So yes, this does mean that Google is saving your passwords in the cloud. Depending on how paranoid you are, this can be good or bad. On the one hand, it means that your passwords for all the websites you visit frequently are on the internet and therefore, potentially hackable. On the other, it means that if you forget your password, you can look it up in your Google account (provided that you haven’t forgotten your Google login credentials, too)....

Note: It’s important to mention here that you don’t need an actual Roku or Apple TV device to view premium content. Roku allows you to get premium channels through The Roku Channel which is accessible via the Roku app and online at therokuchannel.com. And Apple allows you to get premium channels through its Apple TV app (not to be confused with Apple TV+) on its iOS devices. Watch Select Premium Content for Free If you just want to sample a premium show, both Roku and Apple provide a limited amount of unlocked premium content....

The same isn’t true in Google Docs for certain types of characters, especially those that are mathematical. For example, if you want to write fractions in Google Docs, you’d need to change how the fractions are displayed to make them appear correctly. If you want to write fractions in Google Docs, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Add Fractions in Google Docs Manually If you’re not worried about formatting, you can use a forward slash (/) to symbolize a fractional value in your text....

Improve Windows Context Menu Performance Step 1 Click the Start and type regedit into the search box and press Enter or click the regedit program link. Step 2 In Registry Editor, browse to the following key: Step 3 Now with the Explorer, key selected, right-click anywhere empty in the right pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value Name the new DWORD: Step 4 Now double-click the newly created DWORD and set the Value data to 1 and click OK....

Windows Essentials 2012 Microsoft recently released Windows Essentials 2012 for Windows 7 and it includes support for Windows 8. The software suite has been renamed and some new features have been added to Movie Maker and Photo Gallery. Here’s a look at installing the package on Windows 8 and what’s offered. You don’t have to install everything, even though it’s recommended. To select only what you want, click Choose the Programs you Want to Install....

Now, you can do the same for Apple and Windows operating systems. Test Drive Vintage Mac and Windows Operating Systems The site now hosts a collection of emulators for vintage operating systems from the 80s and 90s. Not only can you see what an Apple Macintosh computer from 1984 looked like, but you can also use it. Yep, you can interact with the ancient Finder, run old apps like Mac Paint or Microsoft’s precursor to Word and Excel called Multiplan....

Navigate to Settings » Mail, Contacts, Calendars and tap on Preview — notice it’s set to 2 Lines. Next, in the Preview section, select one through five lines. I want to get the maximum amount of lines on my iPad so I selected 5 Lines. There you go. Now you can preview more of your messages. The process is the same for an iPhone or iPod touch as well. You’ll want to use discretion with showing too many lines since there is less screen real estate than the iPad....

LG announced via a post on its official Facebook page that the pre-order campaign for the LG Optimus G has begun. The interesting thing is that you can already get it from AT&T – when this post was written, there was already a customer review of the smartphone on the carrier’s website. The price is $199 with a two year contract. The Sprint price is the same $199, but the store website says that it will do its best to have it delivered to you by November 11th....

Once you install macOS Big Sur on your compatible Mac, you should first check out these incredible features. They’re what makes the update, so advanced and fun to use. Messages During the past few years, Apple has added lots of new features to Messages on its mobile devices, such as Memoji, trending images and GIFs, and more. Unfortunately, those same features weren’t found on macOS until now. Luckily, the wait has been worth it....

Memorializing the profile, as Facebook calls it, means that only the user’s family and friends will be able to view his or her timeline and find it in search results. The user won’t be suggested as a friend anymore, and family and friends will be able to leave posts on the profile. Memorializing a deceased person’s profile is easy. There’s a form to fill out on Facebook. Just fill out the required fields about the person you need to report deceased....

Microsoft has issued an apology for a presentation that included dancing girls and obscene song lyrics. The performance was presented at the Norwegian Developers Conference to promote new features in the Azure cloud computing platform. Clad in shorts and baggy shirts, a half-dozen female dancers—since dubbed the Azure Dancing Girls—jumped around the stage as a male voice on a loudspeaker rapped lyrics promoting the fact that Norwegian developers were there “2 PARTY!...

In its statement on TechNet blog, Microsoft says the delay is due to “a last minute issue” but the company is being quiet on what the issue is. Although, Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet did report that Microsoft was having problems with its patch build system. However, in a later update, Microsoft had no further comment other than what it posted on its blog post. This is a rare decision from Microsoft and it leaves organizations without a patch for a memory corruption bug in handling SMB traffic which could allow a remote DoS attack....

New Windows 10 Pro for Workstation Edition Coming this Fall Microsoft is describing Windows 10 Pro for Workstation as the best edition for demanding customers including Rihanna. Windows 10 Pro for Workstation puts emphasis on four critical areas: the Resilient File System (first introduced in Windows 8); persistent memory; faster file sharing through SMB Direct; and support for the latest high-end workstation processors from Intel and AMD. Here is what Microsoft had to say about each in detail: It really does trigger the question, why these features; couldn’t they just add these unique features to existing premium business editions....

Gestures Beta App for Windows Phone Here’s a look at what you can do with the new app according to Microsoft: Answer a call by picking up your phone and putting it to you earMute your mic during a call by placing the phone on a flat surface with the display facing downPut the call on speaker by placing the phone on a flat surface with the display facing upSilence incoming call ringer by flipping phone display down...

As is usually the case with cumulative updates, there are no new features, but this will bump your build to 18362.145. Here is a look at what’s included in the update. KB 4497935 for Windows 10 1903 May 20198 Update Here is the list of bug fixes and other improvements contained in this latest cumulative update: Addresses an issue that may prevent Custom URI Schemes for Application Protocol handlers from starting the corresponding application for local intranet and trusted sites on Internet Explorer....

Microsoft releases Security Updates on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. In the “industry” it’s called “Microsoft Super Tuesday.” I usually don’t talk about it much because it’s been happening for years and under most normal circumstances your Windows machine will Auto-Update using Windows Update or WSUS if you have a Corporate machine. Once in a Blue Moon Microsoft will release a security patch “out of band.” It’s only happened once this year (not counting yesterday’s release) so when they do it, it’s pretty serious....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19628 Here is the list of general changes and improvements in this release: We’re adding initial support for DNS over HTTPS, so that you can opt into using encryption when Windows makes DNS queries. Follow the instructions in this blog post to opt in as it will be off by default.Thanks everyone who shared feedback about the updated version of Korea Microsoft IME introduced with Build 18941....

Windows 10 Preview Build 20150 Here’s a look at the general changes and improvements included in today’s new build: With this week’s build, we’ll be starting to roll out the new search box on the default app settings pages As part of this, we’ve done some work to improve the performance of the search box.The new Korean IME is now available again for Insiders to use.Based on feedback, we’re updating the text of the Settings > Privacy > Location page to clarify that the icon displayed when your location is being used will be displayed in the taskbar....

Windows 10 Insider Build 21354 The “News and Interests” feature on the taskbar is getting new personalization options. Microsoft exec Brandon LeBlanc writes: “Now, when you hover on the weather on your taskbar, you’ll see a new “Manage interests” button appear at the top of the window. This button links to a new full-page personalization experience, where you can choose the topics that you’re interested in.” Content adaptive brightness control (CABC) disabling helps improve battery performance on PCs....

Windows 10 Build 14936 New Edge extensions include the following according to Dona Sakar, the leader of the Insider program: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Updates Other Fixes Include the Following: We fixed the issue causing Narrator to continually speak the progress of a song e.g. update with the current time of the progress bar every second if you navigate to the progress bar while a song is playing in Groove Music....