Clean Your Hard Drive You should start by removing unimportant data and cached files from your disk since this is the easiest, most painless way to gain some performance back. Over time, your hard drive fills up with temporary files that can slow down your computer’s ability to access the hard drive. Uninstall Programs You Don’t Need After you clean up your hard drive, the next step is to remove programs you don’t need....
3D Touch is Apple’s iPhone-specific name for the Force Touch feature it introduced with the Apple Watch. It allows the phone to understand the difference between a tap on the screen, pressing the screen for a short time, and pressing the screen for a long time. The phone can then to react differently to each. For example: You can get a preview of emails or text messages without opening apps by using a short press....
We gathered a list of the best places to find streaming Christmas music all season long to enjoy when you’re in the car, wrapping gifts, or spending time with family. There are traditional favorites, classical tunes, and Christmas songs from your favorite contemporary artists. Since Pandora lets you specify which songs you like or don’t care for, it’s easy to create your own streaming Christmas music station full of all your favorites....
This has led to a move toward sustainability in the tech sector, and Acer wants to position itself at the forefront of this movement. To that end, the company just announced a couple of new Vero laptops designed with eco-friendly materials. First up is the Acer Chromebook Vero 514. This computer is made from a variety of recycled plastics (up to 50 percent in the case of some components) and emphasizes increased durability, as holding on to a computer is better for the environment than continuously buying new ones....
Read to the Tune Everything is better with some music in the background. Reading emails to a Tchaikowskian tune is certainly nice. So, how can you add background sounds that automatically play when the recipient opens the message? Add Background Sound to Emails To add background music or sound effects to an email message in Windows Live Mail 2009, Windows Mail, or Outlook Express: What About Background Sound in Windows Live Mail 2012?...
What Is a CMBL File? A file with the CMBL file extension is a Logger Pro Data file that may contain videos, spreadsheets, and other analytical information. They are generally used by students to store data collected by science and math experiments. How to Open a CMBL File CMBL files are XML based, which means any free text editor can be used to view them, like Windows Notepad or a program from our Best Free Text Editors list....
Change the Slide Layout Before you start building your family tree, start with a blank PowerPoint template and set it up so it’s ready for your family details. Here’s how to open a blank template and change the slide layout: Insert a SmartArt Graphic Chart SmartArt Graphics make it easy to work with complex graphics without the need to design them from scratch. Use a SmartArt Graphic to add an organization chart to a slide and edit it for the family tree....
Different Ports If the two could be connected together, it would allow the USB device to directly communicate with the Ethernet device. This may be required if the two do not share a similar connection port. One example where such a setup would be useful is when dealing with a DSL or cable modem that provides only a single USB port for connecting to a home network and not an Ethernet port....
The new Black Shark 5 series is sporting a sleeker design than previous Black Shark models, has received several upgrades, and claims to have a physics-defying cooling system. Okay, it doesn’t actually break Newtonian laws, but Black Shark says the anti-gravity dual VC system found in the 5 Pro increases liquid circulation for better and more consistent performance. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 5G Mobile Platform can also be found in the Black Shark 5 Pro, which it supposedly takes full advantage of to push game performance even further....
What Is an FBC File? A file with the FBC file extension is a family tree compressed backup. The DOS version of Family Tree Maker (abbreviated FTM) compresses a “Family Tree Maker for DOS” file (an FTM file) and then changes the extension to .FBC to show that it’s a backup. Family Tree Maker is used to store ancestry-related research, create reports and charts, and more. How to Open an FBC File Family Tree Maker originally belonged to Banner Blue Software with the first release being for the MS-DOS operating system in 1989....
How to Find Duplicate Songs in Your Music or iTunes Library Whether you’re still using iTunes (macOS Mojave and earlier) or you’ve upgraded to the Music app, the instructions are similar. To see all the songs in your music library, including duplicates, you need to be in the right viewing mode. You should now see a list of tracks that iTunes has identified as duplicates. Browse the list to locate and delete the tracks you do not want....
Smart Canvas is a collaboration tool within Google Workspace with various new features that Google said will roll out throughout the rest of this year. Javier Soltero, the general manager and vice president of Google Workspace, said during Google I/O that Smart Canvas would “bring the voices and faces of your team directly into the collaboration experience.” “As smart canvas drives the next era of collaboration in Google Workspace, we remain committed to providing a solution that’s flexible, helpful, and that fuels innovation for organizations in every industry,” Google wrote in its blog post announcing the feature....
Various conditions can affect the TTFF, including the environment and whether the GPS device is inside or outside. GPS navigators need to be mostly free of obstructions between the device antenna and the orbital satellites. A GPS must have three sets of data before it can provide accurate position: GPS satellite signals, almanac data, and ephemeris data. TTFF Conditions There are usually three categories that TTFF is split up into:...
How to Host a Disney Plus Watch Party Here’s how to watch Disney Plus with friends in just a few short taps or clicks. Join and Watch Disney Plus in a Party Joining a GroupWatch party is even easier than hosting it. All you need to do is make sure you have Disney Plus account, and if you’re on a mobile device or console, have the app installed. If you’re on a PC, you can instead use the browser to GroupWatch with your friends and family....
Bluetooth in a Camcorder Bluetooth is a wireless technology that is very common in mobile phones and digital music players, usually as a means to wirelessly send music or voice calls from the device to a headset or earphones. In fact, many current cellphones no longer offer the auxiliary ports needed for wired connections, relying completely on Bluetooth for connection to external devices. Bluetooth performs well over short ranges between 10 and 30 feet or so....
Block Known Contacts When you block a contact on WhatsApp, you stop receiving messages, calls, or status updates from them. The blocked user won’t be able to view your status updates or other information. Block a Contact on WhatsApp for iPhone Block a Contact on WhatsApp for Android Block an Unknown Number Blocking an unknown number is a simple process, as well. Block an Unknown Number on WhatsApp for iPhone If this is the first time a phone number has contacted you, open the chat and tap Block > Block....
Twitter and T.co Twitter limits tweets to fewer than 280 characters. In the past, users relied on link-shortening websites to shorten URLs before posting to Twitter. These ensured that URLs did not take up much space within a tweet. Before long, Twitter introduced its own link shortener—t.co—to minimize character counts. When you paste a URL into the tweet field in Twitter, it is altered by the t.co service to 23 characters, no matter the length of the original URL....
How Do I Block Scam Calls on My iPhone? If you’ve noticed ‘Scam Likely’ calls increasing on your iPhone, it could be because you’re a T-Mobile (or Sprint) service customer. T-Mobile uses technology to compare incoming calls to a list of known scam calls to provide the ‘Scam Likely’ designation. It’s still possible for a ‘Scam Likely’ call to be legitimate, but it’s rare. Most of the calls receiving this designation are scam calls....
How to Blur the Background on iPhone Photos Using Portrait Mode Portrait mode is a simple and effective way to blur your iPhone photos’ backgrounds. Here’s how to use portrait background effects to ensure that the background is blurred and the focus is squarely on the subject. How to Blur the Background on iPhone Photos After Taking a Photo in Portrait Mode If you’ve already taken a photo in Portrait Mode, it’s simple to adjust the effect afterward....
How Do I Cast Apple Music From Android to Chromecast? Casting music from the Android Apple Music app is fairly straightforward as the app features built-in support for Google’s Chromecast technology. How Do I Cast Apple Music From iPhone to Chromecast? The iOS Apple Music app doesn’t support Chromecast so there’s no way to natively send tracks from the app to a TV via Chromecast. One popular method people used to use to get around this limitation was to download a third-party app that could mirror their iPhone or iPad’s screen on their smart TV....
