Rename Kindle Fire Tablet On the next page, you get a list of the Kindle’s you’ve registered. Next to your device’s name, click Edit. Now type in what you want to name your Kindle in the field provided, then click Update. That’s it. Your Kindle Fire HD is renamed on the page, and the next time you turn on the device, you’ll see its new name. Scott Scott Comment Name * Email *...

iPhone Backup Requirements The directions below assume you’re already using iCloud or a computer to regularly backup your iPhone or iPad. If you haven’t, you’ll need to set up your device from scratch and then automatically backup your device so you don’t run into troubles again. Using iCloud to Restore from Backup You can restore from backup your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. These directions work with devices using iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 or later....

Update: You should stay on the latest version of Windows 10 for security’s sake. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. And it’s ending long-term support for Windows 8.1. Plus, Windows 11 is being released in the last quarter of 2021. Here is what Microsoft says about Windows 8.1: I have made sure that all of my important files, photos, and other important data are backed up. So, finally, I am ready to go back to my previous version of Windows....

You can stick with default settings for creating new reminders or set up custom ones on the fly. Plus, if you use Google Keep on your mobile device, reminders based on your location are ideal. Here, we’ll show you how to create both time and location-based reminders along with how to change your default reminder settings. As a bonus, we’ll include steps for using Google Keep online and on your mobile device....

Sharing Custom Themes Gmail Custom Themes are not a new thing anymore; you probably know that you can create a Dark or Light theme and add the image you want to it. I’ve covered the feature a while ago, here, so I won’t tell you how to create a theme again. Once you’re done creating your perfect theme you have two options. If you’re in the Themes section of your Gmail settings menu, just click Share your theme....

Switching Between 32-bit Windows 10 to 64-bit Is My Computer 64-bit Capable? Before you can start migrating to 64-bit, you need to find out if your system is capable. If you’re already running a 32-bit version of Windows 8 or later on your system, you can find out by doing the following: Press Windows key + X to bring up the hidden quick access menu and select System. Look under System > System type, and there it will list whether the processor is x64 based or not....

But after spending 14 hours waiting for my iTunes library to sync to my SugarSync account and only getting about 3% of the way there, I gave up. As a Comcast customer, I was also worried that I was going to exceed my 250 GB data transfer limit cap in no time by doing this. Anyway, syncing my entire iTunes music library to my SugarSync account wasn’t really practical in the first place–it was just something I wanted to do to show off....

Google Chrome Dark Mode Windows 10 To get started, you will need to download and install the latest Canary version of Chrome – this trick doesn’t work with the current stable version of Chrome. After it’s installed, right-click on the desktop shortcut select Properties from the menu. Then on the Properties window, click the Shortcut tab. In the Target box type: Then click OK and close out of the Properties dialog box....

But now Netflix has finally added the option to turn the annoyance off. Here’s how to do it. Disable Netflix Autoplay Trailers To turn off the autoplay trailers, you need to launch a browser and log into your Netflix account. Then choose your profile and then click your profile icon in the upper right corner and select Account. Next, scroll down to the My Profile section and click on the Playback settings link....

When you use your AirPods, you’ll need an Apple device like an iPhone or iPad to switch this feature on or off. You can also cycle between three different noise cancellation modes. If you recently got a new set of Apple’s in-ear buds, here’s how to turn on noise canceling on AirPods (or turn it off again). How to Turn On Noise Canceling on AirPods One of the cool features of the AirPod Pro is you can use Control Center on your iPhone or iPad to turn on the noise canceling feature or disable it....

Enable 2FA for Firefox First, launch Firefox and go to your Firefox account preferences and click the Manage account link. Then under your account name, you should see “Two-step authentication” on the panel — click the Enable button. Keep in mind that 2FA is still rolling out to everyone. So, if you don’t see the option here, Mozilla suggests that you add &showTwoStepAuthentication=true to the end of the URL and refresh the page....

Important: Restoring your Gmail contacts will completely undo anything you’ve added or removed from your contact list since the destination restoration. In other words, imagine that you took a snapshot of your contacts list at x time, restoring make your contacts list exactly the way it was at x time. But not to worry, if you restore too far back, you can just revert forward to 1 minute ago and undo the entire restoration....

But what if you just need a simple way to locate specific data? Filters in Excel give you easy ways to find the data you want. Especially useful in data-heavy spreadsheets, filters can be quickly applied and just as easily removed when you’re finished with them. Data for Filters in Excel Filters in Excel apply to columns. This doesn’t mean that you can’t use a filter if you don’t include an entire column....

Enable Dropbox Selective Sync To avoid problems that can arise from this, you can use Dropbox Selective Sync. It will keep your data backed up in the Dropbox cloud but prevents a particular computer from downloading the files you choose. What is Dropbox Selective Sync? By default, Dropbox is set to sync all of your folders. You can change this using the “Selective Sync” feature. Selective Sync does exactly what it sounds like....

Windows 10 Phone Companion App The Phone Companion is simple and straight-forward, but the beauty of it is, it centralizes management of multiple devices whether it’s Windows, iOS or Android. It also makes it easy to import/export data such as photos, music and download Microsoft apps to your device. Before getting started, here are some things I recommend you have ready: A Microsoft AccountA device running the latest versions of Windows Phone OS, iOS, or AndroidYou will also likely need to have an email address for the respective platform stores you want to access apps from, i....

One other feature that Google Maps offers is data related to the pandemic. Whether you want to get information about your home location, somewhere your family lives, or a place you’ll be visiting, just open the Google Maps website. You can stay up to date on the number of new cases, confirmed cases, and more in your county, state, country, or region. Get COVID-19 Data on Google Maps Viewing the data on the Google Maps website is easy....

Here’s a look a how to access your Spotify listening history at any point. How to View Your Spotify Listening History on Desktop First, we’ll look at how you can access your Spotify listening history using the desktop version of Spotify. To view Spotify listening history on desktop: It’s important to note that while you can find your history, you can only view the history from the list. However, you cannot remove items from the list....

If you’re using a Mac, it’s easy to find out your Wi-Fi password as long as you know your account password and your account has administrative rights. Today we’ll show you two ways to do it, one using a graphical user interface (Keychain Access) and one using a command in the Terminal. View Your Wi-Fi Password Using Keychain Access Open the Keychain Access app. Select System on the left. The right pane shows a list of the networks you’ve connected to or have connected to in the past....

In fact, I’ve had a RememberTheMilk Pro account for about a year now. Originally, the reason I upgraded from RTM Free to RTM Pro was that the latter gave you access to the iPhone app (the RTM iPhone app is now available for RTM free accounts). But even then, I found the iPhone app somewhat heavy as a collection tool. There were just too many button presses, say, if I wanted to quickly jot down a book name or grocery list item in the middle of conversation without spending too much time fiddling with my phone....

Tap Settings » Store. In the Store settings, adjust which apps should Automatically Download purchases from your iTunes account. The Store settings are individual to each iOS device so you will need to repeat this process on each of your iOS devices. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.