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If the ringer volume on your Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is too low or too loud, you probably tried pressing the Volume buttons to adjust it but failed. Why is that? By default, your iPhone’s Volume Up and Down buttons only affect the sounds for stuff like music and video playback. If you wish to adjust the ringtone and alert tone volumes for incoming phone calls, notifications, and timers, you must use the volume controls within the iOS Settings app....

If you want to subtly emphasize a word or phrase in your Microsoft Word document, you can apply “small caps” to the text. This formats the font with all capital letters while slightly reducing the size. You can use small caps in Word on Windows and Mac easily. The feature isn’t currently available in Word for the web or the Word mobile app; however, there is a workaround you can use if you like....

DNS outages can cause headaches for anyone affected by them. Sites experiencing issues can result in bad user experience and possible loss of money for the business. DNS means Domain Name System . It is an Internet directory that matches IP addresses with domain names. Every website has its own web IP address. Users can type a website’s IP address to visit a site. However, they are difficult to remember. So, most people use the domain name instead....

In our almost all-digital world, the loss of data can be devastating, especially if that data happens to be a Skyrim save you’ve sunk hundreds of hours into. The good news is that cloud storage makes it possible to back your data up for any reason, whether you are wiping your console—or because you know if you have to start over, you’re going to play a stealth archer and it will all be over....

Are you looking for ways to be more organized? Struggling to strike the perfect balance between the time you spend working, doing chores, and spending time with your family? As always, there’s an app for that. In fact, it’s a whole bunch of apps. We’ve put together a list of the top productivity apps that can help you be more organized at home, at work, at school, and just become an all-around organization expert....

Microsoft Edge is a built-in and default web browser in Windows 10, replacing Internet Explorer. The latter is still available as Internet Explorer 11 for backward compatibility purposes, and there’s currently no way of deleting it from the operating system altogether. Most users who want to stop Internet Explorer and Edge from automatically opening when they start their computers, complain that these apps consume a lot of bandwidth, or they just don’t want to use it because they already have other preferred browsers....

You can easily and quickly resize a single photo manually, but what if you need to manually resize a bunch of photos? In this article, we’ll go through the process of manually resizing multiple photos in one shot using just Windows 10. We’ll also talk about one free tool that can also solve this problem. Use the Mail Recipient Hack An easy way to manually resize multiple photos is to turn to Windows 10 explorer....

Minecraft is an international phenomenon with more than 200 million copies sold. While you can find plenty of single-player content, it’s more fun when you pair with other players on a realm or server all your own—especially if you customize your appearance with a custom skin. There are a wide range of skins available across the web. If you find one you love and you want to use it in your game, here’s how to change your Minecraft skin on PC or mobile....

If you have multiple payment methods set up, you may be wondering how to change the default card on Apple Pay. In just a few steps, you can pick the card that pops up first on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Changing your Apple Pay default card makes purchasing items easier if you use a certain card most of the time. If needed, you can also pick a different credit or debit card during the checkout process....

Are you looking for a way to personalize your Microsoft Teams experience? A quick and easy way to do this is by changing your profile or team picture in Microsoft Teams. For individuals, changing your picture can help make it clear who others are speaking to (or to help you hide yourself, if you prefer). For teams, a change in your team’s picture can help you show off your style or brand better....

WordPress (WP) is the most popular content management system (CMS), holding 60.8% of the market share. However, one of its most significant weaknesses is that so many WordPress hackers know how to get in the front door of WP websites. By default, the main WordPress login URL is yourdomain.com/wp-admin.php. There are two other URLs you can use that will redirect to the same default login page: yourdomain.com/admin yourdomain.com/login Why not make it more difficult for potential hackers to find your login page?...

The Procreate app has tools for artists, beginners, and experts who want to draw or paint digitally. There are paintbrushes, drawing tools, and every color on the color wheel. With so many color choices, many artists use palettes to keep things consistent. Procreate has designed coloring to be efficient, so you don’t need to spend time locating specific colors you want to use to do high-quality art projects. There are many tools in Procreate, and in this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make creating art easier....

While nothing on the internet is private, having a public Facebook account comes with extra privacy risks. Anyone can easily monitor your online (and offline) activities through your profile on Facebook. This tutorial will show you how to create an anonymous account on Facebook to improve your privacy and security . Why Create an Anonymous Facebook Profile? Staying anonymous on Facebook protects your privacy in multiple ways. Should Facebook ever be compromised, you’ll be in the clear if you use a fake name and information when registering your account....

If you work with Microsoft Word a lot and find yourself doing the same things repeatedly, create a macro. Macro is a shortening of the word macroinstruction, which means a series of instructions to accomplish a task. The great thing about creating macros in Word is that you don’t need to know how to program. If you can press record and stop, you can do this. Aren’t Macros Dangerous? Have you heard about macros being bad because they can contain viruses?...

We’ll also tell you about the difference between Telegram groups and channels, how to add people to your channel, and some admin controls that you’ll need. The Difference between a Telegram Channel and a Telegram Group A Telegram channel is like an admin-only WhatsApp group, where members cannot post anything. You can think of Telegram channels like message boards–you’re allowed to get the latest updates from your favorite news portal, company, or a personality you want to follow....

An ISO file is a disc image file that contains all the files and folders found on an optical disc. However, ISO files aren’t useful until you write or burn them to a USB drive or disc. If you want to transfer large files or programs over the web , an ISO file can help you with that. This is because the ISO file can contain every single file required for the program to run....

You should deactivate or delete your Apple ID if you think it’s compromised or want to stop using the account. This tutorial covers everything you need to know about deleting or deactivating your Apple ID account. What Happens When You Delete Your Apple ID When you delete your Apple ID, Apple suspends all your subscriptions. You won’t be able to access or renew services connected to your subscription. Deleting your Apple ID dissolves your Family Sharing group —if you’re the organizer....

Downloading videos is easy when you see a download button. Unfortunately, most video-sharing sites don’t allow downloads, usually to protect copyrighted content. Nonetheless, you can use third-party tools to bypass these restrictions and download videos from any website , especially when there isn’t a download button. We’ll list some of these tools and show you tricks to finding (hidden) download links on any website. Important : Be mindful of the website you’re downloading the video from and any copyright laws you might be breaking....

Google Maps is an amazing navigational resource and one of the most popular mapping apps in use across the world. Its one weak point is that it requires an active internet connection to work. One workaround to keep Google Maps working for you when you travel to locations where there’s no cellular data is to download maps for offline viewing. You can do this on your laptop (if you plan to take your laptop with you traveling), or this is an embedded feature using the Google Maps mobile app for iOS or Android ....

It works pretty much the same way as the Story feature on Instagram in which you add a status consisting of text, photos, and videos that lasts for up to 24 hours. If you use the feature a lot, it’s likely that you find yourself wanting to occasionally download some of the photos and videos that people post on their WhatsApp statuses. Unfortunately, WhatsApp by default doesn’t allow you to download anything from these temporary status updates of your contacts....