Requirements
Preparing Your Mac for Boot Camp
Install Windows via Boot Camp
Finishing Up

Requirements

– a Mac running the latest version of macOS
– a USB thumb drive at least 8GB in size
– an .ISO image of Windows 10, which you can download here if needed
– a valid Windows 10 registration key
– some time and patience – it takes somewhere between 1-3 hours to complete the process, depending on the speed of your Mac, download speed etc.

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Preparing Your Mac for Boot Camp

There isn’t a whole lot that you need to do to get ready to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp. While it’s very unlikely that you’ll have any problems, it’s still critically important that you perform a backup first. Time Machine is certainly good enough. After you’ve made a backup, decide how much hard drive space you want to allocate to Windows and make sure you have free space to cover it, and still have plenty left over for macOS. Finally, run through the list of requirements just to make sure you’ve got everything you need, and then get started installing Windows :)

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Install Windows via Boot Camp

1. Open the Boot Camp Assistant app, which you can find in your Applications -> Utilities folder.



2. Click Continue on the initial setup screen.



3. Place check marks in the boxes next to both Create a Windows 10 or later install disk and Install Windows 10 or later version and then click the Continue button.


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4. Now you’ll need to select the “up and down arrows button” – it’s the one to the right of the Choose a Windows ISO file… (see screenshot below).



5. Navigate to your Windows 10 ISO file, select it, and then click the Open button.



6. Now select your USB thumb drive from the list in the Destination disk: section. Make sure not to select one of your other external drives (if you have any) as it will be erasing everything on the drive you select. Click the Continue button when you’re ready.



7. Your USB thumb drive will now be erased…



8. and then the Book Camp Assistant app will start copying over Windows files.



9. The process may take some time, if you wanted to grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea now would be a good time.



10. Once the thumb drive has been set up you’ll be asked to decide how much hard drive space you would like to allocate to Windows. “Click and drag” the small bar between the two sections (macOS and Windows) until you’ve decided how much space you want to give to Windows and how much you want to leave for macOS. The final partition that Windows uses may be slightly smaller than you set here – that’s normal.



11. After you’ve made your selection click the Install button. The Boot Camp Assistant will partition your hard drive to make room for Windows and eventually your Mac will restart.



12. This time when it boots up, you’ll find yourself in Window. Select the language you want to use, time and currency formats, type of keyboard or input method and then finally click the Next button.



13. Enter your Windows product key in the space provided and then click the Next button.



14. If you’re prompted, select the version of Windows that your key is valid for and then click the Next button.



15. Place a check in the box labeled I accept the license terms and then, you guessed it, click the Next button.



16. Select the partition that includes the word BOOTCAMP (and make sure it’s approximately the size that you wanted it to be back in step #10). Click Next.



17. Now you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy that tea or coffee. Eventually, your Windows installation will finish up and you’ll go through the steps to setup Windows 10.

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Finishing Up

After Windows boots for the first time you’ll be prompted to install the Boot Camp installer. It’s super-easy – you’ll just click a “Next” button a few times and then reboot. Although you’re undoubtedly tired of going through installation and setup wizards, it’s very important to go through this one too. If for any reason the Boot Camp installer doesn’t run automatically, just follow these steps.

When your Mac starts up you can choose which Operating System you want to use by holding down the Option or Alt key and when the Startup Manager appears, use the up and down arrow keys to choose either Windows or macOS.

To change the default operating system – the one that starts up automatically without you holding down the Option key, just follow the steps in this guide.

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There are two versions of the first iOS 16 wallpaper – a regular version and another for “dark” mode. Both images are high-resolution, which means they will look great on an iPad, iPhone or even on your Mac. If you need help figuring out how to set these as wallpapers, we’ve got an easy to follow guide on how to download and set an image as a wallpaper on an iPhone or iPad.

 

 

Here are the first two macOS 13 “Ventura” wallpapers – one for light mode and one for dark mode.

Thanks to iDB for providing these images!

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In fact, there’s more than one way to read a QR code without a camera. If you have access to a web browser (any browser – on your phone, laptop/desktop or “other”) you can upload the QR code to a site that will decode it for you. If you’re using an Android device or you already have the Google App (which is also available for the iPhone or iPad).

Whichever method you opt for, save the QR code to your Photos (Photo Library) if you’re using a mobile phone or your Downloads folder if you’re using a Mac/PC. If you need help saving an image on your iPhone or iPad, follow these steps.

