All Of Amazon S Different Music Services Explained

To get this additional music, you have to pay an additional fee. Multiple plans are available: There’s also a free 30-day trial, so you can try it out without paying anything. Auto-Rip: Buy Physical CDs and Get the MP3s, Too Not every album offers Auto-Rip, so be sure to check the storage page for the album before purchasing it. Auto-Rip is included with vinyl copies of some albums, too.

November 24, 2022 · 1 min · 69 words · Sylvia Smith

Bookmark Chrome S Settings Pages For Quicker Access Later

Google Chrome’s internal chrome:// pages are full of all kinds of statistics, tools, and experimental features (much like the advanced settings of any other browser). What you may not know is that many individual settings have their own URL as well, and aren’t listed individually on the chrome://about page. If there are any you access regularly, you can bookmark them for easier access in the future. RELATED: How to Access Hidden Chrome Features and Settings Using the Chrome:// Pages...

November 24, 2022 · 2 min · 354 words · Cedric Page

Can You Move A Windows Installation To Another Computer

If you recently built or bought a new PC, you may be wondering if you can just transfer your old hard drive into the new computer–thus migrating your entire installation in one fell swoop. But it’s not as easy as it seems. Linux systems generally load all their drivers at boot time, which mean they’re much more portable–that’s why Linux can be loaded from those convenient live USB drives and discs....

November 24, 2022 · 5 min · 987 words · Patricia Mcfadden

Do Smart Smoke Detectors Expire

It’s a Trick Question: All Smoke Alarms Expire The title of this article “Do Smart Smoke Alarms Expire?” is a bit of a trick question. All smoke alarms “expire” in that they become less accurate over time and need to be replaced. The materials in the smoke alarm sensor degrade, particulate matter accumulates over time on the sensors, and slow corrosion of the contacts and electrical components inside the alarm can lead to false alarms (or no alarm at all)....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 582 words · Brad Abe

How To Apply Git Commit Diffs To Different Files

Git is a powerful version control system that allows for multiple branching versions of your project with automatic merging. That’s great, but sometimes it breaks when files are renamed or aren’t in the right place. Luckily, you can manually apply patches to different files. The Problem When using Git branches, it’s often necessary to apply changes from one branch to another. A common use case of this is versioned branches—if you have an old LTS release, you may want to apply the occasional patch to an old version....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 611 words · Elizabeth Gorman

How To Automatically Add Captions To Instagram Stories

The automatic captions feature is available when you record a video for your Instagram Story. The captions are actually one of the many “stickers” you can add to a Story. Instagram automatically transcribes what you say, but it can be edited as well. First, open the Instagram app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone or tablet. From the Home tab, tap “Your Story” in the top row or swipe in from the left side of the screen to open the Story creation page....

November 24, 2022 · 2 min · 259 words · Stephan Wallace

How To Avoid Buying A Fake Hdmi 2.1 Cable

Look for “HDMI Ultra High Speed” Cables The HDMI standard is overseen by the HDMI Forum, while the HDMI Licensing Administrator oversees the licensing of the technology. Device and accessory manufacturers must meet the standards of the HDMI Forum if they want to produce a product that’s been licensed or certified by the HDMI Licensing Administrator. Although the latest HDMI standard is known as HDMI 2.1, HDMI’s overseers have a different naming convention for cabling....

November 24, 2022 · 7 min · 1420 words · Michelle Gladden

How To Change Your About Me Information On Discord

Discord profiles come with an “About Me” section (also called a bio) where you can add some information about yourself. Here’s how to add and edit these details from both your desktop and mobile phone. RELATED: 8 Ways to Personalize Your Discord Account What Can You Include in Discord’s “About Me” Section? Discord’s “About Me” section supports markdown and links, which means you can format your text using various ways and even add links to other sites....

November 24, 2022 · 2 min · 406 words · Jerry Johnson

How To Connect A Smart Plug To Alexa

Which Smart Plugs Support Alexa? You should find “Alexa compatible,” “Supports Alexa,” “Works with Alexa,” or something similar. Check the product description on the back of the packaging as well. If you’re shopping online, read the smart plug’s title and description carefully to see whether it supports Alexa. For a shortcut, you can use the find feature by pressing Ctrl+F on your computer (or Command+F on a Mac) to search for “Alexa....

November 24, 2022 · 4 min · 816 words · Arthur Zarella

How To Create Your Own Bibliography Template In Microsoft Word

When you take advantage of Word’s built-in bibliography, you may still need to edit it, whether for a requirement or personal preference. If you want to save that bibliography format and reuse it in future documents, create a template. By saving the edited structure or font formatting, you can easily add that same bibliography to all of your Word documents and just swap out the details as needed. Create a Customize Bibliography in Word You can certainly create a bibliography yourself, but if you have citations in your document, Word can build it for you....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 546 words · Kenneth Hensel

How To Customize And Filter Your Address Book In Windows 10

The People app is an essential tool for creating and managing contacts. We’ve previously shown you how to import or manually create an address book in Windows 10. As you add different accounts (like Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo!, Exchange, Office 365 for business) and add contacts, your list will quickly grow. Thankfully, the People app lets you search, edit, and link different contacts to keep it all straight. Find and Sort Your Contacts Locating your contacts is probably the biggest requirement of any contacts app....

