41 Essential Skills For Windows Users

The tasks range from knowing how to restart your computer in safe mode to being able to change the name of your computer. Even if you can’t remember how to do these tasks on your own, you can always bookmark this page and use it as a quick reference.I’ve written hundreds of articles over the years on Online Tech Tips, so I’m going to be linking to each of my previous articles since they provide detailed step-by-step instructions for each task....

November 12, 2022 · 1 min · 100 words · Deborah Strong

5 Best Websites For Streaming Free And Legal Movies

Below are our favorite movie streaming sites that work from a computer or mobile device, and often directly from smart TVs and TV streaming devices, too. You can be confident that the movies you watch through these sites are 100% legal to stream as often as you want. Vudu Vudu has tons of free movies separated into categories like action, crime and suspense, comedy, anime, sci-fi and fantasy, drama, family and kids, documentary, and horror....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 889 words · Jason Poulin

5 Ways To Read Subscription Based Newspaper Articles For Free

Before we proceed, we should mention that all paywalls aren’t built the same. Hence, one method may not get you around the paywall of all websites. It’s also important to state that this post is purely informational; we aren’t advocating bypassing paywalls. Types of Paywall A lot of effort and resources go into content creation. Publishers need to make more money to create top-quality content. For this reason, many online publishers utilize paywalls to increase revenue generation....

November 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1139 words · James Raven

7 Best Apps To Make Friends Online And Irl

This list includes the best apps to make friends both online and in the real world. Many are free to use, but some require subscriptions to unlock unique features or perform specific actions. Best Friendship Apps in 2021 If you feel like you need to expand your circle of friends or rejuvenate some of that social flair, you may want to check out these apps: 1. Meetup Meetup is the perfect app for people who want to find groups in their local area with similar interests in activities like fitness events, book clubs, rowing clubs, etc....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 878 words · Christopher Mohamed

8 Best Google Chrome Pdf Editor Add Ons

While there isn’t an official Google PDF editor for Chrome, there are several third-party add-ons that offer great features and little extras for PDF documents. We’ve put tons of tools through the ringer to bring you this list of the best Chrome PDF editor extensions (in no particular order). 1. Adobe Acrobat Edit, print, sign, and fill in PDF forms for free with the Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome. Open the extension using the toolbar button and select an option from Convert, Edit, or Sign....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 1043 words · Kimberly Silas

8 Windows 10 Task Manager Tips

There are a couple of other little shortcuts and options that I found while playing around with Task Manager in Windows 10.In this post, I’m going to go through just a few of the simple tricks/tips I learned and hopefully you’ll enjoy using the new Task Manager if you have a Windows 10 PC. Read my other posts on the Windows 10 Task Manager if you want to go into a lot more detail....

November 12, 2022 · 3 min · 609 words · Pamela Shields

Advanced Search On Twitter Like A Pro

Twitter is very generous with the number of search operators that it supports. These operators allow us to dig down and search through videos, images, retweets, lists, and much more. However, most of us aren’t taking advantage of these and are only performing simple keyword-based searches. When you’re searching for something specific, that just doesn’t cut it.In this article, let’s go over Twitter’s many different search operators and learn how to narrow our searches down to get the exact content we’re looking for....

November 12, 2022 · 4 min · 824 words · Florence James

Best Free Ways To Share Photos With Anyone

While you can quickly share the beautiful photos you took with your loved ones, you don’t want the whole world snooping in on the events in your life that only a select few should view.Fortunately, you can create photo albums online, upload your photos and share them with anyone on your contact list while keeping them private from random strangers.Whether you took photos at a family gathering, wedding, at church or a business function, we’ve listed the best ways to share photos privately with family or friends....

November 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1368 words · William Sheehan

Can You Use A Keyboard And Mouse For Console Gaming

Why Use a Mouse and Keyboard with a Gaming Console? The main reason to use a mouse and/or a keyboard with your console is that certain genres of game control better with them. Good examples include first-person shooter games like Call of Duty or Battlefield. Since a computer mouse allows for precision snap-aiming, it’s a devastating FPS (first-person shooter) gaming tool.Real-time strategy games are also perfect candidates for mouse gaming. Having a pointer to select or drag-select units and issue commands is far more practical than using a gamepad....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 956 words · Rodolfo Garber

Flat Panel Display Technology Demystified Tn Ips Va Oled And More

There are multiple flat panel display technologies to be found all around you. The specific type of technology in your flat screen display influences everything from how the image is reproduced to what the display costs. We’ll be looking at the most important current and upcoming panel technologies and the pros and cons of each. Armed with this information, you can make an informed decision the next time you have to purchase a television or monitor....

