Three Ways to Quickly Search Your Computer's Files on Windows 10

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How to Remove Chromecast’s Network-Wide Android Notifications Wireless Earbuds Used to Suck, But They’re Good Now The Ultimate Checklist Guide to Reinstalling Windows on Your PC [PRO] How to List or Search for Files in a .tar / .tar.gz Archive [PRO] How to Extract a Single File from a .tar / .tar.gz Archive Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Clean Boot Clean Boot refers to starting a computer and only loading the necessary system components (programs and files) required by the operating system. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. Your 'Anonymous' Browsing Data Isn't Actually Anonymous Researchers said it was "trivial" to identify users and view their browsing habits in purchased 'anonymous' browsing data. [Motherboard] First Support for a Physics Theory of Life Take chemistry, add energy, get life. The first tests of Jeremy England's provocative origin-of-life hypothesis are in, and they appear to show how order can arise from nothing [Quanta Magazine] A Timeline Of Unsung Story, One Of The Biggest Kickstarter Failures Ever It was supposed to be a dream game for fans of strategy-role-playing games, but instead it became a disaster. [Kotaku] The Man Who Picked Victorian London's Unpickable Lock "Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair." These were the words used to describe the locks of Jeremiah Chubb, an iron worker in 19th-century London who was renowned for his Detector, a security lock that was thought to be virtually impregnable. [Mental Floss] What Is Xbox Live Gold, and Is It Worth It? If you have an Xbox One or Xbox 360, Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold service is required to play multiplayer games online. A subscription costs $10 per month or $60 per year. Xbox Live Gold also includes additional benefits, like free games every month and discounts on some digital games. Read This Article → How to Turn Off “Ok Google” on Your Android Device Using the “Ok Google” hotword to start a search or execute a command on your phone is a cool, useful feature. But I get that it’s not for everyone—some folks just don’t like talking to their phones. Here’s how to get rid of it. Read This Article → How to Make Snapchat Use Less Data With Travel Mode Like Facebook, Snapchat can quickly use a lot of data. By default, even when you're on mobile data, Snapchat will automatically download any Snaps you receive or Stories your friends post. All it takes is one friend to go a little heavy with the video Snaps, and you can burn through a hundred megabytes just by opening the app. Read This Article → Three Ways to Quickly Search Your Computer’s Files on Windows 10 Windows 10’s Start menu can search your files, but it seems like Microsoft is more interested in pushing Bing and other online search features these days. While Windows still has some powerful search features, they’re a bit harder to find—and you might want to consider a third-party tool instead. Read This Article → The Different Types of Paint (and When to Use Them) If you’re about to attack the walls in your house with a fresh new coat of paint, all the different choices in the paint aisle at your local hardware store can be pretty overwhelming. Here’s what you need to know about the different kinds of paint and when you should use them. Read This Article → How to Bring Linux-Style apt-get Installations to Windows with Chocolatey Linux users love installing software from the command line, and it’s not hard to understand why. Instead of downloading executables, running them, and dodging the various attempts to change your default search engine, you basically type what you want to install and hit “Enter.” Read This Article → How to Get a Notification When Your Dash Button Orders Something Amazon’s Dash Buttons are a handy way to order supplies you need to buy regularly. Push a button and a couple days later a package shows up at your door step. However, it would be nice to know that the button worked. Here’s how to get a notification when your Dash Button places an order. Read This Article → What Is the M.2 Expansion Slot, and How Can I Use It? There’s a new open format sweeping the world of performance PCs, and it’s…well, complicated. The M.2 format is designed for manufacturers to replace a variety of specific devices, do it in a tiny space, and require very little power. But actually upgrading to an M.2 drive or accessory requires a little forethought. Read This Article → How to Remove Chromecast’s Network-Wide Android Notifications In an effort to unify all devices on the same network, Google added a feature to the Google Home app (formerly called "Chromecast"). Now, if someone is playing something on a Chromecast in your home, it'll show a notification on all the Android devices on your network. That means if your daughter is watching My Little Pony all day, you'll have to deal with notifications letting you know. Read This Article → Wireless Earbuds Used to Suck, But They’re Good Now I hate wires. For a long time I've wanted to exclusively use wireless earbuds, but they just haven't been good enough. It was impossible to pair them over Bluetooth, they sounded awful, and the battery life lasted about fifteen minutes. Things, however, have changed. Read This Article → The Ultimate Checklist Guide to Reinstalling Windows on Your PC Reinstalling Windows isn’t as simple as just clicking through an installer. You’ll want to have important data backed up first, and then you’ll need installation media and a product key before continuing—and those are just the basics. This checklist will walk you through reinstalling Windows and ensure you won’t forget anything. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Get ~100 amazing Mac apps in one signup Setapp is a growing collection of top-quality software for all kinds of tasks. In a single suite you get apps for productivity, studies, creative endeavours, budget planning, and a dozens of time-saving Mac utilities. Plus, it's 50% off for students and educators around the world.Sign up now!