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Apple Watch faces are customizable and shareable. If anyone asks you to replicate your custom watch face on their Apple Watch, share yours with them instead. It’s faster than remaking the customization from scratch on another device. Watch Face Sharing Requirements Your Apple Watch must satisfy some established software and hardware requirements to share watch faces with other people. Sending and receiving watch faces is only possible on the Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 3, and newer models....

In case you’ve recently switched from Windows to macOS, you might find taking screenshots on a Mac confusing. Sure, there’s no Print Screen key on your keyboard anymore. But there are several keyboard shortcuts that you can use instead. With the right shortcut you can grab screenshots of a single window, an entire screen, or a specific part of it. If you’re upgraded to macOS Mojave or later, you can use the Screenshot app to capture various parts of your screen or even make video recordings of it....

If you’re ditching iOS for Android, you don’t have to leave your WhatsApp chat history behind. You can transfer everything with a USB-C to Lightning cable. This tutorial will show you how. Although WhatsApp has a reputation for making it challenging to transfer conversations and media files from iPhone to Android, that isn’t the case if your phone is Android 12-compatible. You need a freshly reset Android 12 device, an up-to-date copy of WhatsApp on the iPhone, and a USB-C to Lightning cable to move your data across....

If you have a Nexus device and love playing around with the latest versions of Android, then you might be happy to learn that you can update your device to the beta version of Android N over-the-air (OTA). The only devices you can do this for are the Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G (Android One). With one of these devices, you don’t have to worry about unlocking the bootloader or flashing your device using a system image....

How to Update Your Fire TV You can manually download and install software updates in the Fire TV settings menu. Connect your Fire TV device to a Wi-Fi or Ethernet network and follow the steps below to update its software. Select the gear icon in the top-right corner of your Fire TV home screen. Select My Fire TV on the settings page. Next, select About on the “My Fire TV” page....

Updating your favorite web browser on the iPhone ensures that you have access to new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. An up-to-date browser also translates to improved privacy and security while navigating the internet. But how do you install the latest updates for the Safari web browser and third-party alternatives such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox? Read on to learn how to update your web browser to a new version on your iPhone....

Even though Firefox usage has been on the decline over the last few years, it’s still in second place behind Google Chrome in terms of usage. The main reason behind that is add-ons. Firefox can be customized in a million different ways, something no other browser can replicate to that level. In Firefox lingo, add-ons can consist of a number of things: extensions, themes, plugins, services, search providers, language packs, etc....

Did you know that your own content, produced to a high standard, is not only one of your most potent online assets but also a gift that can keep on giving? Your own content provides the foundation for a ranking opportunity in Google, produces brand and/or name recognition and is the basic means by which you can produce an income online. It’s also yours to re-purpose from written content to slideshows, video, rich media and more....

The ping command is one of the most helpful network diagnostic tools at your disposal. It’s useful for finding problems both on your local network and on the wider internet. Let’s look at what the ping command does and how to use it. What Does It Mean to Ping Something? To “ping” something on a network means that you send an internet packet to a destination computer or other network device, asking for a response....

Can’t send or receive messages on Instagram? Have your Instagram DMs stopped working? Many items can cause this problem. Your internet connection may be faulty, or your Instagram app for iPhone or Android may have issues. We’ll show you a few ways to resolve this issue so you can resume sending and receiving messages on this platform. Let’s dive in. Some reasons you can’t send or receive messages on Instagram are that Instagram is down, your app’s cache is faulty, your phone’s operating system has a minor problem, your login session in the app isn’t working correctly, and more....

Are you having trouble sending messages with the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android phone? Chances are an app glitch is causing your messages not to be delivered. We’ll show you how to fix that as well as other causes of the issue. Other reasons you can’t send messages from your Instagram account include an inactive internet connection, Instagram being down, your Instagram app cache being corrupt, your app version being outdated, and more....

The Sony PlayStation 5 is an impressive piece of machinery, a powerful console—but did you realize there’s a hidden PS5 web browser? Like the Xbox Series X, you can browse web pages on any PlayStation 5 console—though to a limited extent. This tutorial will show you how to access the browser on PS5 consoles. Note: The methods in this tutorial apply to all versions of the PlayStation 5 console —Disc, Slim, Pro, or Digital Edition....

One common complaint that I get from friends and family is that their computers with default system configurations from Dell, HP, etc. often make the C partition too small and therefore force them to figure out ways to extend the partition in order to get more free space. Unfortunately, when you search about merging partitions, the vast majority of solutions suggest you download third-party software to manage making changes to Windows partitions....

In a new batch of Xbox Insider features for the month, Microsoft revealed new concepts that could come to your Xbox console soon. Chief among them is the potential ability to toggle the Xbox startup sound on or off. This is mostly noticeable when you have Power Saving mode switched off. If you want a quieter boot-up process when delving into gaming sessions, your wishes may soon be answered. Xbox Insider Feature Teases Startup Sound Muting Right now, the feature is available to all Xbox Insiders signed up to try out features ahead of their proper launch....

The new Endurance Update for No Man’s Sky has just released, bringing with it a slew of new content. This marks the game’s 20th update of the year, with the focus this time around on freighters, frigates, and fleets. You can now own and captain freighters, as well as construct big freighter bases complete with themed sections and new technology. If you want to do that, you’ll need a Salvage Frigate Module for blueprints on how to create the new base areas and technology on your ship....

Notepad is a simple text editor that has been around as long as Windows. With Windows 11, Microsoft revamped Notepad with support for tabs and a dark mode option. But the new changes also sometimes cause Notepad to crash on Windows 11. This article will help you troubleshoot Notepad crashes on your Windows 11 PC. 1. Update Notepad Update Notepad first to keep it from crashing with these steps. Search for Microsoft Store in Windows search and go to it....

You know the question: “ Would you like to invest in the extended warranty for this product?” Sales people push extended warranty on consumers, and it might sound like a great idea. After all, if you’re spending over $1,000 on a new laptop, you’ll want some kind of protection in case it breaks. There is an almost universal pause after the question is asked before the consumer answers with a half-smile, “No thanks....

There’s nothing worse than being in the middle of a gaming session when your PS5 crashes or the screen starts flickering white, green, or black. If the latter happens, it’s easy to worry that there might be something seriously wrong with your PS5. Whether this issue has been happening for a while or started recently after enabling HDR settings, there are a number of things you can try to solve the problem....

iTunes Match is a member of the Apple iCloud suite of services, on which you can upload your entire music collection from your Mac or Windows PC to your iCloud Music Library. You can then access from, or share your music to any compatible device that has Sync Library turned on, using the same Apple ID. iTunes Match works with iTunes 10.5.2 or later, and requires a paid annual subscription that renews automatically each year unless canceled....

Sometimes, it can seem like there are so many processes running on your computer that you’re unsure which are okay and which might be suspicious or malicious. A good first step is generating a list of running processes to a text file so you can analyze what processes are running. Usually, people use Task Manager to view all processes, but it doesn’t let you print the list of processes. Thankfully, saving a list of running processes to a text file in Windows is very simple....