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How to Monitor Your Bank Balance From the Mac Menu Bar

The first step to financial responsibility is being willing to face your spending habits. This means tracking how much you spend every month, what you’re spending your money on, and looking for ways to reduce that spending. Not doing this is how most end up drowning in debt. So how do you track your spending?… read more »

Make Your Right-Click Menu More Useful: Customize the “Send To” Menu

Your right-click menu contains many shortcuts you never use. What’s worse, the Send to menu, one of its sub-menus, is missing useful shortcuts. Let us show you how to customize your Send to menu to remove links you don’t need and add shortcuts you’ll want to use. Send to Folder Basics If you haven’t seen the Send to… read more »

How to Stack Tiles Into Folders on the Windows 10 Start Menu

The Windows 10 Start Menu is a much-anticipated return to form after the maligned Windows 8 Start Screen. Though it’s great out of the box, we’ve shown you how to tweak the Start Menu to your exact needs. Set to arrive in April, the Creators Update is the next big upgrade package for Windows 10. It… read more »

How to Get Unity’s Global App Menu in Linux Mint Cinnamon

One of the more interesting differences between Unity and other desktop environments is that Unity isn’t afraid to pursue unconventional features and changes that might alienate traditional Linux users. And the global app menu is one of those features. If you’ve ever used OS X, then you know that app menu options are displayed in… read more »

How to Unlock More Options on the PS4 Quick Menu

While the PS4’s firmware doesn’t update very often, the updates we get usually introduce a wealth of requested features. Update 4.0, launched just last week, includes new conveniences like folders for games and support for HDR display. One existing tool that received a tweak is the Quick Settings menu. Before the update, this menu included a… read more »

How to Optimize the Office 2016 Ribbon or Menu Interface

Your application workspace is just like your physical one. You want it to have all of the items you need, minus those that just get in your way. So, when it comes to working with Microsoft Office 2016, customizing your ribbon and menu items are important to your efficiency, productivity, and overall effectiveness. Accessing, Hiding,… read more »

9 Handy Apps for Your Mac’s Menu Bar

Most of us glance at the Mac menu bar for the date and time, but with a few apps it can do much more — like handling email, keeping your Mac awake, and protecting your eyes for starters. Make the most of your desktop by prepping the menu bar with the right selection of apps. We’ve listed some of the… read more »

6 Tools to Tweak the Windows 10 Start Menu

When Microsoft released Windows 10 last summer, one of the biggest headlines was the return of the Start Menu. It was designed to meld the most-loved features of Windows 7’s Start Menu with the new live tiles of Windows 8. On the whole, it has been well-received, but that doesn’t mean everyone is happy. Microsoft… read more »

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