How to Check Your Software Version Samsung watches run Tizen, which is Samsung’s own proprietary operating system. Unfortunately, Samsung’s watches are not particularly user-friendly when it comes to updates. You can check the software version on the watch, but to update, you need to go to the app on your phone. It’s confusing, so here’s how to perform the Galaxy Watch update. How to Backup Your Watch Before Updating Backing up your watch’s software is a good idea prior to running an update....

How to Use AirPlay To use AirPlay to display the iPad screen on a TV: What to Do If the Screen Mirroring Button Doesn’t Appear AirPlay should work the first time you try it. But if it doesn’t, here’s how to troubleshoot it. Check the power: The iPad can connect to an Apple TV that’s asleep but not to one that’s powered off. Check the Wi-Fi connection: Make sure both devices are connected and that they’re on the same network....

How to Hashtag an Emoji on Instagram Sometimes an emoji captures your feelings perfectly. Coupling it with a hashtag makes your post discoverable to those searching for that emoji. Use the Search Tab to Find Emoji Hashtag Posts To search for an emoji hashtag: Why Use Hashtag Emojis on Instagram? Emojis are expressive picture icons people use to complement their written text on social media and in text messages. Most people use emojis on a mobile device because emoji keyboards come already installed (or can be downloaded)....

The Buttons There are just six buttons on the Apple Remote; from left to right, they are: The touch surface at the topThe Menu buttonThe Home buttonThe Siri (microphone) buttonVolume up/downPlay/Pause The Touch Surface Just like an iPhone or iPad, the very top of the Apple Remote is touch-sensitive. You can use it as an interface inside games and use swipe movements to do things like fast forward or rewind content....

How to Use the GIMP Keyboard Shortcut Editor Follow the steps below to start customizing GIMP to better suit the way that you work. What Is the GIMP Keyboard Shortcut Editor? If you want to add a keyboard shortcut to a feature that doesn’t have one or change an existing shortcut to one that feels more intuitive to you, GIMP offers an easy way to do this using the Keyboard Shortcut Editor....

Get a Full or Abbreviated Quick Settings Tray The first step is to find the menu. To find the Android Quick Settings menu, just drag your finger from the top of your screen downward. If your phone is unlocked, you’ll see an abbreviated menu (the screen to the left) that you can either use as-is or drag down to see an expanded quick settings tray (the screen to the right) for more options....

Does iMac Have Touch ID? Touch ID has been around for a long time in iOS as a secure sign-in and payment verification method, and the 2016 lineup of MacBooks brought the feature to macOS. Without a built-in fingerprint scanner, Macs were not initially equipped for Touch ID. Beginning with the 24-inch M1 iMac in 2021, iMacs with an Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID are compatible with the feature....

What Is Archiving in WhatsApp? Archiving messages in WhatsApp moves chats from the Chat screen into the WhatsApp archive. Archiving doesn’t delete your messages. Instead, it hides messages from view. This can help you organize better while keeping the messages you want to save. The process of archiving messages is different depending on whether you have an iPhone or Android device. How to Archive a WhatsApp Chat on iPhone Archiving messages in WhatsApp can be done from the Chats screen....

How to Turn On Galaxy S Pen Remote Features It’s possible to turn the S Pen off for those functions if your phone is running low on power. Here’s how: What Is the Samsung S Pen? The S Pen for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, released in August 2018, was an upgrade from previous versions and added a battery and Bluetooth. Along with these new enhancements, it retained all the functions of the S Pen from the previous version, such as Live Messages, Quick Notes, and Screen Write....

All of the major news organizations, including MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, ABC, and CBS provide live online news streams. Some of these live news streams are totally free, and others only allow you to watch a limited amount if you don’t have a valid cable or satellite television subscription. Many local stations also have their own live news streams, and these are almost all totally free to watch. International news organizations from around the world, like Sky News from the United Kingdom and NHK from Japan, also have their own free news streams that you can watch online....

