About a year ago I wrote an article reviewing the process Google uses to fight back hacker dudes. To recap – While Google is crawling the internet for content to index, they at the same time examine the web pages for known malicious code in order to determine if the website has been hacked or not. This is important for Google since they might send someone to that site sometime in the future and they would hate to do that if they are going to get hacked thus help spread more malicious code over the internet after visiting that site....

According to a new post by Google on Tuesday, Google has further enhanced the service through upgrades in the backend which will allow them to provide Webmasters with even more data, both earlier and more accurately. The program overall is an attempt by Google to keep the Internet clean and users safe. I appreciate the R&D and engineering investment Google is making to combat malware. After all, they are crawling the Internet anyway, so why not put in some additional intelligence to analyze and report on Malware-infected sites they find!...

But no! Today, maker UbiSoft announced plans to roll out the first-person shooter for the holidays. The game takes place in a future Earthquake ruined Chicago. Today, the company re-announced I Am Alive and posted this new trailer on YouTube. Take a gander. No PC version is on the docket, says Ubisoft, but the game will arrive for Xbox Live Arcade the the PlayStation Network by Christmas, an exec told groovyPost....

And you will be able to integrate the HBO Max app with Alexa as well. According to the announcement: Still no word on when or if Roku users will get the service but with this development, one could assume an agreement between the companies would come eventually.

A new Sony portable gaming system is on the way, and it is code named the NGP. If you were thinking about a new PSP, Nintendo DS, or other portable gaming device, you might want to wait. Sony just announced that they are in the later stages of development of the next generation Play Station Portable. The announcement took place this morning at PlayStation Meeting 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. Read on for more details and a few pictures… The NGA (PSP2) is going to be packing a lot more power than other devices that you see on the market, and most specifically the latest PSP (Go, or 3000)....

Oh yeah, Google Apps! Google has been beating the “Go Google” war drums for the last 2 years and after using the service myself for almost that long, I figure it’s probably about time I write a few groovyPost’s about the service explaining how it works and why you, a small to medium sized business might want to check it out before you hire that kid from the local college to maintain your IT department....

We already showed you about adding local users in our updated article: How to Create a Local Account in Windows 10. And here, we’ll take a look at adding a new user with their Microsoft account and using the new cloud-based Family Settings feature. Add an Adult to Windows 10 PC To start head to Settings > Accounts > Your Account > Family & other users. Under the “Family & Other users” section, select Add someone else to this PC....

Instead of opening your browser each time, you can add a website to the home screen on your iPhone. This creates an app-like icon on your screen that you can tap to open the site directly. When you add a website to the home screen on iPhone, it behaves like an app. You can drag the icon to different locations on your screen or add it to a folder if you want....

But one area where Gmail still falls short is with managing your contacts. It isn’t that the Contacts app isn’t useful. It’s just that it’s so hard to find. Where To Find Your Contacts In Gmail You’ve looked through all of the menus, search settings, and still, you can’t find where to access your Contacts. What’s interesting is that the way to access Gmail contacts is hidden in plain sight....

If you use Google Docs, adding headers, footers, and footnotes is easier than you might think. So for your next document, take a look at how it’s done. Add a Header or Footer in Google Docs You can actually add a header, footer, or both to your document in Google Docs in just a few clicks. So, head to Google Docs, sign in, and open the document you want to use....

One issue that might prove problematic is that Excel likes to remove leading zeros from numbers you might want to enter. For example, if you type ‘000123’ into a cell, Excel will convert it to ‘123’ automatically, changing the number entirely. This isn’t suitable for everyone, but there are several ways around the problem. If you want to add leading zeros to Excel data, here’s what you’ll need to do....

Here’s a look at how to enable the new background if you don’t have it already. Add Windows 10 Hero Desktop Image Right-click an empty area of the desktop and select Personalize. When the Personalization screen comes up, Background from the list on the left will already be selected. On the right, select Picture from the dropdown menu and then choose the new theme. That’s all there is to it....

Most of those images are for PCs running new versions of Windows or have died many years ago. When Microsoft released Windows Vista, it added a feature to select editions called Complete PC Backup that would later become known as a system image in Windows 7. Thankfully, when you create one, it stores your entire PC backup as a VHD file (Virtual Hard Disk). Since the release of Windows 7, Microsoft added native VHD support in File Explorer....

In fact, depending on the promotion, you can get up to three months of the service free. Another selling point is the ability to download games for offline use. However, after trying it for a few weeks, you might not play games as much as you thought. In that situation, you’ll want to cancel Apple Arcade. Here’s how to do it. How to Cancel Apple Arcade on iPhone or iPad You can cancel Apple Arcade from your handheld devices or directly from your Apple TV....

Change Default Folder Picture Windows 10 File Explorer First, open File Explorer and right-click on the folder you want to change the default picture. And choose Properties from the context menu. Then click the Customize tab and click the “Choose File” button. For example, here I am changing the default photo for the folder named “Saved pictures.” Then browse to the location of the image you want to use. It can come from the same folder or any other accessible location, including another drive or cloud storage like OneDrive or Dropbox....

You may have noticed that the dedicated search box allows you to choose between providers. It also allows you to “Manage Search Engines…” But, unfortunately, these changes only affect the search box, not the Firefox 4 address box. You can even go as far as to remove all of the search engines from the list except for the one you want to use, but Firefox will still use the default (Bing) for any search terms typed into the main address bar....

Dirty AirPods can also accumulate sweat, dirt, and other contaminants that affect their performance. For that reason, you’ll want to clean your AirPods on a regular basis. You’ll want to learn how to clean AirPods to get the best performance out of them (and to avoid any nasty infections). We’ll explain the best ways to clean your AirPods below. How to Clear AirPods Quickly You might think AirPods are delicate, and you must use caution while cleaning them....

Microsoft Teams is no exception. If you use Teams a lot, it creates a large cache of images, text, video, and files. Not only does this take up space on your drive, but it may cause Teams to slow down or stop working. There isn’t an easy way to clear the Microsoft Teams cache files—you’ll need to do it manually. This guide will show you how. How to Clear Microsoft Teams Cache We’ll show you how to clear Microsoft Teams cache on your PC or mobile device, starting with Windows....

Typically, Windows will put your laptop into a low power mode when you close the laptop’s lid. You can also configure it to shut down entirely via power settings. But what if you have it connected to a monitor and don’t want it to go to sleep or power down? Here we’ll show you how to close a laptop and use a monitor on Windows 11 and 10. This process requires changing power settings via Control Panel on Windows 11 and Windows 10....

For this example I am using Audacity for Mac. It doesn’t have a “Save As” keyboard shortcut by default. Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in OS X Go to the Apple menu and select System Preferences. Click Keyboard. Choose Application Shortcuts from the list on the left. Then click the little Plus sign under the applications list. From here, you must select the application you want to add or change a shortcut to....