The influence of social media has been studied for years, and there’s no denying that the perfect social media post depends heavily on the time at which it is sent. Sending out that tweet you always thought would do big numbers in the AM rather than PM could be a huge mistake. Many social media sites have built-in solutions for scheduling your posts, and if not, there are often third-party tools, such as HootSuite for Twitter....
For a quick and easy way to keep track of the securities that interest you, you can add them to a Watchlist on Google Finance. Along with a real-time view of the stock’s market data, you can see financial news related to the stocks you follow. Google Finance provides you with a default Watchlist you can use, or you can create a custom one if you like. We’ll show you how to do both as well as sort and edit your Watchlist....
Apple Music has some convenient built-in features you can use to share your favorite music or playlists with other users or devices. Sharing your playlists or songs means you can help your friends and loved ones discover new songs and enjoy your music from multiple devices. In this guide, we’ll show you how to share an Apple Music playlist from a Mac, Android, and iPhone. This way, you can connect with other users so they can see what you’re listening to....
Looking for a way to collaborate with others on a Word doc? If so, you can do it very easily in Word itself. The feature has been around for a couple of versions of Office and it works even if the receiving party does not have Word installed on their system. Note that in order to get started with document sharing in Word, you have to save your documents to the cloud....
If you are hearing robotic or distorted voices on Discord, you may be hitting a problem with your network or the processing power on your computer. Most of the time, fixing voice issues can be quite easy, so we’ll guide you through everything you need to do to get your voice sounding smooth again. This is a troubleshooting guide, so you’ll need to follow each step one by one until you have found a solution that works for you....
Are you a new artist wondering how to get your music on Spotify? Distributing your music in the digital age is very different than it used to be. This article will explain how to get your music on one of the most popular online streaming services. Learn how to submit your music to Spotify. Music Distribution Companies Content on Spotify is either delivered by a distributor or a record label. Unless you are signed to a label, to submit your music to Spotify, you will need to work with a third-party distributor or aggregator service....
You can earn Apple Cash by using your Apple Card or may receive money from a friend using Apple Pay in Messages. If this balance is getting a bit high, here’s how to transfer Apple Cash to your bank account. Along with transferring money to your bank, you can apply it directly to an eligible debit card . Let’s look at both options. About Transferring Apple Cash When you’re ready to transfer funds from Apple Cash, the process is the same whether you want to send it to a bank account or debit card....
Each one of us has been there — you’ve blocked several people, from prying teachers to the overly political relative on social media. However, if you want to see their posts in your news feed again, you’ll need to unblock them. Unblocking blocked users doesn’t trigger notifications for the users you unblock on any platform. However, you’ll need to send them a new follow or friend request to add them to your friends list, except in the case of WhatsApp....
Not all PC files work on your Android smartphone or tablet, but there are some exceptions. For example, you can unzip any archive files. Most smartphones these days have built-in file managers with unzip tools but if they don’t, you can certainly find a file manager in the app store that can unzip files for you. Let’s take a look at how to unzip files and open them when using your Android smartphone or tablet....
When you want to send the same email to your customers, clients, employees, club members, or a similar group, you can type an email once and message everyone using the Gmail mail merge tool. About Mail Merge in Gmail Let’s take a look at the Google account requirements, sending limits, and other details surrounding mail merge in Gmail. Mail merge is available to Google Workspace subscribers including Workspace Individual, Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus, and Education Standard and Plus....
In 1991, Phil Zimmermann created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a cryptographic program that, for the first time, gave the average individual near military-grade encryption. Over the years, PGP’s source code was released and an open standard—OpenPGP—was eventually born. This opened the way for a myriad of open source products that continue to offer some of the best cryptography available. Who Should Use OpenPGP Throughout the history of PGP, and encryption in general, there have been countless critics promoting the theory that only those with something nefarious to hide have any reason to use such strong encryption....
The “Show Windows” key has a rectangle and two vertical lines to the right. The key is on the top row of your Chromebook’s keyboard , between the full-screen and brightness reduction keys. It doubles as the F5 or Refresh key and is sometimes called the Windows Switcher, Overview, or Launcher key. This tutorial covers everything you can do with the Show Windows key on your Chromebook. What Does the Show Windows Button Do?...
Have you ever had a large spreadsheet with data in Excel and need an easy way to filter and extract specific information from it? If you learn how to use VLOOKUP in Excel, you can do this lookup with just a single, powerful Excel function. The VLOOKUP function in Excel scares a lot of people because it has a lot of parameters and there are multiple ways to use it....
Sometimes you may want to include text next to an image instead of below it. This is called wrapping text around the image. It’s actually fairly easy to wrap text using HTML. Note that you don’t have to use CSS in order to wrap text. However, these days the W3C recommends using CSS instead of HTML for these kinds of tasks. I’ll mention both methods below, but if you can, it’s better to use CSS since it’s more adaptable to responsive website designs....
Shortly after Microsoft made Windows 11 available through the Insiders program, they announced that Microsoft Office apps would get a “visual refresh.” Microsoft is shifting to something called Fluent Design Principles . This is a set of four principles that Microsoft believes will “…navigate the nexus of timeless needs and current realities.” as Head of Microsoft Office Design, Jon Friedman writes. The four principles are design for focus, amplification, connection, and protection or peace of mind....
The LED on your Microsoft Surface charging connector is solid white when connected to a power source. If the LED blinks white, your power connector or charger could be damaged, or there could be dirt or debris in the Surface’s charging port. Additionally, your Surface won’t charge if there’s a problem with the power connector or wall outlet. This article highlights seven practical troubleshooting recommendations for charging issues on Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Go, and other Surface models ....
It’s that time again when Microsoft shows off its plans for Xbox Game Pass for the month. With April now coming to a close, plenty of games are making their way onto the platform, while others are leaving. This month’s big release is Minecraft Legends , but other games from Xbox’s laundry list of studios are also making the jump. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass for April 2023!...
Choosing the right antivirus software is important for securing your data and personal information against outside threats. Norton and Microsoft Defender are both solid options when it comes to security software. In this article, we’ll have a look at both antivirus programs and compare them against a set of criteria. Let’s find out which antivirus program offers the best threat protection for Windows . Related: We’ve also got a detailed comparison of Bitdefender vs Microsoft Defender ....
Is OneNote failing to upload or download notes on your Windows PC? Connectivity issues, buggy sync settings, file corruption, and file corruption are likely reasons that can result in OneNote not syncing on your PC. You might receive an error code or message that makes identifying and troubleshooting a specific sync issue in OneNote easier. But that’s not the case all the time, so you may have to work through multiple fixes to set things straight....
One of the great things about online email services like Gmail is that you never have to worry about things like autocomplete because all your contacts are stored in the cloud and Gmail automatically builds a giant index of everyone who has emailed you or everyone you have emailed. When you start typing a name or email address, it magically brings up all matching contacts! Not so with Outlook 2016 or any previous version of Outlook....
