Stream via Wi-Fi With a Media Player If you have access to a Wi-Fi network, hooking up the projector to a media player is the easiest solution. As long as the projector has an HDMI port, you can plug any media streaming device into the projector. Since Android can connect wirelessly to those devices, playing Netflix on the projector becomes just as easy as streaming it to your TV. Instead of playing from your phone, the streaming device will load the video over Wi-Fi directly to the projector....

How Do You Play Xbox on a Laptop? You can play Xbox games on a laptop using the console’s built-in remote play feature. To get started, follow the steps below to enable remote features on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Xbox One. Enable Remote Play You need to enable the remote play feature from the console, and it will have to be connected to the internet for it to work correctly....

Where Is the Refresh Button on iPhone? When your iPhone or apps are running slow or not responding, you have a few options to speed them up again. Maybe the quickest—and least well-known—way to do this is to refresh your iPhone. Refreshing an iPhone is a hidden trick. There’s no physical button on the iPhone to refresh its memory. There’s also no menu or onscreen option you’ll find in the Settings app or anywhere else....

What Does Removing a Device From Apple ID Do? Removing a device from your Apple ID will cease that device’s ability to perform any functions related to your Apple account. Once removed, the device will no longer be able to receive notifications or messages sent to your Apple account, accept 2-factor authentication codes, connect to iCloud, make any purchases on the App Store, sync to other devices, or make backups of itself....

How to Use the Remove Background Feature in Word After you insert an image into Microsoft Word, which you can do from the Insert > Pictures menu (or Insert > Picture in Word 2010), open the formatting menu to delete the background image. How the Remove Background Tool Works in Word When you erase an image background in Word, you can delete objects or people in a photo, or remove solid colors that don’t work well with the other colors in the document....

How to Change and Reset Your Instagram Password First thing’s first, make sure you have your Instagram app open on your phone or you have the Instagram website loaded on your computer. Using Facebook Reset on Mobile When resetting your Instagram password on mobile, you have the option to use Facebook to log back into your account if your Instagram and Facebook accounts are linked. Why Can’t I Log in to Instagram?...

How Do I Restart My Samsung Galaxy Watch? If your Samsung Galaxy Watch is acting up, and you need to restart it, you have two options. You can turn the watch off in the power options or force a reboot using the physical watch buttons. The first method shuts the watch off, so you need to manually turn on the Samsung Galaxy Watch to complete the restarting process. The second method initiates a reboot sequence, so the watch shuts down and then restarts on its own....

How to Access Office Apps Online First, install Office Online from the Chrome Web Store. This extension gives you fast access to open existing Office files stored locally or on OneDrive. It also lets you create new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from the Chrome browser. Alternatively, go to Office.com and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account. From the browser, you can access Office Online apps. Microsoft also offers these apps, except Microsoft Sway, in the Chrome Web Store:...

How Do I Enable Screen Sharing? If you want to share your Mac screen so you can access it while you’re away or so others can see what you’re doing, you’ll need first to enable the feature. Here’s how to turn Mac screen sharing on. How to Start a Screen Sharing Session If you want to start viewing the screen of another Mac on the same network, the process is pretty straightforward....

How to Send Videos From iPhone Using AirDrop To share a large video from your iPhone with a nearby iOS or macOS device, AirDrop is often the quickest and most straightforward method. There are no limits to the video size and no need to download additional apps. How to Send Videos From iPhone Using iCloud There are many cloud storage services available, but if you have an iPhone, you’ll likely already have an iCloud account....

Text From Computer Using iMessage If you need to send text messages via iMessage on your Mac, here’s how. Send Texts From a Computer Using Google Messages You can send and receive text messages, photos, voice messages, and videos using Google Messages on your smartphone and desktop. To link the mobile app and the web version, follow these instructions: Sync Text Messages Using Pushbullet (Android and Web Browsers) Pushbullet syncs your texts between your smartphone, web browser, and desktop PC....

How the Fitbit Alarm Works Conventional alarm clocks are great, but your Fitbit provides a more personal touch. When the alarm is triggered, the Fitbit gently vibrates on your wrist and lights up, easing you awake. Unlike a regular alarm clock, you don’t have to worry about it waking up people sleeping nearby. And don’t worry if you miss it, the Fitbit automatically snoozes itself after a brief time, and then re-activates after 9 minutes....

How to Set Ringtones for Individual Contacts on iPhone Assigning different ringtones to specific contacts in your address book is a fun way to customize your iPhone, and it helps you know who’s calling without looking at the screen. To personalize the ringtones for your callers: How to Customize Contacts’ Vibration Patterns on iPhone If your phone is set to vibrate instead of ring for incoming calls, you can customize each contact’s vibration pattern....

Setting up Dual Monitors on the Surface Pro Detecting and Configuring Dual Monitors on the Surface Pro Here’s how to detect and configure your dual-monitor setup. Here’s how it looks on a Surface Dock 1: Here’s what a Surface Dock 2 looks like: Checking Compatibility Issues Connecting dual monitors requires either the Surface Dock or Surface Dock 2. The 3rd and 4th generation of Surface Pros can only use the first dock; the second dock supports the 5th generation and up (as of this writing)....

How to Set up Push Gmail Exchange Account in iPhone Mail Paid Exchange accounts are primarily business accounts. To add Gmail as a push Exchange account to iPhone Mail: Set up Push Gmail in the iPhone Mail App You can also add a free Gmail account to iPhone Mail. It will be assigned a separate inbox. Gmail Alternatives If you use iOS 8.0 or later on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the free Gmail app from the App Store instead of configuring the Mail app....

Coinbase Account Registration Confirming Your Identity on Coinbase Coinbase will give you the option to confirm your identity via several methods during the account creation process and afterward in the Settings > Security options in your Coinbase Dashboard. You can access these options at any time. Address: You will be asked to fill in your residential address after confirming your phone number in the initial account setup or in Settings > My Profile section of the Dashboard after logging in....

How Do I Sign Out of Cable on my Fire Stick? Logging into an app with your cable provider account activates the single sign-on feature across all supported apps on your Fire TV Stick. Similarly, logging out of one of these supported apps also removes the single sign-on login. Here’s an example of how to log out of your provider’s single sign-on. We’ll use the History Channel app though you should be able to use any app part of your pay-TV or cable plan....

How to Mute Your Apple Watch With Silent Mode Silent Mode does exactly what it sounds like. It silences the watch so that all alerts, alarms, and push notifications are muted. Haptic feedback is still active, though, so you will get notification using vibrations. How to Use Apple Watch Theater Mode Your watch’s Theater Mode is designed for activities like the movie theater or formal events where it’s a good idea to keep your watch both dark and quiet....

The following steps will explain many of these features, how they work, and most importantly, how to disable them if they are not ones you need. After you have made these changes to your system, gauge the improvement in your system’s performance. If your computer is still not as fast as you think it should be, you can also try reducing the visual effects in Vista, which can lessen the resources required for graphics in Windows....

How to Minimize Facebook Ads That Track You To serve advertisers better, Facebook developed an advanced system of tracking user behavior to provide ads specific to the users’ interests. The system monitors your profile information and your behavior on Facebook and elsewhere. Many people find this kind of tracking and targeted advertising to be a privacy concern, while some appreciate seeing targeted ads instead of random ads. Here’s how to change, restrict, manage, and deny ad permissions on Facebook....