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How to pin contacts to the taskbar or to the Start Menu of Windows 10

How to pin contacts to the taskbar or to the Start Menu of Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.10.2017
In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft introduces many new features. One of the most interesting ones, from a productivity standpoint, is the fact that you can pin contacts to the taskbar and the Start Menu. That makes it easier and faster for you to...
How to embed MP3 and other audio files into PowerPoint presentations

How to embed MP3 and other audio files into PowerPoint presentations

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.08.2017
Many people need to create PowerPoint presentations for work, school or other reasons. Modern presentations are no longer a simple series of slides filled with text and pictures. In the media-rich world in which we live, PowerPoint presentations are often filled with video and audio...
How to unlink your Skype ID from your Microsoft account

How to unlink your Skype ID from your Microsoft account

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 08.08.2017
A few years ago, we published a guide about unlinking your Skype ID from your Microsoft account. It was very popular with our readers, and it provided them with real help. However, as of early 2017, it stopped working because Microsoft has silently changed things,...
What were Windows Essentials and how can you install them today?

What were Windows Essentials and how can you install them today?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 29.06.2017
Windows Essentials, also known as Windows Live Essentials, used to be a suite of useful Windows programs that were developed by Microsoft. The suite was free and included apps for e-mail management, instant messaging, photo management and sharing, blogging, and parental controls. Although Windows Essentials...
What is exFAT and why is it useful?

What is exFAT and why is it useful?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 19.06.2017
Did you hear about exFAT? It is the new kid in town when it comes to file systems that are used on flash drives and mobile devices. If you are both a Windows and a Mac OS user, you are probably familiar with exFAT, but...
Simple questions: What is a SoC (System on a Chip)?

Simple questions: What is a SoC (System on a Chip)?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 29.05.2017
We bet that most people who have a good knowledge of technology have heard the term SoC or System on a Chip. It wasn't much of a thing 20 years ago, or at least it was not something as widely used as it is today,...
Simple questions: What is PPI and does it matter?

Simple questions: What is PPI and does it matter?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.05.2017
Have you ever wondered what PPI is? Maybe you've heard companies talking about high DPI screens and wanted to know what that is? Why are some manufacturers bragging about their high-end devices with huge pixel density screens? Why does PPI matter so much, especially when...