How to Lock First-Party Apps In iOS 12 through iOS 14, you can lock first-party apps using Screen Time, a feature introduced in iOS 12. A first-party app is an app that Apple creates rather than an app from another software maker. How to Lock First-Party Apps in iOS 11 and Earlier One simple app lock method that works for most iPhones—but only for first-party Apple apps—involves the use of Restrictions....
How to Set a Video as Your Wallpaper on iPhone To use a video wallpaper on your iPhone, select any video clip you captured using the Live Photo feature in the iPhone camera app. Make a Video Your Wallpaper on Android There are several Android apps in Google Play that you can download to make video wallpaper, such as the VideoWall app or the Video Live Wallpaper app. The following instructions apply to the Video Live Wallpaper app, but the steps are similar for VideoWall....
How to Make Genius Playlists in iOS 8.4 through iOS 9 To create a Genius Playlist on an iPhone with iOS 8.4 through iOS 9 installed: Create Genius Playlists in iOS 8 and Earlier Earlier versions of the iOS offered different ways to create Genius Playlists. If your iPhone has iOS 8 and doesn’t have Apple Music, the steps are similar to the instructions in the previous section. To listen to the playlist, tap any song or tap the album art....
Tips for Increasing Image Resolution Resolution correlates to the number of pixels in a digital photograph or image. The more pixels there are, the higher the image’s resolution. To improve a picture’s resolution, increase its size, then make sure it has the optimal pixel density. The result is a larger image, but it may look less sharp than the original picture. The bigger you make an image, the more you’ll see a difference in sharpness....
Access and Edit Top Sites The Top Sites feature automatically keeps track of how often you visit websites and displays the ones you visit most. Still, you’re not stuck with the results. It’s easy to add, delete, and manage your Top Sites. Change the Thumbnail Size There are three options for the size of the thumbnails in Top Sites and two ways to make the changes. Beginning with Safari 7, Apple moved the thumbnail size and number of sites per page to the Safari preferences....
What Is a CSH File? A file with the CSH file extension could be a custom shapes file that lets you store and share shapes created within Photoshop. The Cubase audio production software use this file extension, too, but for project files that contain information about audio data. Note that the audio files themselves aren’t saved within a CSH file, just information about that data. If your file is in neither of those formats, it’s most likely a plain text C shell script....
How to Permanently Delete iPhone Text Messages Text messages hang around after you delete them because of how the iPhone deletes data. When you delete some kinds of items from the iPhone, they aren’t removed. Instead, they’re marked for deletion by the operating system and hidden so they appear to be gone, but they’re still on the phone. When you sync with iTunes or iCloud, the items you marked for deletion are erased....
How to Hide New Tab Shortcuts When you open a new tab page in Chrome, you’ll see shortcuts to websites you frequently visit under the search bar. If you don’t want those to appear, your best bet is to hide them. Here’s how. How to Delete Shortcuts If you like having the shortcuts on the new tab page, you can remove any that you no longer want to show up. You can only delete one shortcut at a time....
How to Reset Microsoft Edge Settings Resetting Microsoft Edge is a two-part process that begins with restoring the browser settings. This process restores the settings to the same state they were in when you originally installed the application, but it doesn’t delete personal data like passwords. Before you reset Microsoft Edge, make sure you have backed up or synchronized your local data like passwords, favorites, profiles, and anything else you don’t want to lose....
How to Reset Network Settings in Windows 10 Using the network reset utility in Windows 10 is fairly simple. Fixing Any Remaining Settings If you configured a VPN client or other network software before the network reset, you may need to reconfigure them to get them working again. Fixing this software is as simple as opening the VPN software and entering your IP and other settings like you did when you originally installed the software....
How to Reset Snapchat Password Snapchat Password Reset by Phone Follow these instructions to reset your Snapchat password by phone call or text message. Snapchat Password Reset by Email Follow these instructions to reset your password via email. Select Call me instead to receive a verification code by phone call. Have a pen and paper on hand so you can jot down the code quickly. When You’re Unable to Reset Your Snapchat Password If you’re unable to reset your password, you may be providing incorrect information to verify that you are the individual who owns the account....
How Do I Right-Click on a Touchpad? Macs and Windows-based PCs can right click, typically without changing any default settings. Right-Click on a Touchpad on a Windows-Based Laptop If your Windows laptop doesn’t have a right-click button, click in the lower-right corner of the touchpad. If there’s a single button below the trackpad, press the right side to right-click. The button may or may not have a dividing line between right and left....
Setting Up to Rip a CD If you’ve amassed a collection of physical audio CDs that you want to transfer to your portable music player, you’ll need to rip (extract) the audio on them to the best audio format for your device. Windows Media Player 11 can extract the digital information from your physical CD and encode it in several digital audio formats. You can then transfer the files to your MP3 player or burn them to an MP3 CD, USB drive, or other media....
How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With the Print Screen Button Here’s the quickest way to take screenshots on a Surface Laptop, though not the most flexible. How to Screenshot on a Surface Laptop With OneDrive Windows saves screenshots taken with Print Screen to the clipboard by default, but it can also save screenshots to OneDrive if you have a OneDrive account connected to the laptop. Here’s how to enable it....
Create an Incoming Mail Rule in Yahoo Mail If you get numerous emails, it may overwhelm your inbox. Yahoo Mail can group incoming emails automatically for you based on the criteria you set. When you create a filter based on specific criteria, you can move messages into folders, the archives, or the trash. To create a filter in Yahoo Mail, open a web browser and sign in to your Yahoo Mail account....
Use Soothing Alexa Sleep Sounds Different sleep sounds come from various Alexa skills. For example, the Sleep Sounds skill allows you to choose between a wide variety of sounds, including ocean waves, fireplace, rainforest, crickets, frogs, wind, rain, dishwasher, and waterfall. Zen Sounds includes options for thunder, Japanese garden, beach, desert, wolf, or sailing sounds. Whether you love the sound of rain, wind, thunder, the ocean, or ambient music, you can tell Alexa to play it for you....
How to Screenshare in Zoom Before you share your screen in Zoom, be certain that anything anyone can see on your computer is safe to see. For example, close any windows that might not be work-related if you’re sharing a screen during a business meeting. Once you’re set, follow these steps to start screensharing: When you have successfully shared your window, the menu window will disappear and a new menu bar will appear at the top of your main screen....
How to Share a Twitch Link of a Stream You’re Watching If you’ve been enjoying someone else’s Twitch stream and you’re keen to share it with your friends, it only takes a few steps. How to Share a Twitch Link to Your Own Stream Wondering how to get your Twitch link before sharing it with others? Read on as we explain all about how to share your Twitch stream URL with all your followers and fans....
How to Start Windows 7 in Safe Mode Follow these instructions to start Windows 7 in Safe mode. Safe Mode: This is the default option and is usually the best choice. This mode will load only the absolute minimum processes necessary to start Windows 7.Safe Mode with Networking: This option loads the same processes as Safe Mode but also includes those that allow the networking functions in Windows 7 to work....
How to Turn Off AirPods Reading Messages from your iPhone There are two ways to turn off your AirPods reading your messages from your iPhone: If you never want to use the Announce Messages function, you can remove it from the Control Center. Go to Settings > Control Center and find Announce Messages. Tap the - (minus) next to the Announce Messages. Once you remove it from the Control Center, Siri will not announce any incoming messages....
