Roku Ultra 2018 The Roku Ultra has the basic design as last year’s model. The voice-activated remote includes a headphone jack for private listening and company is throwing in a pair of premium JBL headphones ($30 value). The box supports 1080p with upscaling from 720p, 4K UHD, and 4K UHD HDR10 for TVs that support HDCP 2.2. For audio, it supports digital stereo over HDMI, DTS Digital Surround, and Dolby Atmos....
Create a VHD of a Physical Computer First download Disk2vhd – currently version 1.63 and install it on the computer you want to make a VHD of. With Microsoft’s Volume Snapshot technology, you can make an VHD of the computer even while it’s powered on and running. Disk2vhd lets you create VHDs of physical systems running XP and newer. Extract the disk2vhd.exe file to a convenient location, launch it and agree to the EULA....
First I’ll show you how the new Siri feature works in iOS, then how to disable the feature in Passcode Lock Settings. Tweet and Post to Facebook from iOS 6 Lock Screen While at the Lock Screen on your iOS 6 device, hold down the Home button to launch Siri. Then tell Siri you want to tweet a message or post to Facebook. Speak the message you want to send, and Siri will send it off....
In previous revisions of Windows 10, the window chrome and title bar color options were limited to one or the other. The November Update introduced the possibility for the first time to apply colors to the window chrome. Windows 10 Anniversary Update expands on these options by providing more choice where you can use color. In this article, we take a look at using them. Apply Color Options in Windows 10 Personalization Settings To modify system color options, go to Start > Settings > Personalization and then select the “Colors” tab....
According to the Update Release Notes: It allows you to Flag important messages, allows you to filter to see only unread emails first. Also creating and deleting folders directly in the app is provides an easier way to organize your messages. While not huge, these incremental updates are very much welcomed. Any enhancement to the current state of the Windows Mail app is a good thing! The Calendar app gets a better looking UI that makes it easier to read....
The way to protect these devices is by configuring your entire home router to use a VPN. In this way, all the internet traffic that goes through your home will be protected by your VPN. In this article, I’ll show you how I set up Private Internet Access to protect my whole home by configuring it with my ASUS router. The steps may look different for you depending on your VPN provider and router, but they should be pretty close....
Like most families in 2018, we watch a lot of TV… or should I say, we stream a lot of TV via Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services. Most of this viewing has been done with a TV I purchased over five years ago — a top-of-the-line LED 1080P HDTV. My rationale, when I buy something, I buy the best. Not only do I get the best product on the market, but I also save money in the long-run as quality lasts....
This Week’s Questions From Groovy Readers The Windows 7 RC will begin to expire March 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC will begin shutting down every 2 hours, which can make it difficult to use your computer. The Windows 7 RC will fully expire on June 1, 2010. This doesn’t mean that Windows 7 will stop working, but it will get very annoying. As soon as the expiration date passes the Non-Genuine software alerts and pop-ups will appear and make it very difficult to use the Windows 7 RC on top of the intermittent shutdowns....
Discord is a free platform to use, but like many online services, an online subscription unlocks various paid-for features for the most committed Discord users. This subscription service is called Discord Nitro, and not only does it add extra features for users, but it also lets you support your favorite servers, helping them to unlock additional features. Is Discord Nitro worth the cost, however? We’ll explain whether a Discord Nitro subscription is necessary below....
What is Fleeceware? First coined by British security researchers, fleeceware is the term to describe apps that charge an excessive monthly fee after a brief free trial period. The issue has grown considerably in recent years as Apple and Google have allowed developers to offer free trials in the App Store and Google Play, respectively. In April 2020, security firm Sophos Labs said 3.5 million people had downloaded an app it considers fleeceware....
What does taskhost.exe do? Windows uses taskhost.exe as the host for all DLL-based services run. The process is very similar to svchost.exe (which we talked about earlier) in that it’s a generic method used to load other entities. Because of this, taskhost.exe may open multiple instances of itself to handle DLLs that may be unrelated to one another. Does taskhost.exe have any risks? The ability to load external DLLs gives taskhost....
Chrome Web Store Well, let me try to essay out the significance of this—though I’m not sure the answers we come up with will be satisfying in the way that you hoped or expected. What is a Web App? Before we discuss the reason for being for the Google Chrome Web Store, it’s best first to go back and discuss the origins of Google Chrome. Chrome was released as a beta in September 2008, and if you can remember back that far, you might recall that Chrome was never intended to be just a simple browser....
I believe a sign of mainstream success for any commercial product is when we start to see it in places where art imitates life. For many years, Hollywood has been a major free advertising platform for the Mac. The Mac still dominates the silver screen, but I have been noticing some surprising changes over the past year—there are more Windows 10 devices making their acting debut. Windows 10 and Microsoft Surfaces Appear in Major Motion Pictures The way technology is depicted in a movie or TV show is significant for a number of reasons....
Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds Expiration Error Message Unlike commercial builds of Windows 10 released to market, fit for production use, Insider Builds are purposely time bombed. A time bomb does not necessarily affect product activation since commercial builds can switch to the Insider channel at any time and start testing future releases. The expiration possibly exists for security reasons, since Microsoft does not issue updates and patches for the older preview build once it is commercially released....
Create Windows 10 Universal App Desktop Shortcuts Method 1: Drag & Drop from Start First we’ll take a look at the easiest way. Go to Start > All apps and find the app you want to create a desktop shortcut. Then just drag and drop it from the Start menu to the desktop. Method 2: Use File Explorer Another way to do it is via File Explorer. To do that, hit the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R to bring up the Run dialog and type: shell:AppsFolder and hit Enter or click OK....
Set Windows 10 Start Menu Full Screen To turn it on, head to Settings > Personalization > Start. From there, scroll down on the right and turn on Use Start full screen. Now anytime you click the Start button or hit the Windows key you’ll get the full version of the Start screen. It’s worth noting that if you have a touch-enable device like a Microsoft Surface Pro and use it on the go, you have the option to enter Tablet Mode from the Action Center to get the full Start screen....
From the Metro Interface click on the Weather app. The Weather app opens to Anaheim, CA. Right-click near the bottom of the screen. From the menu bar click Add City. Type in the city that’s closest to your location. Then select the city as the result comes up. Click Add. The weather conditions and extended forecast display on the screen. Add as many cities as you want. To see a summary of each city you entered, right-click near the bottom of the screen and click Summary View....
Updating your Windows 8 apps is easy. From the Metro Start screen, click or tap the Store tile. You’ll see the number of apps that have updates ready. In this example there are 11. On the next screen, tap or click on Updates. These app updates included updates for Windows 8 Consumer Preview Weather, Mail, Calendar, SkyDrive and more. They are all checked by default. If you don’t want to updated an app, click it to remove the checkmark in the upper left corner of each....
Microsoft has said little about Windows 8, except that it is going to be fully geared for use on tablet PC’s, will support ARM (previously known as Advanced RISC Machine), and system restore has been upgraded to create full system images; along with a factory reset button. There are also rumors that the entire operating system interface will be 3D-ready. The Windows 8 beta background can be seen below, and downloaded here....
First, open the WHS Console from any PC on your home network. Click the Server Storage tab. From the list, right-click on the drive. Select Remove. The Remove a Hard Drive Wizard starts. Click Next. Now WHS will determine if there’s enough available space to copy over the data from the drive to the others you have in the storage pool. If you don’t have enough space, you’ll need to add another drive to your server....
