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How to Format Apple Notes on iPhone and iPad When you start a new note in Apple Notes, the app converts the first line into the title of the note You can change this by going to opening the Settings app > Notes > New Notes Starts With. The rest of the note is just plain text. RELATED: How to Quickly Create a Note on iPhone or iPad If you’re using Apple Notes to take class notes or for research purposes, you can use formatting tools like headings, lists, indentations, and more....

With the launch of the Chromecast with Google TV, Android TV received its biggest interface update in years. If you don’t want to wait to get the new interface on your older Android TV streaming device, you can get it now. Android TV devices will slowly be upgraded to the new “Google TV” interface over the next couple of years. The most noticeable change is the revamped home screen. By installing a few apps, we can get that new experience right now before the big update rolls out....

How GPS Works The Global Position System (GPS) is a seriously complex setup. There are 24 satellites (plus a few spares, at any given time) orbiting about 12,550 miles above the earth every 11 hours and 58 minutes in one of six different orbital planes. That’s four satellites per orbit. They’re spread out so that there’s always a minimum of four satellites overhead, everywhere on Earth. More often, there are six or eight overhead....

Windows 10’s May 2020 Update is finally here. That doesn’t mean you’ll get it immediately. It may be weeks (or even months!) before Windows Update even offers the update on your system. Here’s how you upgrade right now. How to Get the Update from Windows Update To install this update from Windows Update, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update on your PC. Click “Check for Updates” and you may be offered the update right here, in this window....

The Windows Task Manager has floating performance panels, but it also has a system tray icon that displays CPU usage. Here’s how to use it—and how to free up taskbar space so the Task Manager’s window shortcut will get out of your way. This trick works on Windows 10, but it’s been around for a long time. It will work on Windows 7 or even Windows XP, too. How to Open the Task Manager To find this feature, you just need to open the Task Manager....

If you frequently need directions to go to a certain address from your current location—say, from work or the grocery store to your home—it’s easy to make a quick shortcut that can always give you directions to a pre-set location in Apple Maps. Here’s how. But First, Know That Siri Can Already Take You “Home” In some cases, you might not even need to make this shortcut. If you have “Significant Locations” turned on in Location Services, your iPhone will automatically learn your home’s location by analyzing your travel history....

Apple introduced the ability to set default browsers in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. As long as your device is running the latest version of the operating system, this setting should be available to you. RELATED: How to Update Your iPhone to the Latest iOS Version You can change the default browser in the “Settings” app. First, though, make sure you’ve downloaded the latest version of Chrome from the App Store....

When you mute a contact or group on WhatsApp, you’re not notified of any new messages from them. However, they’ll still appear in your chat list and you can continue to converse with them regularly. The members of that group or the contact won’t be alerted of this either—as opposed to when you leave a group. First, make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp installed on your Android smartphone or iPhone by visiting its Play Store or App Store listing....

Opting out of macOS Developer or Public beta simply takes you off of the beta seed channel. It means that you won’t receive any additional beta updates. It doesn’t actually restore your operating system to the stable version. The best time to jump out of the beta program is after updating to the Golden Master (GM) version of the beta. During the update process, you’ll see the “GM Seed” text in the macOS version name....

Pair AirPods Pro with iPhone To start pairing the AirPods Pro with your iPhone, hold the charging case within several inches of your unlocked smartphone. Open the case’s lid, and a setup dialog will appear on your screen. When you’re ready to connect the AirPods Pro to your iPhone, tap on the “Connect” button. After several seconds, the AirPods Pro will be paired to your iPhone. The on-screen dialog will play through three different screens to explain how some of the headphone’s new features such as noise cancellation work....

Mac users who are running macOS Big Sur and higher have access to Notification Center features like grouped notifications and notification management options. One of which is the Deliver Quietly feature. The namesake feature from iPhone and iPad works in the same way on your Mac. When enabled, new notifications from the app will go quietly to the Notification Center, ready for you when you are. You won’t see banners and the notification won’t make a sound....

Windows 10 can record a video of your screen without any third-party software. Here’s how to find and use Windows 10’s easy-to-use Capture utility to record your display. The Game Bar Isn’t Just for Gaming Windows 10’s screen capture tool is part of the Xbox Game Bar. Despite what the name implies, the Game Bar is for more than just gaming. In this guide, we’ll be using it to make screen recordings....

Throwback alert! Microsoft’s vintage File Manager program, which originally shipped with Windows 3.0 in 1990, has been ported to Windows 10, and it’s available for free from Microsoft. Here’s how to get it. Managing Files Before File Explorer In versions of Windows earlier than Windows 95, you needed to use a special application to copy, move, and delete files within Windows itself. In Windows 3.x, this application was called File Manager....

To save what’s happening on your iPhone’s screen, you might reach for a screenshot. But when capturing a sequence of events is important, a screen recording video is your best option. Luckily, it’s easy to record the screen on your iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max. Here’s how. What Is a Screen Recording? On your iPhone 12, a screenshot captures a still image, but a screen recording directly captures a video that reflects everything you do on your iPhone’s screen, including notifications, apps, games, and more....

You logged into your Facebook account on your friend’s computer, and you’re not sure if you logged out. Or maybe you’re worried someone else has your password. Thankfully, Facebook tracks where you’re logged in, so you can see every device logged into your account, and end any sessions you don’t want active. Facebook provides data on the location, the device or browser used, and the last accessed date or time for every active login session....

Browser extensions are useful, but they can increase your browser’s memory consumption, make it take longer to open, and slow it down in general. But how do you measure the impact a browser extension has on your system? Each browser offers its own ways to pin down an extension’s memory consumption, CPU usage, or startup delay. The exact information you’ll get depends on your browser. Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox doesn’t offer an easy way to view a browser extension’s memory usage....

Starting with the iOS 14 update, Siri can record your voice and send it as a voice (audio) message. While you can send voice messages directly in the Messages app, the beauty of using Siri is that you can do this without even picking up your iPhone—assuming you have AirPods or other headphones. How to Send a Voice Message With Siri To get started, bring up Siri. You can do this by saying “Hey Siri” on your iPhone or AirPods....

To access these controls for most of your Microsoft machines, including the Xbox One and Android devices with Microsoft Launcher installed, you’ll need to create a Microsoft Family Group. Once you’ve used your free Microsoft account to create your own Microsoft Family Group, you’ll want to create a free child account. Once you’ve set up a child account, go to your Windows 10 machine you want to restrict access to and sign in to the child account....

Like all major operating systems, macOS allows you to restrict access to files using a complex set of file permissions. You can set these yourself using the Finder app, or by using the chmod command in your Mac’s terminal. Here’s how. Setting Mac File Permissions Using Finder If you want to set the permissions for a file on your Mac without using the terminal, you’ll need to use the Finder app....

When you upload a video to YouTube and set its visibility to Private, only the people you specify can watch that video. If you’re looking to share your Private videos with people, here’s how to go about doing that on your desktop. When you share your Private video, the recipient receives an email with a link to watch the video. They must sign in to their Google account before they can access your video on YouTube....