How to Check if Your Android Smartphone Has RCS
You may have heard about RCS and how it’s a huge upgrade over SMS, the old standard for text messaging. But how do you know if you can actually use RCS? We’ll show you how to easily check.
How to Find Which Apps Are Accessing a Permission on Android
When you have dozens of apps installed on your phone, it’s easy to lose track of which permissions each of them has access to. Therefore, it’s best to ensure only the apps you trust can access sensitive data like your microph…
How to Customize the Safari Start Page on Mac
CE Suggestions: Of the list of six Safari 14 start page sections, the “Privacy Report” section isn’t described in detail like the other five. Maybe add a sentence or two about it?
How to Choose Which Extensions Appear on Your Edge Toolbar
Extensions in Microsoft Edge can make your browser more useful or powerful. But sometimes you might not like icons for each extension taking up space on the toolbar. Here are two easy ways to manage which extension icons appe…
How to Get All Your Amazon Packages on the Same Day
If you place multiple orders on Amazon, but want to receive all your packages on the same day, try Amazon Day Delivery. Available for Prime members, this feature tells Amazon to deliver all your orders on the same day each w…
How to Get Apple’s Education Discount on a Mac or iPad
Are you a homeschool teacher, college student, parent of a college student, K-12 teacher, or faculty member? If so, Apple offers discounted Education Pricing on Macs and iPads. Here’s how to save some cash on your Apple hardw…
How to Set Different Time Zones in Google Calendar
Time might be constant, but your time zone doesn’t have to be. If you’re part of a global team, you might prefer to switch your time zone in Google Calendar to make sure you’re not missing important meetings or events….
How to Use Linked Text to Update Multiple Word Documents
Microsoft Word makes it easy to add the same text to multiple documents. This is especially handy for text with special formatting, the kind of text that often breaks when pasting it into a new document. The time you find you…
How to Choose Which Extensions Appear on the Firefox Toolbar
If you use extensions with Mozilla Firefox and would like to add or remove extension icons from the toolbar, it’s as easy as drag-and-drop using Mozilla’s Customize Firefox function. Or you can quickly remove an icon with a r…
What Is Google Pay, and What Can You Do With It?
Everyone has a smartphone in their pocket these days, so it makes sense to use it to pay for things. That’s where mobile payment platforms like Google Pay come in. Google Pay is much more than that though. We’ll explain….
How to Disable “Get Even More Out of Windows” on Windows 10
Are you tired of Windows 10 bugging you with the “Get even more out of Windows” splash screen every time you update? It can be handy for some, but it also gets in the way. Here’s how to turn it off.
How to Stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Instead of traveling along the streets of New York City, all of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s traditional floats, musical performers, and giant balloons will be condensed into a single location, in Manhattan’s Herald S…
How to Kill Zombie Processes on Linux
Programs that are poorly written or performing badly can leave zombie processes lurking inside your Linux computer. Find out how zombies are created, and how you can finally lay them to rest.
Why You Should Delay Your macOS Upgrades
Do you install the latest macOS upgrade on day one? Keeping your machine up to date is important, but there are some good reasons to delay a big upgrade, especially on your “daily driver” Mac.
How to Turn on Dark Mode on Android
Dark Mode is a feature on mobile and desktop operating systems that changes the UI to a dark background. Many people love Dark Mode for being easier on the eyes, especially at night. Android devices also have Dark Mode—her…
How to Mute Fleets on Twitter
Twitter’s take on “stories,” which is called Fleets, allows you to post disappearing media and text. But if you find stories out of place on Twitter, or simply don’t want people you follow to appear on top of your feed, you c…
How to Share Your Screen using Google Duo on Android
Google Duo is an easy-to-use video calling app, but that doesn’t mean it lacks powerful features. If you’d like to show the other people in the call what’s happening on your phone, the Screen Share feature makes it simple….
5 Ways to Open Device Manager on Windows 10
In Windows 10, Device Manager is an essential utility that helps you configure or troubleshoot hardware on your PC. Here are five ways to open Device Manager when you need it. These aren’t the only ways to do it, but one of t…
How to Expand Your Xbox Series X|S Storage
The Xbox Series X comes with a 1TB internal drive, while the Series S includes a modest 500GB instead. After downloading a few games, you might find your console is already low on space. Here are several ways you can add more…
How to Change Kerning in Microsoft Word
Kerning refers to the adjustment of space between two characters, generally used to improve the visual aesthetics of text. You can change the kerning in Microsoft Word in just a few steps. Here’s how.
How to Disable the Welcome Experience After Windows 10 Updates
Windows 10 sometimes opens a Tips window to show you what’s new about the operating system as part of a “Welcome Experience” after an update. If you find this annoying, it’s easy to turn off. Here’s how….
How to Enable 120 Hz on Xbox Series X and S
The Xbox Series X and S both support 120 Hz video output on compatible TVs. Before you can see the benefit, though, you have to enable the feature and load a game that takes advantage of the higher frame rate. Here’s how to g…
Can You Run Windows Software on an M1 Mac?
The first Macs with Apple Silicon are very impressive machines. But, in the shift from Intel chips to Apple’s own ARM processors, what happens to Windows software on a Mac? Does Boot Camp still work? Here’s everything you nee…
How to Change a PowerPoint Show (PPSX) to a Work File (PPTX)
PowerPoint files come in two formats: PPTX files are editable PowerPoint presentations and PPSX files are a view-only format intended for presentations. You can edit a PPSX file, but you must first convert it back to a PPTX f…
How to Bring Back Photoshop’s Old Free Transform Controls
Adobe recently changed how Free Transform works by default. It’s thrown a lot of users for a loop, but you can get the old Free Transform behavior back. Here’s how.
