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Works in Any Browser Before you worry about browser compatibility, this shortcut method works with any browser. Since it’s just a file on your desktop, when you use it, your chosen sites automatically open in your default browser. You also don’t need any special software or extensions. The process creates an easy to edit file using Notepad, which is pre-installed on Windows 10 machines. Using Bat Files To open multiple websites in Windows 10 at once without using bookmarks or browser extensions, you’ll create a ....

This handy utility can even restore data after an installation of your new Operating System or a format of your computer. For me, this is a must-have tool. Norm has previously covered how to use Recuva to recover long lost files. In this tutorial, we will cover the Recuva portable, a portable app that you can bring along in your USB. Some of the useful features in Recuva include:...

However, recently Canonical has made a move some would call “bizzare;” it has made Ubuntu Snap packages workable on all Linux distributions by way of installing snapd. This is great news! So, how do you get it working? How to install Snapd on Debian Getting Snap packages working on Debian is actually easier than you’d think. Since Ubuntu takes from Debian, a lot of the technology is similar. Alternatively, you can just wget this package here and install it....

This feature works inside the Gmail web app, but scheduled emails can be set with a number of email clients. Spark, for example, can schedule emails on any service because the app manages the sending time, holding back the email until its time to fire. Other clients may or may not interact with Gmail’s default email scheduling service exactly. Gmail’s web service relies completely on Google’s internal implementation of message sending, so your computer doesn’t need to be turned on or connected to the Internet at the scheduled time to send the message....

Download the Firefox add-on. You will need to restart Firefox once it’s installed. Open Firefox again and you should see the Share icon on the top right corner of the browser. Click on this to add your first social network. You can choose from Facebook, Twitter and Gmail. You will be redirected to the social network’s authorization page where you need to log in with your user name and password....

Open the Screen Sharing app on your Mac. You can do this by searching for it in Spotlight. Enter in the Apple ID of the person whose screen you want to access in the “Connect To” box. If the contact is already in your Contacts, you’ll get the option to connect. You’ll see a message that your Mac is waiting for the other user to approve sharing their screen. Similarly....

How to Add Twitch to Roku Once the channel is added, all you have to do is (potentially) log in and start watching Twitch. You will be able to browse channels and categories to stream, but chat features are disabled. In the event Twoku doesn’t immediately appear on your homepage, make sure to refresh your page by going to “Settings -> System -> System Update,” which will also refresh your home page and add the Twoku channel....

1. ShareX ShareX is one of the popular options available for taking a screenshot with the mouse cursor on Windows. Notably, ShareX is also a handy tool, as it comes with a color picker, a ruler, and even a QR Code decoder/encoder. On top of all these features, it can also work as a screen recorder as well. Install ShareX on your PC. Open ShareX. On the left pane, click on the “Task Settings” option....

The good news is that you can try Windows 11 on your primary machine without messing with Windows 10. You have three options: use a virtual machine, dual booting or a Windows 11 simulator. You can pick the method that works best for you, and we’ll show you how to set each up in what follows. Use a Virtual Machine A virtual machine (VM) allows you to install Windows 11 on top of your Windows 10 OS....

The good thing is you can actually download Windows updates for offline installs on as many systems as you want. So, if you ever need to, here is how you can download, install and update Windows offline. Note: though I’m showing this in Windows 10, this procedure also works with previous versions like Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Update Windows 10 Offline To update a Windows machine offline you first need to download all the available updates to a location you can readily access, like a USB drive....

I hate it and I’m sure the guys behind Ksplice hated it too. They hated it so much that they decided to do something about it and developed Uptrack. Uptrack is a software updater which works in much the same way as Ubuntu’s default update manager, with the exception of one important step. Uptrack doesn’t require the computer to be rebooted after an update has been installed. Ksplice, the company behind Uptrack, has developed a technology which lets a running program, even the kernel, be upgraded without the need for a reboot....

In order to do this, you’ll need the following: A Good Phone Case/Stand Smartphones are media savants; they can play music, stream YouTube videos, and act as miniature screens for movies. As such, there are phone cases designed to both protect the phone and act as a stand when unfolded. That way when you’re typing away, you don’t have to hold the phone at all; simply prop it up on its stand and type with your hands free....

Usage Download and install Eusing Maze Lock. On the first run, it will prompt you to reset the default pattern lock. Pressing OK will take you directly to the configuration window. In order to create your own pattern, you will need to press the “Reset Pattern” button and then draw a pattern on the dots given above. Eusing Maze Lock provides you with three different grids of which you can draw your pattern on....

Create A Group In Timeline If you have a regular Timeline Page, start by logging into your Facebook account and navigating to the Facebook Groups creation page and click “Create Group”. Create the type of group you want and add friends from your list to that group. Pick a category icon and name the group. Next, select the privacy settings you want for the group. “Public” allows anyone to see the group information page, members of the group and the posts by the group members....

What Is tcpdump? tcpdump is a network packet analyzer tool that was developed and released in 1988 by a team of computer scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and its Network Research Group. It is used to display the contents of packets that a computer sends and receives. The utility comes with a variety of options to make the packet capture more specific and focused. Some of these options include different networking protocols and network interfaces....

The Quicklists Gnome Shell extension is a little plug in that you can activate to implement quicklists on your Gnome Shell desktop. To get started, you just have to visit this page and click the On/Off button. A message box will popup to ask if you want to install the extension. Click OK. That’s it. If you want to be doubly sure that the extension is activated and running, press “Alt + F2” to start the Run dialog and type ‘r’ (without the quotes) and press Enter....

How to Add New Watch Faces Apple offers a wide variety of watch faces that you can easily install on your watch either from the watch itself or from your iPhone. Install Watch Faces Using Apple Watch Install Watch Faces From iPhone To view the entire collection of watch faces, you should use the Apple Watch app. How to View and Switch Between Available Watch Faces Once you add or install a new watch face, you can easily view and switch between the available watch faces in three ways....

1. Use WhatsApp on Chromebook Without Phone Many Chromebooks support Google Play Store and if your device is one of them, you can install and use WhatsApp directly from the Play Store on your Chromebook. This method lets you use WhatsApp without being connected to your phone. Please note if you are already using WhatsApp on your phone, this method will deactivate your WhatsApp account on your phone. It’s like installing WhatsApp on a new phone....

With the release of Microsoft Office 2010 in June, let us explore how you can use your Word 2010 as an offline blog editor. Note: Microsoft Office 2010 beta is available for free download and testing. 1. Open Word 2010. Click on File -> New -> Blog Post If this is the first time you are using it as a blog editor, it will prompt you to register your blog account....

Thankfully, with any good software that allows collaborative editing, there’s a way to find out who made what changes and revert them back to a previous version. Here’s how to do it in Google Docs. Viewing Edits In this example we’ll be analysing a document that underwent edits. Someone tried to add an image to this article about Tutankhamun, but in doing so they accidentally deleted a paragraph above the image that discussed his early life and parents....