According to Gabe Aul’s post on Blogging Windows: “Over the past few days we’ve been preparing our release pipelines and processes, and this build is one step closer to what customers will start to receive on 7/29.” Microsoft has stopped making new builds, and has not officially declared this the RTM. But, instead the company is making update packages for this build, 10204. This information comes from a trusted source inside the company and which Paul Thurrott wrote about....

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16291 Resume from phones to PC with Cortana. You can now resume articles from iPhone or Android smartphones to PC from within the Cortana app. Here’s a look at the other general changes, improvements, and fixes that you can expect in this most recent build according to Dona Sarkar’s announcement: We fixed an issue where sometimes after an upgrade Windows Update’s update history would be missing a listing for the feature update you’d just done....

Windows 10 19H1 Preview Build 18267 Input improvements include the availability of Vietnamese Telex and Number key-based keyboards. “Do you write Vietnamese? We want you to have the best possible typing experience, so we’re happy to announce that with this build you can now use Vietnamese Telex and Number-key based (VNI) keyboards,” write Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc in their announcement. There are now more Accessibility improvements including the ability of Narrator to work with Chrome....

Windows 10 19H1 Build 18272 Redesigned sign-in options for Windows Hello. Microsoft is trying to make the login process with Windows Hello easier. “Security shouldn’t be intimidating, and we aspire to help you eliminate passwords. That’s why we want to make sure you can easily set up your first line of defense securing your device with Windows Hello,” explain Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc. Updates for Microsoft apps in this build includes a new version of Snip & Sketch....

MPC-HC is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows systems. It has a low system footprint, and it can play high definition content without a hitch. It can also play a ton of different types of video formats, though not quite as many as VLC from my experience. The player has a ton of options that can be completely customized, and there’s different skins that can be applied to customize the look and feel of the player’s toolbar....

Use Ninite to Download Apps the Easy Way Hey, if you haven’t checked out Ninite –groovyPost has a great piece where we covered it here — you’re really missing out. Available for Windows XP and up and most Linux versions, Ninite is a free app that lets you easily and automatically install popular plug-ins, cloud apps, and other services you use to any computer, new or old. It’s amazing if you’re moving to a new computer and don’t want to reinstall and log in to each one all over again....

Firefox Extension Open With, once installed allows you to easily launch other browsers (Chrome, IE, Safari etc..) by simple right-clicking on a page and selecting which browser to open it with. Sound groovy? Let’s review the install and quick config. First download the Firefox Extension Open With from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-with/. Click the Add to Firefox button to install it. Note: All my screenshots are taken using Firefox 6. If you’re running an older/newer version, the screenshots below should help you get through the setup and config....

In this article, we show you how to identify, remove, and determine your product activation status in Windows 10. Scams Pretending to Be Windows 10 Product Activation Recently, a follower on Twitter sent a tweet asking me to confirm if a recent message on their computer about activating Windows 10 was a scam. After reviewing the image below, it turned out her hunch was right. Scams such as this are intelligently designed and engineered to appear genuine....

But not every streaming service fits all. A lot of it depends on the bands and artists that are available, the features it provides and of course the price for subscribing. Popular services like MOG, Spotify and Grooveshark offer mobile apps, the ability to create and playlists, create your own radio stations and several other groovy features. With all of the awesome technology to consume music online today, what we want to know is…Which music streaming service do you use?...

Millions of Americans woke up to no RIM Blackberry service today. In its third day straight of outages, a core switch failure in Southeast England has led to a global messaging and email backlog on RIM servers running Blackberry causing user messaging, email and all data services to ground to a halt. The outage began in Asia three days ago and has been spreading since. According to RIM’s chronology of the outages, they began on Monday, affecting browsing and messaging services in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa....

And, in the small print says, Google doesn’t say what will happen to this compensation or whether it will continue after the first 12 months, depending on the results of the research. You’d think nobody would share their information for such a small amount, but, considering the fact that subscriptions are closed, think again. There must be a lot of people out there that don’t care about their privacy and are willing to give it up, as long as they get something in return....

Erase the Xbox 360 Data To erase everything, fire it up and go to System Settings > Storage. Then highlight your local system drive and hit the Y button on the controller. Under “Device Options,” select Format and verify you want to remove all content. After that, you’ll be asked to restart the console. That’s it! Now all of your data like Pins, apps, and app data, saved games will be erased from the drive....

Before Apple Watch Purchase Here are a few tips to follow before getting started with your Apple Watch. Run all Your Updates Some people get lazy and don’t do system updates. The reasons vary — perhaps it’s because you like to keep your phone packed with music and apps and don’t have enough space to perform an upgrade. Or perhaps you don’t have time and can’t risk an upgrade causing issues with your mobile....

This update comes just before the official Windows 8 release and emphasizes that Microsoft plans to capitalize on its 8 billion dollar investment in big ways. Turning it into an universal multi-messenger service is just one item on the list, but we’ll get to that in a second. First of all the new version (6.0), which was officially announced today for Windows and Mac, has a revamped interface. It’s nothing too drastic....

CCleaner is a free tool that allows you to do all this in one easy-to-use tool. Today we’re going to cover the features available in this handy tool. Install CCleaner Download CCleaner and then run the installer file. You can also download a portable version of CCleaner, if you’d rather not install the program. Before you install CCleaner, you may want to set some options. To do this, click Customize....

A few weeks back we announced Google and Virgin America airlines had teamed up again to offer free WiFi on flights though the holiday season and all I can say is “GROOVY” because as we speak, I’m experiencing this generosity first hand, blogging from 35,000 feet! Getting up and going was fairly simple. Once the plane hit 10,000 feet, WiFi kicked in and I was presented with a proxy page where they wanted my email address....

The poll, conducted by casino website roxypalace.com, and quoted by T3, has come to the strange conclusion that over 9% of men would be willing to give up sex for a month in order to get the device two weeks early (even with a release date of the new Apple smartphone not yet confirmed). 800 men have answered the question on the online casino site, and you’d be surprised what other things men would do to get the coveted device earlier....

First is the XLVI Official NFL Game Program app. The NFL touts it as more of a souvenir app, but it has loads of content — over 400MB worth of video and multimedia. This app reminds me of a digital reference book for facts and anecdotes about each team’s path to the championship. It features key plays and moments from the 2011 season, and even lets you slow down the highlights to see it in more detail....

Normally, I use Filezilla for FTP. It’s open source, it’s free, and it packs some nice features. But if I’m out of the office and I don’t have my laptop with me then I’m cut off from Filezilla access which has all my accounts cached. Installing it on a client or public computer isn’t a good option so I needed another option. WinSCP Portable fills the gap and runs without installation — bonus....

We are always preaching the benefits and necessity for you to enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for the past couple of years since it was introduced as a better security option. Here, in this guide, we have links to show you step-by-step on how to enable 2FA on some of the most popular online services. What is Two-Factor Authentication? Two-Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security to your online accounts and makes them much harder to hack....