Desktop Gadgets, Windows Media Center and also games like Free Cell (the only game my dad plays) were removed from Windows 10 and from what it looks like, Microsoft is not going to add these back. While adding new features are always welcomed, removing them without any reason is not taken positively by many users. So if you have upgraded to Windows 10 and are missing classic features from an older version of Windows, we are going to fix that for you in this article....

Inserting a checkbox into a Microsoft Excel file is quite simple. However, this requires the Developer tab on your Excel Ribbon. The Developer tab is available on all versions of Excel (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Office 365). Here’s how to access it to include checkboxes in Excel. How to Customize the Excel Ribbon to Show the Developer Tab The Developer tab provides access to more advanced functions and features of Excel....

Luckily, there is a good and free program out there by the name of BitMeter OS. Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX, BitMeter is an accessible solution to avoiding overuse charges by keeping a close eye on your internet bandwidth. Step 1: Navigate to the Codebox website to obtain the download link for Windows (the operating system I chose for this guide). Step 2: Click I Agree to consent to BitMeter’s License Agreement and continue the installation....

I appreciate the camera shortcut since it allows me to open the app and take pictures or record videos quickly. Thanks to that, I don’t have to unlock my iPhone and hunt for the app icon. Anyone can use it without my permission too — that’s my primary concern. Wouldn’t you want to know how to disable this feature to eliminate the risk of unauthorized access and accidental clicks? While there was an option to disable this feature under Restrictions, Apple removed it in iOS 12....

The Windows Registry Editor opens your world to a range of tweaks and customizations. Using it, you can modify the existing settings of apps and built-in settings. And as you may have expected, the Registry Editor also lets you play with the Taskbar’s settings and aesthetics. However, there’s a slight catch. The Registry Editor lets you resize the Taskbar and not the icons directly. When you decrease the size of the Taskbar, the size of the icons will also change....

A few years back, there was this famous incident where a 5-year-old kid spent around 1,710 Pounds (approx. $2640) while playing a game. Depending upon local laws, there might be a way to claim that back, but it’s always better to be on a safer side. Therefore, today I am going to show you can protect your money and restrict in-app purchases on Android, iOS and Windows smartphones. Preventing In-App Purchases on iOS On iOS, you get a password prompt while installing an app from the App Store....

Disclaimer: This is merely our quick guide on rooting the said device though we urge you to continue AT YOUR OWN RISK. We do not take responsibility in case anything goes wrong though our forum is always open to questions and doubts. Have a look at our take on the pros and cons of rooting, in case you are unsure. How to Root Lenovo K3 Note (K50a40) with CWM Recovery and PDAnet Here, the reason we are using PDAnet instead of SPFTools is that SPFtools sometimes does not accept special ports and also has problems on Windows with the signed drivers....

However, regularly ejecting your drive like this can lead to problems down the line. As such, you’re better off avoiding it. So, how do you safely eject an external disc drive on Mac? We will run you three different options. Why You Mustn’t Pulling Out the Cable to Eject a Drive If you’re guilty of ever pulling out a USB once you’re finished with it, you’re not alone. Doing that puts the files on your external drive at risk....

And that’s a lot of stuff to be stuffed into one app. If you’re new, you might get confused trying to find your way around. But don’t worry, we’re here to hold your hand through the process. Setting Up Apple Music After you’ve updated your iPhone or iPad to iOS 8.4, you’ll see a new Music app with a brand new, colorful icon. On desktops, you’ll need to update iTunes to 12....

However, it really gets unpleasant when you are off (on a vacation) and you still keep getting emails to which you may have to respond to avoid irking clients or other important people in your line of work. This situation can be avoided if you set an automated vacation responder which immediately lets people know that you are out and cannot check your emails for the time being. We have previously discussed how to do this on Gmail and MS Outlook....

If you’re using the latest version and want to share photos with anyone in your contact, but don’t know how, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article I’ll show you how to share photos on Google Duo, along with a couple of other handy tips that will help you make the most out of the app. How to Share Photos in Google Duo Well, sharing photos in Google Duo isn’t rocket science....

Step 1: Launch MS Outlook and navigate to Tools -> Options -> Preferences. Click on the button reading Calendar Options under Calendar section. Step 2: Under Calendar Options check the box reading Show week numbers in the Month View and Date Navigator. Click on Ok. In case you never noticed this area before, let us check a picture of the same before this feature was activated. It showed the week date instead....

While it’s fun to run multiple apps, letting several of them to oepn automatically when you start your Mac isn’t ideal. This slows down the performance of your Mac and also ends up consuming a good chunk of the available RAM. Thankfully, you can stop apps from opening on startup on your Mac, just like how you can disable apps at startup on Windows 11. Why Apps Run at Startup When you turn on your MacBook from the ‘Shut down’ state, a few applications launch and start running in the background automatically....

Before you know it, you might end up downloading ‘Good Morning,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ and other irrelevant media files from WhatsApp groups. Using the steps below, you can save internet data and storage space on your iPhone or Android phone. Disable Media Auto-Download on WhatsApp By default, WhatsApp automatically downloads all photos, videos, and other files shared in a WhatsApp group. So if you haven’t tinkered with the settings to disable media auto-download on WhatsApp for iOS and Android, follow the steps below....

In contrast, internet radio is way liberal. You can stream the latest and greatest songs no matter where you are. Granted, they’re not on-demand (more on that later) but some apps do let you record/download songs so you can listen to them offline without burning through your data plan. Your guide to the internet radio begins… now. 1. TuneIn Radio I’ve done a big review of TuneIn 6.0 for iOS and the Android app is similar....

With the help of sync feature, you can easily transfer notes to other devices. If you are using PC, you can create a new note and the same will be reflected on your Android app as well. Here’s how to go about it. How to Sync ColorNote Notes From Android to PC Not many people know that ColorNote has a dedicated tool for Windows PC. Available in the Windows app store, you can use it on Windows 8 and higher versions....

The reason your iPhone needs so much free space to install updates is because the entire software update must first download on the phone. Once you install the new update, since the old software is removed, you get nearly all of the space back. However, since many people don’t know this, they think new updates are continuously eating away at their storage. There are a few pretty easy workarounds so that you don’t have to go through and delete large apps or lengthy iMessage conversations just to get iOS 9 or any other software update, so let’s run through them....

I tried it in school, college, and what little time I spent in an accounting firm. It never worked the way I wanted it to. More importantly, I never “got it”. I now have tremendous respect for people who deal with the Office suite day in and day out, because believe me, it ain’t easy. As much as I dislike MS Office’s implementation of mail merge, I do get its appeal....

When you are presenting a slideshow, hold down the Ctrl key and press the left mouse button. You will notice that the regular mouse pointer will disappear and a laser like dot appears on the screen. Once you see the laser pointer, you can move it across the screen to explain the viewers certain aspects of your presentation. To use mouse cursor again release the control key. That’s all. By default the color of laser pointer is red but you can change it to green and blue if it’s camouflaging with the slide background....

The text translation and foreign currency conversation options nest under the Quick Actions for the Live Text in the Camera app or wherever camera can work, like Reminders and Notes. The Quick Actions will be available to iPhones running iOS 16 or higher and iPads running iPadOS 16 or higher. We used iPhone running iOS 16 Public Beta to take the screenshots for this post. How to Enable Live Text on iPhone Live Text is a feature built into your iPhone’s Camera app and is enabled by default....