Why Wi-Fi Signal Strength Matters A stronger Wi-Fi signal means a more reliable connection. This is what enables you to take full advantage of the internet speeds available to you. Wi-Fi signal strength depends on a variety of factors, such as how far you are from the router, whether it’s a 2.4 or 5ghz connection, and even the materials of the walls around you. The closer you are to the router, the better....
With so many videos to watch on YouTube, it’s easy to get your “Watch Later” list cluttered. Luckily, with a few clicks (or taps), you can clear this list in your account. We’ll show you how. When you clear the “Watch Later” list, YouTube removes both your partially and fully-watched videos from the list. It doesn’t remove the videos that you have not started to watch. To remove these videos, you’ll have to click the three-dots menu next to each video and select “Remove from Watch Later....
Does using a drop-down list in Microsoft Excel make data entry easier for you or your co-workers? If you said yes and want to go a step further, you can create a dependent drop-down list just as easily. With a dependent drop-down list, you select the item that you want in the first list, and that determines the items that display as choices in the second one. For example, you might select a product, like a shirt, and then pick a size, a food item, like ice cream, and then pick a flavor, or an album, and then pick a song....
If you’ve ever received an email that prompted a meeting or conference call, you’ll appreciate this built-in Gmail feature. You can select an email you receive and create an event in Google Calendar right from the message. Maybe you received an email from a customer that you and your coworkers should discuss. Perhaps you received a list of project tasks that you and your team need to review. Or maybe you received an email from your boss that warrants a one-on-one....
When your storage space starts closing in, or if you just need to do a little housekeeping, you can delete files and folders that are no longer needed in Microsoft OneDrive. Here’s what you need to know. What Happens When You Delete Files and Folders in OneDrive? You can sync multiple devices to your OneDrive account, which allows you to access files and folders stored in the cloud from each one of these devices....
The iPad has had some drag-and-drop abilities for a while, but iOS 15 finally brought more of that functionality over to the iPhone. It gives you the ability to simply drag something—such as a photo—from one app and drop it in another. No messing around with downloading things or copy and pasting. RELATED: What’s New in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey What Can You Drag and Drop? There are quite a few things you can drag and drop on the iPhone....
Exporting your bookmarks creates an HTML file that you can then import into many browsers and have all of your bookmarks transferred over. You could move them from one Chrome browser to another—if you don’t like Chrome Sync—or to a completely different browser. First, open Google Chrome on your Windows, Mac, Chromebook, or Linux PC. Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner. Next, mouse over “Bookmarks” and select “Bookmark Manager....
It seems like storage space is one of the biggest complaints from iPhone and iPad users, thanks to apps taking up more and more real estate, and media becoming more storage-hungry than ever. Here’s how to fix that. How to View Storage Usage Before we dive deep into the different ways you can free up storage space, you’ll first want to see exactly how much storage space is being used up and which apps are at fault....
The Best Gifts for Students in 2021 What to Look For in Student Tech Gifts If you’re shopping for someone that’s heading back to school or college, there are two key factors you’ll need to keep in mind, especially when it comes to technology: how useful an item is and if it helps them in daily life. Generally, a student living in a college dorm room isn’t going to have a ton of space, so the last thing they’ll need is a bulky desktop PC setup or a big TV set....
If you break a formula in Google Sheets, an error message will appear. You might prefer to hide these error messages to get a clean spreadsheet, especially if the overall data isn’t affected, using the IFERROR function. Here’s how. Hiding Error Messages in Google Sheets Using IFERROR The IFERROR function checks whether a formula that you’re using results in an error. If it does, IFERROR allows you to return an alternative message or, if you’d prefer, no message at all....
Starting with iPadOS 15, the iPad Dock now includes a shortcut to the App Library by default. If you don’t like seeing the App Library there, you can easily turn it off. Here’s how. First, open Settings on your iPad by tapping its icon, which looks like a set of grey gears. In Settings, tap “Home Screen & Dock.” In Home Screen & Dock settings, flip the switch beside “Show App Library in Dock” to “Off....
You’ll find a plethora of PDF viewer and annotation apps on the App Store. We tested a handful of them before recommending PDF Expert 7. The app strikes the right balance between simplicity and functionality. The interface is easy to understand, and you can pick up the features quite easily. PDF Expert 7 is Readdle’s free PDF editor app for iPhone and iPad. The free version of the app lets you highlight, annotate, and take notes on the iPad....
Highlighting text is a good way to draw attention to certain words or phrases that you really want to stand out to the reader. Google Docs has a built-in tool that lets you do just that. Highlight Text in Google Docs on Desktop To get started, launch any browser on your desktop and open the Google Docs document that contains the text you want to highlight. Select that text you want to highlight by clicking and dragging your cursor over it....
ADB, Android Debug Bridge, is a command-line utility included with Google’s Android SDK. ADB can control your device over USB from a computer, copy files back and forth, install and uninstall apps, run shell commands, and more. We’ve covered some other tricks that require ADB in the past, including backing up and restoring your smartphone or tablet and installing Android apps to your SD card by default. ADB is used for a variety of geeky Android tricks....
A QR code is convenient for capturing information with a mobile device camera. You can scan a code to visit a website and get contact details. To make sharing simple, here’s how to create a QR code in Google Sheets. After making and inserting a QR code into Google Sheets, you or your audience can scan it to get the additional information they need. There are two effective methods for creating that code....
RELATED: Did You Know? You Can Drag and Drop Browser Links to Your Desktop How to Save a Password to Chrome The first step of managing your saved passwords is ensuring that password saving is enabled. That is done through the passwords menu. To access it, click on your profile picture in the top right corner and then click on the small icon that looks like a key. You can also type chrome://settings/passwords into the Omnibox (the address bar) and hit Enter....
How to Find Previously Installed Apps If you want a fresh start with your new iPhone or iPad, it’s best not to restore from a backup. A freshly reset iPhone or iPad is bug-free, crashes less often, and gives you better battery life. Still, you want to access all your favorite apps. Sure, you can search and download each one, but there’s a better way to get a list of all your previously downloaded apps and games....
There are a few companies that people seem to have trust issues with. Google is one of them, and it’s no mystery that the company collects a lot of data about you. But just how much does it have? Let’s check. How to See Everything That Google Knows About You The good news is that Google has a central hub for viewing all of the data associated with your account....
Unfortunately, unlike seeing how much RAM is in your Android device, this is not information we can find in the built-in Settings app. Instead, we’ll be using a handy app called “DevCheck.” RELATED: How to See How Much RAM Your Android Phone Has First, download DevCheck from the Google Play Store on your Android device. This app has been around for a long time, it’s free, simple to use, and very well-reviewed....
Are you tired of accidentally opening Voice Control while pressing and holding down the Side or Home button on your iPhone? If so, it’s easy to turn off the feature and make the button do nothing. Here’s how. On your iPhone, you can make the Home (or Side) button launch Siri, Voice Control, or do nothing. You will learn how to set the button to perform no action in this guide....
