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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?

How to change the keyboard input language on your Mac

How to change the keyboard input language on your Mac

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.03.2019
Do you use your Mac to type in more than one language? Perhaps your keyboard layout does not match your chosen display language, or maybe you are just looking for another more comfortable input layout for your preferred language. Either way, changing the keyboard input...
How to use Windows 10's Timeline with Google Chrome

How to use Windows 10's Timeline with Google Chrome

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 05.03.2019
The Timeline is one of the most useful features added in recent versions of Windows 10. It offers an excellent way to continue your work from one device and onto another. However, one of the main flaws of the Timeline was that, up until now,...
How to reset the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer

How to reset the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 28.02.2019
Some Windows users personalize the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer to make the app more useful for the way they navigate files. We can get carried away and make so many changes that we want to get rid of them and return the...
Change the display language on your Mac from English to another language

Change the display language on your Mac from English to another language

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 27.02.2019
Like most operating systems, macOS supports multiple display languages you can choose from. While you are prompted to choose a default system language on the initial system start, you can change this at any time and have the system display menus, app windows, and other...
2 ways to convert PNG, SVG, JPG files to ICO files in Windows

2 ways to convert PNG, SVG, JPG files to ICO files in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 25.02.2019
If you are a fan of desktop customization, you might want to make your folders and files look unique, by setting different icons instead of the defaults found in Windows. Although you can find a massive amount of free icons on the internet, you might...
How to configure the default viewing templates in File Explorer

How to configure the default viewing templates in File Explorer

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 22.02.2019
One of the changes often performed in Windows is to customize the way File Explorer displays files. We show you how to make these changes once, and make sure they re-apply automatically for all the other folders that contain the same type of files. This...
Clear recent files in Windows 10, and stop showing frequent folders

Clear recent files in Windows 10, and stop showing frequent folders

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 19.02.2019
Windows 10 shows you the frequently accessed folders and recent files in the Quick access view when you open File Explorer. While this feature can be useful if you need quick access to your frequent resources, it might also be an annoyance if you are...
How to use Diagnostic Data Viewer to learn what is not working in Windows 10

How to use Diagnostic Data Viewer to learn what is not working in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 12.02.2019
Windows 10 has made the headlines with the fact that it sends all kinds of data to Microsoft. To alleviate suspicions of wrongdoing, and increase transparency, Microsoft released the Diagnostic Data Viewer app which anyone can use to see what data Windows 10 sends to...
How to resize tiles in Windows 10, on the Start Menu

How to resize tiles in Windows 10, on the Start Menu

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.02.2019
  In Windows 10, the Start Menu lets you use it to arrange apps and shortcuts just like you want, so that you can quickly access the apps you use more often. In this article, we show you how to resize the tiles from your...
What is a folder? Why do I need folders?

What is a folder? Why do I need folders?

  • misc
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 07.02.2019
The folder term that is present in all modern operating systems was used for the first time more than 60 years ago in a computing device. Initially, folders were called directories. But, once graphical user interfaces became the norm, the term was replaced with folders....
How to view, install, and remove fonts in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

How to view, install, and remove fonts in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 04.02.2019
When you are looking for something to make a document or presentation more interesting, the solution can sometimes be a new font. Although Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 come with a wide range of fonts, you can find websites that offer fonts, either free or...
2 ways to see which Windows 10 apps drain the most battery

2 ways to see which Windows 10 apps drain the most battery

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 30.01.2019
Most smartphones and tablets offer ways of finding out which apps drain their batteries. However, Windows devices did not have this feature in the past, and there was no easy way to discover which apps consumed the most power on our laptops or tablets. However,...
7 ways to tell how many cores your processor has

7 ways to tell how many cores your processor has

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.01.2019
Unless you own an old computer, and by that we mean a computer that's from the nineties, you probably have a multicore processor inside it. Do you know how many cores and logical processors your CPU has? Do you want to find out this information?...
How to use the Resource Monitor in Windows

How to use the Resource Monitor in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 17.01.2019
When Windows slows down or freezes, we usually turn to the Task Manager to figure out what is going on. If you need a better understanding of the way Windows and its apps use the resources of your computer, Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) is the right...
11 ways to start Resource Monitor in Windows

11 ways to start Resource Monitor in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 16.01.2019
Resource Monitor extends the Task Manager in Windows by giving access to more details about the way Windows manages the resources (memory, processor, disk, network) of your computer. The information is given in real time which makes Resource Monitor an excellent tool to help diagnose...