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How to Make the Windows Taskbar Thumbnails Bigger (Without Software)
When you hover your mouse pointer over a button in the taskbar, Windows shows you a preview of that window by default, but that preview is usually really small.
How to Add Gmail to the New Outlook (Office 365) for Mac OS X
Microsoft just released a new version of Outlook for Mac, although this one is only available to Office 365 customers.
How to Remove Trovi / Conduit / Search Protect Browser Hijack Malware
If your computer has been hijacked with an obnoxious malware that won't let you change your home page, there's a strong chance you've been infected with the Trovi Search Protect malware, which used to be known as Conduit.
How to Make Your Own Windows Registry Hacks
Over the years, we've created many Registry hacks to customize and tweak your Windows computer.
Avast Antivirus Was Spying On You with Adware (Until This Week)
We warned you at the beginning of the year that many of your browser extensions are spying on you, tracking what you are visiting, and even inserting ads into pages.
No, Your iPhone Flashlight is NOT Spying On You
Recently an email has been making the rounds, scaring people like my mom by claiming that the flashlight app on their smartphone is stealing their information and sending it to China.
How to Rename "This PC" Back to "My Computer" in Windows
Microsoft has changed the name of "My Computer" to "Computer" and then to "This PC," and for those people that prefer it one way or another -- or something completely different -- you can easily rename it.
Crapware Finds a New Way to Trick Users to Install Browser Extensions
Last year, Google announced plans to lock down Chrome so that extensions can't be side-loaded by crapware installers.
It's Time to Criticize Windows 10 While We Still Have a Chance
Windows 10 is a huge step forward into the future! Or wait, isn't it a step back? Either way, it's a technical preview that isn't finished yet, which gives us a huge opportunity to help shape what the final version might look like.
Google Launches Software Removal and Browser Reset Tool for Chrome
Google recently launched a new tool in the fight against crapware and spyware, and it's an excellent start to helping clean up a computer that has been infected with nonsense like the Ask Toolbar.
How to Change the Wi-Fi Channel on Your Verizon FIOS Router
If you live in a really congested network area like an apartment complex, you might want to change your Wi-Fi channel to something different than the default to try and get a better signal.
How to Set a DMZ Host On Your Verizon FIOS Router
If you want to make sure that a particular device is always available through your firewall, you can assign it to be a DMZ host in your Wi-Fi router.
How to Disable the Drop Shadows in Windows 10
The drop shadows on applications in the Windows 10 preview are really big and suspiciously similar to the ones in OS X, and if they aren't your speed, you can easily remove them.
How to Change the Wi-Fi Network Password on Your Verizon FIOS Router
Anybody who has installed FIOS has the same problem.
There's a New Pin to Start for the Recycle Bin in Windows 10
While poking around Windows 10 we noticed that you can pin the Recycle Bin to the Start Menu.
How to Change the Admin Password on Your Verizon FIOS Router
If you've ever tried to login to your Wi-Fi router, you know exactly why you might want to change the admin password.
How to Make the Windows 10 Start Menu Look More Like Windows 7
The Windows 10 Start Menu is really quite busy with all of those live tiles all over it.
How to Change the Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) on Your Verizon FIOS Router
If you have Verizon FIOS, you have the same problem that everybody else has.
Microsoft Announces Windows 9, but Names it Windows 10
Today Microsoft officially announced the next version of Windows, which was expected to be called Windows 9, or maybe Windows One, or even maybe just Windows.
How to Hide Recent Contacts from the iPhone App Switcher
iOS8 adds a new quick contacts feature to the app switcher (you know, the view when you double-press the Home button) but not everybody is thrilled with it.