Showing posts with label How-To-Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How-To-Tips. Show all posts

January 3, 2021

How to fix: unread email in gmail inbox

 This is how I fix my untraceable unread email in my gmail.

on your gmail search box search the following 

in:inbox category:{primary} label:unread

and

in:inbox -category:{social promotions updates forums} label:unread

once you see the unread email mark this as read.

September 26, 2017

Best iPhone 8 Apps To Download In 2017

iPhone is a wonderful little gadget and Apple is putting in all its resources to come up with better iPhones with every passing year. And, the latest release from Apple is iPhone 8. If you have long been following this wonderful new release from Apple then you must have heard about all the new features that it has arrived with. But wait; are all those wonderful feature worth it without some equally wonderful iPhone apps? Obviously, Not!


So, here are some of the top iPhone Apps that you must consider installing on your iPhone, if you have already bought a new one.

1. Buffer


If you’re a social media geek, Buffer is a must for your iPhone. With Buffer, you can be able to share stuff to different social media accounts that you may own at a time. Buffer also allows you to schedule your posts and it then shares whatever you have scheduled automatically. If you’re a businessman you’d find this functionality really great, especially, when you have run analytics for finding optimal time for sending out your tweets or status updates on Facebook.
 
2. WhatsApp Messenger

If you love to stay in contact with your friends and family members or anyone else you then you can resort to WhatsApp messenger. It really gives you a great way of connection with your friend, and even groups, without having to spend anything. And, like any other messenger app, WhatsApp allows you to make voice and video calls, send pictures, videos and text messages to everyone added in your contacts list. It is a simple and easy-to-use app that anyone can use without any trouble.

3. Dubsmash
If you love miming popular videos or creating voice-overs, you can have some really entertaining time while using Dubsmash. Ever since it was first introduced, it has received great ratings and is considered a fun way to spend leisure time. You can even share your dubsmashed videos on social media and get interesting comments from people you know.

4. Pinterest

If you’re too much into photo and video apps then having Pinterest on your new iPhone is a must. Most of the Pinterest users use the app for viewing latest in fashion but there are many other categories that might be of your interest. The app allows you to pin everything you like into one place. It’s a well-designed app that can keep you pinned for hours. It requires you to login using your Facebook or Pinterest account.

5. Dropbox

If you often need to access your important documents on the go, you are definitely in need of Dropbox on your new iPhone. It is basically a cloud storage service that syncs all your stuff stored in the cloud across all your devices. The app is available for free and allows you to access files from anywhere.

So, get all these apps on your new iPhone and give yourself a taste of functionality. You’ll really love the apps and would definitely find yourself wanting for more. Install all sorts of wonderful iPhone apps and have a rocking experience on your new little gadget.



James Barret
Contributing Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbarret760

September 25, 2017

How to transfer office 365 license to new computer legally.

People choose office 365 because of its outstanding online features. This office 365 act like your regular Microsoft word, excel, and powerpoint that you can install on your desktop but the good is, it is connected to a cloud which you can do your work even without internet and when you have internet it will automatically sync your work.

You can buy 365 licenses - you may choose personal subscription which you can install office 365 on one Computer or Office 365 home subscription which you can install up to 5 computers. If you bought Personal License and you need change to a new computer and want office 365 license to transfer to your new computer. You may follow the below instructions.


STEP 1 - Deactivate your Office 365 on your current computer. Before you can transfer your license to a new PC you need first to deactivate your license on your old computer. This deactivation process is through office 365 website so you can do this with your new computer.
  1. Go to Office.com and login using your email you’ve used to register to Office 365.
  2. Once your logged-in, In the Install section, Click install to open install page.
  3. In the install page, you can see the list of a computer with office 365 license activated.
  4. Select the computer you want to deactivate. Then click deactivate.


