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Maybe you want your lights to turn on just after sunset and then turn off when you usually go to bed. Or, perhaps you want Alexa to turn every light and smart plug off in and lock the doors when you’re in bed. In the morning, you can use a routine so that Alexa will greet you, tell you the weather forecast and play a particular radio station. If you have motion or other sensors, you can use those as triggers in routines, so you could get Alexa to remind your child to do their homework when motion is detected in their room after school....

First, create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, choose New, and then choose Shortcut. Next window will popup to Create Shortcut Wizard. Type ‘shutdown’ in the box that asking for the location of the shortcut. After you create the shortcut, double-click to shut down your PC. Shut down is simply as that. But you can do much more with a shutdown shortcut than merely shutting down your PC....

Enable Two Step Verification for Google or Gmail When you enable two-step verification for your Google account or Gmail account, it will ask for a verification every time you sign in to a new browser or device. Goole verification can be an OTP sent to your mobile as a text message, a prompt on the Gmail app, or an Authentication code from the Google Authenticator app. Let’s see how you can enable two-step verification on your Google account....

If your device freezes in the middle of an update, you can feel powerless to do anything about it. Depending on which stage of the update you’re stuck on, the classic turning off and on again might not work as intended. However, all hope is not lost. There are still a few things you can try to potentially get your update completed. How to know if Windows has frozen With Windows often staying on one screen for a few minutes during the update process, it can be difficult to know whether your device has frozen or not....

Let’s get started. Check If AirPlay Is Enabled on Both Devices By default, AirPlay is enabled on all Apple devices as long as the WiFi and Bluetooth and enabled and connected. You don’t need to enable any settings if you are mirroring your screen from iPhone to Mac. However, if you want to stream content from your iPhone/iPad to a device like a Smart TV, then you need to check if the other device is compatible with AirPlay and is turned ON....

If you’re looking to clean up windows and make sure it’s running its best then take a look at our guide here. Unfortunately for the search function in the taskbar, it doesn’t get to have the day off because we need to search for things. Those cat pictures aren’t going to find themselves. We’re going to show you how to fix some common problems that can cause your search bar to refuse to cooperate....

Let’s see each step in detail in this article to force sync Apple Watch with iPhone. Before we go further, make sure the Apple Watch is connected to Bluetooth and WiFi. Check Apple Watch Bluetooth Settings Go to iPhone Settings and check on Bluetooth. Make sure the Apple watch is on the list with connected status. If your Apple Watch is not on the list, turn on the Bluetooth and pair it with Apple Watch....

Even though the iPhone is based on soft keyboards, still you can try these troubleshooting steps that come in handy with another external buttons of your iPhone: Force quit a program in iPhone. Press and hold the Home button for six seconds to force-quit a program that seems to be stuck. Hard Reset iPhone. If the entire iPhone locks up—it can happen, press and hold both the Home button and the Sleep/Wake switch for eight seconds....

In this guide, we will show you how to get the memoji watch face on Apple Watch. Create and Set Memoji Watch Face from Apple Watch If you have any of the latest Apple Watch — Series 4 or newer — then, you can create memojis right on your watch and make it watch face. Go check out our complete guide to make Memojis on Apple Watch. Go through the steps below to see how to make an existing memoji as your Apple Watch watch face....

In this article, we will show you how to make your mic louder in Windows 10 and fix some common issues. Content Clean the Mic to Increase Volume Before we mess with the software, it is important to make sure the issue with your mic is not something as trivial as a dust particle blocking the vent. This is very much possible when you’re using the built-in microphone on a laptop....

For example, you may have one profile named Docking Station Configuration for using your portable computer at a docking station with hardware components such as a CD-ROM drive and a network adapter And you may have a second profile named Undocked Configuration for using your portable computer in a hotel or on an airplane, when you are not using a network adapter or a CD-ROM but you are using a modem and a portable printer....

Let us see how to enable Google Chrome Home to bring Chrome Address bar to the bottom of the browser. Editor’s Note: Before you proceed, go through the warning from Google. “WARNING EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES AHEAD. By enabling this feature, you could lose browser data or compromise your security or privacy. Enabled features applied to all users of this browser”. Move Chrome Address Bar to Bottom on Android To enable Chrome home on Android, first, open the Google Chrome browser on Android phone and follow the steps below:...

Let’s take a look at the various image search online tools and reverse image apps which can be used to do Reverse Image Search online or using your iPhone/Android-based smartphone. 1. Google Reverse Image Search No doubt, Google is the most popular search engine not only to search keywords but also for images as well. To make reverse image search online, you can try any one of the following options:...

For users still on earlier versions of Windows, we’ve also included instructions on how to set up a printer in Windows 8 and 8.1. If you need to buy a printer, check out our recommendations of the best printers. Setting up a local printer in Windows 10 Before you can print, you’ll need to tell Windows that there’s a device that can receive your document. To set this up, first plug the printer into your PC with its supplied USB cable and turn it on....

This is perfectly legal in the UK although it would be courteous to inform your contacts if you’re going to be recording them. Indeed, if the third party knows they’re being recorded, that fact alone might have a beneficial outcome. There are several ways you can record your calls – some that work with landlines, some with smartphones, and a few that will operate with either – and you could probably make a start with no additional hardware or paid-for services at all....

Though some people might find these default suggestions useful, they might be annoying for some others. In this post, let’s see how to remove contact suggestions from iPhone Share Sheet. Remove Contact Suggestions from iPhone Share Sheet Even though the display of contact suggestions while sharing files might help to quickly select your contact and save time, it can be disturbing at times. For example, you might end up sharing something accidentally with someone in the suggested contact list by mistake and regret it later....

Between 4pm and 10pm GMT today (31 March), eBay is hosting a UK-only sale (you must have a UK PayPal account and purchase from eBay.co.uk) in which items above £20 will be sold at 20% off the asking price. The maximum discount is £50, and the voucher code can be used only once – make sure you have all the items you wish to purchase in your basket before you check out....

However, some workarounds exist to record your iPhone lock screen using Mac and Windows. Content Screen Record Locked iPhone Screen from Mac If you own a Mac and lighting cable, you can still record the iPhone lock screen as a movie. Let’s check it out. Once you connect the cable to the iPhone and Mac, open the QuickTime Player app on your Mac. Now, you can just click on File and select New Movie recording to start....

WhatsApp is my favorite messaging app that can send text messages, pictures and videos to all major mobile platforms like iPhone, Android, Windows, BlackBerry, Nokia etc. When you use Whatsapp, no need to worry about your message limits. You have to pay yearly fee $0.99 to send unlimited messages to any WhatsApp user whenever you want without any additional cost. WhatsApp became so popular with its stable design and easy use UI screen and nice features....

Let us see how to send Instagram silent messages and disappearing messages from your phone. What Is Silent Message on Instagram? An Instagram silent message, if you haven’t already guessed, is one that does not send a notification to the recipient’s device. This can be very useful when you know the other person is probably asleep or busy. For example, if you’re texting someone in a different timezone, they might already be in bed....