Read a QR Code Using the Web

1. Visit the Web QR site. If you’re using a desktop browser you’ll see a message about the site wanting to access your camera – just click the X to close that box.



2. If you’re using a mobile device you’ll probably see a message similar to the one below – just click the Cancel or No button.



3. Now click (or tap) the camera icon found on the right side of the ’empty box’ (see screenshot below)



4. Select the Choose File button.



5. Navigate to your QR code file/image, select it, and click the Open button.



6. If you’re using an iPhone, select Photo Library and select the QR code from there.



7. Web QR will display the “human readable” message embedded within the QR code. In this example, the QR code links to the website www.simplehelp.net. That’s it!



8. If you want to test out the Web QR site, here’s a QR code for you to try:

Read a QR Code Using the Google App

1. Tap the Google icon to open the App.



2. Tap the Camera icon at the end of the search box.



3. If this is the first time you’re accessing your camera via the Google app, it will probably need to be granted permission first. Tap the OK button (Android users tap the equivalent Allow or Yes button).



4. Now tap the Open camera button. It’s probably also a good time to point out that the last couple of steps won’t be required every time you do this – it’s normally much faster :)



5. Instead of taking a picture of something and then performing a search of the item(s) in the picture, tap the photo button next to the shutter button (see screenshot below)



6. Tap Allow Access to All Photos



7. Select the QR code image file from your library.



8. Ta-da! The app will decipher the QR code for you and display the results right on screen. If the QR code contains a URL, you can even launch it in a browser by clicking the Website button.



9. That’s it! Now you know two ways to read QR codes without having to use a camera.

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If you love having photos on your iPhone or iPad Home Screen, but don’t love how random the choice of photos is – this is the widget for you! With the free and easy to use Photos Widget, you can choose exactly which photos you want to appear on your Home Screen. Here’s how –

1. Start by installing the Photos Widget from the App Store.



2. Once it’s been downloaded and installed, open it by tapping the Open button or by its newly added icon in your App list.



3. Tap the Continue button on the bottom of the initial “welcome” screen.



4. Tap the Allow Access to All Photos button to grant the Photos Widget access to your photos.



5. Depending on the version you installed you may be presented with a notice informing you that the widget system is still a bit buggy – just tap the OK button to dismiss it.



6. Now on the main Photos Widget “home” screen, tap the ‘plus sign’ ( + ) button in the upper-right corner of the App.



7. Tap the Photo Library option.







8. Select the photos you want to appear in the Photo widget on your Home Screen and then click the Add button.



9. Tap OK when prompted.



10. Now tap and hold your finger down on an empty part of the Home Screen you want to put the widget on until the “plus sign” ( + ) icon appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. Select it when it does.



11. Scroll down until you find the Photo Widget item and select it. Note: make sure to select the one titled Photo Widget and not Photos.



12. Now swipe through the widget options until you reach the ones that are titled Photos (and not Album) and then select the size of the widget you want to use.



13. Once you have the widget in place on your Home Screen, tap inside of it and hold your finger down until a menu appears (see screenshot below). Select Edit Widget from that menu.



14. Toggle the All Photos option to ON.



15. Ta-da! Your widget will now display the photos that you selected back in step #8 and only those photos. That’s it!



16. This helpful widget provides lots of other features and options – check them out to further customize your Home Screens. Or, check out our other iPhone and iPad guides and tutorials for more helpful tips :)

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After 10 major versions of OS X/macOS, you can finally customize the System Preferences! It’s quick and easy to do and will save you from having to scan through a lot of icons to find the one you want each time you open the System Preferences. Here’s how –

1. Click the Apple icon in the menu bar and select System Preferences…



2. You’ll be presented with the System Preferences that we all know and love.



3. Now try clicking View and then select Customize…



4. Remove the check marks from the boxes of items that you do not want to see. Click the Done button when you’re done. Note: you will still be able to access these items, easily, they just won’t be displayed here in the main System Preferences window.



5. Ta-da! A much smaller and more manageable version of the System Preferences.



6. You can always access each of the System Preferences, hidden or not, by clicking View and selecting it.

If you’re looking for some other cook ways to customize your Mac why not try setting a web page as your Desktop background or accessing your files and Apps via the Menu Bar?

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Here’s a scenario for you – you’ve got an iCloud+ account (a paid iCloud subscription) and your friend doesn’t. They’re running low on their free 5GB of iCloud storage space and desperately needs more (and probably getting constant emails from Apple telling them their iCloud storage is almost full). Why not share some of your extra space with them? Although Apple refers to this as “Family Sharing” – there’s absolutely no reason you can’t share your iCloud storage with a friend, roommate, co-worker or other acquaintance.

