Around 40% of purchases are made via online channels. Then a whopping 96% of Americans are shopping online, and another 80% make a digital purchase at least once per month. So if you’re looking for a business to get into, e-commerce should definitely be a top pick. The only question now is, how do you set up an e-commerce store in the quickest and easiest way possible? What It Takes To Open An E-Commerce Store Before you begin building your online store, you’ll need to choose which website builder you’ll use....

AirTags offer the most effective way to keep track of personal belongings than competing Bluetooth trackers on the market, all thanks to Apple’s vast Find My network and its “just works” philosophy. How an Apple AirTag Works The AirTag is a tiny disc-shaped tracking device with a removable Apple logo-engraved metal cover on one side and a glossy white exterior on the other. It’s instantly recognizable and stands out among alternative Bluetooth trackers like Samsung, Chipolo, and Tile....

A “Background Items Added” notification pops up on your Mac’s display when an application installs a Login Item. Ideally, this notification only pops up when an application installs its login item on your device. However, corrupt cache files and macOS bugs can cause your Mac to display the “Background Items Added” notification repeatedly. Follow the troubleshooting tips in this tutorial to stop the “Background Items Added” notification on your macOS device....

Chrome for Windows requires biometric authentication to autofill saved passwords on websites . Turn off Windows Authentication for Chrome if you’re tired of repeatedly providing your Windows Hello PIN. It’s a security feature that prevents unauthorized access to your saved passwords and accounts. We recommend using Windows Hello verification for password autofill if you share your computer or browser with other people. T How to Turn Off Windows Authentication for Chrome Follow the steps below to stop Chrome Password Manager from requesting Windows Hello verification before auto-filling passwords....

Your Apple iPad may periodically require a restart to resolve certain bugs. To restart it , you’ll have to turn off your iPad and turn it on again. We’ll show you how to do this on every iPad model. How to Shut Down Any iPad Model The easiest way to shut down every iPad is located in the Settings app on iPadOS. You can shut down your iPad by going to Settings > General > Shut Down ....

The book Atomic Habits , by James Clear, is one of the most popular self-help books on the market today. We won’t dive too deeply into the content of this book, but in this article you’ll learn how to utilize Google Calendar to take action on the key behaviors James highlights in his book. When you’re done with this article, you’ll have a Google Calendar system that will help you create new habits to hit your life goals, and end bad habits that are holding you back....

Ever had a friend send you a cartoon version of themselves animated by their real facial expressions over iMessage and wondered what this was. Apple decided to add the Memoji and Animoji feature to the iPhone X series of phones and new iOS versions beyond that Then, when iOS 13 came out, it allowed older iPhones the ability to create Memojis and use the Memoji sticker feature. However, to use Animoji, your iPhone needs to have Face ID....

Adobe Photoshop is not a vector image editor. Adobe Illustrator ably handles that job. But what if you are on one of the basic Adobe Creative Cloud membership plans? Or you just have a subscription to Photoshop alone? Photoshop has a few tools that allow you to draw vector shapes and paths from scratch. You can now even select multiple paths and change the appearance with features like Live Shape Properties....

A wired security camera system represents a significant investment of time, money and effort. However, if you have a large property to secure that needs many cameras for proper coverage, it’s the best long-term option. Getting started with a wired security camera system can seem daunting, but once you know how wired security camera systems work, it will all make perfect sense. The Two Types of Wired Security Camera Systems The first order of business is to cover the two main types of wires security camera systems....

Do you have trouble increasing or decreasing the volume on your iPhone? Or are the speakers completely off? The problem could be systemwide or isolated to a specific app, and there are several reasons why that happens. For example, you could be dealing with a technical glitch in iOS, a conflicting sound setting, or an incorrectly-configured audio setup. Follow the suggestions and solutions below to fix iPhone sound issues. If audio problems occur only during phone calls, check our iPhone ear speaker troubleshooting guide instead....

The latest JBL Flip 6 portable speaker looks almost identical to the Flip 5. That’s certainly true for the outside appearance and design. However, JBL has a tradition of making small but powerful improvements that make their speakers some of the best Bluetooth speakers on the market. We’ve used the new Flip 6 for a month to see what has improved and if it’s worth paying the $130 for the new model....

So now that Windows 8 is coming out, you’ll be happy to know you can join it to your existing Windows 7 homegroup if you like. Windows 7 introduced the whole homegroup feature, which basically simplifies the process of sharing files and printers with other Windows 7 machines. Up till now, you could only do this with Windows 7 machines, but now you’ll be able to share files and stream media between Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs....

Lugging around a notebook full of important passwords and information can be both time consuming and inconvenient. The days of remembering dozens of complex passwords is over when you have a good password manager. The programs listed below will not only remember your list of passwords for you — all you have to know is the master password to get in — but also secure them through encryption so that even if someone were to get their hands on the raw data, they wouldn’t be able to read your passwords....

Hey Mac fans, we’re releasing a new weekly digest that will give you a dose of Apple goodness! This week, Cupertino dropped some serious hardware updates, teased future innovations, and even stirred up a little drama across the pond. Whether you’re a casual iPhone user or a die-hard MacBook stan, we’ve got the latest news, tips, and developments—explained simply, so you can stay in the know and get back to your day....

Do you want to take your visual experience with Mac to a new level? Dark Mode is here to help you. Since the feature’s first appearance, people have been trying to enable Dark Mode everywhere: from single apps like YouTube to system-wide like Windows 10. The scientific reason is that Dark Mode actually helps minimize your eye strain. So if you spend long hours in front of your computer for work or pleasure, Dark Mode is one of the ways to reduce the harm....

Apple’s Magic Mouse is in many ways one of the most innovative mouse designs in recent history. However, as many users have experienced, it can also be an inexplicably tricky mouse to work with when it decides to be difficult. If your Magic Mouse refuses to connect or it acts strangely when scrolling or moving, here are some common issues and fixes for Apple’s soap bar rodent. Is Everything On And Charged?...

Microsoft Teams gets stuck on the loading screen for various reasons. If you’re experiencing this problem, your app may be incompatible with your operating system version, the app’s cache files may be corrupt, or there may be another issue. We’ll show you a few ways to fix the problem so you can use the app as usual. Other causes of the issue include the app’s core files becoming corrupt, you using an obsolete app version, your computer having a minor glitch, and more....

Since the pandemic, remote working has become a part of many people’s lives. With that, the manufacturers started developing new gadgets to improve your working-from-home setup and raise your productivity levels. Mobile Pixels offers its solution to people who do most of their work on a laptop and need an extra screen without using a separate full-sized monitor. Duex Max – a portable monitor attaches to your computer’s back via magnets....

Microsoft Unveils Games With Gold Titles For October 2022 As mentioned, there are two games coming to Games With Gold this month, unlike the usual four. It remains to be seen whether the quantity will go back to normal in subsequent months, but so far we know these titles are coming. The first is Windbound , a survival game quite unlike anything else you’ve played before. You take control of Kara, the sole inhabitant of a remote island that you land on during a disaster....

If the title of this article doesn’t already make your head hurt, then the rest of it definitely will. Well, hopefully I can explain it in a way that makes sense to the non-technical person. I am writing this article about video/audio codecs becauseI found myself confused when trying to explain it to a friend one day. What exactly is a codec? I know you need them to play a movie here and there, but what the heck is it really?...