If you feel like the last Google Chrome release just happened, you’re not alone. Version 95 of the popular browser was released on October 19, 2021. This update includes improved security for payments, the ability to save Tab Groups, and more. Improved Secure Payments Buying things online comes with a certain amount of risk, but Google is trying to improve that even more. Chrome 95 includes improved payment authentication....
Why Long-Pressing Can Be Bad Here’s the gist of it: Long-pressing a power button to force a device to shut off can potentially corrupt the operating system on the device. You should shut it down gracefully instead using a software option or by pressing the button once (without holding it) to either initiate a software shutdown or put the device to sleep. Long-Pressing Is for Emergencies In the old days, most power switches physically disconnected power from the device....
Set Brightness Levels Manually By default, your iPhone automatically tunes its screen’s brightness depending on your surroundings. It will be at its highest levels if you’re out on a sunny day, for instance. However, if you don’t like this feature, you can turn it off and tweak the brightness yourself. To do this, open the “Settings” app on your iPhone and enter the “Accessibility” menu. In Accessibility, tap “Display & Text Size....
This Surface Laptop Go comes with a 128GB Solid State Drive, 8GB RAM, and a 10th Generation Core i5 processor. It’s not the most powerful laptop in the world, but as long as you’re not looking to do intense gaming or video editing, it’ll handle most tasks you throw at it. Microsoft promises up to 13 hours of battery life with this laptop, which is quite solid. It also has Fast Charging, so you can give lots of juice quickly if you run through the battery....
This How-To Geek School course aims to teach you how to use Android effectively, showing you the most important settings and methods needed to really become an Android pro and get the most out of your device. Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world. While Apple’s iOS (iPhone and iPad) receives lavish attention and has a devout following, Android continues to rack up impressive numbers. In fact, it holds roughly 88 percent of the global market share....
VPNs Are Legal Almost Everywhere … Although VPNs are used for all kinds of shady purposes, from downloading copyrighted files to committing cybercrimes, most governments seem to understand that VPNs have legitimate uses, too, and thus, have taken little to no action against them. The FBI even recommends using one when on an open network. That being said, VPNs don’t magically make the things that you’re doing legal: If you use a VPN to remain anonymous in order to threaten somebody online, you’ll still get in trouble for doing so....
Microsoft wants you to use Edge. In an attempt to lure the more security-conscious users, the company is testing a new “Super Duper Secure Mode.” No, that’s not a name we made up; it’s what Microsoft is calling this new browser mode in Edge, at least for now. What Is the “Super Duper Secure Mode?” Microsoft’s “Super Duper Secure Mode” is in testing with the Edge Vulnerability Research team, as first spotted by BleepingComputer....
RELATED: How to Use Snapchat: The Basics of Sending Snaps and Messages What Is a Snapscore on Snapchat? Snapscore is Snapchat’s way of rewarding you with points for your activities on the platform. It’s a score displayed on your and your friends’ Snapchat profiles. This score is determined using factors like the number of Snaps you’ve received and sent, the Stories you’ve posted, and a “couple of other factors,” that the company doesn’t explicitly mention....
By default, Windows 11 hides most scrollbars when they’re not in use. If you’d prefer to always see scrollbars in windows on your screen, there’s an easy way to keep them on. Here’s how to set it up. First, open Windows Settings. You can press Windows+i on your keyboard or find it in the Start menu. Open “Start,” search for “Settings,” and then click the “Settings” app icon. When Settings opens, click “Accessibility” in the sidebar....
Windows 10’s Anniversary Update brings an interesting new feature: Any PC can now function as a wireless receiver for Miracast, allowing you to view the display from another Windows PC, an Android smartphone or tablet, or a Windows phone. How to Turn Your PC Into a Miracast Receiver RELATED: What is Miracast and Why Should I Care? To turn your PC into a Miracast receiver, just open Windows 10’s Start menu and open the “Connect” app....
