Is There a Way to Calibrate Google Maps? Google Maps uses your smartphone’s built-in GPS (among other features) to figure out where you are and how to get you where you want to go. You may need to calibrate that compass to help Google Maps get the best location data from time to time. Luckily, do that is easy. How to Calibrate Google Maps on iPhone To calibrate the compass that Google Maps uses on an iPhone, follow these steps:...
How to Cast to Roku For supported apps and streaming channels, the steps to cast content are simple. There’s no complete list of supported services for casting, but Netflix and YouTube are among those that allow casting via Roku. First, ensure the streaming channel you want to cast is installed on your Roku device. Using the corresponding app on your mobile device, look for the casting icon (a small rectangle with three curved lines in the bottom-left corner)....
How to Get Custom App Icons on Android One of the best features of Android is the option to customize nearly anything you want, from the wallpaper and lock shortcuts to the way the icons look and feel. What’s more, there are many ways to apply custom icons. You can even create your own! Before you can change app icons, you’ll need to download and install custom icon sets. You can find them at the Google Play Store....
One reason to clear CMOS is to help troubleshoot or solve certain computer problems or hardware compatibility issues. Many times, a simple BIOS reset is all you need to get a seemingly dead PC back up and running. You might also want to clear CMOS to reset a BIOS or system-level password, or if you’ve been making changes to BIOS that you suspect have now caused some kind of problem....
Determine Your Internet Radio Goals Think about your internet radio station goals. Do you want to make money? Explore an interest? Have some fun sharing opinions or your favorite music? Narrowing down your approach will give you an idea of the amount of time and money you want to invest. Don’t worry if you aren’t super technical. Many radio station-building methods are great for novices, requiring minimal tech knowledge. If you know how to create and upload audio files, you’ll be able to reach a global audience....
How to Open the Google Home Settings To set up Google Home speakers, use the Google Home app for Android or iOS. How to Customize Google Home Google Home settings categories are General, Google Assistant, Sound, and Device settings. The Google Assistant settings are global and will affect all of your smart speakers and other devices. General, Sound, and Device settings are specific to the Google Home chosen, so if you have two Google smart speakers, you can adjust them individually....
Here are a few different ways Blue can work with other colors. From darkest to lightest, the oranges shown with each blue swatch in the above image are: Hex #FFA500 | RGB 255,165,0 (a golden orange; SVG color keyword & CSS color keyword orange)Hex #FF8000 | RGB 255,128,0 (medium orange)Hex #FF4500 | RGB 255,69,0 (orange red; SVG color keyword orangered)Hex #C83200 | RGB 200,50,0 (a dark orange)Numbers: Hex #FF7F27 | RGB 255,127,39 (a peachy orange)...
Where Can I Find a MAC Address on an iPhone? You can find the MAC address in two places, and both are within the settings app. If you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can find the MAC address in your Wi-Fi settings by checking your current Wi-Fi network details. You can also find the MAC address of your iPhone listed in the general settings whether you’re currently connected to Wi-Fi or not....
Why Is My Roku Showing a Black Screen? The reason for a black screen on a Roku could be the device itself or your TV. Identifying which one to address will make all the difference in your troubleshooting. If the TV is working fine otherwise, and only the Roku has a black screen, then it’s the Roku in need of troubleshooting, and most of the tips below will be helpful. If you find the black screen while using the streaming device, but the issue lies with the TV, we also have some help for that....
How to Find, Download, and Use OpenOffice Extensions Find an extension from an online site such as The Apache Software Foundation’s own OpenOffice Extensions site, or a third-party provider. We recommend the former for those seeking a trusted source for OpenOffice extensions. Note: Always check to see if any licenses apply to the extensions and whether they are free—many are, but not all. Also, keep in mind that each time you download files to your computer, you run a potential security risk....
