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“The internet never forgets” is an aphorism that isn’t entirely true, but it’s worth thinking about whenever you post to social media. If you think your Twitter profile needs a bit of a scrub, here’s how to search and delete those old tweets. The nature of Twitter allows people to amass thousands of posts after a few years of use, perhaps not all of which are well thought out. High-profile celebrities and politicians on Twitter frequently regret a poorly-phrased or simply offensive post....

If you’ve ever been browsing on a Mac and clicked a mailto: link, you may have discovered that it often tends to default to the Mail app. If you want to use Gmail (or another email service) you need to make a few changes. To be clear, the problem isn’t with opening links in another email client like Outlook or Thunderbird. Many solutions we found explain that all you have to do is open Mail’s preferences and select the default email reader....

Photos for OS X is already a fairly full-featured application, but with extensions that you can easily add in just a few clicks, you can make it do even more. RELATED: How to Edit Your Pictures with Your Mac’s Photos Application Photos extensions, by their very nature, “extend” the functionality of Photos, giving it more power and features in addition to the ton of cool powers and features Photos already has....

These days, most mobile devices come with Bluetooth. If you’ve got a reasonable modern Windows 10 laptop, it’s got Bluetooth. If you have a desktop PC, it might or might not have Bluetooth built-in, but you can always add it if you want. Assuming you have access to Bluetooth on your system, here’s how to turn it on and get it set up so you can use your speakers, mice, keyboards, headsets, trackers, or whatever other devices you might have....

If you have the option on for checking spelling as you type in Word 2013, you can easily add words to the custom dictionary, using the context menu. However, what if you want to add or delete many custom words, or even add specialized dictionaries? We will show you how to add words to and delete words from a custom dictionary in Word 2013, create a new custom dictionary, or even add third-party custom dictionaries....

There are plenty of video-calling apps to choose from, but Google Duo might be the simplest. It works with the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and even on the web in a browser. We’ll show you how it works in the latter. Using Google Duo on the web is straightforward. All you have to do is sign in with the same credentials (including the phone number) you used to create your Duo account....

Linux newbies have probably heard a lot about Ubuntu, but it isn’t the only Linux distribution. In fact, Ubuntu’s standard Unity desktop is still controversial among long-time Linux users today. Many Linux users prefer a more traditional desktop interface, and Linux Mint offers that. As Ubuntu focuses more on Ubuntu for phones, Linux Mint may be an even clearer choice in the future. No, Ubuntu isn’t terrible. Some people prefer Ubuntu’s Unity desktop and love it....

Here’s a fun little tip for you: did you know that you can run commands from the address bar in Windows Explorer? It’s true — any app that you could run on the command line can be run from the address bar, including opening a new command prompt. For instance, if you were to type cmd into the address bar, you would end up opening a command prompt with the current path already set to whatever the current folder is....

The caller said “I’m calling you from Windows tech support.” The fake tech support scammers made the mistake of calling us today and we played along to learn their tricks just for fun. Here’s what happened. RELATED: Tell Your Relatives: No, Microsoft Won’t Call You About Your Computer For the uninitiated, we’ve already covered this subject before — for years now, these scammers have been cold-calling people, claiming to be from Microsoft, trying to convince them that their computer has viruses, and then asking the “customer” to pay them to fix the problem....

Of course, shopping for accessories can be tedious, especially since there are so many and how much they vary in quality. It’s important to pay attention to the manufacturer of whatever accessory you look into, as well as reviews and other ratings to ensure compatibility and quality are all there. It’s also good to remember what you want these accessories to enhance about the Tab S8. If you want to make your tablet a more productive tool to use, adding a keyboard case can significantly make your experience better....

Most of us have heard of ‘127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0’ but have probably not given much thought to them, but if both actually seem to point to the same location, then what is the actual difference between the two? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post helps clear things up for a confused reader. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

Apple surprised everyone with the release of iOS and iPadOS 15.2 on December 13, 2021. Here’s what you’ll get with the latest version of Apple’s operating system, which you can download to your iPhone and iPad right now. What’s New in iOS and iPadOS 15.2? On iPhone and iPad, Apple is bringing some pretty exciting features with iOS and iPadOS 15.2. First, it brings with it the App Privacy Report, which is designed to tell you what permissions the apps installed on your device use....

There’s a bit of confusion over what exactly the Echo Dot is. Is it an extension of the Echo? Is it a totally independent product? What do you need to get full use out of it? Even after reading the product documentation, we had a bunch of questions just like everyone else. Just because the beefy speaker is gone doesn’t mean it’s watered down, though. The trade-off, we’ll think you’ll quickly see, is more than worth it as it drops the price of the Echo platform from $180 for the full-size Echo to just $50 for the Echo Dot....

Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Laurent is very curious about why exactly pages seem to load elements completely differently than they did once upon a time. He writes: So what gives? Laurent, and many of us, remember a time when the text loaded first and everything else–garrish animated GIFs, tiled backgrounds, and all the other artifacts of late 90s web browsing–came later....

The new version of Google Maps is great, but what do you do when it works smoothly for everyone else yet it is unbearably slow on your own computers? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has an easy solution to help speed things up for a frustrated reader. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Wayne wants to know why the new Google Maps is unbearably slow on his home and work computers:...

By default, Windows 8’s Refresh or Reset your PC feature restores Windows to its initial state. However, you can also create custom recovery images containing your favorite programs and system settings. This feature also allows you to remove the bloatware that comes with a new PC from the recovery image. After you use Refresh or Reset, you’ll find your favorite programs installed, system settings tweaked, and bloatware banished. How It Works RELATED: Everything You Need to Know About “Reset This PC” in Windows 8 and 10...

Internet Explorer automatically suggests addresses and search results based on the partial address you’re typing out. If this feature irritates you, read on as we learn how to turn it off. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Tombull89 wants to tweak IE: We’ll admit to being irritated by the address suggestion engine too....

How Disposable Cameras Work The modern disposable camera was created by Fujifilm in 1986. There were a few different models that worked with various types of film. The idea quickly caught on and other camera companies jumped on board. Then and now, a disposable camera is essentially just a regular film camera that has been stripped down to only the most essential parts. A regular film camera has niceties such as the ability to swap rolls of film, auto-advancing after snapping a photo, auto-winding of the film, zoom, automatic flash in low-light conditions, and more....

Modern Windows 8 Apps such as the Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Photos apps can only display content stored in your libraries. You may want to store media files on an SD card or USB drive, but Windows stops you. To get around this limitation, you will need to make the SD card or USB drive accessible at a different location in Windows. This will trick both Windows 8 and Windows RT into allowing you to add it to libraries....

A lot of newer cars come with Bluetooth built-in–or at least as an option from the manufacturer. However, if you have an older car and really want Bluetooth access for your phone, here are several ways you can add it to your vehicle. RELATED: How to Pair a Bluetooth Device to Your Computer, Tablet, or Phone All of these methods vary as far as cost is concerned. You can either pay very little money to add Bluetooth to your car and have a decent setup, or spend a lot of money and have a very nice setup....