How Can I Hide My Desktop Icons in Windows 10? Here’s how to hide all of your desktop icons in Windows 10. How to Access Hidden Desktop Icons in Windows 10 Hiding your desktop icons doesn’t remove anything from your computer. Icons appearing on your desktop are stored in a folder you can access through File Explorer. When the icons are hidden on the desktop, they’re still accessible through the desktop folder....

Thankfully there are lots of ways you can get more storage on a laptop. Some are more expensive or require more technical skills than others. So choose the solution that best suits your needs. How to Increase Storage on a Laptop The most expensive way to get the most additional storage on your laptop is to upgrade the internal drive. The least costly is using cloud storage. Use the following tips to decide which option is best for you....

The Different Types of SIM Cards There are three main sizes of SIM cards in use today: Nano SIM, Micro SIM, and Standard SIM (for older phones). The only difference is the size of the border around the chip, which allows the SIM to fit into different models of phones. The size of SIM card you’ll use depends on the make and model of your smartphone. The majority of modern smartphones take a Nano or Micro SIM, with some older phones using a Standard SIM....

How to Install Cortana in Windows 11 As mentioned, Cortana is installed in Windows 11 but not active by default. You must launch and sign in to the Cortana app before you can use it. Does Windows 11 Have Cortana? Windows 11 does include Cortana. However, Microsoft has changed how Cortana works. Alternatively, you can launch Windows Start, tap All Apps, then open Cortana. Cortana is no longer a part of the default installation or boot experience....

How to Make a Chart in Google Docs Charts are a common way to express data, which is why they’re normally seen in programs like Google Sheets that deal with large information sets. But you can also add charts and graphs to Google Docs. Whether it’s a bar, column, line, or pie chart, here’s how to make it in Docs: Easy enough, right? You’ll notice, however, that the data you see in the chart isn’t editable....

There is, however, add-on support. You can install a Google Docs envelope add-on to access a list of page sizes that transform the document in seconds. All you need to do is edit it with names and addresses, and you’ll be ready to print your own envelopes. Install an Envelope Template Add-on Printing envelopes primarily involves choosing the right page size. Google has a handful of preset sizes in the Page setup setting, but we’ll use an add-on to make it even easier....

How to Make a Playlist on YouTube How to Find Great Playlists on YouTube Being able to make your own playlists is great, but it’s also nice to see what’s already out there so you don’t have to do all the creating yourself. Here are three easy ways to find great public playlists that other users have created for the YouTube community. Public: Searchable by all users on YouTube.Unlisted: Anyone with the direct link can access and watch it....

Create a Playlist to Burn to CD To burn a CD in iTunes, begin by creating a playlist. The exact steps for creating a playlist depends upon what version of iTunes you’re using, but all recent versions generally follow something like these steps: Add Songs to the Playlist Once you’ve created the playlist, you need to add music to the playlist and put it in the order you want it to be on the CD by following these steps: Sorting options are as follows:...

How to Connect Hearing Aids to iPhone Once you ensure your iPhone and your hearing aid are compatible, connecting your hearing aid is as easy as connecting any other Bluetooth device to your iPhone, which means it only takes a few seconds and a couple of taps. Troubleshooting Problems Connecting Hearing Aids to iPhone Not all hearing aids are built to be compatible with iPhones. And it’s important to not just make sure your hearing aids are compatible with iPhone, but that you have an iOS device that supports hearing aids, too....

How Ping Tests Work Ping uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to generate requests and handle responses. When you execute a ping test, it sends ICMP messages from the local device to the remote one. The receiving device recognizes the incoming messages as an ICMP ping request and replies accordingly. The elapsed time between sending the request and receiving the reply on the local device is the ping time....

FarmVille 2 Doesn’t Require a Facebook Account You can play FarmVille 2: Country Escape on the Zynga website without a Facebook account. All you have to do is log in with your Zynga account, or create a new account for free. You can also log into FarmVille 2 using your Facebook account if you prefer. The game itself looks and plays exactly as it does on Facebook, only without the social networking trimmings....

Print an Entire Document Begin by opening the print window. Print a Selected Portion of Text You may want to print a portion of the document that isn’t a full page. Print the Current Page or a Consecutive Range of Pages Printing the current page or a range of pages is simple. Print Non-Consecutive Pages and Multiple Page Ranges To print specific pages and page ranges that aren’t consecutive, use the same process as above but use commas to separate nonconsecutive pages....

Recover a Document in Word 2016 and Word 2013 For both Word 2016 and Word 2013, you have a few methods that may result in the recovery of your Word document. Each method can be executed quickly, enabling you to search for multiple files easily. Using Word’s Recover Unsaved Documents Feature Using Word to Find a Backup Using Windows Explorer Press Win+E to open Windows Explorer if you are unable to locate the file....

The Fuzzy Select (Magic Wand) Tool The Fuzzy Select Tool is ideal for situations where your image has a solid color background. The Fuzzy Select Tool can highlight contiguous regions of the same color, so if you set the tolerance correctly on it, you may be able to remove an entire background in just a few clicks. The Scissors Select Tool The Scissors Select Tool lets you draw a path around the foreground of your image, regardless of what’s in the background, and use that to cut out what you want....

How to Remove the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Back Cover Find the little notch on the top edge of the smartphone just below the power button. Insert your fingernail for leverage and pull back to remove the cover, giving you access to the battery, microSD, and SIM card. How to Replace the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Battery The long rectangular piece that takes up the bulk of the Note Edge’s back is the battery....

How to Reset a TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug Regardless of the model of Kasa smart plug you have, the process of resetting it is pretty easy, but you have two options for resetting: How to Perform a Soft Reset on Your Kasa Smart Plug A soft reset will fix most of the issues you’re having with your Kasa smart plug, and it takes just a few seconds to complete. How to Factory Reset Your Kasa Smart Plug If the soft reset doesn’t fix your problem or change ownership of the plug, a factory reset is nearly as simple as the soft reset....

What Does It Mean to Reset a Router? If devices on your home network have difficulty connecting to the internet, it may be time to restart your router. One of the easiest ways to do this is to reset your router remotely. There are several ways you can do this. When most people think of resetting a router, they just mean restarting the router. Most people do this by either flipping the power switch in the back of the device or pulling the plug, waiting, and plugging it back in....

Widgets reside in Dashboard and can’t access system or user data outside of that environment. Some users, particularly developers, would prefer to access their Widgets directly on their desktop. Fortunately, there is a way to do this. You can take advantage of the same Terminal trick that Apple developers use to build Widgets in a desktop environment. Use Terminal to Enable Dashboard Development Mode How to Move a Widget to the Desktop MacOS Mountain Lion and later versions require an additional step....

How to Make a New Gmail Group After you create the email group, instead of typing a single email address when writing mail, type the name of the group. Gmail will suggest the group. All you need to do is select the group to auto-populate the To field with all the email addresses from the group. Here’s how to create a group using Labels. How to Create an Empty Group You can also build an empty group, enabling you to add the contacts later or quickly add new email addresses....

Set the Default Printer in Settings You can go right to the Settings on Windows 10 and pick the printer you want to use by default. It makes printing with a click faster with your preferred printer. Set the Default Printer in Control Panel Some Windows 10 users still like to use the Control Panel for managing settings and devices. If you fall into this group, follow these steps to set your default printer in Control Panel....