How to Use the Fire TV Stick Remote There have been a number of different Fire TV Stick remotes released over the years but they all generally function the same. Press the small circle button at the top of the remote with the microphone or white circle icon before saying a voice command—the large ring functions as arrow keys for navigating the Fire TV Stick operating system and apps. Press the large ring’s center to make a selection when you highlight an item on the TV....

How to Install the Paint.NET Custom Brushes Plug-In Paint.NET doesn’t include built-in support for adding plug-ins, so you must install the plug-in package manually: How to Create a Custom Brush in Paint.NET The first step is to create a file or select an image file that you want to use as a brush. You can use most common image file types to create your own brushes including JPEGs, PNGs, GIFs, and Paint....

Why Use ES File Explorer for Android? ES File Explorer does everything the built-in Android file manager can do and more. Its file-management capabilities include managing local files, including root system files and other hidden files on your device. It manages the files in your cloud accounts, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Box.net, OneDrive, and more. ES File Explorer manages how and where storage is used to optimize device performance and connects to devices on your LAN, such as Windows machines and their shared folders....

LOOKUP vs. VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP How it differs is that: With VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, you can choose which column or row to return a data value from. LOOKUP always returns a value from the last row or column in the array. When finding a match for the specified value (the Lookup_value), VLOOKUP only searches the first column of data and HLOOKUP only the first row. The LOOKUP function searches either the first row or column, depending on the shape of the array....

Flash Fill works similar to the way that Autofill works in a web browser but is much more intelligent. Excel’s AutoFill works somewhat differently, allowing you to copy formula’s and values across horizontal or vertical arrays in a spreadsheet. Excel actually uses machine learning for Flash Fill, which allows it to make clever suggestions for what you might want to be entering. How to Use Flash Fill in Excel There are two ways to use flash fill in Excel....

Install and Set Up the Google Assistant App Before we dive in, verify Siri is enabled on your phone. In most cases, Siri is on by default, but if you need to enable it, open Settings > Siri & Search and then toggle on the Listen for “Hey Siri” slider. Enable ‘Hey Siri, Hey Google’ Next, enable a Siri shortcut phrase that allows you to open the Google Assistant app with that phrase....

For example, if you’re always opening the Chrome browser, your mail app, and a few of the same websites, and like to disable Wi-Fi when you leave the house, just add a button for each and then slide your finger to pull out the menu and quickly select whatever you need. How to Get the Pie Control App Pie Control is a free app available from the Google Play Store, so you don’t have to root your device or worry about setting up the Xposed Framework just to get the cool menus....

How to Set Up and Use PS4 Parental Controls Gamers of all ages have used the PlayStation 4 for hours of entertainment. However, concerned parents use the PlayStation Parental Controls to prevent their children from watching or playing violent or sexually charged content. To take advantage of the PS4’s Parental Control features, you create a Family account and designate yourself as the Family Manager. You need a PSN or PlayStation Network ID to set restrictions....

Learn more about the details, requirements, and benefits of these services, which of the options best suit your streaming needs, and how you could start streaming Showtime programming. What Is Showtime Anytime? Showtime Anytime is what Showtime calls its streaming service if you subscribe to Showtime via cable or satellite television. Showtime Anytime is included in the cost of your cable/satellite subscription. Participating television providers include: U-verseCoxDirecTVDishFrontierMediacomOptimumSpectrumSuddenlinkVerizon FiosWatchTVXfinity You can find a complete list of participating providers on the Showtime Anytime website....

How Do I Organize My iPhone Safari Tabs? Safari on iOS 15 initially looks very different from previous versions of Safari but using it to organize your tabs is still quite simple. Here’s how to do so. How Do I Open Multiple Tabs in Safari on iPhone? If you want to open multiple tabs in Safari on iPhone, the process is the same in iOS 15 as with other versions of iOS....

