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Silk Web Browser on Fire TV At first, you will see a Bing search screen (Bing is the default search engine), and you’ll be walked through a short tutorial on how to use the remote to navigate the browser and manage bookmarks. To get the browser navigation controls, just hit the menu button on the remote. At the top, you have options to search the web or enter a specific URL, refresh, move back or forward, or request the desktop version of the site....

Calibrate Apple TV Requirements To use the new Color Balance feature, you’ll need an iPhone that supports Face ID that’s also running iOS 14.5 or later. You must be using any version of Apple TV — 4K or Apple TV HD with tvOS 14.5 installed. Additionally, be sure your TV’s picture mode isn’t set too bright or has highly saturated colors. (Using your TV’s standard picture mode is probably best.) Your iPhone must also be locked to perform this test....

Cast Local Videos from Windows 10 to Chromecast Make sure you have the desktop version of VLC 3.0 or above installed on your PC — this also will work with Windows 7. Then load it up with the video or other supported media file (i.e., FLAC or APE) you want to play. From the VLC toolbar, go to Playback > Renderer and choose your Chromecast device. If you don’t see it listed in the menu, click Scan to find it....

The steps to change app language on your Apple devices are relatively pain-free. If you want to change app language on your iPhone or Mac, here’s what you’ll need to do. Changing the App Language on iPhone and iPad To change the default language on your iPhone or iPad on a per-app basis, you must download at least one new language pack to your device. Once you do, you’ll have the option to switch between the available languages....

Change Default Language for Google Chrome Browser To get started, launch Google Chrome, click on the (three dots button) on the screen’s upper-right corner, and click Settings. Then, on the left, click the Advanced dropdown menu to show Advanced Settings and click Languages. Next, on the right, click the Language dropdown menu. Then click on the “Add languages” link from the menu. Now, a menu will pop up that gives you various languages you can choose from....

If you’re a little sick of all of your iPhone messages appearing in these colors, the good news is that it is possible to have your iMessage bubbles appear in a range of different colors, although you’ll need to install an app to do so. Read on to learn how to change iMessage color. What Are the Standard iMessage Colors? If you use iMessage, you will probably have seen three different colors of text bubbles....

Previous versions of the Apple TV remote were powered by one round lithium 3V coin battery that could go years without replacing. This was due to its limited functionality compared to the new one. The new remote has a new touchpad with more sensors that allow more control of the tvOS interface. It also has a microphone for Siri voice search and control. These additional features come in handy while enjoying your entertainment, but it also means you need to charge it up from time to time....

Check and Manage Calendar Events from Apple Watch The basic way to check your calendar items on your Apple Watch is to launch the Calendar app on your watch. Then, press the Digital Crown and tap the Calendar icon from your list. Whether you use Siri or manually open the calendar app, it will default to your watch’s “Up Next” view. Just swipe up or down on the screen to see different days and events, or use the watch’s dial to scroll through....

Create Shortcut to Favorites Folder on the Windows 7 Desktop Right-click on your desktop and go to New > Shortcut. Now paste the following in the location field and click Next. %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E} No name the shortcut as Favorites and click Finish. If you want to change the shortcut icon, right-click on it and select Properties. Then click the Change Icon button under the Shortcut tab. Select an icon you want to use or browse to the location of a custom icon and click OK....

Delay Windows 10 (Version 21H1) May 2021 Update To postpone the feature update for a few days, click the Start button and click on Settings. From there go to Update & Security > Windows Update. From there, click on the Pause Updates for 7 Days button. If you want to pause the update for a longer period of time, click on Advanced Options. On the following screen, scroll down to the “Pause updates” section and click the dropdown menu to select a date when you want the update to resume....

By enabling this feature, you can glance down to see how close you are to your goal. So you don’t have to stop mid-document from opening the word count tool. How to Display the Word Count in Google Docs Online Visit the Google Docs website, sign in if necessary, and then open your document. You’ll then see the word count box display in the bottom left corner of your document....

The feature automatically hides any Microsoft Store apps that you aren’t frequently using. The Archive apps feature gives the impression that the app is uninstalled without completely removing it from your system. The app offloading process frees up drive space, and its services won’t use network bandwidth. If you want to save drive space and bandwidth, you’ll want to enable archive apps on Windows 11. Here’s how. How to Enable Archive Apps on Windows 11 The feature should be enabled by default, but it’s worth double-checking in case it was turned off....

Like with your Android phone or personal computer, you don’t need people sniffing around through your private data. The good news is we can fix the issue by using guest mode so they can use your Chromebook or Chrome browser on your computer but not see your personal data. Here’s how to enable guest mode on Chromebook and the Chrome browser. Guest Mode vs Incognito Mode on a Chromebook It’s important to note that there is a difference between incognito mode and guest mode on a Chromebook....

If there’s a deeper problem, however, you might want to investigate by switching to safe mode on Android. Android safe mode is a troubleshooting mode that only runs Android with the most basic configuration. You can’t run any third-party apps—only the apps that came with your device can run. If you want to troubleshoot a recent software issue on your Android device, using safe mode is a good place to start....

While the snooze feature is a convenient one, you may want to change the times for it. For instance, maybe you’re not an early morning person. So you want your available snooze times at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 7:00 PM. Funny enough, the settings to adjust your Gmail snooze times don’t currently exist within the Gmail application. If you’ve been scratching your head wondering how you can change your snooze times, you’ve come to the right place....

What’s nice about this feature is that you can make it as detailed as you need. For instance, you can have it match the exact letter case for your word or phrase and ignore punctuation like apostrophes or hyphens. You can also have the tool replace all instances of the matching text or only specific ones. Here’s how to use Find and Replace in Word as a time-saving way to update text in your document....

However, they have come a long way over the years and can do much more. Newer models can run (some) Android apps and even Linux (if you want to get geeky). But unlike other operating systems, there isn’t an easy way to see your system’s hardware in Chrome OS, such as RAM, CPU, and Storage. There are a few different ways you can find out about what’s going on under the hood....

Sometimes you may need that information when troubleshooting the operating system or an individual component. For example, a reboot would be in order if you keep getting a BSOD error, for example, and there are months of uptime. If you’re unsure how to find your Windows 11 PC uptime, follow this guide. Checking Your PC Uptime on Windows Now, learning how long your PC has been up and running isn’t something you can use all the time....

Another new feature in this update is the shortcuts section (shown below). It includes shortcut tiles for popular actions. It is meant to make it easier to perform popular actions like adding channels, set a sleep timer, or powering off the TV. And Roku says more shortcuts will be added over time. But if you don’t need the shortcuts and would rather use the space for channels, you can hide the new section....

You will need: Install VirtualBox 5.0 or higherInstallation media for Windows 10 (ISO or DVD) Step 1: Set up a Windows 10 VirtualBox Start by opening VirtualBox and clicking on the “New” button. Pick a name for the VM as well as the type and version. You’ll be able to choose between a 32-bit and 64-bit install. I advise you to stick with 32-bit if you don’t have a lot of RAM....