Your Conversation With Rover the Cat Determines Your Avatar’s Look For a game that’s supposed to be all about you, Animal Crossing: New Leaf offers little in avatar customization options, especially early in the experience. When you start the game, you have a conversation on the train with a cat named Rover, and the answers you provide to Rover’s questions determine your avatar’s gender, eye shape, hairstyle, and hair color. While you can’t change your avatar’s eye shape, you can change his or her hair color and style once you unlock the Shampoodle hair salon....

Use a Lightning to HDMI Cable With the many advanced projectors out on the market, it’s possible to have the experience of a wide-screen theater right in your own home. It also means you can watch nearly anything by connecting your iPhone or streaming devices. If you want to watch Netflix specifically, there are a couple of ways you can do so with your iPhone and projector. The easiest way to connect an iPhone to a projector to watch Netflix is to get a lightning-to-HDMI adapter....

Printing Envelopes: Getting Started The first few steps are the same for all of the sets of instructions below. Begin by turning on your printer and connecting it to your Mac via a cable or Wi-Fi, depending on your printer’s features. Then, put the blank envelope into the correct tray on your printer, facing the correct direction.Many printers have icons on them, or onscreen instructions, indicating the correct position. How to Print Envelopes on a Mac Using Contacts The easiest but least-known way to print envelopes on a Mac is to use the preinstalled Contacts app....

Current iPad Malware Threats Both of the above mentioned exploits are similar in how they infect your iPad. They use the enterprise model, which allows a company to install its own apps on the iPad or iPhone without going through the App Store process. In the case of Wirelurker, the iPad must be physically connected to a Mac using the Lightning connector and the Mac must be infected with Wirelurker, which happens when the Mac downloads infected apps from an untrusted app store....

What Can I Do When iCloud Storage Is Full? Apple offers you a minimal amount of iCloud storage for free and slightly more at a discount. If your iCloud storage fills up, you have to either sign up for a more expensive plan or free up some storage by deleting what you have stored there. If you don’t want to upgrade, or you’ve already upgraded but would like to switch to a cheaper plan, there are several ways to free up iCloud storage:...

How Do I Make My iPhone Forget Words? Predictive text is a valuable feature that guesses which words you’re typing or going to enter on your iPhone. It’s only helpful when it guesses correctly, though, and sometimes it gets the wrong idea. The only way to make an iPhone forget words from its predictive text dictionary is to reset the dictionary. You can’t edit individual entries in the predictive text dictionary, and you can’t remove individual words....

How to Remove Your Smart Bag Battery The challenge that many people have found with smart luggage is that the batteries are hard to remove. Though some smart bag manufacturers have started making batteries that are easy to remove, others are still a challenge. Pop-out batteries are becoming more popular, and they are as easy to remove as pushing a button until the battery pops out of the socket that holds it....

What Are Default Mouse Settings? Windows configures the mouse for an average right-handed person. You will find the defaults in Mouse Settings and Additional mouse options. How Do You Reset Your Mouse to the Default Pointers? Custom pointers and cursors are fun. But follow these steps when you want to return to the default pointers. Here are some common default mouse settings: Primary Button: LeftMouse Wheel Scrolls: Multiple lines at a time How many lines to scroll: 3Inactive window scroll: On...

Yes, You Can Safely Use Airport USB Charging Stations Even though the threat of data theft is real, you shouldn’t let it deter you from using USB charging stations. With a barrier between your charger and the airport charging station, you can prevent data theft and malware attacks. There are some smart moves to make when using these stations so your devices stay safe and secure. Use a USB Data Blocker USB cables have two functions....

How Do I See All the Photos Shared With Me in Messages in iOS 15? In iOS 15, there are a few different ways to see all the photos shared with you by someone in Messages. Here’s the quickest way to view the photos shared with someone. How to View Who Shared a Photo With You If you’ve already saved the photo and want to check who shared the image with you, you can do so via Photos....

How to Send Large Videos Using Gmail Gmail imposes a message-size limit of 25 MB. When your video is smaller than 25 MB, attach the file to your email message. When you want to share a video file larger than 25 MB, save the file to Google Drive and send recipients a link to the file. Your recipients select the link to view the video. To send a Google Drive link to a video in a Gmail message:...

How to Create a Nintendo Switch Online Family Plan Group The person who sets up the family plan will be responsible for paying the annual subscription fee as well as adding and removing other accounts. To make a Nintendo Switch family plan and add members to the group: Nintendo Online Family Plan Features The Nintendo Switch Online family plan includes the same benefits as individual memberships, but it allows them to be shared among everyone in the family group....

Here’s a quick look at how to set up parental controls on an iPhone or iPad. As of iOS 12, iOS devices have a feature called Screen Time, which allows parents to set up content restrictions. Enter Restrictions in iOS 12 Beginning with iOS 12, you restrict access using the new Screen Time feature and make all your restriction decisions from inside Screen Time. Having all the options in one location is incredibly convenient, and the huge range of options makes it possible to fine-tune the restrictions for your child....

How to Snooze Emails Using the Gmail Website Sometimes you don’t have time to answer an email, but now Gmail users can snooze emails for later and tackle the inbox when they have time. Whether you’re at your computer on the Gmail website or on your smartphone with the Gmail app, you can have Gmail remove emails from your inbox and return them at a specified time. If you’re using the Gmail website to check your inbox, follow these easy steps to snooze an email to answer at a later time or date....

Control Where iMessages Appear Multiple people can share the same Apple ID and still route iMessages to specific devices. How to Add a New Email Address for iMessage Add a new email address for iMessage only via Apple’s website. It’s not possible to do this from your iPhone or iPad. What About FaceTime Calls? FaceTime works similarly to iMessage. Calls are routed to a phone number or an email address associated with the account; these addresses are turned on by default....

How to Suggest a Feature or Improvement for Gmail Use one of two ways to contact Google about Gmail: Use the Gmail Help Forum: If you do not find a solution in Gmail’s help sections, perform a search on the Gmail Help Forum. Didn’t find an answer? Write a post of your own. This practice is useful because it allows other users to weigh in on the proposal or problem and it is moderated by Google staff....

How to Pair a Wii Remote With the Wii The controller that came with your Wii may already be connected to the console. If it’s not, follow these steps to sync the Wii remote with the console: How to Temporarily Sync Additional Wii Remotes If you’re playing on a friend’s system and you want to temporarily connect your Wii remote, follow these steps: Any controllers synced using this method will automatically unpair when the console is turned off....

Buy a Case This is especially important if you plan to store your iPad inside your luggage as you travel. Forgetting that your iPad is hiding among your clothes or in a special outer pocket of your suitcase is all too easy; so is whipping out a shirt and shaking the overlooked iPad out of it and onto the floor. Moreover, the vibrations of car, train, or plane travel will cause any hard or sharp objects next to your iPad to crack or scratch its display....

How to Trim Video in Windows 10 The Photos app is your best option if you’re not interested in downloading something new. It’s built-in to Windows 10 and is really easy to use. Follow this first set of directions if you need to trim the beginning and/or end of the video. To cut out more than one part, use the advanced steps toward the bottom of this page. Trim One Segment This is ideal if you just need to cut out some unnecessary video at the start or end....

How to Set up a Logitech Webcam on Windows and Mac Here’s what you need to do to set up your Logitech webcam and turn it on. How Do I Access My Logitech Webcam Settings? Logitech webcam settings are usually managed within the app that you’re using the camera with. For example, if you’re using OBS Studio to stream on Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook Gaming and you want to change how the webcam acts or looks, you’ll need to edit the Source or Scene settings relating to it....