How to Run Netstat Learning how to use netstat can help you understand the connections your computer is making and why. The netstat command is available on Macs by default. You don’t need to download or install it. To run netstat: Netstat Flags and Options Filtering netstat’s output is essential to understanding what’s happening on your Mac’s active ports. Netstat’s built-in flags allow you to set options, limiting the command’s scope....

How Do You Activate Tile? To set up and use Tile, you need the Tile app on your phone and at least one Tile tracking device. Tile devices come in various shapes and configurations, including keychain fobs, flat cards, and stickers, but they all work the same way. Here’s how to set up and activate a Tile device: How Do You Set up a Tile Sticker or Additional Tile Devices? Once you’ve created your Tile account and set up the app to work on your phone, you can add additional Tile devices the same way as your first one....

You don’t have to share something every day. However, having some level of consistency with the frequency of your posts has proven to keep your followers engaged and, in turn, leads to more likes in the long run. You should only include popular or trending hashtags if those hashtags apply to a particular post. Adding a hashtag that has nothing to do with your post just because it might get you some extra traffic is a big no-no....

Note: This demonstration uses one component video cable (with red, green, and blue RCA jacks) and a separate audio cable (with red and white jacks). It’s possible that you have all five jacks on a single RCA cable, but the setup is the exact same. The color-coded connectors are your friend. Make sure that green goes to green, blue to blue, and so on. Take note that the audio cables are always red and white and that it’s possible for their output plugs to be slightly removed from the blue, green, and red video jacks....

AT&T will retire the 3G network in February, T-Mobile and Sprint will shut it down between March and July, and Verizon at the end of the year. Faster networks such as 4G will entirely replace 3G, but it also means that many older devices won’t connect. This change could leave seniors without connections to friends, family, and emergency services. “It’s quite common for seniors to keep hold of old cell phone models, which are typically integrated with 3G,” Bruce Canales, a digital strategist at the firm Amica Senior Lifestyles, which operates senior living sites, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Use the Find My Service or an App You’ve heard about the iPhone and the Find My iPhone app, where users can track down their lost or stolen iPhone via the iCloud website by leveraging the iPhone’s location awareness capabilities. That’s great for iPhones, but what about your MacBook? Is there an app for that? Yes, there is. Apple shortened the name to Find My and extended the service to its other devices, including iPods, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Macs....

In the past, mobile networks only had to support simple cell phones used for web browsing and text messaging. However, modern devices such as smartphones with HD streaming capabilities, smartwatches with data plans, security cameras with constant connectivity, self-driving and internet-connected cars, and other innovative technologies like health sensors and untethered AR and VR hardware require a lot of bandwidth. As billions more devices connect to the web, the entire infrastructure needs to accommodate the traffic to not only support faster connections, but also better handle simultaneous ones and provide broader coverage for these devices....

5G Network Deployment Challenges Due to the type of signal that some 5G cell towers transmit, their reach is severely limited to devices in proximity. Many networks are operating on 5G radio frequencies called millimeter waves that are capable of carrying lots of data. So, while they support faster connections and smoother streaming, they’re often limited to less than one square mile of coverage. Because of this limited scope, fewer users can access the network from a single cell tower....

What Is Adaptive Cruise Control? Also referred to by terms like autonomous cruise control and radar cruise control, adaptive cruise control is essentially the natural evolution of legacy cruise control systems, augmented with additional technologies to provide a safer, less hectic driving experience These systems are capable of automatically adjusting the speed of a vehicle to match the speed of the car or truck in front of it. This allows vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control to respond to the actions of other drivers without requiring any additional input....

What Are AIFF, AIF, and AIFC Files? Files that end in the .AIF or .AIFF file extension are Audio Interchange File Format files. This format was developed by Apple in 1988 and is based on the Interchange file format (.IFF). Unlike the common MP3 audio format, AIFF and AIF files are uncompressed. This means that while they retain a higher quality sound than MP3, they do take up significantly more disk space—generally 10 MB for every minute of audio....