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10 Best Free Movie Apps To Watch Movies Online

If you don’t want to set up a massive in-home media server, you can just stream your films. Not sure where to stream from? Check out this list of the 10 best free movie apps to watch movies online.Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel, where we posted a short video going through some of the apps mentioned below. Sony Crackle Sony Crackle is the single best option on the web for streaming movies....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 999 words · Larry Goodman

4 Ways To Download Instagram Images

Fortunately, there are alternative methods of downloading Instagram images, even from private accounts. Here are the best ways. 1. Take a Screenshot The simplest method is often the best. Most people forget that you can just take a screenshot using your Android or iOS phone. This works regardless of the app you use, even if it does not usually allow you to download the images. There are a few drawbacks, though....

December 13, 2022 · 4 min · 801 words · Edward Constanza

7 Best Bluetooth Earbuds Under 100

It’s even worse if the cable gets tangled or malfunctions and either or both earbuds stop working, further adding to the annoyance.With Bluetooth earbuds, you’re no longer tethered to your device, so you can go about your work or your run without missing a beat of your favorite song. Plus, bluetooth earbuds offer added features like water/sweat resistance, app integration, and can connect to your virtual assistant.If you’re on the market for the best Bluetooth earbuds under $100, read on for our top picks with advice for finding the right pair for you....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1267 words · Michael Rodriguez

8 Best Password Managers To Keep Your Accounts Safe 2022

A password manager can help you come up with strong secure passwords, store your login information, manage your accounts online, and keep your personal data safe. All you need is to come up with a strong master password, and the software will do the rest for you. Here’s our list of the best password managers for today, so you can choose the one that suits your budget and needs the most....

December 13, 2022 · 9 min · 1735 words · Annette Mcnamara

A Guide To All Excel File Extensions What They Mean

It isn’t just version differences that spawn new file extensions. Some file extensions refer specifically to the type of file, such as whether it’s an Excel template or an Excel file that contains a macro.If you understand all of the Excel file extensions, you’ll have a better handle on how to save your file in the file save dialogue box. Why Excel File Extensions Matter The extension of an Excel file provides you with important information about that file before you open it....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 916 words · Scott Williams

Best Robot Vacuums For Under 500

We’ve specifically focused on the top robot vacuums for $100-$500 and have explained how each model compares and what experience you get at different price points.Hopefully, by the time you have finished reading this article, you’ll be much more knowledgeable about robot vacuums and you’ll be ready to make your first purchase. Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 930 – $463.99 Overview: Not only vacuums, but also mops. Powerful sensors can detect when and where to mop....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 1036 words · Steven Ruiz

Build A Chatbot With Ibm Watson Assistant

Now things have changed considerably. We use our voice assistants all the time and they almost always understand what we mean. Log on to virtually any commercial site and the little messaging app that pops up probably doesn’t have a real person behind it, offering to help you.Chatbots are revolutionizing the way we use computers, but modern chatbots are complex to code and laborious to train. Which is why we now have plenty of companies offering chatbot builders to make the process (relatively) easy....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 969 words · Jordan Clary

Create A Smarter Linkedin Resume 7 Tips Tricks

One way to get there is to constantly improve your LinkedIn profile. Learn how to create a smarter LinkedIn resume that will paint the perfect picture of who you are and what you can do. Why Do You Need To Improve Your Resume on LinkedIn? It’s easy to say “make it stand out”, and much more difficult to make it happen when you’re competing with half a billion other user profiles....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1078 words · Robin Kantor

Fix Blank Or Black Monitor Problem On A Pc

There are many reasons why a computer display may go blank or black and I’ll try to go through all the different options below. Most often than not, this issue is related to some piece of hardware, whether it’s the video card, cables, monitor, RAM or motherboard.Occasionally, it can be a software-related issue also. I’ll mention the easier fixes first because the worst case scenario is having to get a piece of hardware replaced on your computer....

December 13, 2022 · 7 min · 1290 words · Larry Goble

How To Add Friends On Spotify With Or Without Facebook

There are several ways to add friends on Spotify, both with and without Facebook. This article will show you how to find, add, and remove a friend on Spotify. Why Add Friends on Spotify? Spotify has quite a few social features in the app. Share from Spotify allows you to share links to the songs you’re listening to. Group Sessions on speaker enable multiple users to join a session and control which Spotify songs are playing next (only available for Spotify Premium users)....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 879 words · Genny Pratt

How To Add Zoom To Microsoft Outlook Via The Add In

Wouldn’t it be great if you could create a meeting invitation with all the details inside of Outlook? Well you can. There’s an Outlook add-in for Zoom that can be added to both the web and desktop versions of Outlook. Install Zoom Add-in for Microsoft Outlook Desktop To install Zoom for Outlook, you must use either a Microsoft email like @live.com, @outlook.com, or even @hotmail.com or a work or school email account that’s part of the Microsoft 365 services....

