Computers traditionally have had a startup sound that plays as soon as they are up and running. Chromebooks don’t have this out of the box, but if you miss that nostalgic touch of a startup chime, you can manually enable it from the settings.
[mai mult...]How to Quickly Turn Off App Notifications on Mac
It’s very easy to get distracted when an app starts sending you annoying notifications. Right after you get an app notification, use the Notification Center on Mac to disable notifications for each app.
[mai mult...]How to Search Open Tabs on Google Chrome
Browser tabs can be a blessing and a curse. It’s handy to have multiple pages open at once, but if you use a lot of tabs, it can quickly become hard to manage. That’s where Google’s Chrome Tab Search comes in. Introduced in Google Chrome 87, Tab Search is exactly what it sounds like. You can click a button to see a list of all your open tabs, across all Chrome windows, and easily search through them. You can search the title of the webpage or the site URL. As mentioned, this feature requires Chrome 87 or later. It’s available on Google Chrome for desktop (Windows and Mac) and Chromebooks running the latest version of Chrome OS.
[mai mult...]How to Change Your Team Logo in Microsoft Teams
Creating and joining a team in Microsoft Teams is easy. Visually identifying a team from a long list of teams, on the other hand, can be more difficult. Give your teams a visual identity by adding a unique logo to each one.
[mai mult...]How to Add Folder Shortcuts to the Start Menu’s Left Sidebar on Windows 10
The Windows 10 Start menu includes a handy list of shortcuts to common locations (such as Pictures, Downloads, Settings) in a tiny sidebar. Using Settings, you can customize which shortcuts appear there. Here’s how to do it.
[mai mult...]How to Add a Shazam Button to Your iPhone Control Center
Apple acquired Shazam, a service that listens to and identities music playing around you, in 2018. Although it’s still a standalone app, Apple has integrated its music recognition feature into the iPhone and iPad. Here’s how to add a Shazam button to your device’s Control Center.
Before we begin, note that you do not need the Shazam app installed on your iPhone or iPad. What you will need is to be updated to iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, or higher.
[mai mult...]How to Mark Emails as Read in Gmail
Not all emails are worth reading. Some you can block, some you can’t. Instead of seeing the unread count go up and up, use this trick to quickly mark emails as read without opening them in Gmail.
[mai mult...]How to Quickly Clear All Notifications on Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is great for managing your notifications without ever touching your iPhone. But sometimes, the notifications just pile up, and all you want is to clear them off. Here’s how to quickly clear all notifications on Apple Watch.
[mai mult...]How to Adjust the Volume on Your Mac
New to the Mac ecosystem? You might be wondering how to increase or decrease the computer’s volume. Just like Windows, you can use keyboard shortcuts. And to make this easier, you can add a volume slider to the menu bar as well.
[mai mult...]How to Use Text-To-Speech on Discord
You can use text-to-speech on your own Discord server, or on another server with a text-to-speech enabled channel. These steps only work for Discord users on Windows or Mac, as Discord’s text-to-speech capabilities are unavailable to Android, iPhone, or iPad users.
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