Google Keyboard has a ton of customization options, but every tweak requires a trip to its Settings menu. While there’s an easy way to access this menu from the keyboard itself, there’s also another way: through the app’s icon in the app drawer. Unfortunately, this isn’t enabled by default—but with one last trip into the Settings menu, a simple switch will make it possible. RELATED: How to Change Google Keyboard’s Theme on Android...

Linux servers are designed to be left running all the time; rather than starting important programs manually and leaving them in a tmux session, you should add them to systemd as a service which will automatically start on boot and restart if errors arise. Working With Systemd And Services Systemd stores configuration for services in two places. The first is /lib/systemd/system/, where you’ll find configuration for many services on your system....

When you choose to attach a photo or video, Mail opens iPhone’s default Photos app to let you add your items. For other file types, Mail opens iCloud Drive from where you can choose and attach your files. You may also choose other cloud storage providers to attach your files from. RELATED: How to Add Attachments in Gmail for the iPhone Attach a Photo or Other File to Your Emails in Mail on iPhone To start the attachment process, first, launch Mail on your iPhone....

Before you head out the door, it would be handy to know whether you need a coat, or if you can skip it. To give you a quick indicator, you can set one of your Hue light bulbs to change colors when it’s too hot or too cold outside. Here’s how to set it up. RELATED: How to Automate Your Favorite Apps with IFTTT For this, we’re going to use a service called IFTTT (If This Then That)....

For most people, the default New Tab Page in Chrome works perfectly well for their purposes. But if you would prefer to choose what opens in a new tab for yourself, then we have some alternative solutions for you. By default, when you open a new tab in Chrome, you see a search bar, Google’s logo, and thumbnail tiles of the sites you’ve visited most often. However, you can customize the default new tab page a bit (not much), set the New Tab page to a blank page, choose a custom URL to display, or install an extension that adds functionality to the New Tab page....

Safari’s AutoFill will automatically complete information for contacts, passwords, credit cards and more. Today we’re going to discuss how to turn off or edit those AutoFill entries on macOS and iOS. Editing or Disabling AutoFill on Safari for macOS Whenever any form data is autofilled, Safari highlights them in yellow. To turn off any or all AutoFill forms in Safari on macOS, first open Safari’s preferences from the Safari menu or press Command+, on your keyboard....

If you find yourself accidentally taking screenshots of your Apple Watch and filling up your iPhone’s camera roll, it’s possible to disable the function altogether. RELATED: How to Take Screenshots on Your Apple Watch When it was released, a significant number of Apple Watch users had issues with accidental screenshots. If you want to take screenshots, the method of pressing and holding the crown and side button at the same time is very handy....

Among the many improvements in iOS 10 is the ability to access your favorite widgets on the lock screen. Instead of unlocking your iPhone by swiping right, now you’ll see a screen full of widgets. RELATED: The Best New Features in iOS 10 (and How to Use Them) Having access to widgets on the lock screen can be handy, and you can customize your lock screen by adding, removing, and rearranging widgets....

When you have guests over who want to use your Wi-Fi, you want to give it to them…but you may not want them accessing the other devices on your network. Google WiFi makes it really simple to create a “guest network” that gives them access to the internet, but blocks them from accessing your local network files or other networked devices. RELATED: How to Set Up the Google WiFi System...

Smartphone cameras have come far, but they’re still no competition for a DSLR. The biggest problem isn’t actually the sensor, though—it’s the lens. Most smartphones have something equivalent to a 35mm lens on a DSLR. If you take a photo in the same spot with a smartphone and a DSLR with a 35mm lens on, the pictures will look quite similar. The thing is that DSLRs can use dozens of different lenses....

Cortana in Windows 10 gives you a handy search box that’s always at your fingertips. Unfortunately, it forces you to use Microsoft Edge and Bing. Here’s how to make Cortana search using Google and your preferred web browser. How to Make Start Menu Searches Use Chrome Instead of Edge By default, Cortana will always launch searches in the Edge browser. You used to be able to pick which browser you wanted to search in, but Microsoft closed this loophole....

Microsoft Excel is full of useful features, including those for performing calculations. If there comes a time when you need to multiply two columns in Excel, there are various methods for doing so. We’ll show you how to multiply columns right here. How to Multiply a Column in Excel To multiply columns in Excel, you can use an operator, function, formula, or feature to tackle the task. Let’s jump in....

Most of the time we go to great pains to preserve formatting in our text and ensure it looks just the way we want it to. What if you’re frequently pasting text and you want to strip the formatting away in the process? Read on as we help a reader tweak his workflow to be faster and more streamlined. Problem solving is what we do best; we’re not going to let you leave this column still using Notepad as a middle man!...

Love them or hate them, advertisements are a necessary part of online video services like Hulu. If you have to deal with ads, you might as well keep them relevant using Hulu’s Personalized Advertisement Experience settings. With these settings, you can customize the commercials you see in the middle of your shows, and be sure that the next time someone tries to sell you a new product, at least it might be something you actually need....

Until recently, Windows 10 store games could only be played when connected to the internet. Microsoft has thankfully changed this, but as usual, they had to make things complicated: You can only have one “designated offline device” at a time. How to Set Your Designated Offline Device RELATED: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Rise of the Tomb Raider (and Other PC Games) from the Windows Store If you have multiple Windows 10 devices, you’ll need to mark a single one as your “designated offline device” while online before you can play games....

If you have enabled 1-Click Ordering, then you have a couple options to protect yourself from unauthorized purchases. To start, open the Alexa app on your phone and tap the menu button in the top-right corner, then tap Settings. Scroll down to find “Voice Purchasing” and tap on it. On the next screen, you have two options to control your purchases. The first, simplest option is to turn off voice purchasing entirely....

In Windows there is no way to natively send mail from the Command Prompt, but because PowerShell allows you to use the underlying .Net Framework, you can easily create and send an e-mail from the command line. Note: I have uploaded a sample over here, due to many requests. Sending Email From PowerShell Note: We decided to use the GMail SMTP Servers for this article, that means you will need a GMail account to send mail using the provided code....

Different than Google Calendar Appointments Slots, Appointment Schedules let you create and share pages for booking appointments. You can meet in person, via phone call, or using Google Meet. In addition, both you and your clients receive email notifications as confirmations and reminders. Appointment Schedules in Google Calendar have many settings. So, let’s check out the basics of the feature so that you can start using it! Appointment Schedules Availability Like many other Google Calendar features, Appointment Schedules are limited to certain types of accounts and certain platforms....

Two-step verification is an important security protocol that is becoming more popular. Instead of just needing a password, you need your password and something else to log in to your account. This makes it much harder for attackers. WhatsApp has always had the “something else”—it’s the phone number you associate with your account—but until recently, you haven’t been able to password protect your account. If someone stole your SIM card they could pop it into another phone, download WhatsApp and log right in....

Microsoft Excel offers a set of functions for working with text. When you want to extract part of a text string or split a string into rows or columns, there are three particular functions that get the job done. With TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER, you can pull out text before or after a certain word or character. This makes these functions more flexible than the LEFT, RIGHT, and MID functions you might be using....