Why develop for Mac? Sure, you want to earn some cash, or you have a great idea, or you just love Mac so much you want to marry it… I’m not going to spend a lot of time going over the reasons why you would want to develop, but rather look at what you get as a Mac developer. As per the Mac developer distribution page: You keep 70% of all money made from sales, and you get a decent amount of control over the app....

What Does Edge Block? When we talk about crapware, we’re referring to potentially unwanted programs or PUPs. These include the junk that some apps try to install in the browser, like annoying toolbars, crypto-miners, adware, and other unwanted apps. Turn on Microsoft Edge Crapware Blocking Launch the new Edge and click the Options menu (three dots) in the upper-right corner to enable the blocker. Then click on Settings. Now on the Settings page, click on Privacy and services in the left panel....

You can use an existing image on your device or you can take a new image and add it afterward. If you want to change your Spotify playlist picture, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Add a Playlist Picture in Spotify On PC or Mac If you’re using the Spotify desktop app, it’s a straightforward process to change a playlist picture on Spotify. This guide refers to the Windows version, but the steps are the same on macOS....

Change the Desktop Wallpaper on Windows 11 To get started, click the Start button and then Settings from the list of items. Note: Alternately, you can practice some keyboard kung fu and use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. Either way, you do it; once you have Settings open, click on Personalization from the list of items on the left. Next, on the right, scroll down and click the Background (Background image, color, slideshow) option....

Change Wallpaper on iPad To change the wallpaper, head to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose New Wallpaper. There you can choose from a collection of Apple’s wallpapers from the Dynamic or Stills section or from your own collection (more on that in a bit). The Dynamic wallpapers have been around since iOS 7 and are animated backgrounds that jazz up the overall iOS experience. I recall users would get motion sickness when looking at the dynamic wallpapers at first....

Unfortunately, changing your local network password means updating the password on each of your own devices. Without the right password, devices like your iPhone can’t connect. If that’s the case, you’ll need to know how to change the Wi-Fi password on your iPhone. You can do this quickly and easily in just a few steps—here’s how. How to Change the Wi-Fi Password on iPhone To change the Wi-Fi password on your iPhone, you’ll need to go into the Network Settings menu....

Customize Outlook 2013 Navigation Pane Launch Outlook and click on the three dots at the end. Expand the options and click Navigation Options. Now you can customize the number of items that are displayed in the Navigation pane or change the order of them. You can also set it to display text to icons by selecting Compact Navigation. Here is how the compact mode is displayed. I like the compact navigation bar as it removes large text from it and makes for a simpler interface with less clutter....

Move the Start Menu to the Left While moving the taskbar is more limited, you can move the Start Menu and the rest of the taskbar to the left. This puts the Start Menu back to the corner you’re used to accessing it. To do that, go to Start > Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Taskbar Behaviors > Taskbar Alignment and change it to Left. For step-by-step instructions, read our article on moving the Windows 11 Start Menu to the Left....

Ever since installing Windows 8, I’ve been using the Run Dialog much more often, and that habit has carried on my Windows 7 desktops as well. This also means that the run dialog’s history is completely full of junk, including a full list of everything I’ve ever opened through it. Unfortunately, there isn’t an obvious way to clear out the Run history but it can be done. In Windows 7 or 8, simply click an empty spot on the desktop Taskbar and then select Properties....

I began the search in my Outlook rules but quickly discovered that was not it. I then remembered a new Outlook Add-on which was recently installed that integrated our Cisco Systems Phones/Voicemail with our Outlook client (Outlook 2003 or 2007) called Cisco Unity ViewMail. After some digging, I found it. The ViewMail Add-on for Outlook was the culprit! So, to disable the annoying three beep notification when your Outlook Client receives a High Importance or Urgent email, follow the simple steps below: 1: In Microsoft Outlook, click Tools, ViewMail Options Note: All shots were taken from Vista Enterprise SP1 and Outlook 2007....

While that’s all well and good, you may want to stop videos from playing automatically in the first place as it wastes bandwidth on mobile. We have covered how to avoid it with third-party extensions and tweaking browser settings – but those options have been hit or miss for years. So, here is how to tackle the autoplay problem once and for all with Chrome on your mobile device and the desktop....

You can still find Windows Media Player by hitting the Windows key and typing: media player. It should show up as a result at the top. Disable Windows Media Player on Windows 10 First, let’s take a look at disabling Media Player since it’s easy to do. And after disabling it, you won’t realize Media Player is installed on your Windows 10 system. To get started, hit the Windows Key on your keyboard and type: appwiz....

It’s a great feature, but if you never use it or don’t want other users gaining unauthorized access to your computer, you can disable Remote Desktop on Windows 11. If you need to secure your PC as much as possible, one thing you can do is disable RDP. Here’s how. How to Disable Remote Desktop on Windows 11 With Remote Desktop, any person with the correct username and password can access your PC....

Thanks for the groovy question! On a new Ubuntu installation the screensaver is set by default to display after 5 minutes of inactivity. The system is also set to require a password once the screensaver is displaying. Ready to change that? This how-to is fairly straight-forward, so let’s jump right into it. I just installed Ubuntu on one of my computers and I’m trying to learn how to use it....

But videos that automatically play can also be distracting and annoying. And cause your battery to drain faster and unplanned data and bandwidth usage. The video autoplay feature in the App Store, and the ability to turn it off, is only available on iOS 11. Disable Video Autoplay in the App Store To turn off video autoplay in the App Store, tap Settings on your Home screen. On the Settings screen, tap iTunes & App Store....

While some of the new enhancements are welcome, others like the video autoplay feature, might not be. Video Autoplay happens in the most recent version of the Store. When you’re browsing the store, and look at the description page of an app or game. Some of them have a video that will start automatically playing at the top. The video is essentially a promotional piece for the item you’re looking at....

Sometimes there are files that you need to modify in Windows to tweak your favorite program, but when you go to look for them it seems like they don’t exist. Often this is simply because the file is marked as hidden, and by default it won’t show up in your explorer window; Windows does this mostly to keep the average user from accidently deleting important application files, but for a power user it just gets in the way....

Thanks to Eric Law over at MSDN we have a few pre-made registry edits that you can use to skip ahead and get the desired results now. Just download the .reg file and then double-click it, restart IE9 and you’re done! If you want to see the results, check out the screenshot at the bottom of this article. Premade Registry Keys Default – 2 Rows3 Rows4 Rows5 Rows The registry packages are great, but you might prefer to do it manually....

Thankfully, Google Docs makes it easy to adjust the line spacing in your document. One option is to double space, which inserts an extra line between each line of text you insert. If you want to know how to double space in Google Docs, follow the steps below. Using Formatting Options Double spacing refers to inserting an extra line break between each line of text in a document. This can make the text easier to read and help ensure that the document meets certain formatting guidelines....

Most video editing on TikTok takes place before you post and share your video. But you can still edit videos you save as drafts and make some limited edits to those you’ve already posted. Let’s go over it all so you can make memorable videos with the editing tools on TikTok. Capture and Edit a TikTok Video As soon as you finish capturing your video, you’ll see the editing screen with a host of editing options....