https://www.groovypost.com The premier source for tech news, tips, reviews and how to galleries Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:05:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-gp-logo-512-32x32.png https://www.groovypost.com 32 32 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-the-new-tab-page-in-chrome/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-the-new-tab-page-in-chrome/#comments Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:30:53 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=236766 By default, the New Tab page in Chrome is Google Search and shortcuts to your most visited websites. To change the New Tab page, follow the steps below.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-the-new-tab-page-in-chrome/feed/ 1 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/hide-or-change-the-search-box-on-the-taskbar-in-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/hide-or-change-the-search-box-on-the-taskbar-in-windows-11/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:30:21 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=237548 You can now customize the Windows 11 taskbar to hide the search box or to change its appearance. This guide explains how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/hide-or-change-the-search-box-on-the-taskbar-in-windows-11/feed/ 1 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/nullify-a-file-in-linux/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/nullify-a-file-in-linux/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:05:31 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=229831 Nullifying a file allows you to reduce its size and free up files taking up space on your hard drive. Learn how to easily nullify a file in Linux here.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/nullify-a-file-in-linux/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/securely-delete-files-in-linux/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/securely-delete-files-in-linux/#respond Sun, 22 May 2022 17:00:29 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=226700 Deleting a file in Linux doesn't completely remove the data from your hard drive. Learn how to securely delete files in Linux so they can't be recovered.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/securely-delete-files-in-linux/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/add-custom-search-engine-chrome/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/add-custom-search-engine-chrome/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:00:58 +0000 http://www.groovypost.com/?p=46022 You can customize the Google Chrome address bar to search any website for a search query, but you'll need to set things up first. This guide explains how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/add-custom-search-engine-chrome/feed/ 3 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-11/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:00:43 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=222667 Microsoft is slowly replacing the old Control Panel in favor of the Settings app. For now, use the Control Panel on Windows 11 with these methods.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-11/feed/ 2 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-quick-access-folders-in-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-quick-access-folders-in-windows-11/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:30:22 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=222404 Quick Access in File Explorer provides quick and easy access to frequently used folders. We'll show you how to customize Quick Access in this guide.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-quick-access-folders-in-windows-11/feed/ 2 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/make-more-space-available-windows-11-taskbar/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/make-more-space-available-windows-11-taskbar/#respond Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:05:25 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=220527 If your Windows 11 Taskbar is getting a bit crowded, there are several things you can do to make more room. Here are some tweaks you can do to make more space available on the Taskbar.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/make-more-space-available-windows-11-taskbar/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-empty-the-recycle-bin-on-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-empty-the-recycle-bin-on-windows-11/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=218524 Here’s how to make Windows 11 clear the Recycle Bin automatically on a schedule so you don’t need to think about it.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-empty-the-recycle-bin-on-windows-11/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-the-date-and-time-in-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-the-date-and-time-in-windows-11/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:00:29 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=218531 If you’ve just set up Windows 11 and you find that the time and date isn’t correct, here’s a quick look at how to fix it.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-the-date-and-time-in-windows-11/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/generate-random-email-addresses-for-logins-using-1password/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/generate-random-email-addresses-for-logins-using-1password/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:04:10 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=218416 I’ve been using 1Password for many years and it’s one of the more full-featured and easy-to-use password managers out there.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/generate-random-email-addresses-for-logins-using-1password/feed/ 1 https://www.groovypost.com/sponsored/bluetti-releases-new-ac300-solar-power-station/ https://www.groovypost.com/sponsored/bluetti-releases-new-ac300-solar-power-station/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 02:00:08 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=217383 The BLUETTI AC300 power station has been released and the BLUETTI AC200 MAX is back in stock, plus two new battery packs, the B300 and the B230.