November 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1226 words · Alvin Daniel

Here Are The 50 Best Subreddits On Reddit Broken Down By Interest

There are thousands of subreddits, and while there isn’t an official directory, you’ll come across interesting subreddits the more time you spend on the site. You can also discover new subreddits by visiting r/all, r/popular, or r/random. When you find a subreddit you like, don’t forget to subscribe to it! Best Relationship Advice Subreddits Advice forums abound on Reddit. Here are five popular relationship advice subreddits where you can ask for (and dish out) some advice about personal interactions....

November 12, 2022 · 2 min · 336 words · Antonio Perez

How To Copy Transfer Files To Ipad

Instead, you have to convert everything on your own using third-party tools like HandBrake. Secondly, iCloud Drive is a great way to get content onto your iPad, but it’s a feature many users are unaware of.In this article, I’ll show you a couple of different ways you can get data from a computer onto your iPad. If you have to transfer a very large file, like a movie, you should use the iTunes direct connection method....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 979 words · Carl Tabor

How To Download Twitter Photos And Videos

We’ll split this guide into two sections – how to download photos and how to download videos on Twitter. Both options require different methods, but you’ll find the whole process quite easy, regardless.Keep in mind that downloading this content does not give you the right to use the content you download freely. You should still respect copyright laws were applicable. How to Download Images and Photos on Twitter When you download an image on Twitter, it saves as a file that is usually unreadable by your computer by default....

November 12, 2022 · 4 min · 658 words · Debra Bankhead

How To Hide Files In A Jpg Picture

You can actually embed your files in any JPG picture and all that users will see is just the picture itself. There are no signs of your hidden files and people won’t even know there’s something hidden in your JPG photos. However, if someone looks at the size of this picture, they might find it suspicious as this picture will be over-sized due to the hidden files in it.You can hide your files in a JPG picture on both Windows and Mac machines....

November 12, 2022 · 3 min · 438 words · Debra Bradish

How To Insert A Youtube Video Into A Powerpoint Presentation

The second option is to download the video from YouTube and then insert it as a movie file into PowerPoint. This is harder process because you’re going to have to find a website or tool to download the videos, which is not something YouTube officials supports, except for downloading your own videos. Then you’ll have to convert the files to AVI or WMV because PowerPoint doesn’t support the default format that YouTube videos are encoded in....

November 12, 2022 · 3 min · 615 words · Adrienne Rome

How To Search Facebook Friends By Location Job Or School

Once you find and collect all of your connections in your friends list on Facebook though it might get difficult to remember everyone you have there. When that happens, Facebook has a pretty useful system of filters that you can use to search your friends list for one specific person. How to Search Your Facebook Friends by Name The main option that most people use when searching for someone in their Facebook friends list is searching by name....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 864 words · Hazel Geerdes

How To Share An Itunes Library On Your Local Network

What that means is you no longer need to get your media files out of your computer, put them in a portable drive, and give it to your friends for them to enjoy the content. With iTunes local media sharing, all of that hassle is eliminated and you can share your an iTunes Library with the click of a few buttons. What Exactly Is iTunes Library Sharing? It’s good that you asked....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 921 words · Joe Ferguson

How To Take A Screenshot On Android

Like your desktop computer, your Android device also offers the option to capture screenshots. Android has this feature for a really long time and it’s available on most devices based on this operating system.There are actually multiple ways to take screenshots on an Android device. Depending on what device you have and what your preferences are, you can use any of these methods to capture your screens. Capture a Screenshot on Android Using a Key Combo One of the convenient ways to capture your current screen on your device is to use a key combination....

November 12, 2022 · 5 min · 899 words · Ruth Phillips

How To Use Android Picture In Picture Mode

The feature, which is mostly used for video playback, is found in Android smartphones running Android Oreo and later versions of the operating system. We’ll explain how Android picture in picture mode works and how to use it on your smartphone or tablet. How Picture in Picture Works PiP is a convenient feature that comes in handy when you start watching a video on a compatible app and want to multitask....

November 12, 2022 · 4 min · 728 words · Helena Phillips

How To Use Bluetooth For Car Audio In An Old Or New Car

The thing is, what can you do if your car doesn’t have Bluetooth for car audio? Even if it does, how do you even use it? Don’t Forget About USB Cable Adapters One of the reasons that people are turning to Bluetooth for car connections is the rapid death of the smartphone headphone jack. Your car or car radio probably has an auxiliary jack, but your new phone likely won’t....

November 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1146 words · Abigail Koral