Google is always working on ways to make Chrome more secure. Starting in Chrome 98, the company will make it much harder to attack network devices such as your router or printer thanks to a new security measure called Private Network Access. As first reported by Ars Technica, Chrome 98 will intercept requests when public websites want to access endpoints inside a user’s private network (such as your router, printer, NAS, smart home gadgets, and more) and then log the attempt....

The problem is that Vista “Auto-Detects” the folder type for you, but it seems to always detect it incorrectly, and then your folder just stops showing the right columns… Manually Resetting Folder Types Normally this happens because Vista has detected the folder as the wrong type… you had a single music file in the folder so Vista thinks that it’s a music folder and only displays the columns for music files instead… or worse, stops displaying columns altogether....

At my workplace we are running Office 2003 and when a crash or problem occurs it means wasting time hunting down the problem, doing a repair installation, or doing a complete uninstall/reinstall of the office suite. Windows Office 2007 has a new feature (which replaces detect and repair) which allows you to diagnose and repair problems when they occur in your daily tasks. The diagnostic utility will check the Windows system event log, hard drive, memory, application compatibility, updated service packs, and Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) if your hard drive supports it....

First you’ll need a document with a table, of course. This tip is most useful if you’ve got a really huge table that spans multiple pages. Instead of scrolling all the way to the top, you can just: Hold down the Shift key, and then use the Right mouse button anywhere within the column. Instant column selection! Hopefully this helps somebody else navigate the dark waters of Office.

If you right-click on the computer icon on the start menu, you’ll see the basic system information window, and you’ll also see the amount of days you have left to activate: Looks like I only have 12 days left… or do I? If you are not locked out of your computer Open up an administrative mode command prompt by typing in cmd into the start menu search box, and then hit the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter to launch in administrative mode....

Open any of the Open Office applications. Here I decided to launch Writer and am greeted with the Welcome Wizard which will guide me through registration. The next screen we get to review and accept the EULA. You will have to scroll down to the end of the EULA to be able to continue. Now just enter your name …. I use my online alias … not that I am wearing a tinfoil hat, but I see no reason for any company to know my real info....

First is the Inspire 3, Fitbit’s new entry-level health tracker with a price of $99.99. It still has continuous heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, a thin design, a color touchscreen, and a battery life of up to 10 days on a single charge. The older Inspire 2 had a monochrome LED screen in comparison, and Fitbit added a SpO2 sensor too. Fitbit also released the Versa 4 and Sense 2, updates to its higher-end smartwatches....

The problem is encountered because Windows mistakenly thinks you’ve classified the folder as a Pictures folder and chosen the option to hide the filenames. What, no file names? To resolve this problem, right-click in the blank space of the folder and choose the Customize This Folder option from the menu. Now select the Customize tab, and then choose Pictures and Videos as the folder type. Either show the file menu, or just hold down the Alt key, and then you will be able to deselect the Hide File Names option, which will instantly show the folders....

You can easily fix this problem by changing the event logs to overwrite old events regardless of the date, or just increase the size that the log is allowed to grow to. Note: If your event log is so huge within 7 days that you are getting this error, there’s probably something seriously wrong. You should inspect your event log to understand what is causing all of the errors… more on that in a future article....

Google Pay is already available on Android, which can be used for managing cards for digital purchases and tap-to-pay in stores, sending and receiving money from friends and family, and storing digital versions of some types of cards and passes (e.g. buss passes, rewards cards for retail stores, and so on). More recently, Google rolled out an entirely new Pay app, with a greater focus on organizing spending data and store rewards programs....

Who Wants to Live Forever? First, why does anyone want to do it? The obvious answer is that many people are interested in extending their lifespan, to keep existing as a conscious being when their body and brain die. If you believe in any sort of afterlife, then this is a non-issue for you. But even so, the idea of preserving your mind for the foreseeable future is intrinsically appealing....

Windows 10 and Windows 11 come packed to the brim with features designed to make your life easier, like Windows Hello. If you don’t set them up, Windows will constantly remind you. Here’s how you can shut off the reminders. The “Let’s Finish Setting Up Your Device” message generally appears after you install an update and restarted your computer. It shows a message reminding you to “Finish Setting Up Your Device....

Windows 11 comes with noticeably less bloatware than Windows 10 — but that doesn’t mean it is perfect. There are plenty of annoying features right out of the box that most people won’t like on a new Windows 11 PC, although thankfully, Candy Crush isn’t one of them. Turn Off the Sticky Keys Popup This helpful message about Sticky Keys has beleaguered Windows users for decades. You’ve seen it, your grandmother has seen it, and the extraterrestrials clandestinely profiling human behavior have even seen it....

Windows 11 supports rotating your screen just about any way you want it. If you’ve got an extra monitor you want to use in portrait mode, it can be especially useful. Here are the easiest ways to change your screen orientation in Windows 11. How to Rotate Your Screen on Windows 11 Windows 11 — like Windows 10 before it — has an option built-in to control your screen’s rotation....

Under the header “Your Orders,” you’ll see a list of options. Just below that, locate a drop-down menu labeled “Orders Placed In” and click it. On the Orders page, tap “Filter Orders.” After tapping the year, you’ll see a list of all the orders you placed in that year. Scroll to the very bottom to see your earliest order in that year.

Curious to find out when you purchased your first Steam title and how far back it was? Here’s how to dig up your very first Steam game. Steam started way back in 2003 as a Valve-only tool for distributing automatic game updates for Valve titles like Counter-Strike. A year later, they began selling Valve titles through Steam with the release of Half-Life 2, a followup to their wildly successful 1990s title Half-Life....

Mount Points The Linux file system is a large tree. Depending on the choices you made when you installed Linux, different hard drives inside your computer may have different file systems on them. If you use snap packages you’ll have squashfs pseudo-file systems in your system too. Devices like USB memory sticks will have assorted file systems on them, especially if you also use them on Windows computers. Regardless of the file system type, they all have to be grafted onto the file system tree in a process called mounting....

How Windows Hello Works with a Webcam Windows Hello is an alternative to traditional passwords. It is designed to make signing in to your Windows 11 PC more secure and convenient. Several of the options included in Windows Hello are biometric, meaning they rely on things like your face, fingerprint, or an iris scan to log in. It also includes a few non-biometric options, like a PIN, or a USB security key....

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD For $99.99 ($60 Off) Whether you want an external SSD to store important files, backup your PC, or house your entire media collection, you’re probably looking for one of the best options on the market. It just so happens that this Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD for $99.99 ($60 off) fits the bill, with 1 TB of storage, 1050MB/s transfer speeds, and IP65 dust and water protection, all packed into a rugged exterior....

Open a terminal window, and type in the following command: After the installation is finished, you can find the administration GUI at System \ Administration \ Firestarter: When you launch the GUI for the first time, it will take you through a setup wizard: Click forward, and you will be able to select the network device. If you are using DHCP for your machine, make sure you select that checkbox here:...