How To Activate Your Webcam

How Do I Enable My Webcam on Windows 10? If you find that your webcam isn’t turning on or there’s an error, you’ll want to ensure that your camera is enabled to turn on when using apps. If it’s off, this could be why your webcam isn’t working. Go to Windows > Settings > Privacy. Under App Permissions, select Camera. At the top, you should see whether or not access to your camera device is turned on or off....

November 30, 2022 · 2 min · 340 words · Natalie Hauck

How To Add A Neon Glow Effect To Your Photos Using Snapseed

Using these out-of-the-box features, you can create a neon glow effect in your photograph. Let’s show you how. How to Create a Neon Glow Effect Using Snapseed Adding the glow effect in Snapseed requires a mix of multiple tools from the app. It is worth noting that the process may vary each time depending on your sample image. Therefore, it is best to understand the concept while editing your image to make the most out of the technique each time you use it....

November 30, 2022 · 6 min · 1164 words · Ronald Wyant

How To Add Bots To Your Discord Server

We’re going to run through everything you need to know about Discord bots and teach you how to add bots to your Discord server. It’s easier than you might think. What Are Discord Bots? Discord bots can be built in different programming languages. Think of them as add-ons to a server to expand the core functionality of Discord. If you’ve been in any of the best Discord servers out there, you’ve likely encountered a bot, perhaps without even realizing it....

November 30, 2022 · 5 min · 1006 words · Larry Hays

How To Add Closed Captions To A Video Call

Closed captioning in video calls is the solution. And it’s not just for those with hearing impairments. We all find ourselves in situations where reading text is just more convenient than listening to audio—if headphones aren’t available or we’re in a crowded public space, for example. Here’s what you need to know about support for closed captioning in the most popular video calling apps, including how to turn it on....

November 30, 2022 · 5 min · 953 words · Ariel Bayne

How To Add Custom Patterns And Save Them As A Set In Photoshop

How to Add Custom Patterns and Save Them as a Set in Photoshop Adobe Photoshop CC ships with several sets of patterns that work with the fill tool and layer styles, but it’s also possible to add your own patterns and save them as a custom set. Follow these steps to create patterns from your own images and save them as a set: Open the pattern you want to add in Photoshop and go to Select > All in the main task bar....

November 30, 2022 · 2 min · 330 words · Maria Hale

How Social Media Companies Are Trying To Stop Abuse

Instagram said recently that it would make it easier to prevent unwanted comments and direct messages on the photo and video-sharing social networking service. Users can now automatically filter out offensive content and hide comments and direct message requests from specific users. “If social media companies do not crack down on abusive messaging, they will only end up with abusive users abusing each other, and nobody actually will consume social media content in a reasonable fashion,” Thomas Roulet, a professor at the University of Cambridge who studies social media problems, told Lifewire in an email interview....

November 29, 2022 · 4 min · 647 words · Lillian Cha

How Teen Bloggers Can Generate Income

The exposure that the written article, essay, story or blog receives won’t look at the age but at the words written. In case you know or have a teen who has a wild imagination, power them up with these tools and sites with which they can explore the depths of their imagination and transfer into words their characters, likes and dislikes. In this blog we shall have a systematic glance at the process for teen blog writers...

November 29, 2022 · 5 min · 990 words · Joseph Toler

How The Us Military Is Going To Use Microsoft S Ar Headsets

Warfare is a sensitive topic, and the deal has divided opinions. Some Microsoft employees, for example, have expressed their discontent. So, how will the US military use these headsets? Will the technology modernize army operations? We’ll answer both of these questions in this article. Microsoft’s Headset Deal with the US Military: A Quick Recap In March 2021, the US Army announced that Microsoft had won a contract to supply it with HoloLens technology....

November 29, 2022 · 4 min · 663 words · Victor Tallman

How To Add And Edit Favourite Devices In The Alexa App

There’s still a way to go before the app is as good as, say, Apple’s Home app or the LIFX app but at least you now have quick access to switch plugs on and off when you don’t want to talk to Alexa. The new feature, which has been rolling out over the past week, is designed exactly like the widgets you see in iOS and in the Home app....

November 29, 2022 · 2 min · 399 words · Nikita Sanchez

How To Add Location To Instagram Bio

How to Add Location to Instagram Bio You can add any desired location to your Instagram bio from the Edit profile page. Keep reading to read the steps demonstrating the same in detail further in this article. How to Add Location to Instagram Bio What is Bio on Instagram? How Do I Make My Instagram Bio? Where is Bio on Instagram? How to Add Location to Instagram Bio? How to Add Based in on Instagram Bio?...

