What is the DATEVALUE Function? The DATEVALUE function in Excel converts a text-formatted date into a serial number. Excel can then read the serial number to understand the date. This Excel function is necessary when a cell contains date information but it’s stored in regular text. Instead of automatically converting it to a date, Excel sees the cell as just numbers and letters, making it hard to work with. This can happen if the date has been copied or imported from elsewhere....

Learn how to find that old favorite movie, rent new blockbusters, stream from your favorite online services, and customize the settings/options within your app. How to Find Movies and TV Shows Inside the Apple TV App To get started, you’ll need to download the Apple TV app, simply named “TV,” onto your iPhone or iPad, if it isn’t there already. The TV app comes pre-installed on devices using iOS 11 and 12....

Can You Track Changes in Excel? When you want your team to review and edit your Excel workbook, you have two options. If everyone on your team uses Excel for Microsoft 365, the co-authoring feature is a straightforward and quick way to review a document. If you want more information about the revisions made or if your team members work with older versions of Excel, use the legacy Track Changes feature....

How to Save a Search on Twitter The saved search feature is not available on the mobile app. You must log into go to Twitter.com to save a search. How to Run a Twitter Saved Search To run a saved search, click in the search bar, then scroll down to Saved searches and select the saved search term. Removing a Twitter Saved Search When you no longer want a particular query to appear in your drop-down list, click inside the search bar, and select the trash can icon next to the name of the search you want to delete....

Learn what each rewards program has to offer, how to sign up for Uber Rewards, and how to use Uber referral codes. Uber Rewards and Uber Credits Uber Rewards is a loyalty program based on a points system. Uber Rewards members earn points for every dollar spent on Uber car rides and Uber Eats meals. Uber gives one point for every dollar spent on rides with UberPool and ExpressPool, and with meals purchased from Uber Eats....

How Do I Enable WhatsApp Disappearing Messages? To turn on disappearing messages for an individual chat or all future chats: How to Disable Disappearing Messages on WhatsApp To turn off disappearing messages, follow the steps above to bring up the Disappearing Messages screen and tap Off. Tap Try a default message timer, then tap Off to disable disappearing messages for all messages. Turn on Disappearing Messages in WhatsApp for Web Browsers If you set up WhatsApp on your computer, you can enable disappearing messages in the web browser version of WhatsApp:...

How to Join a Call Using the Zoom App for iPhone While anyone can start a Zoom call and invite others, most of the time, you’ll probably find yourself joining other people’s Zoom calls. It’s really easy to do this, since you don’t even need a Zoom account to join a meeting. You simply need to enter the meeting ID and password in the Zoom app on your iPhone. How to Use Zoom on iPhone to Start a Zoom Meeting If you don’t have a link but someone sent you the meeting ID, start the Zoom app and then tap Join a Meeting....

How to Watch Free Movies on Roku Roku Channels With Free Content The Roku Channel When you’re looking for free movies on Roku, the Roku Channel is a great place to start. Roku has put a considerable amount of effort into building an excellent standard channel for Roku users, complete with a library of free movies. These are real, Hollywood movies, but the selection tends toward older films. The channels, just like apps on an Android or Apple platform, provide direct access to a service provider’s content....

How to Place a Watermark on Your Images To place the watermark on your photos, follow these steps. Watermark Apps for Your Phone Several apps are available to manage watermarks with a smartphone. Consider these options. A+ Signature Lite. You can add a watermark, an annotation, or an artistic border to your photos using the A+ Signature app available through the App Store. ​Marksta. You’ll have a surprising number of options for customizing your watermark with the Marksta app available through the App Store....

Virtual reality applications aimed at the fitness crowd range from boxing to all manner of exercises in virtual environments. But while the images may be virtual, the sweat is real, and there’s even some science behind the idea. A recent paper in the British Journal of Health Psychology found that exercisers feel better when they immerse themselves in music and computer-simulated environments. “It was quite striking how the combination of virtual reality with music boosted exercise-related pleasure, compared with just music or control conditions,” one of the paper’s co-authors, Costas Karageorghis, a professor at Brunel University London, said in a news release....