How to Watch the BET Awards Live Stream There are a number of ways to watch the BET Awards live. Whether you’re a cord cutter or get your TV with traditional cable, you’ve got options. Time: TBA Location: TBA Host: TBA Channel: BET Stream it on: BET website, BET Now app, Paramount+, other streaming services like DirecTV Stream, Sling, etc. Watch the BET Awards on the BET Website BET live streams the BET Awards from its website....

Client-Server Network Design and the Web Web browsers and web servers function together as a client-server system. In computer networking, client-server is a standard method for designing applications where data is kept in central locations (server computers) and efficiently shared with any number of other computers (the clients) on request. All web browsers function as clients that request information from websites (servers). Numerous web browser clients can request data from the same website....

Maybe you’re on the fence about whether a Chromebook is adequate or appealing for your computing needs. The HP Chromebook 11 makes a solid case for those who are curious about opting for a Chromebook over a MacBook Pro or Windows laptop without making a huge investment. While it’s a student-oriented Chromebook, many of the distinguishing traits—rugged design, long battery life, and a streamlined operating system that offers well-rounded basic computing performance—make it an appealing home computer option for yourself or the family....

What Is an HTC File? A file with the HTC file extension is an HTML Component file. They’re really just HTML files that contain scripts or Microsoft-defined programming code that helps Internet Explorer (some versions, anyway) properly display newer techniques that other, more standards-compliant browsers natively support. For example, within an HTML file may be some CSS code that reads something like behavior: url(pngfix.htc) so that the HTML file will call on the specific code in the HTC file that applies to images....

According to The Verge, Instagram is allowing a small number of people to add links to their story by adding a sticker, which would work the same way the swipe-up link does. The social platform wants to learn about how people use the links—and if misinformation and spam become an issue—before rolling it out to everyone. Instagram told The Verge that link stickers eventually would phase out the swipe-up link method that currently allows links in stories....

The many different plugs and standards across the countries make it necessary to check labels to reduce the risk of accidentally buying the wrong adapter or forgetting an essential converter. A few important variations in standards between countries (or sometimes even within a country) include differences in: CurrentVoltageFrequencyOutlet and plug shape Current The two primary standards for current are Alternating Current and Direct Current. The U.S. standard was developed during the famous war between Tesla and Edison....

When Apple first revealed its child protection features, they were met with a fairly critical response, resulting in a delay of the planned roll-out. The biggest privacy concern—Apple scanning iCloud photos for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)—is still on hold, but according to Bloomberg, the Messages update is slated for release with iOS 15.2. Apple says it won’t be on by default, however, and that image analysis will be happening on-device, so it won’t have access to potentially sensitive materials....

Six Hyatt hotels are participating in the program, which lets iPhone users store their room keys in the Apple Wallet app. To enter the room, you wave or tap the phone onto the reader on the lock. The trick also works with your Apple Watch if it’s sharing your wallet, and you can use the same trick to enter guest-only parts of the hotel—gyms, business suites, and so on. Like anything digital, there are upsides and downsides....

The Charging Station Situation There are between roughly 110,000 and 150,000 public gas stations compared to just under 30,000 electric charging stations in the U.S.—and many of these stations aren’t stations in the typical sense. They’re packed in shopping malls, hidden in garages, in a few random spots at a hotel, and other areas that aren’t as visible or easily accessible as a gas station. While handy at times, they could already be in use, too, by other drivers....

What Is a JOBOPTIONS File? A file with the JOBOPTIONS file extension is an Adobe PDF preset file. Adobe products use it to define the properties of a PDF file that’s to be generated. Some settings it controls include the document’s fonts, image resolutions, color schemes, and security settings. Older versions of Adobe products save PDF presets as files with the PDFS file extension instead. How to Open a JOBOPTIONS File Acrobat Distiller is responsible for creating PDF files, and so it, of course, can open and properly use JOBOPTIONS files....