It is easy to get more results than you need or want when conducting an online search, but what do you do (or use) if you really want to limit the parameters of the search? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a confused reader’s request for help. 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....
If you are new to working with computer hardware, then you may find yourself wondering about ‘wear and tear’ on your HDD or SSD. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post takes a look at the topic to help a curious reader understand more about HDDs and SSDs. 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. Photo courtesy of Sangudo (Flickr)....
Add a Visible Signature in Word and Excel Microsoft Word and Excel both have a built-in feature that lets you insert a signature line and signature in the document or spreadsheet. You’re also going to need a digital signature to insert on the signature line. Here’s everything you need to do. Insert a Signature Line First, go ahead and open the Word document or Excel spreadsheet you want to add the signature line to, and then place the cursor where you’d like to insert it....
There are watch faces like Typography or California that are all about style. And then there are watch faces like Infograph and Modular that are all about the complications. In fact, you can have eight complications on the Infograph watch face. They can be shortcuts to open apps, actions, or just visual displays for information or data. RELATED: How to Create Date and Time Complications for Apple Watch Using third-party apps, you can create your own custom complications....
Spend just a short while working with your computer and you will probably find that you are overrun with windows. Keyboard shortcuts and features of Windows such as Aero Snap can help make these easier to manage, but WindowMenuPlus makes things even simpler and provides additional options. The utility is an Explorer extension, and once you have it up and running its options can be accessed by right-clicking the title bar of – almost – any open program or window....
Linux’s GRUB2 boot loader can boot Linux ISO files directly from your hard drive. Boot Linux live CDs or even install Linux on another hard drive partition without burning it to disc or booting from a USB drive. We performed this process on Ubuntu 14.04 — Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions have good support for this. Other Linux distributions should work similarly. Get a Linux ISO File RELATED: How to Configure the GRUB2 Boot Loader’s Settings...
What Differentiates a Gaming Mouse From a Regular Mouse? Gaming mice aren’t all that different from regular mice. Just about any design can be designated “for gaming,” and it doesn’t necessarily have to have a dozen extra buttons and an acid trip’s worth of flashing LED lights. But generally speaking, any gaming mouse worth considering for purchase will have at least the two following characteristics: an advanced optical or laser sensor that allows for faster or more precise movements, and some degree of user customization....
Unit conversions are commonplace. Whether you need feet to meters, Fahrenheit to Celsius, or teaspoons to tablespoons, you can take advantage of the CONVERT function in Microsoft Excel for a dozen types of conversion. The nice thing about this function in Excel is that it uses a basic formula with only a few arguments. So not only is it simple to use, but it’s also easy to remember. Which Units Can You Convert?...
There are some important advanced options buried in your Android’s Wi-Fi settings. Chief among these is the ability to disable Wi-Fi scanning for Google’s location service. In a nutshell, when enabled, Wi-Fi scanning means that location and other apps will be able to scan for Wi-Fi networks even when your device’s Wi-Fi radio is off. Thus, your phone or tablet can still gather location data and assemble a general idea of your comings and goings....
Enterprise Mode is a new feature in Internet Explorer that allows businesses to use old web applications in modern versions of IE. This feature is designed to help businesses who still need Internet Explorer 8 for some reason to upgrade to a more modern, secure browser. This feature is arriving in Internet Explorer 11 as part of Windows 8.1 Update 1, and will also be available as an update to IE 11 on Windows 7, Windows RT, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 R2....
Evernote is a fantastic tool for clipping web pages for later perusal, but the default configuration on Android simply clips the URL and not the page/article. Read on as we show you how to remedy this oversight and enjoy the same kind of full-page clipping on your Android device that you enjoy on your computer. Why Do I Want to Do This? If you’re an Evernote power user and Android fan like many of us here at How-To Geek, you’ve likely found yourself wasting a whole lot of time backtracking in your Evernote system to convert web pages you clipped on your Android device (which, by default, are just the page title + URL) into full-page captures that include the original page/article you wished to clip....
While most people fix wires by just wrapping them together, you can lose quality and strength that way. When joining cables — audio or not — soldering will make a huge difference, and here’s how to do it properly. Broken Cables and Soldering Broken audio cables of all kinds can be fixed pretty easily and painlessly with a little time and a touch of solder. Small, cheap cables are expendable, but nicer cables — especially those attached to expensive equipment — aren’t as easy to just throw out....
When you need to install a program as an administrator, you can right-click on the .exe file and select Run as administrator. However, that option isn’t available for MSI packages. We will show you how to add an Install as administrator option for MSI packages. To add the Install as administrator option to the context menu for MSI packages, right-click on the Start button and select Run from the command menu, if you’re using Windows 8....
When you open a new tab in Microsoft Edge, you might be greeted with an “Informational” page full of tabloid-style news, local weather, and plenty of advertisements. If you’d rather not see this feed, it’s easy to disable. Here’s how. First, open Edge and create a new tab by pressing Ctrl+T (or Command+T on Mac). On the “New Tab” page, locate the “gear” icon to the right of the search bar and click it....
The default folder-merge behavior in Mac OS X is to erase the existing folder, deleting all its files rather than offering to merge them intelligently. Windows and Linux file managers have offered folder-merging for decades, but Macs still don’t. There’s a hidden merge option in the Finder, but it only works sometimes. Apple also includes a terminal command to merge folders a different way. If you’re a Windows or Linux user using OS X, this is pretty jarring....
macOS has a feature called “Gatekeeper” designed to lock down your Mac, forcing it to only run Apple-approved software by default. But a Mac is locked down in the same way Android is locked down–you’re still free to run any application you want. Gatekeeper works a little differently depending on which version of macOS you’re running. Old versions let you turn it off with a simple switch, while macOS Sierra makes things a little more complicated....
If you’re a keyboard person, you can accomplish a lot of things just using the Linux command line. For example, there are a few easy-to-use methods for creating text files, should you need to do so. Create a Text File Using the Cat Command Our first method for creating text files uses the cat command. It’s useful if you want to immediately add some text to your new file....
Have you ever wondered which applications on your PC are listening to your microphone? A new feature in Windows 10’s May 2019 Update tells you, but it’s easy to miss. This feature works for both desktop apps and Store apps. How to See What’s Using Your Microphone Right Now If an application is using your microphone, you’ll see a microphone icon in your notification area, also known as your system tray....
You read over the local-host server guides, you even set up a local server (or two), but you’ve realized that your home network isn’t fast enough for you to share your server with friends. No worries, today we’re taking a peek at the world of remote Minecraft hosts. Preparing to Pick a Host Before we even begin to delve into the subject, the first thing we would suggest is becoming very familiar with the ins-and-outs of running the local server on your network before jumping into paying for and dealing with a remote host....
RELATED: What Is a Macro Lens in Photography? Which iPhone Models Support Macro Photography? The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max models launched in late 2021 with a brand new “professional” camera system that includes a reworked ultra-wide lens. This includes the ability to focus at a distance of only 2cm from your subject, vastly reduced from 10cm on previous models. This is the first iPhone model that Apple has touted as being capable of macro photography, and it works in both photo and video modes....
