Microsoft introduced these two processes with its recently implemented Microsoft Security Essentials security suite. Don’t worry they aren’t viruses! If you haven’t tried out Microsoft’s Security Essentials, then I suggest that you take a look! It’s a free security suite that was created by Microsoft to keep viruses, malware, and spyware off of your computer. We’ve covered it in multiple groovy articles, check them out! For now, however, let’s take a look at these two groovy processes....

How it works When you accessed this article, your web browser was using TLS. Let’s look into what is happening behind the scenes. TLS helps to protect your information during transit, and attackers capturing data will see only garbage because they don’t have the session key that is needed to decrypt and read the data. TLS History Pre-versions of TLS were named SSL (versions 1.0/2.0/3.0), Secure Socket Layer, which was developed by a company called Netscape year 1994....

Here’s a look at the default Xbox Music view. Here’s the default view for Xbox Video. These are fine if you want to start browsing around for content, but you can change the default view. To get directly to your music or videos, open the Xbox Music or Video app from the Windows 8 Start screen. Then use the Keyboard Shortcut Windows Key + I to bring up Settings and select Preferences....

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You can use it to fix Windows 11 crashing, fix a keyboard not working, or spot (and possibly resolve) other issues. For example, if you see a Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files error message like the one shown below, you’ll know you’ve got a problem. The error indicates that SFC found corrupt system files but it couldn’t replace the files with working ones. After receiving the error, you have a few options to repair your PC....

A Look Back at Windows Vista – 10 Years Later Windows Vista, originally code-named Windows Longhorn, was intended to be an interim release. Between 2002 and 2003, Longhorn evolved from a small update to Windows XP into a pet project of Microsoft’s co-founder and chief software architect, Bill Gates. Windows Longhorn came out of the idea of the PC as the hub for everything. Technologies like smartphones, social networks, mobile apps were not ubiquitous back then....

Have you Ever wondered how people make those ORB icons like the on the left or perhaps the Windows 7 ORB icon? Today I’m going to going to show you just how easy it can be using my favorite tool – Adobe Photoshop. To start things off, lets take a look at the process using a How-to Screencast followed by the typical Step-by-Step process. How-To Make a Groovy Orb Icon in Adobe Photoshop – Screencast Step 1 – Choose The Size Of Your Orb This tutorial should work for any edition of Photoshop – even Photoshop CS)....

When you’re using Discord, you might end up frustrated if you can think up an emoji that would perfectly sum up your feelings, but it doesn’t yet exist. Thankfully, you can make Discord emojis to suit your needs. With just a few clicks, you can add custom emojis to your Discord server that anyone can use. Here’s how to make Discord emojis. How to Add an Emoji to Discord Discord allows you to add up to 50 custom emojis to your Discord server....

The good news is you can hack the Registry to make the Taskbar and its icons smaller (or larger). The idea here is similar to making the Taskbar autohide. It will provide you with more screen real estate for other apps. You can also make it larger for someone who has poor eyesight. How to Make the Windows 11 Taskbar Smaller or Larger To resize the Windows 11 taskbar, you’ll need to edit the Registry....

Since iOS 11, Apple will manage all your paid subscriptions, but it’s buried deep in Settings and it can be frustrating to find. Here, we’ll show you the step-by-step process to manage your paid subscriptions on your iOS device to avoid recurring charges. Cancel Paid Subscriptions on iOS From your iPhone or iPad open Settings and select your Apple ID at the top of the list. Next, select iTunes & App Store from the menu....

Sitting at home all day can get quite boring sometimes, but with a fresh idea like this one, you’ll have something fun to play around with. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to use a fun photography and Photoshop trick to clone any item or person you want! Let’s get started: You Will Need A Digital Camera (Point-and-Shoot or DSLR)A TripodA Room with Constant LightingSome Free Time Taking the Photos Set up your camera on a tripod....

When you mount an ISO image on Windows 11, you can access the contents contained in the image. ISO images allow software and media distribution without the need to ship physical media. Microsoft uses the ISO image format to distribute versions of its operating system—including Insider editions. Sometimes you’ll need to access the contents of an ISO image. We’ll explain how to mount an ISO image on Windows 11....

So what is the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP for short) anyway? According to Microsoft, it’s a tool that collects customer information in an attempt “to improve the products and features customers use most often and to help solve problems.” And although the intentions sound good, for others it might be a privacy concern. Although Microsoft assures us that no personal or identifiable information is collected, it still collects a good amount of data as per the privacy policy: If that doesn’t sound like a problem for you, great....

Whatever the reason, it’s obvious some no longer trust the social giant, and I keep hearing the same question over and over again from my readers: “Is it possible to delete my Facebook account?” and “I managed to deactivate it, so it’s deleted right?” You would think the answer would be fairly straightforward. But it took a lot of digging to come up with the solution surrounding account and profile deactivation — and full-blown account removal from the service....

That’s what Boomerang is for. Boomerang is a companion app to Instagram that lets you create short, looping videos to share to your feed. It’s super easy to use—check it out. Use Instagrams Boomerang to Capture Mini Videos and Live Photos Boomerang – no relation to the 1992 movie – is a simple app designed to record looping videos you can share to social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter....

What if the data that you need for your current sheet is stored in a different one, however? With Google Sheets, you can quickly access data from a different sheet, or even an entirely different Google Sheets document. Learn how to query another sheet in Google Sheets below. How to Pull Cell Data From Another Sheet in Google Sheets The QUERY function is a powerful tool for pulling multiple pieces of data from another sheet or document....

The answer: a 301 redirect in your .htaccess file. If that doesn’t make sense to you, don’t worry—it’s not as complicated as it seems. But it is the best solution for retaining your inbound links and your precious search engine rankings while moving your WordPress site (or any site) to a new directory or domain. A server-side 301 redirect is the kosher way to tell browsers that the site has moved permanently and is the most ethical and effective method for SEO purposes....

Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) is a groovy way to communicate with your friends online, but the advertisements are really annoying and often inappropriate. Thankfully Microsoft routes all of the ads on messenger through one unique address, all we have to do is block it and those ads will be gone for good. Step 1 In Windows 7, Browse to the following system folder: Step 2 Open the file called hosts....

Rename Chromecast with Google TV To get started, grab your remote and scroll over to your account icon at the top right of the home screen and click it. Then choose Settings from the menu. Next, scroll down and select System from the list. Under the System section scroll down and select About. On the About section scroll down and select Device name. Here you will see the current name of your Chromecast with Google TV device....

In cases like these, any first-level support technician will tell you to start by uninstalling and reinstalling the software. Luckily, with Windows Store apps and features, there’s an even easier way. There’s a one-click “Reset” button for apps and features hidden in the Advanced Options that can often kickstart misbehaving Windows apps into working again. Once you know where to look, it’s super quick and easy to use. Check it out....