Groovy reader John O. writes regarding Outlook 2010: Thanks for the great question John, I thought this answer was worth a full post. So here we go! Let’s disable the Social Connector and get rid of that pesky People Pane in Outlook 2010. Step 1 In Outlook 2010, Click the File tab and then Click Options. Step 2 In the Outlook Options window, Click the Add-Ins tab and then Click the Go… button....

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had 12-20 work-related tabs open, only to lose all of them from an accidental close or crash. Chrome itself is rather stable, and if you close it manually you can always reopen your tabs from the New Tab page under “Recently closed.” My problem usually occurs when I put my Laptop to sleep and it doesn’t wake up properly. When the computer boots back up, the tabs aren’t in the recent list....

The feature, Continue on PC allows you to share content between your smartphone mobile and your Windows 10 PC. Previously, the feature was only supported on Android however now that it supports the iPhone / iOS devices, I’m finally able to check it out and review it for all you groovyReaders! Oh, before you download it, I must warn you. Continue on PC is still a bit buggy at the moment....

There are two ways you can do it. Either by installing the Microsoft Edge browser on your iPhone. Or, by using the Continue on PC app for iOS. Here we’ll take a look at both options. Share Web Pages from iPhone to Windows 10 with Edge To get things started the first thing you need to do is link your iPhone and Windows 10 through the Your Phone app. Then install Microsoft Edge on your iPhone....

Let’s Share With Allow editing selected, recipients can change files and add files in a shared folder if they’re signed in with a Microsoft account. Recipients can also forward the link, change the list of people sharing the data or folder, and change permissions for recipients. If you’re sharing a folder, people with edit permissions can copy, move, edit, rename, share, and delete anything in the folder. When this box is unchecked, people can view, copy, or download items without signing in....

If you’ve received that e-mail, just go to the Google Drive page and you’ll get a page that looks something like the one below. Now click Go to Google Drive on the top right of the window. Next, you’ll see a Welcome to Google Drive message and can watch the promo video if you want. Click Try Google Drive. You’ll get to your Google Drive and you’ll notice that all of your Google Docs are already synced with the service....

But, you might have noticed you can’t do the same thing with the login screen where you enter your password or PIN. If you need to take a screenshot of the login screen, you can hack the Registry and use the Snipping Tool. Take Screenshot Windows 10 Login Screen Use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + R to launch the Run box and type: regedit and click OK or hit Enter....

Microsoft includes the most recent version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol, which allows you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices. When it is turned on, it’s constantly checking for new devices, which ends up draining a lot of battery juice in the background even when you’re not using it. Here’s a look at how to turn it off or back on when you need it. Turn Bluetooth On or Off in Windows 8....

For this article I’m adding another 4 GB stick to a Mid 2010 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac Mini. It currently has one 4 GB module in it already. Make sure to unplug the power and every other peripherals you have connected. Turn it over, and you’ll see the black cover. It opens easy by turning it to the left. Remove the cover and place it to the side....

What is Live Listen? First introduced in 2014, Live Listen lets your mobile device serve as a remote microphone. Originally intended to work with MFI-compatible hearing aids, the technology expanded to AirPods four years later. Today, your earbuds can act as substitute hearing aids. With Live Listen, you can also use your mobile device as a directional microphone, then listen to the audio through your AirPods or AirPods Pro. Live Listen has become a popular choice for parents since it can separate voice from background noise....

Enable Dropbox Selective Sync To avoid problems that can arise from this, you can use Dropbox Selective Sync. It will keep your data backed up in the Dropbox cloud but prevents a particular computer from downloading the files you choose. What is Dropbox Selective Sync? By default, Dropbox is set to sync all of your folders. You can change this using the “Selective Sync” feature. Selective Sync does exactly what it sounds like....

Last Wednesday at the annual Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference in New York, was the first blatantly pointed criticisms of Ballmer from a prominent investor. David Einhorn, CEO of Greenlight Capital, stated during a speech that it’s time to “give someone else a chance,” because “his continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft’s stock.” This direct attack on Ballmer comes the day after IBM’s market value surpassed Microsoft for the first time in 15 years....

The survey was done by research firm On Device and it shows that the new iOS 6 features aren’t impressive to users, and there’s a slight decrease in their level of satisfaction. If the level of satisfaction was 6.93 out of 10 at the time of the iOS 4 update, growing to 7.75 for iOS 5 and it’s now at 7.65 or iOS 6. This slight decrease may be due to the dissatisfaction with Apple giving up on Google Maps to make room for its own maps app....

But think about it for a minute. This is your smartphone. It has all your photos, your contacts, your messages, your passwords and personal data on it. Do you really want to be sticking any old cable into its data port? Hackers and infosec experts have proven that it’s possible to hijack a public charging station with a malicious device. You’ve heard of credit card skimming at the gas pump, right?...

You’ve probably been hearing non-stop news about the Gulf Oil spill lately, but have you seen it? A few weeks ago Google launched its crisis response site in an effort to actively inform the world on the progress of the spill. Because of pressure from congress, today you can watch the Oil Spill live as they try to fix the leak. Today BP is going to attempt to stop the source of the leak, the project is codenamed “Top Kill”....

Holdkey works by recognizing when you input a long-press on your physical keyboard. For example, if you hold down the “u” key it will display a list of 10 additional characters similar to the traditional English “u.” The Holdkey overlay appears as a blue horizontal box across the currently open window that you are typing in. Once appeared, there are two ways to input the key. The first is to just click the character you would like to use....

You remember MapQuest, right? It was that website that we all used to use for directions before Google Maps became popular. While I love Google Maps on the web, I’m not a huge fan of the Google Maps app; especially with it’s incessant pressuring for me to join Latitude for “check-ins.” With that said, the MapQuest app gets the job done and doesn’t have annoying services tacked on. It also doesn’t ask for a ridiculous amount of permissions – just what it needs....

Executives at Maxthon would not say when the cloud offer will be announced, but groovyPost has found all the information you need to claim your 6 gigs in the sky right now. (See below: “Pssssst… Want your free 6 gigs of cloud storage? Here are the secret links from Maxthon.“) The cloud service, named SkyFile, is available for Windows, Android, iPad, iPod Touch, and jailbroken iPhones. A version will be available soon for the Mac, said Jeff Chen, CEO of the Beijing-based firm....

Organizations using premium business subscriptions such as Office 365 E3, E4 or the new E5 Plan, will once again see the return of unlimited storage. Microsoft will be using a phased approach starting at the end of December. If you are running one of Microsoft’s other Office 365 business subscriptions, you won’t see any changes to your current 1 TB plan. Changes to OneDrive Storage Plans for Office 365 Business Office 365 customers on our premium Enterprise, Government and Education plans will receive OneDrive for Business unlimited storage....

Being intimately familiar with Microsoft’s License team and contracts (yeah, I’ve negotiated a few EAs in my day <unfortunately,>) it’s not everyday Microsoft will give away software. What I’ve noticed is they only do this in new areas where they are looking to pick up market share OR, in areas of fierce competition. My guess Microsoft is trying to keep it’s Rivals (MediaWiki, etc.) out of the Corporate Collaboration space while at the same time deeply embedding it’s new Workflow technologies into the Corporate environment....