Who Is Eligible For Groupon’s Student Discount? Groupon has a very specific requirement to qualify for their student discount, so there’s no confusion about who qualifies and who doesn’t. Here it is: If you are currently enrolled at a US Title IV accredited college or university, then you qualify. Four-year universities, community colleges, and other accredited institutions all count, as long as it is US Title IV accredited. What Does the Groupon Student Discount Get You?...

Current List of Free Shutterfly Codes Here’s a current list of Shutterfly codes that will get you a free photo book as well as some other codes that will get you other freebies or help you save on shipping. Just visit Shutterfly and enter the promo code during checkout. One Free Card with code CARD4U (Expires December 31, 2022)101 Free 4x6 Prints, 5 Magnets, One Free Art Print, and One Free Set of Address Labels for New Customers Only, no code required....

How to Enable a New Mail Sound for Gmail If you want to hear a new email sound when you use Gmail in your desktop web browser, you can make that happen—just not in Gmail itself. Since Gmail doesn’t support pushing sound notifications through a web browser, you must install a third-party program like Notifier for Gmail (a Chrome extension). If you’re using the Notifier for Gmail Chrome extension: How to Enable a Pop-Up Notification You can set Gmail to display a pop-up notification when new email messages arrive in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari when you are signed in to Gmail and have it open in the browser....

How to Sync Google Calendar With the Windows Calendar Desktop App The easiest way to get your Google Calendar information is by syncing it with your Windows Calendar. How to Sync Outlook With Google Calendar on Desktop If the desktop calendar you use is Microsoft Outlook rather than Windows Calendar, you can easily sync your Google Calendar with your Outlook desktop app. Doing this allows you to see all of your Google Calendar events and agenda from inside your Outlook calendar....

How to Tell if Your Roku Works With Netflix Netflix doesn’t support some older Roku hardware, which means there’s a chance you won’t be able to stream Netflix using your Roku. This was a direct result of Roku ending support for certain older hardware. Since Roku no longer provides updates for those devices, Netflix is unable to keep their app up to date. Devices affected by this end of service include both first and second generation Roku units....

Finding Fonts Font files are everywhere on the web, some of which are free and some of which are paid. Professional designers use services like Adobe TypeKit, which automatically installs fonts. Watch for dodgy websites that offer executable installers. Let common sense prevail; if a site is filled with ads and looks sketchy, it probably is. Adding Fonts to Windows To add a font to windows, simply drag the file into the Fonts folder, which typically resides at c:\windows\fonts....

How to Install an App Removed from the App Store If you downloaded the app on your iOS device, you may still be able to install it. Since the app has been removed from the store, you won’t be able to re-download it, though. If you delete the app, it’s gone forever—unless you have a friend with the app or you backed it up with an older version of iTunes....

How Do I Like a Text Message on My Smartphone? Liking a text message is a great way to let someone know you got their message, read their message, and approve of this message, all without having to type a whole message back. Here’s how to like or react to text messages on your smartphone. Change a Reaction on a Text Message on Android If you decide at some point you want to change a reaction you have previously put on a text, you can do this as well in just a couple steps....

How to Link to a Slide in Google Slides It’s as easy as choosing the source object and the destination slide, but the directions are a little different between the website and app. Link Slides From the Website Use the Insert menu to find the hyperlink option. Link Slides From the App Tap-and-hold the item to see the hyperlink option. Editing Hyperlinks in Google Slides At any time, you can change or remove the hyperlinks you’ve made....

Can You Get Memoji on Android? Officially, Memojis are exclusive to the Apple Messages app, which isn’t available for Android. If you know someone who has an iPhone or iPad, ask them if you can borrow it to create your own Memoji. You can then send it to your Android device in a message and save your Memoji for later use. For example, you can save it as a sticker in WhatsApp and use it in your messages....

What You Need to Make a Shield In Minecraft, a shield is a defensive item that you can craft and equip to help protect you from attacks. The materials are extremely basic, which makes it pretty easy to craft yourself up some protection when you first start playing. These shields are basic rectangles in design, but you can customize them with unique patterns and even enchant them in some versions of Minecraft....

Yes, they can irritate Apple’s very own personal assistant, and while this may not recover all the hours they’ve lost to technical hitches over the years, it’s certainly a fun way to pass the time. This guide shows you the various ways you can anger Siri, as well as some of the weird questions you can ask to have a little fun with it. None of these may be clever, but they’re certainly entertaining....

Put the Device Into Airplane Mode When Charging One of the biggest battery-draining culprits is your network, including cellular, Bluetooth, radio, and Wi-Fi services. Even if you aren’t actively using these services, they continue to run in the background, draining the phone’s power. While you’re charging your phone, these services still soak up some of the battery’s power, resulting in a longer charging time. To help your phone charge faster, enable Airplane Mode to halt all network services....

Select Add or manage your channels to add a new channel, or select Channel Status and Features to edit the following (mostly optional) channel settings: General: The type of currency you accept.Channel: Add your location, keywords, and choose your audience (kids or not).Upload defaults: Assign a default title, description, or tags to all videos. Set all videos to public, private, or unlisted.Permissions: Allow certain people to edit, manage, and upload videos to your channel....

Shut down your operating system as you normally do. On the back of your computer, locate the power switch and turn it off, as shown above. Some computers don’t have a power switch on the back. If you don’t find one, skip to the next step. Most of what’s plugged in can be gently pulled out as you’d expect, like HDMI cables, speakers, and USB devices, but other things have a different release mechanism....

While no foolproof method exists to ensure that thieves won’t be able to turn off the Find My iPhone app, you can make it more difficult. Activating another option in your device’s settings can give you more time to track down your iPhone. Learn how to protect this feature using iOS 12 or later. How to Protect ‘Find My iPhone’ To stop someone from turning off Find My iPhone, set up a restriction on your phone....

Many forms of malware cause or masquerade as seemingly unrelated Windows and PC issues like Blue Screens of Death, issues with DLL files, crashes, unusual hard drive activity, unfamiliar screens or pop-ups, and other serious Windows problems, so it’s important to properly check your computer for malware when working to solve many problems. How to Scan Your Computer for Viruses, Trojans, and Other Malware Properly scanning your PC for viruses and other malware is easy and could take several minutes or longer....

How to Power Down the iPad Press and hold the Sleep/Wake hardware button for several seconds. The iPad prompts you to slide a button to power off the device. Follow the directions on the screen by sliding the button from left to right to reboot the iPad. The iPad screen displays a circle of dashes to indicate it is busy. After the iPad has finished shutting down completely, the screen goes completely black....

How to Use the Windows 10 Disk-Checking Utility The first sign that a hard disk drive (HDD) is about to fail is when you encounter logical errors on the disk. When a drive incurs this kind of operational bug, the unreadable parts of the drive are reclassified as bad sectors. When a disk has a bad sector, it usually means that the drive can be repaired with software. Windows 10 comes with a disk-checking utility that simplifies the process for repairing drive errors....

See Reset This PC: What It Is & How to Use It for more on this “solution of last resort” and when it’s a good idea to use. The great thing about the ASO menu is that there are at least a half-dozen ways to bring it up, which is super helpful considering that the tools there, like Reset This PC, can fix problems that are preventing you from using Windows normally....