In fact, at the time of this writing, the company had pulled its Windows 10 October 2018 Update due to a file deletion bug. It didn’t re-release a fixed version until six weeks later. Because of these types of issues, you might want to have more control over which updates you install. Sure, you can manually install updates directly from Windows Update Catalog, but that’s a lot of work. Instead, I want to tell you about a free utility that can make the job easier....

Notice I didn’t say 1.7 trillion good photos. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about… Just because we all carry a camera in our pocket and take a few dozen photos a day doesn’t make us good photographers. This takes knowledge of photography, your camera, and practice! In the past, we’ve published several tips on how to improve your photography skills, and today we’re going to dive deeper and review a few things you should bear in mind if you want to take better photos with your iPhone....

Get Rid of Gmail Tabs First of all, if you believe that the new Gmail tabs, which can be used to split your inbox into Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums, bring nothing useful to your Gmail account — get rid of them. While they are usually easy to manage, the trouble-causing Promotions tab. To get the old feel back, just nix them all. Check out Brian’s article on how to solve the tabs annoyance....

But you can use the built-in settings to help manage your mobile data efficiently. Here is a look at how you can do that. I use a pre-paid plan on my smartphones since it’s less expensive and easier to manage. When I add credit to my phone then activate the plan, I am notified of the amount of data I have on my phone and when it expires. Manage Data Windows Phone 8....

Turn Disney Plus Subtitles On or Off To enable or disable subtitles for your browser, launch Disney Plus and click the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. Then choose your language settings to enable the subtitles or shut them off. You can customize the look of the subtitles by clicking the Settings button and choosing your preferred format for the fonts. Subtitles on iPhone Launch the Disney Plus app on your iPhone and choose the movie or show you want to watch....

Original Old Article… Virtual CloneDrive makes it easy to mount an ISO image with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP 64-bit (x64), or 32-bit (x86). Unfortunately, the same goes for IMG and ZBIN files. You’d think Windows 7 would have the built-in ability to mount ISO images, but unfortunately, it does not. Virtual CloneDrive from Slysoft makes the process very easy, so follow the steps below. Note: All shots below were taken on a Windows XP system....

Move Games and Other Items Between Drives The first thing you want to do is get a sense of where you want to move data. To help manage content on each drive, head to Settings > System > Storage and there you’ll see the extra disk you added. Select either one and you will get a list of management actions such as viewing the disk’s content, renaming it, or setting it as the default drive to install new items....

Finding Hiking Trails on Google Maps When you visit the Google Maps website, most people know that you can search for an address or a business, and Google Maps will provide you with a marker showing its location. If you search for something general, like “gas stations”, you’ll see markers for all the gas stations within the view on your map. Did you know you can also do this to find hiking trails?...

You can use technology like Apple AirPlay to stream your music between different Apple devices, for example. If you want to play Apple Music on a Chromecast, however, you’ll need to try something a little different. Whatever setup you have, here are some different ways to play Apple Music on a Chromecast. You will need a Chromecast-enabled device and an active Apple Music subscription for this to work. How to Play Apple Music on a Chromecast From an Android Device One of the most straightforward methods to play Apple Music on a Chromecast is to use an Android phone or tablet....

Discord also includes excellent integration with other services, including YouTube, Reddit, and Spotify. Here we’ll take a look at the latter and show you how to play Spotify on Discord. We’ve shown you how to add friends to Spotify, and this method lets you share Spotify music with your friends on Discord. How to Play Spotify on Discord Note: To get the full benefits from this feature, you’ll need a Premium account....

In a browser of your choice visit: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx On the very first page, you’ll be prompted to enter your phone number (up to three if you like) and then a valid email address to confirm. You’ll receive an email from register@donotcall.gov and it will contain a link that you’re required to click on to complete the registration process. Click on this link, and you’re done. Unfortunately, this list won’t take effect immediately....

However, there are times when you’ll have a playlist you no longer want or ones you accidentally delete. The good news is that if you delete a playlist accidentally or simply want it back, you can get it. If you’ve deleted a Spotify playlist, you can recover them using the steps below. How to Recover Deleted Spotify Playlists You might not know this, but Spotify will save deleted playlists for 90 days....

Find My App Introduction The aptly named Find My app allows you to keep track of your family and friends’ current locations and share your location with the same people. You can also use the app to track, remotely lock, and erase lost Apple devices. Find My is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Mac, and through the web. If you’re part of an Apple Family Sharing group, their machines are also trackable using the app....

You’ll see drive letters assigned to CD, DVD, or Blu-ray optical drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, mapped network drives, and other storage devices. You can find the assigned drive letter by opening File Explorer and finding the device. If you want to remove a drive letter on Windows 11, follow the steps below. How to Remove a Drive Letter on Windows 11 Windows 11 automatically assigns a drive letter to each connected device — including network drives....

Delete Alexa Voice Recordings with Alexa App There are a few ways to manage the history of your voice recordings. You can use the Alexa app on your mobile device, Fire TV, or the Alexa web interface. For this example, I’m using the Android app, but the steps are virtually the same on the other platforms. All digital assistants record everything you say to it, too. For more, read our article: How to Delete Your Voice Recordings from Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana, and Siri....

To share websites with the new Edge, head to the page you want to share and click Settings and more (three dots) > Share. And select the method you want to use to share it from the page. The sharing feature in Windows 10’s Microsoft Edge makes it easy to share web content via email, social media, and through other apps and services. If you’re new to Edge, here’s a look at what you can do....

It’s not difficult to split and merge tables in Word; you have to know the right steps. How to Split a Table in Word You can split a single table into two tables with a convenient ribbon button. You’ll then see your table break into two. Splitting a Table With a Caption If you have a caption for your table, it will move to the second table after the split....

Once you install Google Sync App, you’ll be able to see all of your Outlook appointments and events on the go from your Google Calendar. Cloud computing at its best right? I think someone at Google did something right here and did I mention that the program is free? Excellent news! Okay, let’s get to work on syncing up these two calendar titans. Note: Google Calendar Sync is compatible with Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit) and after testing it, yes it does work with Windows 7....

How To Take Screenshots Using Office 2010 In a Microsoft Office 2010 application (Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Onenote, etc.), Click the Insert ribbon and then Click Screenshot. Note: To use the Screenshot feature in Outlook 2010, you need to be composing your email in either HTML or Rich Text format 2. From the screenshot button, there are two options. Available Windows will allow you to capture a screenshot of an entire window you already have open, and the Screen Clipping option will let you draw a box around an area to pick and choose what you want in your screenshot....

That being said, as these alerts started coming in I was in the middle of a conference call and needed to disable them so I could focus on my meeting. Here’s how I turned them off on my iPhone and later turned the AMBER alerts back on. Start by tapping Settings. Tap Notifications. Under Government Alerts, just toggle the AMBER alerts on or off. Although some I’ve spoken with consider these AMBER alerts as a violation of personal privacy, I personally value them as a great tool that helps protect our children....