It Started with Windows 8 But the Windows 10 app story is still going through a significant transition, which initially started with Windows 8. Universal apps are the future of Windows 10, but classic apps will be with us for some time. And those classic apps sometimes have classic problems. For instance, installing desktop apps can be problematic due to components such as the Visual C++ Redistributable. This article finds out what it is and how to get it installed, so your app will work on Windows 10....

Here’s everything you need to know about Venmo, how to sign up, and how to use it. What is Venmo? In its current form, Venmo allows users to send monies using a phone number or email through the official Venmo app for iOS and Android. If you’re sent money through Venmo and don’t yet have an account, you can create one in seconds for free. From there, you can find other friends and associates who use the service by syncing your Facebook account or phone contacts....

Apple TV Primer The first Apple TV set-top box was released in 2007. Historically, the box was designed as a simple way for users to access iTunes content (owned and rented) on a television. Apple moved the product into different directions beginning in 2015 when it introduced third-party apps and games on the Apple TV HD, then later, the Apple TV 4K. It also launched a native TV app for the first time....

What is DuckDuckGo? Now the home to over 1 billion searches per month, DuckDuckGo was founded in 2008, not in Silicon Valley, but Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Since its start, the company’s privacy policy has been a simple one: “We don’t collect or share personal information.” Other search engines, chief among them Google, save your search history. Along with this information, it also keeps the date and time of the search, some information about your computer such as its IP address, and if you are logged in, your account information (including your name and email address)....

These things include: Clean up unused junk files that are slowing down the system.Wipe the browser history and all cookies to protect your privacy.Clears out temporary files and recycle bin to help erase your tracks.Reduces the number of startup applications so you can reboot and run faster.Fixes registry problems so the system runs faster. Do note that some CCleaner functions won’t work on a public computer without administrative access to the system....

Goodbye, Winamp! The player who is a serious part of my generation’s teenage years and I’ve listened to the bulk of my music in the last several years is going away. Founded in 1997 and bought by AOL in 1999, the player is facing a fate similar to other classic programs that have been around for what seems like forever. It will be completely shut down on December 20. The bad news is confirmed on Winamp’s official website, with Tom Pepper, one of Winamp’s two founders, taking to Reddit to thank fans for their support over the years....

Microsoft is releasing a new universal app for Windows 10 security settings called Windows Defender Security Center. It is currently available to Windows Insiders starting with Build 15014 and will be included with the Windows 10 Creators Update for everyone this spring. Here’s an early look at the new features and what you can expect. Keep in mind that some of the functions and UI aspects will vary once the stable version is released....

Dona Sarkar, the head of the Windows Insider program said in her blog post this weekend the following: Windows 10 Preview Build 14385 for PC After you install this latest build, you should find the following improvement for Windows 10 Anniversary Edition on PC: You should no longer see a notification pop-up once a day saying that your Windows evaluation copy expires on 7/15/2016. I know this has caused a lot of you some angst so thank you for being patient....

Here’s a look at how to get and install the new build as well as some new features to check out. Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9879 The Blogging Windows page Microsoft exec Gabe Aul points out that this is a full new build and will be installed as in in-place upgrade. That means you won’t need to go through all the trouble of initial setup and downloading all of your apps again....

Since then, the company has released a new version of Edge based on Chromium code. It comes preinstalled on Windows 10 and is also cross-platform. It’s available on macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. Microsoft obviously distanced itself from IE with the release of Windows 10, but it is still available. It’s not out in plain view for easy access anymore. By default, there is no IE icon on the taskbar or desktop and no live tile on the Start menu....

Windows 10 Processes If you’re running Windows 10, you’ve probably noticed that Task Manager has received a complete makeover in design and features. One of the handiest features you might not be aware of is how easy it is to find out what a process does and whether it’s safe or not. Right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager to open it. If this is your time opening Task Manager, it will be a small Window and display a few apps that are running....

Windows 95 desktop Here’s a look at how Windows 95 kicked off a tech revolution that leads to the remarkable advancements we see in computing today. Stability – As much as Windows 95 was an improvement over older versions such as Windows 3.1, it still suffered from regular crashes, not just from itself, but applications and hardware drivers. Windows 95 made the Blue Screen of Death a popular past time and earned a bad reputation along the way....

Add Permanent Drive Letters to Removeable Storage Windows progresses through the alphabet (sans A and B) to assign drive letters to devices as you plug them in. So if you plug in a USB flash drive to get data from it, it might be F: but the next time you plug it in, it might be E: or G: depending on the order you plug them in. The neat thing is you can assign a permanent letter to a USB drive directly with Windows 7, 8....

Here I’m using the latest Xbox dashboard update. Select Social then your Xbox Live avatar. On the next screen select Change Theme. Highlight the Theme you want to use. The theme is displayed as you highlight each one. Here I’m selecting The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Theme that I purchased from the Xbox Marketplace. That’s it. It’s cool to change your Xbox dashboard theme once in a while to for a fresh view....

Beautiful design Clean, elegant and easy to use. In my humble opinion, possibly the best of all the weather apps available to date. The menu navigation makes sense. It also allows you to sign in with your Yahoo! account and sync things up. The Settings menu, allows you to set all the necessary items without over complicating anything. You can also set the app to have a constant presence in the notification area – that way, you’ll know the weather for your location, all the time....

The team here at gP have been using the free version of EaseUS Partition Master Pro. over the years. It’s a great tool everyone should have a copy of. This is why I’m excited to announce that we convinced EaseUS to sponsor an exclusive giveaway event for our readers! Giveaway Details For the next 48 hours, just visit the groovyPost Giveaway Event link to get a free CD key for EaseUS Partition Master Pro....

Not to be outdone by Google’s HTML5 gallery, reddit user tipsyhitman compiled all of the images into this handy imgur album, check it out below: What are your thoughts after seeing the innards of the Google machine complex? Drop a comment below and tell us! Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Farewell, THQ In perhaps the biggest news of the week, game publisher THQ is no more. It’s been shut down and several of the company assets were sold off. More of its properties are still to be auctioned off. It’s a bit sad to see companies like THQ go, because it was such a big part of the industry at one time. At least several of their development studios and games will live on through other publishers....

Free Streaming Music on Your Echo Alexa Commands for Free Music streaming “Alexa, play the playlist Pop Culture” to hear the ultimate global playlist for today’s pop music.“Alexa, play the Imagine Dragons station” to hear a station inspired by the popular rock band.“Alexa, play 80s music” to hear a station filled with music from the era.“Alexa, play country music” to hear a station with some of the best in the genre....

LinkSwipe for Android As the name suggests, swiping on an active link performs different actions, depending on how you configured it. After installing, you’ll need to go through the setup process so you can tell the app what to do for each swiping gesture. Setting up LinkSwipe is done in three steps. First, you’ll need to set the app as the default link opener. Choose LinkSwipe when the pop-up appears and be sure to check the box for “Use by default for this action”....