In the Windows 10 Creators Update, themes have a new section of their own within the Personalization category. To find and install a theme, click Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes. Click the link; get more themes in the Store. When you find a theme in the Microsoft Store, click on it to review details about its contents. You can see a preview of the type of wallpapers included, the size of the download, and supported devices....
Whether it’s the images you send or the videos you record for your stories, they each have a limited time span on Snapchat unless you decide to keep them. This is a good approach, but if you want to take things further, you could make your Snapchat stories private. This allows you to limit who can see your content. You don’t need to worry about prying eyes figuring out what you’re doing or where you’re going....
How To Make A Google Voice Conference Call Note: If you need to organize a larger conference call, I highly recommend you give join.me a try. It’s fast, simple, and can host 250 people at the same time. The bridge number is not toll-free, so I recommend using join.me with Google Voice or Gmail. For smaller conference call needs, however, Google Voice just works! Have you ever used Google Voice to set up a conference call?...
The good news is you can hack the Registry to make the Taskbar and its icons smaller (or larger). The idea here is similar to making the Taskbar autohide. It will provide you with more screen real estate for other apps. You can also make it larger for someone who has poor eyesight. How to Make the Windows 11 Taskbar Smaller or Larger To resize the Windows 11 taskbar, you’ll need to edit the Registry....
Tweeting with a Time Limit Spirit is a simple Twitter app that allows you to set your tweets to disappear after a set time limit. To start using the app, go to the Twitter Spirit website and click Get Spirit. Now, allow Spirit to use your Twitter account by signing in. You’ll get a confirmation message, just like the one below. It basically tells you everything you need to know about using the application....
You might not be aware that you can use Office to repair those documents and not use a third-party utility to do it. The feature was introduced back in Office 2003. Here’s how it works. Note: For this article, I am using Microsoft Word, but the process is similar in the rest of the programs in the suite, too. Repair Office Documents Launch Word (or any other Office program) and go to File > Open > Browse and then find the document you need to repair....
Set OneDrive Sync Speeds To get started, right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar and select Settings. Then select the Network tab, and there you can change the upload and download rates (in kilobytes per second) to something that works better for your situation. Click OK when you’re done to save the changes. Everyone’s situation will be different, so there isn’t a “perfect setting” for this. You’ll need to do a bit of trial and error with it....
How to Update Your Apple Watch Like installing Apple Watch apps, you don’t update your watch directly from the watch but rather from your iPhone. Open the Watch app and head to My Watch > General > Software Update. It will check for updates, and if one is available, tap the “Download and Install” button. You will also need to enter your passcode to start the update. You can monitor the update’s progress, and when it’s done, you will get a confirmation message on the iPhone....
With the right configuration, you can even enjoy Dolby Atmos support through the speakers. Let’s walk you through how to pair a HomePod to Apple TV. Why Should You Pair a HomePod to Apple TV? While you could pair your Apple TV with other detached speakers, such as Bluetooth, there is a distinct advantage to using a HomePod instead. Other speakers may support AirPlay 2 for latency-free audio, but Apple TV will only offer a true home theater sound experience using HomePod speakers....
What is Apple Pay? First announced in 2014, Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple. Initially only available in the United States, Apple Pay is now available worldwide, although support differs by country. On iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, you can use Apple Pay to make purchases in person, through apps, or via the web. In stores, transactions occur through a contactless-capable point-of-sale terminal, coupled with two-factor authentication....
If your PC crashes (or Word itself crashes) without saving the file, you can usually recover it. There are a few ways to do this, however. If you’re unsure how to recover unsaved Word documents, follow our guide below. This guide is written with the latest version of Microsoft Office 365 in mind, but the steps should work for older versions of Word, too. How to Recover Unsaved Word Documents If you’ve suffered a crash, or simply forgotten to save your Word document, you might be in luck....
What if you decide you want to keep some or all of your messages, however? The good news is that you can save individual audio messages on an iPhone with just a single tap. You can also change your settings so that all of your audio messages save by default. If you’re unsure, here’s how to save audio messages on an iPhone. How to Save Audio Messages That You Send on an iPhone As we’ve explained, audio messages that you send or receive on an iPhone are usually deleted after two minutes....
Whether you need to record the screen for tech support, record an app’s behavior, or just want to document something, here’s how to screen record on a Chromebook. How to Screen Record on a Chromebook When you want to screen record on a Chromebook, you’ll need to pull up the same toolbar as when you take a screenshot on Chromebook. While pulling up the same toolbar you use for screenshots, that’s where the similarities end....
Being able to access all your files from virtually anywhere is a great feature. But on your main Windows 10 PC, you don’t have to sync everything from OneDrive locally. Here’s a look at using the Selective Sync feature for OneDrive and only sync the files and folders you want. OneDrive Selective Sync on Windows 10 If you upgraded your PC from Windows 7 to Windows 10, you’d notice that OneDrive is now built-in and doesn’t require a separate installation of the desktop app....
Step 1 Open your contacts app. This can be done via the app drawer, or you can Tap the Contacts tab from your phone’s dialer. Step 2 Now find the contact that you would like to send and do a Long Press on that contact. A new menu should pop-up, at the bottom of it Tap Send namecard via. Step 3 Depending on what version of Android is running you’ll varying options here....
It’s a relatively new but overlooked feature that has been with the consumer Gmail since the summer of 2018. Note that the feature is not yet available for G Suite for businesses at the time of this writing. Here is a look at how to send and receive messages using Confidential mode. How to Use Gmail Confidential Mode Launch Gmail and hit Compose to start a message. Then, click the “Confidential mode” button in the lower-right corner of the compose screen....
You can easily change the background color for a Word document. So, of course, you can do the same in Google Docs. And so that you can spruce up your documents on the go, we’ll show you how to change the background color in Google Docs on your mobile device as well as online. How to Change Background Color in Google Docs It’s super easy to change the background color in Google Docs online....
Signal is a free chat app, extremely similar to WhatsApp. The difference is it is not owned by a for-profit company, and every message and phone call you make is heavily encrypted. Signal keeps no logs either, so if the government came calling for your phone logs, there would be nothing to give them. Set Up Signal On Your Smartphone For More Secure Conversations There is one inherent weakness with Signal....
Well, depending on the phones you’re both using, you just may be able to do exactly that. If you want to know how to share battery on iPhone, read on to learn if it’s possible to share power to or from an iPhone. What is Battery Sharing? Many smartphones offer wireless charging. This allows you to charge your phone without plugging in a charging cable. Instead, you lay your phone on top of a charging pad, and your phone is charged wirelessly....
Turn Auto-Complete Back On in Outlook If it gets turned off for some reason, or you want to turn it off and on later, in Outlook 2013 click File > Options. Select Mail in the left panel. Now scroll down and under the Send Messages section check the box next to “Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names…” and click OK when you’re done. I personally don’t see a reason for turning it off, since it’s such a helpful feature, that I rarely even think about it....
