How To Quickly Locate A Lost Mouse Pointer On Windows

Well, there are better ways than shaking the mouse in random directions and trying to locate it. We will learn one of those. Step 1: Hit on the Start orb icon and search for mouse. Click on the result reading Mouse under Control Panel. So, next time you lose track of your pointer you know what you are supposed to do. Just hit the Ctrl key and you would see ripples running on your screen and converging to the point where the pointer is hiding....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 114 words · Veronica Radcliff

How To React To Messages In Facebook Messenger With Different Emojis

Custom emoji reactions will help you make your conversations more fun and engaging. Be it reacting with fire emoji or sending a poop emoji, the new possibilities have opened up. The custom reactions were part of the Messenger update that also introduced features like chat themes, vanish mode, selfie stickers, etc. In this post, we have covered how to react with custom emojis, how to add new emojis in the panel, reset custom emojis, and Messenger emoji reactions not working....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 896 words · Cathleen Couey

How To Regram Instagram Posts From Android Iphone

But where there’s millions of users, there’s a way. And this comes in a way of an unofficial hack – regramming. It’s not a native feature, but it’s an understood term in the Instagram community. Proper Regramming Etiquette When you regram, you’re posting someone else’s content on your profile. Of course, it’s not stealing as long as you credit the post to the original poster, and make sure that their profile is public and not private....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 568 words · Robert Queen

How To Remove Drm On Kindle Ebooks Using Calibre

As you might know, ebooks that are bought from Kindle store can only be read on Kindle apps and devices. As a consumer, when I have already purchased the digital media why should I be stopped from reading it just because I didn’t buy a Kindle and a Kobo instead? You with me on this? Then here’s how you can remove DRM from ebooks you have purchased on the Kindle store....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 552 words · Alvin Aguayo

How To Remove Or Reset A Forgotten Screen Time Passcode On Iphone And Mac

However, you don’t use your Screen Time passcode (compared to your device passcode) all that much, which makes you prone to forgetting the thing completely. And when Screen Time was first introduced in iOS 12, it was almost impossible to change or remove a Screen Time passcode if you couldn’t remember it using normal means. The only ‘official’ ways to get rid of a forgotten Screen Time passcode involved restoring your iPhone or iPad with a passcode-free iTunes backup or setting it up as a new device....

December 1, 2022 · 4 min · 836 words · Michael Phillip

How To Remove The Android Voicemail Notification

If you’ve come across it, you’ve probably attempted to dismiss it by listening to all voicemails, rebooting, or even deleting data, but it persists. We’re going to show you how to get rid of it. Why Android Voicemail Notification Appears The Android Voicemail notification is a cool feature that reminds you when you have a new voicemail. It’s a good way of helping you catch up on messages you may have missed....

December 1, 2022 · 4 min · 776 words · Irene Hearn

How To Rename Icloud Drive Files And Folders

Renaming iCloud Drive files and folders on the Mac and the PC require nothing special on your part. However, the process can confuse you while using the iPhone or iPad. Furthermore, the iCloud Drive web app on iCloud.com also makes the process of renaming items quite unintuitive. So let’s check out how you can go about performing this otherwise simple task without hassle on any device. Rename Files and Folders on iPhone With the introduction of iOS 11, Apple got rid of the iCloud Drive app and instead integrated it into the Files app....

December 1, 2022 · 4 min · 669 words · Donna Smith

How To Root And Unroot Xiaomi Mi 4

The company has announced that it will cover all devices under warranty even if they’re rooted and will also re-flash any devices free of charge if they get stuck in a boot loop. The statement was made because MIUI itself started as a custom ROM developer for Android devices and it would be unethical to not allow users to explore with their device just because of the fear of losing the warranty....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 530 words · Jennifer Goldsmith

How To Root Yureka On Cm12 Using An All In One Tool

I am going to use an aptly named “All-in-One” Tool made by gohel.vishal, over at XDA. This tool can unlock the bootloader, install recovery, and root the device. You don’t have to write any pesky and long adb commands. 1. What You Need to Know Before We Start WARNING: This guide is only for Yureka running CM-12. You cannot use this tool on Yureka running Kitkat or else it will get hard bricked....

