This year, Microsoft promises to choose a side finally. A future Microsoft Word software update will default to single space after each period, while two spaces will be met with blue squiggly lines. In other words, two spacebar pushes will now be considered a mistake. Why Two Spaces? Back when IBM typewriters reigned, typists spaced twice between sentences to more clearly define an end of a sentence. Then, characters in a sentence used monospacing, which means they each took up the same amount of space on a page....

I encountered this error message a couple of weeks ago while taking photos on my iPhone. Of course, this is good news for Apple, who would be more than happy to increase my monthly bill for more iCloud storage; but it’s bad news for me. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind giving Apple more cash if they had a more seamless web and Windows experience. Unfortunately, I find the entire Apple online ecosystem just way too clunky and confusing....

Rename Your Fire Tablet Enable Blue Shade Most devices these days have a tool that will filter out the blue light that can keep you up at night. For example, in Windows 10, there is a feature called Blue Light, and on iOS, it’s called Night Shift. To turn it on, swipe from the top of the screen down and tap the Blue Shade icon. The screen will change color, and you can adjust the color with the slider....

It’s now going to be streaming only. Netflix.com will be the place where you go to stream movies and TV shows. No big surprise. It’s been training us for the past few years to visit netflix.com to watch movies and TV shows on everything from our Apple TV, Xbox, Mobile Phone, etc. None of this will change. However, you won’t be able to use it to build a queue for DVDs....

Note: This isn’t a new feature; you can also do this with Outlook 2007 by digging deep into Settings. But the process is much easier in Outlook 2013 and 2010. Assign a Specific Alert Sound for Outlook Contacts To assign a specific alert sound to a contact, you need to create a new rule. Right-click on an email of the contact you want to set a specific sound for and select Rules > Create Rule from the context menu....

Perhaps a few days ago you noticed that the Google homepage had been taken over by a giant Pacman themed logo? The fun and clever theme was in honor of Pacman’s 30th anniversary (May 22, 2010) but there is something about it a lot of people might have missed. If you waited on the page for 10-15 seconds, the logo would come to life in the form of a game....

For those of you not familiar with Paint.NET, think of it as a FREE, quick and simple image editing application (Windows Only) whose features range between good ole’ MSPaint and Adobe Photoshop’s (probably 3/4 of the way towards Photoshop). The great thing however about Paint.NET is that it’s very lightweight compared to the more sluggish GIMP or Photoshop applications not to mention it’s FREE. The new update coincides nicely with Microsoft’s release of Windows 7, and yes, as I mentioned earlier it’s tuned for the Windows 7 Aero Glass look and feel....

Creating Photoshop Photo-in-Photo Effect The example image I will be using in this tutorial is courtesy of muha on flickr. You can download it by clicking the image below: Step 1 Begin by opening the image in Photoshop. A quick Ctrl+O can help you with that, or of course, you can just drag the file into Photoshop to begin editing. Step 2 Pick up the Marquee Tool from the tools menu or by pressing “M” on your keyboard....

For everything to work, you’ll need to make sure network sharing is enabled and your Xbox 360 is powered on. Play Media to Xbox from Server from the Modern UI From the Windows 8 / RT modern UI, I use a free app called My Explorer. It’s an easy to use file explorer for the modern / metro-style UI that lets me get to my server and other drives and network locations quickly....

In Adobe Reader, ALT + LEFT instantly takes you back to your “Previous View.” Consider it a back button for a PDF. So, let’s say you are in a Table of Contents and you click a hyperlink that takes you to Chapter 6. Want to go back to the Table of Contents? Just hit ALT + LEFT and zip, you’re there. ALT + RIGHT does the opposite. It takes you to your “Next View” in the same way that the Forward button in a web browser works....

Google Cloud Print First, sign in to Google Cloud Print on your computer, with your Google Account – you’ll need to do this in Google Chrome. Now, in Chrome’s toolbar, click the menu button and go to Settings. In the window that comes up, scroll down and click Show advanced settings. Now, scroll to Google Cloud Print and click Add printers. You’ll be asked to confirm that you want to add printers connected to the computer to your Cloud Print account....

Immediately after that announcement, Apple launched the U2 album and it was put into everyone’s cloud-based iTunes account, whether you asked for it or not. Even if you didn’t download it, the album showed up in your Purchased music list. That means the album shows up on all of your iOS devices and in iTunes for Mac and PC. Today Apple launched a webpage that allows you to remove the album you didn’t want in the first place....

Remove Unwanted Control Panel Items For this example I am removing the Flash Player Control Panel icon since I never use it anyway. Click Start and type: C:\windows\system32 into the Search box and hit Enter. In the System32 folder do a search for .cpl files. This lets you find the Control Panel items easier. Then right-click the item you want gone and click Delete. In this case I ‘m deleting FlashPlayerCPLApp....

UPDATE – Since I wrote this article, I’ve written YET ANOTHER another article on the subject which works for both Vista and Windows Server 2008. I find it’s a little simpler as well. Take a look at it here: Disable Windows Defender Service. Ok…. Back to this original article… 1. Click Windows Start button, Type MSCONFIG in the Start Search box and Press the Enter key 2. Click Startup tab, Scroll down and UnCheck Windows Defender Startup Item....

The game starts off with easy puzzles in order to help smaller children understand the concepts of the game. My kids took the game for a whirl and had it figured out in just a few minutes. The game quickly escalates however to keep older players interested. For example, just a few levels in the game introduced multiple trucks with intersecting delivery routes. A puzzle game at its core, I expect it to keep my kids busy for a few weeks at least....

One simple, but useful feature, is the ability to scan individual files and folders with Windows Defender. Scan Files in Windows 10 with Windows Defender Scanning a file with Microsoft’s built-in antivirus utility is simple. Just right-click a file or folder that you’re not sure about and select Scan with Windows Defender from the context menu. Windows Defender will open up and begin the scan. When it’s finished hopefully, everything is clean, and no threats are found....

Erase Xbox One Data and Set to Factory Default Settings Head to Settings > All Settings > System > Console info & updates > Reset console. Next, you’ll get the following three different options: Reset and keep my games & apps – This is the best option to use if your Xbox One is unstable and you’re trying to troubleshoot the issue. The OS will reset and delete corrupt data and keep your games and apps....

The iPhone 12 series proved significant thanks to a redesign, introduction of MagSafe charging, and more. The new iPhone series is expected to stick with the same design and display sizes. The upcoming lineup should include two regular models, measuring 5.4-inches and 6.1-inches, respectively, and two pro variations at 6.1- and 6.7-inches. Names Apple isn’t likely to change how it names iPhones, which means we’re likely to see the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max....

Start Chrome in Incognito Mode by Default First, right-click the desktop icon or from the Start menu rename the icon something that you can easily recognize. Here I’m calling it Chrome Incognito. Then right-click the icon again and select Properties. In the Target field, scroll to the end and after the closing parentheses, Type: On my computer, the target now looked like: The path may vary so don’t just copy and paste the above....

Apple M1 The first Apple silicon chip, M1, is a single system on a chip (SoC) that includes the processor, I/O, security, and memory. Built using 5-nanometer process technology, the M1 includes 16 billion transistors, the most transistors Apple has ever put into a single chip. Generally speaking, M1 will provide Macs with faster processing, more battery life, and better power efficiency. Why Change? Apple’s decision to move away from Intel-based processors on Macs is significant and will change how developers make apps and how consumers use them....