Update: Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer 11 next year. Its main purpose now on Windows 10 is to get old-school sites to work in modern browsers. If you’re looking for it for some reason, here is how to find IE 11. But instead, use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for the best online experience. Clear Internet Explorer Browser History and Temp Files First, launch IE 7, and click Tools > Delete Browsing History....

Step 1 – Installing the appropriate drivers Mac or PC, OSX or 7, your tablet will not function fully just with the drivers your operating system assigned it. You should install the additional drivers that often come on a disc with your Tablet. If you didn’t get a CD/DVD, Google Search for the win. Make sure to reboot after installing the drivers as well just in case. Below – disc and disc case that came with my Wacom Bamboo tablet....

Note: This works in all versions of Windows – XP and higher. Click Start and type: Task Scheduler. Hit Enter. When Task Scheduler opens, it looks daunting itself, and it is a powerful tool. But creating a reminder is easy. Under the Actions list in the right panel, click Create Task. Now type in an easy to remember name for your task under the General tab. Type whatever you want, just make sure it’s descriptive and lets you know what to do....

I guess this is goodbye. Don’t worry. It’s not me — it’s you. That’s okay. I never liked you much, anyway. You always felt slow and cumbersome. In fact, I don’t even remember what you looked like, because I only used you a handful of times. Each of those times was torture. I’ve never been a serious enough photographer to invest in software like Aperture, and, luckily, along came the OS X 10....

Star Wars: Visions which is Japanese Anime-style Today at Anime Expo Lite, Disney+ announced the names of the seven Japanese anime studios bringing their unique talent and perspective to “Star Wars: Visions”—a collection of animated short films from Lucasfilm that will stream exclusively on Disney+—and offered fans an exciting special look. The anime studios revealed were Kamikaze Douga, Geno Studio (Twin Engine), Studio Colorido (Twin Engine), Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Science Saru, and Production IG....

Disney+ Day Content Premiers from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic According to Bob Chapek, CEO of Walt Disney Company: Disney+ Day Content Premieres to Expect Disney+ Day will feature content premieres from all of the marquee brands on service, including: The streaming premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings”The beloved Disney family-friendly adventure film “Jungle Cruise,” available to all subscribersThe new Disney+ Original movie “Home Sweet Home Alone,” a reimagining of the popular holiday franchiseAn all-new original series of shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios called “Olaf Presents,” which sees Frozen’s beloved snowman retelling several classic Disney tales as only he canThe domestic Disney+ streaming debut of fan-favorite shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios including “Frozen Fever,” Oscar®-winning shorts “Feast” and ”Paperman,” Oscar-nominated Mickey Mouse short, “Get A Horse!...

The researchers report that such common behavior as rolling one’s tongue is coded in Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Tyrocene. The acids A, C, G, and T are the building blocks of life, wound around the double helix DNA molecule powering every living being on Earth, from bacterium to human beings to blue whales. Disclosure: I detailed all this in my (2005) book, The Genomics Age. What behavior can you blame on a one or two-letter variation on DNA — the ACTG string of amino acids on one of 23 chromosomes in the human genome that 99....

File downloads are faster than what one would expect from a smart phone app. Small files like documents and images take more or less a second, and larger files like video and audio do not take more than a minute, provided it’s of a reasonable size. You can also set the number of simultaneous downloads (maximum of 10 files) in the app’s settings menu. Even with eight files set as maximum allowed downloads, the app was able to keep up without any noticeable lags or delays....

In an email earlier today to Reuters Facebook stated: “After testing Deals for four months, we’ve decided to end our Deals product in the coming weeks.” Of course the leader in the daily-deal industry, Groupon, hasn’t had it easy lately either. The problem could lie in the social deal business model –which seems to circumvent customer loyalty by forming a pack of deal hounds that only go to the deals....

If screenshots are a vital part of your everyday computer-oriented life, then you would have definitely seen one of our reviews on TechSmith SnagIt. As good as the software can be, there’s still the problem of making screenshots on the go, which is sometimes necessary. So today we’ll review a great application called FastStone Portable Screen Capture, which will hopefully free you of any worries about taking screenshots on the go....

New Tab Page Previously to get the New Tab Page with Speed Dial, you had to do a bit of tweaking with about:config. Now, just click the plus button to open a new page and you’ll see a list of recent and most frequently visited sites. Left click and hold the mouse button to arrange the sites in any order you want. Or pin a site to its current location by pressing the tack icon....

Five Essential VLC Tips & Tricks Here’s a look at some great tricks that you might not be aware of that VLC can do on Windows or Mac. Bring DVD Playback to Windows 10 If you’ve upgraded directly from Windows 7 to Windows 10, you might be wondering why you can’t play DVDs. Well, Microsoft killed off DVD playback support in Windows 8 and that has extended to Windows 10, too....

Anyway, in a public appeal, Apple now has released a video asking for the safe return of its lost sheep. Conan was kind enough to feature it on his late night show. Here’s Jon Stewart piece from last year’s iPhone 4 episode. Enjoy! Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

My kids, though, are not as easily amused. When our Google Home converts grams to ounces in the kitchen, I’m like, “Amazing!” and they are like, “Great, what else can you do?” Fortunately, Google has packed a ton of kid-friendly easter eggs into the Google Home. Here are just a few. 1. OK, Google: Tell me a story. This launches your Google Home into a narrated, kid-friendly tale. When we tried this, we got an abbreviated version of Snow White....

Among ridiculous names for real Android phones, I think the Samsung Galaxy S™ II, Epic™ 4G Touch takes the cake. It’s almost easier and faster to call it by its model number, SPH-D710ZKASPR. Of course, Samsung isn’t the only manufacturer with superfluous naming ability. Motorola takes a mean 2nd with the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. With that in mind, some of the titles Yinzcam’s name generator comes up with might actually make it on shelves....

Now Google will keep track of your recent login IP addresses and use those to place a geographical location. If Google picks up a distant or unusual location that you’re account logging in from, it will now display an alert at the bottom the next time you log in telling you that your account access was from a strange location. Under normal circumstances, if you want to check your recent activity it is displayed at the bottom of your account....

The official announcement from Going.com founder, Roy Rodenstein, is pasted below: So, Going.com is getting toasted and tossed into Moviefone and Patch. I don’t think Going will be missed by many, as that is primarily why it is being shut down. The whole idea of the site was to post events, and then have people RSVP to them. To me it just looks like one great big advertisement listing service – something I could do much easier on Facebook, craigslist, Foursquare, or really anywhere....

First go to plusist.com and click Connect with Facebook or Twitter. Here I’m starting with Facebook. Authorize the application by clicking Allow. You’re brought to the Plusist dashboard. Select Always Share My Posts under Facebook Account. Next link your Twitter account to Plusist. From the dashboard, click on Add Twitter Account. Allow your Twitter Plusist to access your Twitter account. Click Sign In. Select Always Share My posts under Twitter Account...

Despite skipping through the process multiple times, Google has continued to harass me with phone number requests. How many times will I have to login and skip it before Google gets the idea? Where is the opt-out button? And yes… I know you say it’s for my own good in case I lock myself out of my account. But still, no thanks. Even after clicking the tiny skip button, a confirmation window will appear....

The search giant just bought Meebo not too long ago, with the team now working on Google Plus, the company’s social network. Now, Google continues to splash cash, this time buying Sparrow, a pretty fancy mail client for Mac and iPhone. The news was announced recently on Sparrow’s website. Sparrow is an interesting email client, with features such as the use of Facebook Connect to put pictures next to the contacts emailing you, and the ability to attach files via Dropbox....