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This article explains how to search on an iPad for a variety of files. Instructions apply to devices with iOS 9 or later. What to Know Using Spotlight Search, swipe down on Home screen, enter search terms in Search or dictate a search by tapping Microphone.Using Siri, hold Home until activation, then say. “Open [name of app].” How to Use Spotlight Search to Open Apps Sometimes, searching for an app using iOS is faster than trying to remember which folder or screen you stashed it in....

This article describes how to send games as gifts over Xbox Network on an Xbox One. What to Know Go to the Microsoft Store on your console and find a game, select ​Buy as gift, choose the recipient, then proceed with the purchase.If you want to send a game to someone you aren’t friends with on Xbox Network, you’ll need their email address.As soon as your friend claims the gift, you lose the ability to request a refund on the purchase....

This article explains how to set the background wallpaper on your iPad using the Photos or Settings app. What to Know Method 1: Tap Photos > Albums or Library > tap photo > Share > Use as Wallpaper > choose screen setting.Method 2: Tap Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper > select an image > choose screen setting. Change the iPad Screen Background in Photos You have options to personalize your iPad including buying a distinctive case and customizing sounds for email and text messages, but by far the easiest way to add some personality to your iPad is to set a custom background image for your lock screen and your home screen....

This article shows you how to stop the installation of apps suggested by Windows. What to Know Open Run > Regedit > Registry Editor.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager.Change the DWORD value for SilentInstalledAppsEnabled to 0. How Do I Stop Windows 11 From Automatically Installing Suggested Apps? Windows 11 has less bloatware compared to earlier versions, but there is some included software you might not ever need. Here’s what you need to prevent Windows from automatically installing any more suggested apps in the background....

This article explains how to switch between multiple Facebook accounts. You’ll need to do some prep work if it’s your first time connecting alternate accounts, but once it’s set up, switching will be much smoother. What to Know Click the down arrow > Log Out, then click Add Account and sign into your alternate account.In the app, tap Menu > Log out > Log into another account, and log into your alternate account....

Run a full-fledged version of the Linux operating system on your Chromebook, opening up a whole world of possibilities on what is essentially a low-budget machine. Before installing Ubuntu on your Chromebook, you first need to enable Developer Mode. Enable Developer Mode While most of your data in Chrome OS is stored server-side in the cloud, you may have important files saved locally, such as those found in your Downloads folder....

We wrote recently on gPodder, an excellent podcast receiver for Linux. Not to leave Windows and Mac out of the equation, we’ll be covering Juice, an extremely useful and versatile program for managing multiple podcast downloads. Juice will make it simple to find, monitor, download, sync, and manage all the audio files for your favorite podcasts. Getting Juice You can find download links for Windows and Mac (Linux version in the works) at the Juice website....

Do you often deal with compressed archives? It is easy to do so in your desktop, but in the server environment, it can be difficult to manage compressed files. With Midnight Commander, you can quickly select a bunch of files and folders and compress them to a GZ archive. You can also extract the contents of a BZ archive or enter those archives and either add or extract specific files to and from them....

How to Manage Kindle Unlimited Subscription This article will teach you how to manage Kindle Unlimited subscription further. Keep reading to learn more about it in detail. Contents How to Manage Kindle Unlimited Subscription What is Kindle Unlimited Subscription? Do You Have Kindle Unlimited with Your Prime Membership? What is the Difference between Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading? How Do You Change Your Payment Card on Your Kindle? How Do You Access Your Kindle Unlimited Account?...

In the adventure of Genshin Impact, you will have to do many crucial tasks – mining is one of them. You need to collect important minerals and other resource materials which is why you need to understand how to mine in Genshin Impact. Curious to know how to do that? Our Mining guide will tell you all about it. Genshin Impact Mining Guide: How to Mine Easily The first thing you should know is that you need to locate mining nodes....

Mirroring (or flipping) a photo on your iPhone can be a great way to get a picture to look the way you want it to look. The Photos app on your iPhone and iPad can flip images with a few taps, or you can use a third-party app like Photoshop Express or Photo Flipper to mirror your images and add effects. How to Mirror an Image on iPhone With the Photos App The quickest way to flip an image on your iPhone or iPad is to use the Photos app....

When we install any application, software, or program on our PC or laptop, by default, it gets installed in the C-drive. Hence, with time, the C-drive starts filling up and the system speed slows down. This also affects the performance of other pre-installed applications, programs, and software. To prevent this, it is recommended to move some applications, software, and programs from the C-drive to any other empty folder or drive to free some space in it....

One of the most useful features of Windows 10 is, it lets you move the installed Windows Apps to another drive or a USB drive. The feature is beneficial for users who want to save disk space as some of the large apps such as games can take a large chunk of their C: drive, and to avoid this scenario Windows 10 users can change the default installation directory for new apps, or if the application is already installed, they can move them to another drive....

This article explains how to move your entire iTunes or Music library to a new folder or destination, such as an external hard drive or cloud backup service. What to Know Select Music > Preferences > Files. Turn on Keep Music Media folder organized > Change. Input new location.In Music menu bar, select File > Library > Organize Library > Consolidate Files.Confirm the files copied over and delete the originals. Choose a New Location for the iTunes Files There are two sets of instructions to complete moving your music files to a new destination....

Download and Export Pictures from Google Photos Navigate to Google Takeout where all your Google data is stored. You will see a massive list of app data from all the apps you use. Click on “Deselect all” because it’s much faster than doing each one independently. Scroll down until you find Google Photos and check the box next to it. If you want to download specific albums or other formats, click on Multiple formats and All photo albums included buttons....

Both Android TVs and Samsung TVs now let you play your PC games on a smart TV via the free Steam Link app. Here we’re going to show you how you can play PC games on your Smart TV. Steam is the dominant platform of PC gaming. And while some may be wary of its tight grip on PC, it’s justified that position through a steady rollout of great gamer-friendly features....

This article explains how to use your laptop as a monitor for your Xbox. What to Know On your Xbox console, go to Settings > Device & connections > Remote features and tick the Enable remote features box.Open Xbox app preferences and choose Allow connections from any device.Open the Xbox app on a Windows 10 or 11 computer and select the console icon next to the search bar to begin streaming to your laptop....

A year ago we wrote about a way to preview links without actually clicking on them in Google Chrome by using an extension called SwiftPreview. This same function is now available on Firefox with a similar add-on called CoolPreviews. The tool is great for checking links, specifically shortened ones, to make sure they don’t lead to unsecure sites. Once you have CoolPreviews installed, you should immediately notice a small magnifying glass icon on the add-on bar....

It is amazing how few of us actually print anything anymore. We have tablets and mobile phones that are connected all the time. We can pull up anything we need and refer to it on a whim. For some though, being able to print and physically handle something they have been viewing online is beneficial and more efficient. If you are using Windows 8, you can print from a variety of apps....

This article shows how to reset an iPod Touch generations 1 through 7, released up to 2019. What to Know Reset: Press and release Sleep/Wake button, move slider to right, then press sleep/wake until Apple logo appears. Hard reset (Force Start): Press Home + Sleep/Wake or Volume Down + Sleep/Wake until screen flashes and goes black Last resort: Restore to factory settings. How to Reset iPod Touch If your iPod Touch has consistent app crashes, is freezing up, or experiencing any number of other problems, follow these steps to restart it:...