A small, handy update is now rolling out to Microsoft To-Do for Windows 10, bringing with it some new sorting options for your smart lists. In the update, you'll find new options to hide empty smart lists, theme colors for your "Planned" smart list, and other, more minor tweaks. Of course, this update also brings the usual smattering of general performance improvements. Here's a full look at what's new in Microsoft To-Do: Each of these tweaks can be found in Microsoft To-Do version 1.43.13131.0, available now via the Microsoft Store. See at MicrosoftThis post may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more details. … [Read more...] about Microsoft To-Do for Windows 10 picks up new sorting options for smart lists
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Hands-on with Windows 10 19H1 build 18277 showcasing new changes and features
We're back with another Windows 10 Insider Preview build video walkthrough. This time, we're taking a look at build 18277 which is one of the first 19H1 builds to feature a couple of noteworthy new features. In this build video, we take a look at the new quick actions customization feature, in addition to the new brightness slider that replaces the brightness quick action in the Action Center. We also take a look at improvements coming to Windows Search, Focus Assist, and more. There's a few things to unpack in this one. There's also hints at upcoming features, including a web-based Timeline, Cloud Clipboard syncing across phones, and more. 19H1 development has only really just started, so we're expecting more builds in the near future to show up with even more new features and changes. As always, we'll be back with future build videos showcasing those features when they do. In the meantime, what are you looking forward to in Windows 10 19H1 so far? … [Read more...] about Hands-on with Windows 10 19H1 build 18277 showcasing new changes and features
Ohio skin cancer survivor ticketed for tinted windows despite explaining health reasons
CLEVELAND — A skin cancer survivor is baffled after she was ticketed for tinted windows, despite telling the officer the tint was for health reasons, and she said the city would not work with her on a solution.Parma Heights, Ohio resident Shannon Coughlin said she was running an errand in Brooklyn, Ohio on Sept. 14 when she was pulled over by a police officer.Body cam footage obtained by WEWS shows the exchange between Coughlin and the officer.“The reason I stopped you [is] your windows are too dark,” the officer can be heard saying in the video.Later in the video, Coughlin explained why she had to have the tint installed — she used to have skin cancer.She showed us pictures from her past surgery.“I told him I had the tint put on there because I was diagnosed a couple years ago with skin cancer, and the doctor had said that I should take any precautions that I could,” she said. “I’m just trying to avoid getting another scar on my … [Read more...] about Ohio skin cancer survivor ticketed for tinted windows despite explaining health reasons
This is the $10 Swiss Army knife your Mac and Windows has been waiting for
Stepping into an app store prompts a lot of the same anxious feelings you get when you saunter into warehouse emporiums like Costco. Apps both trusted and extra shifty are stacked to the rafters, aisle after aisle. You went in looking for a simple schedule app, but under the crushing weight of a bazillion unknown options, you folded like a cheap card table. That overload confusion has prompted a boom in curated app subscriptions, featuring bundles of high quality utilities all easily accessible via one elegant portal. The model is working out well for Parallels, whose one-year license to their Toolbox bundle for Mac and Windows is on sale now at half off — just $9.99 — from TNW Deals. Hard Fork? Hard Fork. HARD FORK With the Parallels Toolbox, you get over 30 different productivity tools, all deployed from one simple, intuitive interface. Need to grab, convert or edit video or audio from the web? You’re covered? Want to create a drag-and drop zip folder? The … [Read more...] about This is the $10 Swiss Army knife your Mac and Windows has been waiting for
Microsoft knows gamers think the Windows app store is terrible
Big quote: Over the weekend at Microsoft's head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, went on the record at XO18 to say "I think we’ve got a ton of work to do on Windows." Promises have been made to fix the disaster that the Microsoft Store app is for gamers. Downloading and installing games from the Microsoft Store is not a great experience, often one that is bug ridden and also has limitations not seen from other game distributors. Restrictions on games downloaded from the Microsoft Store range from not being able to see overlays from Discord to lacking support for Nvidia Shadowplay. On occasion, it can take multiple attempts to download and install a game, only to be met with some obscure error code that has no real fix other than trying again. Once games are running, switching out a game via the alt+tab shortcut can cause a loss of audio. Combining all of the these minor annoyances together, and you get a user experience that is very poor. Now, Spencer says that he will be taking a greater … [Read more...] about Microsoft knows gamers think the Windows app store is terrible