How to Repair Broken AVI Files That Won’t Play

You’ve bagged yourself a copy of Game of Thrones from a friend, made a cup of tea, and are about to settle down for a night in front of the television. But disaster strikes: the AVI file won’t play. Your evening’s plans lie in tatters. What are you supposed to do? It’s not on Netflix, you don’t want to break the law by downloading a torrent, and you’ve long-since missed the live screening on HBO. Don’t worry; your evening can still be saved! Here’s how to quickly repair AVI files that won’t play. Why Does an AVI File Become Corrupted?...

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How to Find, Install, and Remove Safari Extensions on Mac

Safari extensions allow you to customize and enhance your browsing experience. Extensions can help you make the most of your favorite sites, browse securely with password managers, change the appearance of webpages, and bookmark or manage tabs. Extensions can also help make working with social media services, like Facebook, easier. You can also increase productivity with extensions and manage your time better using extensions that allow you to save webpages for reading later. Today we’ll look at where to find Safari extensions, how to install them, how to update them, and how to disable or uninstall any you no longer...

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5 Easy Ways You Can Travel More for Cheap Starting Now

It’s no secret that travel can be harsh on the wallet. The cost of hotels, flights, meals, drinks, and days out can quickly lead to a hefty credit card bill in just a few days. But with a few travel tricks up your sleeve, and some resources on hand, it’s not too hard to save yourself a small fortune while on vacation. A small fortune that will fund yet more travel! This is a topic we’ve written plenty about in the past. We’ve shown you how to find more affordable travel deals and how to land cheaper airfare. We’ve even...

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Google Assistant App Getting Major Contextual Update Package

Google has introduced a number of new features aimed at making its integrated Google Assistant much more useful, in a range of circumstances. Extra Assistance Google unveiled a range of impressive new features for their Assistant at the Google Developer Days keynote. Particularly interesting was the new contextual awareness shown by their Assistant app. The updated app will now attempt to answer your vaguest questions by assessing a range of criteria. In keynote video below, you can see Behshad Behzadi, Director of Conversational Search, exhibiting the apps ability to grasp context. (I’ve included timed links if you want to skip...

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5 Free Windows Movie Maker Alternatives

Windows Movie Maker was finally retired in 2017. After nearly two decades of being available free with Windows, Microsoft’s video editing tool is no more. While it is possible to install it via third-party websites, the lack of Microsoft Support makes this a bad idea. Instead, it’s time to turn your attention to an alternative. Many free video editing tools are available for Windows, so there’s no longer any need to hold onto Movie Maker. Move onto a fresh new edit with one of these five top choices. Although other more complex video editors are available, we’ve focused on free...

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How to Check If Your Data Was Stolen in the Equifax Breach

News just surfaced of a data breach that affects up to 80 percent of all U.S. credit card users, and the credit reporting giant Equifax is doing a terrible job of reassuring customers. As of this writing, getting through to the company is difficult on the phone and online, and this has many in a panic. What Data Was Stolen in the Breach? Equifax revealed what is potentially one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history, and the company could be facing a $1 billion lawsuit as a result. Though the hack was discovered on July 29, it was only just revealed by the company....

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Everything You Need to Know About MoviePass

With the number of video streaming services increasing all the time, it’s tempting to assume the death of cinema is nigh. After all, why would you pay $10 for one film when you can enjoy a whole month of Netflix for less? Perhaps I’m being facetious. Going to the movie theater is still an enjoyable activity. However, it’s hard to deny that with progressively larger TV screens, better picture quality, and improvements in speaker systems, the difference between watching at home and heading to the cinema is narrowing. One company — MoviePass — is trying to reverse the trend and...

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10 Things You Should NOT Put on Your Resume

A resume is probably one of the most important documents you will ever create. And for this reason, many hire a professional to do the work for them. But if you prefer to create your own resume, there are definite do’s and don’ts. As a former department manager, I had my share of resumes for possible employees cross my desk. And to be honest, some of them simply made me scratch my head. One could have turned out to be a star employee, but due to the issues with their resume, they never had the chance. Remember, a resume is...

