New Windows 10 Cumulative Updates If you’re running Windows 10 October 2018 Update your patch will come in the form of KB4516077 and will bump your build to 17763.774. Here’s a look at the highlights at what’s fixed and improved with the update according to Microsoft: Allows Microsoft Edge to print PDF documents that contain landscape and portrait-oriented pages together correctly.Updates an issue that doesn’t provide a cursor when you select a text input box using touch....

What is currently the most notable built-in feature is the addition of a new notification center which Microsoft is calling Action Center. It gives you basic notifications from system apps, new emails, Facebook posts, Skype contacts, and more. New Windows 10 Features According to the post by Gabe Aul: “So with this build, we’re bringing “Action Center” from Windows Phone over to the PC as the place where you can see and follow up on all actionable items....

Windows 10 Build 21318 For the Clipboard tool, you can now paste as plain text in Clipboard History. “Simply open clipboard history (WIN + V) and click the … button next to any text-based entry in your clipboard history – you will now see a “Paste as plain text” option alongside pin and delete!” Here is the list of changes and improvements included in this release: Insiders using x64 apps on ARM64 will no longer need to download and install a separate preview version of the ARM64 C++ redistributable package....

You should get the update automatically, but if you want to stay on top of things head to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. After you the updates are downloaded, a restart is required to finish the update process. After the update hit the Windows key and type: winver and you will see your build number has been bumped up to 16299.64 for version 1709. Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4048955 The update includes quality improvements and no new features have been introduced....

Just about a day after Microsoft ended support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft also ended support for Windows Server 2000. Is anyone still running Win2k? Getting rid of the technical debt required to keep releasing patches and providing support to these grandpa OSs is sure to help Microsoft as it drives forward with its relevant products – so all in all, good news! It’s interesting that all the drop in support which has been public knowledge for a LONG TIME coincides with the release of the Windows 7 SP1 Beta and Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta but not impressive enough to think very hard on....

Windows 11 Launches October 5th, 2021 In the announcement, the company notes, “Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs, and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase.” Microsoft exec, Aaron Woodman continues, “The free upgrade to Windows 11 starts on October 5 and will be phased and measured with a focus on quality....

Monsters at Work on Disney Plus Here is the video you of that provides a sneak-peek into what you can expect from the new animated series: Here is what Disney Plus says about the new series: Get Disney Plus Produced by Disney Television Animation and inspired by the world of Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-winning “Monsters, Inc.,” the series introduces new monster characters alongside returning favorites. Ben Feldman stars as the voice of Tylor Tuskmon, alongside other new cast members including Mindy Kaling as Val Little, Henry Winkler as Fritz, Lucas Neff as Duncan and Alanna Ubach as Cutter....

I quickly jumped back into my REAL Facebook account and checked who else received my friend’s “message”. Sure enough, the same message was being posted to every one of her friends obviously through an automated worm which I probably just picked up. Groovy… I just fell victim to a classic Phishing attack. How did this happen and how can you stop this from happening to you? Here’s the post I got on my wall and as you can see, it looks like an app....

We’ve written about the Ninite software installation service several years ago but thought we would revisit the service for those of you who might not be aware of it. It works on Windows 10. It’s free for consumers to use and is the best way to install or reinstall your favorite free and Open Source programs without the bloatware such as toolbars and other crapware. What is Bloatware/Crapware? Bloatware, “junkware,” or “crapware,” is the extra software that legit free programs try to sneak on your computer....

The phones, codenamed Sabre (Lumia 710) and Sea Ray (Lumia 800), are hotly awaited in Europe, where they’ll ship this quarter. They’re expected in the US early first quarter. The Nokia World 2011 Keynote in London starts at 4am Eastern and 1am Pacific in the US. The website This Is My Next is livestreaming the event here. Nokia leaked a bit about the new smartphone tech on UK TV earlier this week....

Aside from all of the new advanced features of Photoshop CS6, there are also a few smaller ones which are special in their own way. Let’s take a look at one of the feature which falls into the exact same category – Oil Paint. Loading an Image This effect works nicely with just about any image. The best way to try it out is to chose a high-resolution image with a good amount of detail....

Today, we are going to take on an easier but essential part of Outlook, which requires you to set up your Gmail or one of Microsoft’s broad array of accounts, from @Outlook, @Live, or even @Hotmail accounts, too. We’ll also take a look at how to set up your Gmail with Two-Factor Authentication enabled. Set Up Gmail in Outlook Adding your email account is relatively easy, as it has been in recent versions of Microsoft 365 (formerly O365)....

Play Google’s Rollit Update: This project is no longer available. If you go to the website, you will get information about the Chrome browser. To play, you’ll need to use Google Chrome and your smartphone handy. Then head to the Rollit page and follow the onscreen instructions. This is part of the Chrome Experiments project. For best results on your smartphone, you’ll want to use the mobile version of Chrome. But according to the site, any modern mobile browser will work....

Unfortunately, however, that command is not enabled by default on any folder except the Deleted Items folder. So, as you can imagine, this tip can be a lifesaver. But, before I start, let’s first go over the basics around deleting email in Outlook. Yeah yeah, I know… what could be simpler than deleting an email? True, it’s a complex task but, a lot of people honestly don’t fully understand it so let’s spend a paragraph to review it quickly....

For typical Windows, macOS, or Linux computers, we’d generally recommend Windows Remote Desktop, a VNC client, or something like Join.me. But with a Chromebook, you are limited to what you can install through the Chrome Web Store. This is where the Chrome Remote Desktop app comes in. Google develops the Chrome Remote Desktop app. It works seamlessly with your Google account to allow remote viewing and remote control of a Chromebook from any computer that can run the Chrome browser....

On the other hand, Samsung could be prepping for an entirely new lineup. Only time will tell, but one thing is to be for certain: next-gen Samsung phones are going to be packing a seriously groovy camera. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Getting in the habit of turning your WiFi off may not be as easy as you think. You forget, or simply lose track of your phone in the middle of a busy day. Thankfully, there’s an app to help with this task. WiFi Scheduler for Android If you want a way to schedule when your WiFi turns on or off on your Android phone, you can try a free app called WiFi Scheduler....

The iPad Grows Up For more than a decade, Apple has relied on the iPhone to expand its bank accounts and make investors happy. With iPhone sales ebbing, Apple is finally beginning to show more love towards its larger mobile device, iPad. Come fall, Apple tablets will no longer support iOS. Instead, they’ll use iPadOS, a brand new operating system that’s built upon iOS, but is more geared towards the larger product....

If you’re trying to convert things into a hand-drawn appearance, then Snap Art 3 is a Photoshop plugin that can handle the job. It, like many other plugins, provides a unique set of filters that automate what would normally take hours of manual labor. The biggest problem with Snap Art 3 however, is the price. It’s quite far from free at a $199 price tag or a $99 cost for the upgrade....

Data Sent from Email Images A lot of data is sent back to the sender as well. Once your device contacts the webserver to download the images, several things are revealed including your email address is valid, your email client name and version, your IP address, your ISP, your location, and more. All this data can be accumulated by the sender and help set up phishing schemes. Phishing scams use images to link you to corrupt sites that appear to be legit — from your bank or PayPal, for example....