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With iOS 16 and later, you can enable haptic feedback on your iPhone keyboard. Enabling haptic feedback is a good way to help you type better. It helps you to make the physical distinction between different on-screen items that you press. You can enable haptic feedback on your iPhone or iPad keyboard for a more solid typing experience using the steps below. How to Enable Haptic Feedback on an iPhone Keyboard Enabling haptic feedback on your iPhone keyboard provides you with a more immersive experience....

The problem with smooth scrolling like this, however, is that it can be GPU intensive. If you’re on a lower-powered PC, you might want to switch features like this off to try and make Chrome run better. If you want to enable or disable smooth scrolling in Google Chrome, follow the steps below. What is Smooth Scrolling in Chrome? Smooth scrolling is an animation used in the Google Chrome web browser....

Why Use is Wake-on-LAN Just to give you a quick overview of why you would find this useful: On-demand access to files and resources on a network – you don’t have to keep a computer turned all the while.Energy efficiency, you will see a reduction in your utility bills since you don’t have to keep your system on all the time.Great for remotely managing a computer, so you can access a computer that might be across the room or upstairs....

If you want to find your Windows 10 product key, here is how you find it. Locate Your Windows 10 Product Key When you purchase your Windows 10 license from the Microsoft Store, a copy of the product key is stored in your Microsoft Account. Microsoft will also send you a copy of the product key in a confirmation email. If you don’t see the confirmation email, check your junk mail folder....

The issue can usually be solved by reconnecting headphones or clearing your browser’s cache. However, the problem could go deeper—it could be related to hardware, device drivers, or other software conflicts on your system. Unfortunately, this problem is reported to occur in most web browsers on Windows. If you want to know how to fix a YouTube audio renderer error, follow the steps below. How to Quickly Fix a YouTube Audio Renderer Error We’ll look at some straightforward steps you can take to resolve this error first....

Other things you probably use Siri for are asking about the weather forecast, a sports game, and other types of trivia. But did you know you can also use Siri to hang up on your phone calls and FaceTime calls? When you configure your iPhone to hang up on calls using Siri, all you need to do is say, “Hey Siri, hang up,” when you need to end the call....

There are a couple of ways you can do this. You could try to update the driver using Windows Update or force Windows to search for new drivers in Device Manager. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work—you may need to install the device drivers manually on Windows instead. If you’re unsure how, this guide will show you how to install drivers manually on a Windows 11 or 10 PC. Note: The screenshots for this article are for Windows 11; however, the steps are virtually the same on Windows 10....

Update: Windows 8.1 has reached the end of mainstream support. According to the company: Note: You’ll need to be running Windows 8 Pro to install the Media Center Pack. Earlier this year, we covered how to install Windows Media Center on the Release Preview, and while the steps are essentially the same, there are some differences to note. Get Windows Media Center Pack Product Key To get Windows Media Center (WMC) for free, head to Microsoft’s special offer site and enter your email address....

The problem is YouTube only allows a single account to upload and manage videos, and I need to allow the team to manage the channel when I’m not around. Rather than give them the password to my personal account (nice try, guys), I decided to create a general account in our Google Apps install and let them share that account. Fortunately, after a bit of tinkering, I figured out how to unlink my YouTube account from my personal account and link it to the new Google Apps account I created....

It’s also a good idea to do this if you’re watching Netflix on multiple devices on the basic package, which only allows one device to watch Netflix at any one time. If you want to control Netflix-watching habits in your family, this would be a good way to do so. Another reason to log out of Netflix on a TV is so others can sign in with their profile. Whatever the reason, here’s what you’ll need to do if you’re unsure how to log out of Netflix on a TV....

The same functionality to speed up your laptop exists in Windows 11, but it’s got a new name (and a new location). If you want to make your laptop faster using Windows 11 power mode, here’s what you’ll need to do. Using Windows 11 Power Mode Out of the box, a Windows 11 laptop is set to provide as good a battery life as possible—performance comes second. This can be good for all-day laptop use if you’re just browsing the web and doing word processing....

One fairly rare type of file (from a Windows point of view) is a TGZ file. This unusual file type isn’t one that Windows will know what to do with, so you’ll need to work around that to open it. If you want to know how to open a TGZ file on a Windows PC, follow the steps below. What is a TGZ File? A TGZ file, .tgz file, or tar....

From a color theme and inbox view in the mailbox to a three-day view and feature called My Day in the calendar, you can make Outlook more suited to your style. And if you’ve opted to stick with the classic Outlook instead, we’ll show you what you can do to make it more your own. Overall Outlook Appearance You have the option to go with a light or dark appearance and pick a nice color in the new Outlook for Mac....

Connect a Printer to Surface Here I’m connecting a Canon MP495 wireless printer. The easiest way to get the correct drivers is by plugging the printer into the USB slot on the right side of the display. Then power on your printer. Go to the desktop, and you should see Windows is looking for the correct drivers and installing them. The drivers for most modern printers are supported, but if you’re trying to use an old legacy printer, your results will vary....

It’s free, it’s easy to use, and it’s packed with features. You don’t need to pay for a quality email service—Gmail offers one for free, and it allows you to send and reply to emails from anyone. By default, however, you can only reply to the sender when you receive a message meant for more than one recipient. You can change this pretty quickly, however. If you want to know how to reply all in Gmail, follow the steps below....

Run Linux Beta on a Chromebook The first thing you will need to do is run the Linux (beta) app on your Chromebook. Start by clicking the clock on the taskbar and choosing Settings (Gear icon). When Settings opens, you should see “Linux (Beta)” in the left panel. Click it and then click the Turn on button. Next, the Linux setup screen will display on your screen. Click the Install button....

Update: Modern versions of Office no longer need this extension. Saving files as a PDF or XPS is a function that’s built-in. Save Office 2007 Documents as PDF or XPS 1. Download and install the free PDF Add-In: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS 2. Click the Office Button in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. Hover mouse over Save As, Click PDF or XPS Fill out the PDF or XPS options, and you’re done....

It provides a travel log of stunning background images taken from around the world on your Lock Screen. Many of these are desktop-worthy, too. Here’s how you can find and collect those pictures. Find Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Pictures Windows Spotlight Images are not stored in the most obvious of places. First, open your user folder, press Windows key + R, then type: %userprofile% and hit Enter. When File Explorer opens up, you’ll need to turn on Show hidden files and folders....

The layout remains largely the same, however, with text covering the page from the left to right margins. If you want to split a Word document in half, you’ll need to change your Word document layout by adding columns or inserting tables. This guide will explain how. How to Add Columns to a Word Document The easiest way to split a Word document in half is to add columns. Columns allow you to split the text into two halves, making it easy to create newsletters, booklets, and similar documents....

All these features add a lot of convenience to your browsing experience, but it would also be a huge pain if you had to personalize Chrome separately on your other devices. Chrome’s Sync feature comes to the rescue allowing you to use the same preferences, extensions, themes, bookmarks, etc., on all your devices. Today we’ll show you how to set up Chrome Sync and connect all your devices. Set Up Chrome Sync Unlike Firefox Sync, you don’t have to register for a Sync account in Chrome....