How to Test Speaker Wires and Connections All you need is a common household battery (a fresh one, preferably) such as an AA, AAA, or a 9-volt battery. Don’t use anything bigger than these. While you’re at it, grab some masking tape and a pen so you can label the wires as you go along. If you have speakers located in other rooms (particularly with a whole house or multiroom audio systems), you might want an assistant to help you watch or listen....

How to Record Audio on iPad Using Voice Memos App The Voice Memos app has been around since iOS 3, but it was redesigned in iOS 12. The easiest way to record audio on the iPad is to use the Voice Memos app. Voice Memos makes it exceedingly easy for you to record audio. Open the app and make sure your iPad is close to the sound source you want to capture....

Record Video on Mac With QuickTime Player QuickTime Player is a free bare-bones version of the QuickTime video recording application. It comes installed on your Mac. How to Record on Mac Without Using an App If all you want to do is record your screen activity, there’s a way to cut out some of the steps of going through QuickTime Player. Select New Screen Recording for options to record what occurs on the entire Mac screen or in only one section of it....

How to Remove a Gmail Account From an Android Device Here are the basic steps to remove a Gmail account from an Android device. How to Keep Gmail But Stop Emails If you use a different third-party email app, turn off syncing for Gmail or turn off Gmail notifications. How to Turn Off Gmail Notifications To keep the Google account on your phone and receive Gmail messages, but don’t receive new mail alerts, follow these steps:...

How to Restore iPhone Using an iCloud Backup If your iPhone automatically backs up to iCloud when the iPhone is connected to power and Wi-Fi, restoring it is easy and wireless: Check for an iCloud Backup To make sure you have a recent backup: Don’t See Your Backup? If there is no entry or it is an old backup, you may have backed up the iPhone to iTunes on a computer at some point (more on that later in this article)....

How to Rotate Images Using the Image Options Even once you’ve inserted an image into your Google Doc, it might not be immediately obvious how to rotate the image. There are, however, several ways to get to it. Rotate Images Using the Rotation Control When you’ve selected an image, you may notice that the blue bounding box has square points at each corner and in the center of each side. These points are used to resize your image....

Quick Way to Rotate a Chromebook Screen With the Keyboard The quickest and easiest way to rotate your screen is to press and hold CTRL+Shift and the Refresh key on your keyboard. The Refresh key looks like a circle with an arrow on it, located just above the numbers 3 and 4 on your keyboard. Each time you do, your screen will rotate 90 degrees clockwise. The first time you press that key combination, you’ll get a popup asking you if you want to rotate your screen....

Update Your Camera’s Firmware Most modern IP security cameras feature user-upgradeable firmware. If a security vulnerability is found, the IP security camera manufacturer will often fix the vulnerability by issuing a firmware update. Usually, you can update your camera’s firmware from the admin console through a web browser. You should frequently check your IP security camera manufacturer’s website for updated firmware so that you can make sure the version you use does not contain an unpatched vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers and online voyeurs....

Sending GIFs in Messages Google Messages, Google’s texting app, includes the option to send GIFs. You can also use your keyboard’s GIF search, which brings up different results. Instructions for adding GIFs using Gboard are below. Sending GIFs with GIPHY If you have an older version of Android or want to try another library of GIFs, try the GIPHY app, which you can download from Google Play. You don’t need a login unless you want to save favorites; otherwise, you can browse and share GIFs freely....

What You Need Initial Setup Steps Using Alexa Voice Recognition and Touchscreen To start using the Echo Show, say “Alexa” and then state a command or ask a question. Once Alexa responds, you are ready to go. Alexa is the default Wake Word. However, you can also change your wake word: Tips for Using the Echo Show Using your Echo Show is as easy as using your smartphone: Once you’re comfortable with Alexa’s voice and the touchscreen, take a few minutes to make a phone call, play music, watch videos and get information....

