With services such as WordPress offering easy-to-use online editors and integration with desktop word processors such as Microsoft Word, Windows Live Writer continues to lack the development and updates that made it the go-to tool for preparing elegantly prepared blog posts featuring rich tools for adding media and layout of text. Thankfully, a group of third-party volunteers saw the benefits of Writer and decided to pick up where Microsoft left off....

Open Outlook 2010 and right click the folder you want to change. In my example I’m going to change the Inbox. On the General tab, Click the radio button Show total number of items. Click OK to save. As you can see from the screenshot below, my Inbox is now showing the total emails in the folder vs. total unread. As you can see from my screenshots, I changed the default color of Outlook 2010....

The process is simple, once you find out where to start. In order to set up a second Outlook.com account in the Android app, just click the Inbox button on the top left side of the main screen, or you can swipe your finger right. This will get you to screen similar to the one below. Tap Add account. Then log in to your Microsoft Account like normal, or check out using Microsoft’s new Two-Step Verification method....

Creating Your AI Companion There are a lot of different options when it comes to creating your AI friend. You can customize their hair, eye color, and skin color. You’re also given the ability to name your AI friend and assign it a gender. In the end, you get the perfect AI friend for you. As you talk to your AI friend, they will develop personality traits that change how they react during a conversation....

The easiest way to send feedback while you’re using a Microsoft app is to use the hardware keys: Power Button + Volume Down. That will launch the feedback app directly to the section you want to send feedback for. For example, if you’re using the new Photos app, and hit the hardware combo, the feedback will open directly to the Apps section. Or you can access the Windows Feedback app from the all apps list to get to the All Categories section....

Install iOS 10 on your Apple Device Before you can install the latest version of iOS, you need to ensure your device supports it. Here is a table of the supported devices you can run iOS 10 on. Users have complained in the past that newer versions of iOS tend to make their Apple device perform slower. You might want to backup and archive before upgrading; backing up, will make it easy to restore your device if needed....

Limitations of Third-Party Voice Assistants Before reading about the Siri alternatives, it’s important to note some of the key limitations to these services. Perhaps the top reason is that third-party tools can’t access system-level functions such as opening apps or making setting changes. Why Use a Third-Party Voice Assistant? Another big reason to use a third-party assistant over Apple Siri? The other solutions on this list are offered across multiple platforms, while Siri remains firmly stuck in all things Apple....

As strange as Sony’s behavior already is, it’s throwing in a curve ball of its own and only allowing PlayStation Certified devices to run the mobile gaming app platform. This means that at despite the Xperia being a complete flop, the PlayStation Mobile store for Android is launching almost exclusively on the Xperia aside from a few HTC One phones. Sony does have plans to expand availability in the near future to Sharp and Fujitsu devices, but there is a lot of logo licensing to weed through before that can happen....

Sony’s watch is designed to be a companion for an Android smartphone, but it doesn’t have to be a Sony model. You need an an app that’s available on the Google Play Store. It does help to own a Sony smartphone, though, as the app is probably pre-installed already. What can it do, you ask? Well, it has a 1.3 inch OLED display at 128 x 128 pixels resolution. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth....

I have absolutely no idea why the setting is enabled by default, but I think it’s a horrible idea, as it tends to clutter your home screens with shortcuts you probably won’t be using. I mean, there are tons of apps you’re installing without wanting to use them on a daily basis. So why would they be right in front of you all the time? Also, having to delete the shortcut right after installation every time you get a new app is just as annoying....

I tried to include multiple different music genres just for the sake of the reader. Not everyone has the same music taste, so I hope I’ve covered enough genres to give everyone potentially reading this a possible choice from the list. However, I do recommend checking all of these out even if you initially think you won’t like the music in some of these playlists. There might be a genre I’ve listed that you never knew you would like....

Click Start and type: perfmon /report in the search box then hit Enter. Alternately you can hit the Windows key + R to bring up the Run dialog, type: perfmon /report and click OK. This launches the Resource and Performance Monitor. It takes about a minute while it collects system data. When it finishes, you’ll get a list of your system’s components. It gives you data on each component like the CPU, hard drive, memory and more....

Even though the big record companies are unhappy about the amount of music on YouTube and the revenue they’re not getting, that’s not our concern. Since the music is on YouTube, available for free, we might as well listen to it! Streamus Makes YouTube your Music Library Streamus can be installed by just going to its website, and clicking the Install button. If you’d rather get it from the Chrome Web Store directly, you can do that, too – click here to get Streamus from the Chrome Web Store....

The keyboard shortcut is: Windows Key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow This shortcut will instantly transfer windows from one screen to another while maintaining window size and relative position. This timesaver is just another quick tip that I use every day. I hope it helps out anyone else who uses two monitors on a Windows computer. Nice find Austin It does involve, first, having to copy whatever text you want easy and repeated access to but it is a Godsend....

Recently, my DIGG Friends have been very active which has resulted in over 100 emails a day in my Gmail account. Although I want to keep track of my friends and I want the emails, it’s causing Havoc (Inbox Sprawl) in trying to keep my Inbox clean. Good news is, Gmail has a solution for this kind of thing and today I’m going to show you how to take control of your Gmail Inbox using Gmail Filters....

The Basics: The Activity Monitor The Activity monitor is the primary gateway to the health information on your Apple Watch. At a glance, it tells you if you’re meeting your move, exercise, and stand goals for the day. If you want to know those goals in numbers, you’ll need to swipe up on that screen. That second screen also tells you your steps for the day. If you swipe left, or right you can review how far you got on each goal: move, exercise, and stand....

But the good news is that VLC is now available for all Windows Phone users in the Windows Phone store. It works with Windows Phone 8.1, which everyone should have by now. If you don’t have it for some odd reason, make sure to read our article on how to get it and other updates early by joining the Preview for Developers program. VLC for Windows Phone 8.1 is lightweight and, just like other platforms, will play all video and audio compression formats for files you have stored on the phone or phone’s SD card....

Did you know that you can harness the power of NFC technology to make your life a little easier? With an NFC tag and an NFC tag reader, you can automate your home, allow people to RSVP to your wedding, and a whole lot more. What is an NFC tag, and what is an NFC tag reader? We’ll explain the details below. What is NFC? NFC stands for Near Field Communication....

But what is DirectStorage in Windows 11? Do you need to turn it on? Here we’ll explain why users need DirectStorage, how it works, and how to take advantage of it on your Windows 11 PC. What is DirectStorage and Why Is It Needed? DirectStorage is a Microsoft low-level storage API for games that allows for super-fast, near-instant loading times for your games. If you’ve even been stuck in a loading screen during a game, DirectStorage is here to try and solve the problem....

If Microsoft Editor sounds like something you’d find useful, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ll detail its features, availability, and the basics of how to use it. What is Microsoft Editor? Microsoft Editor is a feature built into some Microsoft applications to assist you with writing. It can point out misspelled words, incorrect grammar, suggestions for clearer reading, and more. The tool was once called Ideas in Microsoft Word and was renamed and officially announced in 2020....