Windows 10’s Anniversary Update added support for Linux environments to Windows 10 back in 2016. But don’t be deceived: this is more than just a Bash shell. It’s a full compatibility layer for running Linux applications on Windows. We’ve covered a lot of the things you can do in Windows 10’s new Bash shell, so we’ve rounded up all those guides into one mega list here, for your convenience....
I’m just back from a road trip around Southern California. Over six days I hit up San Diego, Joshua Tree, Los Angeles, and then San Diego again. It was about twenty hours of driving in total, along everything from wide open freeways, narrow canyon roads, and the chaos that is LA traffic. The whole time, I was trusting Apple Maps to get me where I needed to be…and amazingly, it did....
What Is Energy Saving Mode? Picture modes on your TV are presets for different brightness, contrast, and saturation levels. You can usually adjust these things separately, but the modes do it all for you. “Energy Saving” mode is simply designed to optimize these settings for saving power. The most obvious way it does this is by dimming the screen. Energy Saving mode will typically be the dimmest of all the modes available on your TV....
You’re considering a mesh Wi-Fi network, because you’re sick of that one spot in your house not getting any reception. But does the convenience of these systems come with the same security as other routers? RELATED: Are My Smarthome Devices Secure? We understand why you might wonder this: mesh networks include multiple devices, and they’re just as much smarthome devices as they are routers (and smart devices have come under a lot of scrutiny for security)....
Which Apple Watch Models Can Check VO2 Max? The Apple Watch has lagged behind sports watches (like Garmins) in how it displayed your cardio fitness. With the watchOS 7.2 update, which was released on December 14, 2020, the Apple Watch can now track your VO2 max. The Watch has actually been able to do this for a while, but it’s been a hidden option tucked away in the Health and Fitness apps....
You’ve taken pictures of a paper document using your Android phone, and now you need to send it to someone. We’ll show you an easy way you can convert these images to a PDF file to make it easier to share this document. RELATED: The Best Ways to Scan a Document Using Your Phone or Tablet Ideally, you’d photograph those documents using a document scanner app, which would turn them into a PDF automatically....
Adding a page border to your document can be a subtle way to make your Microsoft Word documents stand out. You can customize the style, thickness, and number of pages for a border to apply to your Word document. Adding a Page Border in Microsoft Word Creating a page border in Microsoft Word will depend on your version of Microsoft Office. For Office 365 and Office 2019, open a Word document and click the “Design” tab in the ribbon....
Whether you want to share photos with one friend or dozens of friends, set up a collaborative album where everyone can dump vacation photos, or even share your album with the whole world, iCloud Photo Sharing makes it easy to share your photos right from your iPhone or iPad. Turn On iCloud Photo Sharing RELATED: Banish iCloud Storage Nagging with Google Photos First things first, you need to turn on iCloud Photo Sharing....
You may be wondering how a site looks with or without JavaScript. On Chrome, JavaScript is enabled by default, but you can disable it fairly quickly to see what a site looks like without all the moving parts. Here’s how. Why Should I Enable or Disable JavaScript? Modern websites have a lot of moving parts. Almost every online magazine and blog runs ads to support the site’s staff. With JavaScript enabled, you’re able to see these ads (and support the site as a result)....
If you’ve ever accidentally replaced something in your clipboard on Windows 11, we have good news: Clipboard history allows you to store up to 25 entries that you can retrieve later. Here’s how to turn it on and use it. To get started with clipboard history in Windows 11, press Windows+V on your keyboard. You’ll see a pop-up menu in the corner with a message that reads “Let’s get started....
At Google I/O 2018, Google announced a featured named Continued Conversation that makes your Home speakers a lot more useful by continuing to listen after the initial command. That feature is now available—here’s how to check it out. Update: Since the Google Home app redesign, this option has moved. You can now find it in the Home App > Account > Settings > Assistant > Continued Conversations. What is Continued Conversation?...
Have you ever used one of your favorite programs on your desktop, only to find that in later updates, that program changes in ways you don’t particularly appreciate? It’s a common phenomenon: a single program, like a chat client, might break with your specific computer setup after a recent update. It’s easier (and less disruptive to your workflow) to switch to an older version of the program until the problem is resolved....
How to Set Up and Use the Tile Alexa Skill RELATED: How to Use Tile to Find Your Keys, Wallet, or Anything Else To find your Tile with an Echo, first you’ll need to enable the Alexa skill. Head to this page and enable the Tile Alexa skill. Next, you’ll need to give Tile permission to access your address. Click Save Permissions to continue. Sign into your Tile account. Once your Tile account is linked, you can find your Tiles with the following voice commands:...
Your Apple Watch Is Actually Full If you’ve run into an issue where your Apple Watch is legitimately full of content you’ve loaded onto it, then you’ll simply need to remove some of that content. You can do so easily by opening up the Watch app on your iPhone and selecting the apps in question, such as the Photos app, Music app, Podcasts app, and so on. There you can turn off syncing, delete synced data, and so on....
Role-based access control (RBAC) is a mechanism for defining the actions that user accounts can perform within your Kubernetes cluster. Enabling RBAC reduces the risk associated with credential theft and account takeover. Issuing each user with the minimum set of permissions they require prevents accounts from becoming over privileged. Most popular Kubernetes distributions start with a single user account that’s granted superuser access to the cluster. Authenticating as this account lets you perform any action but can pose a substantial security risk....
If you subscribe to the Apple Music streaming music service, you probably usually listen on an Apple device such as a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. But you can also enjoy Apple Music on a Windows PC equally as well. Here’s how. Method 1: Use the Apple Music Web Player Apple has created a web-based music player with an interface similar to iTunes and the Music app that runs directly in your browser....
What You’ll Need The Your Phone app is preinstalled on Windows 10 PCs. When connected to an Android device, it can mirror your notifications, sync photos, and send text messages. You can also use the app to place and receive calls from your phone through your PC. To make phone calls using the Your Phone app, your devices must meet the following requirements: Your computer must be running Windows 10 with the May 2019 Update or later, and have Bluetooth enabled....
A security system isn’t really complete without notifications, especially when you’re away from home. Here’s how to manage them on the Abode home security system. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Abode Home Security System To manage notifications, you’ll need to visit Abode’s web interface, as the app doesn’t support making these changes, even though there’s a menu for it. Once you get to the web interface, log in using your Abode account credentials....
It’s rare, but every once and a while your MacBook’s Touch Bar can get stuck, showing you only one set of buttons and not responding to touch. For me it was displaying the “Unlock With TouchID” message long after I logged in, but it’s hypothetically possible for this to happen while running any application. The quick solution is to force quit the application that’s stuck on the Touch Bar, but if that doesn’t do the trick, you can force the Touch Bar to “restart....
If you use Excel spreadsheets to collect data from other people, but find that they often fill your carefully-planned cells with the wrong kind of information, data validation can help. This tool lets you restrict specific cells to only allow properly-formatted data. If someone enters anything that’s not supposed to be there—like “lunch at airport” instead of “$15.68” on an expense report—Excel rejects the input until they get it right....
