File-Scoped Namespaces Let’s start with one of the simplest but perhaps most significant changes. You can now apply a namespace to an entire file via a new syntax option for the namespace keyword. The remaining code inside the file will be automatically namespaced, even if it’s not indented inside a namespace block. This works similarly to namespace declarations in PHP. In C# 9, you needed this code to namespace a class:...
Update Your Watch Apple frequently adds new features and fixes bugs in watchOS, the wearable’s operating system, via over-the-air updates. This is why you should update your Apple Watch as soon as possible to ensure you’re not missing out on anything. To do this, you’ll first need to update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS by going to Settings > General > Software Update on your smartphone. With that out of the way, launch the Watch app and head to General > Software Update, and download any updates that may be pending....
Apple bans games that deal with serious issues from its app store. Some of the most high-profile banned games have come to Android and the web, so you can play them yourself to see what all the fuss is about. The app store’s guidelines state that “We view apps different than books or songs, which we do not curate. If you want to criticize a religion, write a book.”...
What Are Router Covers? If you poke around the internet, especially in the craftier corners like Pinterest or YouTube craft channels, you’ll come across all sorts of tutorials to help you conceal your unsightly network gear away—there are so many different ways to turn a black box with some antennas sticking out into something a little more homey looking. The solutions range from terrible, such as making a box out of decorative metal sheeting to the not-as-terrible such as hiding your router in a lightweight cloth basket....
If you are new to computing, you may wonder if having anti-virus software is really necessary if you keep your system updated. Are updates alone enough to keep a system secure? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post discusses the situation to help a new computer user make the right decision. 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 Roku Streaming Stick 4K is now on sale for $25 at multiple retailers, which is $5 lower than the previous best price from last month. Roku has a few different streaming boxes that are remarkably similar, so it’s easy to get confused, but the Stick 4K is our current top pick for the best streaming device. It supports 4K output (hence the name), as well as Dolby Vision and HDR10+, if your TV has those features....
Windows Defender replaces Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 8, but it does not include the ability to quickly right-click folders and scan them. However, you can add this option yourself with a quick registry hack. This trick adds a “Scan with Windows Defender” option to the context menu that appears when you right-click a folder. It works similarly to the “Scan with Microsoft Security Essentials” option on previous versions of Windows....
The header and footer areas of a Word document can hold more than just page numbers. You can add document properties like author, company, address, title, and much more. Learn how to take advantage of this valuable space. In this guide, we’ll show you how to add basic document properties like those mentioned above, along with less common items you might need. You can add whatever is most advantageous to you in the header or footer of your document....
Office 2013 allows you to add useful apps directly to Word, Excel, etc.. By apps, generally we mean research resources such as dictionaries for defining terms or accessing sites such as Wikipedia directly within Office programs to confirm facts. As an example, we will add WordCalc, which is a mathematical expression solver, to Word. To add an app to Word, click the Insert tab. In the Apps section of the Insert tab, click the Apps for Office button and select See All from the drop-down menu....
If you need to reinstall Ubuntu or if you just want to install a new version from scratch, wouldn’t it be useful to have an easy way to reinstall all your apps and settings? You can easily accomplish this using a free tool called Aptik. Aptik (Automated Package Backup and Restore), an application available in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Debian- and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions, allows you to backup a list of installed PPAs (Personal Package Archives), which are software repositories, downloaded packages, installed applications and themes, and application settings to an external USB drive, network drive, or a cloud service like Dropbox....
Everything that gets shared to your Google Drive account can be found on the aptly named “Shared With Me” tab. This is where we can block people who have sent unwanted things to you. Head over to drive.google.com in a web browser and find the tab. Next, look for the offending document or file that was sent to you. Right-click the file to bring up a menu. From the pop-up menu, select “Block username@email....
Do you want to find the .NET Framework version that’s installed on your Windows 10 PC? You can use a PowerShell command or dig through File Explorer to find the .NET version number. Here’s how. Use a Command to View the .NET Framework Version A quick and easy way to find your .NET Framework version is by using a PowerShell command. Running this command lists all of the framework versions installed on your PC....
When you want to stop receiving responses for a form, survey, or quiz, it’s a good idea to close it. This way, nobody else can complete or submit the form. Here’s how to manually or automatically close a Google Form. You can stop taking responses and close a form manually on the fly or automatically based on something like the date. Using a Google Forms feature or an add-on, you can decide just when to close your form....
Changing your DNS can be useful to boost your privacy, increase safety, raise Internet speed, or for any other reason, but it can be tiresome to go into the network settings every time you want to switch it out. Luckily, with a freeware utility and some know-how, you can make it as easy as double-clicking on a shortcut. RELATED: 7 Reasons to Use a Third-Party DNS Service For the purposes of this article we’re going to use a freeware tool from NirSoft, one of the only freeware makers that we trust....
A while back we showed you how to customize your OS X Dock with themes and other kinds of changes with a small, free program. Today we want to take that a step further and create unique custom themes using that same application. If you’re not familiar already with cDock, we suggest you read our article so you know what it can do. It’s best to relocate the tiny cDock executable to somewhere like the Applications folder so it’s always there if you want to use it, plus it can automatically check for updates so you’re always using the latest version....
Not all apps run in the foreground. Some sit quietly in the background, doing work for you with an icon in the Notification Area–also commonly (but apparently incorrectly) known as the System Tray. Windows helps you manage this clutter, controlling which icons appear on your taskbar and whether certain system icons appear at all. In Windows 10 Windows automatically hides many icons in the notification area to free up space on your taskbar....
Saving your Facebook search history is supposed to help you by making it easier for you to find what you’re looking for, but it’s also a way to gather as much information about you as possible and sell it to advertisers. Facebook is great for interacting with your friends and family, but it’s also creating a database in the background of anything you search for on their site. If you want to limit the information Facebook is storing about you, or just remove irrelevant or unwanted search items, you can delete your search history on Facebook....
Hide Twitter Replies Start by finding a reply to one of your tweets that you want to hide. Next, click or tap on the down arrow located on the right side of the troublesome tweet. From the menu that pops up, click or tap on “Hide reply.” The first time you try hiding a reply, you will see the following message. Click or tap “Hide reply” again to complete the action....
Asking Google Home to play a certain show or movie on Netflix was one of the earliest features available on the platform, but there was always one glaring issue: it always played from the primary profile, regardless of who executed the command. Now, that changes. RELATED: Google Home Won’t Mix Up Your Family’s Netflix Profiles Anymore Historically, this is how it went: “Okay Google, play The Walking Dead on Netflix....
Get Free, Fast Shipping Watch Hours of TV and Movies Score Free PC Games and DLC Stream Ad-Free Music Snag a Free Ebook Prime Reading is sort of like Prime Video but for ebooks. You’ve got several free options that rotate out monthly, and another small collection of pre-releases that you can choose from as a monthly freebie. It’s not limited to regular old text-centric books either; there are magazines, comics, and audiobooks you can check out as well....
