How to Start Windows XP in Safe Mode Windows XP Safe Mode can help you diagnose and solve many serious problems, especially when starting normally isn’t possible. Here’s how to start up in Safe Mode. Just before the Windows XP splash screen, shown above, appears, press the F8 key to enter the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Here, you’re presented with three variations of Safe Mode you can enter: Safe Mode: This is the default option and is usually the best choice....

How to Switch the Face on Apple Watch Every Apple Watch comes with a selection of watch faces. These pre-installed faces give you all sorts of options, including styling your Apple Watch to look like a mechanical watch with a minute and second hand, spotlighting Siri and its suggestions, displaying a favorite photo, and giving you tons of useful information. Here’s how to switch Apple Watch faces: Get New Apple Watch Faces From the Watch App The faces preinstalled on your Apple Watch aren’t your only options....

Use the Switch to Android App Google and Apple have simplified the process of switching from iPhone to Android with the Switch to Android app. Download the Switch to Android app for iPhone and follow the instructions to automatically transfer your contacts, calendar, photos, and videos. Alternatively, if you don’t want everything to carry over from your old iPhone to your new Android, you can transfer your data manually by following the steps below....

The EICAR Test File The EICAR test file is the easiest way to ensure your antivirus software is working. It’s a virus simulator developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research and Computer Antivirus Research Organization. EICAR is a non-viral string of code that most antivirus software have included in their signature definition files specifically for the purpose of testing — therefore, antivirus applications respond to this file as if it were a virus....

How to Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to iPhone With Messages in iCloud Perhaps the simplest way to transfer text messages from iPhone to iPhone is to use Messages in iCloud. This iCloud feature was introduced in iOS 11.4. When you enable it, it works just like iCloud syncing does for other data: you upload content to iCloud and then all other devices signed in to the same account download messages from iCloud....

How to Turn on the Twitter Chronological Timeline There’s an option that allows you to turn off the algorithm that displays tweets in your timeline out of order and let you sort tweets by time posted. While this brings back your chronological timeline, you still see “In case you missed it,” promoted tweets, liked tweets, and conversation threads. After logging in on the Twitter website, select the icon that looks like a bunch of stars....

How to Get Instagram Notifications in the App When you install Instagram, notifications are enabled by default. If you’re no longer receiving notifications it could be because you turned them off in the Instagram app or by using your device’s more general notification controls. Here’s how to turn them back on. An alternative way to adjust your notifications is to go into each category on the Notifications screen and adjust them by sub category....

How Do I Unlock My iPhone With Apple Watch and Mask? To unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch while wearing a mask, you’ll need first to set up the feature via your iPhone. Here’s how to do so. Can You Use Apple Watch to Unlock iPhone? Once you’ve set up your iPhone to unlock via your Apple Watch, it’s simple to use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone. Here’s what to do....

How to Update AirPods Firmware from an iPhone To check what firmware version your AirPods are running, and to update AirPods firmware, follow these steps: How to Update AirPods Manually You can also try to force an update. If an AirPods firmware update is available, it will be installed after you follow the instructions below. Do AirPods Need to Be Updated? Yes, AirPods do need updates. However, unlike the iOS and iPhone, it’s not as easy to update them, and Apple doesn’t release new AirPods firmware versions nearly as often....

How Office Updates Itself In the early days of home computing, Microsoft Office didn’t update between new versions. Instead, every time the company pushed a new release, people purchased disks or CDs or DVDs with the latest version and installed it. In the mid-2000s, Microsoft started pushing online patches to Office 2003, a practice it maintained through Office 2010. Those patches used Office Online, so you had to open an Office product and check for updates or install an Office updater utility....

Pair Your Apple Watch With Your iPhone One of the first things you’ll need to do with your new Apple Watch is pair it with your iPhone. Apple Watches use Bluetooth to connect to iPhones, so make sure to turn on your iPhone’s Bluetooth function. After you’ve paired the devices, use the Apple Watch app on your iPhone to communicate with your Apple Watch, customizing notifications, adding preset messages, and more....

How to Speak to Siri With Your Apple Watch Before proceeding, make sure Siri is set up on your Apple Watch. Siri waits for you to say a command before responding, allowing you to complete tasks virtually hands-free. There are three ways to trigger a Siri command, depending on your preferences: Press and hold the Digital Crown on the side of the Apple Watch.Tap the screen and say Hey Siri.Raise your wrist and say Hey Siri....

You can add an additional screen to boost monitor real estate. Here are guidelines for setting up dual monitors and working with Microsoft Office programs on multiple screens. How to Connect Two Monitors to a Windows 10 Computer This process involves getting a PC to recognize more than one monitor. How to Connect Two Monitors to a Windows 7 Computer The process is a little different if the PC has Windows 7 installed....

What Is the Illustrator Image Trace Tool? When converting an image into vectors, the areas of contiguous colors are converted into solid shapes. As you add more shapes and vector points, the file size becomes larger and it requires greater CPU resources to map those shapes, points, and colors to the screen. This process works best in images with a subject that stands out clearly against its background, such as the below image of a cow standing against the sky....

Who Can Join Microsoft Teams? When you set up Microsoft Teams for an organization, the number of users who can access its full features depends on how many licenses were purchased. You can invite additional Microsoft 365 users who don’t have access to Microsoft Teams as guests without purchasing additional licenses, but they will have limited access. A single team can have up to 2,500 members including licensed users and guests....

Wireless Carrier Some mobile carriers allow you to use your number with multiple devices. With these services, you can forward incoming calls automatically to all your devices, including your phone, smartwatch, or tablet. AT&T NumberSync lets you use a compatible device to answer your calls even if your phone is off or not with you. Two similar devices include DIGITS from T-Mobile and Verizon One Talk. The same feature may be enabled on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad....

Access the PowerPoint Slide Master The PowerPoint Slide Master is like a style sheet for your presentations. Changes made to the Slide Master apply to the slides that are created after you format the Slide Master. To access the Slide Master in a PowerPoint presentation, select View > Slide Master. Change the Layout in the Slide Master The Slide Master view contains all the slide layouts used in PowerPoint. The Slides pane displays thumbnail images of the slide master (the top thumbnail image) and the related slide layouts (the smaller thumbnail images located below the slide master)....

Finding the Apple TV App Store Getting to where all the content lives takes a single tap on your Apple TV’s Home screen. Using your Siri Remote or the Remote app on your iOS device, select the App Store icon—the blue rectangle with the big A on it. How to Download Apple TV Apps Once you’ve found the app you’re looking for, it’s time to download it to your Apple TV....

DC Universe Streaming Service Content Media on DC Universe consists of classic DC Comics TV shows from several eras. Every episode of the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series is available to watch on DC Universe, for example, as is the popular Batman: The Animated Series cartoon from the 1990s. As far as movies go, the original Superman and Batman movies are included in the DC Universe’s library, along with a variety of modern animated Justice League films....

The ping command operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the destination computer and waiting for a response. The two major pieces of information that the ping command provides are how many of those responses are returned and how long it takes for them to return. For example, you might find no responses when pinging a network printer, only to find out that the printer is offline and its cable needs replaced....