December 1, 2022 · 4 min · 682 words · Maricela Hayes

How To Save Recover Web Form Data In Firefox With Lazarus

Well, there’s a solution. Firefox comes with a nice addon known as Lazarus: Form Recovery which saves your web form data in real-time and makes it available to you whenever you need it. Let’s see the addon in action. Let’s say you are updating something on Twitter and suddenly your browser crashes. Now next time when you reopen the browser, it will reload Twitter.com (if it is set to save all the pages) but you will not find the update you wrote in the status message....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 502 words · Kathy Dammeyer

How To Save Battery On The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3

When I got my hands on the Galaxy Watch 3, it could barely last a day. One night, I went to sleep with the watch showing 42%, and the next morning, the battery was dead. No kidding. Compared to the previous smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 3 has a shorter battery life. For instance, the 46mm Galaxy Watch lasts up to 4 days on a single charge. Nevertheless, I tinkered around the watch and made a few changes, and thankfully, I made the battery last a little bit longer....

December 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1194 words · Samantha Vaughn

How To Schedule Google Or Google Plus Posts With Do Share

Now, do you really have to stay awake till 12 just to do that? You want a way out, right? You want a way to be able to write posts and schedule them to be updated on your profile at a time of your choice. And today we are going to tell you how to do that on Google+. Steps to Schedule Posts on Google+ To be able to schedule posts you will need to install a Chrome extension called Do Share....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 393 words · Marilyn Wilson

How To Set Parental Controls In Google Play Store Complete Guide

You can filter these apps categorically or simply use the search function. While there are apps for finance, property, productivity, banking, health, fitness, and there is no dearth of games, there are also apps with adult content like violence and games with explicit scenes, jokes and images. It is our job, as a parent, to protect the innocence of our kids by restricting their access to these sources. This is why Google has developed some parental control tools right inside the Play Store app to help you decide which apps can be accessed by your kids....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 1038 words · Ruth Lanning

How To Share Big Files Online Right From Your Desktop With Kicksend

I am sure it’s not only Gmail, but almost every leading email service has more or less similar kind of restrictions on attachment for security reasons and thus changing the service provider is not an answer. So now what? With the same question in mind I started my hunt to find a solution to the above problem and rested when I got my hands on Kicksend. (of course, there are other ways, like using Opera Unite, but we are talking about more easier ways here) Kicksend is a free web service that lets us send files (as email attachments) to our family and friends without restrictions of any kind....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 568 words · Francisco Masom

How To Shutdown Windows 8 Desktop Laptop And Tablets

Hence today I will show you how you can shutdown your Windows 8 computers in four different ways (includes a bonus tip!) based on the kind of device you are using (desktop, laptop and tablets). Now, the ways discussed here aren’t the only ways to shutdown Windows 8 on those devices, and you could actually use most of these ways on any of the devices. But I have categorized them in accordance with what’s most convenient for each device....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 486 words · James Godinez

How To Slim Down Iwork Keynote Presentations Using Icon Fonts

presentations even with some frequency, then you must know that one of the primary concerns when creating one is to find just the right kind of icons and graphics to use on them. Ideally, your graphics or other images for presentations should be large and come with transparent backgrounds to provide maximum flexibility when creating a keynote. But what if instead of using image files you could use icons that work and behave just like fonts?...

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 607 words · Robert Hill

How To Speed Up Thumbnail Loading In Windows 10

Haven’t we all gone through the experience where you sat down to show your recent vacation pictures to your friends, and just as you click on the folder the thumbnails take ages to load on your Windows PC. That can turn out to be quite an exasperating affair, especially if you have to locate a few important photos quickly. That issue is more rampant in systems carrying plenty of media files inside folders....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 909 words · James Garza

How To Speed Up Your Older Or Budget Android Phone

Part of what makes Android great is that there is no lack of options. Of course, not all Android phones are created equal. If you have a budget or aging phone, you can’t expect it to perform blazingly fast. That said, you don’t have to settle for snail-speeds, either. While most budget phones will run at least somewhat decently right out of the box, it doesn’t take too many months before you notice a bit of slowdown....

December 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1202 words · Chad Andrews

How To Stop Systemstats Process In Os X From Hogging Cpu

What Is Systemstats? Systemstats is a root process in OS X that keeps account of everything that’s going on in your Mac on a system level. It is used to retrieve information about things like system stats and power usage. For most of the time, it runs in the background, using almost 0% of your CPU’s processing power. But the systemstats process has been known to go rogue and taking up 100 to 300% of CPU processes....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 450 words · Janice Qualls

How To Sync Xiaomi Mi Band 3 With Samsung Health

It’s almost 2019, and anything wireless can be connected — be it your smart home devices or your browsing history. So it’s a huge bummer when you can’t sync your fitness tracker to your favored app. But don’t worry. We have a nifty workaround to sync the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 with Samsung Health. It is a tad complicated but manages to get the work done. Let’s see how to get it done, but before that let’s check what’s the need to sync....

December 1, 2022 · 4 min · 757 words · Jesus Shankle