If you have iMovie installed on Mac, you can use it to quickly scrub the audio track, or use the cross-platform VLC to remove the audio instead. Alternatively, you could use online web services to remove the audio track for you. If you want to know how to remove audio from video on Windows or Mac, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Remove Audio From Video on Mac Using iMovie If you’re trying to remove audio from video on a Mac, the best way to do it is to use the included iMovie app....

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to find and remove duplicates in your Excel document. How to Find Duplicate Row or Data It’s essential to first check which rows (or columns) have identical information. So before we show you how to remove duplicates in Excel, let’s walk you through the process of checking your sheet for duplicate data. Method 1: Search Entire Worksheet Excel has a Conditional Formatting tool that helps to identify, visualize, and draw conclusions from data....

There are various ways to access the word count in Word. You can use the status bar, open the word count window, and even add the live word counter as a field to your document. You can view the word and character count in Word online as well. View The Word Count As You Type In Microsoft Word Microsoft Word has a real-time word counter that counts the words as you type in your document and lets you view them in the status bar....

This will work fine if you use the same browser on all your devices. However, most people don’t. Firefox and Opera users, for example, want to view their favorite sites on multiple browsers and so want to be able to sync bookmarks on browsers across systems. You can manually import or export bookmarks between browsers. However, this is time-consuming, inefficient, and needs constant updating. This article will outline several solutions to sync bookmarks and data in Windows when using Firefox and Opera....

But first, skim through the following section to learn about the types of Microsoft Office licenses. Subsequent sections cover steps to check Office license types and transfer licenses to a new device. Types of Microsoft Office Licenses There are different types of Microsoft Office licenses. Each license has varying apps, services, and features. Let’s have a look at some popular Microsoft Office licenses: However, you can only use it on one PC at a time....

Sometimes you may want to include text next to an image instead of below it. This is called wrapping text around the image. It’s actually fairly easy to wrap text using HTML. Note that you don’t have to use CSS in order to wrap text. However, these days the W3C recommends using CSS instead of HTML for these kinds of tasks. I’ll mention both methods below, but if you can, it’s better to use CSS since it’s more adaptable to responsive website designs....

The process of adding a Windows 8 machine to a Windows 7 homegroup is pretty easy. First, open the Charms bar by pressing Windows Key + C or hovering the mouse over the top-right corner of the screen. Then click on Settings. Next, click on Change PC Settings at the very bottom. Now go ahead and click on HomeGroup in the left-hand pane: Now make sure that at least one Windows 7 computer is turned on that is joined to the homegroup....

Unfortunately, when you search about merging partitions, the vast majority of solutions suggest you download third-party software to manage making changes to Windows partitions. With all the choices and options, it quickly becomes a daunting task for the average PC user. There are good programs out there and they will get the job done safely without needing much technical knowledge, but they normally cost anywhere from $30 to $60. In this article, I’ll try to show you a simpler and easier way to merge two partitions without any third-party software....

If a Windows reboot didn’t help (try that if you haven’t already), the good news is that there are several ways to get the Photos app back in Windows. This tutorial will guide you through the most effective methods to fix the Microsoft Photos app missing issue on Windows 11 and 10. 1. Make Sure the Photos App Is Installed The first thing you must do is double-check if the Photos app is installed on your Windows computer....

Often, simply canceling the print job can fix the problem, but there are certain instances that may require you to remove the offending items from the print queue using different solutions. Whether you’re using a local or network printer, and it fails to delete one or more print jobs, we’ll show you some proven fixes that can help you delete the stuck print job and start over. Why Your Print Job Won’t Delete in Windows It’s bad enough when your printer is physically jammed up....

The utility does this by recommending the removal of old, out-of-date, and unused files and shortcuts currently on your desktop. If you find the Desktop Cleanup Wizard annoying, you can remove it by editing a group policy. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard The Desktop Cleanup Wizard is one of those good-intentioned but annoying features Microsoft built in to Windows 7. It’s one of those features that isn’t really useful because if a user wants to clean up the desktop, he/she just does it manually by moving shortcuts and files to the Recycle Bin....

Messaging apps have become a crucial form of communication for billions of people worldwide. They’re used in casual discussions about grocery shopping to highly-private information about our personal lives. If you’re looking for a chat app that offers the most privacy, this list of the best chat apps for privacy and security should help you find the right secure app for your needs. What Makes a Chat App Private and Secure?...

Licenses are expensive, and the average person cannot afford to pay for a license for different music for each video, and most videos won’t generate enough money to pay royalties. Thankfully, there’s an alternative – websites for free ambient music. Free Music Archive The Free Music Archive is one of the foremost providers of royalty-free music on the web. The company works with Creative Commons and a number of other sources to obtain free music, resulting in a massive library that creators can use in their own work....

In general, these apps will show you which networks are available around you. You can see how many networks there are, how strong the signals are and which channels each network is using. That’s just for starters, and each app may have its own unique additional features related to WiFi. So which are the best WiFi analyzer apps for each of the most popular platforms? We haven’t simply chosen the most complex or feature complete options, but ones that offer a good mix of functionality and usability....

Many modern PCs feature a webcam or microphone and other recording hardware, but don’t have screen recording software. In Windows 10 though, you’ll find a built-in screen recording tool, which doesn’t always come standard with other computers. Thankfully, there are alternative free and paid third-party apps that offer more and advanced features, and can do a better job at it. Benefits Of a Windows 10 Screen Recorder A Windows 10 screen recorder comes in handy when you want to demonstrate how something is done, for instance in creating a how-to video guide or tutorial....

Portable monitors have risen in popularity in recent years, but the quality is hit or miss. Zissu’s 15.6-inch portable monitor for laptops is a new contender in the arena. Zissu’s sent it over to Help Desk Geek for review, so we spent a bit of time with it to get a feel for how it works. Here’s what we found. Specs and Features The monitor itself is a 15.6-inch display with both a full and a 16:9 aspect ratio....

The typical PC from the early 90s sported LPT, Serial, PS2, SCSI and MIDI ports. To name but a few! Now we have the Universal Serial Bus, but it’s not quite as “universal” as one might hope! USB Versions & Speeds It’s important to understand that although two USB ports and cables might look identical, it doesn’t mean they have the same capabilities. That’s because USB standards have improved over the years....

It turns out that Microsoft has really turned the dial to 11 when it comes to Windows 10’s version of the Task Scheduler. This is an application that allows you to pull off all sorts of neat automation tricks. Most simple tasks are also simple to automate, since they just involve launching an app with a few supported arguments (startup commands). Advanced automation with Task Scheduler require scripts that have to be written to account for a complex sequence of actions....

Firstly, the BIOS screen flashed for about a second and then disappeared. Great! Secondly, pressing F2 on my Mac ended up increasing the brightness of the screen instead of sending the key to the VM. I figured since I was in full screen mode that all keys pressed would automatically be sent to the VM, but that is not the case. So how to fix this problem? In order to get into the BIOS of a VM, you have to edit the boot delay time to something higher....

There’s a long list of Windows 10 services that most users don’t need. So you can safely disable these unnecessary Windows 10 services and satisfy your craving for pure speed. Some Common Sense Advice First Windows services all have specific jobs. Some of these jobs are critical for your computer to work properly. If you disable a Windows service that’s needed for the normal operation of your computer, you can get locked out of your machine or may have to undo what you’ve done....