Add Quick Launch to Context Menu on Windows 10 %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch The icon is a standard folder by default, but you can change it to something else if you want. Just right-click the Quick Launch icon in File Explorer and select the Change Icon button. From there you can select from the icons built into Windows 10 or browse to the location of custom icons you’ve downloaded from the web....

All-New Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 10 Plus The new Fire HD 10 starts at 149.99 for the 32GB version and the Fire HD 10 Plus starts at $179.99. Both are available for pre-order today. They will come in Black, Denim, Lavendar, and Olive colors. The new tablets are faster with an octa-core 2.0 GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. That amounts to 50% more RAM than the previous version....

The Good News: (Images: Apple) Speed was a big emphasis at the announcement today. The iPhone 4S, execs said, includes a dual-core A5 processor and enhanced graphics processing circuitry. It’ll bring twice the processing power and seven times better graphics than the iPhone 4, Apple claimed. We’ll see. The new iPhone, available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions will ship later this month. Sprint joins Verizon and AT&T as carriers....

iPhone and iPad The operating system updates in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 share many of the same design changes across both platforms. Most of these UI changes focus on shrinking borders and pop-ups and giving the space to other processes. The result is a more refined look that better maximizes the screen. Key Changes The next time you receive a phone call on your iPhone or iPad, you’ll notice the banner no longer takes over the entire screen....

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Ok wait… What if I switch the “o” to a zero making it “passw0rd”? Will that help things? Unfortunately no. Both are on the list of the 25 most common passwords used on the Internet this year. According to the report, “password” ranks first on SplashData’s annual list of worst Internet passwords, based on how commonly they are used. “passw0rd,” with a zero in place of the O, isn’t much better....

However, the recent Cambridge Analytica and stories surrounding Russian interference in the U.S. elections has magnified the issues surrounding privacy. All the negative attention on how Facebook manages user day has caused many repercussions. The company’s stock value has taken a hit, the #DeleteFacebook movement is trending on Twitter, Facebook investors are suing over the scandal. Mark Zuckerberg himself has been out front and center for damage control. He first broke his silence with a post on his personal Facebook page and making the media rounds....

Now, whenever you close your Google Chrome browser on your Windows or macOS, all cookies will be deleted automatically. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Here’s everything you need to know about the BLUETTI EB70, including ordering information and how you can save $100 at launch for a limited time. What is the BLUETTI EB70? With 716Wh, the EB70 uses ultra-durable and safe LiFePO4 battery cells that provide more than 2500 charging cycles. You can fast-charge the first 80% capacity using BLUETTI’s SP200 solar panel in just three hours. The EB70 offers impressive specs, making it ideal for campers and anyone else who needs power in the great outdoors....

There’s a lot of tools available under the hood in Windows 7 and even newer utilities can be found in Windows 8 like Hyper-V (covered below), Storage Spaces, taskbar features in Windows 8.1 update 1, File Copy, and more. Here’s a look at some Windows utilities that are often overlooked. Create a Power Efficiency Report Think your laptop’s battery is running out of juice faster than it should? Windows allows you to run a power efficiency report so you know what is hogging the power, and it provides suggestions to optimize your laptop’s power performance....

Busy day for Google Today. Along with Revision for Spreadsheets, Google released a slew of other updates to their services which I figured I’d spend a few minutes to cover. Google Maps 5.0 for Android To start, Google kicked off the day releasing the Next Generation of Mobile Maps, Google Maps 5.0 for Android. Now that Google Maps for Mobile has over 100 million users, Google is pouring in the features with Google Maps 5....

This deal ends October 20, 2012. OfficeMax has a similar deal: Windows 8 Pro for $69.99 plus $30 in MaxPerks Bonus Rewards. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Over the past few months I’ve been fairly quiet about the last several updates from Google. If you’ve not been keeping up, back in April Google released a fairly large update to their search algorithm where, among other things, they started applying feedback from consumers into their search results. Overall it was good news for those using Google as it was a strong attempt by Google to weed out content and spam farms from the search results....

Mint.com has put together a nice chart explaining why you should never buy an expensive HDMI cable. As it turns out, there isn’t any difference between a $300 cable and a $3 one. Sure, all that gold plating can make the cable look shiny but, it doesn’t make your HD picture any more HD than it already is. See the chart from MintTrends below. Like the chart says, go for the cheapest cable you can find!...

The new design also favors product information and profiles become more social, so you can share your shopping with other users. The social part was something to be expected, since every possible service seems to be heading in that direction lately. Another interesting service the company is trying out is a same-day delivery service called Ebay Now. It’s currently being tested in San Francisco and the idea is you purchase an item from a local store and it’s delivered to you the same day!...

Here on my iPad, I browsed to my Windows Live SkyDrive and opened an Office document. You have to open it in Safari and not the SkyDrive app for iOS. Then, if you haven’t already, tap Join the Web Apps Preview. Your document opens in Read Only view. To start editing it, tap Edit in Browser. Now you can start editing your document. Editing a document via Web Apps on mobile Safari was surprising easy....

Although you can always manually type in HTTPS://www.name-of-site.com into the address bar to test if a site has SSL enabled for all its pages, not only is that time consuming waste (imop), but that still leaves sinkholes for unencrypted redirects. The solution for you conspiracy Security freaks out there (like me)?? Using a Firefox plug-in from EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), you can now secure all your surfing just by sitting back and letting it handle the encryption on all your pages automatically....

Office Configuration Analyzer Tool 1.0 First, download the free utility, OffCAT – as usual, no kudos for Microsoft naming conventions. Installation is straightforward; follow the MSI install wizard. If you’re installing it on Windows 8, you’ll need to enable .NET Framework, which I recommend doing first. Here I installed it on Windows 8, and you’ll find the OffCAT 1.0 icon on the Start screen. If you want easier access to it from the desktop, pin it to the Taskbar....

This stuff is even more incredible when you consider that they were paying pretty much the same price ($599) for a home computer as you do now. Happy Friday! Do you remember any classic tech ads from the 20th century? Tell me about it in the comments and I’ll try to dig it up! https://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/commodore-64-apple-ii-comparison.jpg Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

With the Microsoft Office applications you already use, you can let your little ones explore their creativity, practice what they’ve already learned, and spend some quality time with you. Check out these fun learning activities for kids that the whole family can enjoy. Alphabet Flash Cards If your child is still learning their letters, these Alphabet Flash Cards are ideal. Plus, you don’t have to spend money on an expensive deck of cards....