How To Disable Geotagging On Your Android Phone

Did you know that on most smartphones, whenever you take a picture there is location information stored in the image file? This is feature is called GeoTagging and it has been available since GPS was first built into personal cameras. The original purpose of GeoTagging was to allow photographers to automatically figure out exactly where they captured photos, but when you post your pictures online –other people can find that out too....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 311 words · Brian Barrett

How To Disable Google Instant Search

The first, visit Google.com and click the Gear at the top-right and select Search Settings. Scroll about halfway down the settings page and click the bullet labeled “Do not use Google Instant.” Once you’ve done that, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom and click Save Preferences. Alternatively, you can visit Google with a function added onto the end of the URL to disable Google Instant. For those with U....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 473 words · James Washington

How To Edit Your Facebook A Look Back Video

Facebook Look Back – What Is It and Where Can You Find It? Facebook’s Look Back feature generates a video for each user, showing what it thinks his or her best moments on the social network have been so far. Or, if you like, what Facebook’s script generates for the video. That includes the moment you joined Facebook, your most liked posts, and shared photos. If you’re a user that uses your Facebook profile is a chronicle life moments — the default results can be impressive....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 553 words · Cathy Coulombe

How To Enable Dark Mode In Google Docs

Here, we’ll show you how to enable dark mode in Google Docs on your mobile device and in your browser for the web application. Enable Dark Mode in the Google Docs Mobile App You can turn on dark mode in the Google Docs app on your Android device, iPhone, or iPad in just a few taps. So open the app and follow these steps. Enable Dark Mode For Google Docs Online Turning on dark mode for the Google Docs website involves either a browser setting or a third-party extension depending on which browser you use....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 558 words · Tyler Bracero

How To Import Contacts To Outlook 2010 From Gmail Hotmail And Yahoo

Step 1 In Outlook 2010, Click the File ribbon and then Select the Open tab. Now Click Import. Step 2 The Import and Export Wizard will appear. Select Import from another program or file and Click Next. Step 4 On the next window Select Comma Separated Values (Windows) and Click Next. Step 5 Now you’ll need to browser to where you saved your .csv file that contains your comma separated contacts...

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Candice Dameron

How To Leave Edit Or Delete Google Reviews

If you post many reviews and receive “likes” on those reviews, your individual contributions hold a lot of clout. Leaving Google reviews is also a great way to drive more business to the best establishments near you. It’s also a good way to warn people when the quality of service or the business itself isn’t excellent. In this article, you’ll learn how to start leaving Google reviews. You’ll also learn how to review the ones you’ve left, edit them, or delete them entirely....

January 23, 2023 · 7 min · 1393 words · Gary Novak

How To Make The Tor Browser Portable

In this article, I’ll be covering how to install and run Tor from a removable flash drive. This allows for greater protection from potential dangers while using Tor. Making Tor portable can also give you greater flexibility on where you use Tor and what you’re using Tor for. Tor can be installed for almost any OS. This article will discuss how to install it mainly for Windows, but it will also instruct you to make sure you have the other installs ready to use just in case the device you want to use Tor on is not Windows....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 632 words · Patrick Anguiano

How To Manage Or Cancel Your Paid Subscriptions From Iphone Or Ipad

Since iOS 11, Apple will manage all your paid subscriptions, but it’s buried deep in Settings and it can be frustrating to find. Here, we’ll show you the step-by-step process to manage your paid subscriptions on your iOS device to avoid recurring charges. Cancel Paid Subscriptions on iOS From your iPhone or iPad open Settings and select your Apple ID at the top of the list. Next, select iTunes & App Store from the menu....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 289 words · David Henson

How To Manage Your Youtube Privacy Settings

Sadly, Google (YouTube’s owner) doesn’t have a great reputation for privacy. If you want to protect your account on YouTube, you may wish to manage (and boost) your YouTube privacy settings. Here’s how. How to Change Your Privacy Settings on YouTube YouTube allows you to manage some of the information that it shares with other users, such as your playlists and current subscriptions, in your YouTube settings area. You can change these settings via the website or YouTube app....

