It’s great to light up the darkness, but if you’re doing it by accident with your iPhone 13, you might wonder how to switch it off. Luckily, you can turn off your phone’s built-in flashlight with just a few taps on the iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, or 13 Pro Max. Here’s how. Turn Off Your iPhone Flashlight on the Lock Screen The lock screen stands guard whenever your iPhone wakes from standby mode....
The Story Behind grep The grep command is famous in Linux and Unix circles for three reasons. Firstly, it is tremendously useful. Secondly, the wealth of options can be overwhelming. Thirdly, it was written overnight to satisfy a particular need. The first two are bang on; the third is slightly off. Ken Thompson had extracted the regular expression search capabilities from the ed editor (pronounced ee-dee) and created a little program—for his own use—to search through text files....
YouTube’s Creator Studio can be a bit hard to navigate, but there are a lot of features hidden in menus and tabs that you might find useful as a content creator. The Channel Overview Page On the Videos page, you’ll find an overview of all of your uploads. From here, you can check out view counts, see which videos have been demonetized (a common occurence on YouTube nowadays), and have quick access to the edit tabs for each video....
There are a lot of cool things you can do in iMessage other than just sending text messages to your friends and family, but for your compatriots that use Android, you’ll want to skip these specific iMessage features, since they don’t work on Google’s mobile OS. RELATED: Why Are Some iMessages Green and Some Blue on My iPhone? Keep in mind; some iMessage features still work with Android, albeit maybe not as well as they would with other iPhones....
What Is iPadOS? Apple announced the iPadOS operating system at WWDC 2019. Like tvOS, iPadOS is still based on iOS. iPadOS is based on the upcoming iOS 13 operating system. However, it has a new name and more iOS-only features that aren’t available on the iPhone. Mouse Support for iPad Apple didn’t announce this on stage at WWDC, but it looks like the iPad (and maybe iPhone) are getting mouse support!...
It would be wise to first check what the current identify value is. We can use this command to do so: For instance, if I wanted to check the next ID value of my orders table, I could use this command: To set the value of the next ID to be 1000, I can use this command: Note that the next value will be whatever you reseed with + 1, so in this case I set it to 999 so that the next value will be 1000....
Google’s Project Mainline, announced at I/O 2019, will deliver security updates to Android devices through the Play Store. Google is bypassing the traditional, slower update channels dependent on device manufacturers and carriers. Here’s what this means for you. Before we can look at what Project Mainline means for the future, however, it’s probably best to consider Android’s troubled past when it comes to updates. Android “Fragmentation” Has Long Been an Issue You can hardly hear anything about Android without the word “fragmentation” coming up....
The iPhone 14 Pro saw the debut of a new Apple system-on-a-chip, the A16 Bionic. So what kind of improvements over the A15 does it bring, and where else can we expect to see the A16 implemented? A16 Arrived With the iPhone 14 Pro Apple’s flagship mobile chip for 2022 was the A16 Bionic, which powers the high-end iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models. The iPhone 14 instead uses a slightly improved version of the A15 Bionic from 2021’s iPhone 13 (with an additional GPU core)....
MicroSD cards are becoming more widely adopted, on everything from action cameras to phones to video game consoles. But you probably shouldn’t use one in your dedicated camera, at least not if it doesn’t have a MicroSD card slot. Why? It’s all about the “sleeve,” the little plastic adapter that comes with almost every single MicroSD card sold at retailers. It’s handy if you need to read the contents of the MicroSD card on a laptop or desktop with no dedicated MicroSD slot, but it isn’t designed for constant use....
This news comes in a Microsoft blog post about a new Windows Insider build. The feature will gradually roll out to Windows Insiders using preview builds of 19H1—that’s the May 2019 Update, also known as version 1903. It should arrive for all Windows users in a few weeks when the May 2019 Update becomes stable. When you use the Your Phone app to connect an Android phone with your PC—this involves installing an app from Microsoft on your phone—notifications from your Android phone will appear on your PC....
Update Computer Operating Systems We don’t necessarily recommend updating an operating system (OS) on the first day a new version is released. In general, though, it’s a good idea to keep your OS up to date. Both Windows and macOS bundle security updates with bug fixes and feature updates, so an up-to-date system is one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep a computer safe. On both Windows computers and Macs, it’s easy to find out which version of the OS it’s running and upgrade if necessary....
What Are Macros? Keyboard macros are a sequence of keys that are recorded and then played back by a program, such as iCUE. Some programs also perform simple tasks such as opening applications or muting your volume. Not all software will come with the same features, but they can be very useful in different ways. RELATED: Use Those Extra Mouse Buttons to Increase Efficiency You assign a macro to either a specific key on your keyboard or a combination, such as Ctrl+F1....
If you are a keyboard ninja, then you hate having to move your hands from the keyboard for any reason unless there is no other option. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post provides multiple ways to help a frustrated reader keep his hands on the keyboard while using Microsoft Excel. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....
You can use GUI windows, sliders, radio buttons, progress bars, and more in your Bash scripts. Learn how to use the zenity toolkit and give your Bash scripts a facelift. We’ll show you how. Bash scripting is a powerful programming language and, because it’s built into the Bash shell, it’s readily available to everyone. It’s an easy language to start programming in. Because it’s interpreted, you don’t need to compile your scripts....
Animating objects in your PowerPoint presentation, when done properly, lets you help control the pace at which you give your audience information. We’ve shown you how to hide an object in PowerPoint. Now, let’s look at the various ways to make an object appear. Animate Your Objects In a bit, we’re going to go through how to set the start time and speed of an animation, but first, we need to decide which type of animation we want to give our objects....
During a presentation, a mix of media always performs best. Using images, graphs, charts, and videos not only makes your presentation more informative but also more engaging for the audience. If you have a YouTube video you’d like to use during your presentation, it’s as simple as embedding it in a slide. Here’s how. Finding a YouTube Video’s Embed Code Rather than linking to a YouTube video in your presentation, embedding it in the slide is usually the better option....
Warning: Before You Reset, Read This! Once you successfully factory reset your Quest 2, it will be in the same state when you first took it out of the box. All of your data will be gone, including your account data, games, screenshots, video clips, and game saves. If possible, be sure to let your Quest sync with your online account before you reset it. If you don’t, that information will be lost forever....
With the methods below, you can find the birthdays of the people you are friends with on Facebook. You’ll see today’s birthdays, recent birthdays, upcoming birthdays, and birthdays arranged by months. Unfortunately, if someone has hidden their birthday on Facebook, you will not find their birthday details. Find Friends’ Birthdays on the Facebook Website On a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, use the Facebook site to view your friend’s birthdays....
Your Chrome profile stores your browser settings, bookmarks, extensions, apps, and saved passwords. Your profile is stored in a separate folder on your computer, so if anything goes wrong with Chrome, your information is saved. If you ever run into any problems with Chrome, trying a fresh profile can help you troubleshoot. Some tweaks may also require you to manually locate and edit your Chrome profile, so it’s handy to know where it is....
Laptop speakers are frequently disappointing, with all but a handful of models to choose from if sound quality is a high priority. So what can you do about it, and what’s the best bang for your buck when it comes to laptop sound? Buy a Laptop With Decent Speakers It might sound like a no-brainer, but speaker quality isn’t something many people think about when it comes to buying a laptop....
