It is an interesting time in the technological world and the question has been asked, whether or not it’s time to switch out your password and use a QR code instead. There are a bunch of advantages to using a QR code because you simply don’t have to worry about remembering your password. The strength […]
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How to track your sleep with an Apple Watch
Tracking your sleep with an Apple Watch is one of the easiest things to do as all you need to do is simply sleep with your watch on. Your sleep app will show you your overall sleep time during the night and will keep a recording of your overall sleep patterns. There is also a […]
5 clever ways to use your Echo and Alexa that you’ll wish you knew sooner
There are a number of clever uses for your Amazon Echo device. One is to use Alexa Guard to listen for sounds like glass breaking, smoke alarms, or a carbon monoxide alarm. The Sound Detection setting can send you an alert if any of these sounds are heard. Echo’s Drop In setting can be used […]
How to Add an Ethernet Connection to Your Laptop
There are quite a few ways that you can add an ethernet connection to your laptop. Laptops used to come with built in ethernet ports but since USBs have blown up, most modern laptops don’t come with one anymore. One of the best adapters that you can buy is a USB-C adapter which is pretty […]
How to Fix Microsoft Edge’s Battery Drain on Windows 11
There is a current issue with Microsoft Edge and Windows 11 that causes the battery to drain on laptops very quickly while using the browser. There are many different causes for this as well such as having too many tabs open on Edge, or that you have hardware acceleration enabled. One of the easiest things […]
How to Print Documents in Black & White in Microsoft Word
Believe it or not, printing a document in black and white on Microsoft Word is actually a very easy task. The first thing that you need to do is go to your printer’s properties. Then you want to click on the advanced features tab and you want to check the box that says grayscale printing. […]
How to Clean Your Soldering Iron
There are quite a few things that you can do in order to clean your soldering iron. It is very important to clean the iron because you need a strong solder joint in order to form a heat bridge which is essential for the heat transfer. If you are looking to clean your soldering iron […]
Can You Plug a Surge Protector Into a Surge Protector?
While it might not be the safest thing possible, you technically can plug a surge protector into another surge protector. This is somewhat dangerous though because this increases the chance that you will overload the strip that is directly connected to the wall outlet. While many power strips offer surge protection, there are still issues […]
How to Back Up Files to External USB Storage in Windows 11
Backing up files to an eternal USB storage card in Windows 11 is actually pretty easy. The first thing that you need to do is set up a full hard drive copy of your backup. All you have to do fort his is go to back up and restore, plug in your external USB and […]
Microsoft releases public preview of Windows Autopatch
For the past several weeks general public has been guessing what will the new feature offered by Microsoft be like when implemented. As a reminder, we are talking about the feature offered to the users of new versions of Windows that will keep their software updated at all times. The company stated the service will […]
