Remember, this utility isn’t an antivirus program. It’s used for detecting and cleaning viruses and other malicious software from an infected system. You’ll also need a solid antivirus program like Microsoft Security Essentials installed too. I’ve always found SuperAntiSpyware, or “Super” as I’ve come to call it, to be a fast and effective utility. From the removal of innocuous cookies to serious rootkits. It does a great job of gutting these nasties from your Windows based computer....

Synergy Software Synergy, which recently merged with Synergy+, is a free open source software that allows you to share your keyboard and mouse among several computers without VNC or a KVM switch. And because of that, you don’t get any of the screen lag or video issues that you would with VNC or the hassle of installing new hardware, such as a KVM switch. For example, as I’m writing this post, I am using the built-in keyboard on my Macbook running OS X 10....

Main Screen TeamViewer has a very clean interface without any unneeded features on display. From the main screen, you can do the two most basic features: either send your ID and Password to another person to let them gain remote access to your computer or input another person’s ID and password so you can begin controlling their computer. You can also create a TeamViewer username and password which allows you to control your PC’s (work or home pc) remotely with a click of a button....

TechGroove Show Notes How To Tip of the Week Join us each week broadcasting the show Live on Google Hangouts – usually Tuesday nights at 9pm PST. You can catch our video podcast here and on our YouTube Channel. You can also subscribe to the audio version on iTunes and now on Stitcher Radio. And make sure to check out the TechGroove Forum for further in-depth discussions and how to advice....

Photography and Film Hipstamatic X: The very best vintage-inspired filters, presets, and cameras from the 1980s, 1990s, and today are in one place. Get a lifetime membership, and always get the latest and greatest.MuseCam: Here’s a next-generation image editor with a manual camera built-in along with film-inspired presets. It’s built by and for photographers and creatives.RTRO: Vintage is also the theme with this app that’s getting rave reviews. Shoot up clips up to 60 seconds in length and use the tools to edit and make them unique....

Set Windows 8.1 to Automatically log in. The easiest way is setting Windows to log in automatically. Hit Ctrl+R on your keyboard to bring up the run dialog and type: control userpasswords2 and hit enter. Next the User Accounts screen comes up. Uncheck the box: Users must enter a user name or password to use this computer and click OK. Then you’ll need to enter in that user’s password twice to confirm you don’t want them to have to enter a password....

Top Five Free Sidgar Gadgets for Windows 7 and Vista Fb Explorer (no Longer Available) Whether you use Facebook to connect with friends, or just to regularly check the groovyPost Facebook page, the Fb Explorer Gadget is for you. An easy to use interface and simplified one-click setup is what makes this gadget special. It also lets you post comments directly, which makes it a perfect for quick posts when you don’t feel like logging in to the actual webpage....

First, open the terminal and type: Enter your password when prompted. After the message explaining 40MB of space will be required in order to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, log out of your system. Click on the gear icon next to your username. You’ll notice two entries for Gnome – GNOME Classic and GNOME Classic (No effects). Select GNOME Classic and log back in. That’s it. Now you’ll be able to use Gnome whenever you log in....

Windows 10 Backup and Restore Guide You could lose your important documents, pictures, and other files. Windows 10 has new ways to back up and restore your PC, as well as traditional methods, too. Here’s a look at ways you can make sure your data is safe. Use File History First introduced in Windows 8, File History is a built-in tool that allows you to recover files you might accidentally delete....

If you think that your iPhone 6s is affected by the unexpected shutdown issue and needs a new battery, here’s what you need to do: One other reminder: to access your battery, Apple will have to remove your screen. If your screen is cracked or damaged, they are probably going to require it to be fixed before doing the repair/replacement for you. They are going to say that this is because a damaged screen makes it hard for them to access the battery....

According to Bloomberg, quoting military spokeswoman Captain Kathleen Ferrero, the contract has been awarded by Air Mobility Command to Executive Technology Inc., a computer services company in Phoenix. The tablets will replace the bags of paper manuals crews have had to deal with up to this point. With the new iPad tablets, the flight crews will simply read them on the tablets. These electronic flight bags, as they are called, will make them more efficient — until they discover Angry Birds, that is… Apple is notorious for skimping on the discounts even for large corporations so it’s no surprise the US Air Force was only able to squeeze Apple for a 13% discount ($520 Vs....

I already showed you an article on how to initiate the Split Keyboard on an iPad running iOS 5. You wouldn’t know it by look at the split keyboard, but there are hidden keys. Launch the split screen keyboard, then type the blank area next to the T on the left keyboard and it’ll type a Y. Type any area to the left or right of the last key and it will type the one that comes next if the keyboard wasn’t split....

As I’ve been engaged in tech support & administration over the years, with Windows there have been countless occasions to use the CMD prompt to get something done. Today I’d like to share a quick-tip that some of you might already know, but it’s a good reminder none-the-less because it can save a lot of time. In Windows it is possible to open a CMD prompt within any directory that you currently have visible in Windows Explorer....

Over the past week, the groovy research team (MrGroove and I) have spent some time looking at many of the different applications designed for sending free text messages from an iPhone or iPod touch. With each app, there were a few various criteria to be met before being considered. Is the service free or inexpensive? Is the app itself free? Is it easy to use? Etc. At the end of the day, of all the apps we looked at, textPlus came out on top....

We have covered several ways to achieve a remote connection from using Microsoft’s built-in RDP apps to using third-party utilities like Join.me or TeamViewer. But what if you need to connect to your Windows PC at home or the office while on the go? There are plenty of remote apps to choose from in the store, but here’s a look at using the official Microsoft Remote Desktop app from your Android phone....

VLC 2.0 from the Video LAN Organization is available for Windows too, but the most notable new interface features are on the Mac version. You’ll need an Intel Mac running OS X 10.5 or higher or a PowerPC Mac for VLC 2.0 to work. That’s quite an improvement over the previous Mac version. The new version has been rewritten and has enhanced video playback for multicore systems. It has been enhanced for better GPU acceleration performance for HD and 10bit codecs....

Free Live Streaming with Pluto TV Pluto TV gets its content from popular streaming video services like YouTube, Vimeo, Daily Motion, etc. It also offers content from companies they have agreements with, such as Bloomberg TV, NBC, etc. Plus, it’s constantly adding new movies and TV shows to its on-demand library. The company recently announced that it would start delivering content from major studios and networks like Lionsgate, MGM, Warner Bros, Yahoo, and several others....

Now, if you can set a message to be sent to your Facebook friends when you’re no longer in this world, how do you control what happens to the data in your Google Account? Just go to this address to access Google’s Inactive Account Manager, and click Setup. Google will ask you to add a phone number, as well as an alternate e-mail address of where to be contacted — in case of a mistake or in case you just forgot about the account, this could be very useful....

The benefit to using PHP is that it lets developers display far more interactive and dynamic web page content without bogging down the browser or consuming the user’s CPU. These scripts are embedded directly into the web page HTML that produces that static content of the page. How to Embed PHP Into a Web Page Embedding PHP functions into an HTML web page is very easy. Just preface the script with <?...

Meet the Cash App Like Venmo before it, Cash App by Square is a mobile payment app ideally suited for millennials or anyone else who rather not carry bills (or coins) around like it’s 1985. Instead, payments between peers are completed using a mobile app. Unlike similar products, Cash gives you the ability to receive direct deposit payments to your bank account. You can also buy and sell Bitcoin through the app....