Following the steps outlined below you’ll be able to grant permission for a friend, roommate, co-worker OR family member to use your iCloud storage space to save their own photos and data. It’s very important to note that no, they will not be able to access your iCloud data and you will not be able to access theirs.

From the official Family Sharing guide by Apple,

Everyone’s personal files and preferences stay private. When you share iCloud+, family members can’t see each others’ photos, files, or documents.

For the sake of this guide we’re going to use an iPhone to complete all of the required steps. You can do this on an iPad and the steps will be almost identical. You can also do it on your Mac via the Family Sharing icon in the System Preferences and while though steps are quite different, you should still be able to follow along.

1. The first step is to setup Family Sharing itself. This is an Apple feature/service that allows you to share various services and subscriptions with “family” members (remember – that can include friends, roommates, co-workers etc). Although there are lots of things you can share, we’re only going to cover iCloud storage – feel free to check out all the other options and settings once you’re done.
2. Start out by tapping the Settings icon.



3. Select your Profile (directly below the word Settings).



4. Choose Family Sharing from the list of options.



5. Tap the + Add Member link.



6. A Invite People to Your Family window will appear – select the Invite People button inside of that window.



7. If the person is right next to you with an iPhone/iPad you can use AirDrop to send the “invitation” link, otherwise tap the Mail icon.



8. Enter the email address of the person you want to allow to use your iCloud storage space, and give the email a subject (or enter a short message) so they know why you’re sending a long and slightly strange looking link.



9. When the person you invite opens the link in the email they’ll be invited to join your “family” – tell them to tap the Join Family button.



10. Then they just have to tap the Done button and that’s it – they don’t need to do anything else.



11. Now that your friend is a member of your “family”, you can share your iCloud storage with them. Once again open your iPhone/iPad Settings and select your Profile.



12. Choose Family Sharing again.



13. This time scroll down to the MORE TO SHARE section and select the iCloud+ option.



14. When prompted, tap the Share iCloud+ With Family button.



15. That’s it. Tap the Close button.



16. Now return to Family Sharing – this time you’ll see a new section titled SHARED WITH YOUR FAMILY and inside of it an item named iCloud+ – select it.



17. From here you’ll see a list of the people using your iCloud storage (iCloud+) and how much space each person is using.



18. After you’ve given your friend permission to use your iCloud storage, they can return to their iCloud settings and see that the amount of usable storage space has increased to whatever your plan includes. You’re a good friend!



19. In addition to via your iPhone/iPad, you can manage friends (users) via the System Preferences on a Mac. I’m not sure why you can’t manage users via the web, for now it’s via iOS and macOS only.

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While you’re here, why not check out our other iPhone and iPad tips, tricks and tutorials? :)

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There are a slew of reasons to use OpenDNS, but the big 3 are:

1. Websites will load faster and you won’t have to worry about DNS outages from your ISP.
2. There are more than 50 customizable categories for content filtering which means OpenDNS lets parents control what websites their children visit.
3. OpenDNS automatically blocks phishing websites that try to steal your identity and login information by pretending to be a legitimate website.

There are a couple of ways you can protect your devices with OpenDNS – at the router level, or at the device level. If you add OpenDNS to your router, that means all of the devices that connect to your home network will be protected by and using OpenDNS. Or you can add OpenDNS on a device by device basis (eg. just the kids computers and tablets). We’ve got you covered either way with instructions on how to setup OpenDNS on a router, in Windows and in macOS.

Add OpenDNS To A Router

1. There are hundreds and hundreds of different makes and models of routers. We’re going to provide general instructions on changing the DNS servers on a router, but for the specific steps on your make/model, you’ll need to refer to its website/documentation. OpenDNS offer instructions for various types of routers on their page which may also help.
2. Open your browser and enter the routers IP address into the address bar. For most home routers it’s https://192.168.1.1 – if you’re not sure what it is check its documentation or find your router on the OpenDNS page.



3. Enter in the user name and password to access your routers configuration settings. Look for a section titled something along the lines of DNS settings – and enter in the following IP addresses in the DNS server fields:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

In all likelihood there will be a “Save Settings” (or similar) button – make sure to click it.



