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PDFs are great for distributing documents around to other parties without worrying about format compatibility across different word processing programs. With Google Docs, you can create a PDF from an existing file without leaving the document. Here’s how. If you don’t have Microsoft Word or don’t want to use a third-party file conversion site, but need to convert a document into PDF format, you can use Google’s free online word processor to get the job done....

If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you’ve probably noticed that statuses are starting to look a lot more… colorful. While you’ve been able to add photos, emotions and activities for a while, now you can go even further. What once would have been a regular text update might now look something like this. Or even like this. So let’s look at how to make your posts as big and bold....

When you chat with people on Facebook, each conversation appears at the bottom-right corner of the site as a chat tab. Now, Facebook is using the same tool for posts you’re following. Any time someone comments on your posts, or posts you’ve also commented on, a tab will pop up in the bottom-right corner. This can get overwhelming. Here’s how to turn that off. The Facebook Post Tabs (as Facebook refers to them) appear along the bottom of the screen on the web site....

Did you just install the May 2019 Update? If so, there’s more than 10 GB of data wasting space on your hard drive—we had 24.6 GB! On a laptop or tablet with a limited amount of storage, this can fill up your device quite a bit. If you have a computer with a large amount of available storage, you might not even notice this useless data. It’ll stick around for 10 days until Windows automatically cleans it up....

Trackr is a handy little device that you can use to find your keys, wallet, or anything else you lose often. If you’re prone to leaving your stuff behind, you can also set up Trackr to notify you when you get too far from your stuff so you don’t leave it behind. Here’s how to enable and customize Trackr’s notifications. RELATED: How to Use Trackr to Find Your Keys, Wallet, Phone, or Anything Else...

Windows 10 automatically installs apps like Candy Crush Soda Saga and FarmVille 2 when you first sign in. It also displays more “Suggested Apps” from the Store, both at the left side of your Start menu and at the right side as live tiles. You can disable these to clean up your Start menu. How to Disable Suggested Apps RELATED: How to Disable All of Windows 10’s Built-in Advertising...

Display Zoom vs. Text Size Increasing the text size on your iPhone or making the text bold is the usual go-to when a user is having difficulty viewing content on the iPhone. But the problem is that this solution doesn’t scale well. RELATED: How to Make Text Larger and More Readable on iPhone or iPad Increasing the font size after a couple of notches messes up some UI elements (and looks rather ugly)....

Whether you want to add a little flair, or you want some text to flow along with the curve of another element (like clip art or a logo), making your letters curve along a path in Word is pretty easy. First, click “Insert” on the main Word ribbon. Click “WordArt” from the text options. Select the style you want your WordArt to be. You can go for anything from plain-looking text to something super-fancy....

Removing your password probably isn’t the best idea, but if you find entering it regularly irksome, it is possible to remove it entirely. Here’s how you can do it on a Windows 11 PC. Why You Shouldn’t Remove Your Password Your Windows password is the only thing preventing someone from walking up to your computer and accessing all of your files. If your computer is located somewhere that you can trust everyone who has physical access, you’ll probably be fine....

Few iPhone privacy issues make people as nervous as whether an app is using your camera or not. Luckily, thanks to Apple’s Privacy settings, it’s easy to know which apps have access to your iPhone’s built-in camera. Here’s how to check—and how to revoke access if necessary. First, open “Settings” on your iPhone by tapping the gear icon. In “Settings,” tap “Privacy.” In “Privacy,” tap “Camera.” After that, you’ll see a list of apps that have asked you for camera access in the past....

Synology offers a very user friendly Network Attached Storage (NAS) device experience, but that doesn’t mean unboxing it and starting it up is exactly a one-click affair. Let’s get things up and running so we can move onto all the fun projects a compact NAS with server-like functionality can facilitate. What Is a Synology NAS? Synology is a company, founded in 2000, specializing in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. A NAS, simply put, is a computer optimized for data storage, often with additional functionality layered on top....

Whether you prefer to use the site itself or the extension, there are a few things you can do with CamelCamelCamel’s data. Let’s start by looking at those graphs. That being said, CamelCamelCamel can only track prices, so you may find some instances where this information is misleading. In the case of this camera, the reason the price is so low for a used version is because that seller doesn’t include a lens....

Travelling with your camera gear can be a difficult time for photographers; just ask Michelle Frankfurter, who recently lost $13,000 worth of gear after her carry on was gate checked on an American Airlines flight. There are just so many ways your gear can get broken or go missing. Let’s look at how to travel with your gear as safely as possible. Don’t Bring More Than You Need While it’s tempting to cram every lens you own into your bag just in case you need it, it’s a terrible idea....

What You’ll Need This feature does require AirPods Pro—it doesn’t work with standard AirPods or any Beats headphones, although it may work with future models. Spatial Audio works with the iPhone 7 and later. For iPad, you’ll need at least an iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad (6th generation), or iPad Mini (5th generation), or a later device. On a supported device, you must update to at least iOS 14 or iPadOS 14, which is when Apple introduced the feature...

Have you ever tried to figure out all of the permissions in Windows? There’s share permissions, NTFS permissions, access control lists, and more. Here’s how they all work together. The Security Identifier The Windows Operating systems use SIDs to represent all security principals. SIDs are just variable length strings of alphanumeric characters that represent machines, users and groups. SIDs are added to ACLs(Access Control Lists) every time you grant a user or group permission to a file or folder....

Touch ID and Face ID have made unlocking iPhones super fast and secure. It’s hard for someone to fake your fingerprint or face. Now, let’s do something about those short passcodes. Security is always a balance between actual security and convenience. Before Touch ID, most people used a simple four-number passcode (or god forbid, just used swipe to unlock) because they were quick to enter and provided a small amount of security....

Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager makes it easy to install applications by running a single command. Here’s how to try the new ” winget ” command and why this Linux-style package manager is so exciting for the future of Windows 10. What Is the Windows Package Manager? Package managers are common on Linux. Rather than hunt down an application on the web, download an installer, and click through a wizard, you can just run a quick command to search for and install an application by its name....

Microsoft’s Fall Creators Update finally adds integrated exploit protection to Windows. You previously had to seek this out in the form of Microsoft’s EMET tool. It’s now part of Windows Defender and is activated by default. How Windows Defender’s Exploit Protection Works RELATED: What’s New in Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update, Available Now We’ve long recommended using anti-exploit software like Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) or the more user-friendly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, which contains a powerful anti-exploit feature (among other things)....

Smash together a huge high resolution screen, beefy hardware, a massive battery, and a tiny video projector to boot and you’ve got Lenovo’s Tablet 2 Pro. Does the amalgam of hardware and features consumers desire actually deliver? Read on as we put this unique looking Android tablet through the paces. What Is the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro? The Yoga Tablet 2 Pro ($499) is Lenovo’s most recent offering in the tablet market and is packed with quite an array of features in a distinctive shape....

Fresh out of another ThinkPad review, the X1 Carbon (Gen 10), I was graced with the latest Extreme model. As with the past iterations of the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, such as the Gen 4, the Gen 5 is a high performer that surpasses many other devices in its weight class. Its powerful Intel processor makes it easy to do just about anything in a timely manner, while its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU brings beautiful images to life—no matter what form of media you’re consuming....