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News
Adobe Photoshop Might Soon Be Available for Free
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Adobe Photoshop has been a paid product for its entire lifetime (unless you sail on the high seas), but now the company is testing a free version accessible through the web.
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Get Ready For Better Background Blur in Web Video Calls
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Video calls, especially for work, are more common than ever. Intel, Google, Apple, and others are now working on a proposal to improve a much-used feature in web video calls: background blur.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Outlook Gets a Grammarly-Style Editor Everywhere
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Microsoft Editor is an AI-powered writing assistant and grammar checker from Microsoft, similar to Grammarly and other services. It’s already integrated in some Microsoft apps, like Word, but now it’s rolling out to all Outlook applications.
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Windows
How the “Reset This PC” Feature Works on Windows 11
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Reinstalling Windows is never fun, but it is occasionally necessary. Windows 11 makes this process substantially easier with the “Reset This PC” feature, which was first introduced in Windows 8.
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How to Disable Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu
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Windows 10, by default, sends everything you search for in the Start Menu to their servers to give you results from Bing search — so you better make sure that you don’t type anything private into your own PC’s Start Menu. Or, you could just disable the Bing integration in the Start Menu.
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Microsoft Really Wants You to Stop Using Windows 8.1
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Microsoft released Windows 8.1 all the way back in 2013, and it has since been replaced by Windows 10 and 11. Now the operating system is reaching the end of its support cycle, and Microsoft really wants you to upgrade.
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Tips & Tricks
How to Create a Rule in Microsoft Outlook
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Using rules in Microsoft Outlook, you can automatically apply predefined actions to the emails that match the specified criteria in your account. This helps avoid manually filtering your emails and automates the process for you. We’ll show you two different ways to make rules in Outlook.
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Useful Information
How to Find the Cheapest Gas With Google Maps
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High gas prices can be a real bummer when traveling or even just on your daily commute. Finding a fuel-efficient route is great, but eventually you will need gas. You can use Google Maps to find the cheapest gas near you.
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6 Posture Mistakes to Avoid When Sitting at Your Desk
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We also care about your wellbeing - Are you trying to maintain good posture but find yourself constantly slouching? If you’re experiencing body aches or pain, you’re probably doing one or more of these posture mistakes. Let’s go over these mistakes and discuss the solutions.
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FAQ of the Week
Can Data Be Recovered From From a USB Flash Drive? What You Need to Know
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Each week we will address a frequently asked question. This week we are looking at how data can be recovered from a USB Flash drive.
Because USB Flash drives are portable they are more prone to errors which can lead to data issues. When data is lost or deleted it is not necessarily gone. Read the article to learn about the process when a file is deleted.
In order to recover a file, your best option is to use one of the many file recovery tools available.
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