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What does it mean to use technology productively? How do you use devices and computers with Windows, Android, or iOS? Which gadgets make your work easier? How to personalize the operating system and the gadgets that you are using?

4 ways to download PowerPoint straight from Microsoft

4 ways to download PowerPoint straight from Microsoft

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.06.2019
PowerPoint is the most popular slideshow presentation app in the world. It is developed and sold by Microsoft as part of its Office suite, together with other productivity apps such as Word, Excel, Outlook or Access. However, it is also available online as a web...
9 ways to manage files with File Explorer, from the Home tab

9 ways to manage files with File Explorer, from the Home tab

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 28.05.2019
One of the best things about File Explorer in Windows 10 is its ribbon user interface, which introduces a system of tabs and buttons that make it easier for users to work with files and folders. The Home tab is where you find the tools...
How to right-click on a Mac

How to right-click on a Mac

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 27.05.2019
Right-clicking is an integral part of using any operating system, as it brings up the useful contextual menu which you can use to perform different actions. One of the biggest shocks for Windows users when switching to a Mac must be the mouse, which does...
10 ways to view files like a Pro, in File Explorer

10 ways to view files like a Pro, in File Explorer

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.05.2019
In Windows 10, File Explorer has a ribbon interface with lots of tabs and options. The View tab is one of the most useful, as it gives you many different ways in which to browse and look at your files. You can make File Explorer...
What's new in Windows 10 May 2019 Update? 13 new features!

What's new in Windows 10 May 2019 Update? 13 new features!

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.05.2019
On May 21st, 2019, Microsoft released the next major update to Windows 10, called Windows May 2019 Update. It is a significant upgrade bringing several improvements to Windows 10, specifically to the user interface and the security features of the operating system. If you want...
Windows 10 ads: How to turn them off from everywhere

Windows 10 ads: How to turn them off from everywhere

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 20.05.2019
Do you see ads on the Windows 10 Lock Screen, in the Start Menu, or even in File Explorer? Are you growing tired of ads on your Windows 10 PC, laptop or Surface Pro? Do you want to have an ad-free experience in Windows 10?...
How to show more tiles on the Start Menu, in Windows 10

How to show more tiles on the Start Menu, in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 20.05.2019
Building on the paradigm first introduced to computer users in Windows 8, the Start Menu in Windows 10 relies on using tiles to make it easy for us to access apps and to get quick bits of information from the apps that we are using....
How to enable or disable the Light Mode in Windows 10

How to enable or disable the Light Mode in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 15.05.2019
Windows 10 May Update introduces a new feature called the Light Mode. What it does is change the appearance of certain Windows interface elements from black and other colors to white. In other words, the Light Mode whitens your Windows 10. This mode looks surprisingly...
5 things you can do from File Explorer's File menu

5 things you can do from File Explorer's File menu

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 14.05.2019
Most Windows 10 users browse the files and folders on their PCs and devices, using the File Explorer app created by Microsoft for this purpose. The app is built into the operating system and itțs found at one click away, on the taskbar. However, many...
Stop Windows 10 from promoting apps on the Start Menu

Stop Windows 10 from promoting apps on the Start Menu

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 13.05.2019
Microsoft's decision to show advertisements in Windows 10's Start menu appears to be universally disliked. So you just bought a new computer with Windows 10, for the first time, and you open the Start menu to find that it looks like the Disney channel?!? Having...
The fastest way to remove Windows 10 bloatware

The fastest way to remove Windows 10 bloatware

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 09.05.2019
Windows 10 has accustomed us to bloatware being bundled all the time, even when we make a clean installation. No longer is bloatware a lousy approach of various hardware manufacturers, but it is also Microsoft's thing now. While researching for ways to get rid of...
How to set the default view/tab for the Windows 10 Task Manager

How to set the default view/tab for the Windows 10 Task Manager

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 03.05.2019
Starting with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update or version 1903, the Task Manager receives a few improvements. One of them is the fact that you can now set the default tab displayed by Task Manager when you open it. Today, you either see the...
How to configure and test the webcam in Skype

How to configure and test the webcam in Skype

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 25.04.2019
Skype is one of the most used video conferencing apps in the world. People use its apps on a multitude of devices, from Windows laptops and PCs to Android smartphones, to iPhones and iPads. One of Skype's essential features is its ability to make video...