Back in in July of 2005, Rupert Murdoch of News Corp. purchased MySpace for $580 million. The social networking site endured temporary success as the value skyrocketed into the upwards of $3 billion in 2007 and active users peaked at 150 million. But, unfortunately for News Corp, that’s about the time Facebook started picking up steam and demonstrated it was a serious competitor to MySpace especially since MySpace had remained stagnant with little to no new innovation for several years....

When you have a PDF document that you need to edit, email, or open, some of Adobe’s products usually come to mind. Unfortunately, most of Adobes software is expensive, bloated, insecure, etc. As a groovy alternative, I’ve found a groovy little program called Nitro PDF reader. Unlike most “readers” however, Nitro PDF Reader is PACKED full of features, and it’s FREE! Nitro PDF is clean, simple, and minimalistic and looks a lot like it belongs in the Office 2010 suite....

If you’re trying to send a standard text message on Android, you’ll need network coverage. Unfortunately, SMS isn’t the most reliable way to send messages. If you’re using Android’s native Messages app, you might not receive text messages at all—for all kinds of reasons. If you are not receiving texts on Android, here are several troubleshooting steps you can try to fix the problem. Note: The Android experience varies between devices and versions, and the following steps might not be exactly where indicated....

Using your Pen in Windows 10 Anniversary Update The Pen is an excellent way to do so for any student going back to school or a business professional who wants a natural way to capture information or create content. The first place to start after updating to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is the Pen Settings. Click Start > Settings > Devices > Pen & Windows Ink. Here you can perform some customizations to make using your pen with Windows 10 comfortable....

Network Activity Power Management Have you ever noticed your laptop or PC randomly turning on throughout the day or even during the middle of the night? One possible cause could be network connection activity that is waking the computer. This was the case for my Windows 7 laptop, and it would have likely been happening in Windows 8 as well if I hadn’t changed the setting. One cool thing to note is that this feature is available for USB ports as well, for example if you have your phone plugged into USB and you want to prevent it from waking your computer when you unplug it, you can change the setting in nearly the same way as shown below....

Specifications The PSV will offer a massive 5” OLED Touchscreen, two analog sticks, SIXAXIS motion control, three-axis compass, a rear touch panel, a front and back facing camera and even more goodies in terms of specifications, which you can read here. Games A handheld is no good without any good titles, is it? Sony is saying they are working on bringing some of the best PS3 games to the PSV, and yes, the list includes LittleBigPlanet, Dynasty Warriors and Uncharted....

So, being the geek I am, I decided to scan it. It gave me a link to the Del Monte website. So I can explore more of their fruit products. QR Codes are definitely a cool technology that are included on websites and other products. But having a QR Code on Bananas doesn’t seem to work. How many people would even know what the code is first of all. Secondly, who (other than a hardcore geek) is going to actually scan it with their mobile device?...

Do you have a program on your computer that you would like Windows to block from opening? With a few tweaks to the Windows 7 registry, you can force it to prevent nearly any program of your choice from opening, and the process is entirely reversible! How To Disallow Programs From Running In Windows 7 Step 1 Hold down the Windows Key and Press R to open the run dialog....

We already showed you how to do it with Outlook 2010, and here’s a look at how to do it with Outlook 2013 or 2016. Send Personalized Mass Emails Using Outlook Mail Merge Launch Outlook and open People. Then the contacts where you want to send the message and after that choose Mail Merge. In the Mail Merge Contacts screen, select Only selected contacts. Then, under the Merge options section, set the following:...

Set a Spotify Track as Google Clock Alarm Tone To get started, launch the Clock app on your phone or tablet and set an alarm. Choose the alarm time, day, whether to repeat it etc. But when it’s time to choose the alarm tone just tap the Alarm sound icon. You should get a notification that Spotify is available and will need to connect your free or premium Spotify account with the Clock app....

Another great feature is the ability to set up rules. You can apply rules to incoming and outgoing emails that help you get organized, follow up, or stay up to date on your messages. And it’s all done automatically after the initial set up. Here a few common Outlook rules that you’ll appreciate because they’ll save you tons of time. Setting up Rules in Outlook For each of the rules below, you’ll start in the same spot....

What’s even more interesting is that, according to said results, there is a link between the number of times people check their smartphone for messages and calls and their stress level, believe it or not. It’s even possible, the same study says, to think your phone is notifying you of an incoming cool, when it’s not actually doing that. This tends to happen when you’re very stressed. Don’t tell me you haven’t experienced it, too....

Update: Windows RT is no longer supported. Adjust Microsoft Surface Power Settings Use the keyboard shortcut WinKey + X to bring up the power user menu and select Power Options. Power Options opens in Desktop mode; click Change Plan Settings. Here’s where you can change the amount of time that passes before the Surface goes to sleep. Configure the amount of time you want when it’s running on battery or when plugged in....

Free storage – SugarSync: 5 GB, Dropbox: 2 GBDropbox allows you to share files up to 1 GB via public links or email. SugarSync limits it to 25 MB.SugarSync has native support for music playback on the web and for smartphones. Dropbox requires a third-party app, such as groovyBox.Many users report that Dropbox has faster upload / sync speeds than SugarSync.Dropbox has been featured in the news for a few security SNAFUs....

Go to Bing.com page and you’ll see a message come up prompting you to compare search results. If you don’t see the message, just head to the Bing It On webpage. Then start one of your five searches. You can try search queries they offer you or just try your own. Here I did a general search for weather conditions in Minneapolis. The results for both Bing and Google search are displayed....

One thing you will hear a lot about as you enter into the world of photography is Exposure. So, what exactly is exposure? Ah, I’m glad you asked! Exposure is the amount of light captured by the image sensor of a camera. If too much light gets to the sensor, the picture is washed out or too bright. Conversely, if not enough light gets to the sensor, the image will be underexposed or too dark....

While automatic updates will keep your system up to date, the process can be frustrating. Occasionally, a restart will be required to apply the update, interrupting your workflow in the process. An automatic update can also stop your PC from working correctly, forcing you to try and troubleshoot the issue. Keeping your system updated is important, but if you’re having trouble, you might want to stop automatic updates on Windows 11....

How to check if you have a problem Other than seeing a warning in Chrome similar to the one above while visiting your site, there are two easy ways to see if your WordPress installation has been infected. The first is an external wordpress scanner designed by Sucuri: http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/ The second is a server side script that you upload to your site and then load from a web browser. This is available at http://sucuri....

Set Windows 8.1 to Automatically log in. The easiest way is setting Windows to log in automatically. Hit Ctrl+R on your keyboard to bring up the run dialog and type: control userpasswords2 and hit enter. Next the User Accounts screen comes up. Uncheck the box: Users must enter a user name or password to use this computer and click OK. Then you’ll need to enter in that user’s password twice to confirm you don’t want them to have to enter a password....

In spite of its alien abduction and subsequent prostate exam, the iPhone 4 had plenty of exciting secrets to reveal during WWDC 2010, not including the confirmation that they will begin shipping June 24th. Here are the top four iPhone developments that deserve (and received) a hearty ovation: #1 – 5.0 Megapixel Camera… Much of the iPhone’s new bag of tricks seemingly comes from the laundry list of criticisms levied in the iconic Droid ads launched last October....