Turn on Restrictions on iPad The first step to a kid-friendly iPad is to turn on restrictions, the feature that limits which applications are permitted on the iPad. Restrictions are enabled through Screen Time, which you can get to through Settings > Screen Time. To set up restrictions: iTunes & App Store Purchases Restrictions The first section you come to in the Content & Privacy Restrictions screen is iTunes & App Store Purchases....

How Much Alternator Is Too Much? The good news is that replacing a factory alternator with a high output alternator, in and of itself, isn’t going to damage the rest of the electronics in your car, even if the new alternator is much, much bigger than the old one. As an example that trends closer to the ridiculous than the likely, let’s say that you determine that your new sound system, plus the preexisting power requirements of your car, add up to well over 200A....

How Do I Connect My Phone to My TV Wirelessly? The techniques covered in this article apply to both Android smartphones and Apple’s iPhones, though compatibility may vary depending on the TV model being used and the type of media being sent to it. Use AirPlay to Connect Your Phone to Your TV Connect your phone to your TV with AirPlay. AirPlay is Apple’s proprietary streaming technology that allows compatible devices to send media to each other as long as they’re on the same Wi-Fi internet connection....

How to Set up a Wireless Printer The first step is to connect the printer to Wi-Fi, so any device on the network can print to it, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets. How to Set up Your Mobile Devices to Print Wirelessly Now that the printer is connected to the network, it’s time to set up the device you want to print from. To print wirelessly from your computer: Add the printer to the computer’s printer list following the appropriate instructions to add a printer to Windows or a Mac....

GIMP — short for GNU Image Manipulation Program — is open source image editing software that makes it relatively easy to correct white balance. How White Balance Effects Photos Most light appears white to the human eye, but in reality, different types of light, such as sunlight and tungsten light, have slightly different colors, and digital cameras are sensitive to this. If a camera has its white balance set incorrectly for the type of light it is capturing, the resulting photo will have an unnatural color cast....

How to Copy, Cut, or Paste Text To copy, cut, or paste text, complete the following steps: Keyboard Shortcuts That Help With Copy and Paste Other keyboard shortcuts are especially helpful when using copy-and-paste commands: If you’re using the keyboard, move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to copy. Then, press and hold Shift while using the arrow keys to select the content you want to copy....

Why Spotify Has Song-Playing Errors There are several causes for these errors, ranging from a problem with the app itself to issues your computer or mobile device might be experiencing. As a result, there are different actions to take to fix song-playing errors, depending on whether you’re receiving the error with Spotify on the desktop, in the mobile app, or with the Spotify web app. The first thing to try is a simple restart of Spotify, then move on to other actions if that doesn’t solve the problem....

How to Install RAM on Your Computer Once you’ve verified that your computer can accept new RAM and you’ve purchased the correct chips, you’re ready to install them. The specific steps will vary slightly depending on your computer’s setup, but the general process is very similar across the board. Why Install RAM on Your Computer? Installing Random Access Memory (RAM) in your computer is a relatively simple upgrade that provides instantaneous system speed and response benefits....

Consider the Effect of Room Size on Sound Quality Bluetooth speakers are portable devices. That small size gives them lesser powers of amplification than their bigger cousins. Sound is a form of energy, and it follows the inverse square law, which states the intensity of sound decreases by approximately six decibels for each doubling of distance from the sound source. The effect is the opposite when you bring the source of sound closer....

Check the File Compression Over time, headphones can lose their oomph. Yet sometimes you just want to turn up the music. Here’s how to bring back the music. The key to solving these issues is to understand the “chain” between you and your preferred listening material. First, you have the music itself, then the playback device, then your headphones. Each of these can add or subtract to the volume of what you’re listening to, using both hardware and software....

There are several aspects to managing favorites. You can create one and edit an existing one, as well as organize favorites into familiar categories, export them so that you can access the favorites on a new computer, delete them, and more. How to Create Favorites in Internet Explorer Building a catalog of your favorite sites is the foundation of any bookmarking tool, including your browser’s. Adding IE favorites is easy to do and will become even easier once you get used to it....

How Do I Open the Task Manager in Windows 10? From the Start Menu to keyboard shortcuts, there are multiple ways to open Task Manager in Windows 10. Here are the most common ways to do it: Type Ctrl+Alt+DeleteType Ctrl+Alt+EscOpen Power User Menu by typing Windows+XRight-click the TaskbarUse File ExplorerCreate a shortcut How Do I Get to Task Manager on Keyboard? Here are a few keyboard shortcuts to open up Task Manager quickly:...

Head over to the Overclock website and enter your graphics card information with the word overclock into the site’s search engine. Look through forum posts and read how others have successfully overclocked that same card. What you want to look for and write down are: Maximum core clocksMaximum memory clocksSafe maximum temperature (when in doubt, 90 degrees C is good to use)Safe maximum voltage This information will provide a reasonable guideline about how far you can safely overclock your GPU....

The first thing you’ll need to do is make sure your Galaxy Buds 2 are in Bluetooth pairing mode, which allows them to be discovered by other devices, and then synced (connected to). How Do You Put Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Into Pairing Mode? Pairing mode works differently if you’ve never connected your earbuds to other devices before or if this is your first time using them. You can also connect them manually or by using the Galaxy Wearable or Samsung Galaxy Buds app for your respective mobile device....

How Do I Play Music on My Twitch Stream? There are a lot of ways to play background music on a Twitch stream. If your stream is configured to broadcast the same audio output you hear through your headphones, then you can just load up a YouTube video or a music player like Spotify, play a song, and it will play on your stream. If you’re streaming from a console, then you can do the same thing by launching an app like Spotify on the console, playing a song, and then returning to your game....

How to See Your Spotify Stats on PC, Mac, and Web One of Spotify’s best features is its ability to track the music you play over time and provide insight into your habits. This helps you find your favorite tracks and tells you how your tastes change over time. The Spotify app on PC, Mac, and the web interface provides the most details on your recent Spotify habits. You can view your top artists, songs, and a list of your Spotify playlists by following these steps:...

Selling Used Stereos on eBay eBay is a great place to sell lower and mid-range quality stereo systems and components. After you list your equipment, be prepared to answer questions promptly from interested buyers about the product and its condition. Once the auction is over and the highest bidder has won the item, send an invoice to the buyer for the total amount of the sale, including shipping and handling costs....

How to Use the Audio Jack With a Nintendo Switch Gaming Headset Each Nintendo Switch console features an audio jack on the top and a USB-C port on the bottom. Both can connect compatible earphones or headphones and support most microphone models. Microphones connected to either port can be used to voice chat while playing Fortnite or Warframe. All you do is plug in the microphone and begin talking. A Nintendo Online subscription isn’t required....

What You Need To use Fire TV Recast, you need the following equipment: How to Set Up a Fire TV Recast Once you have all the necessary gear, take these steps to set up your Fire TV Recast: Use Recast with Fire TV After Fire TV Recast is installed, a DVR category appears on the top menu bar of your Fire Edition TV or TV with a Fire TV stick/box connected....

How to Test Your Windows Computer’s Temperature Use a free or low-cost monitoring program to check the internal temperature of your computer’s CPU to see if it is running too hot. If your PC shows symptoms of overheating, such as the fan constantly running or the screen frequently freezing, such utilities can help you determine if you need to take steps to cool down your PC. Several temperature monitoring programs are available that can show you the CPU temperature as well as other system details such as the processor load, voltages, and more....