Walter Glenn
Contributing since January, 2012
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About Walter Glenn
Walter Glenn is a long time computer geek and tech writer. Though he's mostly a Windows and gadget guy, he has a fondness for anything tech. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Latest Articles
How to Change the Location of Internet Explorer's Download Folder
By default, when you download something using Internet Explorer, it gets saved the main Downloads folder for your user account.
How to Use the DirectX Diagnostic in Windows
DirectX is a collection of APIs used in Windows for multimedia and video programs, and is especially important to gamers.
How to Make Your iOS Device Read Articles, Books, and More Out Loud to You
With the "Speak Screen" feature in iOS, you can have your device read whatever's on the screen to you just by swiping two fingers down from the top of the page.
How to Set an iOS Alarm That Will Vibrate, But Not Make Sound
When you mute iOS, incoming phone calls and texts vibrate instead of playing whatever ringtone you set up.
How to Open Hidden System Folders with Windows' Shell Command
Many of the hidden system folders in Windows are identified in the Windows Registry along with a class ID (CLSID) key, special folder names, and the folders' locations on your PC.
How to Stop iTunes from Automatically Syncing with an iOS Device
Let's face it: iTunes is not great.
How to Create a Shortcut or Context Menu Item for Nearly Any Windows Setting
It's not too hard to browse through Windows' settings to find what you need, but if there's a setting you access frequently, why not make it a little easier on yourself? Windows exposes a number of useful settings through Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) that you can use to create a shortcut or context menu item for quick access to that setting.
How to Adjust the Click Speed of Your iPhone or iPad's Home Button
iOS makes smart use of the Home button.
What to Do When Windows Shows Two Different Drive Letters for the Same Disk
It's a somewhat rare problem, but on occasion, Windows might display the same hard disk or partition twice using different drive letters.
How to Enable Hidden Options in Windows' Disk Cleanup Tool
The Disk Cleanup tool has been around in Windows for years.
Bookmark Chrome's Settings Pages for Quicker Access Later
Google Chrome's internal chrome:// pages are full of all kinds of statistics, tools, and experimental features (much like the advanced settings of any other browser).
Why Are There So Many "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables" Installed on My PC?
It seems like there is a version for every day of the week.
Fix Slow-Loading Windows Icons by Increasing the Icon Cache
The icons for your files and programs are stored in a cache, so that Windows can display them quickly instead of having to load them from source files every time.
How to Reduce the Size of Microsoft Office Documents That Contain Images
Even in these times of fast internet connections, huge hard drives, and loads of free cloud storage, file size sometimes matters.
Quickly Access Drafts in the iOS Mail App with a Long-Press
Perhaps you have drafts of old messages you didn't have time to finish, or maybe you use draft messages as templates so you don't have to type things over and over again.
How to Scrub Through Audio and Video Slowly in iOS
In audio/video parlance, "scrubbing" is the act of fast-forwarding or reversing through the audio track or video to a particular location.
How to Teach Siri Who People Are (for Faster Calling)
Calling people with Siri is a great little shortcut, but it isn't always natural to say "Call Jane Smith" instead of "Call Mom".
Insert Emoji Faster with iOS' Text Replacement Shortcuts
Emoji are fun to use, but if you're like most people, you tend to use a few of them a lot more often than others.
What Is the Microsoft .NET Framework, and Why Is It Installed on My PC?
If you've been using Windows for very long at all, you've probably heard of Microsoft's .
How to Sort iOS Notifications by App Instead of Time
By default, iOS shows notifications in the order you received them.