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Here is Steve Jobs in an interview just before his 1998 return to Apple. Jobs, who co-founded Apple with inventor Steve Wozniak, was ousted in 1985 and replaced by Pepsi’s John Sculley. Here you can see Steve Jobs back in his element — introducing the Apple Store in 2001. Steve Jobs is at the heart of this in-depth 60 Minutes interview. Good stuff here. Steve Jobs jokes with Microsoft founder Bill Gates....

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess, Austin Krause, and Steve Krause while we talk about the new devices we each got to kick off the new year. Brian has the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT, Steve got the new Samsung Chromebook, Josh has a new Logitech keyboard for the iPad, and Austin has the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. We also share out tech predictions for the new year – what we think we’ll see and what predicted devices and services won’t make the cut this year....

Now that I am living in Germany (and about to take my citizenship exams), German is the language I need to learn fast. But compared to 18 years ago, I now have the Internet to make my foreign language learning faster and easier. The Best Online Resources For Learning a Foreign Language Fast I only focus on free or paid resources with a reasonable free option attached. There are places like Rosetta Stone and Babbel, which I feel charge far too much, given their competition....

Expanded Gmail Context Menu The new menu provides a long list of features with options to reply to messages, forward them, and search for all emails with the same subject or sender. You will also be able to access Gmail’s snooze feature. Once you have the new menu rolled out to your account, you can right-click (or long-press on a touchscreen) on a message, and it will bring up a context menu full of new abilities like “Reply,” “Move to,” “Open in a new window,” and a lot more....

Apps LockNotes LockNotes is a note widget for Android 4.2 devices. The widget can be accessed from the lock screen, allowing you to quickly take down notes and view existing ones without having to unlock your screen. Volume Control + This is an app that integrates all volume controls into a unified interface. Volume Control + lets you adjust the volume for every sound your device makes, whether it’s notifications, phone calls, alarms or music....

Perhaps recently you’ve seen the ubiquitous news coverage of the oil spill southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico? In response to the crisis, Google has launched its own version of the coverage in Google Maps. Using data and imagery from several sources Google has created an overlay for both Google Maps and Google Earth. The sheer amount of area that the oil has covered is remarkable. When you compare it to the nearby landmass, it easily outstretches Puerto Rico....

What happened in 2004? Google introduced Gmail, and as Google often likes to do with their products, they totally up-ended the industry. Pre-Gmail, you got a paltry amount of space for emails, and you were expected to suck it up and like it. But now Gmail was offering one gig of space on an invite-only basis. I was ready to sell my grandmother that day for a Gmail invite (and I love her dearly)....

A Brief History of Shazam Shazam was developed in 1999 by Shazam Entertainment Limited. The company was founded by two college students at the University of California, Berkeley. In its early stages, Shazam was launched in the UK and identified songs through a phone call. When the call ended, the caller would receive the song title and artist’s name via text message. In 2002, Shazam launched in the U.S. on AT&T’s wireless network in a joint venture with Musicphone....

What does this message mean, and what should you do when it shows up on your iPhone? Let’s dig into it and demystify this warning. Understanding Apple AirTag and Other Personal Tracking Devices Losing important items, like your car keys or wallet, can be frustrating. That’s why companies invented Bluetooth tracking devices like the Tile and Chipolo. Apple entered the business with the AirTag in 2020, and almost immediately raised awareness of what the tiny tracking devices could do....

What causes a HDD to die? There are three major causes of hard disk drive failure. The most common culprit of this is known as a head crash. Under normal operating circumstances, there’s a small arm with an optical head on it that sits just nanometers above the surface of the actual hard disk platter. A head crash is the result of the small optical head rubbing against the disk itself....

First download Color Desker on your system. It’s a free download. Installation is straight forward following the install wizard. You’ll get the following popup message after installation. Color Desker will sync to the available wallpapers from their servers. After the sync is complete, the Color Desker UI open and changes the wallpaper right away. At the time of this article, it offers 280 different wallpapers. To change the wallpaper, right-click on one of the thumbnails....

According to Gabe Aul, it’s a hotfix rollup (KB3074674) and is available now. There aren’t any details on what the fix contains yet, but it is live and will automatically download and install. But if you want to get on top of the situation right away, you can grab it manually via Windows Update. — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) July 21, 2015 The Microsoft team is working hard to make sure everything is good to go for the big launch next week....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3124200 According to the Microsoft Support page regarding this new update: As always you’ll get this latest update automatically, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Windows 10 Version 1511 updates are cumulative. Therefore, this package contains all previously-released fixes (see 3116900). If you have installed previous updates, only the new fixes that are contained in this package will be downloaded and installed to your computer....

However, if you’re happy with how everything is running after your update, you can clear it from your PC to save a considerable amount of disk space. I’ve installed the November update on a few different PCs and have been able to reclaim around 20 GB of space. We showed you how to free up drive space after upgrading to Windows 10 back in July, and it’s worth revisiting....

Windows 10 Redstone Build 14271 According to the blog post by Microsoft exec Gabe Aul, this week’s build provides improvements and bug fixes that are based on feedback provided by Windows Insiders. Gabe notes the following: Build 14271 for PC Fixes We fixed an issue where the window borders on apps would change from accent color to black after every upgrade to a new build.We have updated the music control icons that are shown in taskbar previews in music apps like Groove to look more crisp and clean at higher resolutions....

Search and Cortana Windows 10 search is powered by Cortana and Bing, and it displays web results when you’re searching for a simple setting, files, or apps. If you find that distracting or annoying, you can stop it from happening. But there is a caveat for fans of Cortana. When you launch the Cortana search feature, you’re presented with a splash page of your interests, local information, news, and more. A typical search in Windows 10 brings up web results by default....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3118754 Here’s a look at what this update contains according to the Microsoft Support page: Of course, the update will come automatically to you, or if you want to get ahead of the situation, you can manually download the update now by heading to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Windows 10 Version 1511 updates are cumulative. Therefore, this package contains all previously-released fixes (see 3105211)....

If you’re using the built-in Mail app on Windows 11, you may sometimes experience problems with it. For example, it might not launch, it might not be syncing your mail, and have other issues. No matter the problem, you might experience Windows 11 Mail not working. If so, here are seven fixes you can use to get it back up and running. Restart Your PC One of the troubleshooting steps you should try is restarting Windows 11....

The price increase will apply to Windows 8 software upgrade. Of course if you purchase a new computer, the price will be included in with the device. Here’s a look at how much each version will cost after January 31st: Windows 8 Pro Download: $199.99Windows 8 “Core Version”: $129.99Windows 8 Pro Pack*: $99.99 *The Pro Pack allows you to upgrade Windows 8 “core version” to the Pro version, which also allows you to install Windows Media Center....