STEP 2 - Install and Activate license to new computer.
  1. On the computer, you want to transfer office 365 license. Open the Office.com then login using your Microsoft office 365 credentials. 
  2. Then click your user account photos to navigate to My account. 
  3. Click install to download Office 365 installer. Once the download is finished it will automatically install your new copy of office 365 on your new computer. If not install automatically Run the file you downloaded to install it manually. 
Goodluck! And enjoy.

September 11, 2017

WHAT'S UP WITH MICROSOFT 365

With the fast track of technology that is already in, we’ve got now the all new Microsoft 365 that has brought us most of the used and beneficial features. Are you one of that workforce whose communication is very important within your group? Are you that type who creates more and more reports each day for data analysis? Are you part of the group whose email floods daily and is required to answer it all? Well, if you are one of them, this Microsoft 365 will be a very good catch for you. Before you buy Microsoft 365 license key just sit back and let’s check it out.
microsoft office 365

1. Incorporate file links on your main file to avoid too many attachments. We’ve been used of attaching all the files on an email thread and got locked up of sending it for so long due to its high file byte size. But worry no more for because now, you can easily copy the link to the storage of your files on the main file, and send the single file on email, carrying over all the other files thru the link you pasted. Easy, right? Have this checked and no need of attaching so many documents.

2. Have your document be converted to PDF file easily. Yes, we can make it in just a little time. While viewing your document, select print and choose ‘Cutepdf Writer’ or simple save as PDF file. In an instant, you have your uneditable file pdf format. Sounds good then.

3. Saving reading history on Word file. This new feature of Microsoft 365 makes you open again the latest files you have opened, even you have already closed it. It records the history of the documents you have recently opened and worked. Simply select the file name of the preferred file you want to re-open, and that’s it. No need of going back into the folders when you have saved these.

4. Have a large storage of email. This new version gives you a 50GB storage for all your emails, including your events, meetings and other activities on your email. It is under Exchange Online, and you can also save more additional space (if you think this still lacks for you) thru OneDrive cloud where you can save other files, even related to your emails.


5. Sharing files and co-authoring with its changes. You might be working with your colleagues with a file and all of you have your own inputs for it. You can create your changes, have it saved in the common folder, and have it edited also with a colleague, and let him know the changes you made and details of your revision. It’s located on the information task bar located on the right side of your file upon opening. Try to check it and practice this for easier file tracing.

6. Have a chat with your colleagues. Brought by Microsoft 365 is the Skype in-app integration in Office 2016 applications. You can simply share your screen with the others, have chats, work on a meeting without closing what you have been working the whole time. All you should do is connect, share your screen and insights, and communication is a lot better.

7. An amazing inbox that can organize your emails. Floods of email are unavoidable, and to polish it, Microsoft outlook 365 has its feature for automatic organizing of your emails. It can be filtered, or be kept in folders for easy filing and reading.

8. Lastly, Work wherever you are. Yes, you read it right. You can make use of your files, read and reply to emails. Simply get the Office Web Apps with your subscription of Office 365 which gives you permission to work on your files that are saved in cloud storage. No need of installing the Office software on your computer. With this, you can open your Word files, Excel and Powerpoint files and work on it instantly. Just go to Microsoft Office 365 login.

These are just some of the best features that Microsoft 365 can offer you. You might be wondering how come can these features be. So I suggest, check them now and see it for yourself. Check Microsoft office 365 download and bought your own product key license. Happy working to all of us!

September 4, 2017

WINDOWS 10, WHAT’S WITH YOU?

It has been a great innovation in the world of technology the rise of the new Windows 10. More features, more things and opportunities to do, more ways of making the use of computers a lot easier. More security and assurance for users, more safety and protection for information, these are just some of its purposes. Why don’t we get into the details of its features, I will name a few, so you can pick up what are those that will greatly help you out.

whats new with windows 10

1. Here comes the new Microsoft EDGE! We’ll I think most of you have so many comments with Internet Explorer. Windows 10 is solving now the issue by bringing you Microsoft Edge. It has its unique features such as an annotation tool, text-only reader mode, and the incorporation of Cortana. This browser is also more pleasing to the eyes of its user and is more user-friendly. There seems to be some add ups also on this tool so this would be more worth trying to all users. It’s really an edge of this new Windows.