December 13, 2022 · 3 min · 510 words · Joey Mccourt

How To Automatically Save Email Attachments To Cloud Storage

What you can do instead is set up your email to automatically save attachments to an online file storage service. Most cloud storage services have loads of free space, and the methods described below can save the email attachments automatically with each new email.There are two really great ways to automatically save email attachments to a cloud storage service. The first one we’ll look at uses the file storage service Koofr to both auto-save and store the attachments; it works from any email but your files can only be saved to Koofr’s storage service....

December 13, 2022 · 5 min · 889 words · Ruth Hicks

How To Cancel Or Pause A Youtube Premium Subscription

If the perks (or the price) are too much for you to handle, however, you might want to cancel your subscription. If you want to know how to cancel your YouTube subscription permanently, or you’re just looking to pause it for a limited period and then resume it later, you can do so by following these steps. Pause or Cancel a YouTube Premium Subscription on PC or Mac A YouTube Premium subscription is limited to the account holder—standard Premium users can’t share it without subscribing to the Family subscription plan....

December 13, 2022 · 3 min · 479 words · Bertha Dunson

How To Choose And Change Your Next Graphics Card

While the CPU can act like a GPU, it’s terrible at it. The GPU uses thousands of tiny processor cores that work together to perform a relatively narrow set of graphics-related tasks very, very quickly.In this article we’ll explain how to choose the right graphics card for you and how you’d change the graphics card currently in your desktop PC system. We’ll also touch on the few upgrade options that laptop users may have....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1245 words · Evelyn Bailly

How To Clean Your Favorite Electronic Gadgets

The problem is that our gadgets, especially touch-based ones, are a perfect breeding ground for all sorts of nasty critters. Never fear! We’re going to look at how to sanitize and clean your favorite electronic gadgets, without wrecking them! Warning! Read This First! You should always check your gadget’s manual when it comes to cleaning electronics. Different devices have different tolerances for liquid and solvents. If you damage your device while cleaning it, you won’t be covered by the warranty if you contravene the manual’s warnings....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1096 words · Donita Golden

How To Clear Any Web Browser S History

However, a browser’s history can pose issues to your privacy. For example, if you share a desktop or mobile device with others (or if you’re worried about someone snooping around), you might want to clear it. In this article, you’ll learn how to clear browser history on five major browsers—Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera. Optionally, you can choose to delete additional forms of browsing data such as cached web content, site cookies, and autofill info to safeguard your privacy further....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1069 words · Jane Peoples

How To Download And Install Optifine In Minecraft

Understanding how to correctly download and install OptiFine will allow you to use various texture mods to change the look and feel of Minecraft with minimal impact on the game’s performance. How to Download OptiFine Although you can find OptiFine for download on different websites, the most trustworthy source is the official OptiFine site. How to Install OptiFine When you open the file to begin the installation process, the alert shown below pops up....

December 13, 2022 · 2 min · 277 words · Terry Robinson

How To Find Songs Or Audio Used In Tiktok Videos

It’s essential to know for a few reasons. One, maybe you liked the song. Secondly, if you’re a TikTok creator, using popular or trending audio can help your video go viral versus loitering near the bottom of the playlist. So, if you need to find a song, here’s a step-by-step guide. Use Shazam While Shazam can’t identify all audio, it’s great for identifying something based on just a few seconds of a song....

December 13, 2022 · 4 min · 683 words · Steve Johnson

How To Fix Internet Explorer Has Encountered A Problem And Needs To Close

So for those poor souls still using older versions of IE, here’s a quick list of steps you can take to try and fix the underlying problem. The cause of this error can be any number of things, so you may have to try a few different methods before the problem is fixed. If you click on the link to see the data the error report contains, you may see something like this:Error sign AppName: iexplore....

December 13, 2022 · 4 min · 721 words · Carol Naylor

How To Hide Sheets Cells Columns And Formulas In Excel

There are a lot of different parts to an Excel spreadsheet and each part can be hidden in different ways. In this article, I’ll walk you through the different content that can be hidden in Excel and how to get view the hidden data at a later time. How to Hide Tabs/WorkSheets In order to hide a worksheet or tab in Excel, right-click on the tab and choose Hide. That was pretty straightforward....

December 13, 2022 · 6 min · 1128 words · Nancy Benson