How to Set Up Home Sharing in iTunes To share music between iTunes and the iPad, turn on iTunes Home Sharing. After Home Sharing is turned on, other computers with iTunes Home Sharing turned on are listed in the left panel of iTunes and display under your connected devices. How to Set Up Home Sharing on the iPad With iPad Home Sharing set up, you can share music, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks....
To open or respond to a notification, tap and hold on it. Then, slide your finger up to open the app. Slide your finger down to the lock icon to unlock your phone. Swipe up to dismiss the notification. You can choose which apps push notifications to the Moto Display app and how much information shows up on your screen: All, Hide Sensitive Content, or None. To enable and disable the Moto Display app, tap the Menu icon and then tap Moto > Display > Moto Display....
Use the Thunderbird Search Bar The quickest option is to use the search bar above your messages. Select the search field and type a person’s name, an email address, or any keyword that might appear in the message subject. If there are multiple matches, select one of the auto-completion choices. Thunderbird Quick Filters Select Quick Filter at the top of Thunderbird to see a list of search filters. Select one or more of the filters below to see all messages that match the criteria....
An extensive list of upcoming Acer hardware has been revealed, including two new gaming desktops, three new gaming monitors, three new gaming laptops, and three new consumer PCs. Most of which we’re told will be available later this year—beginning in February through as late as Q3 2022. Starting with the new Predator series gaming desktops: the Orion 3000 and the Orion 5000 (available in February and starting at $1,999 and $2,599, respectively)....
Google has approved the final version of Android 13 and is now rolling it out to smartphones, though with one major caveat: you can only get it if you have a Pixel phone. This makes a certain amount of sense given that the search giant makes both Pixel phones and the Android operating system. It also marks an early launch for the annual OS update, as both Android 11 and Android 12 rolled out during September and October of their respective years....
With Apple’s AirTags sometimes being used for nefarious purposes, Android users have been asking for a way to detect them that doesn’t require using a different smartphone. The new Tracker Detect app allows them to do just that, but some users are disappointed with the app’s limitations. Tracker Detect, according to the description, is intended to detect item trackers and is compatible with Apple’s Find My network—which AirTags are a part of....
Senior Vice President of software engineering at Apple, Craig Federighi, took to the stage at WWDC to demo some of the unique functions of the new lock screen that accompanies iOS 16, with Federighi calling it the biggest update to the lock screen in company history. It truly is different, with a bevy of new features that add up to a highly customizable experience for iPhone users. First up, you can edit various parameters of the photos that populate the lock screen, with depth of field mechanics, new backdrops, and the ability to move your subjects around the lock screen....
Dolby Atmos is intended to make it appear to listeners as if the sound comes from all around and from above. By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers in the latest versions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac. “Most audio that gets played back is 2D, which results in a very flat sound,” Nik Rathod, a manager at Harman Embedded Audio, told Lifewire in an email interview....
Understanding Partition Schemes Partition types, or as Apple refers to them, partition schemes, define how the partition map is organized on a hard drive. Apple directly supports three different partition schemes: Apple File System (APFS), Mac OS Extended, and MS-DOS (FAT)\ExFAT. With three different partition maps available, which one should you use when you format or partition a hard drive? Apple File System (APFS): The primary file system used by macOS 10....
How to Archive Old Mail in Outlook to Keep the PST File Small As the pile of mail you keep in Outlook grows, so, typically, does the time it takes Outlook to do what you want it to do. The PST file size limit looms. (The PST or “Personal Folders” file is where Outlook keeps all your data, including calendars, contacts, and emails.) To create an archive of old messages in Outlook separate from the PST file you use every day:...
What is a Password Manager? A password manager manages the login credentials you use for online sites and services. The app stores the passwords in an encrypted manner, keeping them secure from prying eyes while allowing you to quickly consult your selection of login details so you’re not dependent on remembering them yourself. Think of a password manager app as a folder full of your most valuable password and account details....
History and Purpose of ARP ARP was developed in the early 1980s as a general-purpose address translation protocol for IP networks. Besides Ethernet and Wi-Fi, ARP has been implemented for ATM, Token Ring, and other physical network types. ARP allows a network to manage connections independently of the specific physical device attached to each one. This enables the internet protocol to work more efficiently than managing various hardware devices and physical networks independently....
Sources of Magic Mouse Battery Drain If you experience an abnormal battery drain, it’s possible the batteries, and not the mouse, are the culprit. In most cases, the Magic Mouse comes with Energizer batteries, which are a well-respected brand. However, it’s difficult to know how long the batteries were on the shelf before being used. New, fresh batteries will likely last longer than the 30 days some users were getting out of the initial batch....
Here is a selection of free audio programs that can record streaming audio from the internet to create audio files in various audio formats. This free software has excellent audio format support and can encode to WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, AU, VOX, and AIFF. Also included in this full-featured audio recorder is a scheduling tool that gives you the flexibility to record streaming audio at certain times. The installer comes with some potentially unwanted extra software....
Unfortunately, Word does not provide a way for you to change how many decimal places are displayed when working with numbers. While there are ways to work around this limitation, the best solution is to include a switch in the merge field. What Is a Switch? Field code switches allow you to modify the resulting data that you merge into a document. There are two types of switches in Word:...
This new integration is pretty limited in scope as it slowly rolls out to gamers in the United States first. This new integration is the result of a partnership that Sony and Discord announced back in May 2021 as the two work to connect the two communities. Although small in scale, there may be more on the horizon, with Discord mentioning it’s looking forward to continuing its partnership with the gaming giant....
Introduced in Office 2007, they are like DOCX files in that they can also store formatted text, images, shapes, charts, etc., but they’re different because they can execute macros to automate tasks in Word. This format uses XML and ZIP to compress data down to a smaller size, similar to Microsoft’s other XML formats like DOCX and XLSX. How to Open a DOCM File Microsoft Word (version 2007 and above) is the primary software program used to open DOCM files, as well as edit them....
What Is Messenger Kids? Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app for iOS and Android devices as well as Fire tablets. With parental controls and kid-friendly features, Messenger Kids offers children all the fun of digital communication in a safely controlled environment. Parents set up and manage their child’s Messenger Kids account through their own Facebook account, and Mom and Dad control their child’s contact list. Messenger Kids Safety Features Safety and privacy are paramount concerns in Messenger Kids....
In macOS, the folder that has the .FPBF extension appended to it is labeled as just Burn Folder, but you might see it elsewhere referred to as a Finder Backup Burnable Archive file. How to Open an FPBF File FPBF files can be opened with Apple’s Finder. Some FPBF files might also open with Adobe Photoshop. If this works for you, then all Photoshop is doing is opening a Photoshop-compatible file, like an image, that’s stored within the FPBF file—you can’t use Photoshop to burn the files to a disc like the Burn Folder is intended for....
How: Visiting Apple Music’s web player will let you find and add the playlist to your account. Why Do You Care: It’s fun to see what you’ve been listening to over time. While it’s only February, you can listen to your favorite tunes of the year on a playlist that will update every month until the end of the year. Every year, streaming music services like Spotify and Apple Music release a way for their users to listen to their most played tracks from the past year....