New Microsoft Edge browser


2. The Return of the Come Back: by START Menu. Yes, it, indeed, is back on Windows 10. It has still been a big question mark for Windows 8 for removing this menu, making our desktop screens more complicated and seems to be a mess. But it’s over now as we get back Start Menu. By clicking this, the list of the tools is tiled on the screen, with its image and name captions. It has also an option to view the rest of the tools that are not seen on your default menu. These are also live applications that harmonizes with the design of this menu.

Start Menu on Windows 10

3. Windows 10 is more intelligent thru CORTANA. Sounds new maybe, but this Cortana is Microsoft’s personal voice assistant, quite similar for Siri or Google Now, but I think is a lot better. It is more convenient to use for you can do a faster way of searching, simply press the WIN key and type any question you want.


Aside from this, you can also use for calendar setting of reminders and events and other style cards from Google now related to new stories or other important information to keep. This feature indeed is a big help for the users.

Cortana on windows 10

4. Multi-task thru Multiple Desktops. Are you that type who does a lot of work on your computer? Or the one who prefers to run a couple of applications to save time in doing your works? Well, the new Windows 10 has reached out its helping hand to you thru its ability to sustain and create multiple desktops. You can add a new one, then some the windows in each of the desktop, and run through all those desktops you created by simply pressing the Win-Tab. No more hassle of closing and opening again any application you need to use.

multi desktop on windows 10

5. Central Notification Center of Windows 10. Most of the current OS people use already have this, like from Android to iOS. But now, Windows 10 is already offering this to its users, simply click on the notification tray icon of your screen to found in the lower-right side or just simply press WIN-A, then you could easily view all the notifications that you have received. Currently, most of the applications and programs are already linked on this option, so you can already simply view these related notifications in central center.

central notification on windows 10


These are some of the main eye-catching and worth-checking feature of the new Windows 10. I bet you could be more curious about this, and would be more eager to try it. We’ll I bet you’ll enjoy this. So grab now the new Windows 10 and let’s explore together the new world of technology!

August 24, 2017

8 Useful Features of your Smartphones you must know.

In this fast pacing world, it is indeed a necessity already to have a mobile phone, or more likely even have a smartphone. Well, who doesn’t have one? I guess most of us have our own smartphones which are truly helpful, may it be for communication, entertainment, photography and data storage as well. It seems this have been also a requirement in our daily lives. But up to what extent do we know a lot about using our smartphones? I bet not all of us are fund of checking in each parts, menus, applications and data on our phone, that’s why let me give you foretaste, tips and tricks of what are the other features of smartphones we have been using for long.


1. Identify where are all the battery charges are consumed. Well, we have already today power banks but of course, it still concerns us energy consumption of our phones. All major smartphones today have OSes who has thorough data and statistics of to what applications on your phone is consuming most of your battery charge. Through Setting apps, you can identify which app should remove (it’s your choice) or be used in a lesser time.

2. Speed up phone charging. Who wouldn’t want to have a speedy charging of our gadgets. Smartphones has its airplane mode menu and it that way, it will consume less of the battery and will be more quick in charging. On the other hand, it is still best advisable to charge our phones while turned off.

3. Block unwanted people. You may find this feature mean, but it is helpful. It is normal that we find some people annoying who texts or calls, and it’s unavoidable. You don’t have to change your number to get rid of them. In alert options, hit Priority and Settings part and there you can simply create a priority list of persons whose messages, calls and reminders can be received by your phone.


4. Automatically unlocking of your phone. Locking of our phones is inevitable when we are away from home, may it be when at school, office or at work. But when we’re at home, it seems too much to do to enter the password or swipe the code on our phone screens. We can easily set to automatically unlock our phones, simply go to Security, then Trust Agents, then Smart Lock. On this, you can simply input and set limitations on when will you be needing the password.

