select Line Numbering Options from the drop-down menu....
Microsoft Teams lets you create, schedule, and host secure meetings with a few of your clients or hundreds of employees. Quickly invite only the relevant people, or gather the entire channel into public or private sessions. How to Create a Meeting in Microsoft Teams If you have the full version of Teams through a paid subscription, you can instantly create a meeting from the Calendar tab of the Teams desktop client or the Teams web app....
Boot Camp can be annoying. Both Windows and Mac OS X can see each other’s files, but they can’t write to the other operating system’s partition. Thankfully, there are ways around these file-system limitations. Third-party applications can enable write support for these partitions, while you can also share files in other ways. Access Mac HFS+ Partitions From Windows RELATED: How to Install Windows on a Mac With Boot Camp...
If you use OS X, you’ve probably noticed dock icons can be set to magnify when you hover over them. What you may not know, is that you can turn off magnification permanently and use a keyboard shortcut to magnify them when needed. Magnification may not be for everyone, especially if you’re using a small screen. You have to make the choice between having a Dock that’s small enough to fit and still being able to see it....
Starting with iOS 14, iPhones now support Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode. By default, when you switch from playing a full-screen video in a supported media app, it will continue playing in the corner of the screen. If you find this annoying, you can easily turn it off. To do so, tap “Settings.” Tap General > Picture in Picture. In the “Picture in Picture” settings, toggle-Off the “Start PiP Automatically” option to disable it....
Telegram allows you to secure your account with two-step verification. This lets you add a second password, which you’ll need to use whenever you log in to your Telegram account. Here’s how you can enable two-factor verification in Telegram easily. By default, logging in to Telegram requires you to use a one-time password (OTP) sent over SMS or through a Telegram message to another device where you’ve previously logged in....
RAID allows you to combine multiple physical hard drives into a single logical hard drive. This allows you to mirror your data across two hard drives, ensuring you always have your important data stored in multiple places. RAID stands for “redundant array of independent disks,” although there’s a type of RAID that provides no redundancy and only increases performance. RAID Levels RAID isn’t just a single way of combining disks....
€Wireless extenders are a dime a dozen, but the TAP-EX stands out in one area: raw power. This unassuming little piece of networking hardware pumps out 800 mW of signal amplifying juice. Read on as we put it through the paces and determine if that’s worth the price of admission. What is The TAP-EX? The TAP-EX is a Wi-Fi range extender from Amped Wireless with a tabletop form factor vaguely reminiscent of a digital picture frame....
Microsoft is misleading consumers here. This was a problem in the past, so Microsoft fixed the licensing problem in Windows 8. But — surprise! — they’re back to their usual tricks with Windows 8.1. Editor’s Note: We contacted Microsoft Public Relations for clarification of the licensing issues here, but they didn’t respond. Considering the Windows 10 announcement happening tomorrow, we have to assume they will be making licensing changes in the future....
The feature, which Netflix calls Fast Laughs, lets you sift through many curated videos that are about 30 seconds or longer. The Verge first reported the feature’s arrival on TVs. Previously, it was only available on smartphones, but now Netflix is rolling it out to its TV apps. The clips come from shows and movies on Netflix, so they’re designed to introduce you to new stuff you may not have watched before....
Yet again, someone wearing Google Glass was assaulted and had the gadget ripped off their face. People are upset they’re being recorded by Google. But that’s not how Google Glass works — it’s not always recording you and it’s not always on. You’ll probably run into someone wearing Google Glass one of these days. You don’t have to like Google Glass, but you should know how it works because it will only become more widespread....
