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Check What’s Using Space Every program installed on your computer uses up space, most generate temporary files while they’re running, and some even cache files for faster access. All of the files, pictures, and videos you download are also using up space. If you have a small to medium-sized hard drive, or just keep everything you download, storage space can be an issue. Fortunately, Windows 11 includes a few tools that make it simple to determine how space is being used....

Microsoft’s Antivirus software has come a long way since the days of Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Defender goes toe to toe with the best third-party antivirus available. Here’s how you can use it to scan your PC. Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and all of the scan options, are found within the Windows Security window. There are a few ways to open Windows Security. Open Windows Defender from the Task Bar Windows Security places an icon on the taskbar of every Windows 11 PC....

So Jeff, this article is for you, but hopefully it will help somebody else as well. This same method should work for all Office applications: Word, Excel, Access, and all the rest. First click on the Office button in the upper left-hand corner. Now click the Word Options button in the menu (or Excel options for Excel, etc) Select the Resources tab on the left-hand pane, and then you’ll see “about Microsoft Office Word 2007” in the list....

If you use Microsoft Excel for keeping track of your money, you might use it for calculating loan amounts or budgeting your finances. To go along with these, you might track your investments too, which means using the FV function. In Excel, the FV function calculates the future value of an investment. With just a few pieces of data, you can obtain this amount to easier work toward your goal....

USB Sticks Can Spread Malware Probably the most common threat posed by a USB drive is malware. Infection via this method can be both intentional and unintentional, depending on the malware in question. Perhaps the most famous example of malware disseminated by USB is the Stuxnet worm, which was first discovered in 2010. This malware targeted four zero-day exploits in Windows 2000 through to Windows 7 (and Server 2008) and wreaked havoc on around 20% of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges....

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 For $1,199.99 ($700 Off) Samsung announced its newest Galaxy Z Fold early on August 10, which means last year’s versions are now hitting record low prices. When you grab the Z Fold 3 for $1,199.99 ($700 off), you get a glorious foldable 120Hz AMOLED screen, a hidden under display front-facing camera, and multi-window support that enables you to get more done than on a typical smartphone....

Intel is about to announce a security issue with some of its CPUs. The company has released “critical” CPU microcode updates that fix an undisclosed severe security issue. They’re rolling out to Linux systems, and updates for Windows PCs likely aren’t far behind. The updates, classified as “critical,” were first spotted by Phoronix. Intel will likely provide more information soon and the microcode updates should make their way to Windows Update shortly, too....

This is especially helpful for those of us that have at least 37 windows open at any given point… alt-tab is just inefficient at that point. Creating the Shortcut for the Hotkey In order to assign the hotkey, you’ll need to first create a new shortcut in the start menu (or desktop), because the one in the Start menu doesn’t have the right options and the one in the quick launch won’t let you assign a hotkey....

After just a few minutes of research, I found a setting that will make Firefox only auto-complete the links that you type in manually. This is helpful when you use a lot of bookmarklets or search keywords from the address bar. Keep in mind that this setting is not for everybody, but it’s good to understand how things work. To make this change, type about:config into the address bar, and then filter by the following key:...

Once the middle of March rolls around, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher will all move over to Disney’s streaming service instead of Netflix. Additionally, ABC’s Agents of SHIELD will also find its way to Disney+. While this is unfortunate for Netflix users, it’s also nice to have one place to go to get all of the Marvel content, instead of switching between multiple streaming services....

The Dell XPS 13 has been around for years as one of the best laptops with Windows, and now Dell has updated it with two distinct models for 2022 — right on the heels of Apple’s new MacBook Air. Just like with previous generations, Dell is selling two versions of the XPS 13. There’s the regular XPS 13, with a traditional laptop design, and the XPS 13 2-in-1 that can be used like a tablet....

The dual-calendar view feature was first introduced in Outlook 2003, but has taken a bunch of steps forward in Outlook 2007 to the point where it’s really useful because of the overlay feature. First you’ll need to change to the Calendar view, and then select more than one calendar in the list. Now if you hover your mouse over the little arrow icon next to the second calendar you’ll notice it says “View in Overlay Mode”....

The only reason to do this instead of removing the packages would be because you might want to still sometimes use the box through the GUI. Disable X.Org In order to disable the graphical environment, we’ll need to disable GDM, the Gnome Display Manager. In order to do this, you’ll need to run the following command at the terminal: When you restart your computer, you’ll be presented with a text-mode login prompt instead of the graphical environment....

Turning it back on is very simple, however. Type cmd into the start menu search box, and use Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open in administrator mode. You can also right-click the item in the menu and choose Run as Administrator. From the command prompt, type in the following command: You’ll have to restart your computer before it will take effect. Update: Alternative Method An alternative method with more steps was suggested by Shane in the comments....

Setup Your Options You’ll need to decide which settings you want to run when CCleaner is run automatically… for instance, I’d look at whether or not you want to clean out your cookies or recent documents (which is a feature I use often, so I don’t want them cleaned out) Next, take a trip over to Options \ Advanced and make sure that the “Save all settings to INI file” option is checked (it should be checked by default)....

Flatscreen Shooting Isn’t Really Shooting When you play an FPS on a console or PC, there’s a disconnect between your in-game character and you. Your role is essential to point the reticule at a target and tell your character when to fire. From that point on your character generally makes sure your rounds land on target. Other aspects of handling your firearm, such as reloading or holstering are all automated in the world of flat screen shooters....

To run a command-line program with superuser(root) priviledges, you normally will preceed the command with “sudo”, as shown in this example: Kubuntu provides a graphical alternative to the sudo command that you have probably seen if you try to run any administrative tool: You can easily and quickly run any program as root by preceeding the command with the “gksu” command. For instance, let’s launch xterm as root by hitting Alt+F2 to bring up the quick run dialog:...

It might be hard to believe, but camera flashes haven’t always been included on smartphones. Apple didn’t add an LED flash until the iPhone 4 in 2010. Even after it became more common for phones to include flash, iOS and Android didn’t have built-in “flashlights” for a while. Enter flashlight apps. What Is a Flashlight App? There are two distinct types of flashlight apps. The first type existed primarily before phones included a flash next to the camera....

If you aren’t sure what we’re talking about… then you probably aren’t using Messenger: The first time you receive a spammer message like this, you will be prompted with an option to block messages from unknown senders, which is exactly what you want to do. The problem is that if you don’t choose this option the first time, you won’t get the same option again. Normally if you choose block, you’ll be notified that this blocks everybody who is not on your allow list....

Telegram is a popular free messaging app, and the service announced earlier this month that a premium tier was on the way. Now it has finally arrived. Telegram Premium bumps up the file upload limit from 2 GB to 4 GB, speeds up file downloads, adds a button to convert audio messages into text messages, removes any advertisements, includes more emoji options for message reactions, and adds new sticker effects....