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From adding a little bit of stylistic flair to match your personality, or celebrating one of the best Steam Deck games to one maniac having their Steam Deck boot animation be the entirety of the movie Shrek, users have been tinkering hard and creating some incredible start-up videos. My personal favorite is Handheld History, created by KnightMD, delivering a nice retrospective of previous portable consoles before transitioning seamlessly into the home screen menu....

Open Outlook on your PC. Click the File tab. Select Options from the sidebar. Click Mail and then find the Signatures section under Create or modify signatures for messages. Click New under Select signature to edit. Name the signature and click OK. Click the image icon and find your chosen image. Click Insert. Drag the middle or corners of the images to resize, or press OK to add the signature....

Google Calendar and Outlook each have their own pros and cons. For starters, Outlook is preinstalled on most Windows computers, meaning you can start it up anytime without having to open a browser. Google Calendar, on the other hand, has no desktop app. It requires you to open its website on a browser. This means that it requires more resources from your computer. While Outlook beats Google Calendar on desktop PCs, the opposite is true with mobile phones....

DesktopIconManager, a freely available app does a good job of memorizing the location and restoring it whenever you want to go back to your own system. It can also save multiple configurations of the Desktop. This will come in handy if a machine is a public or shared PC and you would like to make desktop tweaks that don’t disappear once someone else uses the machine. The app has a small footprint and it opens in a small, unobtrusive window....

Disclaimers before factory resetting your Xbox One Factory resetting your Xbox One is the only known way to make the console usable again. However, it might come at a cost: outside of any data uploaded to the cloud, your saved games, accounts and settings could be reset and deleted. When I reset my Xbox One, I was given the option to keep my games and apps downloaded, but I can’t guarantee you’ll have the same luck....

However, when it comes to financing, there’s always a catch. Here’s a list of pros and cons that come with financing a laptop, as well as the financing services provided by large retailers. The Good You don’t have to drop a lump sum to get your hands on a pricey laptop.It’s not necessary to rely on bank loans or traditional credit card services.Many retailers offer zero-interest rates, rewards, flexible payment structures and other perks....

Compose a new message or reply to an existing one in the Mac Mail client. Attach a PDF file to the message. MORE: Apple OS X Yosemite: Top 7 Features Click on the attachment and select Markup from the menu which appears. Add your notes or annotations and click “Done.” You can even add your signature, if you’ve saved one (How to save your signature on a Mac). macOS High Sierra Tips Previous TipNext Tip...

The solution is batch renaming. Instead of seeing default names, like 2019_4418, or Canon_12334, you can group similar photos and rename them all with a few clicks, leaving you with manageable file names, like Hawaii22, Hawaii23, etc. As a bonus, these photos are much easier to sort later. Type explorer in the search box on the Taskbar. From the search options, select File Explorer. Locate the folder in File Explorer....

If a file has been modified, it’ll automatically replace that file with the correct version, thus saving you from the potential headache of having to troubleshoot the issue and replace the file yourself. Here’s how it works. If it did find a problem, it’ll notify you with a message detailing what it is. Normally, it’ll attempt to fix the problem automatically by replacing the corrupted file with a new, correct version of it....

If you want to change that, and you have administrator access, you can choose to share individual files and folders with anyone, or turn on sharing by default. Copies of birth certificates and passports, for example, are handy when accessible among family members. To get to this point, we need to give each family member access to the shared folder. How to automatically move files from one folder to another on Windows 10...

You can set up a variety of rules for Sheets to obey, including determining whether a cell is empty or not, if it contains a date that is before or after a specific point in time or if it contains text that starts or ends with a particular phrase. Here are our step-by-step instructions for how to use conditional formatting in Google Sheets. MORE: How to Wrap Text in Google Sheets...

To use make the most of Siri, you’ll need to know the new skills it brings to the table. Here’s how to use Siri on your Mac: The first steps are easy: Open Siri. You can use the Siri icon in the dock or in the top navigation bar – it looks like an audio waveform – and the assistant will pop up immediately. Speak your query. Siri on your Mac can do just about everything it already does on iOS....

Available to Office Insiders right now and all Office 365 users in the near future, Researcher can be useful, but it has a couple of caveats. First, when you use the “cite” function to insert a direct quote from a source, the tool doesn’t put quotation marks around the text, which is absolutely necessary to avoid plagiarism. So be sure to add those manually. Second, the tool gives high priority to results from Wikipedia, which many teachers don’t consider a valid source for serious research....

Whether you have the latest Apple Watch Series 7 or sporting the Apple Watch SE, here’s how to use your Apple Watch as a flashlight. Which Apple Watch is the best? Our Apple Watch buyer’s guideHow to use hand gestures on Apple WatchBest Apple deals of 2022 How to use the flashlight on Apple Watch Apple has made it easy to turn your Apple Watch into a flashlight on your wrist, and there are three modes to choose from....

But as with any operating system, there are still plenty of tips and tricks for using Chrome OS. Here at Laptop Mag, we put together a list of how-to’s to help you learn the intricacies of your new Chromebook. You’ll learn the basics, like how to take a screenshot and use Skype, as well as get Android apps on your machine (if it supports them), add Dropbox to your file manager or install Linux....

Season one of American Horror Stories was a mixed bag to say the least. While there were some interesting episodes, the reliance on its parent show’s Murder House location and cast did come across as self-referential (and oftentimes self-aggrandizing). However, season two could be set to walk its own path with the new season’s trailer and Barbie-esque “Die-o-Rama” teaser potentially indicating an all-new theme between episodes. American Horror Stories season 2 official trailer How to watch American Horror Stories season 2 online in the U....

Best VR-ready laptops in 2021FitXR review — fitness app for Oculus QuestCheck out the best gaming laptop deals in 2021 Whatever is announced during the Facebook Reality Labs event, we’re sure VR fans are keen to tune in. Earlier this year, we got Oculus’ first-ever gaming showcase, so don’t expect too many big gaming announcements. The good news is the virtual event is completely free to watch. How to watch the Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote Last year’s main keynote lasted just under two hours, so be sure to get the popcorn out if you’re in it for the long haul....

The base model HP Omen 17 features a 17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz IPS matte display with 7ms response time and 300 nits of brightness. Powering the machine is Intel’s i7-13700HX 16-core CPU coupled with 16GB of DDR5-4800 RAM and Nvidia’s latest RTX 4090 GeForce GPU. File storage starts at a 512GB solid state drive. For consumers who want a more immersive screen, serious power and storage, HP offers additional hardware options....

We’re expecting it to launch sometime in January and start at somewhere in the mid-$500s, but the price subject to change. HP Chromebook x360 14: Price and Specs The HP Chromebook x360 14 can be configured with up to a Intel Core i7-8650U processor with an Intel UHD 620 GPU, 16GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. 64GB isn’t really on the premium side, but not to worry, HP includes a 2-year subscription for a 100GB Google Drive (which runs around $40)....

We attended a recent HP pre-launch event, got a peek at some of the upcoming ZBook lineup, and walked away very impressed by the usual sturdy MIL-Spec tested design and the new, stunning 16-inch 120Hz displays. Take a peek at what the new ZBook Studio and Fury have to offer. Interestingly enough, not only will the ZBooks be available with Windows 11, but there will also be an Ubuntu OS version....