The logical route for today’s concerned, yet lazy, parents, is to shell out hundreds of bucks for some off-the-shelf piece of software that they can install on their kid’s computer. The problem is that a quick Google search reveals a dozen workarounds for even the most expensive parental censoring spy tools. Making matters worse, by installing the software on their machine, you’re immediately tipping your hand by revealing that [A] you are watching them and [B] which tool you are using....

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Go to Bing.com page and you’ll see a message come up prompting you to compare search results. If you don’t see the message, just head to the Bing It On webpage. Then start one of your five searches. You can try search queries they offer you or just try your own. Here I did a general search for weather conditions in Minneapolis. The results for both Bing and Google search are displayed....

Josh Windisch Hosts with groovyPost founder Steve Krause and Editor in Chief Brian Burgess. This is our first episode we’re calling The Beta Show. This was our second shot at getting all of the technical issues worked out. On this show we cover: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson FiredSchedule Cinema Bathroom Breaks with the RunPee App.Facebook Launching App Store for Mobile DevicesApple Ditching Google Maps in iOS 6Xbox with Kinect Bundle $99Add 16GB Flash Drive to Xbox 4GB ModelSteve Wozniak Doesn’t Have Broadband or ChicksFlipboard Finally Coming to Android DevicesNo DVD Playback or Windows Media Center in Windows 8...

Google Maps is obviously not the only mapping app on the market. You can also use competitors such as Apple Maps and Waze. But there are some things Google does darn well, and Maps is one of them (unlike Apple). At least Google Maps won’t try to kill you. Using Google Maps Here are some of the first few things you should learn when using Google Maps. Some are restricted to the smartphone and tablet only, while others are better off being used on the desktop....

I will just come out and say it. I love these Nokia prepaid Windows phones…they’re easily affordable, and while considered “entry level,” these phones do give you a lot of bang for your buck. Last year I shared my thoughts on the Nokia Lumia 520 as a Zune on Steroids, and now I upgraded to the Lumia 635 which has a more powerful processor, larger screen, and yes, it has 4G LTE connectivity in the US....

What Does Redo / Repeat do? Redo is exactly the opposite of Undo in that it will Undo the Undo command or repeat the last command you performed. Sorry… Confusing I know. To add to the confusion, the Redo command in some Windows Apps cannot be performed unless you’ve just used the Undo command. Of course, the limitations will differ with each application that you try to use it in so just keep that in mind....

Minecraft You’ve probably heard of this game before but if you haven’t, don’t let the blocky pixellated graphics turn you off however as that’s by design due to the building principles and overall size of possible worlds that can be built. For an example of what’s possible, do a search on YouTube for “Minecraft Timelapse – Arabius City”. I’m constantly in awe at what people are building with this game. With over 8 Million purchased downloads, your kids probably won’t even notice the pixellated nature of the graphics....

The latest update (version 6.8, requires Android 1.6 and up) has another cool trick up its sleeve — Buffer integration. Buffer is the popular tweet scheduling app that’s fast becoming an essential Twitter management tool. It allows you to schedule your tweets at certain intervals during the day. This is usually done with the aim not to look like a spam bot, and at the same time maximize your audience and readership potential....

I’ve always typed em dashes normally to press Alt and type 0151 on the numerical keypad. The only thing is that Chromebooks don’t have numerical keypads. In fact, most laptops don’t anymore. In a pinch, you can google the special character and copy and paste the special characters in. But no one’s got time for that. In Word, you can use special characters from the Insert ribbon. But Chromebooks don’t have Word....

I tested this using a CDMA Galaxy Nexus, an Asus Transformer Prime, and a Motorola Droid X. The two emulators I’m showing are Nesoid and Mame4droid. Fire up Mame4droid. Tap the X to get rid of the input notification so you can tap Option in the upper right. Tap settings. Tap Define Keys. Tap Player 1. You’ll see a list of movements and their respective buttons. Go through each one until they are all mapped by tapping the movement on the tablet, then tapping the correlating button on the phone....

Set up Google Play Store Budget on Android To set up the budget option on your Android device, open the Play Store app and head to Account > Purchase History. Tap on the Set Budget button and plug in the spending amount you want to allocate for digital content. Then hit the “Save” button. That will bring you back to the “Purchase History” tab where you will see what you set your budget for and small line graph....

My screen snips below are from Windows XP and WinZip 11.1. However, the process should be the same for Vista and Winzip 10.x users as well. WinZip 9.0 was the first version of WinZip that began using AES 256 bit encryption, so 9.x users should also be able to take advantage of using WinZip as an encryption tool. So, let’s get right to it. 1. Navigate to the files or folder you wish to zip and encrypt....

Using Google Podcasts App Using the app is straight-forward and intuitive and offers the basic features of what you’d expect from a podcast app. When you launch the app, you’ll see a list of trending and popular podcasts on the home screen. Scroll down on the screen to browse other podcasts in various categories. There is also a search button at the top so you can search for specific shows or topics....

To watch it, go to the following link and wait for the show to start. It starts at 6:30PM PST. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/liveevent.aspx What will be announced? Hopefully some interesting information regarding Windows 8. Enjoy the show! Share your comments on the keynote below. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Two decades later, we’re finding all sorts of interesting places that Windows 95 is showing up. The most recent sighting is the legacy OS running on a Xbox One via DOSBox and the console’s ability to run Universal Windows Platform apps. Microsoft recently celebrated Windows 95’s 20th anniversary, and the nostalgic OS seems to be showing up on all sorts of modern day devices. When wearables started becoming a thing, a developer put Win 95 on an Android Wear watch....

There are two ways of going about this. You can add and remove tiles in the Wear OS app on your smartphone. Alternatively, you can also do it right on your smartwatch. We’ll look at both options and you can choose your personal favorite. The Wear OS app As mentioned above, the first option is to do this in the Wear OS app. The app is the same place where you can manage notifications for your smartwatch and do a few other useful things....

If you’re a regular groovyReader, you probably woke up this morning and noticed something is quite different about the site! As you know, we’re not ones to stand still very long here at groovyPost so after about 6 months of me not being 100 percent happy with our site design, I decided it was time for a change! As I started working on the new look-and-feel, I had several primary goals in mind for the new look: Overall, I’m happy with how things turned out....

What Does HTH Mean? HTH means “hope that helps” or “how the hell.” The former is usually used in online communication at the end of a message, while the latter typically sets up further dialogue between two or more recipients. You can find instances of the abbreviation through messaging apps, SMS, chat, and more. Furthermore, it also pops up on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Here’s an example of HTH as “hope that helps”:...

Your CPU is actually one of the most important parts of your PC or Mac and it’s a term that’s been in use since the 1950s. There are actually CPUs in many of the electronic devices that you’ll use, including mobile phones and other smart devices. What is a CPU, exactly? What does a CPU do, and what do the different CPU specifications mean? Let’s explore this topic below....