4. Then you should see a message similar to this one letting you know the changes have been set. Click Continue.



5. To verify the settings were successful you should have a section in your router where it shows the status.



6. In order for the devices that are currently connected to your network to use OpenDNS they’ll need to re-connect. Restart one of them and then on that device check to make sure OpenDNS is working. That’s it! :)

Setup OpenDNS in Windows

1. Click the Windows Search button (or use the keyboard combo Windows key + S to open the Search panel) and enter the word network in the search box. Select View network connections from the list of results.



2. Locate your current Network Connection (probably Wi-Fi) and double-click it.



3. Click the Properties button.



4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) by clicking on it once, and then click the Properties button.



5. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses: option, and then enter 208.67.222.222 as the Preferred DNS server: and 208.67.220.220 as the Alternate DNS server:



6. Click OK and close out of the other open windows. Now all you have to do is check to make sure OpenDNS is working!

Setup OpenDNS in macOS

1. Open your System Preferences and select Network



2. Select your active Internet connection (probably Wi-Fi) and then click the Advanced… button.



3. Choose the DNS tab and then click the small “plus sign” ( + ) button located below the DNS Servers: section.



4. Enter the address 208.67.222.222, click the “plus sign” button again and add 208.67.220.220 as well.

   

5. Click on one of the two DNS servers you just added and drag-and-drop it to the top of the list of DNS servers. Then do the same thing with the other DNS server you just added so that they’re the first two addresses listed.



6. Click OK to return to the Network Preferences and then click the Apply button on that screen. Now all you have to do is check to make sure OpenDNS is working!

Make Sure OpenDNS is Working

1. To ensure OpenDNS has been properly added to your router or device, go to the Welcome to OpenDNS Page. You should see the following screen if everything was configured correctly:



2. When you click the demo phishing site InternetBadGuys.com you should see the following:

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Are you tired of setting posts from people you don’t follow on your Instagram timeline? Things that appear “Because you follow a similar account” or “Because you liked a post from XYZ”? Here’s how you can remove those posts from your feed –

Please note: Instagram is still rolling this feature out and not all accounts may have it enabled yet.

1. Open the Instagram app and tap the Home icon to load your timeline. Then tap the Instagram logo/icon found in the upper-left corner of the screen.



2. Select Following from the list of options and your timeline will refresh and this time only display posts from people you actually follow.



3. That’s it! At this moment, you need to make this change each time you open the app – Instagram may allow for the setting to be more permanent in the future.

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Overview

The steps to schedule a tweet are slightly different depending on the device you’re using. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered regardless as to whether you’re using a mobile device (iPhone, Android, iPad etc) or a desktop/laptop (Windows, macOS, Linux etc).

Schedule a Tweet Using a Mobile Device (Android/iOS)

Long story short: use the “mobile web” version of Twitter. That means instead of using the Twitter app to schedule a tweet, you use Twitter via the web browser on your phone or tablet. Here’s how –

1. Open the web browser on your phone or tablet (Safari, Chrome etc) and open the page https://mobile.twitter.com. Sign in with your Twitter username and password. Once you’ve signed in, tap the “Compose Tweet” button.



2. Compose your tweet the same way you always do – attach a photo or video if you’d like – everything you’d normally do. Instead of tapping the Tweet button, locate and tap the Schedule icon/button which is found towards the bottom of the ‘compose tweet’ box (see screenshot below).



3. Now choose the date and time that you’d like the tweet to be automatically sent. When you’ve made your selections, tap the Confirm button.



4. The Tweet button will now switch to say Schedule instead. Tap it.



5. You’ll see a little confirmation notification letting you know the tweet has been scheduled. You can now close out of the browser if you’d like – you don’t need to keep it open for the tweet to be sent later.



6. If you ever want to see a list of your scheduled tweets, go back to the compose window and look for the link titled Unsent Tweets (Note: you will not have an Unsent Tweets link if you don’t have any currently scheduled tweets or tweets that have been saved as drafts).



7. Select the Scheduled tab and from here you’ll find a list of all the tweets you currently have scheduled to send at a later time/date.



8. That’s it!

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Schedule a Tweet Using a Desktop or Laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux)

1. Head over to twitter.com in your favorite web browser and sign in. Click the large Tweet button.



2. Compose your tweet the same way you always do – attach a photo or video if you’d like – everything you’d normally do. Instead of tapping the Tweet button, locate and tap the Schedule icon/button which is found towards the bottom of the ‘compose tweet’ box (see screenshot below).



