Summary I used to think that deleted scenes in movies and TV shows were removed for a reason. Maybe the quality wasn’t there, or they had major plot holes. But after watching a bunch of them recently, I realized I was seriously missing out. Why Do Deleted Scenes Exist? If you have ever watched a deleted scene, there’s a good chance that it looked like any other scene that made it into the final cut....
There is no sense in throwing away something that might just need a little TLC to get in tip-top shape again. Keyboards are no exception—most of the time a little rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip will get the job done. Here are the steps to take and troubleshoot that old keyboard you’ve got. Determine How Dirty or Damaged the Keyboard Is Before I get started working on any PC parts, there are a few things I always have on hand....
Summary If your friend group is on Discord, you likely share the occasional TikTok, Instagram, or X (Twitter) video. Your friends have to click on the link to watch it, which adds an unnecessary step. The good news is that there’s a way to watch these videos directly without having to exit Discord. What Is Video Embedding? Video embeds give you a straightforward way to share videos from one platform directly on a different platform....
Mozilla Firefox receives major updates roughly every four weeks, giving the web browser a steady stream of bug fixes, new features, and security enhancements. Firefox 141 is now rolling out with tab group improvements, new address bar shortcuts, and more. First, when you’re creating a tab group, Firefox now has the ability to suggest names for your tab groups and additional tabs to include. This is powered by a local generative AI model, similar to the page translation functionality thatrolled out in 2023....
The Pixel Buds A-Series are great, but they lacked one big thing compared to their Pro relatives: active noise cancellation. This is now becoming commonplace in mid-range and even budget earbuds, and Google’s new mid-range earbuds, the Pixel Buds 2a, are finally addressing that complaint. Google has announced the Pixel Buds 2a, the successors to thePixel Buds A-Seriesafter a long four years, and they are quite the improvement over their predecessors....
Quick Links Summary To bring back File Explorer’s Quick Access menu in Windows 11: Can’t find your pinned items in your PC’s Quick Access menu? Or, has the entire menu just disappeared for you? Either way, you can force your computer to bring the menu back and display all your items in it. Here’s how to do that on your Windows 11 PC. First, Set File Explorer to Open to Home When you don’t see your favorite Quick Access menu in File Explorer’s left sidebar, make the file manager launch to the “Home” section tobring that menu back....
Quick Links Summary To delete a TikTok video, open TikTok on your desktop or mobile, access the video, select the three dots on the right, and choose “Delete.” To delete an in-process video, tap the back-arrow icon in the top-left corner, tap “X,” and select “Discard.” You can make your videos private instead of deleting them if you want. TikTok allows you to hide or delete the videos that you’re editing, have saved as drafts, or have already published in your account....
Summary When you ask Windows to delete a file, it’s usually with the hope that the file will be gone forever. However, a good data recovery service can often bring those files back from the dead. So it’s important to know how to keep your sensitive information dead and buried. Why “Deleting” Isn’t Really Deleting When you delete a file on Windows, it doesn’t vanish from your drive immediately. Instead, Windows marks the file’s storage space as free, signaling that it can be overwritten by new data in the future....
Summary Microsoft Outlook doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being easy to use. But the “new” version of the software, which is the default in the web version of Outlook, really is an improvement when it comes to setting up Rules for your inbox. Why You Need to Use Rules If you get a lot of important emails that fall into different categories, it makes sense to sort them into different folders tokeep your inbox organized....
Quick Links Summary To turn off Track Changes in Word, launch your document with the app, access the “Review” tab, and select Tracking > Track Changes. If the button is grayed out, you’ll need to enter the password the author used to lock the document. Not every change needs to be tracked in your document. You can disable the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word even if your document is locked....
Summary Distraction Control is a new Safari feature that lets you target and remove distracting elements from web pages. The changes you make may persist between visits, but the feature falls short of being a native iPhone or iPad ad-blocker. What is Distraction Control? Distraction Control is a new feature for iOS 18 (and iPadOS 18) that lets you delete elements from a web page. It’s a lot like opening up “Inspect Element” on a desktop browser and deleting lines of code, except (in true Apple fashion) it’s a lot more “point and click....
Quick Links Excel’s GROUPBY function lets you group and aggregate data based on certain fields in your table of data. It also offers arguments that allow you to sort and filter your data, so you can tailor the output to meet your specific needs. Although you canuse pivot tablesto achieve similar outcomes to the GROUPBY function, the GROUPBY function refreshes automatically if your data changes or is reordered, and it also lets you embed more functions for more refined data sorting....
It’s easy to debate the best or worst products of the year, but these are How-To Geek’s 12 favorites from 2023. This isn’t just a hypothetical list of products that look cool or seem like they might be good. Our reviews team went hands-on with over 350 tech and lifestyle products this year and narrowed it down to 12—with a few extra honor mentions thrown in for good measure, too. From laptops to speakers to smart glasses, there was a lot to like in 2023....