5. Extend battery life.In Settings, it has Battery control and Power Saver mode. This way, you can save and extend your battery into a certain percentage compared to its actual. It may reduce background features, turn off your usage of power-consuming applications and of using mobile data.

6. Keep stored things in private. There may be things in our phone that are only for us and that is expected already. But of course, we would need to keep it to ourselves no matter what, even though some might be trying to use our phones. To keep these kept, drag down the quick settings menu, and tap the user icon in the top part. There you can have ‘Add a guest’ and provide limitations that you will only allow to be viewed by others.

7. Control data usage. We want to save our data consumption and be used only on those that are important. By going to Data usage under Settings, you can set desired limits of usage of the data, a timeframe, and has also warning lines for its parameters. It also projects the data that you have already used that can be your reference.

8. Have a new and advanced keyboard. Most smartphones today have the third-party keyboards. It lets you have the auto-correct feature and add some emojis on the texts you’ll be creating. People have been fund to this nowadays.

Check these features on your phone now and have fun using these from time to time. In the more years to come, we might experience more of the improved structures that smartphones can offer.

August 7, 2017

How to Find where your Outlook Data files are located.

All your Microsoft Outlook Items are stored in one single file called Personal Folder Files (.PST) this is the data file you needed if you're going to backup or to transfer your outlook messages, calendar, and task to another computer.

Depending on your OS outlook set its default location to C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook, App data folder is mostly hidden, so you need to unhide that folder to see your outlook data file.

Outlook data file can also be set to any location you like. For me, I always set my PST file in my documents folder. And in case I need to transfer my files to another computer I can easily transfer my pst file together with my other documents.

To find Outlook Personal Folders file.






  1. Open your outlook
  2. Go to Tools > Account Settings
  3. Click on Data file Tab, below you can see the location of your PST file. Expand to see the full path.
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July 31, 2017

How to Start outlook in safe mode on Windows 10

Starting outlook in safe-mode is very useful when you're having trouble in outlook. Safe mode in outlook is used to fix trouble especially if your outlook is hanging up when you open it in normal mode.



If you open your outlook in normal mode it will automatically perform send/received, and so if your
pst file is corrupted, your outlook will hang up. This comes up the safe mode.

Whats with safe mode in outlook?

  • It will open outlook without loading add-ins and customizations.
  • It will open without performing send/received at startup.
  • It will open without extensions and reading pane.


METHOD 1: Using Run


1. In your windows search box type: run then enter to open the run


2. In run Type: outlook.exe / safe then enter.



METHOD 2: Using CTRL and Click

  • Hold the CTRL key then click the Outlook icon then Outlook will ask you if you want to open in safe mode click Yes.

July 15, 2017

How to configure Column default value in SQL Server in design View.

Recently I migrated my MS ACCESS database to SQL Database. The migration is a success until a user tried to print a report from her MS Access frontend. All the computation in a report is blank. It confusing because the code for the computation is correct and the field to calculate has a value and it returns no error only its show blank.

When I compare the field from my old previous MS Access database to new SQL database I now see what causes of that blank computation results. It seems that in my old database, any field with numeric data types has a default value of zero if the field hasn't specify any value, but in my new database it will be null. And so I need to change it to zero if value is not specify. In my old database the datatypes is numeric but when I converted it to SQL it become FLOAT data types.

 What I did to fix this is to enter a default value in all of the fields that have a FLOAT data types. I enter the value zero(0) in all float data types if the field does not contain any number, so in case the field has no value it should have zero in that field instead of null. When I do that MS access can now compute and all the computation in reports or form are fix.

This is how to add a default value in a column in SQL Server using design View.
So every time a new record is inserted it automatically add the default to the field you specify.



