Topguest is a new web startup that acts as the middleman between FourSquare or Facebook and some of the brand names consumers love. It’s really simple, you just tell a company where you are using their services and they reward you with air miles, %10 discounts, and other goodies. Sounds great, I love free stuff! Honestly, who doesn’t… When you’re trying to decide between two similar brands to book your travel plans with, the one that offers the extra reward points or discount on your bill is going to make the decision for you....

In Office 2013 applications, it’s so easy that I took it for granted until I became curious earlier today. Just click the Info pane (at the top-left), and you’ll see Total Editing Time displayed in the right-hand column. To view editing time in Windows, track down the file using Windows Explorer and then right-click on it and select Properties. In the details tab, you’ll see Total editing time. And that covers it....

In the Google Play Music realm, there are only a few Google Labs features. The lowest risk and highest payoff one are probably the Chromecast Fireplace Visualizer. This does exactly what it sounds like: it turns your Chromecast into a virtual fireplace when you’re playing music to it. You’ll see the fireplace instead of the normal album artwork, etc. I’ll show you how to enable it. How to Enable the Experimental Chromecast Fireplace Visualizer Important:Google Music is no longer supported....

Google Docs Viewer Google Docs Viewer is a web application that can open all your Internet documents directly from your web browser. To use it, all you have to do is visit http://docs.google.com/viewer and enter the document URL. You don’t even have to log into a Google account. The viewer is compatible with the following document types: .pdf.doc (or .docx).tiff.ppt If you need to view a document from your computer, you can do that with regular Google Docs at http://docs....

New Google Home Features The new features start rolling out this week and there isn’t anything to set up. You just know the voice commands. You can set an alarm by saying “Hey Google, set an alarm for 9 AM that plays Alice in Chains,” and the assistant will respond letting you know the alarm will go off. You can ask it to play any song, artist, playlist, or even a radio station....

The catch? The deal is only valid for the next 24 hours so you need to act fast if you want a copy. The Pro version features antivirus and spyware protection, shopping, banking and download security, as well as priority updates and free support. I’ve not personally done a detailed review of Ad-Aware so I don’t know how it stacks up against our favorite free AV software, Microsoft Security Essentials....

1. It says no where the description that it is a genuine Apple iPad Smart Cover Although the description says “a magnetic smart cover for iPad 2, 3, or 4” it conspicuously leaves “smart cover” lower case. Hm. Don’t you think if a case were a genuine Apple product for that deep of a discount it’d be worth mentioning in the description? 2. 81% off of $40 is not $15 The Living Social voucher claims to be an 81% discount....

Apple’s Focus Feature As previously noted, the Focus feature was built upon Apple’s previous Do Not Disturb feature on mobile devices. It allows you to adjust notifications based on the Time of day or what you’re doing. The tool is intended to help you stay in the moment to either concentrate or spend Time away from your devices. By design, you can adjust the settings and choose which apps and people you’ll receive alerts from — and which ones will get saved for later....

TL;DR The term means “Too Long; Didn’t Read,” and it’s typically sent in messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegraph and online forums. It’s understood that something sent or talked about earlier was too long, and that’s the reason it wasn’t read. Using the term, the person might be suggesting to the original sender to summarize the article, post, or another form of text. Urban Dictionary explains it’s also used by someone who wrote a large article online and offered a summary to explain its contents....

A router is a hardware device that handles the flow of information (packets) as they travel out of one network and into another. Most modern routers meant for home networking use actually serve multiple purposes. What Is a Router A full-featured, modern router will: Transfer internet traffic from a modem over to your separate home networkA built-in switch creates your internal home network and manages its trafficAn internal firewall will filter out malicious attacks from the internetMany routers also include parental controls for limiting internet access from your home...

Improved Twitter Interface and Performance So what’s new? First off, you’ll notice that loading times are snappier, and there are changes in the overall app design. The user profile page shows a scrollable header with the user’s avatar in one page, and the user’s bio when you swipe sideways. Below it, you get to see user stats (tweets, following, and followers). Further down you get the most recent tweets, a photo stream, favorites, lists, and similar users....

The Accessories folder contains traditional apps like Paint, Notepad, Sticky Notes, Steps Recorder, Snipping Tool, etc. In this new version of the OS, Microsoft has renamed the folder to “Windows Accessories.” Find Accessories Folder in Windows 10 If you are running Windows 10 version 20H2 or below, the easiest way to find the Windows Accessories folder is on the Start Menu. Click the Start button or hit the Windows key on your keyboard to launch it....

Over the last week I went through and reviewed each of the Android security suites using just their free features: Norton Mobile Security for Android ReviewAvast! Mobile Security for Android ReviewLookout Mobile Security for Android Review Currently, Norton and Lookout offer an optional premium subscription inside of their respective apps. The subscription cost is around ~$30 per year, and Norton’s is limited to one device. On the other hand, Avast!...

If you plan on testing out Windows 8 Customer Preview, make sure and check out the Windows 8 articles we already have ready to get you started. What we want to know is, will you download and test the Customer Preview? Cast your vote and leave a comment below. I installed it on a spare desktop a while ago and it runs really slick. If you’re a desktop user and concerned about the whole “no start menu” thing, just follow this registry hack…I imagine it will work on the Customer Preview as well…....

Complexity and simplicity mixed What I like about Winamp is that it can provide you with what you need if you only want to listen to your music collection, but it can also be a very complex piece of software, should you need it that way. I’ve basically used it as a music player for all these years and although I do use different applications for burning music CD’s and watching Videos/Movies, Winamp is my default App for listening and managing my music collection....

Gabe reiterates in the post about the reason the rollout of the first Windows 10 build for phones was limited: The post doesn’t way when the next Windows 10 for phones build is coming, and it also states that if there’s a major bug that comes up with certain models, those models may be pulled from the list. Gabe also notes that this is a preliminary list, and not 100% locked....

I get the error message: A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated. That’s funny. I don’t recall ever being asked to log in. I suspect that this issue is due to the Microsoft account I used to log in. It must be trying to authenticate using those credentials, rather than the user I created for my Samba share. If it would just prompt me to enter my credentials, all would be right in the world....

First click on Start and type: C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT into the Search box and hit Enter. In the MCT folder that opens you’ll find themes for Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South America and the US. Double click any of these folders and open the Theme folder. Here you’ll find the Theme for that country or region. Double click on the Theme to launch it. Here’s an example of the Theme for Canada....

Uninstall Windows 8.1 Apps To uninstall multiple apps at once, right-click the Start screen or swipe from the bottom up on a touchscreen device, then select the Customize button. Alternately, you can just long-press any tile on the Start screen to enter Customize mode. Then simply select each of the apps you want to uninstall. You’ll know an app is selected when a checkmark appears on the upper right corner of the tile....

The Server 2008 SP1 promises better IT efficiency, new features, higher compatibility, Hotfixes, Security Updates and minor tweaks that will meet user expectations. As I’ve said before, Microsoft is currently rushing to release more updates and new software, while dropping support for older operating systems like Server 2000. We’ll keep you in the groove with related news as we hear about it! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 BETA Download Link Comment Name * Email *...