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The Basics of Refresh Rates No matter what type of display device you’re using, it has a specific maximum refresh rate. This is the time it takes to completely redraw the on-screen image. Refresh rates are measured in Hz (Hertz) and so the number you see represents the total number of display redraws in one second. The vast majority of displays out in the world are capable of at least 60Hz with newer displays hitting numbers like 120Hz, 240Hz, and even 360Hz!...

How to Mark a “Lap” in the Workout App While you’re tracking a workout with the Workout app on your Apple Watch, double-tap the screen to mark a segment. A summary will pop up, and you can keep getting your sweat on, marking off segments and laps as you need. How to See Your Laps (and Other Segments) To see your segment splits, once you’re done open the “Fitness” app on your iPhone and select your workout....

The Phone app on your iPhone has a convenient “Favorites” section where you can find your most important contacts. Here’s how to choose which contacts appear here. You can also set Do Not Disturb so that your favorite contacts can always reach you—even if other incoming phone calls won’t ring your iPhone. This can be vital in an emergency. Favorites have been around since the very early days of the iPhone, but that likely means that you’ve forgotten that they exist....

If you need assistance managing your Facebook page, you can add people as admins so they can start helping you. It’s easy to do this on Facebook on both desktop and mobile, and we’ll show you how. Since the admin role gives quite a lot of privileges to users, make sure you only give it to the people you trust. Later, you can revoke the admin access from someone if you want....

If you don’t have 20/20 vision, you don’t need to worry about wearing your glasses or contacts when you use your camera. If it’s a DSLR or mirrorless camera, you’ll be able to adjust the power of the viewfinder to better match your eyes. Beside the viewfinder is a little dial called the diopter-adjustment dial. This adjusts the power of the viewfinder and lets you tweak things so that whether you’re long- or short-sighted, things will look right to you....

If you’d like to make your system fonts larger on Windows 11 so they’re easier to read, it’s easy to increase the base Windows 11 text size that will apply system-wide using Settings. Here’s how. First, open Windows Settings. To do so quickly, right-click the Start button on your taskbar and select “Settings” in the menu that appears. Or you can press Windows+i on your keyboard. In Settings, click “Accessibility” in the sidebar, then select “Text Size....

The Touchy Subject of Text Editors A text editor performs a pretty mundane task. Yet the depth of feeling people associate with their personal preference editor has led to flame wars that have been burning since 1985. We’re not stoking that fire, nor advocating one editor over another. What we’re going to show you is how to change the default editor for crontab to something else, should you choose to....

Many Android phones these days come with fancy full-screen navigation gestures. Maybe you don’t like them or you want to try the other options. We’ll show you how to easily change the navigation buttons on Android. Unfortunately, not all Android phones put the navigation button settings in the same place. In this guide, we’ll show you how it works for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices. Change Navigation Buttons on a Samsung Galaxy Phone First, on your Samsung Galaxy, swipe down once from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon....

Windows Media Audio (WMA) files use a proprietary format developed by Microsoft and used by media players built into Windows, like the Windows Media Player. Many other, better, players don’t support WMA files, but they’re easy enough to convert to something different. Because of the proprietary nature of the WMA format, there’s not much reason not to convert them into a more widely used format—like MP3. Even if you use Windows Media Player, it can still play MP3 files....

To get started, open the Maps app on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 or higher, and then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to expand the menu. Here, you’ll find “Collections” under the “Favorites” section. Tap “New Collection.” On the next screen, name your Collection, and then tap “Create.” You now see the Collection page, but it’s empty. The quickest way to add places to your Collection is from this screen....

Google’s Image Search results are sometimes so beautiful that you want to save some of those images to your device. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, here’s how to download photos from your search results on desktop and mobile. RELATED: How to Reverse Image Search With Google Images Save Photos From Google Image Search on Desktop To download an image on desktop, all you basically have to do is pick your image, click an option, and your photo is saved to your computer....

Microsoft is no longer updating Windows 7, but there’s a problem: In Windows 7’s last update, released on January 14, Microsoft introduced a bug that can replace your desktop wallpaper with an empty black screen. As Bleeping Computer noticed, Microsoft says this bug will be fixed—but only for organizations that pay for Extended Security Updates. If you’re a home user, Microsoft will apparently not fix this bug for you. You’re on your own....

If you like a clean desktop, Windows can be a little obnoxious. Many programs you install will automatically add their own desktop icon, so you’ll be constantly deleting them. Skip the hassle and hide all your desktop icons instead. If you’re using a PC with an empty desktop, this option will also let you re-enable all those hidden icons. To hide or unhide all your desktop icons, right-click on your desktop, point to “View,” and click “Show Desktop Icons....

You can now hide pages in Windows 10’s Settings app, just as you can hide icons in the Control Panel window. The pages won’t just be hidden in the app itself—there will be no way for users to access the hidden pages. Support for hiding Settings pages was added in Windows 10’s Creators Update. This allows you to lock down a computer and prevent users from changing certain settings, which is particularly useful on a business network....

You may want to switch to another cloud storage service — perhaps moving to Microsoft’s OneDrive to get that now-infinite cloud storage. Yes, you could just download and re-upload all your files, but you can also do this a faster way. Your home Internet connection’s upload speed is usually the bottleneck here. Use a service that will move your files between services for you and you won’t have to worry about your upload speed or even leaving your computer on....

If you need to make deep changes to Windows 10, you sometimes need to open Group Policy Editor, a tool that ships with Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions only. Here’s how to find and open it. What Is the Group Policy Editor? Group Policy Editor is a utility that allows you to configure Group Policy settings for a Windows PC or a group of PCs. Aimed mostly at network administrators, Group Policy defines how you or a group of people can use your machines, restricting or allowing features as necessary....

Sony’s PlayStation 4 offers button remapping for its DualShock 4 controllers. If you don’t like a game’s control scheme, you’re free to switch the buttons around and make it more comfortable. The game doesn’t even need to offer its own button-remapping. There’s a good chance you’ll never stumble on this feature unless you hear about it somewhere, as Sony categorizes this as an “accessibility” feature. Here’s what you need to know about how it works:...

Are you looking to get rid of an existing watermark from your Microsoft Word document? If so, you have two ways to remove watermarks in Word. We’ll show you both. Remove a Watermark in Word From the Watermark Menu One way to delete a watermark from your Word document is to use the Watermark menu. This is the menu that you also use to add watermarks to your documents....

RELATED: How to Borrow eBooks from a Library on a Kindle for Free How to Remove an eBook From a Kindle First, we’ll remove the actual eBook file from your Kindle. Note that this does not remove the book from your Kindle Library. On your Kindle home screen, tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner. Select “Settings” from the menu. Next, go to “Device Options.” Now go to “Advanced Options....

Renewing your IP address often fixes minor glitches and connectivity issues. Your Mac will ask your DHCP server—often your Wi-Fi router—for a new IP address and connect using either the same one or a new one, depending on the details your router provides. To find these settings, click the “Apple” icon in the upper-right corner of the menu bar, and select “System Preferences.” Click “Network” in the System Preferences window....