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Discord isn’t just a gaming platform, however. It’s developed far beyond its original design, with Discord servers available for almost every subject imaginable. It comes with powerful features such as screen-sharing and live streaming. Discord also gives you the option to create your own events on your server. Discord events let the people on your server know what’s happening—and when. If you want to know how to create an event on Discord, follow the steps below....

Outlook Reading Pane You can turn the reading pane in Microsoft Outlook on/off by clicking on the View tab in the Layout group. From there, select the reading pane. By default, the reading pane is turned on. To make adjustments to this setting: You can position the reading pane to the right or bottom or turn it off from this location. When you turn off the reading pane, it only does so for the folder you’re currently in....

Delete Old File History Versions in Windows 10 Hit the Windows key and type: control panel and hit Enter or select the result at the top to open the classic Control Panel. From Control Panel, scroll down and click on File History. Next, click the Advanced Settings link from the list on the left. Under the Versions section in Advanced Settings, click the “Clean up versions” link. Also, note that here you can manage how often copies of files are created and the length of time versions are saved....

Unfortunately, the Windows.old folder can take up a significant amount of space on the PC’s system drive. If you have a laptop or PC with limited storage, you might want to delete the folder. While Windows should eventually remove this folder, deleting it yourself will help reclaim gigabytes of space immediately. If you want to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 11, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Find and Delete the Windows....

The Reading List is a feature that allows you to save web pages to read later. It is similar to the idea of the Pocket service, but it’s built right into the browser. Remove Reading List from Google Chrome To get started, launch Chrome and type or copy and past the following into the URL bar and hit Enter: That will highlight the Reading List flag. Change the dropdown menu from Default to Disabled....

Windows 10 and the UEFI firmware introduced Secure Boot, which adds another layer of protection. But this too can be circumvented. That is unless you disable booting from anything but your internal hard drive directly in your BIOS. It’s an extreme measure and it has some pros and cons. But if you want to put a computer on extreme lockdown, here’s how to do it. Disable USB Booting and CD Booting in the BIOS The first step is to access your computer’s BIOS....

In the Chrome address bar type chrome://plugins On the Plug-ins page there will be two options for each plugin, Disable and Always allowed. What each one does is self-explanatory. Additionally, if you want to find out a ton of details about every plugin the Details button will reveal all. Some of the plugins may have 2 files listed, and the settings for these will only be available if the details box is expanded....

Snagit has a lot of new features, and one of them is a screencast.com accessory for storing and quickly displaying your images and screenshots taken using SnagIt! Screencast.com is a website created by Techsmith for sharing your photos and storing them online, but mostly for the sharing part. Coming from the same company that introduced SnagIt, it works with the program near flawlessly. One of my first concerns with online photo storage is the terms of service and privacy policy....

Getting rid of these unneeded items can improve your Android experience. If you’re unsure how to empty trash files on Android, here’s what you’ll need to do. Emptying Trash on Android Now, Android doesn’t have a recycle bin like a desktop operating system. There are, however, steps you can take to delete an app’s cache, app data files, and remove other unnecessary items. Note: Android has a unique experience between devices....

Note that here I am showing how to enable it on Windows 10 and the web. The Linux and macOS versions will look different, but the steps are virtually the same. Also, if you don’t see the option yet, make sure that you are running the latest version of the Slack app by manually updating it. Turn on Dark Mode for Slack on Desktop To turn on the dark mode feature, open the Slack app on your desktop....

Using Go Multiple Wallpaper on Android First, you’ll need to download the Go Multiple Wallpaper app from the Play Store. Note that this works for all launchers, and you don’t have to install GoLauncher EX for it to work. Next, go to your launcher’s settings to change the wallpaper. This step varies with different launchers. If you use Go Launcher EX, you can tap and hold down the middle of the home screen, and you should get a menu bar on the bottom....

Outlook: Enable, Disable, or Empty AutoComplete Note: The instructions for this are the same for the newest versions of Outlook, part of the Microsoft 365 (formerly O365) suite of Office apps. To access the AutoComplete setting, head to File > Options and select the Mail tab in the left pane. Then scroll down to the Send Messages section and check or uncheck Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, Cc, and Ccc lines....

Of course, having your entire device encrypted makes it much harder for a would-be thief to access your data if its lost or stolen. But what if you upgraded an older device to Lollipop, like we showed you how to do on a Nexus 7 (2012)? No worries, you can easily enable encryption on it, here’s how. Encrypt Your Upgraded Android 5.0 Device If you want to use the encryption feature in Android 5....

Here are several ways to find and delete blank rows in Excel. Use whichever is most comfortable or convenient for your particular sheet. Delete Blank Rows in Excel Sometimes it’s easiest to remove a blank row that we see. If you don’t have a lot of data in your sheet, this may also be the quickest way. And you can use a few methods to delete Excel rows. Select the row and do one of the following:...

Vaccination Locations To offer up-to-date mapping information on COVID-19 vaccination locations, Google and Apple have turned to VaccineFinder.org, a site from Boston Children’s Hospital that helps connect people with resources. Vaccine supplies remain limited and you must schedule an appointment to get a shot. Google Maps The vaccine finder initiative from Google went online in late January in select U.S. states. It’s now available throughout the country and is making its way to other countries in dozens of languages....

In most circumstances, the majority of users don’t need to worry about their “IP Address” due to DHCP from your local network or ISP. For system administrators, knowing the IP address of your machine, server, or customer’s PC is imperative. How To Find Your Local IP Address In Windows 7 Using CMD Step 1 Click Start, in the search Type in cmd. Next, Click on the program cmd. This click will open the Command Prompt/Windows....

This notification can occur for a variety of reasons, so it’ll take some troubleshooting to resolve. You can reach out to Apple Support and have this problem fixed for free on a call, or you can try some of these quick solutions below to get things working. Solutions to Fix a macOS Could Not Be Installed On Your Computer Error Restart Your Mac The first thing you should try to fix a “macOS could not be installed on your computer” error is restarting your Mac....

There may be times, however, when you don’t want anyone else to see your Excel formulas. They might be too complex, or contain confidential information that you don’t want to share. In Excel, it’s possible to hide your formulas, as well as protect the cells that contain them so that no one else can edit them. Here’s how to hide a formula in Excel. How to Protect a Sheet in Excel Hiding formulas in Excel only works when you turn sheet protection on....

If your version of PowerPoint is older than PowerPoint 2019, however, then highlighting text isn’t as easy. Luckily, there are some effective workarounds. If you want to learn how to highlight text in PowerPoint, then follow the steps below. How to Highlight Text in PowerPoint 2019 or 365 If you’re using PowerPoint 2019 or you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, then highlighting text is quick and easy. There are two main ways to highlight text in PowerPoint....

This works for importing Gmail to Google Apps, Google apps to Gmail, standard Gmail to standard Gmail and Google Apps to Google Apps. Let’s take a look at how to do it. Article Map: Instructions for Outlook Instructions for Thunderbird Importing Archived Gmail Messages with Outlook The basic premise is this: first, you download all of your messages from Gmail to your Outlook account, then you copy them over to your Google Apps account....