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It’s a bad idea to fill a Windows system drive completely full, and this could cause a variety of problems. But just how much empty space do you really need? Why You Need Empty Space You need some available space for a variety of reasons. If your drive fills up, you won’t be able to save new files to the drive or download anything, including Windows Updates. Programs often need to create cache files, so they may crash or experience other errors....

It’s one of the most discussed new features in High Sierra: Safari’s new Intelligent Tracking Prevention. Advertisers are upset about it, claiming it’s “bad for the ad-supported online content and services consumers love.” Apple is undeterred by the rhetoric. But what does the feature actually do? RELATED: What’s New in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Available Now Basically, Intelligent Tracking Prevention changes which sites can and can’t use particular cookies, and in some cases deletes cookies that aren’t doing anything useful for you....

By default, Google Chrome disables pop-ups automatically in the browser; something easily overlooked because that’s how the internet should be presented. Not all pop-up windows are malicious or invasive. Some websites use them for legitimate reasons. How to Allow Pop-Ups From a Specific Site When Chrome blocks a pop-up from a website, it displays an icon with a red X in the corner of the Omnibox. If you suspect this is an error and want to see pop-ups from this website, click on the icon to see site-specific options, select “Always Allow Pop-ups and Redirects” and then click “Done....

While you can put your smart lights on a schedule when you go on vacation, it’s actually better to have them turn on and off randomly, to accurately simulate someone being home. Here’s how to do that in the Wink app with your smart lights. RELATED: How to Set Up the Wink Hub (and Start Adding Devices) A newer feature in the Wink app—named “Home Sitter”—allows you to do just this....

Maybe you’ve recently reset your entire network or made the switch from a wired connection to a wireless one. Either way, you’ll need to make that connection happen. Here’s how to do it in Windows 10. RELATED: How to Reset Your Entire Network in Windows 10 and Start From Scratch Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network The first thing you’ll need to do is make sure Wi-Fi is enabled in Windows so that your computer can “see” the available networks in your area....

When you upgrade Windows 10 your old account comes with you, when you do a clean install you make a new account during the process, but what about if you want to add additional local accounts? Read on as we show you how. Why Do I Want To Do This? Millions of Windows users never create secondary accounts on their machines and use their primary administrative account for everything. This is a not-so-secure practice and one most people should get out of the habit of....

First, find the “Appstore” on the home screen under the “Home” tab. The Appstore is organized into several sections at the top. The main “Home” tab includes a bunch of suggestions. You can tap “Categories” to get more specific. Select an app or a game to see more information about it. Here, you can tap “Get” to begin downloading. A pop-up will tell you what the app needs to access....

Some Android phones don’t come with power cables anymore, but they almost all still include user manuals in the box. However, you wouldn’t be the first person to toss the manual along with the box. So where else can you find it? Find the Manual on Your Device First, we recommend looking on your Android device itself. Many phones include links to the user manual or the official website where you can find it....

Think you have the perfect combination of geek knowledge and writing skills? We’re always looking for a few experienced writers to join our team. What We’re Looking For We are looking for experienced freelance writers to cover how-to guides, product roundups and comparisons, and explainers across a myriad of topics, including, but not limited to, things like Windows, Microsoft Office, macOS, iPhone, Android, Google, Smart Home, Cloud Services, Small Business / IT, Gadgets, and many other topics....

On Android Wear 2.0, apps from your phone no longer sync to your watch automatically. But not all apps available for Wear show up in Play Store search results, making it hard to find everything that’s on your phone. RELATED: How to Set Up, Tweak, and Use Your Android Wear Watch If you’re an old-school Wear user, you remember how things used to be: install the Wear app, pair your watch, then wait however it long it took for all your apps to sync from the phone to the watch....

Call & Message Other Users A relatively new feature that has come to the Echo, you can now call and message other Echo users. The cool thing about this, though, is that you use your voice to place calls and send messages, all completely hands free. You should have already gone through the setup process after updating the Alexa app at one point, so after that all you have to do is say “Alexa, call Mark”....

You might have some things on your Chromebook that you don’t want wandering eyes to see. Thankfully, it’s super easy to hide files and folders on Chrome OS. Unlike when hiding files on Android, you don’t need any special software to do it. First, click the “App Launcher” icon in the bottom-left corner to see all of the apps on your Chromebook. From there, open the “Files” app. Next, find the file or folder you would like to hide and click the three-dot menu icon in the top right....

Does it bug you when your mouse cursor blocks the view of the text field you’re typing in? If so, you can hide your cursor while typing using one of two methods on your Windows 10 or 11 PC. We’ll show you how. RELATED: How to Change Your Mouse Cursor Color in Windows 11 What to Know About Hiding the Cursor While Typing In both Windows 10 and 11, you have two ways to hide your cursor while typing....

Homebrew is the most popular package manager for Mac OS X. Homebrew Cask extends Homebrew with support for quickly installing Mac applications like Google Chrome, VLC, and more. No more dragging and dropping applications! This is an easy way to install Mac terminal utilities and graphical apps. It’s a bit like Chocolatey or OneGet on Windows, or the package managers included with Linux. It’s even a way to install many of the useful apps that aren’t in the Mac App Store....

If you’d like to open your iPhone’s Camera app and take photos quickly without even touching the screen, you can launch it with two or three taps on the back on an iPhone 8 or higher. The secret is a built-in feature called Back Tap. Here’s how to set it up. First, open the Settings app on your iPhone. In Settings, tap “Accessibility,” then select “Touch.” In “Touch Settings,” select “Back Tap....

Facebook’s Safety Check is most well known for letting people know you’re safe during an emergency. However, if you’re in the affected area of a disaster and you need help or want to offer to help others, you can find people using it, too. Here’s how to find help or volunteer. Head to the Safety Check section on Facebook here and click on the event in your area where you need or want to offer help....

The Google Chromecast is a fantastic little piece of tech that you can do a surprising amount of stuff with given its relatively low price tag. While there are dedicated games made for Chromecast, you can actually play your regular Android games on it pretty easily too. RELATED: So You Just Got a Chromecast. Now What? Doing this is actually incredibly simple by using a feature built into many Android phones: screen mirroring....

It’s not secret that Bluetooth 5.0 is pretty awesome, and as a results the Galaxy S8 can do some pretty neat stuff that other phones just can’t do. Playing Bluetooth audio on two connected devices at once is one of those features—it’s called Dual Audio. Here’s how to use it. RELATED: What Is Media Volume Sync on the Galaxy S8? To get started with Dual Audio, give the notification shade a tug, then long-press the Bluetooth icon to jump directly into the Bluetooth menu....

What Is Developer Mode? Microsoft first announced the Xbox would be getting a developer mode during its Build 2016 event keynote, along with the news that Universal Windows Platform (UWP) would be coming to the Xbox One. With developer mode enabled on a Microsoft console, it’s possible to install and run UWP apps. When developer mode is enabled, retail games and other services won’t work. Playing retail games and apps downloaded from the Microsoft Store requires that you restart your console....

You may find you need to change multiple cells from one case to another in Excel. Maybe you imported data that came in all upper case, or maybe you convert headings on columns to upper case. Changing case is easy using some special functions. There are three functions that allow you to change the case of text in multiple columns easily: = Upper(B1) – converts text to all upper case = Lower(B1) – converts text to all lower case = Proper(B1) – converts text to proper case, or title case (the first letter of each word is capitalized)...