If that’s the case, you might want to change the playback quality of Apple TV Plus to a lower resolution to help save data. Here’s a look at how you can change the playback quality of shows from Apple TV Plus. With the goal being to help you save data while still being able to stream. Save Data by Changing Playback Quality of Apple TV+ To get started head to Settings > TV on your iPhone or iPad....

Hover (don’t click) your mouse over the bottom-right corner of the page. This is the charmingly charmful way of making Windows 8 display the Charms menu. From the Charms menu select Settings. It’s the icon that looks like a giant gear. In the settings sidebar-menu, click Change PC settings. Woohoo, we’ve made it to the actual Windows 8 settings. Now that we’re here, check out the Personalize tab. Then visit the Start screen sub-tab....

If you’re using an Android device, you can pair your AirPods using Bluetooth, but you won’t have access to the same level of information. For instance, if you want to know how to check your AirPods battery on Android, you’re out of luck—there’s no built-in method for doing so. Thankfully, there is a workaround you can try. If you’re unsure, here’s what you’ll need to do to check your AirPod battery levels on Android....

Plagiarism is a huge problem in academia and the business world, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it. If you want to stamp out the problem, you’ll need to know how to check for plagiarism. If you’re using a document editor, like Google Docs, you can, and there are a few tools you can use to get the job done. Here’s what you’ll need to do to check for plagiarism in Google Docs....

If you’re not familiar with GeoTagging, it is when you or your camera gadget adds geographical location information metadata to photos, videos, and texts. Though that is just the beginning, it can really be added to just about any type of media. Did you know that by default most smartphones(iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows 7 Phone, etc.) are automatically enabled to GeoTag every photo and video that you snap? This means that everything you snap has GPS coordinates attached to it, and it’s really easy to access....

Clip Segments of Audio Files After you’ve found the MP3 file you want to clip, drag it into Audacity to import it. After the show is imported, I recommend using the Magnifying tool to zoom in on the audio track so you can clip it more accurately. Normally I zoom in, so I have 30-second segments of the show. Then use the Selection tool to highlight the section of the show you want to clip....

Note: This feature only works with the second or third generation Apple TV with the system software version 5.2 or higher. Use Apple TV with Bluetooth Keyboard Turn on your Bluetooth Keyboard and then on your Apple TV, go to Settings > General and select Bluetooth. The Apple TV will start searching for the Bluetooth devices available. Select the one you want to use. Then type the code displayed on your Bluetooth keyboard....

Here’s how. Connect Your Chromebook via a Physical Cable The most straightforward method of connecting your Chromebook to an external display is to use a physical cable. The type of cable you use will depend on the model of the Chromebook. Once you have the cable from the Chromebook to the external display connected, you need to head to Settings > Device > Displays. There you have some different options, including choosing to mirror or extend your display....

A Groovy Review And Walkthrough Of Wix.com The front page of Wix is fancy and inviting; it also is available in multiple languages. Getting started was easy since there is a giant button that says “Start Now.’ 2. After Clicking Start a sign-up dialog will appear. The whole sign-up process is about as painless as you can get. Just enter your email address, password, and username. There isn’t even an email verification, so you don’t have to use a real email, but it’s a good idea to do so in case you forget your password....

Here’s how to create a poll in Slack. Create a Poll in Slack Using Reactions No poll creation tools are built into Slack, but you can quickly create your own simple poll using reaction emojis. You designate an emoji for each response in the poll, and people can vote by adding the appropriate reaction to your post. To create a poll in Slack using emojis: Create a Poll in Slack Using an App If you want more control over your polls, you can install an app in Slack that will create the votes for you....

When you’re working with a lot of data, you’re going to encounter gaps. You don’t need to manually find each empty row in your spreadsheet—there’s a better way to do it. If you want to know how to delete empty rows in Google Sheets, follow the steps below. How to Delete a Single Empty Row in Google Sheets If you only have one or two empty rows to delete in Google Sheets, it’s quicker to delete each one manually....

Click on the “Cast” button below the video on the lower-right corner gives you options on which device you want to cast to. However, you can easily remove the Chromecast feature in Chrome. Removing the playback controls is a similar procedure to disabling a buried flag in the browser. Disable Media Playback Controls on Google Chrome To get started, launch the Google Chrome browser and type: chrome://flags into the URL bar, and hit Enter....

What’s the News and Interests Widget Here is an example of the News and Interests taskbar widget. It will pop up if you hover over the weather icon on the right side of the taskbar. It displays weather, news and finance headlines, traffic, and more. You can manage the topics that are displayed on the widget. Just click the Manage interests button. Adjust the News and Interests Widget Behavior on Windows 10 Changing the behavior of the News and Interests widget on the Windows 10 taskbar is similar to managing Search on the taskbar....

Have you ever created the most epic blog post ever, filled with rich media (videos, music, photos, custom fonts), only to have WordPress glitch and remove half of your content? I’ve had my fair share of this, and because I primarily use Live Writer to write posts, it doesn’t come as a surprise that there would be some incompatibility. However, the problems only seem to arise when using the Visual Editor built-in to WordPress....

For instance, if you have the Skype desktop client installed, and Outlook.com open in a separate tab, you will get the annoying notification when someone pings you. Also, if your phone is near, that will start making noise, too. So much beeping going on all at once is quite annoying. Not to mention, Skype doesn’t sync read notifications either. When you’re done talking with someone, you need to go into each instance of Skype and clear the notifications....

In either Windows 7 or 8, from the Start menu search for “mouse” and then open up the corresponding Mouse option. In Windows 7 it will be listed under Control panel, and in Windows 8 it will be listed under Settings. In the Mouse Properties window that appears, open the Pointer Options tab and check the box labeled “Show location of pointer when I press CTRL key.” Click Apply and you can test it out....

The good news is you can enable dynamic refresh rate on Windows 11 to do exactly that. If you have the right hardware, you can let Windows 11 decide when you would benefit from a higher refresh rate, and when it’s better to turn the refresh rate down to save battery. We’ll explain how to enable a dynamic refresh rate on Windows 11 using the steps below. What is Dynamic Refresh Rate?...

Efficiency mode helps to enhance battery life and reduce system resource usage. For example, browsers built with Chromium like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are infamous for hogging RAM and CPU cycles. So, to mitigate system resource gluttonous behavior, battery life is saved, and Edge is more responsive. So, here’s how to enable efficiency mode in Microsoft Edge. Enable Efficiency Mode in Microsoft Edge Edge put background tabs to sleep after five minutes of inactivity with the performance-enhancing efficiency mode feature....

Earlier this week we took a look at a groovy Firefox extension called Multifox that allowed you to sign-in to any website with as many different user accounts as you want. While that does work for Gmail, there is another method that doesn’t involve any extensions at all! All you need to do is change a setting in your Google Account. Before we get started, I need to warn you that this considered an “advanced” settings, and it still has a few kinks and bugs that need to be worked out....

Word Doc to PDF PDF is a commonly used format. It’s versatile because you can open the file in many different browsers and devices. It is not the easiest to edit; in fact, some may not allow editing, but if you need to share a read-only file, then PDF is what you want. Luckily Microsoft Word 2016 has made it simple to save your Word files into PDFs. There are three easy ways to be exact:...