Wear OS and Notifications A smartwatch is a great way of seeing things that happen on your phone without actually taking it out of your pocket. It also has a limited battery life. Notifications in excess will drain it in no time and, when you’ll actually need it, you’ll find yourself without power. The key is to keep a good balance between the convenience of the watch showing a lot of things and what you actually require in terms of notifications....

How To Manage Wireless Networks In Windows 7 If you have a wireless network card installed, an icon will display in the windows system tray. You can Click this icon to view available networks and quickly access the Network and Sharing Center. From the network and sharing center, the first stop is the wireless network management screen. To get there Click Manage wireless networks from the left sidebar. Alternatively, you can access this from the Start menu by Typing manage wireless into the search box and Clicking the Manage wireless networks control panel link....

Like other new feature updates, Microsoft will gradually start rolling out version 1903 via Windows Update. It will begin with newer devices first and expand to others more broadly over the coming weeks and months. However, if you’re an early adopter (and not an Insider), here is a look at a couple of ways you can get it now. Manually Install Windows 10 version 1903 May 2019 Update To upgrade your current version of Windows 10 to the May 2019 Update, head to the Windows 10 download page....

It may seem impolite, but it’s sometimes necessary. You can carry on messaging your friend and viewing their posts when you view their profile, but your feed won’t be clogged. There are a couple of ways you can mute someone’s posts, stories, or both on Instagram—here’s how. How to Mute Someone on Instagram To start, make sure you’ve installed the Instagram app on your Android or iPhone. After installing the app on your phone, sign into your Instagram account if you aren’t already....

Technically most modern computers have a UEFI now; you can access it the same way as you’d the BIOS on older systems. The UEFI provides additional features, but most users still call it the BIOS. If you need to access your BIOS to change a setting or enable a feature, here’s how to open the BIOS on Windows 11. Enter the BIOS directly from Bootup The straightforward way to enter the BIOS is by pressing a key on your keyboard while powering on the computer....

Backup Twitter Data First Before you get to the deletion part you might want to save your data first. To do that head to Settings and privacy > Your account > Download an archive of your data. After you request an archive of your Twitter data it can take up to two days to get it. Keep that in mind before you delete your account. This will allow you to check it out and ensure everything you want is saved....

In addition, you can change the background, access tabs on your iOS devices, and view a Privacy Report showing trackers as you browse. Here, we’ll show you what you can do and how to do it to personalize your Safari start page. Personalize the Safari Start Page on Mac To make sure you’re using the best page for you, we’ll start with showing you how to pick the page for new windows, tabs, and the home page in Safari....

Now, things are much easier. You can take out your smartphone, open up Google Maps, and get directions in seconds. If you still want a hard copy, however, you’ll want to know how to print directions in Google Maps instead. This gives you step-by-step instructions to help you reach your destination. To print directions in Google Maps, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Print Google Maps Directions on PC or Mac We’ll assume that you already have a printer at home to print from....

What is iCloud? First launched in 2011, iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service built into every iPhone, iPad, and Mac — if you want to use it. At the heart of iCloud is the ability to remotely store data such as documents, photos, and music, accessible on various devices. The cloud storage component means backing up your most important files across multiple devices. Beginning with iOS/iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey, there’s also iCloud Plus....

Go to the Screenr website and click the Record button. Screenr will start the detection process for Java. If you don’t have it yet, make sure to install Java. Give Java permission to run before starting your recording. After Java is installed and launched, Screenr will load the recorder. Drag the recorder to the area of the screen you want to capture, and size it accordingly. Click the record button to start....

However, there are times when the graphics card doesn’t work the way it should. For example, you might get an Error 43, a BSOD error, or Windows may just freeze up because your GPU is struggling under load. If this happens, you may need to know how to reset a graphics card on Windows 11 or 10. How to Reset a Graphics Card on Windows If Windows is starting to freeze, a good troubleshooting step you may want to try first is a restart....

If you decide you don’t like Windows 11 or have issues with it and want to go back to Windows 10, you can easily do so within 10 days of upgrading. If you wait more than 10 days, you’ll have to reinstall Windows 10. You will have to reinstall some software after rolling back to Windows 10, but your data should be preserved. However, it’s a good idea to back up your data anyway....

First click Start and Type: device manager into the search box and hit Enter. In XP go to Start, right click on Computer then Properties then Device Manager. Windows Device Manager opens. Right click on the device which you want to roll back the driver for and click Properties. Now click the Roll Back Driver button. It will go back to it’s previous version. Then you’ll get a dialog window asking if you’re sure....

It provides a travel log of stunning background images taken from around the world on your Lock Screen. Many of these are desktop-worthy, too. Here’s how you can find and collect those pictures. Find Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Pictures Windows Spotlight Images are not stored in the most obvious of places. First, open your user folder, press Windows key + R, then type: %userprofile% and hit Enter. When File Explorer opens up, you’ll need to turn on Show hidden files and folders....

You can set up a meeting for the date and time of your choice by going to Google Meet or Google Calendar, giving you flexible options. You can also grab a link to your meeting and share it outside of Google Calendar if you prefer. Here, we’ll show you how to schedule your next Google Meet in just minutes, either on the web or on your mobile device. Schedule a Meeting Online If you’re in your browser and planning your meeting, you can use Google Meet or Google Calendar online to schedule our meeting....

Set Your Own Background to a New Tab in Chrome To get started, launch Chrome and open a new tab page. Then click on Settings (gear icon) in the lower-right corner of the page. A menu will come up with some options to customize the page. You can either choose from curated Chrome backgrounds or upload your own. Click on “Chrome backgrounds” to see Google’s collection, which contains hundreds of different landscapes, NASA images from space, and other thematic photos....

If you’re running it on a laptop or other portable device like the Microsoft Surface it may deplete your battery power faster than you need. In fact, it can take up system resources like RAM which can make your device run slower. If you’re not a fan of things running in the background after you’ve closed out of the browser, you can disable the feature. Here’s how. Prevent Edge from Running in the Background To stop it from running in the background first launch Microsoft Edge....

Here’s a look at how to stop the latest version of Windows from syncing your theme between devices. Windows 10: Disable Syncing Themes If you would rather have unique themes to differentiate your PCs, you can. Here’s how. Go to Settings > Accounts > Sync your settings. From the right-hand pane, select Individual sync settings. Toggle the Theme setting to off. That’s all there is to it! Now, you can choose different themes on your different Windows 10 machines, even if your computers are linked by your Microsoft Account....

Set Apple Watch Apps to Update Automatically The easiest way to keep your Apple Watch apps up to date is to set them to download updates automatically. This works best if you don’t want to think about it and have your apps update in the background automatically. To set your apps to update automatically, press the Digital Crown and tap Settings > App Store and make sure that the “Automatic Updates” switch is turned on....

File History offers you a timeline snapshot of files in important files, including those in the Documents folder and on your Desktop. If you’ve deleted a file, or you want to restore an older file you’ve saved over, you can use File History to do it. File History has since been available since Windows 8, but the feature continues to work on Windows 11. If you’re unsure how to use File History on Windows 11, follow the steps below....