Summary Do you wish the Action Button on your iPhone 16 or iPhone 15 Pro could do more than one thing? Create a custom shortcut that will perform different actions depending on your current location and then set your Action Button to run this shortcut. Here’s how it works. Creating a Shortcut Using the IF Action When you’re out, you might not want yourAction Buttonto do the same thing as it does at home....
There are plenty of reasons you might want to share your iPhone or iPad while denying access to certain apps (or hiding them altogether). Fortunately, you can lock and hide almost any app in just a few taps. Here’s how. You can lock or hide an app using the app context menu, accessed via tapping and holding the app in question. You can lock an app without hiding it (so that it remains visible but inaccessible) but you cannot hide an app without locking it....
Quick Links Summary To create a Timeline chart in Google Sheets, select your data by dragging your cursor through it. Next, select Insert > Chart in the menu or click the Insert Chart button in the toolbar. In the sidebar that displays, select the Timeline chart from the drop-down box. When you want to display an easy-to-read visual for items in chronological order,consider a Timelinechart. In Google Sheets, you simply enter the dates and numeric data, and you’ll have aline graphwith zoom options....
Quick Links Summary You can enable AutoMod within your Discord Server Settings to detect and delete spam before it becomes a problem, and a dedicated security bot can moderate your channel for you. Also, modifying new user permissions allows you to limit damage caused by spam bots. Spam is a problem all over the internet, including on Discord servers. As a server owner, there are some things you may do to limit spam by pre-empting the problem and increasing overall Discord security....
Quick Links When working with Git version control, it’s often necessary to modify the commit history manually, even though it is intended to be immutable. With a few commands, you can start fresh and delete all Git history before a certain point. Why Remove Old Git Commits? Sometimes when working with Git repositories, there may be a need to remove all Git history before a certain commit. This is usually useful when you want to start new with a fresh history....
Summary To reset Outlook’s view to the default, follow these steps: Is your Outlook inbox view not what you’d like it to be? Maybe the email columns aren’t the way they used to be? Luckily, you can bring it back to the default view so that all the app elements are exactly the way they were when you first opened the app, with allcustomizationsremoved. How to Change the View in Outlook to the Default To bring back Outlook’s default view, first, launch the Outlook app on your computer....
Quick Links Summary Windows’ PowerShell utility isn’t just for advanced tasks; you may use this tool to launch your executable (EXE) files as well. This means you can open your favorite apps right from a PowerShell window on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC. We’ll show you how to do that with or without admin rights. If you’re launching an app that requires admin rights, such as an app installer, run your executable with admin rights....
Summary The long exposure technique can create some highly artistic photos, such as blurred flowing water or light trails. By default, it’s not possible to manually set the shutter speed of your iPhone camera, but there are a few ways you can capture long exposure-style images using your iPhone. What Are Long Exposure Photos? In traditional photography, long exposure photos are exactly like they sound. The camera shutter is kept open for a longer period than usual, keeping the film or sensor exposed for an extended duration....
Quick Links The Apple Watch might not feature Safari in its list of apps, but the browser is indeed there, just waiting to render web pages. While browsing your favorite websites from your wrist may seem convenient, some hurdles still exist. Three Ways to Access the Apple Watch Browser To access the Apple Watch browser, you’ll need to tap a link. There are three surefire ways of getting a link using stock apps within watchOS....
Quick Links Summary In many apps, pressing Command and + (plus sign) at the same time will let you zoom in, and Command with - (minus) will let you zoom out on a Mac. You can also zoom system-wide or zoom in on specific text by enabling those features in Accessibility settings. When you have trouble seeing something on your computer screen, do you lean in closer or put on your reading glasses?...
Summary By some estimates, the PS5 is outselling both Xbox Series consoles by more than four times to one. Microsoft is now adopting a multi-platform strategy and bringing games to Sony’s platform. So what went wrong, and what happens next? How the Xbox 360 Won the West It was unthinkable that Microsoft could eventually find itself in last place during the Xbox 360’s heyday in the late 2000s. When titles likeHalo 3andGears of Wardominated, Xbox rose to prominence as a household name not only in its home market of the US but in Europe and around the world (except for Japan)....
I fly RC helicopters (poorly) and have wanted to try RC planes for a long time, but never got around to it. Now that I have a 3D printer, I wondered how much of these craft I can just make myself, and it turns out pretty much the whole thing! 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing the RC World Serious RC aircraft people have always made their own planes, but they would carve the models by hand from light wood types or from blocks of foam....
Quick Links Summary I’ve always wanted a dedicated screenshot button on my gaming mouse. Now that I’m rocking a dual mouse setup, I finally turned my dream into reality. Here’s how I did it and why I waited so long to finally take the plunge. How to Remap Your Mouse Button to Capture Screenshots With It This procedure should be simple and painless if your mouse comes with a dedicated app that supports remapping mouse buttons....
