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Going on vacation requires a lot of planning. The last thing you should have to worry about is whether your home is okay. Smart home technology can give you peace of mind when you travel by letting you automate your home while you’re away. This can help you cut down on energy use, and it’ll even keep your home secure while you’re enjoying yourself on vacation. Device Vacation Mode The first place to turn when you’re leaving your home for an extended period is the settings area of each smart home device....

It’s possible to share games that you purchased on Steam with your friends and family members. Learn how to share games on Steam with the Steam Family Sharing feature. How to Share Steam Games To get started sharing games on Steam: Instructions in this article apply to the Steam client for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Open the Steam client on the computer where you’d like to share your games, log in to your Steam account, then go to Steam > Settings....

When browsing the Web with some of the modern web browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge, you might receive a prompt asking for your physical location. Websites request this information so they can provide you with content that is relevant to your area. However, some websites are very notorious and will ask for your location every time you visit a particular site, which can be annoying at times....

Unquestionably, Twitch is one of the biggest platforms for gamers and serves as a great place to follow other gamers’ live streaming as they play. The platform has also encouraged expansion into other types of broadcasts, including music, sports, news, etc. Twitch is one of those platforms that can be viewed almost anywhere, with apps for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Fire TV, PlayStation, Xbox, and Apple TV. One notable absence is Roku....

You can quickly save a picture of someone’s words and capture a funny or important moment with a screenshot of your iPhone. Here’s how to do it on any iPhone. How to Take a Screenshot on the iPhone X series, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12 To take a screenshot on the iPhone or iPod Touch, press a combination of buttons at the same time. The buttons depend on the model phone....

Since smartphones have inched their way into everyone’s pocket, the possibility of taking a beautiful panoramic photo is utterly tempting for anyone who passes by something interesting. But many times, instead of the crystal clear beauty of a professional panoramic scene, you may get glitched-up images with the ugliest frame-to-frame transitions you have ever seen. In your disappointment, you might even give up trying to take panoramic photos. I know how it feels, and I managed to create beautiful panoramas of my city by following a couple of steps I’d like to share with you....

There’s a really good chance that you already know that Microsoft killed the Start button in Windows 8, and bring it back again in Windows 8.1, albeit with lesser functionality – turning it into a shortcut button for the Start screen or desktop. The thing is, some users are still not happy – they don’t like the start button and want to remove it. Following the introduction of Windows 8 last year, nearly everyone complained of the lack of a Start button....

Death Stranding is a masterpiece, and finally, it is not available for the PC platform. On PS4 modding is not allowed but on PC players can use third party mod providers like Nexus Mods to do more with the games. Death Stranding is a massive game, with a lot of walking and constructions. It is a game of teamwork which focuses on rebuilding and reconnecting a broken society. So are there Death Stranding Mods on the Nexus Mods site?...

The Internet eliminates the geographical barrier between buyers and sellers. As long as there’s an internet connection, you could live on a remote island in the middle of nowhere and sell your goods or services to someone from other parts of the world, all thanks to the revolution of online payment. One of the names that has a significant contribution in the revolution is PayPal. It makes sending and receiving online payment virtually as easy as clicking a button....

This role-playing game has the perfect blend of PvP which will appeal to gamers and anime lovers as well. Counter side has an anime theme PvP format with various characters and kick-ass arenas and a very cool story mode as well. Many things aren’t explained well when you start. This is why many of you might want to start again using a guest account. While you can start again or Reroll on the Counter side easily....

I am one of those guys that bookmarks anything I find important. The problem is that I find many things important. You can imagine how much I have bookmarked. Going through my bookmarks was like entering a clustered and untidy mechanic garage – everything was everywhere. I had so much on my bookmark history that I really could not keep track if something was already bookmarked or not. If that guy sounds like you, you need these pointers on managing and organizing your Chrome bookmarks as much as I did....

Instant messaging via WhatsApp is without a doubt a convenient way to communicate in a flash. But at times it happens that you already read a message but don’t want to reply to it at that point in time. Later you forget to reply to that message. Now, this can have a negative impact on your relationship with that contact be it personal or professional. As the other user is notified that you have read the message via read receipts....

This article explains how to create a bold letter alternative in a plain text email using plain text characters. You’ll make your words pop and mimic boldface even when the message format limitations don’t support it. What to Know Surround the text you want to emphasize with asterisks to make words stand out. For example, “I am so happy to see you!“Use hyphens or double hyphens to set off and bring attention to a few words....

Did you know that you can play YouTube videos in a VLC player? If you didn’t, we covered this topic a while ago. In short, you can feed VLC a YouTube link, and it’ll play it for you. But what if you want to play more than just one video? What if you want to play an entire playlist? It’s a little tricky to get VLC to play a playlist and requires a little bit of modding....

What to Know Tap Add a new profile or choose a child profile if you have already set up one. When creating an account, provide your child’s name and birthdate. If your device doesn’t have a password, you’ll be prompted to create one. Tap Learn more to read about the different features you can control, or tap Continue. Use the slider to choose an access level (Limited, Moderate, or Full)....

Fast Travel in Paper Mario: The Origami King works like the classic games but you will be hard-pressed when it comes to finding places where to fast travel from. The towns in Paper Mario: The Origami King are huge and paper Mario isn’t as fast enough. If you want to know how to fast travel, check this guide out. How To Fast Travel In Paper Mario: The Origami King Paper Mario: The Origami King is a JRPG and in true fashion of the genre, you will meet a ton of characters and will be set up in a never-ending world....

You might have often wondered what that promo section is doing there in your Poke shop. You might not have come across any promo codes for Pokemon Go either, so why is the game teasing us!? Well, the codes might just be as rare as the Sinnoh stones, but they do exist and you can redeem them from the promo section from the Poke Shop . But sadly these codes cannot be redeemed on iOS devices....

This article explains how to reset the network settings on an iPhone. The information applies to iPhone 12 through iPhone 6 with iOS 14 to iOS 8. What to Know Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Enter your passcode if prompted.After a reset, your iPhone reconnects to your carrier, and you must manually reconfigure the Wi-Fi and VPN settings.Alternatively, toggle Airplane Mode, restart your device, then reconnect to the network to see if it fixes your problem....

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to restart an iPhone 11 and how to force restart an iPhone 11. Whether you need a restart to fix a temporary glitch or a hard restart to unlock a frozen iPhone 11, this is what you need to know. What to Know Restart: Press and hold Side and Volume Down buttons > release when slider appears > move slider left to right.Force restart: Press Volume Up, press Volume Down and hold Side button until the Apple logo appears....

The Restricted Groups feature was being tested for some time now and finally, it has made it to the official WhatsApp app. What this means is that group admins can stop or block group members from changing group icon, subject/name and description. The new Group settings are rolled out in both the iPhone and Android version of the app. In this guide, you will learn how to use this setting to restrict WhatsApp group members from changing group info or sending messages....