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On Windows 10, you can unlock the taskbar and move it wherever you want. On Windows 11, you’ll need to make changes in the Settings menu to do it instead—if you know where to look. If you’re unsure how, here’s what you’ll need to do to move your taskbar to a second monitor on a Windows 11 PC. How to Move Taskbar to a Second Monitor on Windows 11 To move the Taskbar to a second monitor on Windows 11: The taskbar will now appear on the monitor you selected....

This guide won’t cover the complete uninstallation/deletion of custom user interfaces, and some of the features may still linger on even after switching to the stock home screen. This how-to was created using screenshots taken on a Samsung Galaxy S (Epic 4g), the actual menus and options may slightly vary on other devices. How-To Stop Running Custom Android Interfaces Step 1 Launch Settings. This can be done by Tapping the Settings button from the App Drawer....

By default, you’ll receive notifications in your Gmail inbox when someone you’ve invited to an event responds to your invitation. However, if you’re organizing a large meeting, you may prefer not to have your inbox cluttered with event responses, making it more challenging to spot your more crucial emails. Fortunately, you can control whether or not you receive these emails. Here’s how to disable meeting acceptance notifications in Gmail....

Well, with Mac dictation, you can do exactly that. Your Mac comes with native software that will translate what you say into text, and you can use it anywhere you can enter text on your Mac. Is it any good, and how do you get it to work in the first place? Learn how to use dictation on a Mac below. How to Enable Dictation on a Mac To begin using dictation on a Mac, you first need to enable it....

The Edge workspaces feature allows online collaboration with others. For example, you can mirror open tabs in a session where anyone accessing that workspace can view and collaborate with you. The workspaces instance doesn’t include personal settings or private data like passwords and browsing history. You can use it to generate a link to share with others and invite them to use Edge and share web pages and web documents....

Think of the Reading List feature as a less sophisticated version of the Pocket service. Instead of bookmarking a page, you can save it to your reading list which will sync with your Google account. Another benefit is that the pages you save will also available offline. That’s helpful if you are in a situation where you have a limited data connection or no internet at all. Where is the Google Chrome Reading List?...

USB sticks are small, which means they can be easily lost and/or stolen. This means that anything on your USB sticks needs to have some kind of encryption on it to deter at least the casual thief or snoop. You won’t get a “this USB stick will self-destruct in five seconds” kind of drama but encrypting your files is still kind of cool. How To Use Veracrypt to Encrypt a USB Stick First, find a USB stick....

If you’re trying to send a standard text message on Android, you’ll need network coverage. Unfortunately, SMS isn’t the most reliable way to send messages. If you’re using Android’s native Messages app, you might not receive text messages at all—for all kinds of reasons. If you are not receiving texts on Android, here are several troubleshooting steps you can try to fix the problem. Note: The Android experience varies between devices and versions, and the following steps might not be exactly where indicated....

What Is It? The game is deceptively simple: get marbles into a hole by adjusting a Rube Goldberg device. By changing one or two of the gadgets, the marbles go in the right place. At early levels, all you do is adjust a lever or a fan. Later in the game, figuring out where the marbles go isn’t that obvious. The game has excellent 3D details, which you can put into Low Power Mode to prevent battery draining....

Ring doorbells can send alerts to your phone, but you can also use them to trigger a traditional doorbell chime. This is usually a very useful option, especially if you often have your phone silenced, but if something goes wrong, your doorbell ringer can soon become a real nuisance. Here are some fixes you can try if your Ring doorbell won’t stop ringing. 1. Check Your Doorbell Device Health If your Ring doorbell isn’t connected to Wi-Fi or is connected to the wrong network, it may not work as expected....

1. Passwords and Protected Backups Locked Forever A backup is another copy of your data, by definition. To keep that data safe, especially when it’s online, you need a password. Preferably that password is unique, so you’re protected when databases get hacked. You might even have enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) (I have it set up on mine). Mistake #1: You’ve forgotten your password. Solution: Record your password and keep it in a safe place....

Windows 10 Mouse Settings To enable scrolling inactive windows, open Settings > Devices > Mouse & Touchpad. From there toggle on Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them. This comes in handy for research and writing documents. For example, if you snap two or more screens side-by-side you can scroll through each one without having to click it to put focus on it. You just simply hover your mouse over the window you want to scroll and start....

If you want to bring your images into the real world, then a portable iPhone photo printer may be just what you need. These printers can turn your snaps into stunning prints in a matter of seconds. Photo printers are often small enough to take with you so you can print your images wherever you may be. Let’s take a look at some of the best photo printers for iPhones below....

In this guide, we’ll walk through the basic steps that apply to most scenarios. Then, we’ll discuss some troubleshooting and alternate methods, in case the simple approach doesn’t work for you. Note: Once you master the steps to boot your computer from a USB or CD/DVD, you can use this to boot other operating systems or bootable live environments on your machine. BIOS vs. UEFI: What’s the Difference? Each computer, whether it’s a Dell, HP, Acer or even a custom-built system, is an island unto itself before Windows 10 (or some other operating system) starts....

Their site takes real surface wind data from the National Digital Forecast Database and creates a real-time visualization of the data. Although originally created as a personal art project by Fernanda and Martin (who currently lead Google’s “Big Picture” data visualization group in Cambridge, MA) I’ve found it a groovy way to visualize the progress of Hurricane Sandy across the east coast. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that the data is quite beautiful as well!...

PCs and laptops often come with an HDMI port that allows you to branch out with a second monitor or to enjoy TV and movies on a bigger screen. This relies on your HDMI port actually working—if it doesn’t, you’ll need to troubleshoot. If your HDMI isn’t working on Windows 11, you can try some of these common fixes to get it working again. Why Is My HDMI Not Working on Windows 11?...

Too many channels mean more to scroll through. More scrolling means it’ll take you even longer to start watching your favorite TV show or movie. There’s a simple fix, however. You can customize the Roku interface and quickly delete channels on Roku that you don’t watch. You can always restore them later. Cleaning up your channels list is a simple process but it can take a few minutes. If you want to know how to delete channels on Roku, follow this guide....

You may find that you get a pop-up message warning that Photoshop could not complete your request because the scratch disks are full. Scratch disks are the portion of your computer hard drive where Photoshop stores temporary files while processing your image. If your scratch disks get full, Photoshop has no more room for these files, and everything grinds to a halt. The good news is that there are some effective ways to resolve this issue....

Excel will throw out an error message when it can’t complete a calculation. There are a number of reasons why, but it’ll be up to you to figure it out and solve it. Not every error can be solved, however. If you don’t want to fix the problem, or you simply can’t, you can decide to ignore the Excel errors instead. You might decide to do this if the error doesn’t change the results you’re seeing, but you don’t want to see the message....

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you must learn how to indent in Excel. Indenting is a simple but powerful way to format your cells and improve the readability of your data. We’ll show you how to indent in Excel using four different methods below. How to Indent in a Cell Using the Increase Indent and Decrease Indent Buttons The easiest way to indent in Excel is to use the Home tab’s Increase Indent and Decrease Indent buttons....