I’ve used two different codes for testing – one that I’ve printed out on a sheet of paper, containing a lot of data – including a full business card. The second QR code only included the groovyPost URL, and scanned off my computer monitor. QR Barcode Scanner QR Barcode Scanner is one of the best software apps for reading QR Codes. It contains several features, and does more than I would have expected....
To recap, Windows 7 System Restore is a familiar and relatively safe way to restore your computer. By default, System Restore is turned on and will create Restore Points whenever you install new software or make changes to Windows settings. Okay, let’s get started on restoring Windows 7! Note: If you’ve recently restored your computer to a system image, Windows 7 will automatically remove all system restore points that existed previously to your restoration....
Setup and Use Microsoft Planner for Office 365 Microsoft Planner requires users have access to one of Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) business subscriptions such as E1, E3, or E5. If you already have an account, log into your account and then click the Planner icon. If you don’t have access to Planner, you might need to request your administrator enable it as part of its first release. Wait while Office Planner configures itself....
Note: Real Time Analytics is only available using the new Google Analytics interface. Log into Google Analytics. Click New Version if you’re not already using it. Expand your account and click the domain you’re interested in seeing the Real Time reports for. Click the Home Tab. Expand the Menu Real-Time (BETA). The new reports are intuitive. You shouldn’t have a problem exploring the various reports and features that make up Real-Time analytics....
Wikipedia presented only this dark page today in protest of anti-piracy bills. Several popular Internet sites voluntarily shut down today to protest bills in Congress that would give the government, guided by businesses, power to shut down sites that are alleged to be violating U.S. copyright laws. The bills–SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate–are backed primarily by MPAA, the legislative arm of the movie industry. It has a $100 million budget for lobbying, which is in the hands of former members of Congress, such as former Sen....
Why would you want to do this? Well, here is what Google says: Forward an Email as an Attachments in Gmail Attaching other emails to a message is a straightforward process. There are two ways to do it. First, you can select a message or messages from your inbox and click the Options menu (three dots) and choose Forward as an attachment. Another way you can send them is by starting a new message, selecting the messages from your inbox, and then dragging them into the message box....
The news is confirmed on the Meebo blog, but a price for the transaction is not mentioned (although the company has been said to be worth around $100 million). The Meebo team says in the post that it’s “super jazzed up” to roll up its sleeves and “get cracking on even bigger and better ways to help users and website owners alike”. Meebo has started as a service connecting instant messaging services in its website – very useful for people not allowed to use such software at work like Windows Messenger or Pidgin....
There are only a couple of catches: Free storage is limited to “high quality” photos and videos, rather than the full resolution of your original. This means 14 MP for pictures and 1080p for videos. In my opinion, this is fine. These are snapshots on your iPhone, not professional wedding photographs. And truly, this is far better quality than whatever digital photos you were taking five years ago.The usual privacy concerns about handing over thousands of photos and videos of you and your loved ones to another company, replete with geotagging info and face tags....
I personally don’t use Google Sites (not a fan) however I am a fan of keyboard shortcuts. If you share my love for shortcut keys, you might be interested in the fact that Google just upgraded Google Sites to include Keyboard Shortcuts. If your not a fan, simply disable keyboard shortcuts in the settings page. What more needs to be said? Not much. Have a great weekend everyone! Google Sites gets Shortcuts [google blogs] Comment Name * Email *...
Startup Apps Disabling startup apps is one of the easiest ways to make sure Windows starts up more quickly. In previous versions of Windows, you had to dig deep to find and disable startup programs using the MSConfig utility. Head to Settings > Apps > Startup and turn off the apps you don’t want to run during startup. Easier Disk Cleanup Microsoft introduces new features for Storage Sense in earlier versions of Windows 10....
Google since removed that feature, but you can still use a few creative tricks to add a background image to Google Calendar. Custom Calendar Background Extension One way to get around Google’s lack of a Google Calendar background feature is by using a Chrome extension (if you use Chrome). One of those is aptly named Custom Calendar Backgrounds. Once installed, select the icon on the upper right of Chrome and select Options....
Whether you enjoy tracking people’s age, lighting cakes on fire, or have an intense fear of clowns and want to know which day is best to hide in your underground bunker…Google Calendar has a handy feature for tracking birthdays and events. Just be careful how you use it since not everyone has the same opinion about their birthday. Copy Birthday Contacts to Google Calendar For this to work, it will require that you keep track of your contact’s birthdays via Google contacts....
Add Contacts to Your Favorites on iPhone There is a couple of ways to add a contact to your Favorites list. First, open the Phone app, tap the “Favorites” button, and then add the “+” button at the upper-left corner of the screen. Then you can either scroll through your contacts or search for a specific name. Tap the person you want to add to your favorites and choose the method of contact you use most....
Documents on Google Play Books You might remember that we talked recently about using an Android tablet with screen issues as an eBook reader, and Google Play Books was one of the software options discussed there. Well, you can do the same with your own documents, or with whatever PDF or ePub files you may have stored on your computer. To get things started, I must tell you that you can upload no less than 1000 personal documents to Google Play, similar to the way you can store music in your Google Music account....
Inserting error bars in Google Sheets is fairly simple to do and you can customize them to suit your needs. Here’s how to add them to your spreadsheet. How to Insert a Column Chart in Google Sheets Before you can add error bars to a chart, you’ll need to add your chart in the first place. Adding a column chart takes just a few clicks. To insert a column chart in Google Sheets:...
If you’re using Teams, you’ll probably want to combine it with your work emails, too. The process to add Microsoft Teams to Outlook is generally straightforward, and you should be able to access Teams from the Calendar section in Outlook. However, some issues can arise where you don’t see the Teams button on Outlook’s Ribbon. If you run into a situation where you’re unable to access or connect with Teams with Outlook, we have some troubleshooting steps that should get you up and running....
To add MOG to Roku, log into your Roku account and click Yes, Add Channel to add MOG to your Roku channel Lineup. In this example I’m using the Roku 2 XS. Like adding other channels to Roku, you’ll get a confirmation message. Keep in mind it can take up to 24 hours for it to appear in your lineup. But anytime I have added a channel it’s added within minutes....
Click the Plugins menu and select Spell-Checker » How to use…* *If Spell Checker isn’t showing up on the list, open the Plugin Manager, check it from the Available tab, and click Install. Now follow the link in the “How to use Spell-Checker” window to http://aspell.net/win32/ Here you’ll need two files. The first is the binary file for the library software. The second is a pre-compiled dictionary (word list) in the language you prefer....
In Photoshop click the Edit tab on the menubar and select Preferences > General. You can also press Ctrl + K as a shortcut to open this. In the General tab of preferences click the HUD Color Picker dropdown and select the Hue Wheel. There are 4 different sizes available and I prefer the small one as the others take up most of the screen. Press OK to save changes and exit....
By default, Outlook will mark any email you open as read, even if its only open for a fraction of a second. Now, unless you’re the supreme master of speed reading, chances are you won’t be able to read through them faster than you can click them, so I have a fix for ya! Outlook has a setting in the options menu that will allow you to add a delay to how long it takes to mark your messages as read....