How to Set Up Voicemail on Android by Calling In The most common way to set up your voicemail is by calling your mailbox directly. Access your voicemail by calling your phone number directly, or use the quick dial number built into most phones. How to Set Up Visual Voicemail on Android Android phones running Android 6.0 or newer can have Visual Voicemail turned on as the carrier supports it. Not all carriers offer Visual Voicemail support, however, and some even charge extra for it....

Headset: The headset connects to your Galaxy smartphone, which acts as the Gear VR processor and display.Controller: You use this handheld device to interact with and navigate experiences and games in VR. This article walks you through how to get your headset working with your Galaxy device. It also includes instructions for the Gear VR controller setup process. Before You Get Started Before you begin setting up your Gear VR components, make sure your smartphone will work with Gear VR....

How to Enable App Sharing on Quest 2 App sharing is a feature that allows the admin account on a Quest 2 to share Meta/Oculus Quest games and apps with secondary accounts. Each additional user that logs in using their own Facebook account gains access to the admin account’s purchased games and apps when this feature is enabled, but games purchased by those additional accounts are not shared. Here’s how you can enable app sharing on your Quest 2:...

How to Share Your Google Calendar With Others To share your Google Calendar with specific family members or work colleagues, the process only takes a few clicks. By doing so, you can organize meetings easily as well as remind people of key dates. Here’s how to share your Google Calendar with others. How to Share Your Google Calendar With Everyone If you would prefer to make your Google Calendar events public and viewable by everyone, that’s also possible....

How to Add or Change an SMTP Server Several popular email providers, including Google, Yahoo, Exchange, and AOL, are preconfigured with a default SMTP server on Macs. That isn’t the case with all email providers. You may never need to make a change to the default email server listed for an account, but you may be asked by an ISP or an employer to use a preferred SMTP server. To set a preferred outgoing SMTP mail server for an account in the Mail app:...

Google ChromeFirefoxMicrosoft Edge and Internet ExplorerSafari Google Chrome Google Chrome may be the worst browser for navigating autoplay. Google stripped out any option for disabling autoplay completely, and most extensions have spotty support at best. There are two options for handling autoplay with Chrome, but neither is ideal. Mute Audio by Default Your first option for handling autoplay on Chrome is to mute all audio by default. This will prevent the obnoxious audio playback from blaring through your speakers, but the videos will still play....

Streaming services like fuboTV, Sling TV, and others also include NBC in most packages. However, NBC isn’t available to stream in every market. See our guides to Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football for details on those games. How to Watch the Official NBC Sunday Night Football Live Stream NBCUniversal has the sole rights to broadcast Sunday Night Football, which includes streaming it online. That means the only way to watch an official stream of any of these exciting games is if you have a qualifying cable or satellite subscription....

Most modern professional or prosumer cameras now feature Wi-Fi or Bluetooth radios. If you have one that does, consider services like Dropbox and Google Photos (Apple’s iCloud Photo Library is cloud-based, too, but it requires an iPhone or Mac). The Photos app on your iPhone then launches. Tap the Import button to transfer the photos. Tap either Import All or select the individual photos you want and tap Import. This process doesn’t go in the other direction: You can’t use this adapter to upload photos from your phone to your camera....

How Do I Turn off HDR on My TV? To turn off HDR on a Roku TV, use the Roku remote to access the secret menu: Why Would I Turn off HDR? If you notice the colors on your TV don’t look right, switching off HDR might make a difference. Also, turning off HDR can help reduce glare on your Roku TV, which is a common problem when there’s too much natural light in the room....

Turn Off Netflix Subtitles on a Web Browser To turn off subtitles in a web browser like Chrome and Edge, hover the cursor over the icon that looks like a dialog box. Select Off under the Subtitles section. Turn Off Subtitles on iOS Follow these steps to turn Netflix subtitles off on any iOS mobile device. Turn Off Netflix Subtitles on Android Follow these steps to turn Netflix subtitles off on any Android mobile device....