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Starting Windows in Safe Mode isn’t terribly difficult. But, if you need to repeatedly reboot your PC and start in Safe Mode each time, trying to hit that F8 key or restarting from Normal Mode each time gets old. There is an easier way, though. RELATED: How to Use Safe Mode to Fix Your Windows PC (and When You Should) There are several ways to start Windows in Safe Mode, depending on the version of Windows you’re running....

A Quick Note on Web2 and Web3 For our discussion of DeSo, it’s helpful to understand that legacy social media platforms and the type of interactive code that they use to host and share interactive content is often described as Web2. The current mix of innovations happening with cryptocurrencies, NFTs, metaverse concepts, decentralized finance, and blockchain technology are often referred to as Web3. The biggest difference is that while Web2 technology and internet companies like Meta and Twitter are owned and operated by a central authority, Web3 technology is distributed and owned by the users who govern the protocols on which it is built such as Ethereum and Solana....

There’s no denying that Google Maps is a phenomenal mapping service, but it’s not perfect. Every so often you may discover a place that’s not on Google Maps. You can help improve the service by adding it yourself. Anyone can add a place to Google Maps, but that doesn’t mean your edit will be accepted. Google does some light verification, plus other people can report incorrect places. It’s common to have map additions rejected....

There are all kinds of ways to add shortcuts to settings, functions, apps, and so on, to your Android device’s home screens, but few do so much as the toggle folder widget. The toggle folder widget lets you add all sorts of toggles to various things like the flashlight, brightness controls, Wi-Fi, data syncing, and much more. Additionally, there’s the ability to add app shortcuts, and even custom shortcuts so you can have a toggle folder full of Gmail labels, or Google Maps directions, and other similar items....

Spotify has tons of playlists to choose from. If you find a playlist you like, but there are a few songs you’d like to change, you can copy it and customize it yourself. We’ll show you how. This is a great way to make personalized playlists without having to start from scratch. You can find a pre-made playlist that’s close to what you want, and then copy it and put the finishing touches on it yourself....

When you’re in a meeting, on the train, or have muted your phone for some other reason, vibrations can let you know when you receive a call. But with Vybe, you can create unique vibration patterns for contacts so you’ll know who’s calling without the need to look at your phone. Switching your phone to silent mode is great if you want to avoid distraction or don’t want to disturb others....

If you have some old cassette tapes lying around, it’s a good idea to digitize and back them up before they decide to show their age and stop working. In this guide, we’ll show how to convert your old collections to digital files, and the best practices for doing so. Image by cassettes. What You’ll Need The media – You’ll obviously need a cassette or some variation (micro cassette, etc)....

Microsoft attempted to make typing appear smoother in Office 2013 by adding a typing animation feature. If you’re a slow typist, you probably won’t notice it. However, if you type upwards of 80+ words per minute, this feature can be distracting and annoying. The typing animation feature can also be disruptive if you have a slower computer. This feature is on by default, but it can be disabled. To do so, you must edit the registry....

SMS fees are pure profit for the cellular carriers. They’re basically free for carriers to send, but they can often cost ten cents or more per message. It costs more to send a text message on Earth than it does to transmit data from Mars. Given these extortionate fees, it’s no surprise that a variety of apps are springing up that allow people to send text messages for free and avoid the carriers....

When you’re using one of the most popular VoIP apps in gaming, background noise and busy environments can overwhelm your friends’ speakers. Enable push-to-talk in Discord to mute your mic automatically until you’re ready to hit the key and speak. Start with launching the Discord application. From there, open the “Settings” menu by clicking the gear icon in the bottom left of the Discord interface. Within the “App Settings” section, select the “Voice & Video” listing on the left side of the window....

Why Find New Stickers? Using new sticker sets keeps the fun alive in your conversations, especially in the secret chats on Telegram. However, the app can become slow if you’ve added too many stickers sets. So it’s a good idea to remove the sticker sets you no longer use while you look for and add new ones. We’ll show you how to do both. How to Find and Manage Stickers in Telegram for Android The Telegram app for Android has a slightly different method of finding and managing stickers....

Your data is important, but just because you have emptied your recycle bin doesn’t mean that the file can’t be recovered. Note: This will work on both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Securely Overwriting Free Space When you delete a file from the recycle bin in Windows, rather than deleting the actual file, the space the file is occupying is simply marked as free so that another file can come and use those blocks on your hard drive....

One day, you could misplace your phone or have it stolen — smartphone thefts are on the rise. Prepare your Android phone for the day you lose it and losing it will be a much less traumatic experience. There are various things you can do once you’ve misplaced the phone, but it will be easier and less stressful if you prepare your Android smartphone for loss ahead of time....

Do you have some .mobi files you’ve been trying to read on your Linux machine? FB Reader is an eBook reader program that allows you to read .mobi files (as well as other eBook formats) in Linux. NOTE: Any eBook files you open in FB Reader have to be non-DRM eBooks. We couldn’t find FB Reader in the Ubuntu Software Center, so we will show you where to download it, how to install it, and how to open ....

Android notifications can be annoying at times, but they don’t have to be. Enabling “Do Not Disturb” mode is one way to mute pesky notifications at times when you don’t need them. Here’s how to set it up on your Google Pixel. Most Android devices include some form of Do Not Disturb settings. There’s a lot that you can do with these settings, and taking some time to customize them can greatly improve your smartphone experience....

Are you having a problem with your Internet connection or Wi-Fi? Whatever the problem — from a flaky connection to Wi-Fi troubles or even no access to the Internet at all — some router troubleshooting could fix things. Some of this also applies to your modem, although many Internet service providers are handing out combined router-modem units these days. Your wireless router and modem may actually be the same device....

Parental controls are great once you set them up and use them. Busy parents get to breathe a bit easier, and as long as they stay on top of things, even basic parental controls such as those found in OS X, should be more than adequate. Discussing parental controls on How-to Geek is nothing new. We’ve covered the native controls found in Windows 7 as well as the full Family Safety package that comes with Windows 8....

Hundreds of symbols that are not available on your keyboard are provided in Microsoft Word for use in your documents. For example, you can insert fractions (½), a degree symbol (°), pi (π), or currency symbols, such as the British pound symbol (£). There’s a set of symbols and characters for each font set. To insert a symbol, place the cursor in your Word document where you want the symbol and click the Insert tab on the Ribbon....

It happens to the best of us: Sometimes, you can’t remember the password to a website. Luckily, if you have previously chosen to save a password in Microsoft Edge, you can easily recover it on Windows 10 or a Mac. Here’s how. We’re showing how to do this in the new Edge browser here. Microsoft is gradually offering it to all Windows 10 users via Windows Update, and you can download it right now....

What Happens If You’re Banned? Getting banned from a Twitch channel will take away your privileges to view and participate in chat. You’ll also no longer see the channel on your following list. You won’t be able to send the streamer direct messages, refollow them, host them, or gift subscriptions to other viewers. When you’re banned, you’re essentially a ghost who can only watch the stream but cannot interact in any way....