Varjo is bringing a neural interface to its latest VR headset. The device packs a variety of sensors to measure data from the user’s brain, eyes, heart, skin, and muscles and is intended to research how VR can augment human thinking. “Researchers and enterprise companies leveraging the combo of neurotechnology and VR opens up a host of new and rich data that will allow developers to have a greater understanding of how an individual reacts to virtual worlds and experiences in real-time,” Tristan Cotter, GM, Americas of Varjo, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Starting at just $749, the under 1 kilogram (less than 2.2 pounds) HP Pavilion Aero 13 looks to be the company’s lightest consumer laptop yet, and features the first full magnesium-aluminum chassis for the line. It comes readily compatible with Windows 11 and will be available on the official website starting in July, with a wider release to select US retailers planned for this fall. The Pavilion Aero 13 is the first Pavilion laptop with a 90% screen-to-body ratio, which provides a 13-inch display without affecting the hardware’s dimensions....

Add Another Document to a Word Document Word can add an entire document into your work in a few quick steps. Add a Portion of a Document to a Word Document If you don’t want to add the entire contents of the file into your Word document, choose which parts of the document or worksheet that you want to insert. Insert a Linked Text in a Document If the text from the document you’re inserting might change, use linked text that can be updated easily....

The new caption stickers covert audio into captions so users can enjoy Reels videos without audio. Captions are already a part of Stories and are seeing wider implementation. The new feature is currently available in a few English-speaking countries, with plans to include other languages and additional countries soon. The change comes as Instagram is shifting from a photo sharing app to a more entertainment- and video-focused app, following its introduction of Reels to compete with the success of TikTok....

There are almost as many ways to take notes as there are people taking them. Some prefer paper, while others (the monsters) will just keep adding to a single Microsoft Word document. But let’s be honest—most people use the Notes app built into their computer or phone. For Apple users, that app just got a huge power-up in the form of Quick Notes, and it’s possible you’ll never lose a note again....

What Is Open Wi-Fi? It’s not safe to connect to an unknown open wireless network, particularly when transferring sensitive data, such as an online banking password. All information sent over an unsecured wireless network—one that doesn’t require a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 or WPA3 security code—is sent in plain text for anyone to intercept. The Risks of Using Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks When signing in to a website or using an application that sends data in clear text over a network, anyone so inclined can capture that information....

We’ve already made the case for buying used EVs. But what if you’re set on a new car? Read our brief guide to help you make a decision that works for your lifestyle and budget. Reasons to Lease (Instead of Buy) an EV EVs depreciate fast. Take a look at used prices for the BMW i3 and Nissan Leaf—two of the first, mass-market EVs sold at reasonable prices when new—and in most economic conditions, you’ll find them for a sliver of their original MSRP....

What Does ‘Connection Is Not Secure’ Mean? Browsers will return a “connection not secure” error when they can’t verify a website’s SSL certificate. SSL is a secure data-encryption method that keeps transmitted data private and safe. If a browser detects a problem with a site’s SSL certificate, it won’t load that site because it might be unsafe. While all this can sound very alarming, it’s likely that nothing is wrong....

Turning on transaction logging may not be a straightforward affair, but it is not difficult, either. To create a log file with all Post Office Protocol, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, and Internet Message Access Protocol traffic in Mozilla Thunderbird, first, make sure it’s not running. Then, follow the instructions for your operating system. Turning on Transaction Logging in Windows In Microsoft Windows, follow this procedure: Turning on Transaction Logging in macOS Use the following procedure on your Mac: followed immediately by:...

Make Yahoo! Mail Display Messages in a Larger Font To read your emails in a larger font, you’ll have to make some changes outside of Yahoo! Mail. Most web browsers can increase or magnify the size of the site displayed in the browser. You may see this option as a magnifying glass with a plus in the center of it in the address bar. If you do not, you might need to go to the Settings menu to find the Zoom controls....