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Outlook data files can get very large over time, especially if you get a lot of attachments. Even if you delete old messages, the size of your Outlook data file is not reduced accordingly. Your Outlook data files (.pst and .ost files) include all your emails (in all your folders, including sent emails), contacts, calendar appointments, tasks, and notes, as well as their associated file attachments. As you send and receive more emails and attachments, add more appointments to your calendar, and create more tasks and notes, your Outlook data files can easily grow to several gigabytes in size....

By default, anyone with a Google account can log in to your Chromebook and begin using the computer. If you’d like to lock it down and let only a certain group of people use your device, it’s easy to configure in Settings. Here’s how. What You’ll Need To restrict which users can use your Chromebook, you have to be logged in as the device’s owner account. The owner account is the first account registered to the Chromebook when it is new (or after a Powerwash reset)....

Walmart has billed itself as the low-price leader, and they are usually hard to beat…but they don’t always have the lowest prices. Using the Walmart app is a great way to “catch” them when they don’t. The Walmart app’s Savings Catcher is, essentially, a price matching tool. After you shop at Walmart, you can scan your receipt with the app, and it will “scan circulars from top competitors in your area” for the same items you bought....

There’s a simple trick that’s been built into Windows forever… hold down the Ctrl key while selecting taskbar buttons and you can select more than one at a time. The benefit is that you don’t have to minimize any other windows in order to tile them (or close them) Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on a taskbar button, and then while still holding down the Ctrl key, click on another taskbar button....

Snapchat’s “Lenses” feature can make all kinds of silly alterations to your Snaps. If you’ve ever seen a photo of a friend with cute, cartoon-esque dog ears or “face-swapping” with someone else, it was a Snapchat Lens. RELATED: What Is Snapchat? Snapchat’s interface can be a little confusing, so if you aren’t sure how to use these lenses, we’re here to help. Each Lens has a different effect that’s automatically applied in real time to your photos....

Founded all the way back in 2004, CCleaner is a popular PC maintenance tool that’s built to keep your Windows desktop, laptop, or tablet running like new. It does this by hunting down old, outdated system files that have accumulated from normal use, and scrubbing them from your hard drive. Though it sounds simple, this process can free up gigabytes of vital storage space and make your PC run more smoothly and efficiently....

Most Wi-Fi cameras and video doorbells offer a paid subscription that comes with more features, but also offer a free tier that works well enough for most use. However, that’s not the case with Nest cameras at all. You pretty much require a Nest Aware subscription. RELATED: What Is Nest Aware, and Should You Pay for a Subscription? Nest’s paid subscription tier is called Nest Aware, and it starts at $5 per month (or $50 per year)....

Time Machine, macOS’s built-in back up utility, is one of the simplest backup programs around. Here’s a tip that a lot of people don’t know, though: even if your Time Machine drive isn’t connected to your Mac, it can still protect your files. RELATED: How to Back Up Your Mac and Restore Files With Time Machine If you have a laptop, you probably don’t have it connected to an external drive at all hours of the day....

Many programs want to send usage statistics, error logs, crash reports, and other diagnostics to their servers. Some people disable these options, but should you? Why Exactly Are “Usage Statistics” and “Error Reports”? In general, applications want to upload two types of usage data: general usage statistics and information about errors, such as crash reports. Usage statistics–which may also be referred to as “telemetry”–include information about how you use the application, including which buttons and menus you interact with and how frequently you use them....

We all use text editors to take notes, save web addresses, write code, as well as other uses. Every operating system comes with a default, basic text editor, but most of us install our own enhanced text editors to get more features. In this article, we’ve gathered links to many different text editors used for different purposes. You can use text editors for basic text editing and taking notes, writing programming code, producing LaTeX documents, writing a book, among many other uses....

Rugged and folio cases offer the most protection, but they can be pretty bulky. If you prefer something more streamlined, look for covers with raised lips around your phone’s screen and corners with air pockets. How much do you want to show off your new Pixel phone? You should consider a clear case if you’re a big fan of the Pixel 7 Pro’s metal visor-style camera bar. Otherwise, something more opaque is in order....

Even though computer printers are relatively ubiquitous, you can’t just go pull one off the shelf and be guaranteed a good fit for your needs. Read on as we detail the ins and outs of buying a home printer. Know Your Printing Needs There are printers for every need under the sun but rare is the printer that can fulfill many needs well. The challenge consumers face when shopping for a home printer is finding a printer that meets most of their needs and does so economically....

As you learn more about how operating systems work, you may find yourself curious about what is happening just before your system fully drops into sleep mode. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Ydob Emos wants to know what Windows 10 writes to a drive before going to sleep:...

A 504 Gateway Timeout Error happens when a server that was attempting to load a web page did not get a response in time from another server. Almost always, the error is on the website itself, and there’s nothing you can do about it but try again later. Still, there are a few quick things you can try on your end. What Is a 504 Gateway Timeout Error? A 504 Gateway Timeout Error indicates that a web server attempting to load a page for you did not get a timely response from another server from which it requested information....

What Is Encryption? If you write something down that is important, private, or sensitive you might worry that someone else is going to read it. If you need to give it to a messenger to take to another person, the risk of the wrong people reading that message increases. Encryption changes the composition of a message or data so that only people who know how to return it to its original form can read it....

Hopefully, you know that you should change you furnace and A/C filter every couple of months. But what kind of air filter should you buy? RELATED: How to Optimize Your Home’s Airflow to Save Money on Your A/C If your HVAC system came with a user manual, then it probably says what kind of air filter you should use, but if you’re like most homeowners, you probably have no idea where the user manual is for your HVAC system (if you even still have it in the first place)....

Over-the-ear headphones (or, for the terminology-loving, circumaural headphones) come in two primary flavors: open-back and closed-back. Before you sink some serious cash into a nice pair of headphones, it pays to know the difference. Open-back headphones are designed so that the outer shell of the ear covering is perforated in some fashion, typically with horizontal cutouts. Closed-back headphones have a solid outer shell with no perforations of any sort such that the shell effectively cups the entire ear....

When burning a CD or DVD at home, you might find yourself wondering why data is always added from the center outwards? Would it really matter if the data was added in the opposite direction like old vinyl records were fixed? Is there more to it? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

Did you know there’s a version of Windows 10 that doesn’t get big feature updates, and doesn’t even have the Windows Store or Microsoft Edge browser? It’s called Windows 10 LTSB, short for Long Term Servicing Branch. LTSB Is the Slowest Moving Branch of Windows 10 RELATED: What Does “Defer Upgrades” in Windows 10 Mean? There are several “branches” of Windows 10. The most unstable branch is the Insider Preview version of Windows 10....

In Windows 10, you could drag a file over an app icon to bring that app to the front and use the file in the associated app. For example, you could drag a file to the Outlook icon to attach it to an email. This feature was missing from Windows 11 at launch, forcing users to relearn how they navigate around their OS. Additionally, you can drag and drop apps from Start’s All apps list to the taskbar, giving you a quicker way to get to the apps you use all the time....