  1. Login to your SQL Server using SQL Management Studio.
  2. In your Object Explorer expand to your database and to your desired table.
  3. right click on your table then select Design
  4. click on choose the column you want to add default value
  5. then on column properties, navigate to default Value or Binding then enter the value you want.
Goodluck!






July 8, 2017

How to connect to SQL Server from another computer without joining a domain.

We have a small database in our office using SQL Database as backend and Microsoft Access as front-end. For the past years, we are using Windows server 2000 where the SQL Data is stored. All of the front-end workstations are connected to Windows server via a domain active directory.

If I we established a new database workstation we need to connect to a domain for our MS access Database to able connect to SQL Database via ODBC Connection.

But how to access SQL Server Database from a remote computer without joining a domain?

The simple answer is to create an SQL login and use SQL authentication to connect to SQL Server.

Use that SQL Login in your connection string, and if you're using ODBC connection just like our database use SQL Authentication instead of Windows Authentication.

To create SQL Server Login for SQL Server Authentication.

  1. In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Open Object Explorer and expand the folder of the server instance (in my case its SQLEXPRESS) in which to create the new login.
  2. right-click the Security folder, point to New and then click Login
  3. On the General page, enter a username for the new login in the Login name box.
  4. Select SQL Server Authentication.
  5. Enter a password for that username.
  6. Choose the password policy options that should be applied to the new login. It's recommended to use enforcing password policy.
  7. click OK.

In my first time connecting via SQL Server Authentication, I encountered a firewall problem. So make sure the port 1433 and 1434 are open in your firewall. This two port are the ports uses by SQL Server to communicate to another computer.

To open a port in your Windows firewall.

  1. Navigate to Control Panel, System, and Security and Windows Firewall.
  2. Select Advanced settings and highlight Inbound Rules in the left pane.
  3. Right-click Inbound Rules and select New Rule.
  4. Add the port you need to open and click Next.
  5. Add the protocol (TCP or UDP) and the port number into the next window and click Next.
    1. TCP Port 1433 - sqlserver
    2. UDP Port 1434 - sqlbrowser
  6. Select Allow the connection in the next window and hit Next.
  7. Select the network type as you see fit and click Next.
  8. Name the rule something meaningful and click Finish.

Goodluck!

July 1, 2017

How to screenshot on Samsung galaxy S8 and S8 plus

1. Press and hold volume down and Power button at the same time.


2. To look for your screenshots go to your gallery and in screenshots album.

How to screenshot on Samsung galaxy S4

Screenshot is very useful for saving or taking notes on your for phone for your reference later. Or you want to screenshot a text message and post it on FB for your status. Here's how to do it on samsung galaxy S4

EASY METHOD

1. Hold and press Power button and Home button at the same time.

http://www.knowils.com/2017/07/how-to-screenshot-on-samsung-galaxy-s4.html

2. To look for your screenshots. Go to your gallery and look screenshots album.

May 29, 2017

10 new useful features of Windows 10

Windows 10 is the latest operating system launched by Microsoft. It has got plenty of new & exciting features which will be loved by you all…Right from customization & personalization of theme & background to Cortana, everything is great…The scientific calculator embedded will ease the life of a student & an engineer. We bring to you 10 tips on Windows 10 & you should now get your OS upgraded!!

1. Microsoft’s Assistant; Cortana
It is available in Windows 10. You can get your following works done by her:

  • Manage your calendar
  • Create e-mails
  • Give you reminders of your work, people & team
  • Open Apps for you
  • Find files, places, info etc

2. Switch to Tablet Mode:
A great update of Windows 10 to switch your desktop mode to touch screen ‘tablet’ mode.
Go to Start Menu, select Setting. Look for Tablet mode, switch in ON& select appropriate option of using the last time setting or ask every time



3. Pin your Apps to Start Menu
Having too many items/apps in your system can be a hassle to manage & search for the app that you want to use currently, so pin your apps to start menu by right clicking the app and choose to Pin to Start


4. Play X-Box on Windows 10
Stream your x-box console & let your beam title from console to your desktop in another room. Open the app on your desktop, switch ON your console & make sure that the console is connected to the same wifi.


