Perhaps the best part about Snagit is its Editor, which is both powerful and easy to use. The advanced Snagit Editor lets you annotate your screenshots with arrows, text, callouts, and more. You can even magnify or blur parts of your screenshot to call out specific areas. We previously reviewed Snagit 13 and showed you how to use the main features. Snagit 2018 is the new version and TechSmith has added some new, useful features we’ll review today....

Rdio will let users log in and download their music and playlist with the option to move to a different streaming service of their choice. I am sure Pandora is hoping it will be that next option. Interestingly, Rdio is directing users to two lesser known services Soundiiz and StAMP as options. As a parting gift, the service has created a timeline for users to view their most played tracks and playlist....

So with the end of the year coming up, it’s now time to look at what I think are the 15 best MacOS programs out there. Since this is only my opinion, you will probably disagree, which is fine — I want your feedback on what you think I left off the list. So feel free to troll me in the comments and inform me! The 15 Best MacOS Programs To Razzle-Dazzle Your Computer You may notice a little bit of crossover with the iOS apps I recently profiled....

1. Passwords and Protected Backups Locked Forever A backup is another copy of your data, by definition. To keep that data safe, especially when it’s online, you need a password. Preferably that password is unique, so you’re protected when databases get hacked. You might even have enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) (I have it set up on mine). Mistake #1: You’ve forgotten your password. Solution: Record your password and keep it in a safe place....

Sticky Notes© If you need reminders and take notes on the go, Sticky Notes is an app that can help boost your productivity. It allows you to take notes, sort them in any specific order you want, email notes to yourself and others, set up reminders, change the appearance of note background and fonts. Price: $0.99 Download Sticky Notes Kafoodle If you’re a food junkie and want to try out new places and share your eating experiences with your friends and other people, this is a must have app for you....

Note: The Fire OS interface has been updated since this article was initially released. The interface on your device may vary, but the idea and concept of the steps are virtually the same. The UI may look slightly different. Get Started with Hands-Free Alexa One of the most notable new features is Hands-Free Alexa. This allows you to use Alexa as you would on the Echo devices with only voice commands....

Feature Improvements in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 1607 Under the hood, Edge includes a lot of performance improvements, specifically focusing on battery life. Microsoft is riding on Edge’s ability to conserve battery life better than popular rival Google Chrome. I stopped using Chrome a few years ago because it became such a resource hog. Initially, it was my go to browser back in 2008, even in beta. I gradually started using Firefox again then switched back to Internet Explorer....

Bing Xbox Music Playlists To use this feature, pull up the modern version of Internet Explorer 11 and use Bing to search for a band or artist. Then hit Windows Key + H (or swipe from right to left) to bring up the Share charm and select Music. Now wait while the music you’re looking for is found. After the music is found, select the correct band or artist from the list and click Create Playlist....

The iOS version received the Alarm Clock feature in early December. According to a recent post on the Pandora blog, user reaction to the feature was overwhelmingly positive. So the company decided to add Alarm Clock to Android smartphones too. Pandora’s Alarm Clock allows you to wake up to your favorite music as well as hit a snooze button – it can be set for 5, 10, 15, or 20-minute increments....

From time to time, you might come across a file extension that your computer doesn’t recognize. No matter what you try, the thing just won’t open. This is a common complaint with PSD files, which you might be familiar with if you’re an Adobe Photoshop user. The good news is that there are a number of ways you can open or convert PSD files—here’s how. What is a PSD File?...

How PGP Works So, how does it work? Lets first look at the common cryptography example of person A and person B. Person A wants to send a message to person B, however, there is a third party in the way, person C. Person C wants to see the message that person A is trying to send privately to person B, so person C intercepts the message before it gets to person B, reads it, then sends it back on its way....

Highly rated because of its ease of use and no brokerage account minimums, Robinhood was one of the first brokers to offer free trades. However, this is no longer the case as larger firms such as JP Morgan Chase have jumped on the free trades bandwagon in recent years. Despite this, there are still plenty of reasons to consider Robinhood for your investing needs. Key Information About Robinhood Account minimum: $0 for brokerage account; $2,000 for a margin account....

What is splwow64.exe? Read on for the details. Splwow64.exe is a Windows core system file. The program runs in the background and is not normally visible. It is a trustworthy resource created by Microsoft. Task Manager lists it as the “Printer driver host for 32-bit applications.” In other words, splwow64.exe allows 32-bit applications to connect with the 64-bit printer spooler service on x64 Windows builds. Further exploration into the process lists the “Thinking Spooler APIS from 32 to 64 Process....

The Windows process dwm.exe is the Desktop Windows Manager. Windows uses it to control themes, window effects, taskbar icons, and pretty much anything visually pleasing in the Windows user interface. There isn’t anything wrong with this process, so don’t worry, it is supposed to be there. You’ll find though that many people will recommend disabling it to increase performance, is this true? The Desktop Windows Manager uses a nominal amount of memory so I wouldn’t recommend any drastic action against the process just to save a few K of memory especially considering there are several other things you can do like disabling themes support and going back to the windows classic theme....

If you haven’t already heard all the details, it’s best to get started with Adobe’s own video of its magic show. If you want to skip directly to the trickery, it begins at 5:35 into the video. Before that mark, the video shows another “mind-blowing Photoshop Sneak”–one that’s real. It corrects blurring caused by camera movement, a major blessing for any photographer who doesn’t have anti-shake built into his camera....

Apparently this latest build was released early tonight by accident, but the team decided to go ahead with it. Microsoft exec Gabe Aul made it official late Tuesday night: — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) May 11, 2016 Windows Insiders were hoping for this new build last week, but it wasn’t released due to bug crashing systems. So for the past week Insiders have been using the last release – Build 14332....

Windows 10 Insider Build 16257 In a blog post by Windows Insider program leader Dona Sarkar, she looks at several of the features you can expect from the Eye Control beta feature. As we mentioned yesterday, this feature will allow users to control text-to-speech, an on-screen mouse and keyboard, and several other standard Windows tasks by tracking eye user movements via a connected camera device. Currently, the only device that supports this eye-tracking experience is the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C....

This isn’t exactly news as Microsoft exec Terry Myerson told us that this change was coming in his blog post: Making it Easier to Upgrade to Windows 10: That article was written on October 29th, 2015, but the Windows Update change is now happening. It’s worth noting a few things about his change. First, it’s set as a Recommended update and not Important which is a big distinction. Recommended updates aren’t automatically installed unless you change your Windows Update settings to install them along with Important ones....

Windows 10 Mouse Settings To enable scrolling inactive windows, open Settings > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad. From there toggle on Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them. This comes in handy for research and writing documents. For example, if you snap two or more screens side-by-side you can scroll through each one without having to click it to put focus on it. You just simply hover your mouse over the window you want to scroll and start....

One of the features that can stop working is Outlook’s search functionality. When the search function isn’t working in Outlook, it hinders your workflow. It makes it more challenging to find senders and messages. If you’re having a problem with Windows 11 Outlook search not working, here are six fixes to fix the problem. Run the Search and Indexing Troubleshooter in Outlook One of the more straightforward fixes you can start with is running the Search and Indexing troubleshooter....