Alexa is jam-packed with a ton of entertainment options that you can play alone or with friends and family. If you’re tired of the same stack of board games and in the mood to try something new, give Alexa a shot. From Deal or No Deal to Song Quiz, there are tons of games to play with Alexa. The Best Games to Play with Alexa There are many games officially included with Alexa, but you can also find more through the Alexa Skills options ....

What apps have stood out the most from the iOS app store in the last year? Surely, you have your phone filled with games and tools that helped you get through the year. You may even have dozens you deleted after seeing how buggy or ineffective they were. Either way, you’ve likely missed out on one (or several) apps worth checking out. Here’s a quick review of the best iOS apps that came out in the last year....

When you right-click an image on a web page, you’ll find an option to download the image to your device. Many text editing tools also provide clear-cut options or buttons to download images. Things work differently in Google Docs. Saving images from a Google document is such a head-scratching task. In this guide, we’ll show you how to save an image from Google Docs on mobile devices (Android and iOS) and computers....

Transparent images have several creative uses. You can create a collage by layering one image on top of another. You can use a lighter or a transparent image to highlight other elements like text or icons. Adjusting the transparency of an image is a basic edit and easy to do. In this guide, we’ll show you how to make an image transparent using some built-in methods and third-party apps on different programs including Paint, PowerPoint and Google Slides....

It’s handy and straightforward to let the router use DHCP to decide what IP addresses devices get. We don’t have to pick them, assign them, and better yet, try to remember them. Devices like printers often have web-based management, which can be configured and maintained from anywhere. That makes printers a top candidate for static IPs . Why Assign a Static IP Address to a Device? It seems like more work, yet it does make life simpler and easier....

Avast antivirus has been around for a while and is one of the best antivirus options for Mac and Windows PCs alike that you can download for free. While its protection against online threats works well, it has its flaws. Sometimes the Avast user interface fails to load , or the program just won’t open. Following are the reasons why Avast may not open: Incompatibility issues that may lead to BSOD errors Driver conflicts with other apps A broken Avast installation that may have been corrupted The service stops running properly What to Do When Avast Doesn’t Open on Windows 10 If you’re using a Windows 10 PC, you have Windows Defender by default, but Avast provides the following:...

Finding ways to make extra cash can be challenging if you don’t know where to start. Making more money and fitting the work into your already busy schedule can take a lot of trial and error. One option to look into is using money-making apps on your phone, many of which take little time, and you can take it on the go. So whether you want to spend a few minutes each day to make a small amount of cash or are looking to start a full-fledged side hustle, plenty of apps can help you out....

The pandemic may have wreaked havoc on most brick-and-mortar businesses, but it has come as a shot in the arm for online content creators. Be it Twitch or Youtube, people are consuming more video content than ever before. At the forefront of this new wave are video game streamers. Playing and reviewing video games provides a constant stream of content, unlike other formats requiring more planning and effort. And while not every gamer can become the next Markiplier or PewDiPie, the market has grown large enough to accommodate many moderately popular game streamers....

Virtual reality technology has made a few attempts to break into the mainstream, but until 2016 every effort has failed. It took until that year to become a viable consumer product, because that’s when mobile computer technology solved the many problems that VR headsets have always suffered from. Four years later, modern VR has advanced an astonishing amount. The few rough edges that remained when headsets like the Oculus Rift were first launched have been largely sanded off....

Cooking recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley are plentiful. You can make just about anything your heart desires, from complex meals to simpler treats, like Berry Salad. Fruit can be foraged all over the Valley, so this dish makes for easy preparation. Here’s everything you need to know to make this simple, yet effective snack! How to Make Berry Salad inDisney Dreamlight Valley To make Berry Salad in Disney Dreamlight Valley , you’ll need three kinds of berries: Blueberries, Raspberries, and Gooseberries....

Throughout your playthrough of Disney Dreamlight Valley , you’re going to come across recipes, or experiment with ingredients yourself to find out what makes a meal. One of the easier three-star dishes you can come discover is the Biscuits recipe. They’re simple snacks that can provide a good amount of energy for what they’re worth. Here are the ingredients you need to make this staple snack. How to Make Biscuits in Disney Dreamlight Valley Biscuits, as a three-star dish, require three ingredients to make: Wheat, Sugarcane, and Butter....

Foodstuff is pretty important in Disney Dreamlight Valley . Getting food can do many things for you, and we don’t just mean replenish your energy. However, some foods are locked behind game progression. Take cucumbers, for example. You may be aware that it’s used in several recipes, but you may not have encountered one yet. Where are these supposed to be found? Read on to find out. Where to Find Cucumbers inDisney Dreamlight Valley If you’re looking to get cucumbers in Disney Dreamlight Valley , you’re going to want to make your way to Frosted Heights....

The advent of Plex was a major boon to cord cutters. It gave them the ability to stream all the media they wanted throughout their home from a single machine. While Plex continues to be a popular choice, it’s no longer the only option on the market. Emby is growing in popularity and utility. Deciding between the two platforms isn’t easy, and you don’t want to choose one and then swap to the other–importing all your media again would be a headache....

See if this sounds familiar. You just read about a new phone, and now every ad you see online is for a phone. Pretty much every site tracks your activity so it can target you with ads you’re more likely to click. If you’re tired of this or just want a way to separate your work and personal browsing, Multi-Account Containers can help you out. In this article, we’ll cover Multi-Account Containers and how you can use them to organize your online life and protect your privacy....

Digital file storage is incredibly reliable these days, but that doesn’t mean that things can’t go wrong from time to time. You may just be going about your business, trying to open or copy a file in Windows, when all of a sudden the “Can’t Read From the Source File or Disk” error jumps out at you like an unwelcome Halloween prank. It can be frustrating when your precious data seems to be out of reach, but there are many fixes that stand between you and finally giving up on recovering your information!...

Among the advances offered to it users, Windows 7’s handling of virtual memory is the most efficient to date. However, as the RAM in a computer increases, so must the size of the pagefile to accommodate the larger capacity of computer memory. There are several advantages to starting each Windows 7 session with a cleared pagefile. Learn about virtual memory and how to force Windows 7 to clear your virtual memory pagefile whenever the operating system shuts down....

When a program stops responding in Windows, most users know how to stop it by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete on their keyboard, pressing the Task Manager option and closing it from there. That approach doesn’t quite transfer to Linux distributions like Ubuntu, but that doesn’t mean that you’re short of options when a program crashes. On the contrary—there are quite a few ways to close a program on Ubuntu using CMD....

Google Assistant wasn’t officially integrated into the Chromebook until the release of Chrome OS 77 in 2019. Before that, many Chromebook users relied on an experimental version of the virtual assistant from the Chrome Flags menu . When setting up your Chromebook , you should get a prompt to configure Google Assistant. If you missed the prompt, or you chose to set up the virtual assistant later, we’ll show you how to easily get Google Assistant up and running on your Chromebook in no time....

Google Chrome is a fantastic web browser, but there are times when Google Chrome crashes , freezes, or simply stops responding. There are a lot of reasons these behaviors can occur, so it’s important to be very methodical when you’re troubleshooting and trying to fix the issue. This article will walk you through the typical fixes that resolve this issue, from the most common issues to the more rare and complex ones....

Grounded has brought a lot of interest and intrigue to the backyard. One option is to go hunting for Muscle Sprouts, which are used to make Beefy variants of smoothies. Just one problem, how do you get them? How to Get Muscle Sprouts inGrounded In Grounded , Muscle Sprouts can be found at the Pond Lab and the Black Anthill Lab. The best way to get them is at the Pond Lab, as you will find the Muscle Sprouts lying on the ground....