3. Enter in the required info in the Date and Time sections and then click the Confirm button.



4. Finally, click the Schedule button.



5. That’s it! Your tweet will be sent at the time you specified back in step #3 and you don’t need to keep Twitter or your browser open, it’s all taken care of. If you ever want to review your scheduled tweets, compose a new tweet and look for the Unsent Tweets link – which will only appear if you have scheduled or tweet drafts saved.



6. Select the Scheduled tab to see your scheduled tweets.



7. That’s it!

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Best of all – you don’t need to sign up for anything or download/install any software! Using the free service TuneMyMusic, you can copy the playlists you’ve created in Spotify over to the Apple Music app (and/or iTunes). Here’s how –

Please note: even though the screenshots used in this guide are from a Mac, the entire process is identical whether you’re using Windows, Linux or macOS.

1. Head over to the TuneMyMusic home page (link opens in a new tab/window) and click the big Let’s Start button.



2. Select Spotify as the source.



3. You’ll be prompted to sign into Spotify (if you aren’t already) and then click the large AGREE button so that TuneMyMusic can access your playlists.



4. Click the Load from your Spotify account button.



5. A window will appear with a list of all of the playlists you’ve created on Spotify. Place a check in box next to each of the playlists that you want to export to Apple Music and then click the Next: Select Destination button.



6. Click the Apple Music button to select the destination.



7. A small window will appear – click the Login to your Apple account button in that window.



8. Enter your Apple ID and password in the spaces provided.







9. Depending on your settings, you may be prompted to authenticate with 2 factor authorization. If you are, enter the auth code after you receive it.



10. Now click the Allow button so that TuneMyMusic can create new playlists in Apple Music.



11. Finally! Click the Start Moving My Music >> button. Note: your playlists aren’t “moved” – they’re copied. They will still exist and be accessible in Spotify, they’ll just also exist in Apple Music.



12. The process is actually pretty quick. It only took a minute to export 12 of my playlists (659 songs in total).



13. Once it’s done, you may notice messages about missing files (see screenshot below). If you do see a message about x missing files, click the Show list link next to that playlist.



14. Scroll through the playlist until you find the missing song(s). These tracks either aren’t available on Apple Music or TuneMyMusic wasn’t able to locate/identify them.



15. Open the Music app on your Mac, iTunes on your Windows PC, or the Apple Music app on your iPhone or iPad. Ta-da! All of your Spotify playlists are now accessible in your Apple Music collection. That’s it – you’re all done.

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Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Enable Comcast Email For Outlook
3. Configure Outlook 2019 For Email
4. Comcast Mail Servers & Settings

Overview

Setting up your Comcast.net email account to work with Microsoft Outlook 2019 is actually pretty straight-forward, with a bit of a ‘catch’ that can be frustrating to troubleshoot. That ‘catch’ is what we’ll cover first, in the next section.

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Enable Comcast Email For Outlook

Before your Comcast email will work with an app like Outlook, you have to enable a specific setting within the Comcast email web page. So, sign in to Comcast Webmail (link opens in a new tab), click the Settings button found in the upper-right corner of the page, and finally Email Settings from the list of options.

Select Security from the column of options on the left side of the page. Place a check in the box labelled Allow access to my Xfinity Connect email through third-party programs e.g., Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc.).

Now you’ll be able to successfully check your Comcast email using Outlook, after it’s setup – which is exactly what we’ll get to now :)

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Configure Outlook 2019 For Email

1. Launch Outlook from your Start menu (or desktop icon etc).



2. When the setup wizard opens, enter your comcast.net email address in the space provided and click the Connect button. If the setup wizard does not launch and Outlook itself opens up, select File and then click the New Account button and the setup wizard will start.



3. After a few moments, Outlook will ask for your Comcast email password. Enter it in the space provided and then click the Connect button.



4. Outlook will finish the configuration on its own, which may take a minute – some patience may be required :)



5. Once the setup has completed Outlook will display an Account successfully added button. In all likelihood you won’t want or need to setup your phone with Outlook Mobile, so remove the check from the box labeled Set up Outlook Mobile on my phone, too and then click the Done button.



6. Finally! Outlook will open up, download all of your Comcaste.net email, and display the contents of your inbox.


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7. That’s it, you’re all done!

