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Discord is a web-based platform that allows users to chat, play, and build communities together on individually run servers. It’s an excellent platform for gamers , for instance, but it isn’t without problems. From Discord connection issues to audio issues on streams , you’ll need to know how to troubleshoot when things go wrong. If you’re having problems with Discord, you might want to restart or reset it. Quickly resetting your Discord client can help you to restore functionality if you’re suffering from connection problems , app crashes, or if your audio, video, or desktop streaming is unstable....

Looking for how to save a picture as a PDF? PDF is a great format for sharing images because it maintains their quality over time, making it ideal for repeated sharing. This guide will teach you how to turn a picture into a PDF on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS devices. How to Save Pictures as a PDF on Mac There are several ways to convert picture or image files to PDF on macOS devices....

Scanning a QR code on an iPhone is easy. Open your phone’s built-in Camera app, point the camera towards the code, and you see the contents of the code on your phone’s screen. However, things are different when your QR code is saved as a picture in your phone’s Camera Roll. Luckily, there are ways to scan a QR code from a picture in your iPhone’s gallery, too. You can use a few third-party workarounds to do this task, as we’ll explain below....

While fax machines are a dying technology, there are still a lot of businesses that use them to send and receive paper documents. If you’re working with such a company, they may require you to either receive a document from them for you to sign. Or to fill out a form and fax it to them. Either of these scenarios is difficult if you don’t actually own a fax machine. Sure, you could drive over to your local Staples or Kinkos and pay to send a fax....

Do you want to silence text notifications and phone calls for a single contact on your iPhone or iPad? This tutorial will show you several ways to do that. Although your iPhone or iPad comes with features like Silent Mode, DND (Do Not Disturb) , and Focus to cut out distractions by silencing texts and phone calls, there are always instances where you want to narrow that down to one contact only....

Transferring a Microsoft Office license or subscription from one computer to another is easy. However, note that not all Office licenses are transferable. This tutorial is a step-by-step guide on transferring Microsoft Office licenses on Windows and Mac computers. But first, skim through the following section to learn about the types of Microsoft Office licenses. Subsequent sections cover steps to check Office license types and transfer licenses to a new device....

A few years back, transferring files from a mobile device to a PC was a real pain. There were no built-in tools to ease the transferring of files, but that’s no longer the case today. There are many ways to transfer high resolution photos , lengthy videos, audio files, or large documents from your mobile device to PC (and back again). Some file transfer methods work between Android or iOS and Windows, while others are native to each operating system....

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to transfer WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone using AnyTrans and iCareFone. We should mention upfront that these tools aren’t free, but they both get the job done. To migrate your data, you’ll need either of these apps, a computer (PC or Mac), USB cables, and a Wi-Fi connection. Also, install WhatsApp on the new device (iPhone) and log in to your WhatsApp account before transferring your data....

When you’re working with documentation, you might come across the need to translate part of or an entire Word Document into a different language. Luckily, there are a variety of different options to do it. Word offers a built-in tool that you can use to translate separate sections of text, as well as a whole document, without leaving the Microsoft Word app. Alternatively, you can also use Google Docs and various online translators to do the same....

What’s the Difference Between YouTube Notifications and Subscription Feed? The other two options here include All notifications, which means you’ll get notified about every kind of activity of the channel, and None , which turns off all notifications from the selected channel. How to Turn Off YouTube Notifications There’s a number of reasons why you might want to turn off your YouTube notifications. Maybe you feel that you recently started getting too many notifications, or notifications from channels that you’re not interested in....

Avast’s Free Antivirus, Premium Security, and Ultimate utilities use multiple live shields to safeguard your PC and Mac against malicious threats in real-time. But despite the enhanced protection you receive, having them running continuously in the background can lead to various software-related issues. The fastest way to fix that is by deactivating Avast temporarily. We’ll step you through why and how you must turn off Avast on your computer and how to locate and disable specific Avast shields so you don’t end up putting your computer at risk....

Do you use the command prompt on a daily basis? If so, I recently found a way to turn on auto-complete for the command prompt via a simple registry edit. When typing in long path names, simply type in the first few letters and then press TAB to autocomplete either folder or file names. For example, if I am typing in C:\Documents and Settings\ , I would just need to type in C:\Doc and then press the TAB key....

Microsoft Outlook isn’t just an email application—it’s designed to help users manage their important messages, calendars, and contacts efficiently in one place. Keeping your Outlook application up-to-date is essential to ensure the latest security and bug fixes are installed. Thankfully, updating Outlook on your Mac is a simple process. You can use the built-in Microsoft AutoUpdate tool or the Apple App Store to update automatically, or you can update manually via the Microsoft website....

With Windows 11 finally being released, anyone around the world can download and install the operating system on their computer. The problem? It isn’t exactly straightforward. While eventually all eligible systems will be given the option to upgrade, as of now the automatic update route is open to very few computers . There are other ways, of course, but they usually involve performing a clean install , wiping out all existing data from your drive....

So, you want to play a game on your PC using your PS4 controller, but it isn’t working. Luckily, with a program called DS4Windows, you can easily start PC gaming with your PlayStation controller. In this article, we’ll explain how to use DS4Windows to connect your PS4 controllers to your Windows PC. What Is DS4Windows? The DS4Windows app is a program that lets you use console controllers on your Windows PC....

GoPro’s HERO 8 Black action camera is one of the most refined products the company has ever created. It’s a culmination of lessons learned over many generations of action cameras. Now it’s a versatile camera that offers 4K resolution, high frame rates, multiple aspect ratios and features such as direct WiFi streaming. However, GoPro has continued to add new features to the HERO 8, which are also available at launch in its brand new HERO 9 Black camera....

While macOS offers an easy-to-use menu for your network settings in the System Preferences menu, the Terminal app is where you need to be if you want to quickly lookup or test information about your network configuration. You can use it to find your IP address, find your location, check your system firewall, and more. Your network settings can be accessed using some common terminal commands that, for the most part, require very little configuration to use....

During winters, when levels of sunlight are deficient, many people find their moods plummet. The severity ranges from mild winter blues to full-blown seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition where you experience increased depression or issues with mood due to specific seasonal changes. As it turns out, sunlight is a driving factor in our moods , as it provides us with vitamin D, which can help increase the mood-boosting chemical serotonin in our brains....

If you’ve ever considered taking out a mortgage or any other loan, knowing how to use the PMT function in Excel can give you some insight into what your payments are going to look like. PMT stands for “Payment”. This is once you provide all of the required inputs into the function, it will return the periodic payment you’ll need to make. Understanding how the PMT function works in Excel can help you measure how long it’ll take to pay off a loan if you pay a certain amount, or depending how the interest rate changes....

While you may use a dedicated password manager , web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox offer their own tools. Saving your passwords lets you quickly log into shopping, social media, news sites, and the like. Here, we’ll show you not only how to view your Firefox saved passwords, but also manage them. You can see compromised passwords, edit those you’ve saved, add exceptions for sites where you don’t want passwords saved, and export them for use in another browser or as a backup....