Steam’s Music Player allows you to add a MP3 file stored on your computer to a local music library and play it back — inside or outside a game, with a controller or keyboard and mouse. This would be particularly useful on a Steam Machine or living-room gaming PC in Big Picture Mode. This works in Steam on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam OS. You can add music and play it back either from the desktop interface, or through Big Picture Mode....

Edge is Microsoft’s new browser that comes included with Windows 10, and meant to replace the oft-maligned Internet Explorer. And while it may look and feel significantly different from most browsers, it still has a lot of the same functions–you just need to know where to look. Like any other browser, Edge records a history of the sites you visit when you use it. There’s nothing you can do this unless you browse in InPrivate mode, which like other browser’s private modes, doesn’t record your activities as you surf the Internet....

This is only possible for Spotify users using the Windows or Mac desktop app. Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to clear your “Recently Played” list using the mobile app or Spotify web player, but clearing the entries using the desktop app will also remove them from any linked apps (including on mobile). RELATED: How to Listen to Spotify With Just Your Web Browser If you want to clear your “Recently Played” list, start by opening the Spotify app on your PC or Mac....

TWRP backups can save your bacon if you mess up your Android device. But if you’ve run out of space on your phone–or if you need to wipe its storage–you can copy those backups to your PC with a simple ADB command. How to Copy TWRP Backups to Your PC RELATED: How to Install and Use ADB, the Android Debug Bridge Utility Lots of Android hacking requires wiping your phone, and wiping your phone means losing those backups–which you need to save you if something goes wrong....

Whether you got them by iMessage or SMS, sometimes you need to remove messages from your iOS device’s message history. Maybe you’re clearing out old clutter, or maybe you need to remove messages with more sensitive information. Whatever your reason, you can remove specific messages from conversations or delete entire conversations at once (and you can also set messages to automatically expire). Here’s how to get it done. RELATED: Why Are Some iMessages Green and Some Blue on My iPhone?...

Apple is integrating Siri into everything and why not? It is a favorite of ours and works well whether it is on the Apple Watch or the iPhone or iPad. If you’re using an Apple TV however, you might want to disable it. Of all Apple’s devices with Siri integration, the Apple TV might be the one where you can do without it and still enjoy the device near to its fullest potential....

Windows 11 includes a new Widgets menu that opens from a button located in the taskbar. If you want to save taskbar space, it’s easy to turn off the Widgets button. Here’s how to do it. How to Hide the Widgets Menu Button To disable the Widgets menu in Windows 11, it’s as simple as hiding the button and never using it. (The Widgets button looks like a blue square with two rounded rectangles inside it....

As more and more travel agents are forced to hang fresh ‘For Lease’ signs in their windows, the Internet has taken up the mantle of helping aspirational aeronautic enthusiasts shop, compare, and purchase tickets for their next airborne adventure. But with so many different travel and hotel sites claiming to offer the best deals on airfare, how can you know which offers the best combination of discounts and ease of use?...

By default, on an iPhone 6/6 Plus or 6S/6S Plus, photos for your contacts are displayed in the Messages app. If you don’t want to see those photos, though, you can hide them with a simple setting. There are various reasons for hiding the photos in Messages. Maybe you don’t have photos for many of your contacts, and you don’t want to see the default silhouette. Or, maybe you just want more screen real estate devoted to the messages, so you can see more of each message in the list....

If you want to emphasize important text within a Microsoft Word document so that it’s not overlooked by the reader, you can use Word’s highlighting tool. You can also search for highlighted text within the document. Here’s how. Highlight Text in a Word Document You can easily highlight specific text in Microsoft Word. To do so, open a Word document that contains the text you want to highlight. You’ll need to select the text by clicking and dragging your cursor over the text....

Give GNOME Shell a spin if you’re looking for a slick, new Linux desktop environment. It’s similar to Unity in some ways, but more flexible in others – GNOME Shell supports extensions, which can add missing features. GNOME Shell is the default interface in GNOME 3, and it’s a clear break from GNOME 2. To try GNOME Shell without installing anything on your current system, use the Ubuntu GNOME Shell Remix live CD....

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduced “Snap” packages, which are a great new way of installing apps. Snaps require different terminal commands–apt-get and dpkg will only allow you to install .deb packages the old way, not Snaps. Snaps–which have the “.snap” extension–are more similar to containers. Applications in Snaps are self-contained, include all the libraries they need to function, and are sandboxed. They’ll install to their own directory and they won’t interfere with the rest of your system....

In the old days, it used to be that if you wanted to learn a new language you’d have to go through the hassle of hiring a tutor, picking up a stack of tapes at your local bookstore, or driving out to the local education annex to take a specialized night class three times a week. Now, the Internet has not only made the process of becoming fluent in French or Scandanavian simpler, it’s also cut the costs associated by a factor of 100 percent....

Now is arguably the best time in the history of the platform for Android users—the OS is getting better, updates are getting (slightly) quicker, and there are several excellent handsetS to choose from. If you’re not into the whole “manufacturer skin” that most are offering these days, however, it can be slightly less exciting to buy a non-Nexus phone. But giving your phone a “stock Android” look and feel isn’t as hard as you think....

If you create documents in Word with complex layouts, tables are a useful method of arranging your content. You can use the cells in a table to structure your text, images, and even other tables. And yes, you can even nest tables in Word and we’ll show you how. Using nested tables in Word can make a document more readable by adding more white space to line up text and images....

Many of the hidden system folders in Windows are identified in the Windows Registry along with a class ID (CLSID) key, special folder names, and the folders’ locations on your PC. Using those special folder names along with the Shell command means that even hidden folders buried deep in your file system are always just a few keystrokes away. What Are CLSID Keys? Specific folder locations (and also some software components) are given a CLSID that allows Windows and other programs to easily identify them without knowing their exact name....

Like many staples of a pre-smarthome age, the humble leak detector has made the jump to the 21st century. Read on as we show you how to integrate a smarthome leak detecting sensor into your home protection arsenal to receive alerts not just at home but wherever you are. What Do I Want To Do This? Water damage is serious and costly. The most common cause of water damage to a home isn’t catastrophic flooding by regular wear and tear induced water problems like leaking pipes, failed coupling on washing machines, flooded utility sinks, and backed up drains....

Some Google Chrome extensions add a button to the right side of the toolbar, which usually provides access to the extension’s main features. These buttons are added in the order the extensions were installed, and that order may not be to your liking. Fortunately, Chrome now makes it easy to rearrange the extension buttons on the toolbar. There are also a couple of ways you can hide the extension buttons....

Whether you’ve got kids in the house and want to keep them off certain streaming programs or roommates who have a bad habit of overwriting your progress in Fallout 4, creating a passkey for your Xbox One profile is a must for protecting your downloaded games, video app profiles, and game saves. How to Create Your Passkey Start by opening up your Sign in, Security & Passkey settings by double-tapping the button, then pressing Y....

One of the principle appeals of a smartwatch is easy wrist-based notifications but things can get a little out of control. Read on as we show you how to tweak your Apple Watch notifications to your liking. How Do Apple Watch Notifications Work? Before we dive into actually managing your Apple Watch notifications, let’s run through a quick overview of how the notifications function by default so you’ve got a solid understanding of the notifications and what you may or may not want to modify....