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Of course, you could always just not use Twitter, but, you don’t have to stay off Twitter and Facebook for hours, days, or sometimes weeks until you watch your show or movie. Instead of that, here’s a look at avoiding spoilers without having to abandon Twitter and Facebook all together. Filter Spoilers on Twitter If you’re using your computer to check Twitter for other things than spoilers, you can download a handy plugin for Google Chrome....

Important: You must cancel your subscription from the app or platform you created it. So, if you signed up on your iPhone or Android device you will need to cancel your subscription there. If you signed up on your computer you can cancel from your browser. Cancel Paramount Plus Subscription If you signed up on your computer, launch a browser and head to the Paramount Plus Account page, and log in if you aren’t already....

File Access Permissions on Windows 10 To set permissions, you can do it on an app-by-app basis or multiple apps at once. To get started, head to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features to see the list of apps installed on your system. Click or tap on an app from the list and then the Advanced Options link. On the next screen, under the “App Permissions” section, toggle the switches on or off for which files you want the app to have access to....

You can set your system language during a clean installation or you can decide to change it afterward. If you need to change the language settings after installation, you can do it from the Settings menu. There are a few things you’ll need to consider before you do this, however. If you want to change the system language in Windows 11, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Stop Language Settings Syncing on Windows 11 If you have multiple systems, you might want to stop your language settings from syncing before you change them....

Unless you opt-out, Google records a lot of information about you, from where you’ve been to what you’ve searched for. This isn’t just big tech overreach—it can be a useful way to find locations you’ve been to or searched for in the past. There are obvious privacy concerns, however. If you want to clear your Google Maps search history, follow the steps below. How to Clear Google Maps Search History on PC and Mac The quickest way to clear your Google Maps search history is to access the location history for your Google account....

With Google Slides, you can easily add comments to your presentation to provide feedback, share ideas, and discuss specific parts with your team. This will help you refine your presentation and prepare it for your audience. If you want to know how to comment in Google Slides, follow the steps below. How to Add and Clear Comments in Google Slides You can add a comment to any content inserted in a Google Slides presentation....

Well, today you can do that in Word. If you’re reading a long document in Word and highlighting important parts, you can quickly and easily find and select all your highlighted text and copy it. Today we’ll show you how to find and select highlighted text and how to copy and paste that text without the highlighting into another Word document. Highlight Text To highlight text in a Word document, select the text you want to highlight....

Sometimes when you visit a website you’ll see an “Additional plugins are required to display…” notification at the top of Firefox. Usually it is because you legitimately don’t have the correct plugin to view content on the website (such as Flash player) but other times it may be because the website wants you to install something malicious. If you’ve chosen not to install Flash or other plugins, you’ll see the “missing plugin” notification all of the time....

iOS 13 Video Editing: A Primer If you see a photo-editing tool available for images in the native Photos app on your iPhone, the odds are high the same tool is available for videos. The functionality extends to all video formats supported by Apple’s mobile devices, including 4K at 60 fps and slo-mo in 1080p at 240 fps. The video format supported is limited to the device you’re using. The iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max support 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps, Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps....

If you’re installing the Google+ Android app for the first time, you’ll be asked whether you want to enable the Instant Upload feature. Select if you want the app to upload photos over WiFi, Mobile Network (uses data plan) or both. The choice is yours, and if you have an unlimited data plan you might as well select both. But if you take a lot of pictures and videos, you might want to go with WiFi only to avoid overage charges....

Using a Photoshop script written by Mathias Scheutz, you can assign your very own hotkey to open up the color palette from anywhere in Photoshop. Keep in mind this isn’t natively supported since Adobe still has their head in the sand, so using a script is the only way to do this. According to Mathias, this script should work with CS1, CS2, CS3, and CS4. However, I’ve only tested it with CS4, and that’s what we’ll be looking at in the groovy How-To below....

However, there are times when Nearby Sharing won’t work. If Nearby Sharing is not working on Windows, you can resolve it by following these steps. How to Fix Nearby Sharing Not Working on Windows A few conditions need to be met for the Nearby Sharing feature to work properly. If you’re unsure, follow these steps to make sure it’ll work on your PC. Troubleshoot Bluetooth Driver on Windows 11 If all of the above settings are enabled, the problem could be with Bluetooth or Wireless settings....

However, like other Microsoft apps, it can stop working correctly. It might take the shop but doesn’t give you the annotated screen or doesn’t display notifications after taking a screenshot. If you’re having problems, we’ll show you how to fix Snip and Sketch not working on Windows below. The steps should work for both Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. Reset the Snip & Sketch Tool If the Snip & Sketch tool isn’t working correctly, there are several things you can do to get it working again....

Create a Recovery Drive The Recovery partition provides an easy way to restore the tablet if something goes awry. Before deleting it, you’ll need back up the Recovery files to a flash drive. Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the right side of the Surface. Then Hit WinKey + W to bring up the Settings Search field and type: recovery. Then click Create a Recovery Drive under the results....

Windows 10 Battery Saver Windows 10 has a built-in utility that helps squeeze as much juice out of your battery with its Battery Saver feature. You can easily turn it from the Action Center. You can also go to Settings > System > Battery Saver and customize how it works including the control if which apps can run in the background. Optimize Battery Performance with Power Throttling Starting with Fall Creators Update is the new Power Throttling feature....

Every iPhone should be able to survive spending up to 30 minutes in water one meter deep, with the most recent models being able to survive a 30-minute dip at depths of up to six meters. Provided you rescue your iPhone within 30 minutes, it shouldn’t experience any lasting damage. If your iPhone does get wet, however, then you’ll want to ensure that you expel any water from it before it can cause problems....

The reason I say “normally” is because from time to time the page load speed will go from 1 second to 10 seconds. At first I thought this was related to a bad 3G or WiFi connection, however recently I figured out the EXACT root cause. The Culprit? Large Email Chains. Now granted, while there may be other factors leading to decreased performance, the biggest hit for me that I was able to narrow down was the large email chains....

If you’re working in Google Docs, the good news is that there are a number of ways to add your John Hancock to your document. If you’ve never really liked your signature, you can even generate one from the text of your name. Here’s how to insert a signature in Google Docs. How to Insert a Signature in Google Docs Using the Drawing Tool Google Docs includes a drawing tool that allows you to draw freehand using your mouse, trackpad, or another device....

The update does include a few minor improvements and features. Some of the things in the update include subtle UI changes like a cleaner look to the Start menu, the addition of open Microsoft Edge tabs in task switcher (Alt+Tab), and more classic Control Panel items (System for example) moved to the modern Settings app. Here’s how to install the latest version to your Windows 10 system. Install Windows 10 Version 20H2 via Windows Update The easiest way to get the new update is to manually check for the update under Windows Update....

There’s a simple Registry change you can perform to make Windows 11 work on older unsupported hardware. It’s important to note that Microsoft may hold back cumulative updates for your machine if you bypass TPM and UEFI Secure Boot requirements, however. If you want to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware Officially, Windows 11 has these minimum system requirements:...