You can customize the Lock Screen to suit your own requirements—for example, you may decide to change the wallpaper. Still, some users might not care to click through the Lock Screen to get into their system. If that’s the case, you’ll want to disable the Lock Screen on Windows 11. To disable it, you can use either the Group Policy Editor or you can modify the Registry. However, these options are only available to certain Windows 11 versions (unless you decide to upgrade)....

If you want to empty a file on Linux but don’t want to remove it entirely, you can try a couple of methods. Using the Linux terminal, you can make changes to the contents of a file, stripping it of content. The file will remain, allowing you to reuse it for other things. If you want to know how to empty a file in Linux, follow these steps. How to Empty a File on Linux Using the cat Command An easy and quick way to empty a file on Linux is to use the cat command....

One of the new features you can try is the End Task option. This gives you the ability to terminate unresponsive apps without opening Task Manager. Instead, you can right-click a task and terminate the app from the Taskbar. If you are running Windows 11 with an Insider build 23466 or higher, here’s how to enable the new feature. How to Enable End Task Feature for Windows 11 Taskbars Currently, to use the feature, you need to do some configurations as the process isn’t straightforward....

You can use more speakers effectively as the audio channels are split across more than two speakers. If you use less than two speakers, however, the audio quality will diminish—half of the audio can’t play. This is usually because your PC is set up for stereo speaker playback with two or more speakers, not mono playback for one. Thankfully, you can quickly enable mono audio on Windows 11 (or disable it again) to take advantage of a single speaker....

If you’re having problems with Ring Live View, here are some potential solutions. Check Ring Wi-Fi Strength For Live View to stream video from your Ring device to your phone, there needs to be a strong Wi-Fi signal. If the signal isn’t strong enough, it may cause Ring Live View to stop working. To check Ring Wi-Fi strength: If your signal strength isn’t green, there are several things you can try:...

APA is often used in academic documents, specifically those that relate to psychology, education, and other social sciences. If you’ve never created a Word document in the APA style, you may have difficulty figuring it out, but it’s easy once you know the rules. If you want to know how to format APA style in Microsoft Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Format APA Style in Microsoft Word APA is like other academic document styles—it’s all about the rules your document needs to follow....

Rather than use a flag to indicate a follow-up, you can pin an email so that it stays at the top of your message list. This is a good way to keep important emails or those you need for reference at your fingertips. Here’s how it works. Pin Messages in Outlook on Mac To best use the pin feature in Outlook, your inbox or the folder where you want to use pins should be sorted by Date....

The good news is you can get it back, and there are two ways to do it. Getting the old Volume Mixer back will allow you to adjust app and system sounds the way you’re used to doing it. If you want to know how to restore the classic Volume Mixer in Windows 11, follow these steps. What is the Windows 11 Volume Mixer? If you haven’t used the new Volume Mixer in Windows 11 yet, let’s take a look....

Now, Apple has gone a step further with App Privacy Reports in iOS and iPadOS 15.2 and later. As the name suggests, this records an app’s data and sensor access, network activity, website activity, and other sensitive data. This allows you to quickly check how intrusive an app is on your device, allowing you to take steps to improve your privacy. If you want to run an App Privacy Report on your iPhone or iPad, here’s what you’ll need to do....

Microsoft Office 2010 is no longer supported: There has to be a better way to find the document you’re looking for… Indeed there is – this groovy technique will allow you to find them visually via thumbnail pictures. How-To Save Documents to Display with Thumbnail Picture [Screencast] How-To Save Documents to Display with Thumbnail Picture [Step-by-Step] Step 1 – Prepare Your Document Open your office document and make sure it’s ready to be saved....

You’ll want to use Google Docs’ search functionality. It’s quick but powerful, allowing you to use simple search phrases or complex search criteria to find the content you’re looking for. You can learn how to search in Google Docs using the steps below. How to Search for Specific Words in Google Docs If you want to find a specific word or phrase in your document, you can use the Google Docs search tool to find every instance of that word or phrase within your document....

If you’re curious, you can use Google Maps to see older images of any location on Earth—as long as it has an older picture. That’s because Google regularly updates the photography it uses for Street View navigation. If you want to check out older images in Google Maps, follow the steps below. How to See Older Images in Google Maps on a PC or Mac Street View allows you to travel through Google Maps as if you were walking or driving through different streets, giving you a more typical view of the history of your favorite areas....

Another new and fun Spotify feature is creating a “Playlist in a Bottle” to send to yourself next year. It’s an in-app feature that allows you to create a musical time capsule that’s locked away until 2024. The process is straightforward from the Spotify app on Android, iPhone, or iPad. Here’s how to create yours. How to Send a Playlist in a Bottle on Spotify Spotify is introducing a new feature that allows you to put a playlist in a virtual bottle and send it to yourself next year....

Why Use a VPN? There are two primary reasons you should use a VPN. The first is to access an internal intranet that your company has created that’s only accessible locally. With a company-sanctioned VPN, you can access important files as if you’re in the office. In this type of situation, your IT department will give you directions to set up the VPN on each of your devices. As part of the setup, you’ll probably need to install a specific app to get the job done....

Here, we’ll show you how to shrink text to fit on one page in Microsoft Word. The options differ if you’re using Word on your desktop or the web. So we’ll include them both, so you’re covered either way. Shrink to One Page in Word on Your Desktop Whether you’re using Word on Windows or Mac, you can scoot that text from the second page up to the first for a nice one-page document....

On Chromebooks, Google replaced the Caps Lock key with a Search (or Launcher) key. The key allows you to helpfully search for items and initiate the app launcher. If you’re looking to switch, you’ll need to know how to turn Caps Lock on or off on a Chromebook. This guide will show you a few ways to do just that. How to Turn Caps Lock On or Off on Chromebook On a Chromebook, you can simulate a Caps Lock key press in a few different ways....

An updated driver will help achieve better graphics, fix display issues, patch security holes, and provide additional feature sets. It also allows games and apps to run at optimal capacity and improves responsiveness. Updating your NVIDIA driver is straightforward and ensures the GPU optimally runs games, exceeds with crypto mining, and runs other graphics-driven apps. Checking Your Graphics Card Model NVIDIA graphics cards are popular and built into Windows laptops and desktop computers....

If you experience a problem with the keyboard not working in Chrome, there are some troubleshooting steps you can take to get things working again. Some solutions are easy, while others require digging into the browser’s settings or adjusting how the app works in the background. We’ll show you how to fix the keyboard when it’s not working in Chrome below. Why Does a Keyboard Stop Working in Chrome? While Google Chrome is the most widely used web browser, it isn’t perfect....

Why We Take Off Our Shoes in the United States but not in Israel Anyone who’s flown in the United States knows about TSA security. We take off our coats, avoid liquids, and take off our shoes before going through security. We have a no-fly list based on names. These are reactions to specific threats. That’s not the way a country like Israel does security. I haven’t flown El-Al (Israel’s national airline), but friends tell me about the interviews they go through in security....

Google Maps is obviously not the only mapping app on the market. You can also use competitors such as Apple Maps and Waze. But there are some things Google does darn well, and Maps is one of them (unlike Apple). At least Google Maps won’t try to kill you. Using Google Maps Here are some of the first few things you should learn when using Google Maps. Some are restricted to the smartphone and tablet only, while others are better off being used on the desktop....