When you delete everything from a flash drive and reformat it, you would think it should ‘display’ as completely empty when checked, but that may not always be the case. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a confused reader’s question. 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 Adikos (Flickr)....

No one wants to type on an ugly keyboard. While there are keyboards out there that go a bit overboard on themes, Google Keyboard likes to keep it simple. Always clean, always minimal. What you may not realize, however, is that it does have a few themes tucked inside its Settings menu. If you’re running the newest version of Google Keyboard (5.0), accessing the Settings menu is the same as previous versions: long-press the comma (or whatever key is in that highlighted location below—it changes according to what app the input field is in), then tap “Google Keyboard settings....

You might have noticed when you send an email from your iPhone or iPad, your messages are appended with a “Sent from” signature. You’re not stuck with this however; here is how to change it to something else, or nothing at all. The “Sent from my iPhone” tagline is nothing more than a default signature. A lot of people still send emails with this appended to to their messages. Not everyone wants to announce to the world that they’re using an iPhone or iPad for email, or they want something more appropriate to their personality or business....

To use the DualSense controller with Android, you’ll have to pair the two devices through Bluetooth. For this, you’ll have to open “Settings” on your Android phone. You can do this by swiping down twice from the top of your Android phone’s display. This will reveal Quick Settings on Android. Select the gear icon in the bottom-right corner of the Quick Settings panel to open “Settings” on your Android phone....

We have been talking about Apple’s new Photos application since it was recently released as part of a larger OS X system update. Today we want to cover how to create slideshows and other projects like calendars, cards, and books. Photos isn’t an overly complex application. It’s intended to be OS X’s go-to native photo management tool. You can use it to edit photos and sync everything to iCloud so all your Apple devices – other Macs, iPhones, iPads – have the same photos on them....

Sony’s PlayStation 4 has a social media-style dashboard. Your friends can view your PlayStation activity along with your real name, and your account may be discoverable to your Facebook friends if you’ve linked your PlayStation 4 with Facebook. You can manage these privacy settings in your PlayStation 4’s Settings screen, tweaking them to whatever you’re comfortable with. To access these settings, head to your PlayStation 4’s home screen, press “Up,” scroll to the right, and select the “Settings” icon....

If you’ve inserted a table in Word and you now want to delete it, you may have found it’s not all that straightforward to delete the entire table without deleting other content around the table. We’ll show you a couple of ways around this limitation. To delete a table, first select the entire table. Click the “Layout” tab under “Table Tools”. Click “Delete” in the “Rows & Columns” section and select “Delete Table” to delete the table....

Macros in Microsoft Office programs allow you to automate repetitive tasks, but some macros can be dangerous. Macros are bits of computer code and they’re infamous for containing malware that will infect your computer if you run them. Microsoft Office protects you from files containing macros by default. When you open a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file containing macros (.docm, .xlsm, or .pptm, respectively), a Security Warning message displays below the ribbon in the program telling you that macros have been disabled....

Parental controls allow you to restrict child accounts on an Xbox One. You can restrict access to games, media, and apps by age rating, filter the web, and control online privacy and chat features. This works similarly to the parental controls in Windows 10. This feature relies on your children each having their own accounts. Unlike on a PlayStation 4, there’s no way to set console-wide parental controls. How Microsoft Defines Child Accounts and Adult Accounts RELATED: How to Add and Monitor a Child’s Account in Windows 10...

If you brought your Mac back from sleep only to see that your Wi-Fi isn’t working at all, even after a reboot, you might be experiencing the Wi-Fi: No hardware installed error. And luckily it’s really easy to fix. Essentially what has happened is that the MacBook lost track of which devices are supposed to be powered on and which are supposed to be powered off, and it just left your Wi-Fi completely turned off even though the rest of the computer is on....

If you have problems with your vision or would like to have your Mac read stuff on your screen to you, then you can have it do so in just a few simple steps using the VoiceOver utility. The VoiceOver utility is used to read screen contents such as windows and menus, so you know what is on the screen and you can control your computer using the keyboard. To access the VoiceOver Utility, you need to open the Accessibility options found in the System Preferences....

Not every app deserves a spot in your app drawer. Maybe there are some built-in apps you don’t use, or a few you don’t want others to see. Here’s how to hide apps from your app drawer with Nova Launcher. Of course, you can always uninstall apps you don’t want–even if they’re “uninstallable” bloatware. This is more for apps you use in the background, or want on your phone, but don’t want to see cluttering up your list of icons....

A new feature in iOS 11 gives you quicker access to iMessage Apps at the bottom of the screen, but if you never use them in the first place, they’re just annoying. Here’s how to hide them. RELATED: What’s New in iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad, Available Now Update: Just tap the gray app store icon to the left of the iMessage text box to hide the row of icons....

Google introduced Android 12L in late 2021 and after a short beta period it’s rolling out to Pixel phones. Well, some Pixel phones. If you don’t have Android 12L on your Pixel yet, we’ll show you how to get it. At the time of writing in April 2022, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have received Android 12L. However, despite its promise to roll out 12L to older Pixels “later this month” in March, many still do not have it....

If you’re worried someone has access to your Twitter account, or you want to make sure old devices are no longer logged in, you can log every device out of your account at once. Here’s how to make that happen. We’ve previously covered how to regain control of a hijacked Twitter account, but sometimes you just want to make sure that every device and user is logged out of your account....

When you need to do a quick calculation, normally you would think to use the Windows calculator. However, if you’re working in Microsoft Word, you can calculate simple equations typed into your document using Word’s not-so-obvious Calculate command. To use the Calculate command, we need to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do this, click the down arrow button on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar and select “More Commands” from the drop-down menu....

Discord is a great platform for gamers and other communities to come together and chat, offering text and voice communication for free. Discord doesn’t offer an option to record these conversations, but it is possible using third-party solutions. Here’s how. Before you begin, you should be aware that, in many locations around the world, it’s illegal to record other people without their permission. Please ensure that you have the permission of all parties involved in a conversation before you use any of the methods listed here....

You can add up to 2 GB of music to your Apple Watch so you can listen to music on your watch using a Bluetooth speaker or headphones even when it’s out of range of your iPhone. However, if you want to remove the music, that’s easily done. You must use your phone to remove a playlist from your watch. Tap the “Watch” app icon on the Home screen....

Text messaging is typically for “instant” communication. You send a message when something is on your mind, or respond as soon as you see a message come in. But what if you could schedule text messages? Here’s how to schedule a text message on Android. Google’s Messages app is one of the best text messaging options for Android smartphones. In late 2020, it gained the ability to schedule messages. This is super handy for those moments when you don’t want to forget to send a message at a later time....

After every Uber and Lyft ride, you can rate your driver out of five stars based on how good or bad the ride was. However, you may not know that drivers also rate you as a passenger. Here’s how to view your passenger rating for both Uber and Lyft. RELATED: Uber vs. Lyft: What’s the Difference and Which Should I Use? When you request a ride, the closest driver will receive the request, and they’ll have the option to accept or deny it....