Time Machine: A Review As previously noted, when attached to an external drive, Time Machine creates regular backups of files on your computer. Subsequently, you can restore these files and use Time Machine to perform a complete restore. When doing backups, Time Machine keeps the following: Local snapshots as space permits.Hourly backups for the past 24 hours.Daily backups for the past month.Weekly backups for all previous months. Limitations Time Machine on macOS is easy to set up and works seamlessly....

Automatically Update Apps This is one that any user of IOS will be happy about. Your apps update in the background – a luxury Android users have had for some time already. You might want to control if this happens or not. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. Under Automatic Downloads you can turn the feature on or off. Update App Content in the Background If you frequently use a particular app, you might want it to update themselves in the background....

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Here’s a look at some settings you can easily tweak to make the modern UI less annoying when you’re working on the desktop in Windows 8.1. New Windows 8.1 Navigation Options Although there’s not a traditional Start menu, which undoubtedly won’t be enough for haters, Microsoft has decided to include a configurable modern Start button. Clicking the Start button or hitting the Windows Key will bring you to the tile based Start Screen, or you can configure it to display all of your installed programs and apps....

One problem, right now anyway, is you have to hunt and peck your way through signing in to music and video subscription services. For whatever reason, the Apple Remote app for iOS doesn’t work with the new TV. That’s something I covered in my article: My First Impressions of the New Apple TV. I wrote that article on October 31st, and it still doesn’t work at the time of this writing....

Android Messages for the Web Launch the Messages app on your phone, tap the options button in the screen’s upper-right corner, and then choose “Messages for the web” from the menu. That will bring up another screen with a scanning button. Since this new feature just started rolling out last week, it might not be an option on your phone yet, but you should see it soon. Next, head to messages....

Add RSS Feeds to Windows 8 / RT News App After the app updates, launch the News app. Scroll past the Featured story and you’ll see a new Getting Started group. Tap Add a Source. Or swipe down on the screen or right click it and select Sources from the menu. On the next screen, copy in the RSS feed address of the site you want to add. Here you can also add from a list of included sources and topics....

The project itself is hosted by an independent developer, and it seems to really be picking up some steam. Already it has over 350 Freeware games and over 30 game Demos. The service doesn’t cost anything to use. All you have to do to use Tiggit is download, install and then boot the games up. The games are downloaded and installed by the launcher, so there isn’t anything complicated about it....

What’s Important About Panel Technology? The technology behind display panels affects what the monitor can do, with each type having its own set of benefits and drawbacks. Ultimately, performance is heavily influenced by the type of LCD panel as it can affect response time, view angle, coloring, contrast radio, and black levels. IPS Display Technology Short for “in-plane switching, IPS displays use liquid crystals arranged in rows between two glass surfaces to produce rich colors....

It’s time to consider ProtonMail, which promises both zero-access and end-to-end encryption to protect your data. Once only for CERN scientists, the Swiss-based email service is now used by millions of people across 150 countries. What is ProtonMail? Before discussing ProtonMail, it’s important to understand email systems, in general. Cloud-based email services have been around for decades. Though features might differ, each operates in similar ways. Through computers or mobile devices, end-users can send emails to others all around the world....

Where Did the Raspberry Pi Come From? The man who invented the Raspberry Pi computer and brought it to the world in 2012, was Eben Upton, of the UK. Upton did this because: “…children didn’t have the opportunity to pursue hobbyist computer activities…” Upton was a computer chip architect and organized undergrad studies in computer science at Cambridge University. In an interview with Wired.com, Upton opined, “…every year the sorts of things incoming students knew how to do got less impressive....

A New Secure Universal Sign In First announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Sign in with Apple lets you log into a site or app using only your Apple ID. In doing so, you no longer need to establish a new username and password or fill out time-consuming forms. Instead, you can sign in quickly using Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Created with privacy in mind, Sign in with Apple introduces Apple’s new private email relay service, Hide My Email....

Fix Your Mac: Cost Apple products are among the most popular worldwide. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive. Those elevated prices extend to maintenance repair — unless a warranty covers the issue. If you don’t have AppleCare+ on your Mac, expect to pay more on a per-incident basis. Battery replacement typically runs between $129 and $199, depending on the MacBook model. Prices for hard drive and display replacements also vary....

Instagram First introduced in 2010, Instagram offers photo- and video-sharing across multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and many more. With built-in filtering, Instagram posts are organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts, the heart of the service, are shareable with only followers or the larger Instagram community. As of October 2020, Instagram has 1 billion monthly active users, making it perhaps the most popular social network worldwide. Of those, 140 million are based in the United States....

Diagnose and Repair Office 2007 or 2010 Office 2007 includes the Microsoft Office Diagnostics tool. it’s a simple utility that’s wizard based and runs diagnostics on Office that identifies problems and search fro solutions and repair them itself. After it’s done, you’ll get a detailed report of the results. If a problem can’t be fixed, it provides a link to a Microsoft site that will provide you with more details of what’s wrong and possible fixes....

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16193 Story Remix is an improvement to the Photos app that makes it easy to create video stories from your photos and videos. It’s available in today’s new build and Insiders can check out the new features right away. The app analyzes your content to find collections automatically and bring it together into video stories with a theme, soundtrack, and transitions. If you don’t like how the automatic feature works you can edit them yourself manually....

Microsoft first experimented with ARM processors in 2012, when it introduced a variant of its flagship desktop operating system called Windows RT. Windows RT targeted particular SoC’s (system on a chip) with a focus on Microsoft’s new modern application model, now called Universal apps. Windows RT devices were unsuccessful in the market because of a lack of support for x86 applications. ARM Processor and Built-in Cellular Modem Support coming to Windows 10 in 2017 Microsoft’s ARM endeavor saw the company release two flagship devices over its life span called the Surface RT then the Surface 2....

Use the Windows 10 Start Menu This is the most obvious way to access the power options for your Windows 10 device. Hit the Windows key and then click or tap the power button and choose Shutdown, Restart, or put it to Sleep…but wait…where is my Hibernate option? The Hibernate option isn’t turned on by default, so you need to enable it in Power Options for it to show up on the list....

When asked why the company decided to skip from Windows 8 to 10, execs said “This product, when you see the product in your fullness I think you’ll agree with us that it’s a more appropriate name.” Today’s briefing was short, and focused on the enterprise features, but we did get a glimpse of some of the new user interface enhancements. There will be a new Start menu that will include resizable tiles for Modern apps, virtual desktops (similar to OS X’s Expose feature), improved Start menu search from the desktop that will also include web results, and much more....

Note: You can only use the homegroup feature on a home network. The Internet connection needs to be set to Home. Click Start and type: homegroup into the search box and hit Enter. Next, click Create a Homegroup. On the Create a Homegroup screen, check what you want to share with the homegroup. Click Next. Windows will generate a password for connecting to the homegroup from another computer. Make sure to copy it if you want to use it....