5. Battery Saver
Turn on your battery saver by navigating to Settings App by pressing Win + I and go to System then Battery Saver. When this is activated, it saves battery by limiting the app working in the background, doesn’t let you automatically notify about the receiving emails…



6. Download Maps Offline
This amazing feature of Windows 10 let you download maps which you can use for navigation while having net switched off.

  • Go to settings app & choose system, the first option in the panel.
  • Under system option, choose “Offline Maps” 
  • Here, under Maps option, choose “Download Maps’’
  • Choose your continent followed by country & then your state & region.

7. The Unique Calculator:
Windows 10 calculator is something that you will absolutely love. This calculator lets you converting units of Volume, Energy, Temperature, Weight, Mass etc. The Scientific Calculator is extremely useful if you are a Student or an Engineer.

This calculator also allows conversion of a tablespoon to a teaspoon.


8. Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10
Win key + I opens the new Settings menu,
Win key + A launches the new Action center, and
Win key + X opens the "secret" Start menu.
WinKey+Alt+D: Opens date & time
WinKey+Shift+ C: Opens Cortana

9. New Mail App
This allows the creation of multiple accounts on the app. You can add multiple accounts of yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, outlook & your domain name email id on the app & get the access to all the emails at once.
You can get the notification for each email & use a customized signature for each mail.

10. Change Theme, Wall Paper & Screen Lock 
Go to Settings & Click on Personalization.
Choose your own themes, wallpapers & screen lock

May 26, 2017

How to Copy DVD to ISO?

Would you like to backup Blu-ray films to DVD plate for reinforcement to spare cash? At that point your best decision would be DVDFab Blu-ray Copy. DVDFab is a fantastic Blu-ray burner programming that can backup Blu-ray motion picture to DVD circle without an excess of video quality misfortune. Presently let me demonstrate to you generally accepted methods to copy DVD to ISO.


Step 1: Run DVDFab 10, pick Copy module, tap the "copy Mode" tab on the upper left corner of the principle interface and pick Main Movie mode.

dvdfab Copy DVD to ISO 1

Step 2: Load the source.

dvdfab Copy DVD to ISO 2

Step 3: After the source is stacked in, the longest title, specifically the primary film, will be chosen as a matter of course. At that point you can change the parts, sound tracks, subtitles and do propelled settings as indicated by your necessities. On "Advanced Settings" board, you can choose the yield as DVD 5 or DVD 9.

dvdfab Copy DVD to ISO 3

dvdfab Copy DVD to ISO 4

Step 4: Navigate to the base of the primary interface to tap the "picture" symbol to choose an index to spare the yield DVD as an ISO record.

dvdfab Copy DVD to ISO 5

Step 5: Click the "start" catch to begin the duplicate procedure.


Note:
You are not permitted to do any operation to redo your yield DVD on Clone/Burn mode; on Full Disk mode, you can't pick the titles, parts, sound tracks and subtitles yet you can do propelled settings.

If you are one from those DVD movie fans, you must usually make backups of your precious DVD collections. The question is what is the most economical way to backup your DVD movie discs, especially when your collection is growing on a weekly basis, if not daily? The answer is to make ISO disc image files, saving your budget on purchasing blank media’s. How do I do that? You need a piece of versatile DVD cloner software. DVDFab DVD Copy just meet that orientation, making ISO files of your DVDs and put them onto computer HDD, or other large volume storage devices.


About the Author: Ailsa Pimenova is a senior network writer, keen to share and review video software, and also pay close attention to technology news.

April 22, 2017

How to connect LG Supersign TV to Server via LAN.

