Thankfully, there are a few ways you can add the control panel to the Start menu in Windows 10. You’ll learn a few methods, and you can choose the one you prefer based on where you’d like to pin the Control Panel. Pin Control Panel to Start The problem many people noticed on the latest version of Windows 10 is that when you click the Start menu, you no longer see the Control Panel listed anywhere there....
Back Up and Reset Nexus 7 Go into Settings and scroll down to Personal. Then tap Backup & Reset. The cool feature is the ability to back up your app data and settings. Also, when reinstalling apps, it will automatically restore backed up data and settings. Next you get a message letting you know all of the tablet’s internal storage will be erased. It will also show you the accounts you’re currently signed into....
First, navigate to the file you want to change the file association for. Right click on it and select Get Info. From the Info screen expand Open With and select the program you want the file to open with. In this example I’m changing the AVI files to open with VLC Media Player. Next click on the Change All button. When the message comes up that asks if you’re sure, click Continue....
How to Change Windows 11 Date and Time To adjust the date and time, right-click the clock on the taskbar and then click Adjust date and time. Then, click the Set time automatically slider button to turn it off. This enables other fields that allow you to change the date and time. Select the Time zone you want from the drop-down list. Then, click Change next to Set the date and time manually....
Changing the default client from the Mail app to something else is similar to making PDFs and Photos open on the Desktop, or preventing videos and music files from opening in Windows 8 apps. Set Default Windows 8 Desktop Email Client Open Control Panel on the Desktop and click Default Programs. Then click “Associate a File Type or Protocol with a Program” link. Next in the Set Associations screen, scroll down the list until you find Protocols, and under that you’ll see MAILTO....
Wi-Fi Connection: What Those Figures Mean For the average home user, when checking a Wi-Fi connection, there are three speed test numbers to look for: Ping, Download, and Upload. Ping is used for testing the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer. In this case, it measures the time it takes to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets between your device and internet service provider and back again....
Clear Cookies for Individual Websites in Edge To get started, click on the Settings and more button (three dots) in the upper-right corner of the browser’s toolbar. Then scroll down and click on Settings from the menu. On the Settings page, click on Cookies and site permissions in the left pane. Next, on the right-hand side, scroll down to the “All permissions” section and click on “Cookies and site data” from the list....
A year ago we wrote the ultimate guide to clearing out your Firefox History and Cache. Since then Mozilla has released Firefox version 4.0 and slapped a completely new interface on the browser. Clearing out history is relatively the same, but we’ve got instructions for the updated process as well as a few groovy extras to help you make sure that Firefox has been cleaned out. Step 1 In Firefox 4, Click the Firefox menu button at the top-left of the browser....
Clear Google Play Store Download History from Device Launch the Google Play Store on your Android device, press the menu button and go to My Apps. Swipe your finger from right to left to reveal the All apps section. You’ll see a complete list of every app you’ve downloaded from your Google account — including apps on other Android devices. You can delete previously downloaded apps from the list by tapping the remove icon next to it....
Thankfully, smartphones allow you to add multiple people to the same call to create conference calls where all of you can speak to and hear each other at the same time. We’ll explain how to conference call on iPhone and Android below. What is a Conference Call? A conference call is simply a telephone call involving more than two people. Modern smartphones allow you to call someone, then add another person to that call....
If you want to use your AirPods with your desktop computer, you can do so regardless of whether it’s a Mac or a PC. Here’s how to connect AirPods to Windows 11. How to Connect Apple AirPods to a Windows 11 PC As AirPods use Bluetooth for wireless connectivity, you can connect your AirPods to a Windows 11 PC that has Bluetooth connectivity. To connect AirPods to Windows 11:...
Roku Remote Chrome Extension After installing the Remoku extension in Chrome, click the “R” icon in the upper left corner. That brings up a virtual remote, and the first thing you’ll need to do is click Settings so you can find the Roku on your network. Note: While this is handy is you need to control Roku from your laptop, you also might want to control Roku from your Phone....
It’s a little complicated to set up but, once it’s done, converting images to PDFs can be completed with just a single click. Here’s what you’ll need to do. Convert Images to PDFs on iPhone on iPad Let’s assume you’ve filled your iPhone with hundreds of fantastic images. You may want to share them but don’t want to see them edited. To do this, you can convert the images to PDF files first, making them read-only....
Access Clipboard on Chromebook To launch the Clipboard Manager on a Chromebook, press the Search Key + V. Copy and Paste from Clipboard Manager on Chromebook For this example, I am going to copy and paste some content from the Chrome browser, pull up the Clipboard Manager, and paste it into a Google Doc. Here I copied some text from one of our articles about Star Trek. To copy text, highlight the section of text you want and use....
A system backup protects against potential hardware failures, malware attacks, upgrade problems, and more. It also protects your system configuration from loss. It’s important to sync your files via cloud services like OneDrive. You can also use a “set it and forget it” third-party backup option like Backblaze or use the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 11. Originally made available in Windows 7, Backup and Restore use the “shadow copy” feature in Windows to create a system image that provides an identical copy of the install, apps, settings, and files....
Create a Bookmark in Google Docs Visit Google Docs, sign in, and open the document you want to work with for bookmarks. Select the text or place in your document for the bookmark. You can select a word, sentence, or paragraph by dragging your cursor through it. If you want a spot in the document to be the bookmark, just place your cursor on it, but keep in mind that the bookmark name will be blank if no text is selected....
Text replacements are time-saving shortcuts that are also available in Google Docs. Called Substitutions in Docs, the feature works the same way. Enter the text shortcut and it is automatically replaced with another word, phrase, or even a symbol. Here, we’ll show you how to create and manage text substitutions in Google Docs. How to Access Text Substitutions in Google Docs You may not realize it, but Google Docs offers text substitutions of its own already set up for you to use....
Log in to your Facebook account and go to Events from the sidebar. Then create a new event. Enter the details of the event, invite the people you want, and click on Create. Now, it will redirect you to the Event page. Click on the gear icon at the top right corner and select Create Repeat Event. The Create Event Window again, just re-enter the date and time and click on Create Event....
Deleting these old iPhone back-ups .ipsw files is a breeze in Windows and OS X. First I’ll show ya how to do it for Windows then I’ll review the steps for Mac OS X. Windows Users The conventional way to do this is through iTunes. Click Edit > Preferences… and Click the Devices tab. There, you’ll see a list of your backups which can be deleted with the click of a button....
Facebook Fast Delete Messages To get started, go to the Facebook Fast Delete Messages homepage in the Chrome Web Store and install the extension. The extension will require access to your browsing history, data on Facebook, and other browser settings to work properly. Finally, click on Add to confirm the installation. After installing the extension, login to your Facebook account and open your Messages page; rather than an archive button, it will now show you a delete option (check out the screenshot below for an example)....