Ways to Find Out if You’re Blocked on Snapchat Here are the main actions you should take to determine if someone has blocked you on Snapchat. If none of these steps worked, your friend likely deleted their account. Open the Snapchat app and navigate to the conversations tab by tapping the speech bubble icon at the bottom of the screen to the left of the camera snap button. If the user who you suspect blocked you isn’t appearing in your Chat list despite having a recent conversation with them, that’s a big clue....
Enter Tablature Musicians have long been on a quest to make learning music easier. Most of us are familiar with traditional music sheets, but to a novice, those scribblings might as well be in another language. Many musicians use lead sheets, which transcribe the chords with letters (C, D, Fm, etc.) and include the melody using the traditional notation. Guitarists have gone to an even simpler method: tablature. Advantages of Tablature Tablature is similar to traditional music notation, but instead of putting those quarter note, half note, and whole note symbols, tablature records a number corresponding to the fret the note is played with the line designating the string....
Required Equipment for Listening to Internet Radio in Your Car Listening to traditional AM/FM radio or HD radio is as simple as it gets. Almost any head unit has a radio tuner, and there’s a decent chance it will be capable of receiving HD radio. Internet radio, however, requires a handful of different components to work, most of which do not come included with your OEM or aftermarket stereo. There are two things you need if you want to listen to internet radio in your car: a mobile internet connection and a device that’s capable of accessing internet radio content....
How to Lock Hidden Photos on iPhone When you hide photos on your iPhone, they disappear from your camera roll. These photos are still on your phone though, just in the Hidden album. Unless you lock down the Hidden album, anyone who has access to your phone can still view these hidden photos by opening that album. This security feature requires iOS 16 or later, and your device needs to support Face ID or Touch ID if you want to lock the hidden folder using one of those methods....
Here’s everything you need to know about making and editing playlists on SoundCloud. How to Create a SoundCloud Playlist and Add Tracks There’s no way to create a new playlist on SoundCloud without any tracks. The only way to make a new playlist is by adding a song to it before its creation. This sounds confusing, but it’s straightforward and only takes a few minutes to create. Your SoundCloud playlist is created, and your song is added to it....
From the Google Hangouts Website Access the Google Hangouts website to make a free phone call in your browser to another Hangouts member. Click PHONE CALL in the middle of the screen and then click New conversation to enter a number or contact name for the person you want to call. From Within Gmail You can also place a call from Gmail. First, enable chat via the Chat tab in settings, and then click the phone icon at the bottom of the left panel, followed by the plus sign....
How Do I Play a Blu-ray on Windows 11? To play a Blu-ray on a Windows 11 device, it’ll need to have either a built-in Blu-ray disc drive or an external drive connected via USB and an app to play the Blu-ray disc. Once you have the drive set up and the software installed, here’s how you can use it to play a Blu-ray disc. Why Won’t VLC Play My Blu-Ray?...
Before You Begin Make sure to unlock the primary layer of the image you’re working on. If you don’t, deleting the background can fill it with random elements of your image. Select Window > Layers, then right-click (or tap and hold) your main layer and select Layer from Background, and then select OK. If, after making your selection, you’re still not entirely happy about it, right-click (or tap and hold) the marching ants-like boundary of your selection and there are a whole host of tools to help you fine-tune your selection....
What Is a Twitter Reply? A Twitter Reply is a tweet sent in direct response to another tweet. It’s not the same as sending someone a tweet. Here’s how to reply to a Tweet: Who Sees Each Twitter @ Reply? Not everyone will see the @ Reply message you sent, perhaps not even the person to whom you sent it. The person you’re replying to must follow you before your reply shows in their homepage tweet timeline....
How Do I Stop Google Play Services From Draining My Battery? Google Play Services doesn’t use your battery directly. Now, if you track your battery usage, you’ve likely noticed Google Play Services seems always to be using your battery. What’s happening is Google Play Services needs power because the other apps on your phone are using it. The way to lower the overall battery drain is to limit what your apps can do, especially with location services and background operations....
