What is Sticky Notes? Essentially it’s just like using real sticky notes minus the whole killing the trees thing. The most appealing feature of Sticky Notes, however, is the convenience factor. You can create a new sticky note, close the application and then reopen it later exactly as you left it. No need to save and no hassle for coming up with file names. It’s like clipboard meets notepad. A match made in heav....

Start by opening Network and Sharing Center. I did this by right-clicking the WiFi Meter on my toolbar. Now right-click the WiFi adapter and Click Properties. From the WiFi Properties page, just click Configure. So far so good. This is the most complex part of the tip. Click the Advanced Tab then search for the Property 802.11n Mode as shown in my screenshot below. Enable it once you find it and click OK....

In addition, you’ll receive a warning to change your password. Once enabled, it can warn about malicious sites while using Chrome or Microsoft Edge. The updated phishing protection feature works with a Microsoft Active Directory, Azure, or local PC account on your system. When you want to turn on this extra security protection, here’s how to enable phishing protection on Windows 11. How to Turn Off Windows Hello on Windows 11 Phishing protection on Windows 11 is only available when using a password or password to sign in....

The feature will deactivate inactive tabs to free up system memory and resources for other active tabs and apps on your computer. Previously, you needed to use a Chrome extension like The Great Suspender to offload inactive tabs. If you’re running Chrome version 108 or higher, you can enable these Memory Saver tabs in Google Chrome. Here’s how to do it. Verify Your Version of Google Chrome Before utilizing the Memory Saver feature, you must ensure you’re running Chrome version 108 or above....

Tamper Protection adds an additional layer of protection from hackers or malicious app attacks that attempt to disable security settings. However, it can block you from making changes outside the app. If you are having problems using utilities like PowerShell, Local Group Policy, and others. We’ll show you how to turn Tamper Protection on or off below. How to Enable or Disable Tamper Protection on Windows 11 The Tamper Protection security feature can block you from making changes outside the app....

If you’re running Windows 11, use the following guide to find the Wi-Fi password. Here we cover how to do it through Settings or the command line for more experienced users. Find the Wi-Fi Password in Windows 11 Through Settings To locate the Wi-Fi password in Windows 11 via Settings, follow these steps: Displaying the Wi-Fi Password on Windows 11 Now you have the password for the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to on your device....

Whatever the case, Microsoft makes the process of forgetting a Wi-Fi network easy and straightforward on Windows 11. Here’s what you’ll need to do. Forget a Wi-Fi Network of Windows 11 The simplest way to forget a single Wi-Fi network on Windows 11 is via the Quick Settings menu. Before forgetting a wireless network, make sure you still have the network’s password so that you can reconnect later if needed....

In addition, you can experience slow speeds and unreliable connectivity, or have no connectivity whatsoever. For example, if you’re having an issue connecting to the network, Windows 11 includes a built-in command-line utility that creates a report of the network adapter. If you’re having network connectivity issues, here is how to generate a Wi-Fi report on Windows 11. How to Generate a Wi-Fi Report on Windows 11 After basic troubleshooting, the next step should be generating a Wi-Fi adapter report....

First, download and install the free version of Speccy from Piriform – the developer of the popular utility CCleaner. Installation is straight-forward following the wizard. Speccy will analyze your system and display – a lot of information. It starts by giving you an overall summary of your system including the OS, CPU, RAM, Graphics Card, and more. If you want to add RAM to your system, this is an unobtrusive way to find the type you need....

The neat thing about Plex is that after setting it up, you’ll be able to stream local media over your network and have a plethora of streaming Internet media too. Here I’m setting up the latest version of Plex Media Server on my Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate system. Then I’ll show you how to get started streaming your media to mobile devices and set-top boxes to your HDTV. Install Plex Media Server on Windows PC First, download Plex Media Server for Windows....

You can install a third-party launcher or app hider or, if you’re a Samsung device owner, you can use a special private mode called Secure Folder. This acts a little like a new user account on Windows, protecting certain apps and data from view. If you want to know how to hide apps on Android, here’s what you’ll need to do. Using a Custom Launcher One of the best ways to customize your smartphone is to install a custom app launcher....

Hide Extension Icons in Microsoft Edge There are two ways you can hide extension icons but we’ll take a look at the easiest first. Right-click the extension icon you want to hide on the toolbar. Then from the menu click on “Move to the Menu.” After moving an extension, you will find it at the top of the Options (three dots) menu. Click on the ellipses button and you will see the extension icons you moved....

Adding a microSD card lets you add more storage to the Roku2. You can use this space to store games and Roku channels. It won’t read any media data files from the card, as you can with a flash drive. It’s meant to store games and channels. Insert a Micro SD card into the slot above the HDMI slot on the back of the box. After inserting the card, power on the Roku....

Note: I’m using an iPod touch (4th Gen) with iOS 5.1.1 which is the most current version of iOS at the time of this writing. I am also using the Windows version of iTunes on Windows 7. But you can jailbreak it with your Mac too. Keep in mind that if you update your iDevice to a new version – iOS 6 for example, you’ll need to jailbreak it again....

Use the Sleep Lock Feature When you close your Chromebook’s lid it goes to sleep and when you open it, it comes to life. That makes using the device easy, but it also can invite unwelcome users accessing it. To prevent unwanted intrusions, you can set it to lock when it’s asleep and require login creds when it wakes up. To do that, head to Settings > Screen lock and sign-in under the “People” section....

What happens if you want to share it more widely? One option for sharing a Google Docs document is to make it public. This allows anyone with the link to view or edit the document. You can also try other methods for sharing it, including publishing it as a webpage. If you want to know how to make a Google Docs document public, follow the steps below. How to Let Anyone View a Google Docs Document To make a Google Docs document public, you will need to change the sharing settings for the document....

Google Provides instructions for blocking contacts that have already called at least once in this video: But, what if you want to block someone who has never called you before? It’s a little different. Google doesn’t mention it specifically, but you are able to block any number existing in your contact list. So, all you really have to do is the following: For the full instructions, read on. Manually Blocking a Phone Number From Calling Your Google Voice Step 1 Sign in to your Gmail* account and go to your Contacts list....

How to Update Your Apple Watch Like installing Apple Watch apps, you don’t update your watch directly from the watch but rather from your iPhone. Open the Watch app and head to My Watch > General > Software Update. It will check for updates, and if one is available, tap the “Download and Install” button. You will also need to enter your passcode to start the update. You can monitor the update’s progress, and when it’s done, you will get a confirmation message on the iPhone....

What’s more frustrating is that each of these contacts might contain different information, so we can’t just delete one of them, as we’ll lose some of the contact information. The good news is that it’s simple to merge iPhone contacts together so that all of the contact information is combined into a single contact. If you want to know how to merge contacts on iPhone, follow this guide. How To Merge Contacts on iPhone Using Link Contacts If you have two contacts for the same person, each may contain different information....

Here are two ways to do it: Method 1: Sync Apple Mail via IMAP The first method is the easiest, and for most cases, it’ll work. Apple’s built-in mail client uses the IMAP storage format, which keeps a copy of your messages on both the server and your Mac. If you are already using an iCloud email address, you can sign into a supported email client on Windows 10 such as Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook, or Mozilla Thunderbird, and your emails will show up....