The reality is that life is all about organizing, remembering things, and completing tasks. The more things you can have your computer, mobile phone, and smart home devices automate, the less you have to worry about. And less worry means a simpler, stress-free life. In this article we’re going to explore the most common areas of life where people forget or simply are too tired to accomplish tasks, and how you can take advantage of automation to take those things off your hands....

The dark mode is mostly used at night times and the light mode is for daytime. If you this is also how you use it on your computer, you may have to toggle the mode manually each day. You can actually make the process a bit easier for yourself by creating a task that automatically toggles dark mode on Windows 10 on or off for you. It’s pretty easy to set it up and you only need to do it once....

Windows computers automatically initiate its AutoPlay feature whenever you insert a removable device such as a CD, DVD, or memory card. It displays a popup by default and gives you options on what actions to take. To make things easy, you can customize the AutoPlay feature to automatically detect the kind of disc or media inserted and take actions based on the settings you defined so you don’t have to always choose what to do when a disc is inserted....

You can choose your display resolutions to control the number of items shown on the screen. The higher the resolution, the more you can fit on a screen and the sharper items appear on the screen. The resolution is the number of dots, or pixels, the monitor displays. You can only select resolutions that your monitor supports. Higher resolutions display more, but items on the screen appear smaller. Lower resolutions on the other hand show larger items on the screen but fewer of them....

By default, the primary mouse button sits located on the left-hand side of the mouse, for the benefit of right-handed users. Left-handed users usually reverse this position on Windows. Windows allows users to change or switch the primary button of the mouse to be on the left or right. When Windows uses the right button, all normal mouse operations like selecting, clicking, and dragging are done by the right mouse button....

By default, Ubuntu Linux uses a balanced power mode to optimize for performance with reduced power consumption. Ubuntu Linux also allows users to change or select a different power mode that suits their needs and gives them options to enable a device set to bring out the best battery life, the best performance, or a balance between the two. You can select separate power modes for when you are running on AC and battery (DC) power....

Windows supports Bluetooth which allows you to stream music, send data, and communicate with nearby devices wirelessly with ease. When you turn on Bluetooth in Windows, devices that are paired will also send their battery status to Windows. If the Bluetooth device has an app, you may be able to check the battery level using the app. However, Windows 11 can show you the battery level of Bluetooth devices using the Settings app....

If you’re one of the users that find that restrictive, you must be looking for a way to convert your AAX files to MP3. Unfortunately, since Audible doesn’t offer a native option to change the files format from AAX to MP3 (or any other audio format), you’ll have to use one of the following third-party options to do it. Why Convert AAX to MP3 What if you’re not a fan of Audible’s native media player and want to listen to your audiobooks on a different platform?...

Windows 11 supports many types of memory cards. From SD card to miniSD card and MicroSD card and more, depending on if your computer has a slot or external card reader available. A lot of computers do not come with built-in memory cards reader so you may purchase an external reader that connects through a USB port. Once a card reader is connected to your computer, make sure it’s properly plugged in, and working....

The best solution is to create a fillable PDF file. That way, you can send your forms in PDF format to your colleagues or friends knowing they can easily fill them in and send them back to you hassle-free. Here are some of the best PDF form creators that you can use on your computer or smartphone to create a fillable PDF file for free. 1. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC for Windows & Mac Price: Free 7-day trial available, after that $179....

You can use a tool like Canva, but Microsoft Word is a solid application for making flyers. You can find plenty of templates, so you never have to start from scratch. Here, we’ll walk you through creating a flyer in Word and include some helpful tips for making your flyer awesome! Microsoft Office Flyer Templates for Word When it comes to templates for Microsoft Word, going to the source is the best option....

A Linux disk partition is like a boundary device that tells each file system how much space it can use. It’s handy when creating shared drives and enables you to allocate and edit drive space more effectively. For example, if you have a 2GB USB drive, you can create a partition that takes up the entire drive, two partitions of 1GB each, or variations of sizes. Each Linux disk partition acts as its own hard drive....

While you can use other search engines for better privacy, Google and its services are a staple for most. Fortunately, you can delete your Google search history from your Google account in minutes. How to Clear Google Search History Completely The obvious way to clear your history is to clear browsing data from within a web browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. However, note that clearing your Chrome browsing history doesn’t delete your search history....

By digitizing your DVDs, you can have them all in the same place while taking up less physical space. It can seem daunting to digitize your movies and you may be unsure of how to do so, but once you know how, it’s relatively easy to do for each one. Just be sure you put a good amount of time aside, especially if you have a lot of DVDs you want to digitize....

For some apps to function properly, they need to know where you’re located and where you’re connecting from. Windows location services is a feature that enables certain Windows features such as auto setting the time zone or Find my device or other apps to discover your device location information. This can be good for some users, but for others, it raises some privacy issues. If you feel that location service in Windows 11 is evading your privacy, you can turn it off for all apps to prevent accessing the location....

With UAC enabled, Windows will prompt always for consent for a valid local administrator account before performing tasks that requires a full administrator access token. This ensures that regular users without administrative rights cannot make damaging changes to Windows. The message you get is “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?“ There are four levels or approval modes of UAC, with the very top mode being the straightest....

Unfortunately, Microsoft stopped support for Windows Media Player in 2009, with the last release (Windows Media Player 12) now over ten years old. It’s a little outdated these days, but you can download Windows Media Player 12 and use it in Windows 10 by following these steps. How To Download & Install Windows Media Player 12 You might not realise this, but you don’t actually need to download Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10 PCs....

What Is Hardware Virtualization? There’s a good chance that you know you need virtualization but don’t know what it is. As you may suspect, it’s related to virtual machines. In effect, hardware virtualization allows your physical CPU to present itself as multiple virtual CPUs. This is essential for virtual machines to be seamlessly compatible with the guest operating system while sharing resources with the host operating system. There are many technical reasons why you’d want to have these isolated virtual CPUs....

Although blurring and feathering are similar, they are two different tools. Feathering refers to softening hard edges of an image, so that it gradients into the background or other image. Blurring allows you to blur out any parts of an image so it becomes hazy, and blends together. Both these techniques are useful for many purposes, and they’re easy to learn. Follow the steps below to learn how to feather and blur in Photoshop....

This complication could result from file system corruption, power outage, virus infection, or a buggy driver and software. You can easily resolve the error and stop it from happening again. Try the troubleshooting steps highlighted below, and let us know which step fixes the error. Restart Your Computer When Windows displays this error, you’ll find two options on the screen: Restart and Advanced options. Some users report that restarting their computers resolved the problem....