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If you’ve always logged into Flickr using your Facebook or Google sign-in credentials, you won’t be able to do so much longer.
Yahoo has just announced that they’ll soon be eliminating the option to sign into Flickr via Facebook or Google. After that time you’ll need a valid Yahoo account in order to access the ultra-popular photo sharing service. [Read more…]
Bluetooth headsets are quite common these days, with several models available for virtually every phone currently on the market.
Most of the bluetooth headsets in use today were made by the phones’ manufacturers, but some of the better deals can be had by purchasing a third-party unit.
I recently had the opportunity to review a great bluetooth headset from the folks at Mpow, and I came away very impressed with it.
I received another Mpow headset to review just a few days ago, and after checking it out and putting it through its paces, I can say that I’m just as impressed with this one. [Read more…]
You might have noticed that when you have two or more windows open at once, in order to scroll the contents of an inactive window you have to first click it to make it the active window. This can be quite annoying if all you want to do in that window is scroll the contents up or down a bit.
Well now there’s a nifty little free download that will make your mouse work the way it should have worked all along. It’s called WizMouse, and once it’s loaded your mouse wheel will scroll the contents of the window that’s directly under the mouse pointer without making that window active! What a time-saver! [Read more…]
Does your fitness routine include jogging? How about walking or bicycling?
If you do any of these activities, a free mobile app called Runkeeper will give you up-to-the-second, real-time info about how far you have gone so far, and how fast.
Runkeeper works with your phone’s GPS radio to establish your current location, the distance you have traveled, your speed, and even your current elevation! [Read more…]
Question from David: Unlike the Windows Media Player included in Windows Vista Home Premium, the version in Windows 7 Home Premium on my Samsung laptop does not have a Menu Bar. Is there a way to add or enable one?
Rick’s answer: Try this David:
1 – Launch Windows Media Player.
2 – Press the Alt key by itself and you’ll see a menu pop up.
3 – Click the Show menu bar option.
Note: Pressing the Alt key in most Windows programs will display the “File menu” in situations where it isn’t already displayed by default.
That should do it David. Please let me know if it works for you.
Update from David: Yes it does. Many thanks.
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