When you click Send on an email, it is typically sent immediately. But what if you want to send it at a later time? Outlook allows you delay the sending of a single message or all email messages. RELATED: How to Better Manage Email in Outlook with Quick Steps and Rules For example, maybe you’re sending someone an email message late at night and they are in a time zone that’s 3 hours ahead of you....
Microsoft Word provides a feature that allows you to search for text within a document. You can also use advanced settings to make your search more specific, such as case matching or ignoring punctuation. Here’s how to use it. Finding Text in a Word Doc To search for text in Word, you’ll need to access the “Navigation” pane. You can do so by selecting “Find” in the “Editing” group of the “Home” tab....
Apple TV has even more sophisticated content and purchase restrictions than its predecessors: it’s dead simple to restrict mature content, apps, and purchases. Let’s take a look at how to set and manage the restrictions. Why Do I Want to Do This? RELATED: How to Restart or Sleep Your Apple TV Right from the Remote There are a wide variety of reasons you might want to enable content and purchase restrictions on your Apple TV and not all of them revolve around dealing with children....
The Xbox One allows you to play a game and use an app–or just use two apps–at once. You just “Snap” an app to the right side of your screen. With Windows 10 apps debuting on the Xbox One this summer, Snap will only get more powerful and useful. You can snap practically anything to the side of your screen. You can even play a game and snap a live TV stream to the side of your screen if you have your Xbox One hooked up to your cable box....
When you receive a notification on the iPhone–say, for a text message–you don’t have to unlock your phone to respond to it. You can actually respond to all sorts of notifications from the lock screen, no unlocking needed. Not only can you respond to text messages, but you can also respond to reminders, events, Facebook messages, and more. Basically, if it pops up on your lock screen, you can probably deal with it from there....
You’re not a Jolly Roger flying pirate, you’re just somebody that wants to backup the ebooks they paid for and read them on the devices they want to read them on. Follow along as we show you how to liberate your Kindle books. Why Do I Want To Do This? Most media these days, from purchased TV show episodes to ebooks to physical media like DVDS, are loaded with Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes....
The so-called QWERTY keyboard layout–the keyboard most of us use every day–is a typing mainstay. Most people will never need or want to use anything else. But, there are other keyboard layouts out there, some of which claim to be more efficient. RELATED: Alternative Keyboard Layouts Explained: Should You Switch to Dvorak or Colemak? QWERTY, as legend has it, was invented with the typewriter by Christopher Sholes in 1868. The QWERTY layout was developed to space out oft-used letters and prevent the keys from getting jammed (as old typewriters were wont to do)....
I estimate that the average person loses their keys over seventeen times every hour. Trackr is a Bluetooth tracker that you can use to find your keys in the couch cushion, or locate your wallet if you left it behind at the bar. Here’s how to set yours up. What Is Trackr? Once your Trackr is connected to your phone, you can open the Trackr app to ring it if you’re nearby....
You may already know about smart outlets, or outlets with integrated USB ports. But you might be surprised at how many “normal” outlets you can actually buy for your house. They’re all built for different situations, and you want to make sure that your house is equipped with the right outlet for the job. Here are the different kinds of electrical outlets you can buy. GFCI Outlets In pretty much every house where an outlet is close to a water source, you’ll likely find a GFCI outlet....
At first glance, all music streaming services are the same. This may be true on some level, but Apple Music takes a different approach than some of its competitors. Let’s take a look at what makes Apple Music special. What Is Apple Music? Apple Music is a streaming music service, where instead of buying individual songs or albums, you pay a monthly fee for all the music you can listen to....
Windows applications often store their data and settings in an AppData folder, and each Windows user account has its own. It’s a hidden folder, so you’ll only see it if you show hidden files in the file manager. Where You’ll Find AppData Each user account has its own AppData folder with its own contents. This allows Windows programs to store multiple sets of settings if a computer is used by multiple people....
If you use Samsung products, especially the company’s smartwatches, two names you’ve probably seen are “Tizen” and “One UI.” Together, they’re responsible for Galaxy smartwatch software, but what’s the difference? And why does your watch need both? Diving into the “About Watch” section of the Settings menu on your Galaxy watch will reveal version numbers for both One UI and Tizen. Each of these software layers is playing an important role....
Since Windows has continued to evolve and add more functionality over time, you may find yourself curious as to why it continues to use older “features” like shortcut files. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has answers to a confused 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. The Question SuperUser reader Peter Mortensen wants to know why Windows continues to use shortcut files instead of symbolic links:...
The free Windows 10 upgrade offer is finally over, and Microsoft will stop harassing Windows 7 and 8.1 users with misleading upgrade popups. But Windows 7 and 8.1 aren’t done for. They’re both solid operating systems that Microsoft will be officially supporting for years to come. If you did upgrade to Windows 10, you still won’t have to pay anything. You can continue to use Windows 10 for free, and even reinstall it on the same hardware....
Microsoft brought back widgets with the release of Windows 11, which are now in a panel accessible from the taskbar. The company isn’t done with widgets, though, and a significant fix is on the way. Widgets on Windows 11 don’t work at all right now unless you’re logged in with a Microsoft account — otherwise, the panel is blank and you can’t see anything. Even though the company has increasingly pushed people away from using Windows without a Microsoft account (the option is hidden entirely in Windows 11), Microsoft will soon allow widgets to work without a signed in online account....
Apps for Reading The best access to free reading for kids on an iPad is also the best place in real life: the library. Most libraries have minimal requirements and online registration. Hoopla, Libby, OverDrive, and Kindle all work with most local libraries, while Sora is an app that focuses mostly on content from school libraries. When it comes to teaching kids to read, apps like Khan Academy Kids, Starfall, and Homer can provide lessons for kids working with a family member....
Even if you’re familiar with Microsoft Word, you might be surprised by the number and variety of keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up your work, and just generally make things more convenient. Now, does anyone expect you to memorize all these keyboard combos? Of course not! Everyone’s needs are different, so some will be more useful to you than others. And even if you just pick up a few new tricks, it’s worth it....
Android apps are coming to Chromebooks, and the ASUS Chromebook Flip is the first device to get a taste of what that’s going to be like. It makes sense, really—it’s an ultra-portable convertible laptop-slash-tablet that makes a lot of works well with and without the keyboard. The real question, however, is how practical is this? Before we get into it, it’s definitely worth mentioning that this is just now hitting the Chrome OS dev channel—that means if you don’t like to live on the bleeding edge, then you won’t be seeing this update on your Flip....
Phones have gotten faster and faster, but their battery life hasn’t improved much. Modern iPhones still struggle to make it through a single day if you’re using them heavily, but there are ways to extend that battery life and keep your iPhone going. Check Which Apps Are Draining Your Battery RELATED: How to See Which Apps Are Draining Your Battery on an iPhone or iPad No, closing apps by swiping them away won’t actually improve your iPhone’s battery life....
If you are a busy person, then the last thing you need is to be bothered with a huge amount of ‘useless’ notifications, so how do you quieten things down? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some great answers to help a reader quieten down the amount of output. 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....
