All of a sudden, the font for Google websites turned bold in Firefox. Pretty much all Google sites were affected, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google search…etc. It was strange because I didn’t modify a thing, and it just happened. Although I found the solution, it wasn’t easy, so rather than keep it to myself, below I’ll explain what happened and how I fixed it. First off, here’s what it looks like when you get hit with this strange font bug....

This week after writing about my latest Google Voice Invite, I received about 30 emails asking How-To request a Google Voice Invite to setup an account. So, instead of answering all the emails, I appropriately figured I’d just write up the 30-second How-To process. 6/23/2010 Update – Google Voice Goes Public! Get Invite Now! How-To Request a Google Voice Invite Go to http://voice.google.com and Click Get an Invite 2. Fill in your Name and Email Address and Click Submit...

Let’s get started with a quick groovyVideo followed by a standard step-by-step How-To w/screenshots. For non-tablets (Desktop and Virtual Machine) installs, right-click on the Desktop Tile to display to the Options bar at the bottom of the screen. For Tablet users, Touch the App and Flick Down to open the Options bar. The bar will display a few options including Smaller, Larger or Unpin (depending on the App tile you click on and if the app is small or large)....

How to Resize the Start Menu on Windows 10 If you want to resize the Windows 10 start menu, follow these steps: You can follow our detailed step-by-step instructions below. Resizing the Windows 10 Start Menu To get started, press the Windows key to launch the Start menu. Once the Start menu is open, put the mouse on the edge of the Start menu to make the cursor turn into a resize icon....

With version history in Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, you can keep track of all changes to your documents. You can see the history of versions, restore one if needed, give each a name for easier identification, and copy one to create a new document with it. Open the Version History in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides Seeing the version history for a document in any of these three Google apps takes only a few clicks....

No problem! Today I’m going to show you a trick for using an RSS feed to get new images for your Windows 7 Background, so you won’t need to worry about finding and download new photos ever again! Using RSS and a .theme file tweak, we can direct your Windows 7 backgrounds to download automatically from an online picture source. In the tutorial below, I’ll use the Bing wallpaper feed: http://feeds....

However, many people desire this because it lets you make better use of external screens or a TV you may have your computer connected to. Imagine the ability to display a live fireplace or a virtual fishbowl on those screens when you’re not using them! Drawbacks to Live Wallpapers & Animated Desktops in Windows 10 There are certainly benefits to having an animated desktop, but it can also adversely affect your system in the following ways:...

Open the File Menu and then Click the “Account” or if in Outlook: “Office Account” tab. Under User Information, there should be a Remove link to the right of your username. Click that Remove link. A confirmation box will appear with the following text: Click Yes. You are now signed out of your Live/SkyDrive account in Office 2013. Documents should no longer automatically sync, and tadaa — Steve Ballmer won’t be able to sell your data to a foreign government or… your parents....

Sync Thunderbird with Google Calendar Open up your Google Calendar with your favorite browser, and open the Settings menu by clicking the gear icon at the top-right of the page. Click the Calendars tab, and then click on the Calendar that you want to use for syncing. Scroll down the calendar’s settings page and find the exact calendar ID. If this is your default calendar the ID will likely be your Gmail address....

Well, Microsoft isn’t one to be left in the dust, and they are trying to prove that with their latest Mobile OS – Windows Phone 7. And ya know what, after playing a bit with it, I like. I might even go so far as to say it could be a game-changer if Microsoft can execute on it. Now I know what your thinking “Really? Is Windows Phone 7 that good?...

Enable Airplane Mode Nexus 7 There are two ways of doing this. The first one is the simplest. Just hold down the Power button. Then, just tap Airplane mode in the menu that comes up. Another way to enable Airplane Mode is in the main Apps menu — tap Settings. Now, under Wireless & Networks, click More. In the menu that comes up, tick Airplane Mode. Comment Name * Email *...

Uninstall IE 11 Preview Windows 7 Click the Start button (or hit the Windows key) and type: appwiz.cpl then hit Enter. Control Panel will open, click the Uninstall a Program link in the left column. Then scroll down and right click on Internet Explorer 11 and select Uninstall. Verify you want to uninstall it and a restart will be required to complete the process. Launch IE after the restart and you’ll see you’re returned to the version you had running previously, in this case it’s Internet Explorer 9....

Install watchOS 6 on Your Apple Watch First, make sure the Apple Watch has a charge of 50% or more and connect it to its charger. Make sure your iPhone is plugged in, too. Also, keep your iPhone and watch within range of each other throughout the update process. Then launch the Watch app on your iPhone and head to My Watch > General > Software Update. You should see that watchOS 6 is available and tap the Download and Install button....

Using Quick Look Launched with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, the quick viewing tool really hasn’t changed since it was first released. That’s not a complaint. Rather, it proves just how durable the feature has remained. To date, Quick Look can preview most types of files, including PDFs, plain text, Microsoft Office files, RAW camera images, HTML, and many more. The size of the preview depends on the size of the document relative to the screen resolution....

Update: Microsoft Kills Its eBook Store Microsoft killed off its eBook portion of the Microsoft Store. Since April 2019, the books category has closed, and you can no longer buy eBooks from Microsoft. Here is what the company wrote about it in a blog post: It’s also worth noting that Legacy Edge was the default browser when this article was originally written. The legacy Edge has been killed off, too. There is now a new Chromium-based version of Edge that works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android....

With all the recent press, Twitter’s popularity is surging. 9.3 Million visitors in March and growing. Although I’m still deciding if Twitter is right for @groovyPost, I’m sure many of you groovyReaders out there are already using Twitter. Therefore when I found this groovy tool called OutTwit I knew I had to write-up a quick article. Although there are a million Twitter tools out there, OutTwit separates itself by quickly integrating itself into Microsoft Outlook (the tool most of us have open ALL DAY LONG....

By default, Microsoft has it set to run at 3am. You might wan to change the time or run it manually. Automatic Maintenance is in the Action Center. You can get to it by clicking the Flag icon on the Taskbar in the Notification Area (on the right side next to the clock). Then click Open Action Center. Action Center opens. Expand the Maintenance section and click Change Maintenance Settings under Automatic Maintenance....

Following the instructions from the previous article, install GeoSetter with the correct settings. Then, add the folder containing your photos to the program by clicking Images » Open Folder. Find the folder in the navigator window and double-click it. Your geotagged photos will appear in the left pane. Clicking on a photo will bring up its location on the map in the right pane. Choose which map type you prefer by clicking on the Select Map Type button and choosing the appropriate map....

According to recent figures from comScore, 48.6 percent of smartphone users own an Android smartphone, which would bring quite a few users to the Instagram community. Instagram founder Kevin Systrom has shown the upcoming app for a short while to TechCrunch. Still, he didn’t do a proper walk through, because he said that it wasn’t ready for that at the moment. Still, the most interesting statement that Systrom made was that, in some ways, the app is better than the iOS version....

iPad mini 2021: Highlights For the first time in the history of the iPad mini, the tablet comes with an 8.3-inch display, as all previous models had a 7.9-inch screen. In addition, it’s a Liquid Retina Display with True Tone with rounded corners. The iPad Air 2020 features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display with True Tone. The new iPad comes in four colors: Pink, Purple, Space Gray, and Starlight. The latter is a cross between gold and white....