So, a small little act of ignorance can put your phone and its data at risk. It’s wiser to disable Control Center from your iPhone or iPad lock screen, whether your phone is always with you or you tend to leave it around. How to Disable Control Center on a Locked iPhone or iPad Deactivating Control Center from iPhone or iPad Lock Screen only requires a brief visit to the Settings app, and here’s how you do it: Step 1: Launch the Settings app....

But what is hardware acceleration, and how to disable it? If you have the same question, then this is the post where you need to be. Here, we’ll explore how to disable hardware acceleration in different browsers. But before that, let’s see what happens when you enable hardware acceleration on your browser. What Does Hardware Acceleration Do Most modern browsers, such as Chrome and Edge, have a nifty feature called Hardware Acceleration that can improve browser performance....

However, the distractions caused by Pocket’s recommended articles can put a dent in your productivity, not to mention the additional resources used up by this integrated extension. Fortunately, you can stop Pocket’s annoying distractions quite easily, and turning it off completely doesn’t take too long either. If you’ve been distracted by Pocket’s recommended articles on the mobile version of Firefox, we’ll talk about getting rid of that as well. So, let’s get started....

However, there is a lot one needs to know before installing the public beta on your iPhone. For instance, what does a beta version mean? And who is it intended to in the first place? To answer all of your questions, scroll down and read along. What Is iOS Beta A beta version of any software is developed for testing. Every new iOS version comes with many features like Personalized Spatial Audio in iOS 16, but there is little that Apple can predict about the features being stable on a large scale....

Sometimes, you may want to download your own Insta profile picture for backup or cross-posting. And there are a few handy methods you can resort to in such scenarios. Here’s how you can download Instagram profile pictures without breaking a sweat. Download Insta Profile Picture on PC You can quite easily download full-quality Insta profile pictures on PC without any app. Here’s how: Step 1. Open any Instagram account — be it your own or a friend’s....

That’s where justdelete.me comes in to save the day. This online tool is an awesome collection of links which can make the deletion of a website account a breeze. However, it should be noted that some accounts are unfortunately impossible to delete. How it Works As of writing this article justdelete.me has a directory of 477 links which seeks to make deleting your accounts for various services easier. Note: Even without actually clicking on them, the color-coded links seen above give users information on the difficulty they will encounter on attempting deletion of their account....

This is also helpful especially in today’s day and age when your router is connected to multiple devices at the same time. So in this post, we will share the steps to find the best Wi-Fi channel on your Mac for the best internet speeds and the most stable connectivity. 2.4GHz vs 5GHz Frequency Bands Before showing you the steps, let us quickly understand the two most popular Wi-Fi channels denoted more commonly with frequency bands – 2....

IT companies and organizations around the world are allowing employees to work from home infinitely or till 2021. Work from home can be a smooth experience when you have the essentials such as high internet speed, capable router, webcam, and microphone. However, what if you don’t have a webcam? You can use your iPhone or Android as a webcam using apps like EpocCam and iVCam. Setting up these apps as webcam is straightforward ,but it can be confusing for the starters....

If you use iMessage on your iPhone, iCloud syncs all your conversations across devices. Sometimes, you may face an issue with syncing iMessage on your iPhone. It’s mostly when the iCloud account is different from your iMessage account. That’s why iPhone throws the ‘iCloud and iMessage Accounts Do Not Match’ error. If you face this issue, here’s how you can fix it. Why Is iMessage Not Syncing on Your iPhone For iMessage to sync to iCloud, you’ll need to use the iCloud account as the default iMessages account....

On Windows 10, iTunes is well-known for throwing around the most ridiculous of errors. Be it failing to read the contents on your iPhone to just flat out refusing to play your music, iTunes will rarely disappoint you in that department. Of course, I’m hoping you’ll get my sarcasm which comes from frustration of facing several such niggles. Just the other day, my Windows 10 PC greeted me with ‘iTunes could not connect to this iPhone, an unknown error occurred (0xE800000A)’ prompt, and left me clueless....

You may miss important team messages, announcements, and other updates when Teams notification sound stops working. The troubleshooting steps below cover fixing it in Microsoft Teams on every platform. Without further ado, let’s get started. 1. Microsoft Teams on Windows On Windows, you’ll need to visit the Notifications options in the Settings app to ensure that they’re enabled properly. Here’s what you need to do. Step 1: Press Windows + I keys shortcut to open the Settings app....

The latest MacBook Pro and MacBook Air now use the Magic keyboard (based on scissor switches). Unfortunately, the switch from Scissor-style mechanism to Butterfly style didn’t suit the MacBook users. And now we’re back to scissor-style Magic keyboards. That doesn’t mean, every problem with keyboards carrying butterfly switches is necessarily a hardware issue. Some issues may occur due to software hiccups. Many users with a butterfly keyboard report about characters typing twice on a single press....

Updating your Windows 11 operating system is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, updates contain essential security patches and bug fixes that protect your device from vulnerabilities and performance issues. Secondly, they provide you with access to the latest features and enhancements. By fixing the 0x80248007 error, you can ensure your device is up-to-date and secure. Let’s show you how to do this. 1. Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter This method checks and helps you troubleshoot any Windows Update errors and reports them back to you....

Basically, even if you tried checking for updates manually, it would get stuck on ‘Checking for updates’ screen. Further observation revealed that svchost.exe process under Task Manager was consuming a lot of memory, which resulted in the issue with the fan. You might have noticed the same issue with Windows Update in a different manner. It’s important to fix the problem as it hampers other programs too. In this post, you will find solutions to fix ‘checking for updates’ issue on Windows 10....

ProduKey is one of those neat little system tools that you wouldn’t notice unless the catastrophe of losing your product keys hits you. If you want to reinstall your Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007), Windows (Including Windows 7 and Windows Vista), Exchange Server, or SQL Server on your computer, this small utility comes to the rescue by helping to retrieve the original product keys from the current Windows OS....

Things are compounding further when browsing in private or when clearing out cookies regularly. Since sites have no way to determine your past actions due to the absence of cookies from previous sessions, you are asked for acceptance over and over again. It’s annoying and gets old pretty fast. Thankfully, there’s a nifty browser extension that automatically stops cookie warning notifications from showing up. Sounds awesome, right? So without any further ado, let’s check it out....

This makes it possible to have some impressive sounds coming from devices with simple speaker setups like phones and tablets. Android devices are no exception and some phones such as the Samsung galaxy S line even ship with a surround sound feature. This is quite intriguing but how does it work, and how can you enable it on your Android phone? How Virtual Surround Sound Works In order to gain a better understanding of virtual surround sound, it’s useful to look at how regular stereo sound works....

With Adobe Acrobat, a simple workaround enables you to keep track of changes. That is the Comment tool. Adobe Acrobat users can either choose to leave a text or audio comment. Unless deleted, these comments are a trail for any change made to the PDF. How do audio comments work? You can insert an audio comment into a PDF using Adobe Acrobat on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computer....

In this guide I’ll show you how I resolved this problem, by creating a scheduled task that will log the date and time when I login or lock my computer. This can help every one, including those who work from home (like this site’s editor), to accurately track the time spent in front of computer every day. The trick is Windows only. Part One: Creating the script Step 1. Create a folder....

So the question is, how is it possible to watch your favorite TV program directly on your television in a way that no one else can hear it? Get ready, because we have not one, but three different solutions that are all easy and affordable… and one even totally free. Use Tunity Tunity is a free app for iOS and Android that feels nothing short of futuristic and weird, but it works....