The “Basic with Ads” plan was announced in October 2022. It’s priced at only $6.99 per month, which is $3 less than the previously cheapest “Basic” plan. Thankfully, we don’t have to guess how many ads you’ll have to sit through. Here are the details: Netflix says there will be an “average of 4 to 5 minutes of ads per hour. ” The ads are 15 or 30 seconds long....

If you’re creating a Word document containing sensitive information only to be viewed by certain people, you can add a password to the document so it can’t be opened by anyone who doesn’t know the password. We’ll show you two ways do this. The first method involves the backstage screen. Open the document to which you want to add an open password and click the “File” tab. On the “Info” backstage screen, click the “Protect Document” button and select “Encrypt with Password” from the drop-down menu....

Whether you need subtitles to avoid waking up the kids or you’re awful at understanding regional accents, Plex Media Center makes it easy to download and use subtitles with all your movies and TV shows. By default, Plex doesn’t automatically use existing subtitles or download new ones on your behalf. But with a few minor tweaks, you can set Plex to automatically download and use subtitles in a process so seamless that you never have to strain to understand what actors are saying again....

On YouTube Music, you have the ability to collaborate on a playlist and allow other users to add tracks to it—similar to how you can edit a Google Doc together. To get started, make sure you have the latest version of YouTube Music installed on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Open YouTube Music and visit the “Library” tab by tapping the button in the bottom-right corner. Select “Playlists” and create a new playlist with the “New Playlist” option....

Spotlight search on Mac OS X shows results from the “Developer” category if you’ve ever installed Xcode on your Mac. If you still have Xcode installed, there’s an easy checkbox to disable this. But, if you’ve uninstalled Xcode, Spotlight just keeps showing Developer search results with no way to turn them off. This can clutter Spotlight with a lot of search results you may not want to see, especially if you have a lot of source code files lying around on your Mac....

OneNote 2016 is a great program for taking, storing, and syncing notes, but if you want to archive your notes or share them with someone who doesn’t have a Microsoft account, you can export them to other file formats. Here is a quick look at how it’s done. You can export either individual notes or full notebooks. Open the OneNote notebook containing the information you want to export and click the “File” tab....

VirtualBox is one of the most popular freeware virtual machines (VMs) for macOS next to paid apps like Parallels or VMware. Whether you’re testing code, comparing browsers, or just experimenting, this common error is easy to fix. If you’re receiving this error, you’ve likely already tried to install VirtualBox on the latest version of macOS. During the course of installation or during the setup of your first VM, you’ll possibly come across this error message:...

If you need to generate one or more random numbers for business, education, or another purpose, you can do so right in Microsoft Excel. You can get random numbers using either a random number generator tool or an Excel function. RELATED: How to Generate Random Numbers in Google Sheets Use the Random Number Generator in Excel With an add-in from Microsoft called Analysis ToolPak, you can perform many statistical and engineering operations such as finding a moving average....

Apple’s recent announcement that the upcoming OS X release (El Capitan or 10.11) will finally, at long last, come with the ability to snap windows to your screen edges. A feature Windows users have enjoyed since 2009. If you’re a Mac user who has no idea what we’re talking about, then let’s review. When Microsoft released Windows 7, it introduced its Snap feature, which lets users simply grab and drag a window to a screen edge and “snap” it there....

There’s an emergency and you have to use someone else’s locked iPhone to call for help. Or, you need to call for help using your own iPhone, but it’s out of your reach or you’re not able to dial a number. The iPhone comes equipped to help out in both these circumstances by providing a dialing keypad for emergency use, and the ability to make an emergency call with Siri (assuming she’s turned on and ready to use hands-free)....

If you occasionally need to use mathematical symbols in your documents that aren’t available in Word’s “Insert Symbol” dialog box, there are a couple of easy methods for entering your own custom compound characters. The “Arial Unicode MS” font has tons of English characters and symbols (as well as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters), but it does not have statistical symbols. However, it does have a very useful capability called “combining diacritics”, such as p-hat (the letter “p” with a carat over it as pictured in the image above) and y-bar (the letter “y” with a horizontal bar over it, as you’ll see later in this article)....

Many of us are familiar with this scenario: you’re looking something up on our iPhone, find exactly what we’re looking for, but then have to put our phone away to attend to something else. Later, while working on your Mac, you want to continue what you were reading on your iPhone. If you use Safari on all your devices, you can easily open a tab from one device on another in just a few simple steps....

You’ve probably put up plenty of pages and accounts on various services and blogs. But today, learn how to become a real website owner and put together an awesome feature-rich website of your own with little to no experience. Having your own website is expected in many fields. You can host your resume and various files, or put up an online business card to make sure that you’re one of the top results when you do an ego search on Google....

If you read a lot of websites in Chrome or Firefox that split their articles up into many separate pages, or put each image in a gallery on a new page, we have a tip for you that will make reading sites like that much easier and faster. Multi-page articles and slideshows can be incredibly annoying. Some may offer a “View All” option, while others may offer a “Print” button that shows you the article on one page....

Although unknown to and ignored by most people, cable modems have a diagnostic that can help you troubleshoot connection problems. What Diagnostic Page? Unbeknownst to most people, cable modems (and other broadband modems) have diagnostic and logging functions built in, just like routers. While some people do occasionally peek at the control panel of their router, very few people ever look at their modems–or even realize they can do so....

What is a factory reset? As the name implies, a factory reset will remove everything from the device and return it to how it was “from the factory.” All of your personal data and apps are wiped clean. First, open up the “Settings” app by finding it in the home screen, or by swiping down twice from the top of the screen and tapping the gear icon in the notification shade....

Do You Need Alexa to Schedule a Smart Plug? When you purchase a smart plug, you can use the manufacturer’s app to set up a schedule for your plug. Every app is different, and some might not offer this feature. Check your smart plug’s app to see whether it has this feature. However, if you already own an Alexa device, you can connect your smart plug to Alexa and set up the scheduling using Alexa Routines....

The Nest Learning Thermostat can save you money on your heating and air conditioning bills, but if you aren’t keeping up with maintaining your heating and cooling system, you’re probably not saving as much money as you could be. Luckily, your Nest Thermostat can help remind you to perform regular maintenance. RELATED: Should You Buy Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat? Granted, your furnace and air conditioner don’t require too much maintenance, but the little maintenance that it does require is really easy....

“Do Not Disturb” mode is something all Android devices have, but it can feel daunting to set up. The good news is you only need to set it up once. After that, it will simply do all the work for you. Let’s get started. RELATED: How to Set up Do Not Disturb on Google Pixel Phones How to Customize Do Not Disturb First, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon to open the Settings menu....

Smartphones can be confusing—especially to those who may be less than enthusiastic about tech. And while manufacturers like Samsung and LG have stock options to simplify home screens and the app drawer, many others don’t have a built-in way to do this. Fortunately, there are plenty of launcher replacements in Google Play that can make navigating through an Android phone much simpler than it is out of the box. Out of all the ones I tested, however, two really stand above the rest: Necta Launcher and Wiser....