How to Use AirPlay to Stream to a HomePod Apple’s HomePod has built-in support for listening to music and playlists from the Apple universe, including Apple Music, your iCloud Music Library, and Apple Podcasts. While there’s no built-in support for other audio sources, it’s possible to set up AirPlay so you can enjoy Spotify, Pandora, and other audio sources from your HomePod. Here’s how. Using an iOS Device Using a Mac AirPlay 2 and Multiple HomePods AirPlay 2 offers additional functionality with your HomePod....

What Is the Files App? The Files app is a centralized hub for available cloud-based storage options such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud Drive. It also contains documents stored on iOS devices that were created in other apps. Previously, the only way to get at these local files was by plugging the iPhone or iPad into your PC and launching iTunes. With the Files app, you can copy these documents to any storage location....

How to Use Google Duo for the Web Here’s how to use Google Duo on any desktop operating system that supports Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browsers. Google Duo for the Web Prerequisites To use Duo for the web, you need to have: A modern web browser, such as Firefox, Edge, Safari, or Internet Explorer. Of course, Google’s own Chrome browser is preferred.A fast internet connection. While you can try to use it with whatever you have available, the performance you get may be choppy and difficult to understand....

Try Forcing a Restart First Before you force your iPad into recovery mode, try a forced restart. This process forces the iPad to shut down when the normal shutdown process doesn’t work. How you force the iPad to restart depends on whether it has a Home button: Home button: If the iPad has a Home button, press and hold the top button and the Home button at the same time. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears....

How to Use the Samsung Phone Locator If you’ve never used the Samsung Find My Mobile service before, you’ll need to agree to its Terms of Service before you start. After a quick setup, you can pinpoint the location of your phone. How to Use Samsung Phone Locator to Secure Your Device If your phone is somewhere reasonably safe until you can get back to it, take a moment to take some precautions....

How to Download and Install Smart Switch The Smart Switch Mobile app is already installed on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and phablets, but you’ll have to install the app on your Galaxy Tab tablet from the Galaxy Apps store. You’ll also need to download and install Smart Switch for your Windows PC or Mac from the Samsung website. How to Use Samsung Smart Switch to Back Up Data After you install Smart Switch onto your computer, you can use Smart Switch to back up your Samsung device:...

DATE Function Syntax & Arguments The Excel DATE function combines three values to create a date. When you specify the year, month, and day, Excel produces a serial number that can then be formatted as a normal-looking date. The typical way to enter a date in Excel is to write the entire date within one cell, but that’s inconvenient when you’re dealing with lots of information. The DATE function can be useful if the date isn’t formatted correctly, like if it’s combined with regular text or is spread over multiple cells....

What Can Google Messages Do? Google Messages supports all the features you’d expect from a messaging app. There’s texting and chatting from your phone or computer over Wi-Fi and data connections, as well as using emojis, stickers, and GIFs. Messages also has a recently used emoji section that lets you quickly access your favorite emojis. There are even contextual emoji suggestions that match your message and help you find the perfect way to express yourself....

How to Cast Twitch to TV With Chromecast Using Chromecast to stream media is fairly straightforward and requires very minimal setup beyond turning your devices on and making sure they’re all connected to the same Wi-Fi. How to Cast Twitch to TV via Google Chrome If you don’t have an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet with the Twitch app installed, you can also Twitch TV cast by using Google Chrome on your computer....

Venmo Signup and Login First thing, you need to download the app for either iOS or Android (Windows devices don’t support Venmo). In the app, you choose a way to create an account through Facebook or using an email address. You need to validate a cell phone number by entering the code they text to you, then you’re ready to set up an account. You also choose a unique user name that allows other users to search for you to request or send money....

There are lots of free web-based organizers that you can use for any purpose. Maybe you’re collecting interviews for a news story, digging up newspaper archives for a history project, or writing a research paper over a science topic. Research organizers are also helpful for staying productive and preparing for tests. Regardless of the topic, when you have multiple sources of information and lots to comb through later, optimizing your workflow with a dedicated organizer is essential....

Generally, remotely accessing a computer requires that a piece of software be installed on the computer you want to connect to, called the host. Another computer or device with the right credentials, called the client, connects to the host and controls it. The better free remote access programs listed below require nothing more than a few clicks to get started—no special computer knowledge required. Host Side The host has two options: download the DWAgent, and then run it for on-demand, one-time access (great for tech support), or install it for permanent remote access (ideal if it’s your own computer)....

These tricks will get you excited about many of the mundane-sounding Command Prompt commands like telnet, tree, or robocopy—okay, robocopy sounds pretty cool. Some of these Command Prompt tricks are special features or fun uses for the Command Prompt itself, while others are just neat or relatively unknown things you can do with certain CMD commands. If you haven’t actually executed a command, you can just backspace and erase what you’ve typed, but if you’ve already executed it, then you can do a Ctrl+C to stop it....

With any one of these tools, you can’t go wrong. Getting involved in a Twitter chat is one of the best ways to attract new followers, be part of a community and learn new things. Best of all, it’s free and loads of fun. What’s a Twitter Chat Anyway? Users across the globe host chats on different subjects at certain times and days of the week. Anyone with a public profile can participate by following the chat hashtag....

What Are Refurbished Laptops? Refurbished laptops are used or open-box laptops that have been inspected, cleaned, repaired and made ready for sale to a new owner. The original manufacturer of the laptop refurbishes factory refurbished laptops, but third parties also sell refurbished laptops. Refurbished laptops typically sell at a significant discount compared to new laptops with similar specifications. The main question people ask is “Are refurbished laptops good?” The answer? It’s complicated....

There are lots of FTP servers available, but many of them are only usable at a cost. Below is a list of the best freeware FTP server programs that run on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can download and use them to share files as often as you like without paying a dime. You can choose which ports the program should listen on, how many users can be connected to your server at once, the number of CPU threads the server can use, and timeout settings for connections, transfers, and logins....

You’ll find a wide variety of options through the sites listed below, including templates for games, weddings, business, hobbies, birthdays, technology, Christmas, and tons more. All these templates are free, so just download the ones you want and then open them in PowerPoint, a free presentation program, or some other free PowerPoint alternative. At that point, you can edit the templates however you like to fit your own needs. There are tons of free templates here....

Reasons Why Your AirPods are so Quiet Lots of things can impact your AirPods sound. Because your iPhone controls the volume, there are sometimes issues related to the phone instead of the actual ear pieces. You could also be having pairing issues, problems with various sound settings, or even get lower sound because the AirPods’ power is dropping too low. If you don’t see an obvious problem at first, just move through the troubleshooting steps here until you reach the one that resolves the issue....

What Is Information Technology? A 1958 article in Harvard Business Review referred to information technology as consisting of three basic parts: computational data processing, decision support, and business software. This time period marked the beginning of IT as an officially defined area of business; in fact, this article probably coined the term. Over the ensuing decades, many corporations created so-called “IT departments” to manage the computer technologies related to their business....

Nvidia’s RTX 30 series is the hottest thing in PC gaming right now. So hot, in fact, that it’s almost impossible to buy a desktop RTX 30 series graphics card, and even laptops with the hardware are flying off store shelves. Acer’s Predator Triton 300 SE is, in many respects, a mid-range gaming laptop, but it succeeds at one very important task: it delivers Nvidia RTX 3060 Max-Q at a reasonable price, and it’s actually in stock not just at, but sometimes below, MSRP....