Here, we’ll walk you through making sure your mobile device is ready, connecting the AirTag to your account, and giving it a name. Device Requirements for Using AirTags You can connect an AirTag using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 14.5 or iPadOS 14.5 or later.You should have a good Wi-Fi or cell connection.You’ll need Find My, Bluetooth, and Location Services turned on.It’s recommended that you use Precision Finding for your Location Services....

We’ll show you how to convert an Office file to a Google file and work with Office files through Google Drive without converting them when needed. Add Office Files to Google Drive Once you upload a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to Google Drive, you can open it in Docs, Sheets, or Slides. Click the New plus sign on the top left and pick File upload. Browse for your file, select it, and click Open....

If you’re finding that your C and V keys are wearing away from all the copying and pasting you’ve used them for, you’ll be pleased to know that there are plenty of other ways you can copy and paste on your Apple computer. If you’re ready to go beyond the shortcuts, then here’s how to copy and paste on Mac. How to Copy and Paste on Mac Using Keyboard Shortcuts Some keyboard shortcuts are used so frequently that they become part of the language....

Copy and Paste from the Browser on Fire HD Tablets For this example, I will use the Silk browser to copy text and the email app to paste it. Then, on the Kindle Fire, launch your browser from the home screen. This will work with select apps or documents that contain the text, too. For example, here, I’m copying text from the groovyPost site. Long press the first word of the text you want to copy....

Windows 10 has a new default browser called Microsoft Edge; as we’ve said in the past, it’s still a work in progress. Currently, it uses a speed dial feature, as you see in Opera and other browsers. It shows top and frequently visited sites, the ability to get top site apps that will open the Store, suggested news content, widgets for weather and sporting events. But if you’re not happy with the default selections Microsoft has included, there is some customization you can do, including having it open to a blank page....

In this article, we’ll look at deleting your Spotify account completely. You may decide to do this if you have privacy concerns, especially where payment details are concerned. Alternatively, you may decide to delete your account to create a new one, refreshing your recommendations in the process. Whatever the reason, if you want to know how to delete your Spotify account completely, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Delete Your Spotify Account Permanently If you decide to delete your Spotify account, there’s no turning back—it’s permanent....

Turn off Action Center in Windows 10 Home or Pro Update: 1/8/2016: I just found out that now you can indeed turn Action Center off easily in Settings. Go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions and click Turn system icons on or off. Then at the bottom of the list, you can flip Action Center off or back on again. And, this option is available in both Home and Pro versions of Windows 10....

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....

While this might seem like a quicker way to delete your files, it isn’t perfect. You may end up moving something to the Recycle Bin inadvertently. Luckily, Windows 11 includes a feature that you can set which will make a delete confirmation dialog appear. Enabling it will add another step to the deletion process, helping you to avoid accidental deletions of files. Here’s how to make Windows 11 display a confirmation message when you delete a file or folder....

If you’re running Windows 11, you can find your available memory slots in a few different ways. Whether you can upgrade them or not will depend on your device. Laptops are typically harder to upgrade, but desktop PCs are fairly straightforward. If you want to know how to find the number of available memory slots on Windows 11, follow the steps below. How to Find Available Memory Slots on Windows 11 To check if your PC has RAM slots available on Windows 11:...

What happens if a song you don’t like keeps entering your Spotify-curated playlists? Thankfully, you can hide a song on Spotify to stop it from appearing. If you change your mind, you can always unhide it again. If you’re unsure how, here’s how to hide a song on Spotify (or unhide it again). How to Hide Songs on Spotify Limitations Technically, Spotify does allow you to hide songs you don’t like....

Improve Kindle Fire HD Battery Life Turn the brightness all the way down Even at the lowest setting, the Kindle Fire HD has a brilliant screen that’s easily viewable under most conditions. This tip is especially useful in low-light situations on airplanes or in the bedroom. I’ve found that anything other than the lowest screen brightness causes eyestrain. Turning down the brightness to the lowest possible setting can lengthen battery life by several hours when using it for reading....

Move Photos Freely To position images in Word: Your image will now float above the text so you can put it anywhere without disrupting the rest of the document. More With Microsoft Word Not surprisingly, there’s a lot more you can do with Word, even with tables, including using different headers and footers for each page, adjusting the grammar settings, shrinking text to fit on one page, and more. You can find Microsoft Word inside the Microsoft 365 suite....

Today we’ll cover how to open the same set of web pages every time you start your browser in Chrome, Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, and Safari on Mac. Chrome To open the same set of web pages every time you start Chrome, first open the web pages you want on separate tabs. Then, click the Chrome menu button in the upper-right corner of the window and select Settings. In the On startup section, select Open a specific page or set of pages....

Whatever the reason, it’s obvious some no longer trust the social giant, and I keep hearing the same question over and over again from my readers: “Is it possible to delete my Facebook account?” and “I managed to deactivate it, so it’s deleted right?” You would think the answer would be fairly straightforward. But it took a lot of digging to come up with the solution surrounding account and profile deactivation — and full-blown account removal from the service....

On iOS 16 and later, there’s a better method for retrieving deleted messages on your iPhone, directly from the Messages app. If you want to know how to restore deleted messages on an iPhone, follow the steps below. How to Find Deleted Messages on iPhone Restoring deleted text messages is straightforward, but you’ll need to know where to look. Starting with iOS 16, deleted text messages can be found in the Messages app....

Install the New Chromium-based Edge All you need to do is download Microsoft Edge for your OS and log into your Microsoft account, and you’re good to go. The following is the old article and is related to Legacy Edge only: Microsoft introduced its current flagship web browser, Edge, with the launch of Windows 10 in 2015. Edge focuses on speed, security, and compatibility with web standards. That said, Edge is still a maturing platform, but the rapid pace of development continues to give it a fighting chance in a market that’s pretty much dominated by the likes of Chrome and Firefox....

Note: Outlook 2007 also includes the Mail Merge feature; however, the screenshots and steps below are from Microsoft Outlook 2010. We also show how to send personalized mass emails using Outlook 2013 and 2016. How to Create Personalized Multi-Recipient Mass Emails Quickly Using Outlook Mail Merge In Outlook, go to your Contacts and Select which contacts you would like to send your mass personalized email. Next above on the toolbar, click Mail Merge....

Microsoft introduced the most comprehensive set of tools to date, specifically focusing on Parental Controls in Windows 7. The improved Family safety feature for Windows 10 builds on this and provides a more seamless option for managing kids’ safety on the Internet and the computer. Windows 10 Family Safety Unlike Windows 7, which managed your child’s experience locally, this is done through the Microsoft Accounts page. So, you will need to ensure you have an active Internet connection to successfully configure the application of Family Safety Settings in Windows 10....

Sign in to Windows 10 with Fingerprint To set it up, open Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options. Then select “Windows Hello Fingerprint” for the way you want to sign in to the device and click the “Set up” button. Next, it’s just a matter of following the onscreen instructions to make your way through the setup wizard. Kick it off, and you’ll be asked to enter your PIN or password first....