Our company bought 6pcs LG Supersign Tv. At first, we use USB and set to autoplay to play our Ads and Announcements in 6 TVs. It is working good, but it is time-consuming and tedious to go to each TV Just to power-on and off every morning and evening. Because the ads must run from 7 AM to 9 PM.

I've decided to connect all TVs to a network so I can schedule when the ads start and end. And I can distribute the content from the PC server. All my Supersign TV and PC server are connected to a switch.

LAN Connection

You can choose the LAN connection when the SuperSign Manager and SuperSign Player are in
the same network.

  • The same network means the same gateway and subnet address for IP communications.
  • The SuperSign Manager can find the SuperSign Players in the same network using the scan feature.
  •  For 1:1 connections, use a crossover cable that allows communications without network equipment.
  • Features such as the Web, widgets, and RSS are not available in closed networks without an external connection to the Internet.
  • If the network does not have a DHCP server, you should manually set the IP addresses of the SuperSign Manager and the SuperSign Player.


LG Supersign LAN Connection
On your PC Server/Manager.

  1. Put a static IP Address on your PC Server. In my case, I enter 192.168.0.1 IP Address for my PC server.
  2. install supersign server.
  3. If your server has a firewall you must open or allow the following ports:
    • 8080: Server Open
    • 5432: PostgreSQL DB
    • 6950: Search for a Player
    • 9: WOL(WakeOnLan)

On your SuperSign TV

Please see the below video for configuration.


Thanks to this video who figure it out.

April 3, 2017

6 Easy Way to Speed Up Windows 10 Without Installing 3rd Party Apps

The latest Windows, Windows 10, has improved many features of operating system and this version is much faster in terms of processing but there is a way to increase the even further. To make the hardware perform functions at a faster rate, the software has to be updated as well. The heavy software leads to longer startup times. There are many other speedup tools but they require the installation of a third party application which comes with additional risks. We have compiled a list of six ways you can boost up your Windows 10 speed without installing any software.

1. Uninstall Unwanted Programs

Windows 10 comes with a huge list of preinstalled software which most users do not even need. The programs or applications are designed for the accessibility and convenience of users but all they do is send pop-ups and notifications, interrupting users in the middle of tasks. You can remove these apps by searching for them in the Start menu, right clicking on them and selecting Uninstall. However, do note there are many other applications that will not show up in the Start menu and for that you will have to open the Apps & Features page.



2. Remove Startup Processes

There are many applications that run processes each time you boot your computer. Most of these are not even required to be constantly running in the background. You can remove the processes that you do not want to be running each time the computer turns on through the new Task Manager tool.



3. Perform Disk Cleanup

You can perform a disk cleanup using the built-in tool. The tool will scan the entire disk and produce a list of all unwanted junk files that take up precious disk space and slow down the PC. These include Recycle Bin files, temporary files and internet cache memory. You can remove these files with the click of button. For better results you can even try disk fragmentation if you have not done it before.


4. Scan for Malware Threats

Malware is one of the most common causes of slow computer speed. The default Windows Defender application is reliable antivirus tool. It is better than any third party application. The program scans the system and identifies any possible threats or viruses disrupting your computer’s performance.


5. Optimize Power Settings

You can change the power settings on your computer to achieve optimum performance speed. However, this option consumes more power so it is not recommended to those who are trying to cut down their electricity bill. Just select the High Performance option from the Power Options tab in System and Security control panel.


6. Change the Appearance

You can alter the appearance of the operating system by turning off animations and other unnecessary visual displays. All you have to do is type ‘Adjust Appearance’ in the search bar and choose which features you want to turn off. If you select ‘Overall Best Performance’ then do note all the current visual effects will no longer appear.





March 13, 2017

Easy way to delete outbox messages in outlook.

I have a lot of unsent messages in my outbox folder in outlook. It failed to send because of too large attachment or my email server is down when doing so. I want to clean the messages in my outbox that is not needed so I really want to delete it.

