Tech

When your Echo smart speaker isn’t working, you can fix almost any issue by resetting it. You can also reset your Echo to factory settings to erase all your personal information before selling your device or giving it away. Here’s everything you need to know about how to reset any Echo smart speaker, with or without the Alexa app. How …

While there’s no way to completely hide apps on an iPhone, you can make them harder to find. Hiding apps will also clear up space your home screen, so you don’t have to see apps that you don’t use very often. Here are several ways to hide apps on your iPhone’s home screen, Siri suggestions, and you App Store purchase …

There are a few quick and easy ways to delete a page in Microsoft Word. Using a few keyboard shortcuts, you can delete a page filled with content in the middle of your document, or you can delete a blank page at the end of your Word document. Here’s how to delete a page in Microsoft Word on a Windows …

If you want to test your computer connectivity or check the quality of your internet connection, all you need to do is perform a ping test. If you are experiencing a connectivity issue, you’ll be able to tell if this is limited to your local network (your home or office setup) or if the problem goes beyond (your internet service …

If you are running Mojave, you can screenshot a whole screen, capture a window, capture only a section, or record a video of the screen. Here’s how to screenshot on a Mac running Mojave. If you are not running macOS Mojave or later yet, check out our previous article on how to take a screenshot with a Mac. How to Screenshot …

Every time you create, delete, or edit a file on your hard drive, some of that data becomes fragmented, and pieces of it are stored in various parts of your hard drive. Over time, this can cause your computer to slow down because it takes more time for your drive to read all the scattered pieces of data in a …

Cookies are often viewed in a negative light, but they aren’t always used for malicious purposes. You might want to enable cookies if you want your browser to remember your password or the items you’ve stored in your shopping cart, among other things. Here’s how to enable cookies in Chrome. What are Cookies?  Cookies are small text files that websites …

No one likes being bombarded by pop-up ads, but every once in a while you do need them. Some sites still require that you add information to a pop-up window. Or maybe you can’t view a video or page because it is being blocked by Safari’s pop-up blocker. No matter what the reason, here’s how to allow pop-ups on Safari. …

Have you ever wanted to watch videos in portrait mode? Or maybe you want to read your Twitter or Facebook feed in full screen. If you are a programmer, and you want to see your computer screen vertically, here’s how to flip or rotate a computer screen on a Windows 10 PC.   How to Rotate or Flip Your Screen …

Amazon Echo devices have a very long list of things they can do. They can be used to control other devices in your home for entertainment, temperature and light, and many others. And yes, Alexa can be used to manage communication, too.  If you’ve been wondering how to send and receive text messages with Alexa, we this guide will teach …