That’s what Boomerang is for. Boomerang is a companion app to Instagram that lets you create short, looping videos to share to your feed. It’s super easy to use—check it out. Use Instagrams Boomerang to Capture Mini Videos and Live Photos Boomerang – no relation to the 1992 movie – is a simple app designed to record looping videos you can share to social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter....
System drives can also become corrupted for non-mechanical reasons. In both cases, Windows includes tools that will scan your disk for errors and attempt to fix them. Depending on your computer and hard drive, you may even be able to use a manufacturer’s diagnostic tool or a tool built-in to your BIOS. We’ll show you how to use all three in this tutorial. Error Checking Hard Drives in Windows 10 If you can boot to the Windows desktop, you can start a hard disk scan from within File Explorer....
Before Cleaning During the 2020 pandemic, government officials have encouraged us to use wipes to kill germs on hard surfaces. Apple and others have announced that using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Lysol / Clorox Disinfecting Wipe works best on the exterior surfaces of mobile devices. Don’t, however, use bleach, ever. And avoid getting moisture in device openings, and never submerge these devices in cleaning agents. Before cleaning your devices, you should unplug all cables and turn off the device....
Today we’ll show you how to quickly create a new, blank text file in Windows, Mac, and Linux. In Windows, it’s easy. But on Mac and Linux, it requires some initial setup, then creating a new text file is quick and easy. Windows 10 Microsoft provides a way of creating a new, blank text file using the right-click menu in File Explorer. Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder where you want to create the text file....
Record Gameplay Xbox One While you’re playing a game, press the Xbox button on the controller. Then from the menu that pops up select the “Capture” option. Then you can choose to capture a screenshot or video. When choosing a video you can have it record from the time moving forward or the past up to five minutes. Whether you take a screenshot or video recording, you will see a notification of the action at the bottom of the screen that it has been saved....
Record Your Windows Desktop with VLC To get started, launch VLC and head to View > Advanced Controls to display an extra control bar to the bottom of the player that contains the recording buttons you will need. Next, open Media > Open Capture Device and change the “Capture mode” menu to Desktop. You will also want to set the “Desired frame rate for the capture” to at around 30 f/s for decent video quality....
Recover Lost Windows Password Hints The first place I would start before trying anything invasive is the hint feature. When you first created an account and password, you were also prompted to create a hint, which can jog your memory and help you remember it. If this does not work, then move on to the next step. Log into another Administrator Account on the system and reset the account If you have more than one account on the system (which hopefully you do,) log into the other account and reset the password for the user account that you forgot....
Rename Chromecast with Google TV To get started, grab your remote and scroll over to your account icon at the top right of the home screen and click it. Then choose Settings from the menu. Next, scroll down and select System from the list. Under the System section scroll down and select About. On the About section scroll down and select Device name. Here you will see the current name of your Chromecast with Google TV device....
That’s like default email signatures from mobile devices like Sent from iPhone or Sent from my Windows Phone — it’s boring and generic. Change Xbox One Name To change the name to whatever you want, fire up your Xbox One, sign in, and head to Settings > System and then select Name under the System list. That brings up the following screen where you can enter in a new name for your console....
The Send to Kindle feature isn’t anything new. In fact, we showed you how to use it on Windows in our article: How to Read Microsoft Word and PDF Documents on Kindle. According to the release notes for the iOS Kindle app version 5.9: Save Items on Safari to Kindle First, make sure you have the latest version of the Kindle app for iOS which is 5.9. Then launch Safari and find a page you would like to read on your Kindle, tap the Share button, and then More....
Today, we’ll cover how to use tab groups in Edge to save groups of tabs for later viewing. Step 1: Set Tabs Aside To save the current group of tabs, click the Set these tabs aside button in the upper-left corner of the Edge window. You can do this multiple times to set aside different groups of tabs. Step 2: Access Tabs You Set Aside All the open tabs disappear from the browser window, replaced with a New tab....
Evernote is available on all popular Operation Systems including Windows, Mac, mobile devices and browsers. If you have Evernote installed, make sure you’re running the latest version. To check for latest version, open Evernote and login with your credentials. Click on Help and select Check for Updates. If there is a new version available, it will ask you to install it. Just update it and proceed to next step....
Share Photos on Instagram from within iOS First, check to make sure you have the latest version, 8.2 installed. You can download it for free from the App Store. Launch the Photos app then swipe to the end then tap the More button. Toggle on Instagram then tap done. Select your photo or video then tap Instagram among the list of apps. Please note, multiple selections are not supported. Enter a caption and hashtags, then tap Share....
The map, updated several times each hour, shows how the virus is spreading in near real-time. For a more thorough analysis, the tool offers a zoom feature so you can see how the number of cases on a micro-level. The map organizes cases by total confirmed, total deaths, and the total recovered. In the United States, you can view the number of cases on a state-by-state basis. The map includes data from the U....
Well, worry not. There are a number of different ways that you can transfer your contacts from your Android phone to your new iPhone with a minimum of fuss. If you’re ready to make the switch, then here’s how to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. How to Use the Move to iOS App If you’ve not yet set up your new iPhone, there is a useful app called Move to iOS that you can install on your Android phone to help make the process as smooth as possible....
Enable 2FA for Firefox First, launch Firefox and go to your Firefox account preferences and click the Manage account link. Then under your account name, you should see “Two-step authentication” on the panel — click the Enable button. Keep in mind that 2FA is still rolling out to everyone. So, if you don’t see the option here, Mozilla suggests that you add &showTwoStepAuthentication=true to the end of the URL and refresh the page....
Now don’t get me wrong, I get it. This is innovation! Well, think about this Apple (or perhaps you already did…), many of us long-time Apple device users have likely run into failures of the Home button after several years of use. Now factor in this new requirement to continuously press it to unlock the device. Sounds like a disaster to me, at least on iOS 6s devices and earlier....
The nice thing about conditional formatting is that you have flexibility. You can base your conditions on text, dates, numbers, and even blank cells. And you choose the exact way to format it based on those rules. Here’s how to use conditional formatting in Google Sheets for everyday tasks. Conditional Formatting For Empty Cells Depending on the type of data you track in your spreadsheet, spotting cells that are left blank but shouldn’t be can be quite useful....
It’s All About Your Profile The most important thing you can do as a LinkedIn member is to maintain a robust and often updated LinkedIn profile. As mentioned in a previous post, there are different reasons to maintain a LinkedIn profile – and not just during a job search. The profile gives you an active forum to summarize your career milestones and accomplishments on a general level. It’s also an effective way to maintain contact with business associates for networking purposes....
How To Find Out When A Chronic Windows 7 Error First Started Click the Windows Start Menu Orb and then Type in view reliability and Press Enter. This part can take a while. Browse through your system history Clicking on different dates. Look mostly for red X icons and yellow! icons. You can also switch to Weeks view to speed up the process. When you Click on an individual date, it will show all of the events from that day....
