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The #DeleteFacebook campaign is a pretty clear call to action, but most people saying they want to delete their account never do. Why? Because Facebook is really hard to get rid of. If you want to rid yourself of Facebook, I’m going to tell you how, but you probably won’t do it. How to Delete Your Facebook Account Deleting your Facebook account is technically simple. Head to the account deletion page, click the “Delete My Account” button, enter your password and a captcha, and boom, it’s done....

With OneDrive, it’s easy to share files and folders securely and easily with other people. They won’t need to install any special applications or sign up for a new account. In fact, they can use any web browser to get to the files you share with them. And you have a complete control in your hand—your files will only be shared with the people you choose. In this article, we’ll show you how to share files and folders from your OneDrive, and different permissions you might want to know about before sharing....

Don’t Confuse the Brand Name with the Seller Name On a product page, look in the area just below the “Add to Cart” and “Buy Now” buttons. There, you’ll see two lines that say “Ships from” and “Sold by.” If the item is sold by a third-party seller, its name will be listed here in the “Sold by” area. If a product is both shipped from and sold by a third-party, it will say that in this same area, as shown below....

Bluetooth has become a common feature on gadgets, including computers. If you have a Chromebook, there’s a very good chance it has Bluetooth, too. We’ll show you how to quickly check and turn it on. Assuming that your Chromebook has Bluetooth functionality—which you will quickly find out by following this guide—there are two ways to turn it on. We’ll cover all the bases. RELATED: How to Connect Bluetooth Devices to a Chromebook...

Whether you want to make structural changes or modify the content in your Microsoft Excel workbooks, you’ll have to unprotect those items first. We’ll show you how to do just that. If you used a password to protect your Excel items, you’ll need that password in the unlocking procedure below, so keep that handy. RELATED: How to Lock Cells in Microsoft Excel to Prevent Editing Unprotecting a Workbook vs. Unprotecting a Worksheet If you’d like to make structural changes to your workbook, like adding, moving, deleting, hiding, or renaming your worksheets, you’ll have to unprotect your workbook (as opposed to unprotecting a worksheet)....

The NTFS file system used by Windows has a built-in compression feature known as NTFS compression. With a few clicks, you can compress files, making them take up less space on your hard drive. Best of all, you can still access the files normally. Using NTFS compression involves a trade-off between CPU time and disk activity. Compression will work better in certain types of situations and with certain types of files....

What Is a Shared Object Dependency? A shared object (also called a library) is a binary (usually not directly executable) used by multiple programs/applications on a Linux instance. Such libraries are often installed at the operating system level and are shared (hence the name shared object or libraries) for use by one or more (and even many) directly executable applications. For example, a program that features compressing files might require the bz2 (bzip2) library libbz2....

When we first released our Geek Trivia app, it was sadly only available in the US store for Windows 8, but now you can get it no matter where you live. It’s completely free, so get your copy right now! For those that aren’t familiar with this app—it’s really quite simple: if you want your daily dose of Geek Trivia to show up on a Live Tile on your Windows 8 Start Screen, get this app....

Unlike the free peeks you get at many games, this isn’t a partial peek at the current version of Minecraft. It’s a full release of an early version, setup so you can play the full game. It’s a great way to play around with Minecraft, see what all the fuss is about, and even save your creations to work on later. Hit up the link below to get started....

If you want to build up your geek cred, join us for the second installment in our shell scripting series. We have a few corrections, a few improvements to last week’s script, and a guide on looping for the uninitiated. The datecp Script Revisited In the first installment of our shell scripting guide, we made a script that copied a file to a backup directory after appending the date to the end of the filename....

When was the last time you listened to over-the-air FM radio? There are so many options on the internet for listening to thousands of different radio stations in many different genres and for downloading a lot of music for free. We’ve collected some of the best websites for listening to internet radio and for downloading and streaming free music. Internet Radio There are many sites that offer many radio stations from which you can pick, in all kinds of different genres....

The Command Prompt window included with Windows is outdated. The command line itself isn’t outdated – the Command Prompt just lacks modern features like tabs, transparency, support for other shells, easy selection of text, and other modern Windows features. If you spend any time at all with the Command Prompt, you’ll want to check out one of these two open-source Command Prompt replacements that improves on the original Command Prompt....

Linux, Mac, and other Unix-like systems display “load average” numbers. These numbers tell you how busy your system’s CPU, disk, and other resources are. They’re not self-explanatory at first, but it’s easy to become familiar with them. Whether you’re using a Linux desktop or server, a Linux-based router firmware, a NAS system based on Linux or BSD, or even Mac OS X, you’ve probably seen a “load average” measurement somewhere....

At Digital DIY, an open source electronics blog, they have an extensive overview of the technology of wall warts including how they work and how you can use them for projects. If you’re curious how such a small device can take the face melting power of raw wall current and carefully regulate it so that it doesn’t turn your cellphone into a smoldering pile of plastic, hit up the link below to dive into the science of wall warts....

While it may be larger and heavier, the Music Edition 2 is louder, but it’s also got some extra features. Plenty of Bluetooth speakers offer a built-in power bank, for example, but Victrola opted for a built-in wireless charging pad instead. Which of the Music Edition speakers is the winner? Does this larger model outclass its smaller, more portable sibling? Build and Design The overall look is similar between the Music Edition 1 and the Music Edition 2....

Not only does Android get a big yearly firmware update, but there are smaller monthly updates, as well. Google Play Security Updates are one of these, but they’re different from the monthly security patches—here’s what they do. What Is a Google Play System Update? Google Play System Updates were introduced in Android 10 (originally known as Project Mainline). It’s mandatory for all Android 10 or newer devices to include Google Play System Updates....

Docker manifests describe the layers inside an image. A manifest enables exact comparison of two images, even if they have different tags assigned. Manifests are expressed in JSON and contain information about the image’s layers and architectures. The Docker client uses manifests to work out whether an image is compatible with the current device. It then uses the information to determine how to start new containers. The Manifest Format The manifest schema is currently at version 2....

Microsoft has been hard at work on Windows 11 improvements ahead of the big 22H2 update, which is now expected to arrive in September. More fixes are on the way for the Windows Camera app. Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Camera application for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, with a version number of 2022.2207.29.0. The update adds a new alert message to the preview window when your webcam’s view is obstructed....

We’re completing the 50+ Tools and Techniques today with this final installment. Read about advanced selection and masking tools, as well as some stupid graphics geek tricks, and ways to fake removing a background in seconds. Whether you’re skilled at Photoshop or a beginner, you’ll be sure to find something to add to your bag of tricks here. Besides descriptions of some of the less-than obvious PS tools, we dispel some common questions about Fill vs Opacity, and Blending Modes like Multiply and Screen....

** Note: This is for Windows Live Mail and not Windows Mail which replaced Outlook Express and is included in Vista. Windows Live Mail is a separate download via Windows Live Services. The Geek wrote a great article on setting up Gmail for Vista Mail** For checking a Gmail account with different clients you do need to make sure your Gmail has POP enabled. Go into your Gmail Settings Forwarding and POP/IMAP and enable POP to for all mail which will transfer the entire inbox or just the mail you get from this point forward....