Set Gmail as Default Email Client on Windows 10 First, open your Chrome Browser head to Settings > Advanced > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Handlers. Ensure the switch for Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended) is turned on. Next, sign in to your Gmail account and click the handler icon next to the star icon on the right side of the address bar (shown below)....

If you’re experiencing a less responsive experience, there are a few things you can do to make Windows 11 faster on old hardware. You can disable animation and visual effects, restore the classic context menu, ensure drivers and Windows itself is up-to-date, and more. Short of upgrading existing hardware or buying a new computer, you can tweak settings to improve performance. Here’s how. How to Make Windows 11 Faster on Old Hardware Like Windows 10 before it, Windows 11 uses several animations and other visual effects that take up system resources, which can take a toll on older graphics cards....

Manually Backup Thunderbird Emails Open up Start Menu or Windows Explorer and browse to %appdata%. The full path will be C:\Users\username\Appdata\Roaming on most Windows installations. Scroll down and find the Thunderbird folder. If you don’t see the AppData folder, make sure you have Show Hidden Files, Folder, and Drives unchecked in Folder Options. Right-click the Thunderbird and select Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. Wait a few minutes for your Thunderbird folder to be copied and compressed into a zip archive....

Method 1: Export vCard from iCloud (Any Platform Web Browser) Method 2: Export Contacts from iTunes (Windows) If you have iTunes installed on a Windows computer, you can skip the iCloud step by pulling your contacts directly off your phone. (Note: If you are already syncing your iPhone contacts with iCloud, you will need to toggle this off in Settings > iCloud.) Method 3: Export iOS Contacts from Desktop macOS Contacts (macOS) If you are running macOS, your contacts are already synced to your desktop, and you don’t have to go to iCloud....

Take a Video or Picture with Surface RT To capture videos or pictures on your Surface RT, tap the Camera app from the Start screen. Then you can select either the front or rear camera to take your video by tapping the Change Camera button. Tap the Video Mode button. Now tap anywhere on the screen to start recording, and a timer will start in the lower-left corner of the screen....

You can always save backups of your texts when backing up your iPhone to a computer via iTunes or third-party software. Then you can restore them from a backup archive. However, if you need a physical copy of texts for legal or other reasons, you’ll want to print them. There isn’t a direct method to print texts from iPhone; however, we’ll show you a workaround to print text messages on iPhone....

Disable Paste Box from Microsoft Word The pop-up menu has a few useful options, but it mostly gets in the way and likes to linger around longer than necessary, slowing me down. Are you fed up with the Paste Options pop-up? Let’s get rid of it! We’re going to disable the Paste Options box in Word, but this procedure also applies to Excel and PowerPoint. Go to File > Options. Then, click Advanced in the left pane on the Word Options dialog box....

All of a sudden, the font for Google websites turned bold in Firefox. Pretty much all Google sites were affected, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google search…etc. It was strange because I didn’t modify a thing, and it just happened. Although I found the solution, it wasn’t easy, so rather than keep it to myself, below I’ll explain what happened and how I fixed it. First off, here’s what it looks like when you get hit with this strange font bug....

If that’s the case, your first step is to consider resetting your AirPods. Resetting them can often eliminate any software issues and get your AirPods to start working. If you want to know how to reset your AirPods, follow the steps below. How to Unpair AirPods If your AirPods or AirPods Pro are connected to your iPhone or iPad, you need to start by unpairing them. Note: This article covers unpairing your AirPods from your iPhone or iPad....

A Fresh Start Download and install the latest version of iTunes if you don’t have it already. If you do have iTunes, make sure to update to the latest version. Then plug your device into your PC. Launch iTunes. Your iPod will appear under Devices in the left panel. Highlight it and in the right pane, under Version, click Restore. iTunes will pop up a message asking if you want to back it up first....

How do you search for a file in Linux? As it turns out, the operating system has some very powerful built-in tools for making file searches. Here’s what you need to know. How to Search For a File in Linux From the Command Line The most powerful method of searching for files on Linux is by using the command line. Just as Windows has a find command, so does Linux....

Overview As most iOS users know, the Settings app is exceptionally robust, with many of the available choices having multiple levels. Within those levels, there are many more choices and options for the user. It’s great that we can customize our iOS devices to make them better suit our needs and style. The downside to having that much customizability is that it makes it hard to find just what we want when we need it....

Most people are unaware that this functionality still exists in Windows 10. It’s just not obvious how to enable it. Today we’ll show you how to enable searching through file contents in Windows 10. Turn on Option To Search Through File Contents Click the Cortana or Search button or box on the Taskbar and type “indexing options.” Then, click on Indexing Options under Best match. On the Indexing Options dialog box, click Advanced....

Several of today’s major browsers offer a syncing service that allows you to keep items like your bookmarks, history, open tabs, settings, and preferences in sync across all your devices. Firefox is no exception. Their Firefox Sync service syncs your bookmarks, passwords, preferences, 60 days of history, open tabs, and add-ons across your devices. Today we’ll cover how to set up Firefox Sync, so you get a consistent browsing experience on your devices wherever you go....

Take over my computer? But who would do such a thing? In a way, it was people like you and me. But not voluntarily, of course. Rather, some hackers had installed malware on many computers and consumers who have not secured their Internet of Things (IoT) devices like web cameras, DVRs, and thermostats and used them to launch the DDoS attack against a target of their choosing. Editors Note: Unclear what all the buzz about the Internet of Things is?...

iPhone and iPad On two of Apple’s most popular products, iPhone and iPad, Siri has a gigantic presence. Despite this, it’s relatively painless to turn the assistant off. To get started: When you want to use Siri again on your iPhone or iPad: Mac To disable Siri on your macOS device: To restore Siri on your Mac: Apple Watch Here are the steps to deactivate Siri on your wearable device:...

Why Should I Disable Java from My Browser? For one, US-CERT (US Computer Emergency Readiness Team) notes multiple vulnerabilities and recommends disabling it in browsers. Last year a Zero Day Exploit was announced that allows your system to be vulnerable to malware. A manual update patch fixed the issue, but another new exploit was discovered in January of this year. In fact, just recently hacks to employee computers at Facebook and Apple, were due to a Java exploit....

Have you ever found yourself in the embarrassing situation where you sent an inappropriate email in haste to your boss or to the wrong contact? Maybe you sent out a rant about a new office policy to your boss instead of your colleague a few cubes over. Or, maybe you inadvertently forwarded a distasteful message or image to the wrong individual thanks to the autofill feature. If you deal with hundreds of emails every day it’s an easy mistake to make....

Connect Alexa with Xbox One On your Xbox One console, head to Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital assistants and check the “Enable digital assistants” box. Alexa will scan your network for devices and when it finds your Xbox console, it lets you know and gives you a few voice commands to get you started. It’s easy to set up and when you use a command for Xbox through Alexa, a message appears in the upper-right corner of the screen....

Setting Up Mission Control Spaces To create a space: Next: Customize Your Spaces Apple suggests identifying spaces by using a different desktop picture for each. To do so, change the desktop picture through System Preferences. You can also use a third-party desktop generator like 24 Hour Wallpaper. Using Mission Control Spaces You can move between Mac spaces using different methods, depending on the type of computer. Using a trackpad, swipe left or right using three or four fingers....