On average, 174 games are added to Steam’s already massive game library every month. Solve your analysis paralysis and use Steam Search’s ever-evolving array of features to narrow your filters from baseball stat simulators to cooking action titles. How to Search the Steam Store As a part of Valve’s Steam Labs initiative, new improvements allow you to dictate results based on budget, equipment, and what titles you already own....
The Reminders app allows you to hide completed reminders, and calls it a day. You can tap the Menu button in a List to toggle between the “Show Completed” or “Hide Completed” options. However, hiding a completed reminder isn’t the same as deleting it. They also still show up in iCloud and on other devices. Thankfully, you can delete completed reminders via the Shortcuts app. Never heard of it?...
If you’re in the middle of a hard run or chill yoga session, you probably don’t want your phone to ring (unless it’s really important). By automatically enabling Do Not Disturb on your Apple Watch when you start a workout, you can make sure you don’t get interrupted. Here’s how. What Is Do Not Disturb Mode? Do Not Disturb is one of the (many) modes you can put your Apple Watch in....
On Windows, a .reg file contains a list of changes to the Windows Registry. These files are a quick way to make simple changes—but they can also be dangerous. Here’s how to see what a REG file does before you run it. What Is a REG File? The Windows Registry is a database where Windows and some third-party applications store settings and other data. Many options on Windows 10 can only be changed in the Windows Registry....
It’s good to have a bit of control over what your kids are exposed to, which is why parental controls are somewhat necessary. Setting up these controls may sound a little tricky, but it’s quite easy. Here’s how to get it set up and how to use them. How to Set Up Parental Controls Setting up parental controls is quite quick and easy, so let’s get started. Select the “Settings” icon represented by the cog in the upper-right corner....
Staying on task while working can be a challenge, especially at home, and it’s not just about productivity. Getting up to move around and drinking water is important too. Automate reminders for these things with the Google Assistant “Workday” routine. “Routines” is a feature built into the Google Assistant and Nest smart speakers and displays. They enable you to create a string of actions to be executed with a single command or at set times....
Data usage, especially on a mobile data plan, is something you might want to keep a close eye on. It’s very annoying if apps you don’t open often are eating through data caps in the background. Thankfully, Android allows you to prevent this. Android makes it pretty easy to keep tabs on your data usage. You can even set up alerts to stop your smartphone or tablet from going over your limits....
Android notifications are great, but they’re not perfect. The way that some notifications pop up on the screen can be annoying, especially if they’re not important. Thankfully, you can stop this from happening. The bad news is that there’s no way to turn off pop-up notifications all at once. You’ll have to do it individually by app. The process is easy, though, so if you do it every time an annoying notification comes in, you’ll have things cleaned up in no time....
Scream Play Video Legendary horror filmmaker Wes Craven kicked off a trend of snarky, self-aware horror movies with the original Scream. Written by Kevin Williamson, Scream takes place in the small town of Woodsboro, California, where a masked killer is stalking local teens. Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, and Jamie Kennedy star as the teens, with David Arquette as a local cop and Courteney Cox as a nosy reporter....
Push to Talk allows you to control background noise when communicating with your friends in Discord. Sometimes, though, external factors like Windows 10 or other applications can prevent the feature from functioning correctly. Here’s how to troubleshoot common problems. Check Discord’s Voice & Video Panel A Windows update can override the drivers on your computer, and sometimes the fix is to reselect your audio devices in Discord. You can also try changing the USB port that your headset is plugged in to, or even turning Bluetooth off and back on again....
Routers are basically little computers. By default, they run a manufacture-provided operating system, or firmware, to route network traffic and provide you with various settings and features. But you can often replace this firmware. Most people don’t need a third-party custom router firmware. Yes, custom firmware can provide you with additional features and other benefits, but they’re more complex and most people just want their router to function as an appliance....
Apple Watch users who are running watchOS 7 and higher can access the Shortcuts app on their wearable. This works seamlessly with the Shortcuts app on the iPhone. The Shortcuts app automatically categorizes shortcuts that can work on the Apple Watch and makes it available on your wrist. This means you won’t need to create separate shortcuts just for your Apple Watch. Shortcuts can be triggered from both the Shortcuts app and from watch face complications....
Sound Recognition, first introduced in iOS 14, lets iPhone users with hearing loss receive visual alerts when the iPhone detects certain sounds like smoke alarms, sirens, door knocks, and dogs barking. It does this with onboard intelligence, so no network connection is required. Here’s how to use it. First, open “Settings” on your iPhone. In Settings, tap “Accessibility.” In Accessibility, navigate to the “Hearing” section and tap “Sound Recognition.”...
Safari is fast and optimized for mobile devices. That’s usually a good thing. But there are still a few websites that refuse to adapt to mobile Safari or provide an inferior experience on their mobile site. In times like these, you can switch to the desktop version of the website. How to View Desktop Site in Safari Like many iOS features, especially ones for Safari, the Request Desktop Site feature is hidden....
Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android device and head into your profile by tapping your display picture in the bottom-right corner. Tap the three-line menu icon in the top-right corner, then select “Your Activity.” Under the “Links” tab, you’ll find every link that you’ve ever clicked on Instagram in reverse chronological order. You can tap any web page to revisit it. If you want to hide a link from the “Your Activity” section, you can long-press it and select “Hide....
Let’s look at how you MUSH! The Origins of MUDs and MUSHes Before graphics ruled the internet, and bandwidth was low and modems screeched loudly, people played text-based online games called “multi-user dungeons,” or “MUDs.” A MUD is a networked multiplayer game that typically focuses on RPG-style fantasy combat. MUDs later gave birth to “massively multiplayer online role-playing games” (MMORPGs), like Ultima Online and World of Warcraft. Unlike those games, though, MUDs used only text descriptions of players, enemies, actions, and their environments....
Pull Requests are a feature of online git services like Github and Gitlab. They allow anyone to request for changes to be added, even if they don’t have access to the repository. We’ll discuss how they work, and how to use them for open source collaboration. What Does a Pull Request Do? Despite how it may seem, git as a tool is a completely decentralized system. What that means is that the repository on Github....
“Just So You Know” JSYK stands for “just so you know.” It is used to share a piece of information or comment with someone who didn’t request it. It can be used to start a conversation, or it can come up in the middle of a discussion with someone. It bears a lot of similarities to the popular FYI or “for your information.” While the initialism can be written in both uppercase “JSYK” and lowercase “jsyk,” the lowercase version is much more popular online in messages and social media....
“Link in Bio?” The link in bio is the single link in the upper section of an Instagram account user’s profile, which is located just beneath their username and profile description. To find an Instagram user’s link in bio, navigate to their profile page. The link in bio will be immediately visible, as it is situated above the “Follow” or “Following” button. Clicking on the link in bio will either redirect you to your device’s browser or open up the in-app browser on Instagram....
What is “Watch Only” Mode? Samsung Galaxy Watches include two battery-saving modes. The one you may have used before is called “Power Saving,” and a prompt will ask if you’d like to enable this mode when the battery gets low. “Power Saving” mode extends battery life by turning off the wake gestures, always-on display, and Wi-Fi. It also limites the processor speed, background data usage, and background location, plus decreases the screen brightness and screen timeout....