Flushing your DNS cache can be a useful tool to resolve any host connection errors that you may experience with Google Chrome or other browsers. It is very simple to do and can be done directly in Chrome or from an Elevated Command Prompt window in Windows 7 or 8. What is the DNS Cache? Your browser’s DNS Cache (Domain Name System) is essentially a small databank that stores all the IP (Internet Protocol) addresses for websites you access....
Like Netflix and other streaming platforms, Disney+ caters to multilingual and hard-of-hearing customers by offering subtitles for its movies and TV shows. If you want to enable, disable, or customize the subtitles on Disney+, here’s what you’ll need to do. Enabling or Disabling Subtitles on Disney+ Subtitles are available for all major Disney+ TV shows and movies. You can enable or disable them during playback on Disney+ in your web browser, in the Disney+ mobile app, or on other platforms such as Apple TV....
It’s important to note that you can’t export multiple or partial statements from the Wallet app. You’ll need to manually go in and export each CSV file and import the data into any type of financial application or spreadsheet that you might use. RELATED: How to Find Your Apple Card Number Start by opening the Wallet app on your iPhone. Use Apple’s built-in Spotlight Search if you can’t locate the app on your smartphone’s homescreen....
If you’ve downloaded a file through a browser like Safari or Chrome on your Mac, you might be confused about where the file ended up. Luckily, there’s a typical place to look first, and we’ll help you find it. How to Find Your Downloads Folder On a Mac, downloaded files are usually saved by default in a special folder called “Downloads” that is located within your user account folder. By default, macOS ships with a link to your personal Downloads folder in the dock, which is the row of app icons on the bottom or side of your screen....
There are a few reasons why you might want to get an alert when it reaches a certain temperature outside. In the summer, it can save energy to open your windows, but when it gets too hot outside, you’ll likely want to run the air conditioning. In the winter, it may be useful to get alerts when it reaches freezing temps. The service we’ll be using to get these alerts is IFTTT (If This Then That)....
How to Enable Zoom’s New Focus Mode You can turn Focus Mode on and off during a call as needed, which is a clever implementation. Rather than being forced to choose at the start of a call, you can simply slip the switch and turn it on during parts of a meeting that require absolute focus and then turn it off when the meeting is more casual. To use it, you’ll need to enable it on your account....
Not all credit card issuers are supported. To know if your credit card can work with these features, simply open the Alexa app, visit the Skills page, and type in the name of the credit card issuer. If yours appears, you can use it. In this guide we’ll cover the process for both American Express and Capital One cards, but yours should be similar. Managing Your American Express Credit Card From there, enable the American Express skill by tapping on “More” on the button menu, tapping “Skills & Games” and searching for “Amex....
If you’d like to make Windows 11 safer to use for a computer novice, you can disable the execution of app installation files and choose to only allow apps from the Microsoft Store. Here’s how to set it up. First, open Windows Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. Or, you can right-click the Start button and select “Settings” from the menu that appears. When Windows Settings opens, select “Apps” in the sidebar, and then choose “Apps & Features....
Windows can’t normally read Mac-formatted drives, and will offer to erase them instead. But third-party tools fill the gap and provide access to drives formatted with Apple’s HFS+ file system on Windows. This also allows you to restore Time Machine backups on Windows. If you know you’re going to use a drive on both Mac and Windows, you should use the exFAT file system, which is compatible with both. But if you didn’t foresee that, you may have formatted your drive with Apple’s HFS Plus, which Windows can’t read by default....
If you don’t use a password manager, those complex passwords can be pretty hard to remember. If you’ve forgotten your Facebook password, you can’t really recover that same password, but it’s easy enough to recover your account by resetting your password to something new. Whether you’ve forgotten your Facebook password, or have had someone else change it without your permission, Facebook offers a pretty simple way to recover. And what we’re talking about here is recovering your account if you’ve totally forgotten your password....
