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When you take a screenshot on a Mac, macOS usually displays a tiny thumbnail of the screenshot in the lower-right corner of the screen for a few moments before saving the image. If you find this annoying, it’s easy to turn off. Here’s how. Why Even Have a Thumbnail? You might be wondering: why show the thumbnail at all? As far as we can tell, Apple decided this would be the best way to trigger macOS’s built-in screenshot editing feature, which has been present since Mac OS X 10....

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for the “Games with Prime” section. Claim this month’s games you want to play by clicking “Claim.” After you’ve claimed a game, you’ll see a “Download and play” link under it. Click that link.

There are several different methods for selecting a block of cells in Excel, or extending an existing selection with more cells. Let’s take a look at them. Select a Range of Cells By Clicking and Dragging One of the easiest ways to select a range of cells is by clicking and dragging across the workbook. Click the first cell you want to select and continue holding down your mouse button....

Google Chrome supports DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for increased privacy and security. It’s still disabled by default as of Google Chrome 80, but you can enable it using a hidden flag. Note that Chrome won’t actually use DoH unless you’re configured to use a DNS server that supports DNS over HTTPS. You might have to change your DNS server to take advantage of it. Google Public DNS, Cloudflare, and even Comcast’s DNS all support it....

On your Chromebook, click the status section found in the bottom-right corner to reveal the quick settings panel. Select the gear icon to enter your Chromebook’s Settings menu. Scroll down until you find the “Advanced” button and toggle it to reveal more options. Locate the “Accessibility” section, and from under that, head into “Manage Accessibility Features.” At the bottom of this page, find and switch on the “Play Sound on Startup” option....

Disable Variable Refresh Rate There’s a feature known as Adaptive Sync in macOS that becomes available when you use the right combination of hardware. Specifically, if you have a variable refresh rate monitor and use a DisplayPort connection. What this does is change the refresh rate of the monitor dynamically to match the frame rate of the content on screen. There are two reasons you’d want to use Adaptive Sync. One is to conserve electricity, which isn’t particularly useful for a desktop monitor connected to the wall....

Any time you have hard drive errors—or even strange behavior you might not at first associate with a hard drive—Check Disk can be a lifesaver. Here’s a full guide to using the Check Disk tool that comes with every version of Windows. What Chkdsk Does (and When to Use It) The Check Disk utility, also known as chkdsk (since that’s the command you use to run it) scans through your entire hard drive to find and fix problems....

Did you know Google allows you to adjust the types of ads you see on the internet? If you don’t want to see any alcohol or gambling ads on YouTube, you can opt out. We’ll show you how to do it. As you might already know, Google is responsible for delivering a lot of the ads you encounter while browsing the web. If you’re signed in to a Google account, those ads are personalized for you....

As an existing user, to make Google delete your data after 18 months, you’ll have to go into your activity settings and change this option. You can also tell Google to auto-delete activity after three months or stop activity collection entirely. To find these options, head to the Activity Controls page and sign in with your Google account if you aren’t already signed in. Click the “Auto-delete” option under Web & App Activity....

There are a couple of things you’ll need to get started. First, you must have a device running Android 7.0 or above. Next, we’ll need to sideload an app called “Tap, Tap.” The process is very straightforward. RELATED: How to Launch Actions by Tapping on the Back of Your iPhone Open a web browser on your Android device and head to this XDA forum thread. Download the APK file for the latest version of the app....

Chrome has a hidden endless runner game you can play whenever your computer or phone is offline, but it turns out you can also play it without disconnecting. Just type chrome://dino in your address bar, as shown above, and the “No internet” screen will open—press space to play the game. As of today the game has birthday cake and party hats to celebrate four years of being hidden in Chrome....

Docker lets you quickly package your applications as containers, making it possible to run them anywhere from your laptop to a public cloud. After using Docker for a while, you can accumulate a large number of redundant containers, images and other resources. Here’s how to tidy them up. Docker doesn’t usually delete anything unless you tell it to. That means images you’ve pulled and containers you’ve created are probably still hanging around on your system, even if they’re no longer used....

If you’re suffering network problems in Windows 10 that you just can’t seem to fix, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update now includes a feature that lets you reset your network back to how it was when you first installed Windows. RELATED: How to Make Windows Troubleshoot Your PC’s Problems for You Resetting your network really should be used as a last resort in your troubleshooting process. Before trying it, you should try some basic fixes first....

Are you worried that your iPhone apps are listening using your device’s built-in microphone? If so, it’s easy to know for sure—and to revoke microphone access if necessary—by checking a list in Settings. Here’s how to do it. First, open the “Settings” app. In “Settings,” tap “Privacy.” In “Privacy,” tap “Microphone.” On the next screen, you’ll see a list of installed apps that have previously requested access to your microphone....

Temporary “stories” have become a fixture on many social media websites. Twitter’s version is called “Fleets,” and you can use it to create disappearing tweets that contain personal and casual thoughts, opinions, and feelings. We’ll show you all the ways you can use this feature. What Are (Is?) Twitter Fleets? As mentioned, Fleets can most easily be described as disappearing tweets. A normal tweet appears on your timeline forever unless you delete it, but a Fleet only lasts 24 hours....

How to Sign PDFs on iPhone and iPad iOS and iPadOS come with a built-in Markup feature that is available across the operating system. You’ll find it when you open a PDF in the Mail app, when you’re previewing a document in the Files app, and when you’re editing an image in the Photos app. You can even access it when you’re editing a screenshot. RELATED: How to Take and Annotate Screenshots on iPad Using Apple Pencil...

One of the most convenient things about Shortcuts on iPhone is that they can be launched using only your voice—thanks to the power of Siri, Apple’s AI assistant. Here’s how to do it. To launch a shortcut from Siri, you’ll first need to have at least one shortcut on your iPhone. To create shortcuts, you use the Shortcuts app, which has been included with every iPhone since iOS 13. You can also receive them from others if they have been shared via iCloud....

Task Manager is an indispensable tool in Windows 10, and it’s good to keep it handy while troubleshooting your PC. With one simple setting, Task Manager will always remain visible on screen—no matter how many windows you have open. Here’s how. First, we need to bring up Task Manager. In Windows 10, right-click the taskbar, and select “Task Manager” from the menu that pops up. If you see the simple Task Manager interface, click “More Details” at the bottom of the window....

If you’ve been eyeing the falling prices on spacious solid-state drives but putting off an upgrade because you don’t want the hassle of reinstalling everything, we’re here to help. Read on as we show you how to clone your old HDD onto a new HDD and get your entire system back up and running in under an hour; no reinstallation of Windows and all your apps necessary. Why Do I Want To Do This?...

Whether you use Microsoft Word for personal or professional writing, sometimes you may want to add supplemental notes to sections of your work. Maybe you want to make a side comment on one of your arguments, or you need to cite another author’s work without distracting from the main text. Luckily, Word has useful tools for adding footnotes and endnotes to your writing. What Are Footnotes and Endnotes? Footnotes and endnotes are both ways of adding extra bits of information to your writing outside of the main text....