Windows Live Movie Maker is a great free tool from Microsoft I use all the time. It’s convenient since it will accept moves created on just about any device and allow you to edit and prep them for viewing by the fam. In this groovyPost, I’m going to share a tip that you’ll definitely need if you share my bad habit of shooting video on your phone or camera in a vertical position....

Step 1 Click the Start Menu Orb and Type in the name of the program that you would like to open. Note: If there are multiple program results for your program you can use the Up and Down keys to highlight the desired one. Step 2 To open the program as an administrator, Press and Hold Shift + Ctrl and then Enter simultaneously. Done! The program should now be open with elevated permissions, aka Administrator mode....

Windows Experience Index (WEI) – Still Here, but Hidden… First introduced in Vista, and refined in Windows 7, the WEI gave you a quick assessment of your computer’s hardware performance and gave it a score. The piece of hardware with the lowest score was your grade: At first glance you might think that in Windows 8.1 the feature has been completely kicked out. While in Windows 8 you could see it by right-clicking the Computer icon and then going to Properties, what you get now is this:...

Of course, keeping on top of your unread emails can sometimes feel like a full-time job. If you’ve had your Gmail account for some time, you may have a lot of emails that you don’t really need. Thankfully, Gmail makes it pretty easy to select all of your emails at once. From there, you can hide, set to read, or delete them. To select all of your emails in Gmail, here’s what you’ll need to do....

When you’re driving down the road, it’s never easy, safe or legal to reply to a text message. On Android, you can write text messages using Speech-to-text, and voice recognition is surprisingly accurate. To some, this feature might seem basic, but being a first-time Android, it took about a week before I found it on my phone so this quick guide should take the guess-work out (and show off a groovy Android feature at the same time)....

What is Windows Hello First of all, what is Windows Hello? Windows Hello is one of several methods for signing into Windows 10 using biometric recognition. Devices such as the Surface Book or Surface Pro 4 and some third-party devices support Hello. Using facial recognition or your fingerprint to sign in is fast, convenient, and secure—especially when compared to complex or easy-to-forget passwords. No more leaving sticky notes on your monitor or beneath your keyboard with your password on them!...

One way to switch them is to export Firefox bookmarks, then import them to Chrome. Open Mozilla Firefox, click on Firefox menu and go to Bookmarks » Show All Bookmarks. Or use the keyboard shortcut or Ctrl + Shift + B. Click on Import and Backup and select Export Bookmarks To HTML. Select the location where you want to save your bookmarks file. Open Google Chrome, click on wrench icon, select Bookmarks and click on Bookmarks Manager....

Transfer Photos from iCloud to Google Photos To get started, launch a web browser on your computer and head to privacy.apple.com, and log in with your Apple ID credentials. Once you’re logged in, scroll down the Data and Privacy page to the Transfer a copy of your data section and click the “Request to transfer a copy of your data” link. Next, you will see the information about the content available to transfer....

Starting with Windows 10 version 1909 aka “November 2019 Update” you can turn off all app notification sounds, and still get a visual notification on your screen. Here’s how to do that or just turn off individual app notification sounds. Disable Windows 10 App Notification Sounds To silence all app notifications in one fell swoop, head to Settings > System > Notification & actions. Then under the Notifications section uncheck the “Allow notifications to play sounds” box....

Uninstall Apps Via the Start Menu One of the easier ways to get rid of an app from Windows 11 is via the Start menu. Click the Start button and look for the icon of the app you want to uninstall. The app should be easy to find if it’s pinned to Start. Right-click the app’s icon and then click Uninstall. Note: If the app you want to install isn’t pinned, click the All apps button and find the app by its first letter....

Then I cover what you need to know if you’d rather use the ISO, which is available as a separate download. Update to Windows 8.1 Online Through Windows Store Using the standalone install is probably the easiest way to update. First head to this Microsoft site to download Windows 8.1 Preview. Click the Get Update button to download the Windows8-RT-KB2849636-x64.msu file. Then install the standalone installer, it just takes a second or two and when it’s done, you’ll need to restart your computer for the update to take effect....

But what about using zip files on a Chromebook? Here is a look at how you can zip or unzip files on your Chromebook with Chrome OS without using any third-party apps. Using Zip Files on Chromebook To create a zip file, open your Files app. Then head to the folder with the pictures, documents, or other files you want to zip up. Next, hold down the Ctrl key and click each file you want to add to your zip folder....

You can use BitLocker to Go on Windows 11 to encrypt data on removable USB drives. If you want to use BitLocker to encrypt a fixed drive (such as your local C: drive), you’ll need to follow this guide instead. How to Use BitLocker Encryption in Windows 11 You can use BitLocker to encrypt any drive on a Windows 11 PC, but there is a catch. BitLocker is only available to Windows 11 users running Windows 11 Pro, Education, or Enterprise....

So, if you’re the chairman of your companies Party Planning Committee, read on to see how you can spin up a groovy Group Chat session the next time you planning something in the office! To start using group chat in Gmail, just Click the Add people icon near the top of the chat box while chatting with someone. The screenshot below is a view of Gmail chat in a pop-out window....

Update: This article was originally written for legacy Edge, which Microsoft has retired. There is a new version of the browser that is based on Chromium. Also, Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer 11 next year. Using Ink and Web Notes in Microsoft Edge To activate the inking tools, click the Make a Web Note button on the Microsoft Edge toolbar in the upper right-hand corner. This will reveal hidden commands that you can use to write, highlight, comment, and share images....

For me, I love Portable Apps! They are exactly what I need being that I’m always on the move jumping between several computers daily. It allows me to have all the apps I need with me at all times (including a Firefox with all the bookmarks, synced right up to my last browsing session). In the past I always kept my Portable Apps installed on a flash drive I would carry with me however I always seemed to misplace them or leave them at home by mistake, and as luck would have it, this normally happened when I needed them the most....

The process is pretty much the same for both Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010 but today we will show you a quick Video using Word 2010 as well as our typical Step-by-Step Tutorial with screenshots. If you don’t feel like reading, here’s the screencast: Step 1 – Select The Text Open up your document and select the text that you’d like to Bookmark. Step 2 – Creating a Bookmark Click Insert and then Bookmark....

Update: Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 8.1 Search Apps and Programs If you’re on the desktop, hit the Windows Key on your keyboard to get to the Start screen and start typing in the name of the app you’re looking for. The Apps Search box will automatically open. Then you’ll see a list of the desktop and/or modern-style apps listed under the results. Display All Apps If you want an easy list to see everything, right-click on the Start menu and select the All Apps icon in the lower right corner....

New Humble Bundle Games Lone SurvivorBraidSuper Meat Boy And that includes the five previous games already in the bundle — Bastion, Amnesia, Psychonaughts, Superbrothers, and Limbo. There are seven days remaining of this sale. Which means it ends on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm EST. More games might still be added to the bundle before the sale ends. The good news is, if you’ve already purchased the bundle, you’ll automatically get all of the games that are added, including the Steam keys (assuming you paid more than the average)....

Install Classic Windows 7 Games on Windows 10 Which Windows 7 Games are Included? With the latest version of the file, the following Windows 7 games will be installed: ChessFreeCellHeartsMahjongMinesweeperPurple PlaceSolitaireSpiderSolitaireInternet Games (Tested 12/24/2020 – Internet Games do not appear to be working any longer.)Internet BackgammonInternet CheckersInternet Spades Now back to my favorite game, Solitaire! By the way, we tested this out on the latest Windows 10 Version 2004 (OS Build 19041....