RELATED: Fix: Why Does My Wi-Fi Say “Weak Security” on iPhone? What Happens When You Reset the Network Settings When you reset the network settings, your iPhone erases all your customized network options and brings them to the factory values. This helps fix incorrectly specified settings, possibly solving problems with your phone’s network connections. When you perform the reset process, your iPhone turns Wi-Fi off and then back on. Your saved Wi-Fi networks are deleted, so you’ll have to manually rejoin them....

The trackpad on Apple’s Macbooks is a fantastic, multi-talented piece of computer hardware engineering. Best of all, with a few routine adjustments in the Trackpad preferences, you can adjust it to fit your personal computing needs and style. Most laptop trackpads have more than a few tricks up their sleeves. You will invariably be able to do stuff like scroll and right-click and zoom, but Apple’s trackpads are notoriously good at pretty much everything, and with the recent addition of Force Click, they have gotten even better....

If you want to send high quality original photos to your friends and family, then there’s really only one good way to do it: with a cloud storage provider. Social networks like Facebook and Instagram don’t store the original files; they reduce the quality, so pages load faster. Even good, dedicated photo services like 500px do it. This isn’t an issue if you’re just posting photos so people can view them on their smartphones or computers, but if you want them to be able to print the images, you need to give them high-quality files....

When you create a document in Word, it contains more than just the content you type into it. Attached to the document is author information based on the user name and initials you entered them when you installed Office. This is fine for personal documents, but if you are creating a document that will be shared with and worked on by others, you may want to change the author information to something more appropriate....

Finding a video streaming solution that does transcoding is tough enough, but trying to find one solution that’ll work for both iOS and Android makes it even harder. Thankfully we have Plex, which does all of this and more. Plex Media Server Plex Media Server is an application based off of XBMC that’s primarily built for Mac OS X. It works in two parts: a server app on your desktop and a client app for your mobile device....

How fast is your Internet connection? Sure, your Internet service provider has given you some numbers, and your cellular provider probably says you get blazing fast 4G LTE. But how fast is it, actually? There’s a good chance you’re not getting the Internet connection speed you’re paying for, but maybe you are. Here’s how to find out. What This Does RELATED: Why You Probably Aren’t Getting the Internet Speeds You’re Paying For (and How to Tell)...

Windows 10’s new Ubuntu-based Bash shell doesn’t function like a normal program. To uninstall it or reset its state to get a fresh Linux environment, you’ll need to use a few special commands. Update: As of the Fall Creators Update, you can now uninstall Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution like a normal application. For example, to uninstall Ubuntu, just right-click the Ubuntu shortcut in your Start menu and click “Uninstall”....

So, you’ve opened the doors of advanced functionality on your Android phone by rooting it. That’s great! You can do stuff with your phone that other people can’t do with theirs. But what happens when things change and you want to unroot it? Fear not, we’ve got you covered. Maybe you want to unroot for security reasons, or maybe you just don’t need root for your favorite tweaks anymore. Or, perhaps you’re trying to sell your device, or get warranty service....

Two years ago Pebble injected the idea of the smartwatch into the public consciousness; now they’re back with a totally updated model. Does the new Pebble have what it takes to compete in the smartwatch market it helped build? What Is the Pebble Time? The Pebble Time is the third watch from Pebble, a startup smartwatch company that took the world by storm two years ago and really pushed the idea of a smartwatch out of the category of “sometime in the future, Dick Tracy....

The Reader View feature in Mozilla Firefox can vastly improve the readability of a webpage, but is there anything that you can do if a particular webpage does not appear to support the feature? Today’s SuperUser Q&A has some helpful suggestions for a frustrated reader. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader xypha wants to know if there is a way to force-enable Reader View in Mozilla Firefox:...

Small Footprint, Lots of Features When I unboxed the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential, I was impressed by how small and lightweight it was. It takes up barely any space on your nightstand or desk, and it’s light enough that you could easily pack it for vacation if you wanted. The fabric material is also an interesting part of the design, and much softer on the hand than traditional plastic alarm clocks....

QuickTime for Windows has dangerous security vulnerabilities that let attackers take over your computer, but Apple won’t be updating it to fix them. It’s time to uninstall it. Annoyingly, Apple only announced this in a statement to Trend Micro. Apple hasn’t announced it on its own website, and doesn’t seem to be making a real effort to warn people about this outdated program. They’re even still offering it for download on their website with no warning!...

While streaming music seems to be the most popular choice nowadays, there’s still a large subset of people who prefer music stored locally. If you’re into local music, here are the best players for Android. The Best for Most People: Google Play Music (Free) You know how they say the best camera is the one you have with you? Well in this case, the same applies to music players—Google Play Music ships on pretty much every Android phone out there, and it turns out that it’s also a damn solid choice for playing your local music....

Instead of having files and data stored locally on your computer, they’re stored in a hard drive connected to a network—which is made accessible to any permitted user within that network. It’s an elegant solution for folks who need access to files on multiple devices or if several people in the same building want to store data in a centralized location. After selecting a NAS station that will house all your NAS hard drives, you’ll be faced with your next big decision—which hard drives are right for you?...

Have you ever wondered what “renewing a Wi-Fi lease” does on your device? It might sound like you’re renewing your plan with your internet service provider, but that’s not the case. So what is it really doing? Let’s find out. RELATED: How to Change the IP Address on iPhone What Does It Mean to Renew Your Wi-Fi Lease? Before you can understand what a Wi-Fi lease is, you need to learn about your router’s DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) feature....

Modern PCs are ridiculously powerful, so creature comforts like low noise levels have become more important. Most noise comes from your cooling fans, spinning drives, and optical drives (if you still have one), though there’s one other lesser-known noise source: a phenomenon called “coil whine.” It’s a high-pitched electronic squeaking or scratching noise, and it’s really annoying. What Is Coil Whine? On a pure technical level, coil whine refers to an undesirable noise emitted by an electronic component vibrating as power runs through an electrical cable....

If you have ever looked at the contacts side of an SD card, you may have wondered why the contacts are not uniform in size or placement. Why is that? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a curious reader’s questions. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. Photo courtesy of CLF (Flickr)....

Roku makes much of its money through advertisements in apps on Roku players, and advertisers can already pick from a few different ad formats. The company is now testing “shoppable ads,” which are advertisements with a button to order a certain item directly on your TV. When you click the on-screen button (by pressing ‘OK’ on the remote), a Walmart listing appears with an option to complete the checkout process....

But that’s a lot of space! What else can you use all that extra storage for? Back Up All Your Devices With enough iCloud storage, you can back up all your supported devices, including your iPhone, iPad or iPad Pro, Apple Watch, and iPod Touch. You can’t back up your entire Mac on iCloud right now, but you can store your Documents and Desktop folders there. Once you’ve upgraded your storage plan, grab your iPhone or iPad and head to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup to enable the service....

If you are someone who loves using the Windows Command Prompt, you may have found yourself curious as to why the screen output buffer has such a ‘large’ default size. Can you change it to a smaller (or even larger) size? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....