Ever get annoyed that you don’t have an entire row of numbers atop your Android keyboard? It makes typing things like passwords—which should always have at least one number in them—far more annoying. Fortunately, Google heard the cry and made this an option in the latest Gboard keyboard. RELATED: How to Enable (or Disable) Google Search in Android’s Gboard Keyboard Aside from the aforementioned password scenario, there are a number of other reasons why you may want to make the number row always-visible on your phone....

If your SkyBell HD video doorbell is a bit oversensitive and you want to tone it down a bit, here’s how to adjust the motion sensitivity so that you’ll get properly notified whenever someone comes up to your door. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the SkyBell HD Video Doorbell The motion sensor on the SkyBell can be a bit unpredictable the first time you set up the unit, depending on where you set it up and what’s in the surrounding area....

PowerPoint allows you to format and present the content of your slides in different ways. If you want to print out or display your PowerPoint slides in a bigger or smaller-than-average size, you can change the slide sizes to match. Changing PowerPoint Slide Sizes PowerPoint has two common slide sizes. The first, 4:3, is a good option if you’re using older hardware to present your slides. If you’re planning on presenting your PowerPoint presentation using a modern projector or display, then the 16:9 slide size should be your preferred choice....

Maybe you’ve changed your mind about what you want to share with your HomeGroup. Or maybe you just want to double-check what you’re sharing. Either way, it’s not too hard to do. Let’s take a look at how. HomeGroups are designed to simplify the sharing of files, folders, and printers on a home or small business network. They allow you to quickly share major folders like Documents, Pictures, and Videos, as well as all the printers attached to your PC....

When you configure a proxy server on your Mac, applications will send their network traffic through the proxy server before going to their destination. This may be required by your employer to bypass a firewall, or you may want to use a proxy to bypass geoblocking and access websites that aren’t available in your country. RELATED: How to Configure a Proxy Server in Firefox The proxy server you set here will be used by Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and other applications that respect your system proxy settings....

You have a range of choices. If you prefer, you can keep it super minimal, and display only the hour and minute, as shown below. Or, you can add the day and/or date, flashing separators, and seconds. There’s also an analog clock option that disables all the other features (including the day and date). You can customize the time and date in the System Preferences menu. To do so, click the Apple at the top left, and then click “System Preferences....

Android’s Always-On Display can be super useful for seeing information at a glance when you look at your phone. But it can also be super annoying because, well, your phone’s display is always on. But it doesn’t have to be this way. RELATED: Why Does My Android Phone’s Screen Turn On Randomly? On stock Android, this feature is called Ambient Display, which is kind of like always-on display, except it’s not really on all the time....

Spotlight search on iOS 10 now remembers your previous searches. If you tap the Spotlight search bar on your iPhone or iPad, you’ll see a list of searches you’ve performed. Here’s how to clear that list—or hide it entirely. RELATED: How to Use Spotlight Search on Your iPhone or iPad First, open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad and tap to General > Spotlight Search. Disable the “Siri Suggestions” option here....

Changing the type of numbers used in a numbered list is easy, but what if you want to change the formatting on just the numbers–say, make the numbers bold, but not the text? It’s not obvious how to do that, but it can be done. RELATED: How to Change the Type of Numbers Used in a Numbered List in Word This trick works on both numbered and bulleted lists....

Avast is an unusually noisy antivirus application. It speaks notifications aloud, displays ads, and bundles a lot of additional software. You can disable some (or all) of these annoyances to quiet Avast down. RELATED: What’s the Best Antivirus for Windows 10 and 11? (Is Microsoft Defender Good Enough?) The following steps were performed with Avast’s Free Antivirus software. The free version of Avast allows you to disable everything but its popup “offers” for other Avast products....

By default, Safari for iPad shows a toolbar full of browser tabs when you have more than one tab open at a time. If you’d rather simplify the look of your screen, there’s a way to hide your open tabs. Here’s how to hide the tab bar—or how to get it back. First, open Settings on your iPad by tapping the grey “gear” icon. In Settings, scroll down through the sidebar and tap “Safari....

If you want to keep a permanent log of every motion event that your Nest Cam captures, you can do so using IFTTT and a Google Doc spreadsheet. Here’s how to set it up. RELATED: How to Set Up the Nest Cam If you have a subscription to Nest Aware, your Nest Cam can record video 24/7 and alert you of any motion. Without it, your Nest Cam can still send you motion alerts, but it will only record snapshots of the motion and will only keep that info for up to three hours, which sometimes isn’t enough time for users to thoroughly review....

Android has always done notifications consistently well over its various iterations. In Android Lollipop and Marshmallow, notifications have gotten even better, giving users specific, granular control over notifications for every application installed on your device. RELATED: How to Manage, Customize, and Block Notifications in Android Nougat While this post focuses specifically on Lollipop (Android 5.x) and Marshmallow (Android 6.x), Nougat (Android 7.x) takes notification control even further. For a detailed look at how to better control notifications in Nougat, head over here....

Many apps include a component that starts along with Windows. These startup apps can be useful, but they can also slow boot time and use up system resources. Here’s how to get them under control. Windows has long provided tools for managing startup apps. In Windows Vista and 7, you had to dig into tools like Msconfig—which is powerful if a little clunky to use. Windows 8 and 10 include an interface for managing startup apps in a location that makes more sense: Task Manager....

Chrome allows multiple people to use Chrome on the same computer, with each profile having its own custom bookmarks, settings, and themes. By default, Chrome opens to the profile used the last time the browser was opened. RELATED: How to Create a Windows Shortcut to Open a Specific Profile in Chrome There is a profile management window, however, that you can open when you open Chrome to pick the profile you want to use....

Chromebooks aren’t the ideal Minecraft laptops, that’s for sure. There’s no web-based or Chrome app version of Minecraft, which is written in Java. But Chromebook owners aren’t completely out-of-luck if they want to play Minecraft. If you’re a big Minecraft player and you don’t want to tinker, you probably won’t want to play Minecraft on your Chromebook. But, if you’re willing to tinker, here’s how you can. Enable Developer Mode and Install the Linux Version Mojang’s website makes it clear that Minecraft isn’t officially supported on Chromebooks....

Power outages don’t happen too often, but when they do, you’ll want to make sure that you, your gadgets, and your house are prepared. Here are some things to keep in mind when the lights go out. Have Alternative Heating & Cooling Sources During the middle of summer or winter, the heat and the cold temperatures outside can quickly make their way inside if your heating or cooling system isn’t running for an extended amount of time, which is why it’s important to have alternative methods for heating or cooling your house if the power remains out....

Spots. Zits. Pimples. Acne. Everyone gets them at some point or another. No one, however, needs a permanent photographic reminder of the time they had a large spot on their nose. There is a lot of backlash at the moment against over-edited images, but sometimes, you just need a little touch up here or there to reflect what you usually look like. With Photoshop, and other image editing apps like GIMP, it’s simple to do....

Notepad is a Windows staple that hasn’t really changed in years. It’s fine as a basic text editor, but if you’d like to replace it with something a bit more powerful, then read on. Text editors are great. They’re fast and easy to use for simple things like taking fast notes, keeping a dated log or journal file, or editing the odd configuration or even HTML file. Programmers and developers use them as one of their basic editing tools....

The images you send in iMessage can use up precious bandwidth and space on your phone. However, iOS 10 now provides a way to reduce the size of images sent, if you don’t need a full quality photo. Cell companies are stingy with data and most of us have a limited data plan. You can share photos and images with friends and family through iMessage in the Messages app, but there’s no need to burn up 1-2MB per shared photo or image, especially if it isn’t an image you’re going to save....