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Comcast Mail Servers & Settings

If you need the info at any point in time, here are the actual server settings you should use for email apps to access Comcast:

Incoming Mail Server Name: imap.comcast.net
Incoming Mail Server Port Number: 993 (with SSL ON)

Outgoing Mail Server Name: smtp.comcast.net
Outgoing Mail Server Port Number: 587

Encryption: TLS (use SSL if TLS isn’t available)
Authentication: Your Comcast.net email address

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Fortunately the fix is very easy, although it does involve a fairly large download (12+GB). Just follow these few steps –

1. Open the macOS App Store and search for Xcode. Once you find it, click the Get button to start the installation process.



2. Once the installation has completed, launch Xcode and accept the terms of the License Agreement. Then quit Xcode.
3. Now open a Terminal from your Applications -> Utilities folder and issue the command:

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer



4. You’ll be prompted to enter your password before the command will execute. Once it has, exit out of the Terminal.
5. Now open UE again.



6. This time it will launch without the “Can’t find Xcode” error and start to compile various parts of the app, which will take a moment or two. Otherwise, you’re done!

While you’re here (or waiting for Xcode to finish downloading!) why not check out some of our other Mac tutorials, tips and tricks? :)

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Gmail has made it pretty easy to block a single email address from being able to send you mail. Blocking entire domains is pretty easy too, there’s just an extra step or two – here’s what to do:

1. Head over to Gmail in a web browser rather than an email App.
2. Open an email from one of the addresses of the domain you wish to block and then click the More button (the one that looks like 3 dots on top of each other, found in the upper-right corner of the email message). Select Filter messages like this from the list of options.



3. In the From field change the address from username@domain.com to *@domain.com and then click the Create filter button.



4. Finally, select Delete it from the list of actions. If you want to delete all of the messages that have been previously sent to you from that domain, place a check in the Also apply filters to x matching conversations box. Click the Create filter button when you’re done.



5. That’s it! From now on whenever someone email you from an address using the domain in question, it will be deleted.

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Unlike formatting text in Twitter, it’s actually quite easy to format the text in your YouTube comments. Here’s how –

If you want to make text bold, put an asterisk ( * ) before and after that text.

That means a comment formatted like this: wow that was *great*

Will look like this: wow that was great

To add italics your text, put an underscore ( _ ) before and after the text you want italicized. To strikethrough or “cross out” text, use a dash ( – )

Before:

After:

There is a catch. You can’t put a comma ( , ) directly after the last word you’ve opted to format, or the formatting won’t work. For example, if you were to type:

This *won’t*, work

The word “won’t” will not be bold, but if you remove the comma, it will work:

This won’t work

You can use this video to test out formatting for yourself (I uploaded it, it won’t bother me – and you can listen to my dear friend Hook playing w/ the Allman Brothers Band).

As a tip, use the styling somewhat sparingly. The same way shouldn’t make your comments IN ALL CAPS, don’t make entire comments, especially long ones, in all bold text.

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If you surf the web using Microsoft Edge when it’s in “InPrivate mode” that means none of your browsing history, download history, cookies, cached files or passwords are saved when you quit the app. Browsing in InPrivate mode doesn’t keep you safer online, but it does help keep your private information a bit more private.

In order to have Edge automatically start up in InPrivate mode on your Mac you’ll need to create something that’s kind of like a “fancy shortcut”. Fortunately, it’s super easy to do – here’s how –

1. Launch the Script Editor, which you can find by going to your Applications folder and then the Utilities folder.



2. Click the New Document button when the Script Editor app opens.



3. Enter the following line of text into the top panel:

   do shell script "open -a /Applications/Microsoft\\ Edge.app --args --inprivate"



4. Save the file by selecting File and then Save…



5. Give the file a name (something descriptive) in the Save As: field. The one name not to use is “Microsoft Edge” – anything else is fine. Select your Applications folder as the save the file. Finally, select Application from the File Format: menu. Click Save when you’re done.



6. Check your Applications folder and you’ll find a new app. Before we test it out, let’s get rid of the ugly icon first.






7. Hold down the controlGet Info from the menu.



8. Take a moment to download an icon file from macOSicons to use with your new copy of Edge. Once you’ve picked one out and downloaded it, drag-and-drop it onto the existing small icon in the upper-left corner of the Get Info panel (see screenshot below).



9. Confirm that the icon changed.



10. Quit any open instances of Microsoft Edge and then double-click your newly created custom app. Ta-da! Edge will open in InPrivate mode. Every time you open Edge via the new app it will open in InPrivate, as long as there aren’t any currently running instances of the browser. That’s it! You can update Edge as you normally would when updates become available and just leave the version you created as it is.

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