Chromebooks have come a long way since their humble introduction with the CR-48 back in December of 2010, but people still think of them as “just a browser”. The thing is, this platform has grown significantly since then, and that mindset is just outdated. RELATED: Chrome Is Your OS Now, Even If You Use Windows I know what you’re thinking: “but Cam, Chromebooks are literally just Chrome!” And sure, you’re not wrong....
We finally know when HTC’s new-and-improved Vive Pro VR headset is coming, and for how much. But what makes it better than the original Vive that debuted two years ago? Let’s break it down. Higher Price First, some very good news: the Vive Pro isn’t going to be significantly more expensive than the original Vive. When it goes on sale on April 5th, it will cost $799 USD, the same price at which the Vive debuted....
Apple users are able to store their notes, pictures, contacts, and settings in their iCloud storage and sync them across multiple Apple devices. Accessing your iCloud data on Android is a trickier process, but it is possible. Here’s how. First, you’ll need to be aware of the limitations. Apple, by design, doesn’t generally play well with other non-Apple devices. You can easily use iCloud on Mac, iPhone, or iPad, but you won’t see an official Android app for iCloud appearing anytime soon....
We love Bluetooth and all its possibilities. Once the domain of dorky headsets, Bluetooth is now in mice, keyboards, phones, Windows computers, tablets, fitness trackers, and so much more. One of the best applications we’ve seen, however, is Bluetooth audio. Bluetooth audio is simply the ability to pair your device, be it a phone, tablet, computer, or other, to a speaker or speakers for pure wire-free listening enjoyment. Bluetooth speakers are a big seller nowadays, and you’ve likely seen commercials for various models such as the Beats Pill or the Jawbone Jambox....
We’ve been clear: Mac users should ditch Chrome for Safari. It offers much better battery life, better performance, and content filters are way better than ad blockers. RELATED: Mac Users Should Ditch Google Chrome for Safari Safari is better than Chrome in every way, bar one: Safari lacks favicons. Which is weird: these little icons are a great way to identify which tabs are which. Maybe Apple thinks they’re ugly, or maybe they just don’t want to clutter up the user interface, but for whatever reason Safari doesn’t offer favicons out of the box....
Before Windows 10 came along, we were free to change the sounds that played when we shut down, logged off, or logged on to Windows. For some reason, Microsoft hid those sound actions from being modified in Windows 10. Here’s how to get them back. RELATED: How to Make Windows Play a Sound When You Press Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock Windows has always been pretty good about letting you customize every nook and cranny of the OS, including what sounds played for all kinds of different system events....
If you have a large worksheet in an Excel workbook in which you need to combine text from multiple cells, you can breathe a sigh of relief because you don’t have to retype all that text. You can easily concatenate the text. Concatenate is simply a fancy way ot saying “to combine” or “to join together” and there is a special CONCATENATE function in Excel to do this. This function allows you to combine text from different cells into one cell....
Gmail is an enormously popular email provider with an easy-to-use web interface. However, not all preferences and screen sizes work well with the default settings. Here’s how to customize the Gmail interface. Expand or Collapse the Sidebar The Gmail sidebar—the area on the left that shows you the Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts, and so on— takes up a lot of screen space on a smaller device. To change or collapse the sidebar, click the hamburger menu at the top left of the app....
The iPhone 7 and 8 don’t have a physical home button. Instead, the feel of pressing a button is recreated by what Apple calls the Taptic Engine. When you touch the home button, the Taptic Engine sends out a small vibration. It feels really like pressing an actual button. RELATED: Why Does the Home Button on My iPhone 7 Feel Weird? The Taptic Engine is also used for other stuff....
The Action Center in Windows 10 collects notifications from Windows and other apps, displaying them in a single pop-up sidebar you can access from the Windows system tray. It also has buttons for performing quick system commands like toggling WI-FI and Bluetooth, setting quiet hours, or switching to tablet mode. Action Center is handy for seeing all recent notifications you may have missed, as they’ll just wait there in Action Center until you view them....
Windows 10 collects a history of activities you’ve performed, including files you’ve opened and web pages you’ve viewed in Edge. You can disable this Timeline feature and remove the activities from Task View. Timeline was added in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update. It can synchronize your activities between your PCs, but you have to enable the synchronization feature. By default, Windows keeps your history of activities on your own PC....
Hiding Data Head over to the EmbeddedSW website and grab yourself a copy of OpenPuff. Once it has downloaded, extract and launch it, then hit the hide button. The first thing you will need to do is enter 3 unique passwords. Now you can select the file you want to hide. Finally you will need to add one or more Carriers, these are the files that you want to hide your file inside of....
The Zoom feature on Apple Watch gives you a temporary zoomed-in view of anything that’s on the screen. You can then swipe with two fingers to move around or use the Digital Crown to move line-by-line. RELATED: 20 Apple Watch Tips and Tricks You Need to Know Zoom is an accessibility feature. To enable it, press the digital crown to open the app grid, tap the gear icon to launch the Settings app, and then select the “Accessibility” option....
You’ve seen it in screenshots: a black menu bar, and a black dock. How did they do that? If this seems like a magic trick, there’s a reason for that: until Yosemite a few years ago, setting up a black menu bar meant employing hard-to-install third party hacks. These days, it’s simple. Enable Dark Mode in macOS First, open System Preferences, then click “General.” Next, check the box labelled “Use dark menu bar and Dock....
All your computer hardware, from the motherboard to the webcam, needs drivers to function properly. Here’s how to download the official device drivers for your hardware, whether you’re using Windows 10 or 7. Windows Automatically Downloads Drivers If your PC and its connected devices are working properly, you probably don’t need to download drivers. When you install Windows on a computer or connect a peripheral to your PC, Windows automatically downloads and installs the appropriate drivers....
In an effort to bolster the iPad’s multitasking abilities, iOS 11 introduced a new feature that automatically puts your most recently-used apps on the right side of the iPad dock, separated by a line. This supposedly makes it easier to switch between them, but if you’re not a fan, here’s how to get rid of it. Start off by opening up the Settings app and tapping on “General”. From there, select “Multitasking & Dock”....
Like its competitors, Signal is mainly used for instant messaging other people who use the app. However, the Android app has an extra feature: It can be set as your device’s default SMS messaging app. Unfortunately, the functionality isn’t available on iPhone. RELATED: What Is Signal, and Why Is Everyone Using It? Not only will you be able to communicate with your Signal contacts, but you’ll also be able to send and receive text messages with your phone number....
You can now move the Ubuntu desktop’s launcher bar from the left side of your screen to the bottom or right instead. This works on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04, as Ubuntu now uses GNOME Shell instead of Unity. This trick doesn’t even require obscure terminal commands, as it did with the Unity desktop. You can move the launcher with just a few clicks. RELATED: What Unity Users Need to Know About Ubuntu 17....
Instagram has pretty clear terms of service: no harassment, nudity, violence, copyright violation, hate speech, and so on. If it’s something that’s too offensive, Instagram doesn’t want it on their service. Obviously they can’t police every post, so Instagram relies on users to report any posts that violate their guidelines. If a post gets reported, it gets reviewed by Instagram’s community review team. If they agree that it’s inappropriate, the post will be removed and the account might get banned especially after repeated infringements....
You can easily reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to factory default settings. If you’re experiencing problems — even if it won’t boot — you can reinstall the entire iOS operating system. There are several ways to do this, and we’ll go through them from the simplest to the most complicated. You’ll need a PC or Mac with iTunes installed to restore your device’s operating system. Perform a Factory Reset RELATED: What iCloud Does and How to Access it From Windows...
