Note: Windows 8 has quietly removed this feature, but you can still do this with XP – Windows 7. And if you are running Windows 10, make sure to read our article on making Windows 10 a Wi-Fi hotspot. What You’ll Need A Laptop with built-in WiFi capabilityA mobile device with WiFi capability (For example Kindle Fire HD, iPod touch, Nexus 7)A hard-wired Ethernet connection Turn Your Windows 7 Laptop into a WiFi Hotspot Click the wired network connection icon in the System Tray and select Open Network and Sharing Center....

Uninstall Windows 10 Cumulative Updates Open Settings by hitting Windows Key + I on your keyboard and click Update & Security, and under the “Check for updates” button, click on the View Update History link. There you will see a list of the updated history of recent cumulative and other updates, but you want to click on the Uninstall Updates link at the top of the page. That will open the classic Control Panel page that also contains a list of recently installed updates....

Unlock Socially Locked Content Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand that a site would want to increase its social network presence. On the other hand, I’d rather it not be forced to “Like” it on Facebook or “tweet” it to my Twitter followers. Locking content and forcing me to perform social network related-tasks to see it is definitely an annoyance. But I’m not judging at all; I’ll just give you a solution....

Apple’s iPhone has had its Find my iPhone feature for several years, and Android finally released its service to find your phone called Android Device manager. The Windows Phone version works similarly to the other platforms. It can ring and lock the phone, show its location on a map, or erase it if stolen. Use Find My Phone To use this feature the first time, make sure you’re signed in to your phone with you Microsoft Account....

Here, we’ll explain how to move, resize, merge, and even hide those containers. This way, you can structure your OneNote pages to work better for you. Move a OneNote Container Moving a container to a different spot on your notebook page is super easy. Place your cursor over the text to display the container. When you move your cursor to the top bar of the container, you’ll see a four-sided arrow called a Move Handle....

According to Hulu, it has a propriety measurement software solution like Digital Ad Ratings (DAR). Hulu says this about how it uses the Nielsen measurement system: This data is critical to advertisers as well. Whether a show continues running all depends on the ratings it receives. If a show’s ratings are low, you can count on that show being canceled by the network it appears on. Or, it might be moved to a different timeslot....

Unlike with its Bundles and weekly sales the Humble Store does not allow you to customize where your money will go. Instead it goes into a pre-determined split giving the developer 75%, charity 10%, and the Humble Store itself takes a 15% cut. The Humble Tip remains the same at 15% as the Bundle’s default split has always suggested, but this structure denotes a 10% decrease in what portion is given to charity and will instead be going to the game developers compared to the default suggest split (65% to developers, 20% to charity, 15% Humble Tip)....

Original Old Article… The new Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10 is still a work in progress, but it’s blazing fast compared to IE and other browsers and it has some interesting features. If you recently upgraded to Windows 10, you’re going to want to at least test it out, even if you changed the default browser. So, if you’re new to Microsoft Edge, you’ll want to bring some of your favorites and bookmarks with you over, too....

In Chrome all you have to do is open up the Settings menu and go to “Under the Hood > Content settings…” Scroll down to Plug-ins and set it to “Click to play.” Chrome’s options don’t have a save button, so as soon as you make changes they will apply. Additionally, you can completely disable or enable specific plugins on an individual basis. Now whenever a website tries to use a plugin, it will require that you click it in order to run....

Increase Windows Defender Cloud Protection Level for Windows 10 Home Just like with Windows 10 Pro and using Group Policy, the first thing you need to do is join Microsoft MAPS to allow collection of data about threats and definitions. To start, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + R to bring up the Run dialog and type: regedit and hit Enter or click OK. Now navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Right-click on the Windows Defender key and select New > Key....

What’s New in iOS 4.2.1. for iPad Users In spite of essentially being an overgrown iPod Touch, iPads have lacked some of the most coveted features of its little brothers. iOS 4.2.1 puts an end to all this envy, and now iPad users get: Multitasking – iPhone users already know that this isn’t true multitasking, but it’s good enough for now. Depending on how the app developer incorporates it, iOS 4 apps can either have their states saved while you return to the home screen and launch other apps, or they can continue playing back audio in the background....

As said, there haven’t been any accidents with the cars, except for a fender bender that occurred while the vehicle was being manually driven by a Google employee. But some people are still reluctant about letting a robot drive them around. In the next phase of testing the team assigned to the project is now using the autonomous vehicles for their daily commutes and errands; the same driving situation consumers undergo everyday....

By default, the Kindle Fire supports JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP image file types. The process is similar to putting your own videos on your Fire. Fist, plug the Micro USB cable into your Mac or PC. If you have AutoPlay enabled on Windows, you’ll see the following screen. Click Open Folder to View Files. If you don’t have AutoPlay enabled, go into My Computer and you’ll see the drive listed there....

It scans your iTunes and Windows Media Player libraries automatically. This is nice so you don’t have to do any further work. Or if you want more control, stop the process and browse to the music you want to upload manually. Keep in mind Cloud Player only supports MP3 and AAC file types that are not protected by DRM. After the MP3 Uploader is done scanning your iTunes library, go through and check or uncheck the playlists and artists it finds....

The Lending Library offers over 800,000 books, and as a Prime member, you can borrow one book a month. Even with that mouthful of qualifications, it is a terrific service for anyone who loves to read and is just one more benefit for becoming a Prime member. Borrowing one of the books in the Lending Library is easy. On the Kindle device, select Kindle Store from the home screen, then click on “see all categories…” to browse the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library....

According to Spreeder, most people read at an average rate of 200 WPM (words per minute.) The logic behind this speed is the rate at which most people speak. While you read, you use your “inner voice” to go over each word and therefore you can only read as fast as you can say each word. Spreeder teaches you to skip “saying” each word in your head and instead teaches you just to scan then store the information while comprehending it simultaneously....

Huh? The Quick Access Toolbar? YES! You know, that tiny little menu bar that almost everyone ignores up near the very top of most Microsoft Office Windows? It could perhaps be the most useful part of the new Liver Writer. Yeah, really! To prove it, I’ll show you an example of what you can do with the quick access toolbar and how I use it to make the new Live Writer beta even more efficient that the old one....

Make Text Larger on Kindle Fire (Updated) The process to make text larger on the Silk browser on a Fire HD tablet is much easier than it used to be. This article was originally written in 2012, and things have changed a lot. To make text larger, launch the Silk Browser from your home screen. Then pinch and zoom in or out to make the page’s text and other content larger or smaller....

Enable Display Delete Confirmation Dialog in Windows 8 Now in Windows 8, there’s no longer a confirmation dialog by default. While this makes us power users happy, not everyone is. Some users would like a confirmation message displayed before adding an item to the Recycle Bin. To enable the message, right-click the Recycle Bin and select Properties. The Recycle Bin Properties screen opens. Check “Display Delete Confirmation Dialog” and click OK....

Make Browser Show Website Icons Only That leads you to click the arrow icon on the right for a dropdown of the rest of them. You can edit the text for the bookmark to something shorter or make it display the icon only. Edit Icons on Chrome Bookmarks Bar If you use bookmarks in Chrome, chances are you have a lot of them saved already. To edit them or only display the site icon, right-click it and then select Edit....