Microsoft’s Edge Browser Keeps Getting More Interesting

Microsoft releasedbeta builds of Edge with a Chromium enginejust under a month ago. Despite being a beta, it’s a pretty solid online window. Collections Are Like OneNote for Your net web client Collections help with web research. Edge’s upcoming Privacy Dashboard aims to solve just that problem. With it, you’ll choose from three levels of tracker blocking: strict, balanced, and unrestricted. For Enterprise users, Microsoft says it will build IE directly into Edge....

May 6, 2019 · 1 min · 150 words · Carlos Barnes

What Is Windows 10 IoT, and When Would You Want to Use It?

Quick Links Microsoft offers Windows 10 in nine separate editions, ranging from Home toEnterprisetoServer. Those ATMs, and other devices like it, ran Windows Embedded (XPe). That’s evident in the two different versions of the OS, IOT Enterprise and IoT Core. Related:What is the Internet Of Things? The Enterprise version is essentially Windows 10 Enterprise but with additional lockdown controls. Windows will still run in the background, but average users shouldn’t be to access those services....

May 6, 2019 · 2 min · 262 words · Tamara Reynolds

How to Move Game Files to Another Xbox One

Related Quick Links Xbox One games are enormous. Red Dead Redemption 2 alone is 107 GB. If you have a data cap, downloading the same game multiple times is wasteful. Instead, transfer your games between consoles using external drives to save data. Your Xbox then downloads everything else it needs to play the game. Worse yet, if you have a data cap, you risk going over. Thankfully, Microsoft added external hard drive support for Xbox One....

May 2, 2019 · 2 min · 351 words · Kimberly Davis

How Email Bombing Uses Spam to Hide an Attack

The perpetrator is probably trying to hide their real goal, so here’s what to do. What Is Email Bombing? An email bombing is an attack on your inbox that involves sending massive amounts of messages to your address. Each will send you a confirmation email asking to confirm your address. This process repeats across as many unprotected sites as the script can find. Why Is This Happening to You? If you own a domain, the attacker may be attempting to transfer it away....

April 29, 2019 · 3 min · 457 words · Amy Jarvis

The Worst Things About Owning a Smarthome

Related Quick Links Smarthomes areconvenient and powerful. From self-locking doors andautomatedlights to video doorbells and voice control, there’s so much to love. But, sometimes, owning a smarthome is an incredibly frustrating experience. Here are a few reasons why. Take it from me. Work done on the house brought a few rooms up to code, but it’s inconsistent at best. If your house isn’t up to code, getting it there means calling an electrician....

April 28, 2019 · 2 min · 290 words · Brittney Brady

How to Configure the Windows Sandbox

It’s easy to use, but its options are buried in a text-based configuration file. It isn’t available on Windows 10 Home. Before Microsoft added this configuration file, you couldn’t customize Sandbox at all. If you didn’t want internet access, you normally had to disable it right after launch. And, if you wanted particular third-party programs installed, you had to install them after launching Sandbox. On the one hand, that makes for a more secure system....

April 24, 2019 · 2 min · 359 words · Gabriel Santiago

The All-Digital Xbox Fulfills Microsoft's Original Xbox One Vision

Quick Links Microsoft justannounceda new Xbox One without a disc drive. Unfortunately, it’s too expensive. But take a step back: Microsoft’s digital gaming strategy was smart. All Xbox One games would be digital games—even physical ones! After you inserted the disc, your Xbox would rip the contents and, effectively, digitize the game. You wouldn’t need the disc inserted to play the game. Microsoft It’d be associated with your Microsoft account, just like any other digital game....

April 17, 2019 · 3 min · 496 words · Heather Gates

How to Enable Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger

Dark Mode Seems to be Everywhere Everybody wants in on the dark mode craze. For some phones and laptops, black and grey colorswill extend your battery life. Thankfully, the process is easy. Just a couple of steps, and no crescent moon required. Then tap the “Dark Mode” toggle, found just below your name. And that’s it; you should see dark mode enabled immediately. Unfortunately, in our testing, the setting needed to be turned on for each unit....

April 15, 2019 · 1 min · 77 words · Amanda Carter

Scam Alert: Fake Job Recruiters Tried to Catfish Us, Here’s What Happened

We recently posed as a gullible recruit and let a scammer sucker us so we could learn their tricks. But it’s a trick. The person you’re talking to isn’t who they claim to be. You’re talking to a scammer pretending to be a real employee. Here’s How the Scam Starts Fake job recruiters don’t just contact you out of nowhere. These scammers contact people who’ve posted resumes online looking for a job....

April 11, 2019 · 3 min · 636 words · Peggy Savage

Download: Try Microsoft’s New Chromium-Based Edge Browser Today

Quick Links Microsoftannounced last Decemberit would move the Edge over to the Chromium rendering engine. Here’s how to set it up. Microsoft plans to automatically plant the internet tool on Windows 10 PCs via Windows Update soon. Some, like if the switch meantgaining Chrome Extensionssupport, were answered pretty quickly. But the big question has been, “when can we try it?” The beta option, which will be the most stable and updates every six weeks, is not available....

April 8, 2019 · 2 min · 226 words · Edward Meyer

Why We Can't Recommend Wink Hubs Anymore

Related Quick Links We love Wink’s smarthome hub and haverecommended it highlyin the past. What’s going on? Is Wink done for? Quirky began life as a startup company in 2009 with several, well, quirky but useful sounding ideas. In 2014, Quirky partnered with GE to create a new company namedWinkto focus on internet-connected devices. The problem centered on an expired certificate, and unfortunately, solving it required a recall of many hubs....

April 8, 2019 · 3 min · 536 words · Emily Lopez

How to Use Your Google Nest Hub as a Digital Photo Frame

Essentially, the Hub should look good no matter what room you put it in. you’re able to even choose which people and pets show up on your Hub. If you haven’t already, you’ll want to start by uploading your pictures toGoogle Photos. But if you haven’t, start by going toGoogle Photosand logging in with your Google Account. Then upload any images you want to display on your Hubs. You’ll see a row of faces—hit them and label those faces togroup your photos by people....

April 7, 2019 · 2 min · 327 words · Carol Goodman

Improve Your Mornings With Alexa Routines

Related Quick Links Waking up can be hard, but Alexa can make it easier. before leaving for work. What if you could at least make your mornings more productive? launch the Alexa app, and then tap the hamburger menu. Tap “Routines.” Tap the Plus (+) button in the upper right-hand corner to create a new routine. Tap on the plus symbol to the right of “When this happens.” Tap “Schedule.”...

March 30, 2019 · 3 min · 547 words · Kimberly Thompson