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Taking classes or an online college course provides increased access to students who are looking for alternative ways to learn due to family and work obligations. Teaching remotely requires preparation and knowing which tools to use and how to use them to teach an online course. Planning, Designing, and Teaching Learning how to teach or create an online course requires different skills and processes than teaching in a classroom. Courses for students who are not physically in front of you requires more advanced preparation....

While eventually all eligible systems will be given the option to upgrade, as of now the automatic update route is open to very few computers. There are other ways, of course, but they usually involve performing a clean install, wiping out all existing data from your drive. So is there any way to install Windows 11 on your PC, without losing all of your data in the process? Yes. Thanks to the Windows Installation Assistant, you can do just that....

Unfortunately for Linux users, Adobe has not created a version of Adobe Digital Editions that runs natively on Linux. Fortunately for Linux users, Wine exists (a framework that allows many Windows programs to run in Linux without emulation), and as it turns out, installing Adobe Digital Editions and getting it up and running isn’t too difficult. Here’s how to do it in Ubuntu. The first step will be to open up your Terminal....

Laptop Shuts Off Randomly? Note the Context Does the computer shut down randomly or only when you do specific things? If it shuts down under heavy use only, that may point to heat issues or overclocking problems. If it only happens when particular applications are open, it may be a software issue. If the computer shuts off with a blue screen of death, that’s different from the power being cut out without warning....

Your PlayStation can fail to log you into the PlayStation Network for several reasons. For example, that could be due to a server outage or an incorrectly configured network setup. If you see a “Network sign-in failed” error on your PS5 or PS4, work through the fixes that follow, and you should be able to resolve it. 1. Check PlayStation Server Status To check if the “Network sign-in failed” error on your PS5/PS4 is due to issues with the PSN servers, visit the Playstation Network’s Service Status page and pick your region....

If for some reason you have no sound on Skype, there are a number of troubleshooting steps you can use to find the problem and get things back up and running again. Some of the causes of this problem include: Hardware issues with your microphone, external speakers or headphonesOld or faulty audio driversOperating system interferencesIssues with audio settingsPlayback errors in Skype With these issues in mind, we’re going to show some basic and advanced troubleshooting tips if you have no sound on Skype....

It is called the Spike and it is different in than the Clipboard, which allows you work with only one copied set of text at a time. The Spike is named after an old-fashioned paper holder onto which people poked papers as they were done with them. You may still see the old-fashioned version of the Spike in use in some retail stores. NOTE: The Spike feature is available in versions of Word from 97 through 2016....

Merely stopping the process in Task Manager is not enough, as mbam.exe starts automatically every time you boot your computer. You need to find its source program and uninstall it to remove the process from your computer. How to Find mbam.exe on Your PC The Windows Task Manager is the easiest way to analyze system activity on your computer. It gives you a list of all running processes along with their CPU and memory usage, letting you spot troublemakers....

What Is Steam? Steam is an online digital video game storefront. If you use your computer for video games, there’s a good chance the Steam software is installed on the system. Steam is simply the software that lets you browse, buy, download and play games on your PC. However, it’s a complex piece of software with many moving parts. Some of those moving parts will show up in your task manager, right alongside the main Steam program....

Some of the clear symptoms your computer may exhibit in a no-boot state include: No operating system soundsNo signal light when you try to boot your computerSystem powers on but Windows doesn’t complete bootingHard drive activity light flickersNo diagnostic codes presentOn-screen error messageA black screen These and other symptoms could indicate issues with your computer’s graphics card, master boot record, WINLOAD.EXE, issues with the motherboard, cables, or internal connections. It’s not always possible to know where to start fixing your computer when it won’t boot because modern computers are complex machines....

However, if you must open the Control Panel in Windows 10 for some reason, you can still do it as it hasn’t fully been removed, yet. There are actually a number of ways to launch this traditional utility on Windows 10. Use Start Menu To Open Control Panel In Windows 10 You’re familiar with this method to launch the built-in tools in the Windows operating system. You can use the Start Menu to find and launch Control Panel as well as it’s located in one of the folders there....

If you use Windows 10, you can rely on over a dozen different methods to get the Task Manager up and running. Of course, you don’t have to remember them all! But considering the Task Manager’s relative significance, it’s always best to know of at least a few ways to open Task Manager. 1. Open Task Manager via Taskbar The easiest way to bring up the Task Manager is to open it via the taskbar (the strip of icons at the bottom of the desktop) with just a couple of quick mouse clicks....

For instance, you might be unable to customize the taskbar, change background images/wallpapers, install new themes, or make other customizations to your PC without activating Windows. An “Activate Windows” watermark stays glued to the bottom-left corner of your screen. Windows may also display incessant pop-up messages requesting you to activate the operating system. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to activate Windows 11 using a product key, digital license, and the Windows Activation troubleshooter....

Using a high-quality photo scanner is best to digitize and back up your photo collection. So, here are our six best photo scanners to save your old pictures without further ado. 1. Epson FastFoto FF-680W The Epson FastFoto FF-680W is a highly recommended all-in-one photo scanner for home archivists. With a range of quality options, the FF-680W won’t disappoint. And, with an excellent document feeder mechanism (one of the fastest ways to scan large numbers of photos), scanning has never been so easy....

They have a free version called FileMover Lite, which basically restricts you to one moving rule. If you want to have multiple moving rules for different folders or different schedules and different file types, etc, then you would have to shell out $200+ for the single PC edition! That price is ridiculous for consumers, but if you’re using this for your company or IT department, it’s definitely worth the cost....

You can’t have an ultimate gaming experience without a great gaming headset. It’s one of the more important peripherals in any gaming setup. Poor, crackly audio ruins immersion and causes consistent irritation during times when communication is of utmost importance. We’ve provided what we feel are the best gaming headsets for the ultimate gaming experience that will help bring your gaming sessions to life. 5 Best Gaming Headsets For The Ultimate Game Experience The list of five is broken down into distinct categories based on the gaming console being used, most comfortable, best on a budget, and best sound....

Not only that, I deleted the calendar event thinking that it would get rid of the reminder, but it didn’t! So the reminder still lives even though there is no event for it to go with! Strange! Finally, I figured out how to remove the reminder from a forum post and it’s pretty crazy what you have to do to delete the Outlook reminder. Delete Outlook Reminder Step 1: Download and install MFCMAPI (Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Editor) from Stephen Griffin’s website....

As long as you have an Internet connection, you can perform tasks on your machine as if you were sitting in front of it – all while being thousands of miles away from it. Chrome Remote Desktop is a pretty good tool to use to enable remote connections to your computer. It’s easy to set up, requires minimal resources, and works with major operating systems available. How To Set Up Chrome Remote Desktop Chrome Remote Desktop requires a bit of a configuration before you can start using it on your computers....

If you are having this issue where an app fails to load, then it’s probably a permissions issue. There are lots of reasons why Store apps fail to start and one of them is because the permissions for certain Windows folders and registry settings have been changed, either manually or by group policy. You can fix this problem by checking all the permissions for these folders and registry settings and making sure they are all correct....

Which is a pity for gamers who want to use open-source operating systems such as Ubuntu Linux. There are plenty of moral, legal and technical reasons to choose this (or any other) flavor of Linux over Windows. Most major commercial Windows software tools also have open-source equivalents. However, getting your gaming fix on Linux systems has been a major chore. Which is why an OS like Ubuntu has developed a reputation as only being suitable for non-gaming uses....