Master Windows 10's Alt+Tab Switcher with These Tricks

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July 24, 2019 Did You Know? Most birds are tetrachromats, they possess four types of cone cells in their eyes instead of the three types of cone cells that humans have; this super-color vision is believed to assist them in food gathering and mate selection.   Master Windows 10’s Alt+Tab Switcher with These Tricks Alt+Tab lets you switch between open windows, but there’s more to it than that. The Alt+Tab switcher has other useful-but-hidden keyboard shortcuts. These tips apply to both Windows 10 and 7. Read More »   How to Set Up Remote Desktop on Ubuntu Need to get your hands on a distant Ubuntu Linux computer? Set up Ubuntu’s Screen Sharing and take remote control when you need to. You can connect to Screen Sharing with any VNC client. We’ll show you how. Read More »   USB-RF vs. Bluetooth for Mice and Keyboards: Which Is Better? When you buy a wireless mouse or keyboard, you can choose either Bluetooth or wireless peripherals that communicate through a USB dongle over radio frequencies (RF.) USB-RF has less latency, in our experience, but Bluetooth has its advantages. Read More »   No, You Don’t Need to Uninstall VLC This commotion all started with the publication of CVE-2019-13615, which is marked as a “critical” vulnerability with a score of 9.8 out of 10. VLC’s developers aren’t happy they weren’t even contacted before the publishing of this flaw. Read More »   Advertisement Get an all-inclusive business phone system with online meetings, fax and more! For as low as $19.99 a month, RingCentral can get you an all-in-one Business Phone System with unlimited phone calls w/ HD Voice, Conferencing, and Toll Free numbers to name a few. Access more functionality such as Business SMS, Online meetings and even Facing without changing systems. Have your whole office up and running in a day or less. Get a free quote now!   Windows 10 Now Lets You Reply to Your Android Notifications Windows 10’s powerful “Your Phone” app is getting better. It already lets you mirror your Android phone’s notifications to your PC, and now it will let you use inline replies to reply directly to any notification. Read More »   Daily News Roundup: Microsoft Accidentally Sent an Untested Windows Build to Insiders Microsoft accidentally sent out an untested build of Windows to all Insiders on all rings. The build includes a stripped-down Start Menu without live tiles and a new gif search tool. Insiders should consider pausing updates for now. When Microsoft sends out Windows Insider testing builds, it usually puts the build through a battery of tests. Even the fast ring builds (which are on the “bleeding edge”) typically sees at least five to seven days of internal testing before Microsoft releases them to users. But today, Microsoft accidentally released build 18947 to all Insiders, whether they’re on release preview, fast, or slow rings. That’s problematic because it appears Microsoft complied 18947 yesterday, which means it didn’t receive much if any testing at all. While initial reports suggested this only affected 32-bit users, some users on Twitter saw this on 64-bit machines as well. If you install the build, you’ll find a shockingly different Start Menu—as shown by Twitter user NTAuthority—with all the live tiles stripped out and a Ninja Cat button. The emoji picker also has a new gif search function. Windows Insider versions typically include a watermark with details about the build and NTAuthority’s screenshot reveals this is a build meant for Xbox, not Windows PCs. That could explain the drastic change to the Start Menu (which Xbox doesn’t have). Dona Sarkar, chief of the Windows Insider program, says the company is looking into the problem. We don’t see the update on one of our Insider machines, but if you’re an Insider, you may want to pause updates for now as a precaution. To do that, go to Settings -> Updates and click “Pause Updates for 7 days.” [The Verge] RELATED: Should You Use the Windows 10 Insider Previews? In Other News: Google Home won’t yell at you so much: If you’ve ever turned off lights late at night only to have your Google Home confirm the command far too loud, you’ll like this change. Going forward, if your lights or switches are in the same room as the Google Home or Nest Hub, it will softly chime instead of loudly confirming your command. [9to5Google] You can keep VLC installed: Yesterday, reports started flowing of a critical issue in VLC that was bad enough to warrant many to uninstall the application. But as it turns out, the supposed remote execution flaw required playing a malformed MKV file, and VLC’s developers can’t even reproduce the issue. If you’re worried, then only play MKV’s you know and trust for now. [How-To Geek] Nintendo quietly promises to fix malfunctioning Joy-Cons: Some Nintendo Switch owners have been complaining that their Joy-Cons are acting strangely. The controllers will act as though the joystick has been pushed ever so slightly, even when no one is holding them. Thankfully, Nintendo instructed its customer reps to offer free repairs to anyone reporting the issue. [Ars Technica] Windows 10 will let you reply to Android notifications: If you’re an Android user, Microsoft’s Your Phone app is getting more useful. Soon, you’ll be able to reply to Android notifications directly in Windows (if the Android app supports replies). You can already reply to text messages, but this expands the capabilities to other apps. [How-To Geek] RELATED: Why Android Users Need Windows 10’s “Your Phone” App It seems no one can avoid customs. Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collin left this shining planet and traveled to the Moon. Armstrong and Aldrin even became the first two humans to set foot on our lunar companion. Upon returning home, the world would call them heroes and honor them with parades. But not before they went through customs, it seems. One of the last stops they made before facing the public involved that mundane process we all dread when traveling abroad. The astronauts listed their flight route, Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral) to Honolulu with a slight stopover at the Moon, and declared their cargo: moon rocks and dust. It’s an amusing detail to a historic trip, and the customs form the astronauts signed gives us one more piece of history to see. [Space.com]   How to Create a Striped Table in Microsoft Word Tables can be difficult to read. Adding shaded bands to a table improves readability and really just makes it look better. Here's how you can add striping to your Excel tables. Read More »   How to Quickly and Easily Copy Formatting in Google Docs Should you need to use the same style across different parts of your document, Google Docs lets you copy formatting from text, cells, or an object with the Paint Format tool. Here’s how to copy and paste formatting in Docs. Read More »   LIFESAVVY 13 Things to Consider When Buying a Home For many Americans, buying a home is a rite of passage. It's a symbol of independence and financial stability. But there’s a lot to think about before you venture into homeownership. Read More »   REVIEW GEEK 23 Great Student Discounts You Should Take Advantage Of There’s no point beating around the bush: college ain’t cheap, and you need to buy things. While some businesses offer student discounts, they aren’t always upfront about it. Read More »   GEEK TRIVIA The 1970s Oil Crisis In The United States Introduced What Automotive-Related Change? 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