What’s Wrong With My Nest? A “dumb” thermostat makes you set the temperature manually. Once you set the temperature, your place stays at that temperature. It doesn’t know to turn off when you’re at work or that it’s going to be hotter than normal outside. A programmable or “smart” thermostat lets you tell it what time to turn off and on. That’s handy if you have a normal schedule. The Nest is supposed to be smart....
In addition, you can experience slow speeds and unreliable connectivity, or have no connectivity whatsoever. For example, if you’re having an issue connecting to the network, Windows 11 includes a built-in command-line utility that creates a report of the network adapter. If you’re having network connectivity issues, here is how to generate a Wi-Fi report on Windows 11. How to Generate a Wi-Fi Report on Windows 11 After basic troubleshooting, the next step should be generating a Wi-Fi adapter report....
Step 1 In PowerPoint 2010, click the File ribbon and then click Options. Step 2 Click the Advanced tab and then change the Maximum number of undos box to a higher number. In the example below, I set it to 50. Click OK to save changes and exit. Done! Now you can make up to 50 mistakes in a row while using PowerPoint! Hopefully, you won’t ever need to undo that much!...
This is handy for quickly accessing a file related to your current document, giving your reader a fast way to send your company an email, or jumping to a specific location in the document. The process for adding these links is similar, with only some small adjustments on Windows versus Mac. So if you’re ready to make your Microsoft Word document more functional and useful, let’s get to it!...
For example, it will show recently accessed files, folders, and pinned items. If you’re unhappy with that, you can make File Explorer open on This PC instead. If you don’t like either of those views, you might want to make File Explorer open to OneDrive on Windows 11 and access items stored in the cloud. Make File Explorer Open to OneDrive on Windows 11 When you first launch File Explorer on Windows 11, it defaults to Quick view for easy access to frequently used files....
While you can manually delete messages on your iPhone, you might prefer to have them automatically deleted over a specific amount of time. The good news is there’s a setting you can configure to make iPhone automatically delete old messages. So here’s how to set it up. How to Make an iPhone Automatically Delete Old Messages The process of making your iPhone or iPad delete messages automatically is straightforward. You just need to know how to set it up....
However, you may not be aware of VLC’s ability to move one frame at a time via a keyboard shortcut or button on the player. This allows you to review each frame of your video and, if necessary, remove or make changes to it. This article will explain moving a video in VLC frame-by-frame for a more effortless editing experience. How to Move a Video in VLC Frame-by-Frame One of the first things you need to do is ensure to install VLC Media Player on your PC or Mac....
Organize Your Outlook Inbox Using Colors The feature I’m talking about is the Outlook Organize. I’m honestly not sure what it’s called, but we’re going with that. First, let’s Color Code all new emails from the Important Person Red and then Color all new emails sent Only to me Blue. This setup will be handy since emails sent only to me typically means waiting for a response. 1. Open Outlook and click on an email from your Manager (or someone else important)....
Bluetooth has pretty much become the wireless technology staple for nearly all portable devices, wouldn’t you agree? What happens though when you have a Bluetooth headset or some other device that you want to connect to your Windows 7 computer? Most smartphones have an easy-to-configure interface that you’ll have no problem finding. However, this interface is not so visible with Windows 7. There are also times where things appear to connect to Windows 7, but it just doesn’t work....
Use Google Cloud Print (Discontinued) Update: The Google Cloud Print service has been discontinued. The company stopped supporting it in 2020. If you have a fairly new printer that has been made in the past five years or so, it’s probably Google Cloud Print compatible, and setting it up is a breeze. Even if you don’t have a Cloud Ready Printer, you can turn your older printer into one; however, the computer it is connected to needs to be powered on, connected to a network, and have Chrome installed as it acts as the print server....
Anyone with a phone that supports HTML 5 (Android 2.1+ and iOS 3+) can instantly and easily print Google Docs from their phone via the cloud. It’s a snap, and today I’ll show you how to do it using both a groovy screencast video and our standard step-by-step instructions. Let’s jump right into printing Google Docs via an iPhone. Update: Google Cloud Print is no longer supported by the company:...
You can record your voice, capture your screen, or use your camera using Slack. You can then share clips in a Slack channel or direct message. If you and your team have a paid Slack plan, you can record and share up to three minutes of audio or video. The feature is available in the Slack desktop app, web client, and mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android users. If you want to know how to record audio and video clips on Slack, here’s what you’ll need to do....
For example, I’m a pet owner and sometimes visit Chewy.com for pet food. But when I leave the site, all I see is Chewy ads everywhere I go. And the ads are for things I just bought – very annoying. Whether you’re troubleshooting a site issue or are annoyed by a specific ad, here’s how to delete specific individual cookies instead of all of them. Delete Site-Specific Cookies in Chrome Launch Chrome and head to Settings > Advanced Settings > Content settings > Cookies > See all cookies and site data....
You only need to hover over the icon for it to appear, and it can conflict with your workflow, especially if you move the Start button to the left corner. The good news is you can remove the weather widget on Windows 11. Here’s how. How to Remove the Weather Widget From the Taskbar on Windows 11 One of the easiest ways to get rid of the weather widget is by disabling it in Settings....
Instead, you might prefer a shorter name that identifies its location. Or, if you have multiple printers, you might want something that helps identify it more effortlessly. Additionally, you might have only one printer but want a more straightforward name. Whatever the reason, here’s how to rename a printer on Windows 11. Rename a Printer on Windows 11 When you rename a printer, it helps identify it and its location if necessary....
The good news is you can get it back, and there are two ways to do it. Getting the old Volume Mixer back will allow you to adjust app and system sounds the way you’re used to doing it. If you want to know how to restore the classic Volume Mixer in Windows 11, follow these steps. What is the Windows 11 Volume Mixer? If you haven’t used the new Volume Mixer in Windows 11 yet, let’s take a look....
While rotating text in Microsoft Word isn’t difficult, it’s not fully apparent how to do it either. Here, we’ll show you how to rotate text in Word and the various options you have for the angle. Insert a Text Box in Word To rotate text in a Word document, you must place the text in a text box. On Windows, go to the Insert tab and use the drop-down arrow next to Text Box in the Text section of the ribbon....
Before Windows 8.x, you needed a third-party utility like DisplayFusion to accomplish the task. However, now with Windows 10 (and 8.1), the feature to have a different wallpaper on each monitor is built-in. Set a Different Wallpaper On Each Separate Monitor To start, right-click on the desktop of either monitor and select Personalize from the context menu and select Personalize. Settings will open to the Personalization section, where you’ll want to choose Background from the list on the left....
Before you print, you’ll need to consider the print area. This is the area of the spreadsheet that you’re looking to print off. You can set the print area in Google Sheets to cover a selection of cells or the entire document. If you’re unsure how to set the print area in Google Sheets, follow the steps below. How to Set Google Sheets Print Area in Print Preview Google Sheets allows you to print a spreadsheet using three different print areas....
Let’s take a look at how I do it! Article Map Sharing Mac OS X Files with a Windows 7 PC Connecting to an OS X Mac from a Windows 7 PC is easier than doing things the other way ‘round, for some reason. Once you set up sharing on your Mac, Windows 7 basically treats it like any other computer on the network. Step 1 In macOS, go into System Preferences and click Sharing....
