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How to Find Out if Someone Has Died Discovering whether someone is deceased is relatively easy because there are usually public announcements posted on obituaries and websites. However, what you likely won’t find for most people is how the person died—that information is usually only circulated by word of mouth. Can You Find Out How Someone Died? Determining someone’s cause of death can be tricky. Short of asking a close friend or relative, your only real option is to search through the death record for the specifics....

The Instagram Limits Feature Because Instagram recognizes combating mistreatment on social media platforms is necessary, it has introduced the Limits feature. While you currently have the ability to block specific Instagram users, the Limits feature lets you manage comments and messages by group rather than individual. With Limits, you can continue to receive comments and messages from your long-term followers and build those relationships, but limit communications from potential spammers and/or new followers....

How to Use Apple Podcasts on the Apple Watch The Apple Watch app on an iPhone is capable of syncing podcast episodes directly to the Apple Watch app. Downloading New Apple Watch Podcast Episodes While you charge your Apple Watch, podcasts that you subscribe to sync to the watch automatically. You can also sync podcasts manually. As long as your watch is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it can stream and download episodes without your iPhone....

How to Stream Internet Radio Using WMP 11 If you use Windows Media Player 12, the instructions are a bit different. If so, see our guide on how to stream internet radio stations with WMP 12. Also, see how to stream internet radio in VLC Media Player and stream internet radio in iTunes. How to Bookmark Radio Stations in WMP 11 Since there are hundreds of stations to choose from, you’ll need to add the ones you like to your favorites list in order to keep track of them....

Find and Download Podcasts on macOS 10.15 and Up macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and up comes with a dedicated Podcasts app. Here’s how to use it to find and download something great to listen to: Find and Download Podcasts on macOS 10.14 and Earlier On mac OS Mojave (10.14), iTunes handles podcasts. (Apple Podcasts doesn’t exist for this version of macOS.) Here’s what you need to do: Subscribe to Podcasts on macOS 10....

How to Verify Your Account on YouTube for Livestreamig Before you can live stream, you need to perform a one-time setup that verifies your account. This ensures you’re not a bot, and that you qualify to live stream. If you’re ready to start live streaming to your followers, here is how to verify your account: How to Go Live for the First Time Once you’re verified, then you can create your first livestream on YouTube....

How to Craft a Furnace in Minecraft Before you can make a Furnace, you need to build a Crafting Table and collect the necessary materials. Minecraft Furnace Recipe Once you have a Crafting Table, all you need to make a Furnace is the following: PC: Right-clickMobile: Single-tapXbox: Press LTPlayStation: Press L2Nintendo: Press ZL 8 Cobblestones or 8 Blackstones (You can’t mix-and-match unless you’re on Java edition) What Can You Do With a Furnace?...

Reset the Internet Files Folder to Its Default Location First, configure Windows to show hidden files and folders. Some steps below require that hidden folders are viewable, so this prerequisite is a must-do. After you hidden files and folders are viewable, follow these steps: Reset IE Temporary Files Folder Using Windows Registry Another way to make this change is to use the Windows Registry. It’s much easier to use Internet Explorer as described above, but if you can’t for some reason, try this method....

Opening an AVC File That’s a Kaspersky Virus Database File A file with the AVC file extension is most likely a database file that the Kaspersky antivirus software uses to store information regarding updates to the program. They’re normally named with an update number, like base008.avc. You can’t and won’t have to open these AVC files. They’re not files you’d open deliberately, like opening a document or another readily usable file....

Guide to Organizing Outlook Messages If you receive a lot of email messages and need a way to organize them, group your email messages into categories in Outlook. Outlook provides a starting list of categories. Rename these categories to fit your needs and add more categories if you want. Then, when you want to find messages in a category, filter your message list to show categorized emails. There are multiple ways to clean up and streamline your Outlook inbox:...

This method isn’t the fastest or most efficient overclock possible, but it’s safe, simple, and a good way to get your feet wet in the sometimes overwhelming world of overclocking. The benefits of overclocking will depend on how you use your computer. If you’re a video editor, overclocking RAM won’t make video editing much easier. But if you play many modern video games, overclocking can be a meaningful way to increase your FPS....

How to Pair a Bluetooth Headset to an iPhone Before you begin, make sure both your smartphone and Bluetooth headset have plenty of battery left. Make Calls Using Your Bluetooth Headset To make a call using your Bluetooth headset, dial the number as you normally would. If you use a headset that accepts voice commands, you may be able to dial by voice. After you enter the number to call, your iPhone presents you with a list of options....

How to Set a Document-Open Password in Excel To configure your workbook so no one can open it without a password, apply a document-open password in the Info area of Excel. How to Add a Modify Password to Your Excel Workbook Another approach to protecting an Excel worksheet is to apply a password to prevent people from making changes to it after it is open. It becomes read-only for anyone without the password....

How Do I Keep My Mac Screen On All the Time? Your Mac has a number of energy-saving features, which includes sleep mode. This mode is designed to activate whenever your Mac hasn’t been in use for a while. The screen turns off, and the Mac enters a low power mode until you wake it up. If you want your Mac screen to stay on all the time, then you need to fully disable sleep mode....

How to Rate an App in the Apple App Store To rate an app in the App Store, follow these steps: How to Rate an App in the App Itself In some apps, you also have the chance to leave a review from within the app itself. Not every app has this feature—the developer needs to add it—but some do. In that case, a pop-up window will occasionally appear asking you to leave a review....

How to Rebuild the BCD in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista Rebuilding the BCD in Windows should only take around 15 minutes: If rebuilding the BCD didn’t solve the problem you were having, continue troubleshooting to fix freezing and other issues that may prevent Windows from booting normally. On Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Start System Recovery Options. The bootrec command will search for Windows installations not included in the BCD and then ask you if you’d like to add one or more to it....

Recover a Forgotten Gmail Password Follow these steps to reset your forgotten Gmail password and recover access to your account. Questions Google Will Ask During Gmail Account Recovery The questions Gmail asks to help verify your Gmail account may include the following, not necessarily in this order. For each question, enter your answer and select Next. Or, if you don’t know the answer to a question, select Try another way....

How Do You Reassign Keys on a Mac Keyboard? Your Mac’s System Preferences app contains various ways to add shortcuts and other features to your keyboard. What Kinds of Shortcuts Can I Create? The Shortcuts tab includes several categories of commands you can set. Here’s a quick rundown of each of their contents. Launchpad & Dock: Call up the Mac Dock and Launchpad app. Mission Control: Perform tasks like opening macOS’ Notification Center, toggle Do Not Disturb, and show the Desktop....

The Three Types of LG Phone Resets When your smartphone freezes, runs extremely slowly, or otherwise appears to be having problems normal methods can’t solve, a reset might be the way to get it functioning again. LG phones have three options for resetting them: A soft reset, a hard reset, and a software factory reset. A soft reset is also called a restart. It’s a safer version of turning your device off, then turning it back on again....

How to Put Your Bluetooth Speaker Into Pairing Mode You don’t need to reset a Bluetooth speaker fully in some cases, but instead, you want to force it into a pairing mode. Before you go to full-on factory reset mode, we recommend trying these steps first. How to Factory Reset a Bluetooth Speaker Almost all Bluetooth speakers feature a means to fully factory reset them, erasing all relationships with Bluetooth devices and letting you “start from scratch” just as if you just pulled the speaker out of the box....