Saturday , May 28 2022

Microsoft

Deliverr’s nearly flat exit price isn’t as bad as it looks

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The leading story in technology-land this morning is the multibillion dollar exit of Deliverr, a San Francisco, California-based e-commerce fulfillment startup, to e-commerce giant Shopify. At first blush, the deal looks like a clear win. What startup wouldn’t want to exit for billions to a company growing as quickly as …

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Copper is building ‘the Instagram for book lovers’

3 weeks ago Apps 0

Any book lover knows the feeling: The incredible novel you’re reading ends with a vicious cliffhanger, and all you want to do is gab with other fans about what might happen next, but none of your friends have read the book. You might find fan discussions on Reddit, Tumblr or …

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How to type special characters on a Windows 11 PC

3 weeks ago All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Apr 26, 2022, 4:20pm EDT, Barbara Krasnoff, By Barbara Krasnoff Apr 26, 2022, 4:20pm EDT, Chorus, Email, Email (required), Enable the touch keyboard., Facebook, Flipboard, How to type special characters on a Windows 11 PC, How-to, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Long press on the touch keyboard to reveal the letter with various diacritical marks., Look for the list of your installed keyboards., Microsoft, Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The character map lets you access a wide variety of special characters., The current keyboard will be shown on the right side of the taskbar; select it to change your keyboard., The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media, When you click on “Add a keyboard,” you get a list of possible keyboards. 0

You just have to know how to do it

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Go listen to this podcast about the history of the Windows startup sound

3 weeks ago All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Apr 27, 2022, 1:00pm EDT, By David Pierce Apr 27, 2022, 1:00pm EDT, Chorus, David Pierce, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Go listen to this podcast about the history of the Windows startup sound, Image: Microsoft, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Microsoft, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Featuring Brian Eno, orchestras, and a lot of feelings in 3.8 seconds

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Windows 11 basics: how to personalize your wallpaper and lock screen

3 weeks ago Advanced slideshow settings let you choose when and how to show photos., Aliya Chaudhry, Aliya Chaudhry and Barbara Krasnoff, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Apr 28, 2022, 11:42am EDT, Barbara Krasnoff, By Aliya Chaudhry and Barbara Krasnoff Apr 28, 2022, 11:42am EDT, Chorus, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, How-to, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Microsoft, Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Select from a variety of apps that will display their status on the lock screen., Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Slideshows offer the chance to exhibit your favorite photos., Tech, The Verge homepage, Themes are a package of wallpapers, sounds, and colors that you can use to customize your device., Twitter, Vox Media, Windows 11 basics: how to personalize your wallpaper and lock screen, Windows spotlight will let you view a variety of Microsoft’s library of photos., You can also personalize your lock screen., You can choose between Light and Dark modes., You can create a custom color if you want a solid background., You can personalize your background in a variety of ways. 0

Change the look on your screen

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Windows 11 basics: how to use System Restore to go back in time

3 weeks ago All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Apr 29, 2022, 9:00am EDT, Barbara Krasnoff, By Barbara Krasnoff Apr 29, 2022, 9:00am EDT, Chorus, Confirm your restore point, and your system will return you to that configuration., Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Highlight the restore point that you want to return to., How-to, If I had any apps that might be affected by a restore, they would be listed here., If system protection isn’t turned on yet, this is where you do it., Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Microsoft, Pocket, Reddit, Remember the Control Panel? Well, it’s still hidden in Windows 11., Search, Select Configure to set up System Restore. You can also create a new restore point from here., Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media, When you go to the Recovery page, you’ll be able to open or configure System Restore., Windows 11 basics: how to use System Restore to go back in time, You can manually create a restore point. 0

Send your system back to a safer place

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