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Apple wants USB-C to be the new standard, and it’s undoubtedly a great connector, but during the switch, you’ll be stuck using dongles and adapters to connect the devices Apple left behind (which ironically includes the latest iPhone models). Use a USB-C to Lightning Adapter Cable But there’s a catch—now you’ll have two charging cables, one for charging with your MacBook and one for charging from the wall. If this bothers you, you could ditch wall charging and only charge your phone from your MacBook, or you could throw out your old cable and plug your new cable into your MacBook charger block....

There are two ways to connect a Chromebook to a TV—physically and wirelessly. We’ll explain how both work and the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Let’s get started. RELATED: How to Enable Dark Mode on a Chromebook Connect Your Chromebook to a TV with HDMI The physical method has one big requirement—an HMDI port. HDMI ports aren’t super common on Chromebooks since many of them are designed to be very thin and lightweight....

Unlike Google Docs, Google Sheets doesn’t automatically keep track of character counts for you. If you need to count all or specific characters in a cell, there are a few ways to accomplish this, and we’ll show you how. You might use Google Sheets for tracking titles of articles or essays where the count is crucial. Or maybe you want to limit the length of data others enter in your sheet and need the current counts....

When editing your Google Docs document, you might find that there’s a page you no longer need (or a blank page at the end) and want to get rid of it. Here are a few tips to get the job done. Highlight and Delete the Text You can easily identify a page in Google Docs by locating the small break that appears at the beginning and end of a page (depending on the location of the page in the document)....

Are Mods Causing the Problem? There are a few tell-tale signs if mods are creating problems in your game. If you’re running mods in your game, you should always launch and test The Sims 4 with mods disabled after an update. If the game works smoothly with mods disabled but something appears to be wrong after you’ve enabled mods, then it’s time to do some digging in your Mods folder....

Open the “Watch” app on your iPhone. In the main menu, tap on the “Workout” option, located halfway down the list. Scroll down to the bottom of the list and toggle off “Detect Gym Equipment.” If you ever want to revert the setting, you can jump back into the “Workout” menu and toggle “Detect Gym Equipment” back on. And that’s it. Your Apple Watch will no longer automatically detect and connect to GymKit-compatible gym equipment....

If you type a line or paragraph in Google Docs and then realize the capitalization of words needs to be different, you won’t have to retype it all out. Instead, easily format any text with these helpful tools. Change Text Case with a Google Docs Feature To change the text in a Docs document, fire up your browser, open a Google Docs document, and select the text you want to change....

Whether you’ve been given an assignment with a strict limit or you just like knowing how many words you’ve written, Google Docs has your back. Here’s how to see exactly how many words or pages you’ve typed in your document. How to Find the Page and Word Count Finding the page and word count is an easy process that is integrated into Google Docs. The first thing you want to do is fire up Google Docs and open the document for which you want to get the count....

One of the coolest features of recent Rokus—including the Roku Premier Plus, the Roku Ultra, and the slightly older Roku 3 and 4—is the headphone jack on the remote. If your Roku came with a set of headphones, you have this feature. It’s pretty neat: plug in any headphones to your remote, and you can hear your TV’s audio from across the room. The relatively long-range on the Wi-Fi-based remote means you can probably walk around your house without missing anything....

To help your Instagram followers find you on other platforms and websites, you can put a link in your Instagram bio. This could be any link of your choice, and we’ll show you how to add it to your account. The link that you add to your Instagram profile will appear right beneath your bio. Unlike URLs in your posts, this will be a clickable link. Unfortunately, you can only have one link at a time in your bio....

Windows 10 lets you customize how you see the contents of your folders by adding or removing the preview/details pane, viewing layout of icons, grouping and sorting, and more. If you want to get rid of customizations you’ve made, you can reset the folder view to its default. One thing to keep in mind when doing this is that Windows has five different templates for which you can customize folder views....

For years, iPhone users needed to download a third-party video editor app to rotate videos. With the launch of iOS 13, users can fix the orientation of videos from the built-in Photos app. Here’s how. Start by opening the “Photos” app on your iPhone. If you can’t find the icon, swipe down on the home screen and use Spotlight search to find the app. Scroll down to the “Media types” section and tap on “Videos....

When most people think of Smarthomes, they think of voice-controlled lights and video doorbells. But the gadgets you may already have can be used to take your Halloween decorations to the next level. When you put up Halloween decorations, you have probably run into one of two problems. Either you always have to leave the plugged-in devices on, or you have to rely on analog timers that are complicated to set and quickly lose time....

Desktop: Windows, Mac, Web Browser Phones: Android, iPhone Tablets: iPad, Kindle Fire (pre-installed), Android TVs: Fire TV (preinstalled), Android TV/Google TV, Roku Echo Devices: Use your voice to ask for music. Once you’re signed in, you’ll see a few different sections to explore. The mobile apps have tabs across the bottom, while the desktop apps have tabs at the top. Scroll around and find some music or do a search....

In fact, you could take a crash course in iPhoneography right now. How to Launch and Use the iPhone Camera You can use the shortcut in the bottom-right corner of the iOS Lock screen to launch the camera. Either press hard and release the icon (if you have an iPhone with 3D Touch) or swipe upward. You can also launch the camera via Control Center or ask Siri to launch it for you....

Google Street View is a great way to see a map from a first-person perspective. You can use this to help find an address, do a bit of virtual sightseeing, or use historic Street View data to travel back in time. How to View Old Street View Images Google will refresh its Street View data every few years in many areas, and you can see older Street View imagery using the desktop version of Google Maps....

If you want unrestricted editorial rights to a read-only PowerPoint presentation, then you have to unlock it. The good news is that you can open it in a few simple clicks. Here’s how. Unlock a Read-Only Presentation There are two ways to tell if a presentation is a read-only file. The first is if you see the words “Read-Only” after the title of the presentation. The second is if you see a yellow message bar across the top of a presentation with a message letting you know the document has limited access....

PowerPoint is home to many interesting animations and transitions. The morph transition is one of the more recent additions to the library. Here’s how to use it. The Morph transition lets you create a seamless object animation from one slide to another. This specific transition gives the illusion of growth or movement of an object or objects between two separate slides. When used properly, the Morph transition can contribute to making a great slide show....

In addition, some Blu-ray players support 4K image processing. Depending on how much you value hi-def resolution, you’ll most likely want to purchase one that sustains clear imagery, regardless of whether you pop in a Blu-ray disc or opt for your comfort sitcom on Netflix. Some options on our list have more high-tech picture than others (for instance, some have complete 4K resolution, while others stick to standard 1080p output), though all of our picks are pretty solid in the imaging department....

Most importantly, many Galaxy Z Fold 4 cases don’t cover the whole phone and leave the hinge unprotected. This is fine when you use the phone in its unfolded state and the hinge is hidden. But when carrying the phone around folded, the hinge is bare and at risk of damage if you accidentally drop it. So, if you fear you will end up dropping your phone often, it’s a good idea to invest in a case that has a hinge cover....