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Why Use a Video Doorbell Without Wires? There are various reasons why you might want to set up a video doorbell without wires. In some cases, your home might have the appropriate wiring, but the wiring, the chime, the doorbell transformer, or all of the above are damaged, and you’re not interested in repairing them. Or maybe your front door, back door, or both were never wired for a doorbell in the first place, so you’d like a solution that doesn’t involve drilling, wire fishing, and DIY electrical work....

Things have been pretty quiet in terms of “big” stories over the last 24 hours, but there are still some interesting points to take a closer look at. Apple’s half-baked News+ service is a good one, as is Google’s feature gap on ChromeOS. Apple News: Turns Out News+ Isn’t Very Secure Apple launched News+ just two days ago, but it’s already been “hacked” to show that you can look at magazines without paying for a subscription....

Try Charging It (or Changing the Battery) If you’ve been using your Apple TV remote a lot—or even if the remote has been sitting unused for a while—the battery may be completely drained. If that’s the case, it won’t work. If you have a newer Apple TV remote (called a “Siri Remote”), use the Lightning connector on the bottom edge of the remote and a Lightning-to-USB cable to plug it into a power source, such as a Mac or a USB wall adapter....

Mac users don’t need Office or Google Docs. If you own a Mac, you already have access to a fully-featured suite of productivity apps for free. It’s called iWork, and it includes Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Here’s a look at what makes it special. Understanding Apple iWork First introduced in 2005, iWork is Apple’s in-house answer to the Microsoft Office application suite. As of 2022, it currently includes three apps that work on Macs, iPhones, and iPads....

Why Glass Failed as a Consumer Device There was a lot of hype around Google Glass when it was announced in 2012. It was featured in TIME magazine, endorsed by celebrities, and touted as the future of smart devices. But the smart eyewear was ridiculed by the media, and it became a big joke in the public eye. Google made some awkward attempts to keep the public interested in Glass (they put Google Glass in the shower, and they interrupted a Google+ keynote to push Glass wearers out of an airplane), but the Glass never picked up steam, and its public life ended in 2015....

The Surface Laptop Go 2, not to be confused with the regular Surface Go series (which is a budget tablet lineup), is a 12.4-inch touchscreen laptop. It’s not a 2-in-1, so you can’t flip it around to use it like a tablet, but it has a sturdy aluminum top panel and a base with “polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber.” The model on sale for $600 has an 11th-generation Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor (with 4 cores and 8 threads), 8 GB RAM, and 256GB of SSD storage....

As BuzzFeed News explains, this is just a new type of meme. People send ridiculous tweets and make them even more ridiculous by filling out a fake device name the tweet was sent from. It’s easier than you might think. It turns out you—or anyone else—can send a tweet “from” any device you like. It’s pretty simple: Twitter wants developers to build devices that can send tweets. So Twitter will let anyone create a free developer account, create a “device,” and then enter an “app name....

With Windows 10’s PowerShell cmdlet, you can easily add applications to automatically trigger a VPN connection when they launch. Automating this task means you won’t even have to think about connecting to a VPN when you use certain apps. To take advantage of this functionality in PowerShell, you’ll first have to add a VPN service to your computer if you don’t already have one. RELATED: How to Connect to a VPN in Windows...

PowerPoint gives you pretty good editing control over shapes you insert into a presentation. Whether you want to merge two shapes or change a shape using its edit points, PowerPoint has a way. First, open PowerPoint and select the shape that you want to change. If you don’t already have a shape inserted in your presentation, you can do so by going to Insert > Shapes > Select Shape. In this example, we’ll be using an isosceles triangle....

If you’re sending an email on behalf of someone else, you might want people to reply to that person instead of you. Microsoft Outlook gives you the option to choose a different default Reply address to cover this situation. Once you’ve created your mail, switch to the “Options” tab and then click the “Direct Replies To” button. (Depending on your version of Outlook, you might need to click File > Properties instead....

File Transfer Over USB Cable The easiest method for transferring your music to your Android device is by connecting to your PC with a USB cable. You can then manage your collection using a music app like Phonograph once the files are on your phone. Connect your device to your PC and wait for it to appear. On Windows, it should appear under “Devices and Drives” in File Explorer. macOS users will need to use Android File Transfer....

Your Excel data changes frequently, so it’s useful to create a dynamic defined range that automatically expands and contracts to the size of your data range. Let’s see how. By using a dynamic defined range, you will not need to manually edit the ranges of your formulas, charts, and PivotTables when data changes. This will happen automatically. Two formulas are used to create dynamic ranges: OFFSET and INDEX. This article will focus on using the INDEX function as it is a more efficient approach....

It’s common enough to share your calendar in Outlook, and in many companies, all Outlook calendars are visible to the whole office by default. But you can give someone a much higher level of visibility and control by delegating your account so they can create and respond to meetings and emails for you. Let’s see how it works. To delegate your mailbox to someone, click File > Account Settings and then click the “Delegate Access” command....

It’s Your Choice We’re not bashing GeForce Experience here. It has some neat features like the ability to automatically optimize graphics settings for your PC games and record your gameplay. It also can automatically search for and install driver updates. You’ll have to find and install updates manually if you skip the GeForce Experience application. But GeForce Experience is also a heavier application that requires you sign in with an account....

There are a lot of third-party add-ins and connectors available for Outlook. What’s the difference between add-ins and connectors, how do you use them, and are they safe to use? We’ve got the answers for you. What are Add-ins and Connectors? Add-ins and connectors are ways of connecting Outlook to 3rd-party applications. These applications include ones most people have heard of (even if you haven’t used them) like Dropbox, Trello, and Slack....

Gmail has a hidden preview panel that gives you a dual-pane view of your emails—just like in Outlook and other desktop email clients. Here’s how to enable it on the web and choose a horizontal or vertical split. First, head to your Gmail inbox. Click the Settings cog and then click “Settings.” Choose the “Advanced” tab. The Preview Pane option is towards the bottom. Choose “Enable” and then click “Save Changes....

Google Docs offers more font styles than what you see at first glance. If you want an elegant script or a monospaced font, here’s how to find and manage additional fonts. How to View Available Font Styles in Google Docs When you want to change the font style in Google Docs, use the Font drop-down box in the toolbar. (This is also the same spot where you can access the additional font styles....

By default, Windows 10 gives you ten days to roll back major upgrades like the October 2018 Update or April 2018 Update, which are released every six months. But you can extend this ten-day window and give yourself more time. This only works right after you’ve upgraded, when you’re in the ten-day period before Windows removes the files. You can’t increase the amount of time before you upgrade—only after....

Once you hide an app, it disappears from your app drawer and home screen. However, it’ll still show up in your phone’s Settings app. RELATED: How to Find Hidden Apps on Android Hide Apps on Your Samsung Android Phone To start hiding apps, access your Galaxy phone’s home screen. There, tap and hold any blank space. In the menu that opens, tap “Settings.” When the Settings page opens, scroll down and tap “Hide Apps....

Jailbreaking your iDevices allows for more options when it comes to software and usage. The Apple TV is no exception. Here’s how to jailbreak your second generation Apple TV so you can install software like XBMC, Plex, or aTV Flash. Jailbreaking your Apple TV does not mean you will lose any functionality, it only ensures you will get more options when it comes to how you want to use your device....