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When it comes time to completely turn off your iPad—which can help with troubleshooting or saving battery power—the process isn’t immediately obvious. Luckily, there are two easy ways to do it, and we’ll show you how. Powering off vs. Sleeping It’s important to understand the difference between locking your iPad and powering off your iPad completely. When you push the side or top button on your iPad once, you’re only turning off the screen and putting your device into a “lock” or “sleep” mode....

The ability to use your phone’s camera flash as a flashlight is already built into your system; you aren’t hacking your phone to do it, and you don’t need a dedicated flashlight app to do it. RELATED: Stop Using Flashlight Apps Use Quick Settings to Turn On Android’s Flashlight A quick way to activate your phone’s flashlight is to use a tile in the Quick Settings menu. To do that, first, pull down from the top of your phone’s screen....

If you type regularly in a language other than English, you probably have this all worked out already. Perhaps you even use a specialized keyboard that makes typing letters with accent marks easier. But if you’re typing primarily in English, there are still times you might need to type an accented letter. After all, English uses many words borrowed from other languages—like déjà vu, jalapeño, doppelgänger, and résumé, for example....

When you’re presenting a slideshow, the last thing you should worry about is how to control it. With the Google Slides presenter toolbar, you can concentrate on your presentation, not the navigation. Google listened to users and updated the presenter toolbar in the Spring of 2021. This new version allows presenters to enjoy an unobtrusive toolbar with simple buttons on hand to control the show. Plus, this tiny toolbar offers other helpful features in its small package....

DirectX 9 is an older graphics API in Windows, which has been superseded by technologies like DirectX 12 and Vulkan. However, there are still many games and applications that use DirectX 9, such as Counter Strike: Global Offense and Team Fortress 2. Intel didn’t build full hardware support for DirectX 9 into its new graphics cards, so its up to Intel’s software drivers to translate the older API calls into modern code....

RELATED: How to Unlock Your iPhone With an Apple Watch Apple has acknowledged the issue with its unlock with Apple Watch feature, so you’re not alone if you’re experiencing the problem. Here’s what Apple said on a support page: While Apple did acknowledge the issue, the company didn’t say when it would have a fix available, only saying that it’ll be “fixed in an upcoming software update.” We’ll have to wait and see when Apple can handle the problem, but in the meantime, there’s nothing you can do to combat the issue....

Microsoft Edge has been in the news a lot lately. The browser is making headlines again with its latest version, which adds Office to Edge’s context menu and ads to the new tab page. Both are sure to be divisive changes to Windows’ built-in browser. Starting with the Office integration, which was first spotted by a Reddit user (h/t Windows Latest), Edge’s right-click menu has a new option labeled “New Office Tab....

The new look and feel for PowerToys was discovered by a pull request from the PowerToys GitHub page. Once the pull was completed, Niels Laute, a designer for PowerToys explained on Twitter that the new design will likely appear in one of the subsequent releases. That means you’ll have to wait a little while before you’ll see it in the Windows 11 Insider Preview. For details:https://t.co/rv2CxZ4mE9#fluentdesign #fluentfriday #uwpdev #windev pic....

According to Zero Day Initiative, Microsoft had a busy 2021, patching an impressive 887 CVE-assigned vulnerabilities. CVE-assigned means vulnerabilities that are identified, defined, and cataloged by the CVE Program. That means Microsoft has likely fixed far more than the 887 outlined in Zero Day Initiative’s report, but those aren’t tracked. Additionally, that number doesn’t include Chromium-based Edge. While that number is large, it’s actually a 29% decrease over 2020. We’ll have to wait for 2022 to see what sorts of new bugs and vulnerabilities make their way to the surface and how many of them Microsoft will fix on Patch Tuesday (and through other emergency patches)....