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Windows 10 Will Never Be Finished! 5 Features We’ll See Changing

Unlike previous Windows versions, Windows 10 regularly changes thanks to major updates. The Creators Update added lots of new goodies, and it won’t be the last big update we see in 2017. For backward compatibility, Windows holds several legacy features that still need support. But since the release of Windows 10, many other features have evolved and improved significantly. They’re not done changing yet, however. Here are five major Windows features that Microsoft is still working on today. 1. Microsoft Edge Microsoft hoped to capture those coming to Windows 10 with a fresh new browser. Edge, it claimed, was built...

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4 Myths and Misconceptions About RAM You Need to Stop Believing

RAM (random access memory) is one of the basic components of a computer or a smartphone. Its job is to remember computations for a limited amount of time, so that your processor does not need to redo those computations each time. But despite how important it is, people have several misconceptions about RAM. The ensuing confusion can mean people buy things they don’t need, or not use the resources they have. Let’s bust some of those myths about RAM once and for all. 1. “I Don’t Need More RAM” “This amount of RAM is enough to run the software, you...

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How to Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint Presentations

If you’re putting together a solid PowerPoint presentation, adding a short video clip can be a great way to add a little of motion or activity to keep people’s attention. With recent versions of PowerPoint, this process is as simple as it gets. In some cases you will need to use the video’s embed code. You can get a YouTube video’s embed code by clicking the Share button and click the Embed link to pull up the HTML code. Step 1 In PowerPoint 2013 or 2016, go to the Insert tab and click on Video > Online Video. In PowerPoint 2010, go to the...

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AutoSave in Office 2016 Lets You Revert to Previous Versions of Documents

It cannot be that losing an unsaved document hasn’t made you tear your hair off. But there is more than one way to save yourself from a bad hair day. AutoSave for Microsoft Office 2016 is a balm for our forgetfulness. The new feature came in with the July 2017 update for Office 365 subscribers. You can spot it as a new switch button at the top-left corner in Excel 2016 and PowerPoint 2016. Switching On AutoSave Here’s the important thing: AutoSave works with the files you store in OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. That is, it automatically saves every change...

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Save Big on PS4, Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo Games With These Sale Pages

Gaming is a popular hobby, but it unfortunately isn’t cheap. Buying games at full price is a quick way to empty your wallet, so gamers have come up with lots of ways to save money. If you’re new to a particular gaming platform or have never shopped for games on sale before, you might not know that every major system has sections of their digital stores dedicated to sales. Normally, digital prices are higher than physical copies of games, but if you catch a game on a digital sale, you don’t have to wait to play it! No matter what...

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The Google Drive Desktop App is Being Shutdown in March, 2018

Google has finally announced plans to completely remove the aging Google Drive desktop app. Support for both Windows and macOS versions will stop on December 11th, and the app will shut down completely on March 12th, 2018. End of an Era The announcement brings an end to one of the longest running Google features, and one that is used by many millions of people around the world. Users still running the app after today will begin to see “going away” notifications in October. Google will likely begin to steer those users (me included!) toward one of their replacements, consumer or...

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How to Install Kodi on an Apple TV (And Is It Worth the Hassle?)

Kodi is probably the world’s most flexible and customizable media center. Once known as XBMC (and the copyright-infringing Xbox Media Center before that), the project has matured gracefully over the years to reach version 17. Unfortunately, Kodi is so expansive and open that Apple won’t allow it on the tvOS App Store. That means if you want Kodi on your Apple TV, you’ll have to put in some effort installing and maintaining it. Today we’ll look at how to do that and whether it’s really worth it. What Is Kodi? We’ve covered Kodi extensively in the past, including an A-to-Z...

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