November 24, 2022 · 4 min · 642 words · Marie Walls

How To Get Windows 7 S Old Folder Icons In Windows 10

Microsoft changed the default folder icon in Windows 10 to a flat, closed folder. If you prefer the open folder icon from Windows 7, you can make that the default folder icon in Windows 10 with a registry tweak. You can, of course, change any folder’s icon by right-clicking on it, but if you want to change all the folders at once, you’ll need to dig into the registry....

November 24, 2022 · 5 min · 1059 words · Marian Said

How To Insert Built In And Custom Advanced Properties Into A Word Document

Recently, we showed you how to set the advanced, or built-in, properties and create custom properties in a Word document. These properties can be inserted into your documents using fields. This is useful if you have common words, phrases, or values you use often in your documents. RELATED: How to Set the Advanced Properties of a Word Document If the common word, phrases, and values you use often will change between the first and final drafts of your document, using a built-in or custom property is helpful....

November 24, 2022 · 2 min · 366 words · Louis Levesque

How To Insure Your Personal Electronics Against Damage And Theft

Like cars and homes before them, mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, something we all need to stay current on the days events or respond to emails while on the road. But what can you do to protect them in case your case can’t protect them from threats external or otherwise? We’ve all been there before. You’ve just gotten done eating a greasy pile of fries, go to pick up your phone, only to have it slip right out of your grip and crash onto the tile floor with an unceremonious ‘crack’ on the landing....

November 24, 2022 · 5 min · 1065 words · Charlene Cuningham

How To Invite All Friends To Facebook Event Invites Or Block Them

If you’ve ever created a Facebook event, then you know it can be hard to invite more than a few friends at a time. Thankfully there’s a new way to easily invite almost all your friends in two clicks. Don’t want to receive event invites? You can also block them. Facebook events are a great way of letting everyone know about upcoming happenings. Simply create your event, add pertinent details like time and location, upload an appropriate picture, and your work is basically done....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 625 words · Frank Barbosa

How To Make High Quality Renders Of Your Minecraft Creations

Do you have a really cool Minecraft world, and want to show it off? If so, Chunky will take very high quality pictures of your Minecraft worlds, which will show off your creations better than a simple in-game screenshot. Installation Chunky runs on Java and is cross platform. It can be downloaded from their website, or alternatively it can be compiled from source from their Github repository. Installation is fairly straightforward on most systems, especially if you only download the Java binaries — just click and run the program....

November 24, 2022 · 4 min · 719 words · Vincent Harris

How To Make Youtube Kid Friendly With The Youtube Kids App

Parents worried about their kids and inappropriate YouTube content now have a handy parenting companion. The YouTube Kids app makes it easy to set up a walled-garden of kid-safe videos on any Android or iOS device. What Is YouTube Kids? YouTube is great because you can find videos about anything and everything under the sun. Whether you want to watch music videos, learn how to fix your antique sewing machine, laugh at comedy clips, or see game reviews, just about every subject makes an appearance in some form on YouTube....

November 24, 2022 · 8 min · 1561 words · Angela Lalk

How To Reinstall Os X S Default Apps In El Capitan

OS X El Capitan comes with quite a few apps preinstalled, many of which are very useful…and some of which aren’t. Deleting these apps is simple: just drag them to the trash. Reinstalling them however, isn’t quite so cut and dried. RELATED: What Is Apple’s Game Center, and Should You Use It? Let’s say that you decide to delete the Game Center app. Don’t worry, we won’t blame you if you do....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 447 words · Donald Walker

How To Remove An App From The Recent Apps List In Android

The “Recent Apps” screen allows you to quickly return to recently used apps. It’s similar to the Alt + Tab feature in Windows. Pressing the “Home” or “Back” buttons on your device does not completely stop the app. It still runs in the background. You may want to remove some apps from the “Recent Apps” list that you aren’t currently using so you have easier access to those apps you use more often....

November 24, 2022 · 3 min · 456 words · Chasity Bade

How To Save Your Smartphone From The Brink Of Watery Death

It’s happened again. You were trying to answer a call while washing dishes, and your phone takes a dive straight into the sink. Getting water inside your phone is one of the most devastating ways to watch your mobile device bite the dust, but fear not, all is not lost just yet. RELATED: What’s the Best Way to Waterproof My Phone? Personally, I know about this subject a little too well after dropping countless phones in toilets, sending them through the wash in a pair of pants, and getting drinks spilled on them while on a night out on the town....

November 24, 2022 · 7 min · 1345 words · Sharon Mcdevitt