Prepare Your Source Drive Before you clone Windows 10 to SSD (or Windows 7 or 8.1) you need to make sure that both the source drive, the one you’re cloning from, and its destination SSD are ready. With the source hard drive, you want to remove any unnecessary data that you don’t want to bring with you as you clone it. That not only saves space on the new drive, but can speed up the cloning process....

Ways to View PUB Files Without Microsoft Publisher When you have a Microsoft Publisher document but don’t have access to Publisher, there are tools, viewers, and shortcuts that open .pub files created by Microsoft Publisher. LibreOffice Draw, part of the open-source LibreOffice suite, is a good tool that can open Publisher files. Most of the time, it’s better to convert a Publisher file to another more universal format. There are several methods you can use to create a shareable Publisher file....

How to Open and Play ARF Files Cisco’s WebEx Player can open and play an ARF file on Windows and Mac. If you have trouble with the program opening the file, you might get an error message like “Unknown file format. You may update your Network Recording Player and try again.” Try using the version of the player that you can download with your WebEx account at Support Center > Support > Downloads > Recording and Playback, or on the Library page....

How to Set Up Family Sharing on iPhone and iPad The person who sets up the Family Sharing group is referred to as the Organizer. Generally speaking, this should be a parent, guardian, or other authority figure or responsible party. Here’s how to set up Family Sharing using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, As people accept invitations to join the group, they appear in the Family Sharing screen of the Settings app....

How Do I Share Wi-Fi With Another iPhone? When folks come into your home, they may want (or need) to use your Wi-Fi to gain access to the internet. If you’re using an iPhone, you can easily share your Wi-Fi password without having to look it up, which is good because there isn’t a way to look up your Wi-Fi password on your iPhone. You can, however, share the password without looking it up....

How to Unlock Your iPhone From a Carrier Your iPhone may be “locked” to your current phone company. This means your iPhone is configured to only work with a company’s network and you can’t switch phone companies without switching phones—or unlocking the phone. (In this case, “unlocking” refers to a connection to a phone company, not using a passcode to access your iPhone.) Phones are locked to phone companies when you’re under contract or are paying a monthly plan to buy the phone (you can buy unlocked phones from Apple, among others)....

How to Publish Google Slides You can publish your Google Slides presentation online using a link or embedded code. You can also limit access to who can see the presentation through permissions. These are live documents, so whenever you make a change it also appears on the published version. To publish a Google Slides presentation online: What Is Google Slides? Google Docs is a set of office and education applications, similar to the tools in Microsoft Office....

What Is RetroArch? RetroArch is an open-source project capable of running multiple video game emulators in one interface. On top of the features extra offered by individual emulators, RetroArch provides several additional perks including: Gamepad and touch screen support.Extensive video and audio customization.Recording and streaming capabilities.Online multiplayer options. Since it’s open-source, anyone can contribute new cores and customization tools, and frequent updates are released with new features. RetroArch emulates more than games and consoles....

What is the IF Function? The IF function in Excel is used to perform a logical test. A formula using this function is also called an IF statement or an if/then statement. All formulas that use this function can have one of two results. The way it works, as we’ll see in the examples below, is that the formula is set up to test if something is true. If it’s true, one thing happens, but if it’s false, something else happens....

Gone are the days where the only programming and testing tools found within a browser allowed you to view a page’s source code and nothing more. Today’s browsers let you take a much deeper dive by doing things like executing and debugging JavaScript snippets, inspecting and editing DOM elements, monitoring real-time network traffic as your app or page loads to identify bottlenecks, analyzing CSS performance, ensuring that your code is not utilizing too much memory or too many CPU cycles, and much more....

Use YouTube Anonymously to Watch Videos Unlike other social networks, YouTube doesn’t require you to create an account before you can search for content or view videos. Searching and watching are two activities you can engage in anonymously without needing to sign in. If you want to broadcast yourself or upload your own content, you must register for a Google account and get a username and password. You can only upload videos if you have a user ID....

The Basics: Get an Apple ID Whether you’re using an Apple gift card or just a regular credit or debit card, you need an account to buy movies, music, apps, and other downloads from Apple. The account is called an Apple ID. You may already have an Apple ID. Apple uses it for all kinds of things, including backing up and storing data with iCloud, making calls with FaceTime, and Apple Music....

How Blocking Works on Twitter You can quickly block any user on Twitter. Navigate to their profile (on the web or on the official mobile app), select the three vertical dots next to the Follow/Following button, then select Block @username. Blocking a user prevents them from following you from that account. If they try to follow you, Twitter displays a message stating, “You have been blocked from following this account at the request of the user....

Being able to edit an iMessage after sending it is a big improvement and a feature that people have been crying out for. But Apple made a change in a recent beta release that means all edited messages will be saved for posterity. Both sender and recipient can see all versions of the message, no matter what. That might seem counterintuitive to some. Why let people edit out their mistakes if they aren’t ever really gone?...

What Is an LDIF File? A file with the LDIF file extension is an LDAP Data Interchange Format file used by Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories. An example use for a directory may be to store information for the purpose of authenticating users, such as the accounts associated with banks, email servers, ISPs, etc. These files are plain text that represent LDAP data and commands. They provide a simple way to communicate with a directory to read, write, rename, and delete entries, similar to how REG files can be used to manipulate the Windows Registry....

Network firewalls guard an internal computer network against malicious access from the outside, such as malware-infested websites or vulnerable open network ports. You can find network firewalls in homes, schools, businesses, and intranets. A network firewall also can be configured to limit the access of internal users to outside connections, as in the case of parental controls or workplace locks. Both of these features commonly prevent access to gambling and adult websites, among many other content types....

A camera’s white balance setting adjusts the color balance for particular lighting so that what we know to be white actually appears white, without unwanted coloring. In turn, a properly set white balance helps other colors to display more accurately, too. Most of the time, the auto white balance setting on your DSLR camera or advanced point-and-shoot camera will prove extremely accurate. Occasionally, though, your camera might need a little help....

The Lenovo IdeaCentre 310S is a compact and affordable desktop computer designed for family, school, or work use. It includes almost everything you need to get started—you just need to bring your own monitor. I tested the Lenovo IdeaCentre 310s for a week to see how it performs compared to similar options on the market. Design: Looks like a sideways DVD player The Lenovo IdeaCentre 310S has a much slimmer profile than a traditional desktop PC, clocking in at only 3....

Humane societies have recently partnered with Petco Love for their new pet-finding program, which uses pet facial recognition technology. You can upload your pet’s picture on the Petco Love Lost site, and the company claims it can recognize them using the same kind of software used to unlock your phone. Other innovative tech can track down your pet with wireless technology. “Ubiquitous cellular coverage makes it a no-brainer to leverage the networks to track your pet,” Chris Baldwin, a product manager at Qualcomm Technologies, who uses a high-tech collar for his dog, said in an email interview....

A high-end Chinese restaurant in California will launch a virtual reality room. The experience includes a tasting menu that costs a minimum of $4,500 for ten people. It’s part of a growing effort to make dining a part of the virtual realm. “High-end chefs are tokenizing their signature dishes as NFTs, and these are sold as special and unique,” Bob Bilbruck, the CEO of Captjur, a tech consulting firm that works on the metaverse, told Lifewire in an email interview....