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How to Set Up and Get Started with Your Synology NAS
Synology offers a very user friendly Network Attached Storage (NAS) device experience, but that doesn't mean unboxing it and starting it up is exactly a one-click affair.
How to Set Apple Maps to Default to Walking Directions
The default mode of transportation in Apple Maps is set to driving, but with a simple tweak, you can adjust your Apple Maps experience to default to the mode you use most.
Do You Need Amazon Prime to Use the Amazon Echo?
Amazon's popular Echo speaker system (and the personal assistant Alexa that comes with it) seem completely enmeshed with Amazon ecosystem, but does that mean you need a Prime account to take advantage of the Echo?Echo Tricks for Everyone: Alexa Inquiries, Sports, Traffic, Podcasts, and MoreYou can absolutely use a all of the Echo products, including but not limited to, the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show without purchasing a Prime membership.
How to Wirelessly Transfer Photos from Your DSLR to Your Smartphone
You've got a great digital camera.
How to Rename Your Amazon Echo Devices
If you only have one or two Echos, it may not matter if they're called boring and repetitive names like "John's Echo" and "John's Second Echo" in the Alexa app.
How to Roll Back to iOS 10 (If You’re Using the iOS 11 Beta)
So you’ve installed the iOS 11 beta and, well, you don’t love it.
How to Manually Remove Programs from the Windows Uninstall Program List
If there's a program lingering on your Windows "Add or Remove Programs" list that doesn't belong, there are two easy tricks you and use to purge it from the list and tidy things up.
How to Ensure Your Amazon Echo's "Drop In" Feature Is Completely Disabled
Not everyone is excited about Amazon's "Drop In" intercom-like feature.
How to Install the iOS 11 Beta on Your iPhone or iPad
The public beta of iOS 11 is now available for iPhones and iPads.
The Difference Between Silent, Do Not Disturb, and Theater Mode on your Apple Watch (and When to Use Each)
Since it was introduced, the Apple Watch has gained a number of different modes, but it's not immediately clear when to use each.
How to Create a New Local User Account in Windows 10
When you upgrade Windows 10 your old account comes with you, when you do a clean install you make a new account during the process, but what about if you want to add additional local accounts? Read on as we show you how.
How to Store and View Your Photo Collection In Plex Media Server
Plex Media Server isn't just a great solution for organizing your movies and TV shows: it's an all around personal media Swiss Army knife that includes solid support for storing and displaying your personal photos right alongside your other media.
How to Create an "Abandoned" Shelf in Goodreads for the Books You've Quit
If you're one of the millions of people who uses Goodreads to track your reading habits you've surely noticed one thing: there's no default way to mark a book that you've stopped reading partway through and have it removed from your reading list.
How to Set Apple Maps to Avoid Tolls and Highways
If Apple Maps is your navigation tool of choice and you prefer avoiding toll roads, staying off the highways, or both, it's easy to tweak Apple Maps to meet your needs.
How to Back Up All Your Photos with Amazon's Prime Photos
Millions of people are Amazon Prime subscribers, but many of them don't realize that in addition to free shipping and Prime Instant Video, they also get unlimited photo storage for all their computers and mobile devices.
How to Migrate Your Data from an Old iPhone to Your New One
Whether you've upgraded to the newest model or you're the proud new owner of a family hand-me-down, the first thing on everyone's mind is how to get everything from their old iPhone onto their new one.
How to Make Alexa Understand You Better
Living in the future with an on-call voice assistant is great---except when she doesn't understands your requests.
How to Pair Your Amazon Echo to Bluetooth Speakers for Bigger Sound
Although both the full size Echo and the Echo Dot have respectable sound for their given sizes, compared to much bigger tabletop Bluetooth speakers (or a full home theater system with Bluetooth support), they're pretty anemic.
How to Wirelessly Transfer Photos from Your Camera to Your Computer
If you're a prolific shutterbug, you know what a hassle it is to constantly pull the SD card from your camera, plug it into your computer, and transfer the files to get to the snapshots you just took.
How to Locate Your Lost Apple Watch
Whether your Apple Watch is missing because you took it off somewhere in your house, or because it mysteriously went missing from your gym locker, there are several features baked in that will help you locate it (as well as mark it lost and even wipe it).