Create a Backup Before you begin, create a backup of the MacBook Air before resetting it, especially if you plan to reuse it again or to use your files and docs with a new Mac. A common way of backing up involves the use of Time Machine, a preinstalled Apple app that backs up your files, including music, photos, and apps, to an external drive. Here’s how to create a backup using Time Machine: After you click Use Disk or ON, Time Machine begins a backup of your MacBook Air....

How to Set Up and Enable the Alexa Stopwatch Skill Either way, the stopwatch becomes immediately available on all your connected Echo devices. Once enabled, the skill is easy to use. However, there are some tricks to the commands that you should know; the skill is not terribly intuitive and can be a little bit picky if you don’t apply it exactly as Alexa expects. The commands below have been tested to help you use the stopwatch in the easiest possible way....

How to Stream BBC America Online There are two ways to stream BBC America: through the BBC America website and app, or through a television streaming service like YouTube TV or Hulu. Both methods require a high speed internet connection, and both methods allow you to stream BBC America content on your computer, phone, game console, and even your television with a streaming device like a Roku. If you want to use the official BBC America website or app, then you need to have access to the login credentials of a valid cable or satellite subscription....

When Nintendo moved on from the Wii U to the Switch, amiibo also made the jump into the next console generation. All of the old amiibo figures that were released alongside the Wii U work just fine with the Switch and Nintendo continues to release brand new figures to support Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. How to Scan an Amiibo With a Nintendo Switch Scanning an amiibo with a Nintendo Switch is easier than ever before....

How to Turn on Private Browsing on iPhone About to do some browsing that you don’t want to be saved on your device? Here’s how to turn on Private Browsing for iPhones with iOS 14 through iOS 12: While Safari is in private mode, the background of the URL field is dark gray. How to Turn off Private Browsing on iPhone To turn off Private Browsing and return to Safari’s normal state:...

How to Create a SharePoint Site You’ll need a couple of things before you’re able to create your site: Access to a Microsoft 365 business account, as SharePoint isn’t included in consumer accounts.An admin to create your site. If you’re not an admin, ask your admin to create a site for you. To create a SharePoint site: After setting up your space, you’ll have some available functionality right out of the box, including:...

How to Erase a Background With the Background Eraser Tool To start this project we opened an image of the jets and another shot out of the window of a flight we were on. The plan is to make it look like the jets are zooming past our window. We selected the Move Tool and dragged the jets image onto our window seat image. We then scaled the jets down to fit the upper left corner of the image....

“I decided to get into streaming because the area was gaining popularity. It looked enjoyable and was an opportunity to interact more closely with my community,” she said in an email interview with Lifewire. “Some of my YouTube viewers came along, so I started streaming with a bigger audience from the start… I am lucky that I’m in an area of gaming that is broad and accepting of all kinds of people....

iPad On-Screen Keyboard Shortcuts Perhaps the best way to speed up typing on the on-screen keyboard is to learn all of the different little tricks and shortcuts that can make the entire process much faster. End Sentences Quicker You can tap the space bar twice in a row at the end of a sentence and the iPad will output a period, a space, and turn the caps key on so you’re ready for the next sentence....

Over the years, the way phones charge has evolved to include features like wireless and fast charging. The latest iPhones to hit the market will feature Apple’s own wireless charging tech called MagSafe. These chargers output up to 15W of power to the device, though not all iPhone 12 models will take advantage of this. The iPhone 12 mini will only support up to 12W of output, a 3W difference from the other devices....

Klipsch has been a stalwart of the home audio arena since its inception over 70 years ago, and holds the distinction of making a speaker that has been in continuous production for the longest of any in history. While a lot has changed for Klipsch since the Klipschorn was patented in 1946, certain principles, such as the pursuit of power-efficient designs, have always remained. The Klipschorn bears very little resemblance to a modern floor speaker like the RP-5000F, but the horn-loaded design that allowed Klipsch to create such an efficient sound delivery mechanism is still present in the form of the Tractrix Horn....

Windows 7 is one of Microsoft’s most popular ​operating systems, so most manufacturers regularly release Windows 7 driver updates for their products. Updating to the latest Windows 7 drivers may help keep your PC running at its best.​ Need help to install a Windows 7 driver? See How to Update Drivers in Windows. Another alternative is a dedicated driver installer tool. Below is an alphabetical list of Windows 7 driver download links for 21 major hardware manufacturers, from Acer to VIA....

Deciding which to download can be complicated since these office suites don’t look different from the start. On top of that, even the detailed distinctions are subtle. The suite you choose depends on personal preference. We reviewed both to find a few defining features, which might help push you over the fence in one direction. Overall Findings Both OpenOffice and LibreOffice have several components that allow them to be called suites....

Livedrive is an online backup service with two unlimited backup plans to choose from, both of which can be customized and fine-tuned to work best for your setup. You might not have heard much about Livedrive but they’ve been in business since 2008 and have over 1 million customers. If Livedrive seems like something you may be interested in, keep reading for more details on the plans it offers, the features you’ll be able to take advantage of, and our thoughts on how it worked for me....

Computer peripherals run the gamut from basic to completely decked out, and the Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 sits on an appealing middle ground between the two. It isn’t the fanciest or most robust option on the wireless mice market, but the three-year battery life can’t be beaten for the price and it also comes with five programmable buttons, tilt-scrolling, and two scrolling speeds. This wireless mouse is also compact and comfortable for small-handed folks who struggle with finding a suitable fit from most wired and wireless mice....

How to Upgrade Storage on a Pre-2012 Mac Pro Because Mac Pros always had upgradeable storage systems, they’re considered quite versatile. Even older models are still sought after on the used market. We’re first going to address upgrading storage on Mac Pro models from 2006-2012. Options for boosting storage on older Mac Pros include installing a hard drive, installing an SSD, using a PCIe expansion card, and other methods. Install an Internal Hard Drive The most popular method of expanding the Mac Pro’s internal storage is to add hard drives using the built-in drive sleds supplied by Apple....

The basic design of the DSLR dates back to the late 1940s, and it has lasted longer than any other camera design, thanks to its unique combination of extreme flexibility, small-ish size, and durability. SLRs have knocked around inside the canvas bags of war photographers, shot weddings, fashion, portraits, sports, and everything else. And Hasselblad’s medium-format version even went to the moon. But its era is over; Canon has just announced that it will design no new DSLRs....

What Is an MPLS File? A file with the MPLS file extension could be a Blu-ray playlist. They’re similar to MPL files and are typically stored with a file name consisting of five digits, like xxxxx.mpls, in the \bdmv\playlist\ directory on the disc. The Mathcad engineering math software might use this same file extension, but for font files. How to Open an MPLS File Mathcad seems the likely program to open an MPLS font file, but it’s unclear if it’s actually openable by the program itself or if the software just uses these files automatically when they’re stored in a specific folder....

Multi-Core Technology Advances Multiple-core processors have been available in personal computers since the early 2000s. Multi-core designs addressed the problem of processors hitting the ceiling of their physical limitations in terms of their clock speeds and how effectively they could be cooled and still maintain accuracy. By moving to extra cores on a single processor chip, manufacturers avoided problems with the clock speeds by effectively multiplying the amount of data that could be handled by the CPU....

Netflix Troubleshooting Tips If you’re experiencing a general Netflix error, try following these basic troubleshooting tips: Common Netflix Error Codes and Solutions If you have a specific error code, you can use it to get a better idea of why Netflix doesn’t work. We’ve compiled a list of the most common Netflix error codes, including instructions to fix them, to help you get back to your binge-watching as fast as possible....