With no home button, most actions on an iPhone 13 are performed using gestures. This may feel a little strange at first, but you’ll soon be using these gestures without even thinking. You can use a gesture to suspend an app that you’re using, but in some circumstances, you may want to close an app completely. You can learn how to close apps on iPhone 13 using the steps below....

But what if a similar situation happens while using your Chromebook? Well, the general idea applies to Chrome OS, too. Here is how to force close an unresponsive app on your Chromebook. Close Unresponsive Apps on Your Chromebook As we’ve discussed in other articles about finding your Chromebook system specs, Chrome OS has its own Task Manager utility. To launch it, open the Chrome browser and click the Menu button (three dots) and then More tools > Task manager....

You can accept a suggestion with a simple click or ignore it and keep typing the words you want. According to the schedule at Microsoft, as of May 20, 2021, Text Predictions has been launched on Outlook for Android and Outlook Online, and it’s currently being rolled out to Microsoft to Outlook for Windows and Outlook for iOS. If you follow the steps below and don’t see the feature, make sure you’re running the latest client....

Chat groups can be useful for keeping in touch with friends, colleagues or people you share interests with. However, we all have that person on our list who creates lots of groups. And then adds their whole phonebook to them. But now you have a choice in which contacts can and can’t add you to every group of theirs. Decide Who Can Add You To WhatsApp Groups The feature has been recently added and couldn’t be easier to use....

Conversely, there’s one underlying reason to make digital copies of DVDs. Physical disks can break down over time after continued use and become inoperable. It’s because of this many turn to software rippers. WinX DVD Ripper is one of the best so-called rippers around. Available for Windows and Mac, the software seamlessly removes protection algorithms on a DVD, extracting the files onto your computer. Read further to learn more about WinX DVD Ripper and why it’s one of the easiest to use rippers around....

First, you’ll need to download or create a search connector for the website you want to be searchable from Windows Explorer. Most larger sites already have a Search Connector created that you can download. But just in case you can’t find one, here’s how you would go about creating one. How To Create Your Own Custom Search Connector The easiest way is to start is by using an existing search Connector and modifying certain parts of it to match your needs....

Create a Basic Form With Microsoft Forms Visit the Microsoft Forms website and sign in with your Microsoft account. At the top, click New Form to get started with a basic form. Give your new form a title and, optionally, a description. Click Add new to create your first question. You can also use the lightning bolt at any point to get question suggestions. Next, select your question type. You can pick from Choice, Text, Rating, or Date....

A system backup protects against potential hardware failures, malware attacks, upgrade problems, and more. It also protects your system configuration from loss. It’s important to sync your files via cloud services like OneDrive. You can also use a “set it and forget it” third-party backup option like Backblaze or use the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 11. Originally made available in Windows 7, Backup and Restore use the “shadow copy” feature in Windows to create a system image that provides an identical copy of the install, apps, settings, and files....

Microsoft PowerPoint Timeline – Add/Adjust Dates By design, Microsoft PowerPoint makes it possible to extend storytelling beyond words. Instead, you can create slides containing images, charts, and other objects to highlight a new product, project, person, or whatever else you want to promote. With a timeline, you can add dates to tell your story across points in time. After doing so, you can add more dates and move them as needed....

There are a few methods you can use to create tables in Microsoft Word. You can insert, draw, or copy in a table from elsewhere, should you want to. Here’s how to create and customize tables in Microsoft Word following these methods. How to Insert a Table in Microsoft Word You can insert a table in Microsoft Word in several ways, but three ways are worth mentioning in particular. You can add a table by inserting it automatically with a set size, or you can draw a table manually using your mouse or trackpad....

Custom DNS Kindle Fire HDX From the Kindle Fire Options Menu, Click on the Wireless icon. On the next screen tap on Wi-Fi. Tap and Hold your Wi-Fi network to open the Advanced Wi-Fi settings. Then tap Advanced Settings. Now check the box “Show Advanced Settings.” Tap the IP Settings drop-down and change DHCP to Static. With IP settings set to Static, scroll down and change both entries to 8.8.8.8 and 8....

Customize Twitter Email Notifications Log into your Twitter account and click the gear icon on the top right side of the page, and go to Settings. On the next page click Email notifications. The next page allows you to tweak the notification emails Twitter sends. The settings are divided into three sections — the first one is about you and your Tweets. The second section is where you can have a digest of tweets that is sent daily or weekly....

Deleting a playlist is different on each device, but once you delete a playlist on say your Windows Phone, it deletes it across the board on all of your devices. Here’s a look at how to delete playlists on each platform Xbox Music is available on. Delete Xbox Music Playlists Windows 8.1 Xbox Music App: To delete a playlist in Xbox Music using the app on Windows 8.1, you need to select the playlist first....

On you iOS Homescreen, open Settings. Swipe down and tap on General. Locate Restrictions in general settings and tap on it. You will see a button on top labeled Enable Restrictions. Tap on it. It will ask you to set a Passcode if you haven’t already. Make sure you set it to something which you can remember easily. This passcode will prevent anyone from making in-app purchases. It will ask you twice to enter the passcode....

Note: If you also want to remove the icon from your desktop, check out this article here On your desktop, right-click the Recycle Bin icon, left-click on Properties. Once you’ve clicked Properties, a window will appear called Recycle Bin Properties. By default, it will open on the Global menu tab. Changing the settings under this menu is recommended; however, if you wish to configure each drive separately follow these same steps for each drive....

Say No To Expensive Ringtones The second problem with purchasing ringtones is it leaves you with no control over the content of the ringtone. Most commercial ringtones will only play a particular part of the chorus of each song, and if you like a different part of the song then you are out of luck! Here is what you’ll need to make your own ringtones: True, you could just transfer the entire MP3 of your song straight to your phone without editing, but it wouldn’t work too well....

Here’s a perfect example of why you’d want to enable Mirroring. We recently took a look at the new YouTube app for iOS. It supports AirPlay so you can watch videos on your HDTV with an Apple TV, but you have to enable Mirroring first. Otherwise, it will only stream audio from the app and not the video. The AirPlay Mirroring feature isn’t available on all iOS devices. Here is what you’ll need for it all to work....

Enable System-Wide Access to Emoji Emoticons in Windows 10 Windows 10 includes a large library of emoticons you can use in popular communication apps such as Skype and Outlook; but what if you want to insert them in say, a Microsoft Word document? You will first need to enable the on-screen keyboard. Yes, I know, it’s awkward you have to do this. Hopefully, a future release Windows 10 adds a more efficient way to insert emoticons; maybe an emoticon tab from the Action Center....

This trick can be useful if you think someone or something (malware) other than you might be using your computer. Or perhaps you’re a forensics corp IT guy? Anyway, a few things to keep in mind before we get started: Enabling or Disabling this won’t make your Accessed date vanish or reappear, rather it will only change if Windows updates the timestamp or not. If a last accessed timestamp already exists for your file, it will remain persistent unless this feature is enabled....

Unlike the gadget from Windows Vista, the new Feed Reader does not manage its own list of RSS feeds. Instead, feeds are pulled directly from your Internet Explorer Feed Subscriptions. Make sense? Let’s take a closer look! How To Manage and Organize Windows 7 Feed Reader First, let’s bring the gadget to the visible desktop. To do this Right-Click any open space on the Desktop. Then Click Gadgets. The Gadgets window will appear; Right-Click Feed Headlines and then Click Add....