Keep in mind that all of the software mentioned in this article is generally considered by the public to be ‘good’ software, with the full range of file sharing, desktop/mobile and web based apps, chat logs, team conferencing, and collaboration features. We’ll be focusing on how each one differs from one another. Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is free, but with an Office 365 subscription you’ll get Office integration and more storage via OneDrive....

Does that mean you can’t upgrade a laptop at all? No! However, upgrading an old laptop may not be worth the cost and effort, depending on what you need it to do. What You Can Usually Upgrade in a Laptop In general there are two components that can be upgraded or replaced in the typical laptop. The first is RAM or Random Access Memory. This is the fast memory that the computer uses to store information from currently running software....

During Windows reset, Windows will prompt you to choose how to proceed with reinstalling Windows system files. Your options are Cloud download or Local reinstall. Many have asked for a little explanation of the two options and what is the best option when they are resetting their PCs. These are two separate paths to resetting Windows. Each has its upsides and downsides. They both use different paths to get the same results – that’s restoring Windows to a new state....

Google provides a valuable service, but the primary way that they monetize is through advertising and collecting information. Businesses recognize the huge influence that the company has to offer, and ads on YouTube as well as web pages and searches have proven quite lucrative. If you’re a user of Google products, chances are that the company has a decent amount of information on your Internet activities – data that they use to increase the effectiveness of their advertisements....

When a website you’ve registered on is hacked, your information can—and likely will—be stored, sold, or leaked. If you use the same email address and password on that website as others, hackers can easily gain access to your information. It’s why so many security experts recommend you use a different password for every website you join. The key to protection is awareness. If you know when an account has been compromised, you can take steps to safeguard other accounts....

A few reasons your Fire Stick keeps rebooting are that your Fire Stick isn’t getting enough power supply, has configuration issues, or uses an old software version. Try the steps outlined below. 1. Plug the Fire Stick Into a Power Outlet If your Fire Stick gets its power supply from your TV’s USB port, this might be the reason your Fire Stick keeps rebooting. Sometimes, a TV’s USB port doesn’t supply enough power to keep the Stick running....

Despite the multi-faceted responsibilities of Google Play Services, it doesn’t drain your device’s battery faster than usual. However, there are several factors that could trigger the service to consume excessive battery. In this article, we highlight major causes of the Google Play Services battery drain issue and their respective solutions. Quick Tip: To check Google Play Services battery usage in Android, go to Settings, select Battery, tap the menu icon in the top-right corner, select Battery usage, and locate Google Play services in the “Battery Usage Since Full Charge” section....

Here is another trick .This trick works as follows. We need to find a service to make free call to USA first. Then we will use different VOIP service provider’s secret Toll Free VOIP USA numbers to make free international calls. So you have to have some service which can make free call to USA numbers. Don’t Worry We previously posted about how to call USA for free using bobsled....

In Windows 8/10, things get more complicated. The pagefile.sys is there all the time, but the hiberfil.sys is only there if you have fast startup enabled in Windows. What is fast startup? It basically allows Windows to perform a hybrid shutdown. This is why Windows 8/10 boots up so much faster than previous versions of Windows. Check out my previous post that explains what a hybrid shutdown is in Windows 8....

For iPhone or any other Apple devices, you might know about Find My iPhone. When looking up for it in Google, then you will find several people asked about how accurate is Find My iPhone. Here we are going to give you a detailed answer to the question. What is Find My iPhone? So, before asking on how accurate is Find My iPhone, you should know what is that. Find My iPhone is a service from Apple to locate your Apple devices....

But as awesome as it is, having internet can hold you back. Visiting some websites can eat up your focus, time, and attention. As a result, it can decrease productivity and cause distractions! The solution? Learn to block the websites that you tend to visit for purely entertainment. Or maybe sites you don’t want your kids to be able to visit! In this post, we’ll walk through the process on how to block websites on Chrome using your computer....

If this is your first time using Excel, we recommend you take five minutes to peruse this Microsoft Excel beginner’s tutorial. You’ll learn how essential functions work, navigation shortcuts, creating workbooks, formatting data, and everything there is to know about using the spreadsheet program as a beginner. When you’re done with that, proceed to the next section to learn how to calculate Z score in Excel. But first, let’s briefly explain Z-Score, its uses, why you might need to calculate one, and how to get it done....

In Windows, your regional settings will influence how your date/time, numeric, and currency data types appear when you apply formatting options. Windows supports a variety of languages, date, and time formats for the countries and regions that use those languages. You can also choose the date and time format to use in Windows if you want. By default, Windows uses forward slashes to enter a date value for a Date/Time field (for example, 8/29/2019)....

Focus is a new feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. By default, after each Focus session, you will hear an alarm sound with a notification letting you know that the session has ended. For long sessions, breaks are included to get you to do other things and recharge or take a bio-break....

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface created by the UEFI consortium, designed to replace the older BIOS (basic input/output system). It is designed to improve software interoperability and address the limitations of BIOS which has been used for decades. The UEFI environment is a minimal boot OS upon which Windows devices are booted and the OS runs. As of Windows 10, version 1703, Microsoft requires UEFI Specification version 2....

However, most people don’t realize the magnitude of the problems that come with a router that has been hacked. Manufacturers are also mass-producing different devices and don’t bother to update them, which leaves them open to attack. In fact, cybercriminals take advantage of this to attack many routers. The most recent example of router malware attacks is the VPNFilter threat. Following the massive malware attack that compromised thousands of WiFi routers and networked devices worldwide, the FBI issued an urgent request to home and small office owners to reboot their routers in a bid to disrupt a massive malware attack....

But while support for the WEBP format has grown since Google introduced it back in 2010, they aren’t the most compatible (especially with legacy image editing applications). So below, you’ll find several methods to convert WEBP images to the widely compatible JPG and PNG formats. You’ll also learn about the best way to save animated WEBP images in GIF format. Use Browser Extensions to Convert WEBP Images If you come across a WEBP image while browsing websites in the desktop versions of Chrome or Firefox, you can choose to save it to your PC or Mac in JPG and PNG with the help of a browser extension....

We’ve talked before about how to use Windows without a password, but that isn’t what passwordless logins are about. Rather than using a password, Windows passwordless logins let you sign in using alternate security methods. To use the feature, you’ll need to make sure you have Windows 10 version 1903 installed. Creating a Passwordless Login On Windows 10 If you have Windows 10 version 1903 installed, you can create a passwordless user account using your cell phone number....

If you’re a power user who often creates documents based on the same content, you can create file templates of your commonly used documents to reuse. This makes it easy to create your next documents. For example, you can create a template of your business letterhead or statement. You can then save this file as a template for reuse, so you don’t always have to recreate it every time you start a new document....

You see, Windows 10 automatically downloads updates and patches in the background, which may be a real pain for folks connected to slow or low-quality internet. While automatically downloading Windows 10 updates in the background is a good and wise thing to do, at times you want priority tasks or work to be completed quickly, and if your Internet connection is slow, the background download services will make it slower....