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The Steam Link was built for the Steam Controller, but Valve has added support for others, including the beloved Xbox One controller. Recent firmware updates have allowed native vibration support. Here’s how to enable it. Previous limitations on the Bluetooth connection meant that the official Xbox One controller couldn’t support the “rumble” functions of games on anything except the PC with the official wireless dongle or a direct wired connection....

Chromebooks aren’t “just a browser”—they’re Linux laptops. You can easily install a full Linux desktop alongside Chrome OS and instantly switch between the two with a hotkey, no rebooting necessary. We’ve performed this process with the Samsung Series 3 Chromebook, the original Chromebook Pixel, and the ASUS Chromebook Flip, but the steps below should work on any Chromebook out there. Update: Google has added native support for Linux apps directly to Chrome OS, and this feature is available on many Chromebooks....

If you’re looking to add a little bit of pizzazz or graphic design elements to your Word document, you can easily create diagonal text using the text box and WordArt options. In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to make diagonal text in Word. How to Make Diagonal Text in Word with a Text Box One of the easiest ways to make diagonal text in Word is with a text box....

WhatsApp has a built-in storage management tool for both Android and iPhone. Using the tool, you can quickly see which conversation is taking up the most storage space and then go in and individually clear out different kinds of media. For instance, you can remove just the videos from a group chat. Reduce WhatsApp Storage Space on Android You’ll find the storage management tool in the settings section. Open the WhatsApp app on your Android smartphone and tap on the three-dot menu button....

You might not know it, but there’s a chance your iPhone or iPad might have one or more old configuration profiles installed, and that could be a security risk. But don’t worry, we’re going to tell you how to clean them out. Experiments have shown in the past that a well-placed profile can potentially give wrongdoers access to your iPhone or iPad. For that reason, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the profiles you have installed, and why....

How to Save Posts and Make Collections Saving a post on Instagram and adding it to a Collection couldn’t be easier (finding those saved posts is a different story altogether). When you come across an Instagram post you want to bookmark, simply tap the “Save” button from the bottom-right corner of the post (it shows up as a Bookmark icon). When you tap the button, Instagram will save it to the “All Posts” section....

Many apps on the iPhone and iPad App Store include the option for In-App Purchases, which lets you unlock or buy additional features within the app after you download. Here’s how to check which In-App Purchases are available before you download an app. First, open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. If you can’t find it, swipe down with one finger on the Home screen and type “app store,” then click on the “App Store” icon when it appears....

The Google Suite offers you a handy way to view all the changes that have occurred in a file on Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides. This is extremely useful when you’ve made lots of changes to a file or are working as part of a team and need to track the changes made to a shared file. Here’s how you can view the recent changes to your Google Docs File....

Why type out text messages at your smartphone when you’re at a laptop or desktop PC with a full-size keyboards? These tricks allow you to send text messages directly from your PC. Even if you don’t have access to cellular service you can use some of these tools to send SMS messages directly to a phone number. You don’t even need a mobile phone on your end. Messages for iPhones – Mac Only RELATED: How to Make Macs and iOS Devices Work Together Seamlessly with Continuity...

When you share your location, you get to choose how long you’d like to do so. You can also manually stop sharing your location by tapping a quick option in the app. RELATED: How to Share Your Location in a Text Message on Android Google Maps Shares Other Information With Your Location When you start sharing your location, Google Maps shares your name, photo, and real-time location. The shared details may include where you’ve been recently, whether you’re driving or walking, and even phone info such as your battery charge....

Reading mail in plain text can be a blessed relief from complicated formatting, not to mention being quicker to open and more secure than HTML-heavy emails. Here’s how to use plain text as the default in Outlook. Before we get into how to do this, it’s worth noting that plain text has benefits and drawbacks, both for the sender and the receiver. The main drawback of plain text is that it has no formatting and no inline functionality like images or links....

Put Google or Alexa in Your Vehicle Just because you aren’t home doesn’t mean you can’t have your favorite voice assistant. Some cars manufacturers are baking Google Assistant and Alexa into the infotainment system, but even if you’re in an older car, you still have options. Anker makes both an Alexa and Google version of its Roav product. The Roav looks like a standard car charger, but it syncs with your phone and your vehicle’s speakers to give you a voice assistant on the go....

If you’re doing any kind of electrical work—no matter what the application is—one of the best tools you can have at your disposal is a multimeter. If you’re just getting started, here’s how to use one and what all those confusing symbols mean. RELATED: The Different Kinds of Electrical Outlets You Can Install In Your House In this guide, I’ll be referring to my own multimeter and using that as our example throughout this guide....

The Basics This script will let you press Caps Lock+G to quickly Google text from anywhere in Windows or press Caps Lock+D to look up the dictionary definition of a word. These shortcuts are customizable, of course. Best of all, this clever script still lets you use Caps Lock normally. You can toggle Caps Lock on and off by quickly pressing it twice. If you don’t, Caps Lock will function as a modifier key for shortcuts....

What’s a chroot? If you try to measure the usefulness of a command, you must take into account the functionality it provides and its ease of use. If it is too complicated for people to use or too long-winded to make them want to try to use it, the functionality might as well be zero. If no one uses it, it doesn’t provide any functionality. In discussions with Linux users—in person and on forums—it seems that the chroot command is one that is pegged as being difficult to use, or too persnickety and tedious to setup....

On Linux, Everything Is a File The oft-quoted phrase that everything in Linux is a file is sort of true. A file is a collection of bytes. When they are being read into a program or sent to a printer, they appear to generate a stream of bytes. When they are being written to, they accept a stream of bytes. Many other system components accept or generate streams of bytes, such as keyboards, socket connections, printers, and communication processes....

Do My Bidding When we open a terminal window and start issuing commands to our Linux computer, we rarely stop to think what software components within the operating system are reacting to our commands and carrying them out for us. We type the command, get the result, and move on with our workload. Knowing how the commands are carried out gives us a better understanding of the way our Linux or other Unix-like operating system is constructed....

The Counterfeit and Bad Review I left this review so other buyers would at least have some warning. If someone wants to struggle with Windows activation problems, that’s their choice—but I don’t. The Ban But, either way, that’s pretty bad. The Reversal How Many Other People Have Been Banned? I have no clue. But I’m probably not the only one who’s been banned for speaking the truth about a product they ordered....

Ever spent ages working on a photo, only to upload it and find out it looks completely different in your browser? Let How To Geek explain why, and how you can easily fix the problem with Photoshop or GIMP. This is a problem that has plagued most of us that use the internet to share any sort of photography. You might have just thought that the browser displayed photographs differently, and that nothing could be done to fix it....

You absolutely don’t wanna miss one of the biggest games of the season! If you stream all your shows and events live, these are the best services that will have all the action on game day. NBA League Pass It’s no surprise NBA League Pass is one of the best ways to stream the game right to your TV. For $30 a year, you get access to every live NBA game for the entire season....