How to Switch From 32-bit Windows 10 to 64-bit Windows 10

Did You Know? Researchers have found that people who share their identity-relevant goals before completing them are less likely to actually complete them (as just sharing what they intend to do may be satisfying enough). Geek Trivia The Po’ Boy Sandwhich Originated In? Chicago → New York City → New Orleans → Philadelphia → Advertisement Get Dashlane Password Manager for Free Keeping track of passwords and making them secure is startlingly simple with Dashlane's free password manager. Automatically import your passwords from Chrome or any other browser into your secure password vault. Save any missing passwords as you browse. Make a new password right within your browser. Get automatic alerts when websites get breached. Free download Thoughts from the Geek Apple’s Big September Announcement is Tomorrow In case you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that Apple is announcing their next iPhone tomorrow, on the 9th. What’s less known is exactly what else they are launching. Here’s the short version of what we know: There will be an updated iPhone with new features and faster specs but probably nothing groundbreaking other than iOS 9 and WatchOS 2. They will launch a new Apple TV with a completely different interface, a new remote, and possibly an App Store that supports video games, turning the Apple TV into a game console. It might also act as some sort of HomeKit hub. It’s possible there will also be a larger iPad Pro, accessories for the Apple Watch. There’s another interesting development: Microsoft just announced that Minecraft Pocket edition will soon be multi-player compatible with the PC version. And since Pocket edition already runs on iOS, it’s a simple matter of porting it over to the Apple TV so you can play Minecraft on your TV without having to buy an Xbox or hook up a PC. For all of the details, this rumor roundup at 9to5Mac is probably your best bet.   This Android Ransomware Takes Pictures of You This ransomware acts as a porn app named “Adult Player” and lures victims who assume it is a pornographic video player. When the victim starts using it, the app silently takes a photo of the victim, which is then displayed on the ransomware screen, along with the ransom message. The app demands a ransom of 500 USD. When you install something from outside of the official app stores, you open yourself up to some pretty bad things. This is one of many reasons we’ve been telling people not to jailbreak their iPhones, and one of the reasons that iPhone is more secure than Android. Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle With U.S. Over Access to Data In an investigation involving guns and drugs, the Justice Department obtained a court order this summer demanding that Apple turn over, in real time, text messages between suspects using iPhones. Apple's response: Its iMessage system was encrypted and the company could not comply. iMessage is really an impressive system. Most people don’t realize, but all messages sent between two iPhones are encrypted to the actual devices — not just to your account or to a mysterious cloud somewhere. So neither Apple nor anybody else in the middle can decrypt anything you send. If you want to learn more about how it works, you can check out Apple’s iOS security guide (PDF document warning), but here’s the graphic that explains it. Essentially iMessage uses the public key for each device and then encrypts using your own private key. The interesting thing is that this isn’t new — this is how it was designed. Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Masquerade Attack A Masquerade Attack is one where the attacker in question pretends to be an authorized user (using a stolen user ID and password) in order to gain access to a given system (outside hacker) or to gain greater access and privileges than they are actually authorized to have on that system (dishonest employee). What We're Reading from Around the Web Why Security Experts Are Using an Ancient Email Format in 2015 [Motherboard] Seagate drives at risk of data theft over hidden 'root' account [ZDNet] The Internet of Way Too Many Things [NYT] Why Google Is Going All In On Diabetes [NPR] Minecraft adds cross-platform play so Windows 10 players can build with mobile friends [The Verge] New Apple TV Is Said to Focus on Games, Challenging Traditional Consoles [NYT] How to Add Shading to Table Cells in Word If you have a table with many rows and columns, it can be difficult to read. Adding shading to the table can make reading the data in our table easier. For example, you can add shading to every other row and/or column using a color or pattern. Read This Article → What is the Windows 10 Share Feature, and How Do I Use It? Internal file sharing has been a part of the Windows operating system for years, but it’s only with the introduction of version 10 that Microsoft has finally decided to give its users the opportunity to share their content with local accounts and the world at large, all from the same place. Read This Article → Minecraft Doesn’t Need Java Installed Anymore; It’s Time to Uninstall Java One of the big complaints Minecraft players have is that Minecraft runs on Java — it’s a pain to deal with because it’s insecure and needs frequent updating to avoid exploits, and they’d rather not deal with it at all. Thanks to a new launcher, Minecraft no longer requires you to install Java, so you can finally remove it. Read This Article → How to Switch From 32-bit Windows 10 to 64-bit Windows 10 Microsoft gives you the 32-bit version of Windows 10 if you upgrade from the 32-bit version of Windows 7 or 8.1. But you can switch to the 64-bit version, assuming your hardware supports it. Read This Article → How to Make Sure Your Mac and iPhone's Photos Sync to iCloud Photos is Apples universal answer to photo sharing across all its devices. Whether you’re using an iPhone or iPad, or you have your trusty Mac, if you have your photos stored on one device they should be available on the rest. Read This Article → How to Convert from Evernote to OneNote Microsoft OneNote is now free to use on and sync among all your devices, such as computers, tablets, and phones, as well as on the web. So, what if you're using Evernote and want to switch? No worries. It's easy to convert your Evernote notebooks to OneNote. Read This Article → How to Completely Delete Your Microsoft Account If you only pay attention to the headlines that Microsoft wants you to keep your eye on, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Windows 10 has been a universal success. So far, Redmond’s latest OS has been installed on around 72 million systems around the globe, and for the most part, has been met with overwhelmingly positive reactions from both the press and the public. But what if Windows 10’s many privacy violations, annoying Start menu, and bogus apps are too much for you to bear? Read This Article → Windows 10 is Great, Except for the Parts That Are Terrible Windows 10 is a great upgrade. Microsoft paid a lot of attention to the feedback they ignored while developing Windows 8, and it shows. Unfortunately, some parts of Windows 10 are inexplicably bad and hostile to users. Read This Article → How to Recover Deleted Files, Contacts, Calendars, and Photos From iCloud Apple’s iCloud now allows you to undelete files you’ve deleted from iCloud Drive, restore recently deleted photos, and revert your contacts and calendars to a previous state. If you accidentally deleted something, you can get it back. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Real-World Time Management (A $12.00 Value) FREE for a limited time! Most of us dream about having a few extra hours in our day for taking care of business, relaxing, or engaging in the activities we most enjoy. But how can we make the most of our time when it seems as though there aren't enough hours in the day? This instructive guide to time management is full of tips, techniques, and commonsense advice that will make anyone more productive. Click here to download