Month: February 2017

How to: Quickly close unused Tabs in Safari on Mac

Dan Uff February 20, 2017 1

If you surf the web like I do, you probably open different Safari tabs for different web sites. Before you know it, you have 2o or more open tabs. Now you don't want to go to each tab to close it.

Fortunately, Apple has provided a way to close all of the Tabs except the one you want to keep open.

Here's how:

Put the Mouse on the Tab that you want to keep open.
Right Click (ctrl+click) on that Tab.
Select the close other tabs option.
The other tabs will close.

How to install the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire

Dan Uff February 18, 2017 0

Normally, the Amazon Fire restricts you to the Amazon App Store for all apps.

But their is a way to get the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire without having to root the device. The below should work with all current Fire tablets.

Note:
Make sure you install the said files in the order that is shown or the store may not work. In that case, you will have to remove the Google Play Store and reinstall it.

This how to will cover how to install it from the tablet itself which is the easiest and fastest way.

Before trying to install these files, go into Settings > Security > Apps from unknown sources and enable it. This will allow the necessary files to install without problems.

Next, there are four (4) files that you need to download using the built-in web browser. The best way to do this is read this article on the actual tablet and tap the links below. Again, make sure you install the files in the order shown below.

Google Account Manager APK

Google Services Framework APK

Google Play Services APK

Google Play Store APK

You will get a security warning about how each file could harm your device. Ignore this by clicking [OK].

After you've downloaded each file, select Docs > Local Files > Downloads

Tap on each file in the order shown above to install it. Follow the screens as they will help you along the way.

After the above, go back to the Main Menu and you should see the ever familiar Google Play Store icon. Tap it, and you should be able to login into the store.

Happy computing!

McDonald’s rips Apple’s Jonny Ives with Parody Video

Dan Uff February 16, 2017 0

Does something look familiar?

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7hmqrGyPE]

Apple Shares Hit all-time High at Closing on Monday

Dan Uff February 14, 2017 0

Moday in Nasdaq trading, shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose $1.17, or 0.89%, to hit a new all-time closing high of $133.29. Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $133.00 set on February 23, 2015.

AAPL’s all-time intraday high stands at $134.54, set on April 28, 2015.
Apple’s 52-week low stands at $89.47.

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, currently has a market value of $699.31 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on market value:
1. Apple (AAPL) – $699.31B
2. Alphabet (GOOG) – $572.913B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $500.13B
4. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) – $409.35B
3. Amazon.com (AMZN) – $399.02B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• Facebook (FB) – $387.4B
• Walmart (WMT) – $208.27B
• Disney (DIS) – $173.38B
• IBM (IBM) – $170.55B
• Intel (INTC) – $169.66B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $160.48B
• Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) – $155.39B
• SoftBank (SFTBF) – $85.20B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $58.13B
• Tesla (TSLA) – $45.14B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $43.37B
• Sony (SNE) – $39.11B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $27.36B
• Sirius XM (SIRI) – $22.44B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $12.5B
• Twitter (TWTR) – $11.22B
• BlackBerry (BBRY) – $3.90B
• Pandora (P) – $3.05B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $181.52M