Need to switch to a different branch, but you’re not ready to commit the changes you’ve made in your current branch? You can stash your changes and come back to them later. It’s possible in Git, whether you use GitHub or another hosting service. How to Stash Changes You can stash your changes by running …
Google Drive sometimes displays a “drive.google.com refused to connect” error, which is usually the result of an account permission conflict. You can get around that problem using a few different methods, which we’ll walk you through. Solution 1: Use an Incognito Window in Your Web Browser A quick way to fix Google Drive’s connection error is …
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When something goes wrong on your system as a result of a bad piece of software — maybe an app you installed, or a driver that broke something important — it can be hard to fix. System Restore lets you restore your Windows installation back to its last working state. It does this by creating …
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Here’s something slightly worrisome you may not know: all Android (and iPhone) apps can read your clipboard. That’s bad enough, but how can you know when it’s happening? Thankfully, we can keep an eye on any shady apps. That’s the worst thing about apps having access to your clipboard—it’s pretty much impossible to know if it’s being …
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Undo Send on the Desktop “Undo Send” was added to Gmail Labs years ago, and became an official, opt-in Gmail feature in 2015. With the launch of the new Gmail last year, Undo Send is now turned on by default and you can’t deactivate it. But you can adjust how long you have to unsend an email. Log into …
If you want to verify your Google login and make it harder to access by anyone but yourself (always a good idea), one way is to use your iPhone or Android smartphone as a physical security key. While you can set up a third-party 2FA app such as Authy or even use Google’s own Authenticator, …
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The Windows Firewall is a built-in security application that comes with Windows OS since the beginning. The software is built to filter network data transmission to and from your Windows system. The Firewall will block any suspicious and harmful connection depending on the threat level. The users can configure the Windows Firewall settings as per …
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Step 1: First, right-click the desktop and select New, then choose Shortcut. Step 2: Type the following line in the location box and click the Next button:shutdown.exe -s -t 00 Step 3: Enter Shutdown in the Type a name text box, and click Finish. Step 4: Right-click the Shutdown shortcut and select Properties, then hit the Change Icon button. Step 5: Select a shortcut icon from the Change icon window and …
A misspelled search in Chrome can be incredibly annoying — it constantly pops up, reminding you of your past typo or mistake. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to get rid of it. Google Search, the feature you likely use every time you type something in your browser’s search bar, is the most popular search engine …
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A quick and easy way to remove pages from a PDF is to use either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. In these web browsers, you basically open your PDF and use the virtual PDF printer to make a new copy of your PDF. This copy only contains the pages that you wanted to keep. An issue with this method …
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