TecTip #169

Windows Hidden "God Mode"
Windows has a hidden centralized Control Panel for all of the operating settings within the system, which allows for users to customize everything from the desktop background to the security detail. To access this mode, create a new folder with this exact name: God Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. The folder icon will change to a Control Panel-style icon, and you will be able to tweak all kinds of settings. Do not try this on Windows Vista 64-bit because it is known to cause a reboot loop.

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TecTip #168: Disable App Notifications in Android

On any of your unwanted notifications in your notification bar, long press on the notification for a message box to appear. Tap on App Info > Untick Show Notifications > OK.

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TecTip #167: Passcode Denied Safety

If you're carrying around sensitive data, you can now enable a feature that'll erase all the data on the device if someone inputs the incorrect passcode 10 times. Navigate to Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Erase Data.

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TecTip #166: Control iPad Notifications

Go to Settings > Notifications, and then select the app to choose which type of notification you want. You can decide which apps can pop up alerts, which have notifications at the top of the screen, and which appear in Notification Center. 

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TecTip #165: Send Email From a Different Address

You can set all the addresses up in your Gmail, and make it look like you're sending from a different account, either all the time or on a per-message basis. Go into Settings, find the Accounts and Import tab, and the section for "Send Mail As" allows you to add multiple email addresses.

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TecTip #164: Mute Email Thread Notifications

If you want to stop email thread notifications in Gmail, go to the More menu as you look at the message thread, and click Mute. The thread will remain in the archive even as new messages come in; you won't see them again unless you're the direct recipient or you search for it.

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TecTip #163: Move Emails from One Account to Another

If you use the iOS built-in email app, it lets you move a message received on one Gmail account to another Gmail account or to any email you've set up on the system that uses iMAP. When viewing the message list, click Edit, check the box next to the message(s), and then click Move. Select the account and folder to move to.

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TecTip #162: Undo Sent Email in Gmail

Go to Gmail Settings, select Labs tab and enable "Undo Send." Go to the General tab under settings, and select the cancellation period (5-30 sec). Now when you send or discard a message, you'll see an Undo link in a yellow box floating at the top.

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TecTip #161: Create Your Own Google Map

Sign into Google, go to My Places via the little gear at the bottom of Google Maps, and then click "create map." In the My Maps feature, you can add pinpoints with info cards, highlight whole sections, or create customized walking or driving directions. For a good primer on all the tools available, click the gear at the top right and choose "Take a tour" from the pull-down menu.

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TecTip #160: Easily Switch Between Open Items

To quickly and easily scroll through all of the open items or tabs on your computer, use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Tab. Once you land on the item your want to go to, just hit Enter.

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TecTip #158: Delete Your Google Search History

Sign into your Google account, go to the upper right hand corner to the Gear Icon, and click History. In History, click the small Gear Icon and click Remove Items. After doing that, click the Beginning of Time option which contains your web, images, videos, news, maps, shopping and travel data. Now your entire history is deleted and cannot be tracked.

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TecTip #157: Create a Form on Google Drive

Google Drive allows you to create a form to collect data, and then automatically compiles the data into a Spreadsheet document. To create a form, click on the "Create" button and then select "Form."

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TecTip #156: Listen to an Article on a Mac

Mac's allow you to “proof-listen,” or just to listen to an article. In the Speech pane of System Preferences, turn on “Speak selected text.” Click Set Key to choose a key combination. Pressing it makes the Mac read anything on the screen, at the rate, and in the character voice, that you've specified.

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TecTip #155: Sync Facebook Calendar With Google Calendar

In Facebook, click Events, Calendar, Settings then choose Export. You will see "export your friends birthdays" and "upcoming events" in a hyperlink; copy one of the links. Go to Google Calendar, find Other Calendars, then choose Add by URL. Paste link in the URL box and click Add Calendar.

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TecTip #154: Bring Back Deleted Photos in iOS 8

If you’ve accidentally deleted a photo, you can recover it by heading over to the ‘recently deleted’ album, where deleted photos are stored for 30 days before they’re wiped forever. 

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TecTip #153: Reopen Tabs in Chrome

In Google Chrome, you can repoen a previously closed tab by pressing Ctrl + Shift + T. Chrome can remember up to 10 closed tabs you recently used and that can be reopened. 

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TecTip #152:Disable Remote Registry Editing

Only you should be editing your Windows registry, so make sure this service is disabled by clicking Start, Run, and then typing "services.msc." Scroll down to Remote Registry and make sure the service is stopped, and then set it to either manual or disable.

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TecTip #151: Delete Your Twitter Location

Type into Google Search "Location 1 to Location 2 Distance" and Google will give you the distance between the two locations and the time it will take to travel. 

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TecTip #149: Hide Users, Games and Polls

 On Facebook, hover your mouse to the right of a post and click the Hide button to hide any post. Once this button is pressed you'll be prompted with the option to hide that user or in the case of a Facebook application, the option to hide that application from ever showing up on your profile.

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TecTip #150: Google Helps With Travel Plans

Type into Google Search "Location 1 to Location 2 Distance" and Google will give you the distance between the two locations and the time it will take to travel. 
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