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Here is how you can make Windows send email notifications when a user logs into a computer. Make Windows Send Email Notifications on User Login To make Windows send email notifications when a user logs in, we are going to use a third party program called SendEmail. SendEmail is a simple, portable, and lightweight command line email program that can send emails. Download the application from the official website, and only download the version that supports TLS....

How to Create a Reminder There are three primary ways to create a new reminder. None is better than the other, but they each provide a way to get something added to the Reminders app quickly. The first way is to do it directly from the app itself: Open the Reminders app and tap on the list you want (left side) or tap “Add List” toward the bottom of the app....

How to show network usage statistics Head to your Windows 8 desktop. Click on the “Internet Connection” icon in the taskbar. “Right-click” your Internet connection. A small menu will appear. 4. Click “Show estimated data usage.” 5. “Left-click” your Internet connection again. A drop down menu will appear that will give you your estimated usage since Windows 8 started recording it. If you have never turned this on before, it’ll be since you installed Windows 8....

Crusper lets a user perform the following actions on screen corners: Open a program Open a file or folder Go to Desktop Type a phrase Open a website Restart computer Shutdown computer Log-off Disable computer restart/shutdown/log-off When Crusper is started for the first time, it will ask you for calibration. This calibration process determines the four corners of the screen. You will need to move your mouse cursor to each corner of the screen and and click there so that Crusper saves that exact position for taking actions in the future....

Trick 1: Fast forward/Rewind the video To fast forward the video, you just have to press the “right” arrow key on your keyboard. Similarly, press the “left” arrow button to rewind the video. Trick 2: Skip to a particular section of the video To skip to a particular section of the video, you can press “1, 2, 3…” or any number button to skip to 10%, 20%, 30%.. of the video....

Go to System Settings and click the “Keyboard” icon. Click on the “Shortcuts” tab. On the left panel, select “System”. On the right, select the first entry “Show the run command prompt” and click on “Disabled” to activate it. You should now see “New shortcut…” Now, press “Alt + F2”. It should show on the screen. That’s it. Close the window and restart the computer. Your “ALt + F2” shortcut key to activate the RUN prompt should work in the next boot up....

The matter gets worse when you find out how easy it is to create a phishing site and execute the attack. It is just a matter of copying some website code and merging it with malicious code. Anyone with basic technical knowledge can successfully execute a phishing attack. In this article we will show you how to recognize and protect yourself against a phishing attack. Recognize a Phishing Attack There are two stages in the process of recognizing a phishing attack....

Once this happens, you enter a panic mode. There are, however, a few ways to guard against this. One way is performing a proper backup of your emails, and the other is understanding what steps to take to recover your emails even when they are deleted. Backing up emails in Gmail There are a few ways to perform an email backup. In this section, we’ll show you how this is done using Google Takeout....

While there could be various reasons for this, the most likely cause for such an issue is that the specific hard drive may have been removed from the Finder sidebar. If this is indeed the reason, whenever you plug in or remove the specific drive, it won’t show up in the Finder sidebar. There are two possible solutions to this issue: 1. Drag the Drive Back To Finder An easy solution to solve this issue is to drag the specific drive back to the Finder sidebar....

Get low-noise case fans The goal of a fan is to move air, and moving air makes noise. Even cheap fans can accomplish this basic goal, but they do it inefficiently. The cheaper the fan, typically the louder it will be. More expensive fans can be better designed, with profiles that reduce unnecessary mechanical and airflow noise. You’ll also need fans that support pulse-width modulation, or PWM. With this feature the fan can run at less than maximum speed, producing less noise by running as slowly as possible to produce the cooling necessary....

Next, on your dock, press “Ctrl + Alt + click” on the Finder icon and select the Relaunch option. This will reveal the hidden files and folders in Finder. 2. Open the Finder and go to your Home folder. Look for a fade out “Library” folder. Open it and search for a “KeyBindings” folder. If it doesn’t exist, create it. Inside the “KeyBindings” folder, check for a file call “DefaultKeyBinding....

That all sounds a bit doom-and-gloomy, but don’t worry, because our guide here will help you steer clear of the bad stuff. Remove a Virus Using Safe Mode If you are suffering from unexplained power outages, a fast-draining battery, or other issues since downloading an app or a bunch of apps, you should first boot to safe mode where you can remedy the problem. In Safe Mode the OS won’t load any third-party apps you downloaded, and if you find your phone is working okay when you’re in Safe Mode, then you more or less know that you have an app that’s causing mischief....

Previously, the “Birthday” calendar was an additional calendar which you had to manually add to have it displayed in your calendar. However, a recent update by Google seems to push the “Birthday” calendar to the main calendar app and there is no way to disable it. For those who are not aware, the “Birthday” calendar grabs the birthdays of all your contacts, including Google+ contacts, and displays them on your calendar....

One way to fix this is to use sox to resample your Hi-Res FLAC files. This tutorial teaches the basics of sox and how to use it to resample FLAC files in Linux. Tips: if you are confused over the different audio formats, check out this guide to understand the differences between MP3, AAC, FLAC and many other formats. What Is Sox and How Does Resampling Work? At its core, sox is a command-line audio processing program....

There are actually ways to reset programs to their default settings without having to uninstall and reinstall. Here is how you can reset Windows programs to their default settings. Using Built-in Options Programs Usually, programs provide their own options to reset the application configuration to the default settings. For instance, in the Chrome browser you can reset all the settings by navigating to “Menu -> Settings” and then clicking on the “Reset Settings” button....

Whether you’re talking about your work computer or a personal computer, your password is one of the first lines of defense. You can debate what makes a secure password, but length and complexity are two of the most important factors. Unfortunately, the same things that make a password secure can make it difficult to remember. There are different ways to deal with a forgotten password, but no matter what, it can be a difficult problem to solve....

FormRecycler is an amazing GSuite app that helps you populate form fields intuitively by reusing the questions from previous forms as much as you want. We’ll show in this article how it can be used to combine multiple Google Forms. Installing FormRecycler When you import questions directly using Google Forms, you’re unable to view the inner details of a question such as the text description of checkboxes. This is where FormRecycler can help, as it gives a bird’s eye view of all the questions you need to create/edit the forms faster....

Pixels, as well as some Samsung smartphones and devices running Android 11, now allow users to schedule when dark mode comes into effect. This means you could set the mode to turn on automatically at sunset and then disable at the first sign of dawn in the morning. Alternatively, owners of devices running Android 10 can also take advantage of this functionality, although activating the scheduling mode is a bit more elaborate in this case....

You may also want to plan ahead and schedule your emails in Outlook to be sent when you’re away. How to Set an Out-Of-Office Message in Outlook.com If you use Outlook in a web browser, follow these steps to set an out-of-office message: How to Set an Out-Of-Office Message in Outlook for Windows The Outlook app is preinstalled on the latest version of Windows. If you can’t find it on your computer, download Outlook from the Microsoft Store....

How to Set different wallpapers on dual-screen in Windows 10 To get started, you need to go to the Personalization option in the Control Panel. Right-click on your home screen and select the Personalize option from the menu. In the new window, you can browse for images you wish to set as wallpaper on both of your monitors. This way, the images would be preloaded in the “Choose your picture” option....