What is Password Entropy? Entropy is the level of unpredictability for a password. Or, in other words, the higher the entropy, the more secure your password is. To understand the basics of how long a password would take to crack vs. its amount of entropy, there is a very simplified formula to follow. Please note that this is a very, very simplified explanation but here it goes. Keep in mind that while these passwords are stored on a web server, they are usually protected by a maximum number of password attempts over a certain amount of time....

This integration allows you to view and manage photos and videos from iPhone or iPad on Windows 11. Setting the ability up is not as straightforward as we’d like, but it isn’t impossible. If you want to connect Apple iCloud with Windows 11 Photos app, here’s how to do it. How to Connect Apple iCloud with Windows 11 Photos App To get things ready to go, you need to install the iCloud app....

For many years, this was a huge problem associated with the popular personal information manager. Outlook email messages became an easy vector for infecting your Windows PC. The only remedy for this was to convert your messages to plain text. Thankfully, recent revisions of Outlook added an option to disable this feature. Here’s a look at how to do it in the two most recent versions Outlook 2013 and 2016....

You can get ahead of the game by creating filters from scratch. Then when the emails start pouring in, they’ll go to a folder, be marked, or get labeled, making it easier to manage your inbox. Access Gmail Filters in the Settings To set up a filter, open your Gmail settings. Click the gear icon on the top right and select See all settings in the sidebar. Choose the Filters and Blocked Addresses tab and click Create a new filter....

The Start menu, in particular, has a new home (in the center of your taskbar) and a new look. If you’re not a fan, you might be wondering how you can configure the Start menu to look how you want it to. Thankfully, you can easily customize the Start menu on Windows 11. You can control what items display in the menu, move it back to the left, and more....

Whenever we write about something cool you can do with Windows by making a Registry tweak, we always tell you to back it up first. That way if something does go awry, you can restore it back to its original working state. But maybe you would rather not have to worry about anyone in your house or the office messing with it at all to save the headache. Here’s a look at how to disable access to the Windows Registry using Group Policy Editor....

How to Disable Startup Apps on Windows 10 Click the Start button and choose Settings, or you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + I to open Settings. Once Settings has opened, click on Apps. On the next screen, click on Startup in the left panel. And on the right, all of the installed apps set to startup during boot will be listed. You can scroll through the list and turn off the ones you don’t want to run....

Note: This does not work with Wii-Mini or Wii-U. It is only applicable for the original Nintendo Wii console. External USB hard drive, or a large (32GB+) USB thumb drive. Step 1 Find your Wii’s MAC address. Then visit the [LetterBomb website] and enter in the MAC address to download the customized exploit package. Cut the red wire. Keep the checkbox “Bundle the HackMii installer” ticked when using the LetterBomb site....

Note: For this article, we’re using the Apple Mail app. Other email clients work differently, but the idea is essentially the same. Add Multiple Photos to Send in an Email on iOS To get started, you might think you should launch the Mail app, compose your message, and then attach your photos. The key to emailing multiple photos with iOS is to reverse your thinking. Instead of starting with composing a new email, start by opening the Photos app....

Windows 2007 is packed with great features, but many many new users complain about the new Navigation Ribbon. One of my users at work, for instance, spent 20 minutes looking for the PRINT option before calling me. Ouch. So, recently I went on a search to bring back the old Navigation File Menus from Office 2003. Guess what. I found a simple FREE tool that does just that! UBitMenu brings back the 2003 File Menus by just adding a new Tab to the Outlook 2007 Ribbon Bar....

A Dark Play Store Therefore, if your whole device is nicely dark-themed, you wouldn’t want a light-colored Play Store. It just doesn’t look good in the context. Luckily, you don’t need to have such a Play Store, as the rumors have finally come true and a dark theme now exists for it. Let’s see how to enable it. Enabling the Dark Theme This is much easier than enabling a similar feature for WhatsApp, which is a bit more hidden in the menus....

Keep the Number Keypad Indicator Enabled at All Times To make Num Lock enabled on boot up, you’ll need to tweak some system settings. If you aren’t familiar with accessing your BIOS, check out our post on the BIOS UEFI interface. Once you’ve figured it out for your computer, go to your BIOS setup page. Finding the option to enable Num Lock will vary by manufacturer, but you can usually check the advanced options of your computer’s BIOS....

How to Enable Two Factory Authentication for your Trello Account Trello will now display a screen that tells you that Two Factor Authentication is now enabled. Be sure to log out and log in again to verify all is working as expected. This is also where you can move 2FA over to an SMS device or disable 2FA completely on your Trello Account.

On the left-hand side, there’s a navigation pane where you can browse coupons by item categories. When you find something that interests you, just click on the “Clip this Coupon” button. Every coupon you “clip” is saved to your profile and can be used when you check out. Just like if you were handing coupons that you cut from the Sunday paper to the cashier. In the cart details, you’ll see that the coupons you clipped will show the amount deducted from your total....

Find Original Channels on YouTube Go to YouTube and be sure you are logged in, or create an account for yourself. From the left column, click Browse Channels. Here you’ll find numerous selections like Best of YouTube, Recommended for You, and Comedy. Browse through the options and explore some which appeal to your interests. Or select “Recommended for You” to see what YouTube thinks you might enjoy, based on your browsing history with Google....

Solution 1: Revert/change graphic driver in Safe Mode In my experience, the cause of a black screen or other display problem is often related to corrupt or incorrect drivers. It can be a bit difficult to correct driver issues if the screen is black, however. One method to go around this is to start up in Recovery Mode and boot the PC using Safe Mode. From there, you can begin the repair....

When there is high GPU usage, the performance of the rest of your computer tasks can suffer. Luckily, you can use tools included in Windows 11 to detect the problem and fix it so your computer system runs correctly. If you are experiencing the problem, here’s how to fix high GPU usage on Windows 11. Investigate High GPU Usage in Task Manager The first thing you need to check is what is using the GPU and CPU power as one affects the other....

There may be times, however, when you don’t want these Top Hits to appear. Getting rid of them isn’t straightforward, but it is possible. Here’s how to get rid of top hits on Safari. Why Would You Want to Get Rid of Top Hits? Top Hits provides Safari’s best guess of the website that you want to visit when you start typing in the search box. In many instances, this can be very useful, saving you from typing out the full name of a website....

Granted, with the new Windows 7 taskbar, you don’t need as much space as you used to. But if Live Mail is something you leave running for an extended period of time then it makes real sense to get it off of the Taskbar when not in use. In Windows Vista, there was a context menu option to minimize Live Mail to the system tray, but in Windows 7 I guess Microsoft just forgot about it....

While it’s a Microsoft product, it is cross-platform with versions for Windows 10 and 11, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS on Chromebooks, and even Linux. With the popularity of Teams continuing to grow, you might need it on your Android phone or tablet. We’ll show you how to install Microsoft Teams on Android below. How to Install Microsoft Teams on Android Since the demand for Teams is rising, you’ll want to get it on all your devices....