Are you tired of seeing the same old folder and shortcut icons on your Windows 11 or 10 PC? You can change them. This gives your folder icons a cosmetic update and makes specific folders easy to identify. Windows provides several icons for you to choose from. You can even download or make a custom folder icon if you don’t see anything you like. Here’s how it’s done. Change the Icon for a Folder or Shortcut in Windows The default icon for folders in Windows 11 and 10 is the yellow folder....

iPhones make a lot of sounds— ringtones , notifications, alerts, reminders, and more. It’s easy to confuse all the sounds and not know what’s happening when you hear that ding. To make it simpler to know when you receive a new message, we’ll show you how to change the iPhone text message sound. As a bonus, we’ll also explain how to set a custom message sound for a specific contact....

Changing the name on the Mac lock screen is a quick way to personalize your device and enhance privacy and security. This tutorial walks you through how to change or remove your name from the Mac startup screen newer and older macOS versions. Why You Should Change the Lock Screen Name The name displayed on your Mac’s Lock Screen is the same as the full name of your local Mac user account....

However, being a techie person myself, I couldn’t just accept that everything was working without actually verifying that the encryption was enabled. So even though I hadn’t played around with a packet sniffer and protocol analyzer, I went ahead and downloaded a network utility that let me actually see the data being transferred back and forth from my computer. I checked the connection when not connected to the VPN and captured some packets and then did the same thing when connected....

VRAM (or video random access memory) plays a major role in the performance of high-end video games and graphics-heavy programs. Generally, the more VRAM your computer has, the faster these applications tend to run. You need to know the amount of video VRAM if you’re planning to upgrade your video card or determine whether it meets a game or program’s requirements. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to find the amount of VRAM in your video card for Windows 10, 11, Intel Mac, and Linux computers....

In 3D printing communities, there’s a lot of discussion around the best 3D printer bed cleaning methods. Whether you’re a newcomer or a veteran, we’ve got some tips for success. We’ll discuss various cleaning products and how to use them to clean the beds of FDM printers. Why Clean the Print Bed? It may seem obvious, but plastics stick better to clean surfaces. If you have poor bed adhesion, your printing quality may suffer....

Occasionally, apps may load slowly, crash, or take up too much storage space. Clearing your phone’s cached data can help solve these issues and clear up space for other important files. In this article, we’ll explain what temporary files are and how to clear the cache on your Samsung phone. What Is Cached Data? Smartphones store temporary data as cache files so that the information can be accessed quickly whenever you open apps....

When you purchase a new Logitech wireless mouse, it should offer the option to connect via either a wireless receiver or Bluetooth. It may even support both methods, giving you the flexibility to choose the best way to pair it to your PC or Mac. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to connect your Logitech wireless mouse to your computer through a wireless receiver or Bluetooth. Connect a Logitech Mouse to Computer via Wireless Receiver If your Logitech wireless mouse comes with a standard USB dongle, just plug it into a USB port on your PC or Mac, turn on your mouse, and it should be ready to go....

Most modern routers these days support two Wi-Fi frequency bands. The first uses a 2.4GHz signal frequency. This frequency is great for penetrating walls and getting strong signals at greater distances from the router, but it’s relatively slow. The other 5GHz signal band is much faster, but signal strength drops off more quickly, and objects block 5GHz radio waves more easily. Usually, your devices will switch between whichever band works best at the time, but if you have a reason to lock a device to one band or the other, here are the various ways to do it....

Live Photo compatibility is pretty much non-existent outside the Apple ecosystem. That’s why the iPhone and Mac auto-converts live images into JPEGs while sharing them via apps such as Mail. But one way to preserve a Live Photo ‘s dynamic nature and improve compatibility is by converting photos to a video. That also helps retain audio, which is not possible when turning Live Photos into GIFs . Convert Live Photos to Video on iPhone Using the Photos App If you want to convert a Live Photo into a GIF on the iPhone, you can use nothing but the native Photos app for that....

Update Oct 2017: Citrix no longer provides the XenConvert tool as a download and doesn’t support it anymore. Your only options now to convert a physical machine to XenServer is to first get it into VHD format (using a tool like Disk2VHD) and then import it in. If you are wanting to convert a VMware virtual machine to XenServer, then you can try to use the XenServer Conversion Manager feature....

macOS has an efficient system to help you search for files and folders in your storage. You can run searches that contain specific words or other criteria to find the items you’re looking for. What makes finding things even easier though is the Smart Folders feature that comes built into the Finder. Smart Folders, as the name implies, is a folder type that lets you quickly find the items you’re looking for....

One of the things that are so great about owning a smartphone is the sheer number of personalization possibilities available. From wallpapers to ringtones to phone protective cases, you have various ways in which to stamp your unique personality onto your phone. However, with regards to ringtones on an iPhone, the thing I don’t like about the default tones is that they are either annoying or boring. That is why it is essential you make sure that the only ringtones on the phone are ones you have personally selected....

Over time, you’ll begin noticing that launching programs on your PC starts to take longer than usual to load. The overall performance begins to diminish and it’s quite obvious that your beloved computer is no longer running on all cylinders. This is due in part to the files on your computer becoming fragmented and no longer working as they should. It’s at this time that a manual optimization may be required....

If you’re a system administrator, then keeping an eye on your employees’ email and PC usage is a fairly common task, allowing you to monitor productivity, as well as ensure no dangerous files enter your network. The same applies to parents and teachers, too, who might wish to keep an eye on a child’s PC usage for their safety. Unfortunately, there are times where monitoring software isn’t welcomed or appreciated. Hackers, snoopers, or overreaching IT admins can all push the boundaries too far....

I will explain a very effective method to find out what app is using your webcam. This way, you can stop it from being used without your permission, or simply close an app to free up your webcam to use in another application. For some reason, Windows 10 struggles to let you use your webcam across multiple apps. In most cases, when webcams think they are being used by an app, they will light up and won’t be usable in other apps....

If you have used a computer for any normal length of time, you will eventually experience various network-related issues on your Windows 10 PC. One of these possible issues is when your PC says “default gateway is not available”. When this happens, you lose access to the internet as your PC is unable to find the default gateway, which is normally your home router. There are many reasons why this error occurs....

Do you see a blank “Save As” screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or Pro DC? We’ll explain why that happens and how you can fix the problem on both the PC and Mac. A blank “Save As” screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader shows up when the application has trouble connecting to Adobe’s cloud storage service—a.k.a. the Adobe Document Cloud. The same issue can occur in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Work through the solutions below, and you should be able to fix the blank “Save As” screen in Adobe Acrobat on your PC or Mac....

To say that this is frustrating would be an understatement. But don’t throw your tablet across the room just yet. There are plenty of troubleshooting methods to get your Fire fully charged and ready to go. We’ll show you to avoid having a “rotted” charger port, provide a few approaches to test and see where the malfunction lies, and provide a few guides on how to fix it. Testing The Charging Adapter, Cable & Port This should be a no-brainer but prior to testing the device itself, ensure that the outlet it’s plugged into has an active charge....

A Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error is a catastrophic failure of your Windows operating system that forces it to restart. A BSOD is usually the result of a software bug, hardware failure, corrupt or missing software files, or malware infection —to name but a few possible causes. BSODs can pop up at any time, and they can be difficult to troubleshoot, with complex names like “ unexpected kernel mode trap ” that, for most users, is impossible to decipher....