What Are Siri Shortcuts? As previously noted, beginning with iOS 12, and extended with iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple introduced the ability to use shortcuts to perform everyday tasks on iPhone and iPad. Appropriately called Siri Shortcuts, these tasks, once created, are initiated either through a tap on the screen or by using your voice. Finding Shortcuts The Siri Shortcuts app is, not surprisingly, the best place to get started with Siri Shortcuts!...
There are a few ways to do this. You can import an entire Excel spreadsheet with the ability to view a preview of your data. Alternatively, you can add an Excel file to OneNote as a file attachment to open separately. Here’s how to do both in OneNote. Importing a New Excel Spreadsheet in OneNote OneNote notebooks are flexible, with the ability to add text, images, and more. One useful feature, however, is the ability to insert entire Excel spreadsheets into your OneNote notebook....
For instance, let’s say you have a folder called Work with 10 files inside, but you don’t necessarily want all those files stored on your local drive. You can still see that folder and its content in File Explorer, but it will have a cloud icon next to it, indicating it’s still on OneDrive. When you click on it, that data will be downloaded so you can start using it....
Why a Dark Theme? Dark Mode is all the rage these days both on desktop operating systems like Windows 10, apps such as Slack, and mobile devices. There are several reasons why you would want to use a dark theme on your Android device. First of all, it can be much easier on the eyes, especially in dark environments. There’s nothing more annoying blasting your eyes with a brilliant white light at night....
Add Hibernate to Windows 8 Power Button First you’ll need to get to the power options. Hit the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + W to open the Search Settings and type: power options. Then under the results, click Change What the Power Buttons Do. System Settings will open on the Desktop. At the top of the window, click the “Change Settings that Are Currently Unavailable” link. Then scroll down and under Shutdown Settings check the Hibernate box....
From the moment the encryption process is over, data will be stored in “scrambled” format, and it will only be accessible after a code you choose has been entered. Do I Need Encrypt My Android Device? If the answer is yes, then by all means, go ahead and encrypt it, as it’s not complicated at all. If all you have on it is vacation pictures and a grocery lists, there’s not much of a point in doing it....
How To Completely Reset Internet Explorer 8 In Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Click the Tools menu and Select Internet Options. Alternatively, if the Tools menu is not available at the above location, you can access it by Pressing Alt+T on your keyboard while in IE8. In the options window Click the Advanced tab and then Click the Reset button. A warning/confirmation window will appear. Click the Reset button. Now all you have to do is wait for the reset dialog to finish, and you’re all done!...
Luckily, you don’t have to. This groovy How-to will show you the fastest and easiest ways to get vCards, VCF files and exported email contacts into Gmail. Update 10/16/2012: Gmail has changed its look and feel since we first wrote this tutorial. We’ve updated it with new screenshots and details pertinent to the new Gmail. Importing vCards into Gmail Importing contacts into Gmail couldn’t be easier if you have an exported vCard or CSV file....
You might not be aware that you can use Office to repair those documents and not use a third-party utility to do it. The feature was introduced back in Office 2003. Here’s how it works. Note: For this article, I am using Microsoft Word, but the process is similar in the rest of the programs in the suite, too. Repair Office Documents Launch Word (or any other Office program) and go to File > Open > Browse and then find the document you need to repair....
Why is the New WhatsApp Privacy Policy Worrying? Encrypted communication and privacy are both essential in modern communication. WhatsApp does offer end-to-end encryption of your personal messages and calls. This means that the service can’t see your message or hear your calls. It also doesn’t keep logs of who you’re calling and can’t see your shared location, either. WhatsApp Groups are private, too, and you can even set your messages to disappear....
Move Windows 10 Taskbar To move the taskbar around the first thing you need to do is unlock it first. You can do that by right-clicking an empty area of the taskbar and uncheck “Lock the Taskbar” from the menu. After you have the taskbar unlocked you can move it around on the screen. Just click and hold it while moving it to the left, right, or top of your screen....
Pinned websites in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) are the premier feature that everyone is talking about. With pinned websites you can receive notifications, quickly navigate via the jump list, or control a webapp without even opening the page. Not all sites will have the full set of pinned features, since this requires that they’ve developed them in specifically for IE9. The main thing about them though is, each site will get its own icon on the taskbar –which makes them feel like individual applications....
Take a Video or Picture with Surface RT To capture videos or pictures on your Surface RT, tap the Camera app from the Start screen. Then you can select either the front or rear camera to take your video by tapping the Change Camera button. Tap the Video Mode button. Now tap anywhere on the screen to start recording, and a timer will start in the lower-left corner of the screen....
Print Passport Size Photos Using the Photo Printing Wizard in Windows 10 Select the photo you would like to print, right-click on it, then click Print. Select your printer, paper size, quality, and the number of copies. On the right side of the window, scroll down to the bottom, then choose Wallet. Click Print. Wait while your passport photos are printed. If you need to make adjustments to the photo’s dimensions, first check your country’s immigration website for details about picture size....
Remove Chat Sidebar from Gmail Log in to Gmail as you normally would, and then click the Gear (settings) button at the top-right of the window and select Settings. Click the Chat tab and select the Chat Off bullet option. Scroll down to the bottom and Save Changes. Done! Now Gmail will no longer pester you with annoying chat requests and you’ll have that much more room on your sidebar. If you are working on a smaller screen, this is quite a luxury....
Restart Chromecast with Google TV If your experiencing issues with the Chromecast one option is to simply restart it to get it working. You could always unplug the power and plug it back in again. But the device is probably behind your TV and hard to get at. Luckily you can restart it from the Google TV interface. To get started grab your remote and select your profile picture at the right of the home screen....
Overview As most iOS users know, the Settings app is exceptionally robust, with many of the available choices having multiple levels. Within those levels, there are many more choices and options for the user. It’s great that we can customize our iOS devices to make them better suit our needs and style. The downside to having that much customizability is that it makes it hard to find just what we want when we need it....
Send Texts via Alexa-Powered Devices To use it you need to set it up first. In fact, if you ask Alexa to send a text, it will tell you that you need an Android phone and to set it up in the app. So, launch the Alexa app on your Android device and tap the Conversations button at the bottom of the screen. You should see a notification that you can send SMS messages – tap the “Go to my Profile” link....
Connect Google Account with Cortana Connecting your Google account with Cortana is straight-forward. Launch Cortana on your Windows 10 system and select Notebook > Connected Services > Add a Service and you will see a new option for Gmail. Then just follow the onscreen instruction and sign in with your Google account information. Note that if you have two-factor authentication enabled you will need your phone nearby. After you have connected your Google account, you can access it on Windows 10 and other Cortana-powered devices like the Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker....
I realized this was the case yesterday when I read about Google’s new “conversational search” feature. You can only use it with the latest version of Chrome. Update Google Chrome – Option 1 To manually update to the latest version, click the Options > Help > About Google Chrome. There, you’ll see the current version you’re running and that an update is available. Click Relaunch, and you’ll be running the latest version in no time....
