Here’s how to listen to Spotify with friends using the built-in Group Sessions feature. Note: To use this feature, you need to have an active Spotify Premium subscription. Also, it’s only available via the mobile app and not on the desktop app. How to Listen to Spotify with Friends via Group Sessions If you’re a Spotify premium subscriber, you can add up to seven friends to listen together through a Group Session....
You can archive older items, empty your deleted items, and locate and remove large messages, all in one spot. Here’s how to use the Mailbox Cleanup tool in Microsoft Outlook. Use Mailbox Cleanup in Outlook This tool is currently available in the desktop version of Microsoft Outlook on Windows. So, open Outlook and click File on the top left. If you have more than one account set up in Outlook, be sure to choose the account folder first, then click File....
What’s Taking Up Space On Your Mac? That’s your first question. Maybe it’s just a few huge files. Skip Apple’s About This Mac storage section. It doesn’t give you enough details to act upon. Its purpose is to give you a basic idea of how much space you have left. My go-to utility to analyze space issues is Daisy Disk. That program is nagware. It’s free for the first few uses....
In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up and enable your webcam and microphone so you can record video and sound. Enable Your Webcam and Microphone Before you can start recording, you’ll need to make sure the webcam and microphone you want to use are enabled. Select the Start button and select the Settings gear icon. Select Privacy from the Settings window. Scroll down to the App Permissions section in the left navigation menu and select Camera....
This isn’t ideal for a number of reasons. Firstly, it opens your friend’s account up to you or anyone else who uses your phone. Secondly, it makes logging into your own account more of a hassle. It’s possible to remove accounts from your Instagram app so that they no longer appear when you try to log in. If you’ve got someone else’s account remembered in your app, here’s how to remove a remembered account on Instagram....
Restarting a Roku can resolve problems, just like restarting a computer. Restarting a Roku can solve complex and minor issues with your Roku. A Roku restart can resolve issues of slow-acting apps and apps that aren’t opening correctly. Here is how to restart your Roku to solve complex and straightforward issues when the Roku device isn’t working correctly. How to Restart a Roku A restart is a good troubleshooting step when apps are acting slow, not opening correctly, or the UI is sluggish....
Why Can’t I See Reactions BeReal 1. You’re Receiving RealMojis From People You’re Not Friends With For the ones who don’t know what RealMojis are, RealMojis are simple reactions the user can add to other people’s posts. But the interesting thing about this type of reaction is that you can react to the post with a selfie giving a facial expression that describes what you are saying in your reaction. Pretty cool, right?...
Can You Send A Word Document on Instagram? Yes, you can send a word document on Instagram but it’s not as straight-forward as clicking on the attach icon and attaching the word document on Instagram. To send a word document on Instagram, you would need to get creative: you need to make use of some third-party services such as online converters, cloud storage, and so on. This is because Instagram is essentially a media sharing platform rather than a file sharing platform....
Boost the speed and reliability of your web browsersTrack web activity on your home networkBlock and filter web content (including specific websites and domains) The free version of OpenDNS lets you do all of this without software or “hacks” that might enrage your ISP. OpenDNS is 100% legit and widely utilized in the business and education world. So, why not use it in your home? We could get into how OpenDNS works, but I’m betting you don’t care about reading the above benefits....
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Of course, that’s the first place you start. The easiest way to do this is to hold down the button to the right until you have the Power Off option come up. That doesn’t always work, though. To force a shutdown, press and hold the Digital Crown and side button until you see the Apple logo. Digital Crown Sticky? The Digital Crown tends to collect much more dust and debris than other parts of the watch....
The Secret Conversation feature encrypts your message or calls when you send them. The content is only encrypted on the receiver’s phone. If you like the idea of encrypting your messages and calls, here’s how to use Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger. How to Use Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger It’s important to know that Facebook Messenger’s secret conversations feature only works on the mobile version of Facebook. You cannot use it on the web version....
Enable Zoom Feature on Your Apple Watch On your watch, head to Settings > General > Accessibility. Tap “Zoom” from the menu and turn it on by toggling on the “Zoom” switch. You can Enable Zoom from Your iPhone Too If your watch isn’t handy or you prefer to use your iPhone, you can. Launch the Apple Watch app and head to General > Accessibility > Zoom. Toggle it on, and here you can adjust the maximum zoom level, as well....
Set Up Zune Software on Windows Plug your smartphone into your Windows PC. The following message comes up to get the Zune software. Click Get Software. You’ll need to be running Windows XP SP3 or higher. You’re directed to the Zune software page. Either sign up for free Zune Music and Video and download the software. Or download it without creating the account. If you’re new to Windows Phone and Zune, I recommend just downloading the software....
Import Photos from iPhone to Your Computer When the original iPhone came out and long before iCloud, most people had to connect the iPhone to iTunes. That’s the way you did updates and installs. Now your iPhone doesn’t need a computer to operate. If you have a Mac or PC with Photostream installed, those pictures should automatically go into your computer. You should be able to safely delete them from your Camera Roll and off your iPhone....
Play Song When Logging into Windows There’s a lot of cool things you can do with Task Scheduler. Recently we showed you how to create a basic task to turn your PC into an ultimate alarm clock and play a video, music, or podcast when you wake up. To create a basic task, check out this article on making Windows run Disk Cleanup automatically. To play a song when you log on, start by creating a basic task and work through the wizard; after giving it a name, for the Trigger, select When I log On....
Google Fit Heart and Respiratory Rate Google Fit is a useful health monitoring tool. It’s perfectly capable of monitoring a lot of health metrics. You can even sync your Fitbit data with it, with a little bit of effort. However, until recently, if you wanted to measure your heart rate or your breathing, you had to have an external device for this purpose. Afterward, you could sync that data, presumably via Bluetooth....
The company has also officially dubbed the seventh release of Windows 10 as “May 2019 Update” as its marketing name. And there was more new information out of Redmond that includes giving users more control over the updates. Here’s what you can expect. May 2019 Update Availability Microsoft announced that Windows 10 May Update would be available next week for Insiders in the Release Preview Ring. That’s the ring for builds that are near-final, safe, and hopefully won’t bork your PC....
Old Article… Outlook Hotmail Connector The Outlook Hotmail connector tool has been around for quite some time, helping Outlook users manage their Hotmail e-mail, calendar, and contacts. Recently Microsoft has updated it once again to version 14, and it’s packed with new features that were never available until now. Because Outlook is such a powerful management tool, many people prefer to use it over the online Live/Hotmail site. Previously the Outlook Hotmail connector tool was limited and would only allow you to manage parts of Hotmail’s systems....
Ads in Windows 10 Mail App? Today the ads were reported by the Windows news site Aggiornamenti Lumia. And in another report today from The Verge, some users have been seeing ads in the Mail app since this past summer. You can see how the ads behave in the following tweet from the site Aggiornamenti Lumia: — Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) November 16, 2018 The ads may appear if you are not an Office 365 subscriber and running version 11605....
Widgets Keyboard Shortcut A new feature forced on Windows 10 users was the News and Interests Widget. Luckily you can remove it from the taskbar. On Windows 11, the feature is more complex and laid out better. Still, on Windows 11, you can remove the Widgets feature from the taskbar. But removing the button doesn’t completely disable the feature. You can still use its keyboard shortcut, which is Windows key + W....