When I click the delete button, it does not work the messages is still there. Sometimes outlook gives back this message "outlook has begun transmitting this message" so you are unable to delete it. Sometimes no response, just you can't delete.

To easily delete outbox message

  1. Open your outlook and set it to work offline. (To stop outlook from trying to send all email messages)
    • In Outlook 2010, 2013 and 2016, go to the Send/Receive ribbon tab > Preferences group and click "Work Offline".
    • In Outlook 2007, 2003 and lower, click File select Work Offline
  2. Close your outlook then open it again.
  3. Go to your outbox then you can now delete your stuck messages. Or move your outbox messages to your draft folder if you need to reuse the message.
  4. Then reset your outlook to work online by following the step number 1, just unselect the work offline button to get back to online mode.

If your outlook is already transmitting the messages. Just cancel the send/receive then follow the Step 1 to 4. If still can delete it start your outlook in safe mode then try to delete again.

March 11, 2017

How to fix Cannot Send This Item in outlook

I'm having an issue with my outlook when I was about to send an email to a client. After I click SEND, it shows an error "cannot send this item". I was upset because the error says cannot send the item, But not showing what cause the error or hints on how to solve it.

error - cannot send this item

As I search the net I found out two common reasons for this error.

Reason 1 - Maybe you use HTML in your email message - Change your email message from HTML to rich text or just a plain text. Sometimes copying your message and compose a new message in paste it there solves the problem.

Reason 2 - Oversized logo/image signature - If you have a logo signature in your message then it is possible the reason. Maybe your image is too large for a signature. Resize it to a smaller one or just use a text signature.

In my case it is the reason number 1, I just clear the formatting to remove HTML and use plain text only. Then I can send my email without getting the "cannot send this item error."

If you experience this error message and you have other solution please comment below and let helps other.

February 22, 2017

How to Enable Editing in Microsoft Excel

This will show you how to disable Protected View for your Microsoft Excel documents.

To stop the virus from installing onto your PC, Excel has a setup called Protected View to prevent the user from editing or clicking a harmful button in your workbooks. Some of the excel files you download are set to protected view to preventing you from editing and making harm to your computer.


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Additional security and helpful components in Microsoft Office 2016 to assure and help end users from attaching plugins and harmful code that can crash your Excels or put in a virus. These components go far to keep your PC running smoothly. However, there are still alternatives you can change to disable Protected View for your Excel files.

In default the following setting are activated to protected view


  1. files originating from internet.
  2. files located in potentially unsafe location.
  3. from outlook attachment.


To Disable Protected View for you to Edit documents.

  1. Open Microsoft Excel
  2. Go to File > Options
  3. Then click Trust Center
  4. Click Trust Center Settings
  5. Select the protected view
  6. then uncheck box you want to disable protected view.

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Presently on the left segment click Protected View and uncheck any records you might want to disable the protected view. And now when you open the files it will permit you for editing the documents.

This procedure also applies to All Microsoft Office 2016 documents ie. ms word, powerpoint.

February 16, 2017

How to recover unsaved Microsoft Excel 2013 files

Are you stress because all of your encoded files are lost because you did not save your excel workbook? Below I show you how to recover unsaved excel file.

Time-consuming if you rewrite all words you previously encoded.

This problem commonly happen in the case of brownout and you don't have a UPS(uninterruptible Power supply), or Someone closes your workbook without saving.

In worse case scenario you have to submit that excel files in 10 minutes to your boss and no time to re-encode.

But don't worry Excel has a capability to recover your unsaved excel documents. You just need an extra effort to do so.

Here's How

  1. Open Excel
  2. Click File > info
  3. Click versions 
  4. Then click Recover unsaved workbooks, then select the unsaved excel workbooks.
You can now continue to work with your documents and now save it in a regular way.


Knowledge bank!

"Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program included in the Microsoft Office suite of applications. Spreadsheets present tables of values arranged in rows and columns that can be manipulated mathematically using both basic and complex arithmetic operations and functions."