The Weather app is one app that I use regularly on my Surface RT, and even on my traditional tower desktop with mouse and keyboard. I’ve found it to be the best app I’ve used for weather on any of my devices. It has a beautiful interface and has accurate weather info – at least in my area. Now it’s been improved even more. Here’s a list of improvements from the app release notes:...

What Does “TBF” Mean? The term means “to be fair.” It’s often used in a discussion by someone who’s playing devil’s advocate about something. You might also want to use the term to defend yourself against an unfair claim. It’s also a quick way of asking for someone to see both sides of a picture. Regardless, my using TBF, you’re admitting the point that’s been made, but you also want to make sure every angle is taken into account or considered....

What Does BUMP Mean? Most specifically, BUMP means to “Bring Up My Post.” Whether on Facebook, Instagram, or anywhere else where comments exist online, you might see someone posting the term and nothing else. Typically, this is followed by others posting the same, single word. When this happens, someone is suggesting a previous post warrants extra attention. A series of bumps can increase engagement on the post and move it higher on users’ feeds....

Where Can I Find Marketplace, Fundraisers, and the Send Money option? Sometimes your friends will share Marketplace items or fundraisers they’re involved with, or post a charitable donation opportunity on their birthday. But if you want to get to the main Marketplace or Fundraisers page, you can find links to these on the left menu of your News Feed when in a browser. To find them on iPhone’s Facebook app, tap the hamburger menu....

Known as the local security authentication server, this file generates the process responsible for authenticating users in the WinLogon service. The process is performed by using authentication packages such as the default msgina.dll. When authentication is successful, lsass.exe generates a user access token, which is used to launch the initial shell. Other processes that the user initiates inherit this token. A look at lsass.exe in process explorer reveals it handles 3 primary authentication services in Windows:...

What does this message mean, and what should you do when it shows up on your iPhone? Let’s dig into it and demystify this warning. Understanding Apple AirTag and Other Personal Tracking Devices Losing important items, like your car keys or wallet, can be frustrating. That’s why companies invented Bluetooth tracking devices like the Tile and Chipolo. Apple entered the business with the AirTag in 2020, and almost immediately raised awareness of what the tiny tracking devices could do....

Recent Feature Improvements in Twitter for iOS Let’s start with a design change. Twitter’s default profile icon has been represented by an unhatched egg for many years. As you already know, the app’s mascot is a blue bird. The new icon aligns with other social networks. Twitter has also switched to rounded profiles, popularized in desktop operating systems such as Windows 10 and macOS. Personally, it wouldn’t make a difference either way, but it does remove a unique identifier associated with Twitter....

Surface Hub The Surface Hub is an 84-inch 4K display that is designed to be an incredible videoconference device. Directly from the screen you can star a Skype session, a whiteboard presentation, show off ideas in OneNote and a lot more. To get a better idea of how it will work, check out the following video. Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft is getting into the Augmented Reality (AR) market with its just announced HoloLens which is the company’s first holographic computing platform....

Get the Best Look from Windows 10 on Your Monitor Some of the features and functions, for adjusting your on-screen settings in Windows 10 have been modernized. They’re located in the new Windows 10 Settings app, which, will eventually take over the legacy Control Panel. To find them, head to Settings > System > Display and scroll down to the Scale and layout section. If you want to make your text or apps bigger, you can use the slider to adjust this setting....

This update comes on the heels of last week’s Insider Build 15055. As with last week’s build, there are no new features but does include a good number of “under the hood” improvements and bug fixes. We’re getting closer to Microsoft signing off on the final version as is set to be rolled out to everyone next month. It’s also worth noting that the watermark which is normally displayed at the lower-right corner of the desktop has been removed....

On Tuesday, we got Build 15058, yesterday was Build 15060, and today we get Build 15061 just in time for weekend testing. Just like the other two Insider builds released this week, there are no new features, but some important bug fixes under the hood. Windows 10 Creators Update Build 15061 Here is the list of what has been fixed, improved, and changed according to Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar:...

So, just like with last week’s build 10549, you have to roll your phone back to Windows Phone 8.1 before getting the new build. The announcement of this new build was made by Gabe Aul on Twitter this afternoon: — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) October 20, 2015 Windows 10 Mobile Build 10572 Just like that last build, if you’re still running Preview Build 10536 you won’t be offered this upgrade. Also, if you did take the time to roll back to Windows 8....

But on Saturday, Ed Bott of ZDNet wrote a story that a quick search of Newegg.com will give you the pre-order price for the new OS. It has Windows 10 Home listed for $109.99 and Windows 10 Professional for $149.99. Another note of interest is it lists the release date of 8/31/2015 for the OEM system builder versions. Although, there is a caution symbol next to the date, so that could change at any time....

If you’re a fan of WMP, you’ll be happy to learn that it’s still in Windows 10. Here’s a look at how to find it and set it as the default app for your digital media. Windows Media Player in Windows 10 To find WMP, click Start and type: media player and select it from the results at the top. Alternately, you can right-click the Start button to bring up the hidden quick access menu and choose Run or use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R....

But Microsoft is bringing a big update, code named: Threshold 2 to the Windows 10. Previously it was slated for an October release, but lately it’s looking more and more like it will happen in November. Windows Insiders are slowly getting updated preview builds of Threshold 2. For example, in August Microsoft rolled out Preview Build 10532 which is the latest build at the time of this writing. But I digress, here’s a look at some cool things you can do with Cortana and the Microsoft Edge browser now....

Price Not much to talk about here. As always, the entire suite of software is 100% free. Next! Setup The Live Essentials Beta package is available to everyone for download. You can pick up a copy for yourself at http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-beta (at the time of this writing.) The site will have you download a 1.2 MB file called wlsetup-webc.exe, which is the installer. The installer will open up the menu shown in the screenshot below, and you’ll then be able to pick and choose which programs you want to download and install....

Now with the recent release of the November update, version 1151 or Build 10586, that feature is available. Here’s how to find it and set it up. Change Default App Install Location to an SD Card To set this up, head to Settings > System > Storage. There you’ll see a list of your connected drives, including an installed SD card. You can see what’s taking up space on each one by double clicking a drive....

However, it’s worth noting that the number of available settings will vary between webcams. For instance, some cameras include High Dynamic Range (HDR) or the eye contact feature that lets the system project your face as though you were looking directly into the camera. Other features to consider are privacy and security that allows or denies access to the camera. So, here, we’ll show how to manage webcam settings on Windows 11....

If you choose the option, it can also map out other things, such as your Microsoft Exchange 200X Configuration/Server Topology, domains, sites, servers, administrative groups, routing groups and connectors. Taking a look at the tool, when you launch the App, you are presented with many options and tabs. They are all self-explanatory however just a few quick tips to get you going: 1. Walk through each of the TABS and Select all the items with which you will build your report....

However, most people cling to their cable subscription because they own a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) box that lets them record or replay movies or shows that aired live on television. Luckily, you don’t have to say goodbye to this feature when you switch from cable to a YouTube TV subscription. How to Record on YouTube TV There are multiple ways to record TV shows or movies on YouTube TV....