Visit G++ homepage to install the extension in Chrome or Firefox. Now, open you Google+ stream and you’ll see Facebook and Twitter check boxes under the comment box. The first time you use Facebook, it redirects you to Facebook login page. Log in and authorize G++. Allow the extension to access your Facebook information. Now, refresh you Google+ Stream and it will show you updates from both Facebook and Google+....

Add Contact Widget to Android On some devices, you’ll have to scroll past your list of apps until you get to Widgets, then pull the Contact one to your home screen. If more than one is offered, choose the one you find more useful in terms of size. Then search your contacts to find your spouse’s info. Now it will be easier for you to keep in touch with your significant other, as the widget will put them right on your home screen — front and center, just like they would want it....

Recently we had a groovy community member lose 5 hours of work on a spreadsheet due to a saving glitch in Microsoft Excel. This scenario is a headache that nobody should ever have to encounter. I don’t know about you, but I just HATE doing the same thing twice. Anyway, MrGroove was frustrated he wasn’t able to get the data back for our grooveReader, so he decided to come up with a permanent fix....

But, if you just can’t live with using anything other than Google to search, here’s how you can make Cortana use Google, DuckDuckGo, or even Yahoo instead. Redirect Cortana Search from Bing to Google There are a couple of ways to make this happen, and it all starts with your default browser. For more on changing your browser, read our article: How to Change the Default Web Browser in Windows 10....

Note: Requires Microsoft Office 2010 (2007 and 2003 won’t work) The Analytics for Twitter spreadsheet is available for download from the Official Microsoft download center. The sheet shows groovy visuals for Twitter statistics, and it allows you to compare multiple queries much like Google Insights works for Google searches. But, it lets you add nearly an unlimited number of users, tweet terms, and hashtags to the pie and chart data....

New features have also been delivered as major out of band updates through the Windows Store. Each release adopts a theme. The Creators Update, for instance, puts emphasis on creativity, with a plethora of features for users who want to make and share stuff, whether it’s 3D imagery using the new Paint 3D app or annotations made with the improved inking features. The Creators Update is bursting with a lot of refinements and the more than two years of constant feedback and testing has done wonders for the operating system....

Group Program Manager for Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps Lynn Ayres writes: “On the Windows 10 Mail & Calendar team, we’re working hard to come up with new ways to make this possible. Along with architectural improvements that enable enhanced performance and faster innovation, we’re excited to announce several new features today.” Windows 10 Mail & Calendar Updates Focused Inbox will allow you to get to your most important emails easier by separating your inbox into two tabs – “Focused” and “Other....

Schedules and Planners Keep track of homework and appointments with schedules that help you plan. These planners let you know what you have to do and when you have free time. With this college year calendar, you add all of your appointments and events on one tab and then view your free and busy times on the yearly planner. As a bonus, you’ll see your day at a glance. Download or Use in Excel for the web: College Year Calendar Keep up with your homework, classes, and activities with a single tool....

According to Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows Phone Blog: If you’re a Windows Phone enthusiast and don’t have 8.1 yet, make sure to read our article: How to Get Windows Phone 8.1 Update Now. That is our step-by-step guide on how to get Windows Phone 8.1 for free by signing up as a developer – and no, you don’t have to be an actual developer at all. As I mentioned in that article, Microsoft refers to the 8....

Currently, Insiders have been testing the Windows 10 20H1 which is the feature update the company is rolling out next spring. It contains “a scoped set of features for select performance improvements, enterprise features, and quality enhancements,” according to the announcement. Microsoft Releases Windows 10 19H2 This new build will be similar to a cumulative update, which the company rolls out monthly. Here is a look at what is included in the new build according to Microsoft:...

Xbox Music Updates Currently Microsoft’s Xbox Music service is confusing to say the least. Hopefully with these new app updates, it will allow users to take control of their music collections, and subscribe to streaming music offered via Xbox Music Pass. Some of the more notable features are importing iTunes Playlists, changing music volume within the app, and easier search. From the Microsoft Release Notes: Another notable update to point out with Xbox Music is Music Matching is much easier....

By default it does check to make sure you’re still awake and watching periodically after a couple of episodes, too, by making you confirm you’re still watching. If you really want to binge out on your shows, just leave the setting how it is. But, if you want to disable the Post-Play feature, you can. Just head to your account settings on your PC or Mac and select Playback Settings....

The website is called 3D Vision Live and it features quite a bit of content that can be enjoyed if you own a 3D stereoscopic kit and, especially, some of the devices featuring Nvidia’s own 3D Vision technology. A full list of system requirements is available. The website will stream 3D movie trailers, music videos, sports content and photos in the future. It could be a good starting point for users buying a 3D kit....

The big story with this new phone is the new 65W charging called Warp Charge 65. You can get a full day’s charge within 39 minutes thanks to the device’s 4500mAh twin battery and charger with 12 thermal monitors. With the included charger the company claims you can get up to 58 percent in just 15 minutes. Charging that fast usually means extra heat but OnePlus says the temperature of its phone should stay at a “comfortable level....

Last year Microsoft ended support for Facebook Connect, but the social network sees a return with support for Facebook Photos. Users will now be able to easily find and attach photos they have uploaded to the social network, right from with Outlook.com Outlook.com Supporting Facebook Photos and Google Drive Outlook Mail currently includes support for Dropbox and BOX online cloud services, added earlier this year. Support for Google Drive doesn’t stop at just adding attachments, users can also open documents and make edits; right from within Outlook Mail....

What Is It? The game is deceptively simple: get marbles into a hole by adjusting a Rube Goldberg device. By changing one or two of the gadgets, the marbles go in the right place. At early levels, all you do is adjust a lever or a fan. Later in the game, figuring out where the marbles go isn’t that obvious. The game has excellent 3D details, which you can put into Low Power Mode to prevent battery draining....

Let’s be honest. Most of the subjects of paintings portraying feminine pulchritude are plenty porky. It’s not the women’s fault. The blame lies on the artists, who simply didn’t have Photoshop to touch up the women in their paintings, and Linday Lohan wouldn’t be available for centuries. Such thoughts have led Italy’s Anna Utopia Giordano — herself a model, blogger, and Photoshop artist — to reveal in her online exhibit, Venus Impressive, what the classics nudes would have looked like if their creators had access to the brushes of Adobe....

It’s another Friday and you’ve seriously done enough for the company this week, right? I’m starting a regular Friday feature where I’ll be showing you how to have fun at work on your PC during company time. Last Friday we looked at Contre Jour Online, which is a graphically beautiful, fun, and addicting game. However, not everyone has the ability to sit at their computer in the corner cubical and play such obvious games....

Photo Credit: Austin Krause There are effective commercial programs like ESET’s NOD32, McAfee and Norton Antivirus. However, some of the commercial programs can bog down system resources. Especially if you get a full feature commercial program that includes a Firewall, Spyware and Internet browsing protection. Some of them can be more annoying than actually getting a virus. On the other hand, free programs like groovyPost’s favorite Microsoft Security Essentials are just as effective, light on system resources and free....

A great thing about it is that it runs Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. The display of the Galaxy Tab 2 is a 7 inch one, and has a 1024 x 600 resolution. The CPU is a dual-core one, running at 1 GHz, and you also get a 3 megapixel main camera, as well as a VGA one on the front, for video chatting purposes. The battery is a 4000 mAh one and the tablet will be available with 8, 16 and 32 GB memory....