January 23, 2023 · 4 min · 683 words · Janice Cleare

How To Maximize Battery Life With The New Power Throttling Feature In Windows 10

Use Power Throttling to Optimize Performance of Battery Life in Windows 10 Power Throttling will automatically be enabled when you install Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, as long as you have a supported CPU. As of now, that includes Intel 6th and 7th generation processors such as Skylake and Kaby Lake. Microsoft plans to expand support to other processors in the future. So, how can you tell if it’s working? The first place to look is your Taskbar Notification Area....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 429 words · Thomas Smith

How To Moderate Instagram Comments

How Moderate Comments on Instagram Comment moderation can be done for both photos and videos. You can report, delete and block comments you find offensive. From the Comments screen, swipe left on a comment, then choose an appropriate action: reply, report, or delete. Tapping the more actions menu (“…”) in your feed gives you the option of turning off comments altogether on a photo or video. Instagram Comments Advanced Options Tap your profile tab, settings gear in the top-right, then go to Comments....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 204 words · Ricardo Catalano

How To Pin Messages On Discord

The pinning feature is incredibly useful. This feature allows you to add certain messages to a list of select pinned messages. This means that whenever you want to view that message again you don’t need to scroll back up in the main text channel. All you need to do is access the list of pinned messages and scroll through the much shorter list. Through this article, I will step you through the act of pinning messages, what exactly that means, and how to view the list of pinned messages....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 502 words · Erika Mikowski

How To Prevent Google From Asking For Your Real Name On Youtube

How often does YouTube bother you with a request to use your real name from Google+ or Gmail? It seems like no matter how many times I tell Google “no,” it still manages to come back and ask again more often than a pushy car dealer. Does the search giant continue to ask over and over again in hopes that some users will eventually either give in? Or maybe they’ll be tricked while still drinking their morning coffee in a zombie-like state of alertness?...

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 363 words · Colleen Garcia

How To Remotely Control A Windows 10 Pc From A Chromebook

Install the Chrome Remote Desktop Host Installer The Chrome Remote Desktop Host is a bit like the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol, except it works with your Google account. This saves you the hassle of dealing with IP addresses and other networking headaches. To install it, go to the Chrome Web Store, install the Chrome Remote Desktop app and then click Get started in the My Computers section. You’ll be prompted to download the Chrome Remote Desktop Host Installer....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 379 words · Frances Cole

How To Reset A Windows 11 Pc To Factory Settings

Here’s a look at how to use the “Reset this PC” feature by preserving files or deleting everything and starting from scratch. How to Factory Reset a Windows 11 PC To reset your Windows 11 PC, start by hitting the Windows key and opening Settings. Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + I to open Settings directly. Once Settings is open, click on System > Recovery....

January 23, 2023 · 3 min · 512 words · Ron Dibble

How To Restart Shut Down Or Put To Sleep Windows 8

For Tablet users, Swipe the screen from Left to Right starting on the far Right side. Tap Settings. Tap Power. Tap Sleep, Shut Down or Restart. Editors Note: I had some extra energy tonight so I included a screencast to go along with Jordan’s groovyPost. Type Win+I which will bring up the settings Charms Settings. Click Power and choose between Sleep, Shut down or Restart. Just as a reminder you can access this Charm panel from anywhere, while browsing the Internet, using a Windows 8 app, or pretty much anywhere else....

January 23, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Jamie Patterson

How To Root A Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G

Why Root Your Android Phone? One thing to know about rooting, is it doesn’t dramatically change your phone in the same way that the iPhone is affected by jailbreaking. In fact, I wasn’t even sure that I had successfully completed a root at first. Your phone will basically be exactly the same, except now you’ll have access to administrator powers that were previously locked away. Let’s look at just a few of the ways it does change your phone: Pros...

January 23, 2023 · 9 min · 1803 words · Geraldine Prehn

How To Set Up An Out Of Office Message In Microsoft Teams

You have two ways to access your out-of-office setting in Microsoft Teams. So use whichever is most convenient for you to get started. Access the Out of Office in Microsoft Teams You can access the Out of Office feature in Teams from either your profile or your settings. From Your Profile Click your profile icon on the top right to begin. Select a Set status message. At the bottom of the pop-up, click Schedule out of office....

January 23, 2023 · 2 min · 295 words · Connie Pratt

How To Set Up Wake On Lan Wol In Windows 8

Over the years, I’ve accumulated a number of computers, mobile devices and streaming boxes in my household. But I still like to keep my photos, music, movies and documents centralized on my main computer. Thanks to Windows HomeGroup sharing and iTunes Home Sharing, I don’t have to walk all the way up to my office every time I want to access those files. However, I do have to ensure that my main computer is powered on....

January 23, 2023 · 11 min · 2161 words · Larry Wallace

How To Share Files Storage Printers And Other Items In Windows 10

Read on to find out how. Windows 10 Sharing Features: Files, Folders, Printers, and USB Storage The Windows 10 Creators Update, in particular, enhances the sharing experience, with an improved sharing menu available in File Explorer and apps such as Microsoft Edge. Bluetooth is also much easier to set up and share files. Some of these topics we’ve covered for earlier versions of Windows or even earlier releases of Windows 10....

January 23, 2023 · 4 min · 760 words · Marie Terhune