You can update Xbox One controller firmware with an Xbox One or a Windows 10 PC, and you can do it through a wireless connection or with a micro USB cable. The process doesn’t take very long, and it can take care of a lot of annoying problems like dropped connections. How to Update an Xbox One Controller Wirelessly Xbox One controllers are designed to connect to the Xbox One console through a wireless connection, and most of them are capable of receiving updates wirelessly as well....

About Slack Status Icons When you sign in to Slack, your status displays next to your name at the top of the left sidebar, in the Direct messages section of the left sidebar, and next to your name in a message. When you are active and available, a green dot appears next to your name. When you sign out, your status icon changes to a hollow circle to indicate that you’re away....

How to Upgrade From Windows 7 to Windows 10 If your computer is relatively new, you can likely upgrade to Windows 10 with few difficulties. However, if your PC was made around the time Windows 7 was first rolled out, it may not meet the technical requirements. Microsoft has posted the minimum system requirements to run Windows 10. How to Update Windows 7 to Windows 10 Using a Product Key If you still have a product key from Windows 7, 8, or 8....

Can I Use a Mac keyboard on a PC? Yes. Just because a keyboard is targeted at Apple users doesn’t mean you can’t use it on a PC as well. In the case of the Magic Keyboard, it’s Bluetooth-enabled, so users can connect it to any PC that has Bluetooth capabilities, or they can plug it in via the bundled USB cable. There’s no need to install drivers or deal with a complicated setup....

Android the Space Hog The whole idea behind Chrome OS was to create a platform that supports web-based apps. You didn’t need to download and install these apps, which required relatively no space on the Chromebook’s local drive. The internal storage, instead, hosted the operating system and your files. Now that Google Play appears on most modern Chromebooks, Android apps go directly to the internal storage, meaning you need additional space to house your downloaded media, photos, and files....

Browsing With Look Around Street View If you swipe around on the map (in a supported location) using the Transit or Map view modes (not Satellite), you’ll see a set of binoculars appear in the upper right-hand corner of your screen just underneath the Info and Compass buttons. How to Search in Apple Street View As always, you can search for a specific location in Apple Maps, in any view, Satellite included....

How to Turn On Do Not Disturb You can turn Do Not Disturb on using Quick Settings or by going to the Settings app, where you can also adjust your preferences. The screenshots below are from Android 13. The menu options may look slightly different depending on your version of Android, but the steps are basically the same. How to Adjust Do Not Disturb Settings You can adjust various settings, including when it goes on automatically, exceptions (contacts who can override DND), and notification options settings....

What You Need to Enable the FM Radio Tuner in Your Phone You’ll need a few things to listen to FM radio on your phone without a data connection: A phone with a built-in FM radio chip: Your phone needs FM radio capability, and that capability needs to be switched on. This requires the manufacturer to activate the functionality, and the carrier to accept the feature. Wired earbuds or headphones: FM radio only works with an antenna....

How Ordering With Google Delivery Works If you’re searching online for food, and the restaurant you’re looking for uses a food delivery service, you’ll see an Order Online button in Google search results or Google Maps. This means you can place your delivery order through Google Delivery, and you don’t need an account with any of the delivery services to use those services. Place your order using your Google account. Menus are displayed in the apps, where you’ll also see the minimum order amount and respective delivery fees, and the ordering process is much like the one in the branded delivery apps....

How to Use Live Caption Live Caption is installed automatically, but whether or not it’s currently usable depends on whether it’s enabled. Once you’ve turned on Live Caption, there are a few modifications you can make to it depending on your needs. How to Enable Live Caption There are two ways to activate Live Caption. You can do this before any audio is playing or you can wait until you need captions to turn it on....

But how does Chromecast Guest mode work? In this article, you’ll learn how to Use Chromecast Guest mode and how your guests can connect to it. The Benefits of Guest Mode on Chromecast If you’re throwing a party or having a lot of guests over, the last thing you’ll want to do is hand out your Wi-Fi password to everyone who shows up. A much easier and more convenient solution is to enable Guest mode on your Chromecast so guests can stream video or music whenever they like....

How to Find McDonald’s Wi-Fi Access Finding a free McDonald’s Wi-Fi location near you is easy. In only a few steps, you can get the address of a McDonald’s where you can bring your laptop or mobile device to and get some work done while you’re enjoying lunch. Connect to McDonald’s Wi-Fi Since McDonald’s Wi-Fi access is free, connecting to a network at any one of the 11,500 locations is easier than ever....

Search Names With Quotes One of the most useful reasons is when you’re looking for a name. For example, you might type the following: The challenge here is that the search engine will show you John names but also Joseph and Smith names, and probably even other names that include those as last names. You might find hundreds of millions of results; far from what you really want. The quick solution for much better results (and hundreds of millions fewer web pages to look through) would be to enter the following to ensure that all results include all three parts of the name, back to back:...

Start by Opening Terminal Of course, your first step will be to open Terminal. There are several options to do that, but the easiest is to press Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight, then search for “Terminal.” The Top Hit should be the Terminal app. Double-click to open it. When the Terminal window opens, you can resize it by dragging one of the corners to expand. You can also change the look of the app by going to Terminal > Preferences or pressing the Command+, (comma) keyboard combination....

What is the FIND Function? The FIND function in Excel finds the position of a given string from a particular selection. Excel’s FIND function can be used on its own to produce the character’s position, like in the image below, but it’s more often nested within other functions. When you nest it with LEFT, RIGHT, and MID, you can extract and delete pieces of information from a cell. FIND Function Syntax & Arguments Write the function like this for Excel to properly understand it: =FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])...

How to Access Prime Gaming (Formerly Twitch Prime) How to Use Your Free Prime Gaming Channel Subscription As a Prime Gaming member, you can subscribe every month to a Twitch Partner or Affiliate channel and get the channel-specific perks that come with it, such as chat privileges, emoticons, badges, and more. Here’s how: How to Cancel A Free Prime Gaming Channel Subscription To cancel your free Prime Gaming channel subscription, simply wait for the end of the current 30-day subscription period....

Inputting IF-THEN in Excel The IF-THEN function in Excel is a powerful way to add decision making to your spreadsheets. It tests a condition to see if it’s true or false and then carries out a specific set of instructions based on the results. For example, by inputting an IF-THEN in Excel, you can test if a specific cell is greater than 900. If it is, you can make the formula return the text “PERFECT....

How Do I Use Visual Lookup in iOS 15? Visual Lookup is a tool built into the Photos app, so you access it through Photos. It’s accessed the same way that you access photo information and EXIF metadata. The difference is that if Visual Lookup information is available for a photo, the info icon will have sparkly stars on it. Here’s how to use Visual Lookup in iOS 15: What Is Visual Lookup on iOS 15, and What Can I Use it for?...

The gamer-nerd term for this sort of game is a “Metroidvania,” which is a portmanteau of the two most famous entries in this particular sub-genre. They’re action-adventure games focused on exploration, where you slowly work your way into every corner of an open-ended sprawling map full of dangers and treasures. Like its predecessor, the 2015 indie megahit Axiom Verge (which you don’t have to play first), AV2 tilts closer to the Metroid than the -Vania....

All of the free word processors below can create, edit, and print documents. Many of them can open and edit Word documents, automatically check your spelling, use a wide selection of free MS Word templates, create tables and columns, and much more. Our top picks for a free word processor are the first ones on the list. These have the most features and we suggest checking them out first to see if they’ll fit your word processing needs....