How Mail Merge Works Mail merge works by linking a database to your document. The database contains the unique elements (Sue, Jack, Peggy, etc.) and the document is your letter, invoice, label set, or another file. Mail merge saves you time and effort because it automates the process of entering one unique piece of data into a document. For example, say you want to write a holiday letter and send it to 20 people....
What Is Steam Chat Used For? Steam Chat modernizes Steam’s communication tools and features. While Steam is primarily a marketplace for buying video games and organizing your video game library, it also allows you to connect and play games with friends. Steam Chat is a free alternative to paid voice chat services like TeamSpeak, Mumble, and Ventrillo. These services provide voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communication for gamers, so they can coordinate when they’re in a game and keep in touch when they aren’t playing....
Character Limitations in an Email Address Every email address consists of two parts. The username comes before the @ sign, and the domain name follows it. In “person@company.com,” the username is “person” and the domain name is “company.com.” The total length of an email address in the original standard was 320 characters. The standard limited the username to 64 characters and the domain name to 255 characters. (If you’re doing the math, that adds up to 319....
The new Echo Buds seem to have many of the same features as Apple’s AirPods Pro, including active noise cancellation, similar battery life, and water resistance. And they’re less than a hundred bucks. Better Value Than the AirPods Pro? I love my AirPods Pro, but their hefty price tag makes me wince every time I handle the fragile specks of plastic. And they’re non-replaceable battery means I’ll eventually have to replace the AirPods Pro entirely because the battery life will dwindle....
The update will add the ability to pin two games instead of one on Quick Resume, an option to remap the Share button, and a new audio setup menu. Fixes are arriving in the form of a firmware update that aims to improve the performance of select Xbox controllers. Quick Resume is only for Xbox Series X|S consoles and allows you to pin two games you can choose between playing without losing any progress....
How does it work? Once the changes are fully implemented — YouTube TV should roll out today; Hulu + Live TV over the next couple weeks — you’ll see them populate the Fire TV’s Live tab, Channel Guide, and On Now section. Of course, you’ll have to download their respective apps and sign in first. You can also go to the Fire TV’s integrated channel guide to see a complete programming guide, as well as set your favorite channels, which will then influence your preferred channels in the browse rows....
We already know that Hello Games’ functionally infinite galaxy exploration sim No Man’s Sky is headed to the Switch, but today’s Direct Mini revealed so much more. Playing the games we love (even if they may be a few years old at this point) on-the-go is a major draw for many, and the list of choices is only getting longer. Existential crisis in a bottle NieR:Automata is bringing all the sad robots to the Switch on October 6, including all extra modes and costumes (and a few exclusive outfits of its own)....
Video-streaming giant Youtube unveiled a nifty bit of tech today that allows you to seamlessly switch from one device to another without losing track of the content you are watching. If you’re watching something via the YouTube app on your phone or tablet and you switch to a web browser, a mini-player with the same video will launch in the bottom corner of your screen. All you have to do is steer your browser to YouTube....
If you like the sound of an anonymous app to use just for fun, or if you’re looking for apps similar to the now-defunct Yik Yak, here are a few social networking apps that allow you to interact with others and share your thoughts and feelings without the pressure of having your identity revealed. Anomo’s location-based functionality lets you chat with people nearby just like you can do with similar apps, or you can use the Mingle feature to find people based on your interests....
Tosh often asks questions to his fans and retweets their answers on air. Be sure you want your answer on television before you converse with him. While you’re looking at Swift’s Twitter profile, she may be looking at yours. Swift has always been interactive with her fans, and this includes Twitter. She’s even invited fans to her private home for a screening of her CD. If you ever see a Tweet like this, ask him any question you want....
Unfortunately, it’s very much not a straightforward process. You can’t format the C drive like you can format another drive in Windows because you’re within Windows when you perform it. To do it from within Windows would be like lifting a chair in the air while sitting on it—you just can’t. The solution is to format C from outside of Windows, meaning you need a way to do it from somewhere other than your Windows installation....
It’s not free, and it’s a little more expensive than the average app, but it’s well worth it. With Plume, you can also manage multiple accounts, view inline photo previews, edit your profile, see what’s trending, and so much more. It has all the powerful features of Twitter’s own app with a completely different interface. You get a totally moveable menu bar that lets you show/hide all necessary functions, like UberTabs, that let you compose tweets with one tap and a media-rich timeline with all links intact....
We also keep a list of HTTP status code errors (4xx and 5xx) along with some tips on how to fix them. HTTP Status Code Categories As you can see below, HTTP status codes are three-digit integers. The very first digit is used to identify the code within a specific category—one of these five: 1XX: Informational—the request was accepted or the process is continuing. 2XX: Confirms that the action completed successfully or was understood....
AMD’s press release highlights the Radeon RX 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and 6950 XT, designed to get the most out of 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, respectively. And they all offer AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0, which when used with supported games, can improve frame rates and image quality at most resolutions. The option for Smart Access Memory (SAM), which allows higher performance when paired with AMD’s Ryzen processors and 500 Series motherboards is also built into them....
According to Autoevolution, an Android Auto glitch spotted late last year causes the Google Assistant voice commands for navigation not to work. Google reportedly has addressed the issue, but some users still complain on forums that the glitch remains. An Android Auto Help forum details that when some people try to use the voice navigation, the system instead says, “Something went wrong, please try again.” Users were still having issues with the voice command navigation process as recently as earlier this month....
XDA Developers was the first to notice a new prompt in the latest Android 12 beta when using Android Auto, which appears to point towards a complete shutdown of Android Auto on smartphones. Google has been working on a new Assistant Driving Mode to replace Android Auto on Android phones for a few years now, but this appears to be the final step toward pushing users to that new service....
Creating a Sepia Effect in Corel Photo-Paint Tips and Suggestions History of the Sepia Process A sepia tone is a reddish-brown monochrome tint that is applied to a digital photo. It can also be a pigment that is applied to the print during the print developing process in the darkroom. To understand how the sepia process works, you need to know that it is not the application or manipulation of the hues in a greyscale photo....
Wi-Fi and Cordless Phones Don’t Play Well Together Wireless household appliances such as microwave ovens, cordless telephones, and baby monitors can interfere with Wi-Fi wireless network radio signals. However, Wi-Fi signals can generate interference in the other direction, to certain types of cordless phones. Positioning a Wi-Fi router too close to a cordless phone base station can result in degraded voice quality on the cordless phone. This problem does not occur with all cordless phone base stations....
What Is Helium? Helium makes it possible to back up a save file for a game, upload it to a cloud-based service, and then restore it on another device. Helium uses the Android built-in system backup features to save app preferences files and other user data. A computer is also required to set up Helium. How to Set Up Helium Before you can back up files, set up Helium on your Android device and PC:...
The portability of the iPad doesn’t start when you leave the house. The ease of using it on the couch or in bed will make you never want to lift a full-sized laptop again. Apple made its iWork suite and iLife suite free for new iPad users, which adds a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, a music studio, and a video editor to your mobile toolkit. You’ll find a ton of free apps in the App Store, and even when an app has a price tag, it is lower than prices for apps made for laptops or desktop computers....
