We showed you how to find app sizes in Windows 8 when it was first released. But since then we’ve had two updates – Windows 8.1 and most recently Windows 8.1 update, and things are a bit different and have actually improved. Of course you can always uninstall an app by right-clicking it on the Start screen and selecting Uninstall. But this method provides an easier way to manage your apps by giving you their sizes as well as an easy means to uninstall....

Microsoft recently announced via a mass email that Live Mesh Beta will be cutting off on March 31. This does not mean that Live Mesh itself is shutting down, not by any means. All that is happening is the entire Beta client, service, and program will no longer be supported. Unfortunately, Microsoft hates making updates easy for users; the upgrade is not automated. You’ll have to backup your data before switching to Live Mesh 2011, and you only have until the end of the month to do it!...

According to the forecast, the mobile phone market will only grow by about four percent this year, which is the lowest such rate since 3 years ago, in 2009. Even so, no less than 1.8 billion phones will be shipped in 2012. That’s because there are less feature phones on the market, and the global economy isn’t doing too well either. The most interesting part of the IDC prediction concerns operating system market shares in the next few years....

Hide Files and Folders on Windows 7 Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder and/or files you want to hide. Right-click the file and select Properties. The folder Properties dialog opens. Under Attributes check Hidden. Click Apply. Next, you want to apply the hidden attribute to subfolders and files. This is a best practice. Click OK. The folder and files in it, are set to be hidden. You can tell this because the file is grayed out a bit in the UI....

If that’s all you needed to hear to want to sign up, hop on over to Spotify Premium for Students with Hulu page now. For more details, read on. Spotify and Hulu for $5 Deal for College Students So, here’s the deal: You get Spotify Premium for Students and Hulu’s Limited Commercial Plan for just $4.99 a month. To be eligible, you have to prove that you’re enrolled in a US Title IV accredited college or university and that you’re at least 18 years old....

For example, you might find that files aren’t syncing correctly or throwing up sync errors, or specific files won’t sync while others do. If that happens, you’ll want to fix OneDrive not syncing. Whatever the issue, it’s troublesome when your files in OneDrive aren’t syncing the way they should. Here is a look at 12 ways to fix OneDrive not syncing on Windows. Before You Begin If you’re having sync issues with OneDrive, it would be nice to press a button and fix it....

There are only two web browser channels included, the Media Browser and the Reddit Browser. Neither are actual full-featured web browsers. The Media Browser only lets you play movies, TV, and music. Essentially it’s an internet video browser. The Reddit browser only lets you view posts on Reddit. The Reddit browser is not free. This doesn’t mean you’re completely out of luck. Thankfully there are two workarounds to display a browser on your TV using your Roku device....

Keeping track of all of the things you need to do in your life isn’t always easy. You have family demands, work tasks, health maintenance, and much more. By integrating ToDoist with other online services, you can automate much of the work it takes to maintain your busy life schedule. Note: While the screenshots for this article are from Android, it is also available for iOS. ToDoist and Google Home & Assistant Once you’ve connected Google Home and Assistant to ToDoist, you can use voice commands to add, complete, and hear your next task....

The problem with all those tabs open at the same time is that your browser can get cluttered. Before you know it, you can’t find the tab you want when you need it! To help solve this problem, we’ve assembled a collection of Firefox extensions to organize your tabs. 1. Tree Style Tab With Tree Style Tab for Firefox, you can view your open tabs as a hierarchical list in the sidebar....

Maybe you want a tool with a big collection of templates, one that builds diagrams based on text, or one that has specific objects and connectors. With helpful Google Docs add-ons like these, the ideal diagram tool might be closer than you think. Finding Google Docs Add-Ons While we’ll give you direct links to all of the add-ons below, it’s still useful to know where to find them should you want to browse for more....

Zapier is a cloud automation service that lets you link online services together and automate those connections creatively. It has various connections with tools you use to blog that give you lots of options to automate your site management. In this article, we’ll explore the five most useful Zapier automations you can use to save time and effort when running your website. Automate Social Media Posts In Zapier, you select Make a Zap!...

Even if documents already released to these sites don’t cover what you’re looking for, there’s also typically contact information and instructions on filing your own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law in 1966. The following FOIA websites are local and federal government responses to this law. They are a way to make government more transparent and truly for the people....

With Google Sheets, you can customize a workout that fits your goals perfectly. Include only the exercises and workouts you need, and remove everything you don’t. Thankfully, you don’t have to start from scratch. There are plenty of Google Sheets workout templates available online to help you get started. In this article, we’ve hand-picked the best Google Sheets workout templates available. You’ll find these organized into categories based on the type of fitness goals you’re focused on....

Snake actually has an ending I never knew this. I don’t think many people did, but you can actually complete Snake. You know, that old cellphone game? Yeah. I always figured it kept going until it was impossible to go further. That’s not the case. There is an ending, and a quick ending screen. You can see it in the gif above. Link BioShock Infinite as a text adventure If you’ve ever wanted to see what BioShock would play like as a text adventure (I know I haven’t, but whatever....

Upload Your Music to OneDrive Microsoft added a folder named “Music,” where you can start loading your songs with the update. If you don’t see it for some reason, go ahead and create your own. The important thing here is it needs to be named Music and nothing else. You can load music by opening your OneDrive account in a browser, then drag it to the music folder in OneDrive, as shown below....

After the whole noise made about Flash being present on Android and unavailable on the iPhone and iPad, it would seem that things are going in the HTML5 direction. According to a post on the Adobe blog, Flash Player will not be developed for Android’s next version, 4.1 (or, as many already know it, Jelly Bean), and starting August 15, you won’t be able to install it from the Google Play store....

Sometimes, however, you may find that things don’t quite go to plan. You ask Alexa to turn on your smart plug, but nothing happens. If this sounds familiar, then here are some fixes to try if you’re having trouble with your Alexa smart plug not responding. 1. Check Your Smart Plug has Power One of the simplest reasons that your smart plug may not be responding to Alexa is that it is powered off....

What are the Echo Frames? First Impressions of Echo Frames I finally got my set of Echo Frames last week. My first impressions are they are pretty cheap frames. They are mostly plastic, and the frames are fat as they contain electronics. The frames don’t come with prescription lenses, so you need to take them to your optometrist to get your prescription installed. Another problem with the Echo Frames is they are only compatible with Android....

Right now, Bezos and crew are still doing the preamble on the Kindle device in general — how affordable — they’re showing now the lowest end Kindle Tablet. It’s got a touch screen. Bezos talks about another new feature: XRay the bones of the book. So far execs only have announced what looks like “half a Kindle” with touch screen, ability to annotate books and share them via, presumptively, Whispersync....

Week of February 22 Microsoft Updates Windows Server Solutions BPAPHP on Windows and SQL Server Training KitIT Showcase On: Windows 7 DeploymentUpdate for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2488113)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2387530)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2487292)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2498472)Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2498472)Update for Windows 7 (KB2498472)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2487292)Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2484033)Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2498472)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2488113)Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2484033)Update for Windows 7 (KB2387530)Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2488113)Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2498472)Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2484033)Update for Windows Embedded Standard 7 (KB2484033)Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2488113)Update for Windows 7 (KB2484033)Windows® AIK for Windows® 7 SP1Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Multilingual User Interface Language PacksWindows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-Based Systems Evaluation (180 days)Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 for Itanium-Based Systems Evaluation (180 days)Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation (180 days)Windows PowerShell 2....