It’s surprising at first, but when you think about the sheer number of videos that are uploaded each day, from fast-paced gaming content to calming ASMR videos, you soon realize the amount of traffic that ends up going that way. Unfortunately, YouTube recommendations aren’t always the best. Channels you don’t like can sometimes filter into your search results, but you can block YouTube channels you don’t like seeing pretty easily....
You might think about using a Chromecast for streaming Netflix from your smartphone, but there’s also a more practical use. For example, if you need to share your PC screen wirelessly, you could cast Windows 11 PC to a Chromecast using your web browser. Chromecasts are an affordable way to quickly share your PC output with other devices. To help you, here’s what you’ll need to do to cast Windows 11 to your Chromecast....
Windows 7 automatically assigns drive letters to hard-drives, DVD-ROMS, and USB/External Drives, etc. as you install or connect them. If the default letters aren’t catching your fancy for whatever reason (I like to reserve Z: for my External Backup drive for instance), Windows has a built-in feature which allows you to change the drive letter assignment. You can change it to any letter of the English alphabet except A. Windows 7 reserves the A: Drive for the all but extinct legacy floppy disk....
Step 1 In Outlook 2010, Click the File ribbon and then Select Options. Step 2 In the left pane Click the Calendar tab and then Click the Font… button. Step 3 The font window should appear. Here you can set Outlook 2010’s calendar font to whatever typeface and size you like. The default from Microsoft is Segoe UI, size 8.* Groovy Fact: Segoe UI is also the same font used by the Windows 7 operating system graphical user interface....
NAT (or Network Address Translation) isn’t intended to impact your network performance. Its main purpose is to provide a method to convert local IP addresses to wider internet addresses. Thanks to NAT, one internet IP is used by multiple local devices on a single local network. NAT isn’t a one-size-fits-all thing, however. There are a few different NAT types that you can choose from, with differences in speed and network security....
Here we have a typical spreadsheet in Excel 2010 that is lined up vertically using a column style. Just for demonstration sake, we’re going to go ahead and change this into a horizontal row style. In Excel 2010, Select all of the cells that you want to convert. Once you’ve Selected them, Right-Click and Click Copy.* *You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C to copy. 2. Now Right-Click and empty cell and Select Paste Options: > Transpose....
In this guide, we’ll assume that you already have CCleaner installed on your PC. CCleaner is a free system tuning utility made by Piriform if you don’t have it –you should go get it! Few programs out there will give your PC the occasional (or daily) cleaning that it needs as CCleaner does. The Recycle Bin method By default, CCleaner should install and add a “Run CCleaner” context menu option to the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop....
The benefit of using Google Forms for your survey is that the application is connected to your Google Drive. So you can take advantage of sharing and collaboration features. Plus, you easily send the survey to those you’re connected with, as in the examples above. Here’s how to create a survey in Google Forms. Google Forms Vs. Google Surveys Before we get started, you might be wondering what the difference is between Google Forms and Google Surveys....
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to lists in Google Docs. You can use numbered lists, bullet points, or mix and match. You can nest lists inside other lists to further break down the information. If you want to know how to create and edit lists in Google Docs, follow the steps below. How to Create a Numbered or Bulleted List in Google Docs There are different types of lists you can create in Google Docs....
Memory Dump Files Memory Dump and “Minidump” files are the results of BSOD errors. It generates a crash file that contains a lot of system information like running apps, active drivers, event timestamps, and more. The files are typically kept in the local system folder, and it overwrites it every time you get a BSOD. It has information that can be helpful to developers and IT admins, but the average person can gain significant drive space by clearing them out....
By using the Microsoft Configuration tool (msconfig.exe), we can quickly and easily audit what’s running at startup and disable the things we would prefer just to start manually after boot. Editor’s Note: See Disabling Startup Programs for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. Those articles contain more detailed information for the latest Microsoft operating systems. “What is the MSConfig Utility?” MsConfig.exe has been around for a while. It’s a Microsoft-built utility so you can trust it as well....
Note: This feature also works with all apps in the Microsoft 365 Office suite. Turning it off works the same way as previous versions. Disable Live Preview in Office Click File > Options and under the General button uncheck “Enable Live Preview” — here you can also disable the Mini Toolbar if you don’t like it either. In Office 2007: Click the Office button and go to Options. Then select Popular in the left column and uncheck Enable Live Preview....
Tap on Settings on your iPhone homescreen. Scroll down and go to General settings. Under General tap on Usage. There you’ll see the Battery Percentage option. Just switch it on and it will show battery percentage on your iPhone. Simple and easy. If you recently switched to iPhone from Blackberry, you can check out our guide to help you transfer contacts to your iPhone. Comment Name * Email *...
Bing Wallpapers The catch? You have to connect to the Bing app on Facebook. Whether you’ve connected your Facebook account to Bing or not, the download button will show up in the bottom-right (as long as you’re in the U.S.). When you click it, you’ll be prompted to log in to Facebook and allow the Bing app access to your Facebook account. Once you’ve done that, the download button will start working....
How does it work? Let’s take a deep dive into the announcement and demo how to get it going. Here’s what the Netflix blog said: I’m actually traveling today and was about to write up a post on United Airlines in-flight app. But to heck with that—I can watch Netflix in airplane mode now. Check it out on my iPhone. The iOS update is version 9.0.0 released today, Nov. 30, 2016....
Sometimes, though, you might want to download some of the content so you can watch it when you have bad or low network connectivity or are offline entirely. Here’s how to do it. Note: The service doesn’t allow downloading to your computer. But you can download content via the app on your iPhone or iPad or Android device. You can download up to 25 shows to your device and stream on up to three devices at once....
You might have a college paper where another paper you’ve written can provide insight or a business report where a financial PDF would help. Maybe you have an article where a media file would be ideal. Whatever you’re creating, we’ll show you how to embed a file into a Word document using the steps below. How to Embed a File in Microsoft Word You can embed almost any file type into a Word document and display it as an icon or link....
Open Folder Options by going to Control Panel » Folder Options. Or, you can open Windows Explorer, press Alt and go to Tools » Folder Options. Click on View tab. If you want to enable thumbnails, just uncheck Always show icon, never thumbnails option. You can do the same thing in Windows 8. Use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + W to bring up the Settings search field. Type: Folder Options and hit Enter or click the Folder Options icon in the results....
Today we’ll explain what Messages in iCloud is, whether it will cost you anything, which devices it works on, what you need to use it, and how to enable it on iOS and macOS. Why Should You Use Messages in iCloud? Messages in iCloud makes text messaging work more like IMAP email. Received messages show up on every iOS and macOS device signed into the same Apple ID. All your previous messages will show up on a new device if you sign in to the same Apple ID on that device....
The problem with smooth scrolling like this, however, is that it can be GPU intensive. If you’re on a lower-powered PC, you might want to switch features like this off to try and make Chrome run better. If you want to enable or disable smooth scrolling in Google Chrome, follow the steps below. What is Smooth Scrolling in Chrome? Smooth scrolling is an animation used in the Google Chrome web browser....
