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ABOUT PyraFire (this blog )

""BLOGSPOTTED " I define as a Verb sense...
..a word for ""blog post., only just the one's here at blogger blogs"
Blogging here was originaly inspired by the History and similarity of the old companies of pyra labs and feedburners...

For NOW this Feed Reader...
1 st before before BLOGSPOTS .... OKAY, before blog posts here


Only partial feed posts show , so to considerate as excerts of articles (off sirte origins...

and a lot of space between posts ,SO TO SEE THE PAGE BACKGROUND and SIDEBAR
to the finale of feeds below....

,,,inspired some because 2020 was a ""Lightning Drought""..
...so, this is good about getting back to blogging in a sense of ""Search Solutions""

Thunderstone Blog: Customized Search Engine & Software

Thursday, October 6, 2016

How to Switch From Windows 10's Insider Preview Back to Stable (Without Reinstalling)

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How to Delete Handwritten Messages from the Recent List in iOS 10 Messages

When you send a handwritten message in the Messages app on your iPhone, it's added to the recent list of messages so you can use it again. However, if you don't want certain messages stored in the list, or don’t want to see them at all, there is a way to delete them.

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How to Speed Up, Disable, or Rebuild the Windows Search Index

Windows Search makes searching for files on your PC a lot faster, but if you find that things slow down when Windows indexes files or that Search isn’t working as expected, there are a few steps you can take.

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How to Change Someone's Eye Color in Photoshop

Have you ever wondered what you'd look like if your eyes were a different color? Mine are gray, but I've always thought brown would suit me. Sure, you could go and buy colored contacts, but it’s far simpler to just use Photoshop—or your favorite free image editor like GIMP—to change your eye color.

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How to Switch From Windows 10’s Insider Preview Back to Stable (Without Reinstalling)

When you sign up for Insider Preview builds, Windows warns that you “may” need to reinstall Windows to get back to the stable version of Windows. But this is a worst case scenario, and there are other ways to get off the Insider Preview track.

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How to Share HomeKit Access with Family, Roommates, and Guests

What’s the point of having a house of the future if your family members, roommates, or guests can’t take advantage of all its features? Share the future-is-now vibe by allowing their iCloud account to control your smart lights, thermostat, and more.

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How to Restore Your Desktop and Documents After Disabling iCloud Sync in macOS Sierra

A new feature in macOS Sierra allows you to sync files from your desktop and Documents folder to iCloud, so you can access them on all your device. However, if you went to disable this feature, it will delete them from your computer. Fear not, though: those files still exist. They were simply removed from the desktop and Documents folder and left in iCloud Drive.

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Add a Hidden Gesture to Your Mac That Shows All Windows for Any Application

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could scroll up on any dock icon to quickly see all its windows, along with recent documents? A single command adds this otherwise hidden feature to your dock.

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How to Control System Settings with Siri in macOS Sierra

The inclusion of Siri on macOS Sierra means you can now do all sorts of things with your voice that once required typing and clicking. You can even control system settings.

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How to Block (or Allow) Certain Applications for Users in Windows

If you’d like to limit what apps a user can run on a PC, Windows gives you two options. You can block the apps you don’t want a user to run, or you can restrict them to running only specific apps. Here’s how to do it.

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How to Get a Notification When Caps Lock or Num Lock Is Enabled in Ubuntu

If you've accidentally turned on Caps Lock too many times–we’ve all been there–here is a solution. You can add an indicator to the top panel that shows the status of the Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys, that notifys you when one of them is pressed.

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How to Change Your Audio Playback and Recording Devices on Windows

Connect speakers, headphones, a webcam with a built-in microphone, a Bluetooth headset, or another audio devices to your Windows PC and you’ll need to choose which devices Windows actually uses. This is easy to configure–and now even easier on Windows 10.

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How to Fix an iPhone or iPad That Doesn’t Show Up in iTunes

You plug your iPhone into your computer, ready to sync and…nothing. The little icon doesn’t show up in iTunes’ toolbar, and you’re flummoxed. Here are a few possible solutions.

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Five Ways to Free Up Space on Your Android Device

Android phones and tablets can fill up quickly as you download apps, add media files like music and movies, and cache data for use offline. Many lower-end devices may only include a few gigabytes of storage, making this even more of a problem.

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