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/sponsored/bluetti-releases-new-ac300-solar-power-station/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/limit-the-amount-of-disk-space-used-by-the-recycle-bin-in-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/limit-the-amount-of-disk-space-used-by-the-recycle-bin-in-windows-11/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:00:05 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=217213 There are many ways to free up space on your hard drive. You may not immediately think of the Recycle Bin as taking up space, but it does. Here’s how to limit how much space is used by the Recycle Bin.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/limit-the-amount-of-disk-space-used-by-the-recycle-bin-in-windows-11/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-or-disable-hibernate-mode-on-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-or-disable-hibernate-mode-on-windows-11/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=215261 Hibernate mode in Windows 11 lets you shut down while saving your work. It allows you to pick up where you left off. But, it's not enabled by default. Here's how to enable it.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/enable-or-disable-hibernate-mode-on-windows-11/feed/ 6 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/roll-back-to-windows-10-after-installing-windows-11/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/roll-back-to-windows-10-after-installing-windows-11/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:00:45 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=214398 Have you tried out the Windows 11 Insider Preview and decided you don't like it? You have 10 days after upgrading to roll back to Windows 10. Here's how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/roll-back-to-windows-10-after-installing-windows-11/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/set-your-browser-to-remember-tabs-after-exit/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/set-your-browser-to-remember-tabs-after-exit/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=212648 Even reliable browsers crash sometimes and you can lose all your open tabs. But you can make the browser automatically open the same tabs you had open when it crashed.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/set-your-browser-to-remember-tabs-after-exit/feed/ 1 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-and-manage-multiple-profiles-in-firefox/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-and-manage-multiple-profiles-in-firefox/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:00:15 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=210181 Firefox profiles allow you to have custom settings for different purposes. The Firefox Profile Manager allows you to easily create, remove, rename, and switch profiles. ]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-and-manage-multiple-profiles-in-firefox/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-clean-multiple-user-accounts-in-windows-with-ccleaner/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-clean-multiple-user-accounts-in-windows-with-ccleaner/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:41 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=210135 CCleaner is a free tool that can help keep your computer clean and running smoothly. Instead of manually running it, you can have it run automatically for all users.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/automatically-clean-multiple-user-accounts-in-windows-with-ccleaner/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/access-and-change-hidden-advanced-settings-in-chrome-and-firefox/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:00:56 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=208264 We all love to customize our browsers to suit our browsing style. There are standard settings and advanced settings. Here's how to change the advanced settings.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/speed-up-and-secure-your-computer-with-ccleaner/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:00:18 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=205809 We all want to keep our computers in tip-top shape. Today we'll show you how you can use CCleaner to get the job done.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/use-excel-sparklines-mini-charts/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/use-excel-sparklines-mini-charts/#respond Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:49:41 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=206009 Sparkline charts in Excel are a small chart that sits in a single cell. They are incredibly valuable in communicating information quickly. Here's how they work.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/use-excel-sparklines-mini-charts/feed/ 0 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/delete-clear-google-chrome-cache-cookies-browsing-history/ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/delete-clear-google-chrome-cache-cookies-browsing-history/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2021 01:10:12 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=205625 Chrome does an excellent job of storing your browsing history, cache, and cookies to optimize your browser performance online. Hers's how to clear this data from Chrome.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/delete-clear-google-chrome-cache-cookies-browsing-history/feed/ 1 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/complete-guide-clear-cache-history-cookies-firefox/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:32:04 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=203901 When you browse the internet, information about the sites you visit is stored on your computer as cache, history, and cookies. Let's review how to clear this information.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/encrypt-files-and-folders-on-your-mac-using-disk-utility/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=198412 Protect your sensitive files on your Mac using disk image files. The free Disk Utility app allows you to create secure vaults for storing and sharing private files. We'll show you how.]]> https://www.groovypost.com/howto/start-web-browser-in-private-browsing-mode-by-default/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.groovypost.com/?p=196329 If you use private browsing mode in your browser, you may want to open it in that mode by default. Learn how in Chrome, Firefox, Chromium-based Edge, and Safari.]]>