If you are still using an old version of Skype and are having compatibility issues and constant pestering for updates, this guide is for you. If you are using the newer version of Skype and want to get rid of those annoying advertisements and make the interface cleaner to navigate … well, you’re in the right place too. Fixing the contacts view First, let’s fix the default contacts view. Here is what we are going to change:...

There are a handful of excellent open-source tools to help you check if your Linux system has been the victim of malware. While no software is perfect, these three have a solid reputation and can be trusted to find most known threats. 1. ClamAV ClamAV is a standard anti-virus and will probably be the most familiar to you. There is actually a Windows version of ClamAV too. Install ClamAV and ClamTK ClamAV and its graphical front end are packaged separately....

A tool that is going to help you remember to see that tab is a Chrome extension called Open Me Later! For the Chrome extension to work, you need to be using the browser. The extension won’t automatically launch the browser. Let’s just hope they add that feature soon. Program a Tab to Open Automatically Once you’ve installed the Chrome extension, open the page that you want to open later....

How to Perform a Facebook Search on PC How to Perform a Facebook Search on Android and iPhone Let’s take a closer look at Facebook’s advanced search filters. How to Search for Old Facebook Posts Using Filters You can use Facebook search to find your own previous posts, your friends’ posts, or posts of non-friends without scrolling. Enter a word from the post you are looking for into the Facebook search box as shown above....

How Android Handles Metered Wi-Fi Usually, large updates default to Wi-Fi on Android. The moment you connect, apps and even the system itself may try to update. This can quickly eat up your data, especially with larger system updates and apps. To help you avoid exorbitant charges, you can tell Android to treat Wi-Fi the same as mobile data. When you’re connected to a metered Wi-Fi connection on Android, nothing downloads without your permission....

The Mac’s built-in system panel allows you to set a photo library as the screen saver. That way you can gather all of your favourite photos in a photo library and then use it as the screen saver. Here’s how you can go about doing that. Setting a Photo Library as the Screen Saver Ensure that a photo library already exists in Photos for Mac on your machine. Click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner and select “System Preferences…” to be taken to the system panel....

Fortunately, you have an easy way to set the default calendar in OS X and iOS. It lets you choose the default calendar for your event entries, and all of the future events will be added there. Setting the Default Calendar in OS X In OS X you can set the default calendar using the built-in Calendar app. Launch the Calendar app by clicking on Launchpad in your dock and searching for and clicking on Calendar....

Begin by allowing access to the workstation. If your OS doesn’t have it already installed, the Standard Edition is free and can be downloaded quickly. It has all the main features most people would need to connect to a remote computer. If you need something more heavy-duty, there is a paid Enterprise version for connection needs such as VPN. Here is a walk through of how to setup the free Standard Edition of Remote Desktop....

Split Workload Between Virtual Desktops This may not technically be splitting your screen, but rather separating and expanding it across multiple screens. It’s a great foundation for our subsequent tips that will show you how to snap windows and split your screen. In Windows 10, you can create multiple virtual desktops, which is a great way of dividing your windows and apps, within which you can further split things up. Press Win + Tab to go to Task View, then the “+” icon at the top of the screen....

I have a lot of music, videos, and pictures on my personal computer, but sometimes I am not at my desk and I still want to view my media content. Fortunately, I have an Android phone and with Skifta I can easily stream these files to my phone through a WiFi network. Register for a Skifta Account Registering for a Skifta account is free and allows you to use the advanced features of the app....

The workaround uses the dictation feature on your Mac to let you call Siri with your voice. Essentially, by setting “Hey” as a wake phrase and “Siri” as the word to invoke the launch of Siri, you are able to speak to the virtual assistant naturally. The following is a multi-step procedure to follow to get things running on your machine. How to Enable Hey Siri on Old Macs As mentioned earlier, you are going to be using the dictation feature on your Mac to activate Siri....

One of the latest discoveries I’ve made on my Echo speakers is the ability to use them as an intercom. This way you can “Drop In” between different speakers in your house, or use your phone from both within and outside your home to start talking straight to one of your in-home Alexa devices. This article shows how. Once your Alexa app is synced with your Alexa devices, in the app tap Communicate on the bottom bar, then “Allow Drop In” under Permissions....

How to Enable Voice Typing in Google Docs Before getting started, do note that voice typing on Google Docs only works on the desktop Chrome browser app. Open your Google Docs document in the Chrome browser. Go to the Tools menu and select “Voice typing.” You can also use the keyboard shortcuts of Ctrl + Shift + S for PC and Cmd + Shift + S for Mac to enable voice typing....

If you like apps that keep things simple, then you just might like the Google Tasks app. At least you have the assurance that the app is from a company whose other services you’re probably already using. What Google Tasks Has to Offer (Android) Besides offering a very essential feature for a to-do app, Google Tasks also makes the app easy to use. Tap on the “Add a new task” button and add what you need to do....

Since Windows doesn’t include a tool to let you restore individual files from System Restore points, a third-party tool is necessary. But it’s incredibly helpful if you need to recover files. Please note that this only works if you have restore points that include your files. If your hard drive is corrupted, your restore points are likely corrupted too, meaning you can’t recover files from them. What Is ShadowExplorer? ShadowExplorer helps you explore files stored in shadow copies....

A virtual desktop is another “desktop” where you can have other applications running. It’s like having a second instance of the operating system running on the same PC. Why You Need the Virtual Desktop Windows Feature The answer is productivity. Having many tabs/windows open means you can only work on one program at a time. This feature impacts how you can move from one activity to the next. Think about a web designer, for instance....

Download the Right Apps to Play WMV Files Until such time when Apple bakes something into its software to play WMV files, you’ll need a third-party solution. Fortunately, plenty of those apps exist. In this case, downloading an app like PlayerXtreme Media Player is the best possible (and free) solution for “native” WMV playback. Alternatively, Internet-favorite VLC is also an option for playing back WMV files on iOS. Once you download PlayerXtreme, if and when you come across a WMV file, opening it is just a few taps away....

After dispensing with England in the quarter-finals, France are closing in on a second straight World Cup final. However, the holders face the might of Morocco in the second semi-final, who are enjoying the tournament of a lifetime. The first African team to reach a World Cup semi final ousted Portugal and Ronaldo in the quarter-final, Spain in the round of 16 and eliminated Belgium in the group stages. Not a bad resumé!...

Get the Chrome Agent String from Windows Before you start, you’re going to need the Google Chrome user agent string from Chrome running on Windows. If you don’t have access to Windows, this guide will show you the current string when you follow the directions below. It may become outdated, though. In that case you can try searching online for a new agent string. On a Windows machine, or virtual machine, open Google Chrome....

How PGP Works Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) was created in 1991 by Phil Zimmermann as a way to provide near military-grade encryption to the masses. Over the years, PGP changed hands a number of times and ultimately gave way to the open standard OpenPGP, opening the way for PGP to be used on a variety of platforms, including iOS. PGP is based on public-key cryptography. Public-key cryptography relies on a private/public key pair to encrypt and decrypt information....