Whenever there’s a significant OS launch, there will be problems. Windows 11 was no exception, and Microsoft is currently dealing with plenty of issues. One issue some users have complained about in Windows 11 is performance, and the company says it plans to address that in 2022. In a Reddit post where the development team was taking questions from the community, Microsoft talked about the importance of performance in Windows 11....

What Is “Easy Mode” on Samsung Galaxy Phones? As the name implies, “Easy Mode” is a special mode that changes several things to simplify the smartphone experience. It’s aimed at the visually impaired or at people who have trouble using a touch screen. First, Easy Mode makes the entire UI bigger. That means bigger home screen icons, bigger text, bigger navigation controls, and a bigger keyboard. These changes are applied throughout the phone....

Keeping track of thousands of files on a Mac can be tricky. Luckily, macOS makes it a little easier with a feature called “tags,” which lets you color-code your files. A Brief History of Macintosh Labels and Tags Going way back, the “tags” feature in macOS originated as a feature called “Labels” in classic Mac OS System 7 in 1991. The labels feature allowed people to assign one of seven colors to files or folders to make them easier to sort or find....

The biggest thing to look out for in an iPhone charger is the charging speed. Both wired and wireless charging vary when it comes to performance, with most iPhones charging at around 20W over a cable and 7.5W wirelessly via Qi technology. Apple’s new MagSafe also has a charging speed standard of 15W. It’s the fastest way to wirelessly charge your iPhone, assuming you have a MagSafe-certified charger on hand....

First, it’s important to think about what’s necessary for your vacation or business trip—whether for work or play, you’ll likely have limited space in your luggage for clunky or heavy tech. Before making any purchases, you’ll want to ensure that it’s something you’ll need while you’re away from home. Our list contains things that may be considered necessary for some, but the ultimate decision will be up to you....

A Word on VR Platforms You’ll notice that each game has one or more platform names listed, but you may not be familiar with all of them. On the PC side of things, there are several different digital storefronts that sell games. Usually, with non-VR games, this doesn’t make much of a difference. However, the PC Oculus store and Steam’s SteamVR use different APIs and so won’t perform the same on every headset....

It’s All About Pixel Density The term “Retina display” is something Apple made up, and so the term could apply to anything Apple deems “Retina” quality. It first appeared when the iPhone 4 was released in 2010, with Steve Jobs stating that at 326 pixels per inch (ppi), individual pixels are indistinguishable while using the device. This is the closest thing we have to a definition of the term “Retina” that Apple uses in its marketing....

Clubhouse splashed onto the scene with “drop-in” voice-only group chats. Several services have introduced their own versions of this, including Slack. Here’s how you can use Slack for quick “huddles” with your team when you need more than text. What Is a Huddle in Slack? A Slack Huddle is a similar concept to Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces in that there’s really not a formal meeting time or invitation. The whole idea is that people can simply “drop-in” to a Huddle whenever....

If you see “about:blank” in your web browser’s address bar, you’re viewing an empty page built into your web browser. It’s a part of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and other browsers. There’s nothing wrong with about:blank. Many people choose to use about:blank as their home page, ensuring their web browser always opens with an empty white screen. If your web browser always opens with about:blank and you don’t like it, we’ll show you how to stop that from happening....

If you’re connecting to a Bluetooth device and you see ELK-BLEDOM unexpectedly listed on the device list, you might wonder what it is. Luckily, it’s a mystery that we can shed some light on. ELK-BLEDOM Is a Bluetooth LED Strip Light If you see ELK-BLEDOM in the Bluetooth connection list on any device (such as an iPhone, Android smartphone, PC, Mac, or otherwise), chances are very high that someone nearby has a smart LED strip light plugged in....

There’s so much great content being written on the internet that it’s hard to find the time to read it all. Google Chrome’s “Reading List” feature can help you save things for later, so you never miss something good. What Is the Google Chrome Reading List? The “Reading List” is exactly what it sounds like—a list of things to read. It’s a similar concept to the bookmarks that we’ve used in web browsers for years, but with a more focused purpose....