An iOS update is almost like getting a new phone since there are features to play around with. Of course, some iOS updates are better than others, but the iOS 15 is probably the most jam-packed update Apple users have seen in years. While there are plenty of new features to explore and love in iOS 15, there are still some minor glitches, but it’s worth downloading to see for yourself....

How to Host an HBO Watch Party HBO Max doesn’t have a built-in feature like Prime’s Watch Party, which lets you host virtual viewings with friends and family. In HBO Max’s case, you use a browser extension to watch the same HBO Max movie or TV Show online with family and friends. After you install a Watch Party extension on your browser, set up a virtual screening. Your friends need to install the same extension on their computers....

The Problem With Using Source Code in Word Programmers write software programs using languages such as Java, C++, and HTML. Programming languages use different formatting and symbols from regular languages, so pasting a snippet of code into Word from a programming application causes errors such as text reformatting, indentation shifts, link creation, and misspellings. Given how Microsoft Word structures documents, inserting and working with source code is more difficult than working in a dedicated code editor....

Other popular web browser apps designed for Fire TV Sticks are Downloader and TV Cast for Fire TV. Both feature built-in internet browser functionality, though. You can also use Downloader to download and install files on your Fire TV Stick, while TV Cast for Fire TV offers wireless casting features for broadcasting content from your smartphone or tablet. How Do I Install Silk Browser on Fire Stick? How Do I Browse the Internet on Fire Stick?...

Why Install Android on PC? If you don’t have an Android device, you’re missing out on millions of apps in the Google Play Store. Even if you already have a smartphone or tablet that you play Android games on, you might prefer to play them on your PC. There are several ways to run Android apps on your computer. For example, the Android SDK comes with an Android emulator for debugging apps, and BlueStacks is a cloud-based virtual machine that optimizes Android apps for desktops....

Use Your TV as a PC Monitor The easiest way to integrate your PC with a home theater is by connecting it to your TV. You can even connect a Surface tablet to your television. With today’s HD and 4K Ultra HD TVs, the display resolution and overall image quality may be just as good as many PC monitors. To do this, check your TV for a VGA (PC monitor) input connection....

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make a Splash Potion Since you can turn any potion into a Splash Potion, the required ingredients will vary depending on the type of splash potion you want to make. This example will specifically show how to make a Splash Potion of Poison. You can make a Poison Potion with a Water Bottle, Netherwart, and a Spider Eye if you don’t have a potion yet. Here’s what you need if you want to make a splash potion:...

How Do I Create a Word Cloud? To make a word cloud in PowerPoint, you need to use the Pro Word Cloud app. If you don’t like the default results, the Pro Word Cloud app allows you to customize your word cloud’s font, color, layout, case, and size. You can set a limit for the number of words, and you have the option to include common words (and, or, the, etc....

Hide a Single Event in Google Calendar To make sure an event or appointment is not visible on a shared calendar in Google Calendar: Note that all other owners of the calendar (i.e., people with whom you share the calendar and who has permission to either Make Changes to Events or Make Changes and Manage Sharing) can still see and edit the event. Everybody else will see “busy” but no event details....

How to Change a Taskbar That’s Too Big A huge taskbar takes up too much of the screen. Here’s how to get it back to its regular size: How to Make the Taskbar Even Smaller The click-and-drag method will only go so far. If you want the Windows 10 taskbar to be even smaller, you have to edit its settings. At this point, you can lock the taskbar again by reversing step 1....

System Requirement for Hangouts Hangouts is compatible with the current versions and the two previous versions of the operating systems listed here: Windows Mac OS X Chrome Ubuntu and other Linux distributions Compatible browsers are the current releases of the browsers listed below and one previous release: ChromeFirefoxSafariMicrosoft Edge The first time you start a video call on your computer, you have to grant Hangouts the right to use your camera and microphone....

Safari makes it easy to change the font size and zoom level of web pages so that you can view web pages comfortably. Change the Font Size in Safari To make the text larger or smaller, adjust the web page’s font size. Change the Zoom Level in Safari Changing the zoom level on a web page is a little different from changing the text size because the tool increases or decreases the size of both text and images....

Install From a Bootable Mountain Lion Installer If you’re going to install Mountain Lion on your Mac’s startup drive, you must first restart your Mac from a bootable copy of the installer because the startup drive is erased before you perform the installation. Do this using Disk Utility, which is included with the installer. Finishing the Clean Install Process on a Startup Drive Finishing a clean install of OS X Mountain Lion on a startup drive is relatively simple....

As you’ve probably seen here on Lifewire and maybe other websites, Command Prompt commands, DOS commands, and even many run commands are described with all sorts of slashes, brackets, italics, etc. Once you know what all of those marks refer to, you can look at any command’s syntax and know right away what options are required and what options can be used with what other options. Command Syntax Key The following syntax key describes how each notation in a command’s syntax is to be used....

Log In to iCloud and Find Your Stolen Phone Apple Pay uses the Touch ID fingerprint scanner or Face ID facial recognition system as part of its security, so a thief who has your iPhone also needs a way to fake your fingerprint or face to use your Apple Pay. Because of that, the likelihood of anyone making fraudulent charges is relatively low. Still, the idea that your financial information is stored on a stolen phone is uncomfortable....

Two Ways to Delete Individual Rows in Microsoft Excel If you’re working with a small, uncomplicated spreadsheet, there are a couple of easy ways to delete a single row or even a few rows without too much trouble. The easiest of those ways is to highlight the row by selecting the row number and then use the Ctrl + - keyboard shortcut to delete the row. This is fast and easy if you have only a small number or even the occasional wayward blank row to delete....

How to Restart a Kindle Paperwhite If your Kindle Paperwhite is functioning normally, then there are two ways to restart it. You can either restart it through the menu options, or you can force a restart by holding down the power button. Both of these methods have the exact same effect, so you can choose whichever one you like. Here’s how to restart a Kindle Paperwhite using the menu options:...

Why Did All My Chrome Tabs Disappear? There are many reasons one or all of your open Chrome tabs might disappear. You’ve accidentally clicked the “x” on the Chrome tab. The process running that Chrome tab crashed. Your entire Chrome browser crashed and closed. Chrome froze because it ran out of memory, so you had to restart the browser. Your browser toolbar disappeared, which includes tabs. There are a number of ways you can recover the tabs that you previously had open....

How to Restore WhatsApp Messages Before you can restore messages in the WhatsApp app, you will need to check a few things first: Check that you’ve made a backup of your WhatsApp account. Make sure your account and your device have the same phone number. You cannot restore WhatsApp backups from a different account or phone number. Ensure the account and device have the same iCloud or Google Drive account....

How to Schedule Tweets on Twitter Using TweetDeck If you won’t be available to post an update at a specific time, or if you want to spread your updates over the course of the day, schedule your posts ahead of time to be sent out automatically whenever you want your tweets to be seen. If you change your mind and need to delete or edit a scheduled tweet, you can edit it and reschedule it or delete it completely....