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Notification pop-ups can get annoying when they appear over a video you’re trying to watch on Netflix. The Xbox One allows you to hide notifications while watching videos, preventing such distractions. To change this setting, head to Settings > All Settings > Preferences > Notifications on your Xbox One. If you really dislike notifications, you could disable the “Notifications on” checkbox here and prevent your Xbox One from showing you notifications at any point....

It’s a time-honored hack: editing the hosts file on your computer to block websites, create local re-directs, and otherwise change what happens when you type particular domains into you address bar. RELATED: How to Edit Your Hosts File on Windows, Mac, or Linux We’ve shown you how to edit your hosts file using the Terminal on your Mac. While that method’s not hard, it’s a little out of the way if you just want to occasionally block Reddit and Facebook, or experiment with re-directing a few domains to your own local servers....

The Secure Folder is a useful feature on Samsung devices that allows you to keep apps and files out of sight. Here’s how to enable it and use it. How the Secure Folder Works Samsung’s Secure Folder is an app that allows you to hide a part of your phone. It uses Samsung’s Knox security platform to create a new home screen that is protected by a password or your device’s biometrics....

Many of us use Microsoft Office programs daily, but you may forget which version of Office you’re running. If you need to know which edition of Office you have, as well as which architecture (32-bit or 64-bit), we’ll show you how to quickly find this information on Windows and Mac. Knowing which version of Office you have can be useful if you are downloading templates and Office add-ins, some of which only work with specific versions of Office....

Find Your Apple Card Number Start by opening the “Wallet” app on your iPhone. If you can’t find it, swipe down on the home screen and use Spotlight search to locate it. Next, tap on your Apple Card, located at the top of the app along with any other credit or debit cards. Now that you’re viewing your Apple Card’s balance and purchases, select the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner of the display....

You keep hearing about podcasts—from friends, online, even on TV. But what are podcasts, and how do you get started listening to them? Don’t be embarrassed to ask: podcasts are one of the least accessible forms of online media. Anyone can click a link to a YouTube video, and even people without a Twitter account can scroll through threads on Twitter. Links to podcasts, however, tend to be links to website or iTunes pages where you can’t listen....

Standing desks are great. They’re arguably better for your health than sitting, have been known to increase productivity, and can improve focus. But you can’t just jump right into using one—there’s both a learning curve and a physical adjustment to go through. Is a Standing Desk Really Worth It? Let’s be real here: sitting too much is not good for your health, even if you exercise regularly. Studies like this one from Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews show that regular, long periods of sitting increases the risk of mortality from pretty much any cause, especially those associated with obesity and the myriad conditions that make up metabolic syndrome....

If you’re working in Google Sheets, you should already be familiar with its grid-like interface, where cells are separated by borderlines called gridlines. If you want to hide these gridlines from view, however, here’s what you’ll need to do. Hide Gridlines in Edit View By default, Google Sheets displays gridlines as you’re editing a spreadsheet. These are the gray lines that separate each cell. When you select a cell (or multiple cells), Sheets will surround it with a blue border....

RELATED: How to Edit Photos on Your iPhone (Using the Photos App) Create a Slideshow for Your Photos and Videos on iPhone To start making your multimedia slideshow, launch the Photos app on your iPhone. In the Photos app, select the photos and videos you’d like to include in your slideshow. When you’ve selected your photos and videos, in the bottom-left corner of your screen, tap the share icon....

When it comes to listening to music, your pet doesn’t have to be left out. With Spotify for Pets, you can generate music playlists that are tailored to your pet’s personality. We’ll show you how to use this feature. How Spotify for Pets Works Spotify for Pets is a website for generating music playlists for various types of pets. This site asks for the kind of pet you have, what its personality is like, and then it comes up with a playlist that it thinks your pet will like....

Whether you’ve upgraded to the newest model or you’re the proud new owner of a family hand-me-down, the first thing on everyone’s mind is how to get everything from their old iPhone onto their new one. Here’s what you need to do. iCloud Backup? Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That iCloud has been around since 2011, and it’s extremely handy for ensuring that content on your iOS devices is continuously backed up to the cloud....

Google Chrome, or your computer, crashed. All your tabs are gone, and what’s worse, there’s no button offering to “Re-open Last Session” when you reload Chrome. Maybe you missed it? Or maybe it was never there. Either way, you’d really like to get those tabs back. And you can! Click the three vertical dot button to the right of your address bar. You will see a menu item called “History,” with an arrow next to it....

Account security is important—not just for online shopping and bank accounts, but your social accounts too. The damage someone could do to your personal and professional life can be devastating. Just like any other important account, you have to take the proper precautions to make sure you’re the only one with access. Update: Twitter just announced that they stored everybody’s passwords in plain text on their servers and we’re probably going to find out that somebody has a file with everybody’s password at some point....

Locking your iPhone’s SIM card adds yet another layer of security, meaning that even if someone can get into your phone, they still can’t use it to call, text, or access your data plan. Locking a phone’s SIM card isn’t a new concept. It’s a basic security feature on pretty much all phones, including Android ones. After you enable it, your phone will ask for a special SIM PIN every time you start it up–without it, you won’t be able to make calls, text, and use the device’s data plan....

If you are working on an Excel worksheet with a lot of formulas in it, it may become difficult to follow and keep track of all your formulas. Excel provides a simple way of displaying formulas in the cells in addition to the formula bar. This feature also displays the dependencies for each formula in the cells (when selected), so you can track the data being used in each calculation....

To keep favorite bookmarks handy, Mozilla Firefox includes a bookmarks toolbar that you can show or hide based on personal preference. Here’s how to see it—or make it disappear—on Windows, Linux, and Mac. First, open Firefox. In any Firefox window, right-click a blank space on the tab bar or toolbar. In the menu that appears, point to “Bookmarks Toolbar.” If you want to hide the toolbar, select “Never Show.” If you want to make it visible, select “Always Show....

By default, VMware creates “growable” disks that grow larger in size as you add data. Unfortunately, they don’t automatically shrink when you remove data. You’ll need to clean up or compact your disks to actually free up space on your hard drive. The process is a little different on different versions of VMware. We’ll cover the process for VMware Player, VMware Fusion, and VMware Workstation here. Before you begin, you may want to free up additional space inside the virtual machine....

Are there multiple iPhones and iPads in your house? What about Macs, or Apple TVs? Have you ever thought about how much bandwidth all those individual Apple devices use downloading the same updates, media, and iCloud content as each other? Content Caching is Apple’s solution to this. Mostly intended for large institutions, this feature allows a Mac to become a cache for every macOS, iOS, and Apple TV system on a network....

Lutron Caseta dimmer switches are typical smart light switches with on/off buttons and dimming controls. However, there’s also a hidden pull-out tab at the bottom for disabling the switch and cutting power when you need to. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Lutron Caseta Dimmer Switch Starter Kit Lutron calls this feature “FASS” on its Caseta light switches, which stands for Front Accessible Service Switch. It’s there for “safe lamp replacement....

How to Turn Off the PlayStation 5 with the Controller The PlayStation 5 user interface is a departure from previous console generations, in that the power options do not have their own separate icon on the home screen. The power options are now hidden within the Control Center, which you can only find with the controller. To open the “Control Center,” press the “PlayStation” icon button on the DualSense controller. This is the button directly below the rectangular touchpad that’s shaped like the PlayStation icon....