A problem with your PC’s DNS cache can result in trouble connecting to the internet. If you’ve tried the usual tricks like clearing your browser cache and cookies, flushing Windows 10’s DNS may fix your problem. What the DNS Cache Does A Domain Network System (DNS) server is what translates familiar domain names like howtogeek.com into the IP addresses computers use to connect with each other. When a program tries to connect to a domain name like google....
If you are working on a large spreadsheet, it can be useful to “freeze” certain rows or columns so that they stay on screen while you scroll through the rest of the sheet. As you’re scrolling through large sheets in Excel, you might want to keep some rows or columns—like headers, for example—in view. Excel lets you freeze things in one of three ways: You can freeze the top row....
For this guide, we’ll be using an official Microsoft app called “Your Phone.” It’s installed on your Windows 10 computer by default. First, make sure your system meets the following requirements: You’ve installed the Windows 10 April 2018 update or later. Your Android device is running Android 7. 0 or later. Next, you’ll need to set up the Your Phone app. It links your Android phone and Windows PC. After the initial setup process is complete, you can move on to notification syncing....
If you can’t get together with your friends or family, you can take advantage of Spotify’s virtual listening party feature instead. This lets five Spotify users listen to the same songs or podcasts simultaneously. Spotify’s group listening feature is purely for listening—you can’t chat with each other while you listen, but each user in the virtual party can play, pause, skip, and add their own content for each member to listen to....
If you are going to use Mozilla Firefox as your default browser, you might want to import bookmarks from your other browser into this one. Firefox makes it easy to do that, and we’ll show you how. RELATED: How to Set Mozilla Firefox as the Default Browser on Windows 10 Ways to Import Bookmarks Into Firefox There are two ways to import bookmarks into Firefox. If the browser from which you want to import bookmarks is installed on the same computer as Firefox, use Firefox’s direct import feature....
Chromebooks are built to run Google Chrome, but with the addition of Linux, you can install other browsers on your Chromebook including Microsoft Edge. Whether you want to try what Microsoft’s browser has to offer or are fed up with Chrome, here’s how to install Edge on Chrome OS. Since you’ll be installing Microsoft Edge’s latest Linux client, you will first need to enable Linux on your Chromebook if you haven’t already....
How Process States Work on Linux Linux, of course, has to keep track of all the applications and daemons running on your computer. One of the ways it does this is by maintaining the process table. This is a list of structures in kernel memory. Each process has an entry in this list that contains some information about it. There isn’t a great deal in each of the process table structures....
Next, select the “Settings” option found at the bottom of the list. Locate and open the “Account Settings” menu, found near the top of the page. In the future, if you’d like to opt back in, simply tap the toggle again. Next, select the “Control Center” option from the list of options. Before the feature can be turned off, Ring will confirm that you want to disable the feature. A text box will list out some of the benefits of Sidewalk, including the ability to continue to receive motion alerts even if the device loses its internet connection....
By turning on the Screen Lock feature on your iPhone or iPad, your messages will be hidden until they’re unlocked using Face ID, Touch ID, or your lock screen passcode. The same goes for Android. You’ll either need to authenticate yourself using a supported biometric security feature such as your fingerprint or a traditional password or PIN. RELATED: What Is Signal, and Why Is Everyone Using It? Open the Signal app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device....
Use a Keyboard or Mouse Shortcut The quickest way to view the desktop (without setting up a new feature) is to use a keyboard shortcut. There are, in fact, several ways that you can do this: Command+F3: Use the Command+F3 (Mission Control) keyboard shortcut to quickly view the desktop. This shortcut works on most modern Macs. Fn+F11: If you have an older Mac, or if you’re using a keyboard that doesn’t have the media keys, you can use the F11 or the Fn+F11 keyboard combination to reveal the desktop....
If you’ve set up a mapped network drive on Windows 10, Windows Defender won’t scan it for viruses or malware by default during its scheduled scans. Here’s how to ensure your network drives are scanned. Home Users: Enable Mapped Network Drive Scanning via the Registry If you have Windows 10 Home, you’ll have to edit the Windows Registry—or use PowerShell, which we’ll cover later—to make this change. You can also do it this way if you have Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise but just feel more comfortable working in the Registry as opposed to Group Policy Editor....
It’s no secret that smartphone apps have the ability to access a lot of permissions—if you let them. It’s important to make sure apps aren’t abusing permissions to protect your privacy. Android makes it easy to see which apps can access your location. Android apps are required to ask for permission to access your location. Beginning in Android 11, you can even grant apps one-time access to your location. This means that you don’t have to worry about apps grabbing your location after you leave the app....
RELATED: The Most Common Philips Hue Problems, and How to Fix Them Hue has been around for a while, but they recently released a brand new app, with an all-new interface that makes it a bit easier to manage and control your smart bulbs. There can be a bit of a learning curve compared to the old app (which you can still download for iOS and Android), but once you get the basics down, you might come to find that it’s a lot better than the old Hue app....
When you want to share your smartphone’s screen to help troubleshoot your handset, you have to use a remote control app or send a screen recording. Now, you can use the Skype app to easily share your iPhone or Android screen. How to Share Your Android Screen Using Skype Open the Skype app on your Android smartphone and make sure that you’re running the latest version (it works for Android 6....
On a Mac, Finder hides most file extensions by default. If you’d always like to see file extensions regardless of the file type, you can change a simple setting in Finder Preferences. Here’s how. First, focus on Finder by clicking its icon in your dock. Next, open the Finder menu at the top of the screen and select “Preferences.” When Finder Preferences appears, click “Advanced” in the toolbar at the top of the window....
It’s been the bane of laptop users for years: you’re typing away, your palm brushes the trackpad, and the accidental click inserts the cursor in the middle of the text completely screwing things up. Banish the frustration of accidental trackpad clicks with the handy built-in Windows 10 settings. Why Do I Want To Do This? Trackpads might be a very clever way to pack a mouse into a laptop palm rest but for years and years they’ve been a huge pain to use on account of their proximity to your palms and how sensitive they are....
If you’ve ever had a problem with potential meeting attendees forwarding requests to others, we have good news. If you have the latest version of Outlook (2016 or 365) or you’re an Office 365 subscriber using the Outlook web app, you can prevent people from forwarding meeting requests. Getting a meeting together with the right attendees can be frustrating. You’ve got to find a time everyone’s available. Then you have to find a free room....
If you often see a pop-up titled “Undo Typing” on your iPhone or iPad, it’s because of a feature called “Shake To Undo” that allows you to undo typing by physically shaking your device. Here’s how to disable it. First, launch “Settings” by tapping on the “Gear” icon, which can usually be found on the first page of your Home screen. In “Settings,” tap “Accessibility.” On the next menu, tap “Touch....
Since Wordle is a game you can play in a browser without an account, it saves your stats on one device. Now that Wordle is owned by The New York Times, you can sign in with a NYT account and sync those stats across devices. First, go to the Wordle website in a desktop or mobile browser and select the bar graph icon in the top right. Select the “Log In or Create a Free Account” button....
How Does It Work? When you share screenshots or videos from your Switch to a smart device via a QR code, the Switch first creates its own local Wi-Fi access point. Then, it shares how you can connect to it with your phone via a QR code. Once received, your smartphone temporarily connects to the Switch’s local Wi-Fi network. Next, the Switch provides you with a second QR code. This gives your phone the address of the temporary web server in the Switch with links to the screenshots and videos you shared....
