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Related: HOW-TO & GUIDES • Windows 10Hands-on Review of New Flipboard for Desktop There’s just something about a big screen. I’m not talking about the 60-inch kind that fanatic Super Bowl party hosts go out and buy. I’m talking about your computer, the screen you sit in front of for eight or nine hours every day, replying to emails, browsing the Web, editing videos or writing code. Once we get to work, our playful smartphone apps get left behind, trapped on smaller screens as we turn to the more serious keyboard, mouse and full-sized Web browser. For the past month, I’ve been road-testing a desktop version of an app that was born and raised on tablets and smartphones: Flipboard.
How to View Hardware Information and Usage in Windows 10 There are many desktop gadgets for Windows available on the Internet. Gadgets specifically for CPU usage, RAM info, and Graphics memory information. We had earlier shared on how to get these desktop gadgets on Windows 10. But not many options are available with hardware related gadgets. Also, there are separate gadgets for each hardware related information. Now, what if you get one simple application that sticks on the screen and shows you ALL hardware information, usage, and statistics? How 30 Days Without Social Media Changed My Life Haha, no kidding. The only way most of us can get away with "waking up when our bodies tell us" is if we start going to bed as soon as we get home from work. I know that getting plenty of sleep and waking up naturally is better, but it's not realistic most of the time. I guess I need to quit my job and write a book about something. Imagine what would happen if you had enough work flexibility to ignore normal work routine and enough money and job security to blow off anything that might require a normal work schedule.
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Does activation remain valid in case of revert to Win7? Originally Posted by BlacksmithIf I revert to the previous Win version before the 30 day trial period of Win 10 is over: Will I be able to install Win10 any time after 29 of July 2016?Yes. Originally Posted by BlacksmithI upgrade all PC now and immediately revert to Win7.Windows built-in reversion has proven to not be all that reliable. Buying Happiness Inversely, I'd be LESS happy if I had a maid. Cleaning is so cathartic to me. I trade off between video games, cleaning, and meditation to manage stress. The Top 100 Productivity and Lifehack Blogs for College Students Having a little trouble getting motivated? From school responsibilities to personal calendars and social commitments, college students find themsselves stretched in too many directions. To give you a little boost, we've generated a list of the top 100 productivity and lifehack blogs for college students. Here they are, arranged by category, but in no particular order. Most Popular Following is a collection of some of the most sought after blogs about productivity on the Web.
Change the Windows 7 Login Screen Background Image When you login to your Windows 7 computer (assuming you haven’t used something like this tutorial to turn on automatic login), you’ll generally see a login window with a background looking something like this. It’s fine; there’s nothing wrong with it. But sometimes a change is good so in this article we’ll show you how to change the background image behind the login screen to anything you want. The first step is to open up the Start Menu by clicking the orb in the lower left corner of the screen. Now, in the Start Menu search box, type regedit, to open up the Registry Editor. Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail - Gmail Help Save time navigating in Gmail by using keyboard shortcuts. Note: To learn how to customize keyboard shortcuts like in Outlook, visit section 2.6 of the Learning Center. Turn on keyboard shortcuts Some keyboard shortcuts only work if you've turned them on. Note: Keyboard shortcuts aren't supported on all keyboards.
How to install Windows 10 from USB: Screenshot Tutorial In this post we will see how to clean install Windows 10 using a USB flash drive, on a separate partition. This process can even be used if you want to dual-boot it with another operating system. For this, you will have to first create bootable USB media from ISO for Windows 10. You will also have to create a separate partition, with at least 16 GB space, using the built-in Disk Management tool, if you plan to dual-boot it. This is one of its system requirement. NOTE: Read this post Install Windows 10 after upgrading first.
Put Together a Home Networking Emergency Kit for When Your Router Kicks the Bucket Related security tip: if your router is failing but not completely dead yet make sure that you don't forget to wipe your old router before you toss it in the bin. This is obviously needed if you, for the sake of convenience, commit the "sin" of re-using your old router's SSID & wifi password... ;) See, if you haven't password protected the admin interface of your old router (way too many users don't bother changing the default admin login) it would be a trivial matter for your average nefarious dumpster diving neighbor to grab the failing router, log in using default admin credentials and retrieve the stored wifi password.
The Ultimate Excel Cheatsheet Working with the new Excel 2007 is now more frustrating than ever when it comes to finding the right commands. Sometimes it seems like part magic and part luck. That’s why we’ve put together the cream of the crop of Excel shortcuts in easy to use cheatsheets you can print up and keep handy. Highlighting the most commonly used and commonly looked for Excel commands, this list puts it all at your fingertips. Learn how to get around Excel using only the keyboard.