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Migrating your saved Angry Birds Rio game from your iPhone to your iPad is a real pain. However, if you’re using jailbroken devices, this process just became simple thanks to DataDeposit. And, with Dropbox integration, it’s cloud-compatible. Backing Up App Data Installation is identical to any Cydia app, so once it’s done and you’ve done a re-spring, open it up. You’ll see an important notice. DataDeposit won’t be able to properly restore data for any app that’s already running....

Microsoft Office 2010 allows you to customize the ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar, making it easy to group commands you use often in one place. It’s also easy to back up your customized ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar. We’ve previously shown you how to create a customized tab on the ribbon in the Office 2010 programs. Now, we will show you how you can save your Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations to a file that you can then import in Office 2010 on another computer....

Google Chrome for Windows and Chrome OS lets you change its user interface language from over 100 available languages. So, if you want Chrome’s settings and menus to appear in another language, here’s how to change the default language. macOS, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android users have to change the system’s default language in order for the language in Chrome to follow suit. We use Google Chrome on Windows for this guide....

Unexpectedly slow queries are one of the most common MySQL performance issues. A query that performs acceptably in development can falter when stressed by a production workload. Large applications might run hundreds of unique database queries each time an endpoint is hit. This makes it difficult to single out the queries that are causing delays in the server’s response. The MySQL slow query log is a debugging option which can help you identify suspect SQL statements, providing a starting point for your investigations....

Channing a process’s affinity means that you limit the application to only run on certain logical processors, which can come in terribly handy if you have an application that is hogging all the CPU. Here’s how to choose the processor for a running application. We’ve previously written about how to create a shortcut that forces an application to use a specific CPU, but this is a way to change it on the fly....

Some app and game stores offer refunds for digital purchases, and some don’t. For example, you can get refunds for Android and iPhone apps, or PC games you purchase from Steam or elsewhere. Apple’s App Store and Mac App Store RELATED: How to Get a Refund For an iPhone, iPad, or Mac App From Apple Apple lets you request refunds for apps you purchase, whether you purchased them from the iPhone or iPad App Store, or the Mac App Store....

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes workloads. Creating a Helm chart for your application simplifies reproducible deployments into a Kubernetes cluster. Users can install the whole chart with one command, instead of manually applying individual component manifests with Kubectl. In this article, we’ll show you how to get started with Helm by writing a chart for a simple application. A “chart” is conceptually similar to a “package” of Kubernetes manifests which Helm lets you manage as a single entity....

Docker Desktop is a popular containerization solution which bundles everything you need to build images and run containers. One download gives you Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, a comprehensive GUI, and support for a large selection of third-party extensions. Docker Desktop has historically been limited to Windows and Mac systems. Linux users have had to install Docker Engine manually and interact with it from the terminal or a separate user interface....

Misplacing an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch can be infuriating, especially if you’re sure it’s around here somewhere, but just can’t put your hands on it. If you have Find my iPhone/iPad/Apple Watch active, ask Siri to find it for you. You’re probably already aware that you can find an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch by using the Find my iPhone app, but there’s an altogether cooler, more friction-free way of doing it....

If you’ve managed to get access to the newest version of the Twitter web site, also known as #NewNewTwitter, you might have noticed that the content is now on the right-hand side, which just feels unnatural. Here’s how to fix it in Chrome or Firefox. It’s pretty simple—all you need to do is install a quick user script. Chrome users can simply click the link, but Firefox users will need to install the Greasemonkey extension first....

There comes a time in nearly every computer user’s life when they need a file from their PC…and the PC isn’t nearby. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to remotely access your PC directly from your phone or tablet, making getting that missing file a piece of cake. While there are many options out there that allow this, we’re going to limit our focus to a couple of the easiest and most convenient....

Bookmarks in Word allow you to assign names to text and mark positions in your files so you can more easily navigate long documents. Think of bookmarks in Word like bookmarks you put in books to mark your place. RELATED: Navigate Long Documents in Word Using Bookmarks Just like in a real book, Word allows you to move a bookmark to another location in the document. Moving an existing bookmark in Word can also be considered reusing that bookmark....

If you need to find apps or files quickly on Windows 11, there are several ways to do it. We’ll show you four different ways ranked roughly from quickest to slowest. Press Windows+S If you’d like to quickly search for apps, documents, or even on the web in Windows 11, just press Windows+s on your keyboard at any time. When the search window pops up, start typing, and you’ll see results listed below....

The problem with storing all your files on a file server or networked machine is that when you leave the network, how are you going to access your files? Instead of using a VPN or Dropbox, you can use the Offline Files feature built into Windows. Note: You should probably not be using this guide to make your 2 terabyte movie collection available offline—while it may work, it is not recommended just because the Offline Files feature isn’t made for storing massive amounts of data offline....

We’ve got a product review this week! Diamond’s WR300N is a super-compact wireless repeater/bridge device. Does it hold its own, or fall short of conventional devices? Read on to find out! Out of the Box Diamond Multimedia put together an interesting piece of hardware here. It’s a very compact wireless repeater device that is compatible with the N standard. Inside the box, you’ll find the device, an Ethernet cable, an Easy Start Guide and some documentation and software on CD to set things up....

Last year I hit up Twitter and Facebook with this question: I kept my eyes open searching for that one-trick pony, a keystroke tracker, but never found found one. Today, via the serendipity of my RSS feed, I found one! Software blog Addictive Tips highlighted KeyCounter, an ultra lightweight, free, and portable keystroke and mouse click counter. Download the app, run it, and then leave it be. It quietly counts every single click of your keyboard and mouse buttons and displays them in graph form....

Thousands of Volume Licensed Machines Were Deactivated As detailed by Mary Jo Foley and Günter Born, a Windows 7 admin arrived to find that thousands of machines had been deactivated and were displaying a “not genuine” error message. The problem appears to have started after installing KB971033 in a monthly roll-up. These particular machines are KMS activated, a volume licensing option offered by Microsoft. KMS activation allows an admin to activate many PCs conveniently by having them check in with a local server for a valid volume license key....

Windows Live Messenger – formerly MSN Messenger – is set to shut down on March 15, 2013. Microsoft is replacing it with Skype and migrating Windows Live IDs (now known as Microsoft accounts) to Skype. If you are a Windows Live Messenger user, times are changing. You will need to use the Skype application for chatting – third-party instant messaging clients and old versions of Windows Live Messenger will no longer function....

Alongside an updated Roku Express streaming stick, Roku today revealed a new software update that will soon roll out to all its TVs and streaming boxes. It might be the most significant update to Roku TVs and streaming players in years. The Roku home screen hasn’t changed since the start of the platform — there’s a grid of channel icons, representing different streaming services and media sources, as well as other pages with featured free and paid content....

We’ve shown you how to hack your Wii for homebrew software, emulators, and DVD playback, now it’s time to safeguard your Wii against bricking and fix some annoyances—like that stupid “Press A” health screen. What You’ll Need For this tutorial you will need the following things: A Wii with a softmod and The Homebrew Channel installed. A Wiimote and a GameCube Controller. An SD card at least 1GB in size....