November 29, 2022 · 5 min · 964 words · Michael Spalding

How Sonos Can Be Your Work From Home Assistant

A Sonos speaker is the perfect day-to-day tool for your working from home environment. From waking up in the morning to going to bed at night, Sonos will make sure your day is as efficient and as effective as possible. Follow our guide below to see how Sonos is there every step of the way. Setting Up a Sonos Alarm One of the most important parts of a productive day is making sure you have a good routine....

November 28, 2022 · 5 min · 861 words · Valerie Huddleston

How The New Ipad Pro Could Replace Your Computer

The iPad Pro has been in a weird place since it first launched. Halfway between being a great tablet and offering the utility of a laptop computer. Apple’s recent announcement that it’s putting M1 chips in the newest iPad Pros finally could be the tipping point that makes the iPad Pro worthy of replacing your laptop. “I think it hints towards the future development of iPad and iPad OS,” Pablo Thiermann, a hardware expert and video producer, told Lifewire in an email....

November 28, 2022 · 4 min · 670 words · Steven Hawk

How This Beta Accessibility Mode On Iphone Could Make Using It Easier

The new Custom Accessibility Mode—discovered inside the iOS 16.2 beta by 9to5Mac—does away with much of the iPhone’s user interface, removing clutter and making the icons huge. As the name suggests, this is an accessibility feature, and one currently only in testing, hidden inside a beta version of iOS. But it already looks like something many of us might want to use, especially if we sometimes find our phones overwhelming or distracting....

November 28, 2022 · 4 min · 684 words · Brenda Harper

How To Always Launch Web Browsers In Private Browsing Mode

Wouldn’t it be convenient if all web browsers launch in Private browsing mode always? So, here is how you can launch web browsers in Private Browsing mode by default by just making a small tweak in your account settings. Let’s get started! Google Chrome To always launch Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode by default we need to add a command line option to its shortcut. Here are the quick steps we need to follow:...

November 28, 2022 · 2 min · 425 words · Joseph Barley

How To Access Imap Inbox Offline In Mozilla Thunderbird

How to Use Your Inbox Without Internet Access Using this method, all messages will automatically be downloaded to your computer. Select Tools > Account Settings from the menu. Select the Synchronization & Storage category for the desired IMAP account. Check Keep messages for this account on this computer. Click Advanced. Check Download for the Inbox folder and any others you want available offline. Click OK > OK.

November 28, 2022 · 1 min · 67 words · Joyce Baum

How To Add A Copy To Clipboard Option For Text Files To Windows 11 S Context Menu

Of course, Windows 11’s context menu doesn’t include such an option. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t have one. This is how you can add a Copy Content to clipboard option for text (TXT) document files to the context menu in Windows 11. How to Set Up a Copy to Clipboard Context Menu Option for Text Files To add a new Copy Content context menu option for text files, a bit of registry editing is required....

November 28, 2022 · 4 min · 667 words · Dennis Dees

How To Add A New Open With Menu To Windows 11 S Context Menu

You can choose new apps to open files with, and Windows will. additional programs to that menu. However, you can’t remove unwanted entries or change icons on it. Fortunately, you can add a more flexible Open with menu to Windows 11 with Open with++. How to Add an Open With Menu to the Context Menu Open with++ is a third-party program that adds a new Open with submenu to Windows 11....

November 28, 2022 · 4 min · 730 words · Robert Maulden

How To Add And Use An External Hard Drive With Xbox Series X Or S

How to Add an External Drive to an Xbox Series X or S If you have a drive you use with your Xbox One, you can just plug it in and use it. If you have a new drive, or a drive that has been used for other things in the past, you’ll need to format it first so that it can work with your Xbox. Here’s how to add an external drive to an Xbox Series X or S:...

November 28, 2022 · 4 min · 666 words · Nancy Appello

How To Add Green Tech To Your Home

What Is Green Tech? Green tech involves combining technology and science to create environmentally friendly products. The idea is by using products and services in the home to reduce energy consumption, waste, or adverse effects on the environment, we can all help the planet. Small Adjustments = Big Differences Going green in your home doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money on new technology or make a large purchase of an entire solar system from your home....

November 28, 2022 · 5 min · 996 words · Eddie Heard

How Sony Is Making Old Playstation Games Look More Nostalgic

Thankfully, Sony got the memo and found a way to make old-school PlayStation games look closer to what the ’90s babies remember. With its revamped PS Plus service, Sony offers more than just multiple price points and access to its ever-growing library of games. Sony also provides a way for gamers to transport themselves back to better days. Sony Introduces Visual Filters for PlayStation Plus Games To compete with Microsoft and match up against Xbox Game Pass, Sony is expanding its PlayStation Plus offerings to three tiers in 2022....

November 27, 2022 · 2 min · 341 words · John Marley