Windows 11 includes some pretty big visual changes, but the changes to the taskbar are more than just skin deep. Microsoft has removed many taskbar options. Love it or hate it, the taskbar in Windows 11 is stuck on the bottom. Say Goodbye to the Movable Taskbar People first noticed this in the leaked build of Windows 11, but that was not a final version, so it was reasonable to believe it was just unfinished....

The Windows Task Manager is a powerful tool packed with useful information, from your system’s overall resource usage to detailed statistics about each process. This guide explains every feature and technical term in the Task Manager. This article focuses on Windows 10’s Task Manager, although much of this also applies to Windows 7. Microsoft has dramatically improved the Task Manager since the release of Windows 7. How to Launch the Task Manager Windows offers many ways to launch the Task Manager....

With SharePlay, you and your friends can use FaceTime to sync playback while watching something on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. Now, the feature has arrived on Disney+ so that you can watch your favorite Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney content with your friends and loved ones no matter where they are. For most people, SharePlay will be preferable to Disney+’s GroupWatch feature, as SharePlay lets you use other apps while you’re watching something....

Android 12‘s most noticeable feature is the new “Material You” UI with system-wide color theming. Simply change your wallpaper, and the phone’s UI matches the colors. A smartphone OS of yesteryear had a similar idea years ago, and it was great. You might remember Microsoft’s last attempt at a smartphone OS, Windows Phone. It was ahead of its time in many ways, but ultimately, lack of app support was its biggest downfall....

Apple has discovered an issue that may cause audio problems for select iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices that cause the speakers to stop working. If this happens to your phone, Apple will fix it for free. “Apple has determined that a very small percentage of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices may experience sound issues due to a component that might fail on the receiver module. Affected devices were manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021,” Apple said on a support page....

Sharing a VPN Subscription You’ll be happy to know that, yes, you can share a VPN subscription, and you can do so without repercussions. In fact, VPN providers even encourage you to do so—up to a certain point. All VPN providers allow a certain number of what are called simultaneous connections, meaning that you can have the VPN active on multiple devices at the same time and connected to different destinations....

Frame Rates and Gaming In computer graphics, a “frame” is an individual picture in an animated sequence of images, and many frames are shown rapidly to simulate motion. The speed at which these images are shown is called the “frame rate.” The bare minimum for a playable frame rate is usually considered to be 30 FPS. However, with the increasing power of graphics cards and the prevalence of faster games, most people prefer an FPS of 60....

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Reviews Are In Whenever Nintendo releases a new console, the world takes notice. Sure, the Switch OLED model might not be a full 4K Switch Pro like some people were hoping for, but based on the reviews, it seems to be a substantial upgrade over the original console. RELATED: Nintendo Switch OLED: Is Screen Burn-in a Problem? Andrew Webster with The Verge said, “It’s not 4K, but it sure looks good....

Instead of flipping photos after taking selfies, you can capture “mirror selfies” automatically as they appear in the preview you see on your iPhone. Here’s how to do it. The Camera app on the iPhone packs several features, including an option to automatically take mirror selfies. This feature is available on iPhones running at least iOS 14 or later. To get started, open the “Settings” app on your iPhone....

If you’d like to change the display name in your account, PayPal may ask you to upload supporting documents to prove your new name is legal. This is because PayPal doesn’t want you hiding your identity or masquerading as other people on their platform. As for the PayPal.Me link, you can’t change it once it’s been created. But, you can turn the link off if you don’t want people to use it to send you money....

What to Know About Alexa Donations How to Donate to Your Favorite Charity Using Alexa From there, open the app or access any Alexa-enabled device and say: “Alexa, make a donation to [name of charity].” Alexa will ask “How much do you want to donate?” If below $5, Alexa will ask you to choose a donation amount between $5 and $200. Which Charities Accept Donations Using Alexa? For a list of all charities using Alexa, visit Alexa Donations....

How to Download Files Using Safari Safari’s download manager is a hidden new feature in the iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 updates. If you’re going about your day, browsing the web, you probably won’t be aware of the feature. Instead, it comes up when you tap on a download link. Go to a web page and find the link for a file you want to download. When you select it, you’ll see a popup with the filename asking if you want to download it....

RELATED: How to Get Offline Maps and Navigation on iPhone Pin a Location in Maps on iPhone To begin, launch the Apple Maps app on your iPhone. In the app, navigate to the location where you want to drop a pin. Once you find the location, tap and hold on that location on the map. Maps will immediately drop a pin on that location, as you can see below....

Traveling at night, or just prefer a dark interface? You can enable dark mode in Google Maps on your Android phone and enjoy a dark navigation system. We’ll show you how to toggle that mode on and off. In Google Maps on Android, you can use a light theme, a dark theme, or the default theme of your phone. You can have any one of these themes enabled at any given time in the app....

RELATED: How to Prepare a Computer, Tablet, or Phone Before Selling It First, Determine Your Model and Specifications Ultimately, your Mac is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. You can use this information to work out what you should expect to get for your Mac, even if you want to request slightly more upfront. eBay is still the best tool for this since it allows you to search for items that have already sold (where money has exchanged hands)....

First, we’ll need to enable Android’s hidden “Developer Options.” There are some handy features hidden here, including the ability to see which apps are using the most memory. Get that out of the way before proceeding. RELATED: How to Access Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging on Android Next, swipe down once or twice—depending on your phone—from the top of the screen to reveal the full Quick Settings menu, then tap the gear icon....

Recently, I dealt with one such issue. Throughout the four days I went without access to RCS (also called Google Chat or Chat Features)—during which times many of my messages went into the abyss, never to be seen by human eyes—I stumbled across a bunch of different fixes. I also talked with Google Pixel support and tried a few others. Ultimately, there are several things you can try. If none of those work, the nuclear option is to totally disconnect RCS/Google Chat on the server side....

It’s not uncommon for an application to stop responding on Windows 10. When it happens, you can force the app to shut down, effectively unfreezing said application. Here’s how to force quit an app on Windows 10. Try a Keyboard Shortcut It’s frustrating when an app you’re using suddenly freezes. We’ve all done it—exasperatingly clicking the “X” button at least 20 times to close the frozen program. There’s a better way....

Kindles have enough storage space for hundreds or thousands of ebooks, but it’s still possible to occasionally run into space issues—especially if you download a lot of audiobooks from Audible. Here’s how to free up space on your Kindle when you need to. Managing Storage Space on Your Kindle From your Kindle’s Home Screen, tap the three little dots in the top-right corner. Then, tap “Settings” in the pop-up menu....

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