However, the issue with upgrading is dealing with the migration of your existing OS and data to the new drive. After all, who wants to rebuild the OS, figure out how to re-activate it, track down and reinstall all the apps, and oh yeah, move all your personal files over. Yeah, not me! That’s why today, I’m going to review an alternative process using the built-in System Image and Easeus Todo Backup to restore your installation to a larger or smaller disk....

If you have an Android device, you might be thinking that AirPods can’t connect to it. That isn’t strictly true, but it isn’t a case of connect-and-go. If you want to connect AirPods to Android and use its hands-free features, you’ll need to follow these steps. Do AirPods Work With Android Devices? Android devices do support AirPods, but only in a fairly basic way. At its core, AirPods are simply wireless Bluetooth headphones, capable of outputting sounds from other Bluetooth-supported devices....

We’ll show you how to convert an Office file to a Google file and work with Office files through Google Drive without converting them when needed. Add Office Files to Google Drive Once you upload a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to Google Drive, you can open it in Docs, Sheets, or Slides. Click the New plus sign on the top left and pick File upload. Browse for your file, select it, and click Open....

Previously we took a look at using Microsoft Word 2010 as a Blog Editor. This time around we’ll use it for the more general purpose of writing HTML pages, which in fact just involves saving whatever you’ve created in Word as an HTML page. We’ll be done with this in a snap! Click the File Menu button and then navigate to: Save & Send > Change File Type > Save as Another File Type > Save As...

Create a Podcast Station on Apple Podcasts To create your podcast station, launch the app on your iPhone or iPad and head to the Library section. Then tap the “Edit” button. Next, under the Library section, select the “New Station” option. Then type in a name for your station – something that helps you know what content material is about and tap the “Save” button. Your new station is created, and you will see a list of different station settings like grouping, episodes, media types (audio or video), and more....

How To Display A Start Up Message Each Time Windows 7 Is Logged Into Click the Windows Start Menu Orb, Type regedit into the search box, and Press Enter. 2. Browse to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionPoliciesSystem Once there, Double-Click legalnoticecaption to modify it. 3. In the value data, Type in the title of your message. Click OK once finished. 4. Now just below, Double-Click legalnoticetext to modify it....

Like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets offers a handy feature for creating a chart easily. You can choose from several chart types and completely customize the chart for the ideal appearance. Create a Chart in Google Sheets If you have data that would fit perfectly into a chart, head to Google Sheets, sign in, and open your spreadsheet. Follow these steps to create the chart. Depending on the type of chart you use, the remaining Setup options in the Chart Editor will vary....

The Windows HomeGroup feature lets you share files, folders, and printers connected to your local area network with other Windows computers. Each computer connected to the HomeGroup can share its library of pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other computers on the same HomeGroup. Any computer running Windows 7 or later can join a HomeGroup. This tutorial sets up a Windows Homegroup in Windows 10, but the steps are also applicable for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8....

Create Partitions in Windows 10 Windows 10 can use as little as four primary partitions depending on your computer configuration—using the MBR partition scheme—or as many as 128 if you are using the newer GPT partition scheme. The GPT partition is technically unlimited, but Windows 10 will impose a limit of 128, but each is primary. Within a primary partition, you can have an extended primary partition and create additional logical partitions....

Step 1 Click the Firefox button at the top-left of the browser. From the menu Select Options > Toolbar Layout… Step 2 From the Toolbar and the Customize Toolbar window, you can add items to the toolbar by dragging them straight to it. For example, since the regular address bar works as a search-box, why not just remove the separate dedicated search box? More importantly, you can drag items around and remove them or put them on a new section of the toolbar....

In addition, Windows provides the ability to customize the Start menu and change other UI elements throughout the OS. Another aspect of the OS you can customize is system icons. If you want to customize Windows 11 system icons for a fresh UI look or easier system management, here’s how to do it. Finding New Windows 11 System Icons You can change system icons to ones already included in Windows 11 or icons you find online....

Windows 7 and previous versions let you easily customize the sounds played when you Logon, Logoff or Shutdown your computer. You can still do it in Windows 8, but these and other sound alerts are hidden by default. But with a simple Registry tweak, you can get them back and customize them to your liking. Windows 8 Logon Sounds Here you can see that Windows Logon, Logoff, and Shutdown Program Events aren’t listed in Sounds....

Requirements: Open up ES File Explorer and tap the menu button and open up settings. From the main settings screen open up “Root settings.” If you haven’t already done so, check every box on the Root settings page. Superuser will request giving ES File Explorer elevated permissions, you will need to accept it to continue. Now ES File Explorer will function like a full-fledged root browser. Use the Up button to navigate to the /system/etc/security/ directory/....

For simple drawings, you can draw in Word directly using shapes, lines, or pen tools. If you want to draw in Microsoft Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. These instructions have been designed with Microsoft Office 2019 in mind. Note that Microsoft 365 (formerly O365) is the Office suite with 1 TB of OneDrive per user. While the steps may work for older versions of Word, there may be some variations or missing features....

This fun and experimental feature allows you to add stickers to your existing desktop background image. It’s disabled by default, but you can activate the feature with a quick change to the Registry. Along with build 22H2, you’ll need to make sure you’re in the Dev or Beta channel in the Windows Insider Program for this to work. If you want to try desktop stickers on Windows 11, you can enable them using the steps below....

Previously we showed you how to pull up RTN information on your Android phone using a dial code. Unfortunately, the process didn’t work for everyone and it seems only a handful of phones can use that method. So, this time around, we have a solid method that doesn’t use a phone code. Using a custom launcher, we’ll create a shortcut on the home screen that will open up any hidden menu on your Android phone....

However, always having to start an app and then typing a code can be quite annoying, especially if you’re always using shared devices, which translates into having to go through the process on a daily basis. Well, Google must have thought the same way when it has decided to offer something called One-Tap Two Step Verification. Namely, you just tap Yes in a prompt that’s shown on your phone when you’re trying to log in, and you’re ready to go....

One of the last holdouts in the transition from classic app to the new modern look and feel is File Explorer. While the file manager has seen a number of new features over the years, it’s still based on the legacy win32. This is likely because File Explorer is so integral to the Windows experience—in fact, you may not even consider it an application (though it is). But change is coming to File Explorer nonetheless....

To get started, open unTWEEPS and click on Sign In with Twitter button. It will ask you to authorize the application to access your information. Then redirects you to the unTWEEPS dashboard. Under you name, select the number of days since the person tweeted and click List Stale Tweeps. A list of all the people who have not tweeted from the number of days you selected is selected. Check the people you want to unfollow....

When I explained my new years “process” to a co-worker she asked said: Of course, I told her to do a search on groovyPost.com for the answer, and that’s when it hit me that we’ve not yet written that article!!! So, although it’s a little late (sorry Gloria), here’s the groovy step-by-step for locating your Outlook PST file! Find Your PST Files: Method For Default Outlook Installations Click the Start Menu icon and in the search box Type in: %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook Press Enter to continue....