You can also take advantage of more than 100,000 Alexa Skills to create routines and further customize your smart home and improve its functionality. How to Create an Alexa Routine Making a new routine in Alexa is simple. There are three main steps involved. Once you learn how to do them, you can set up all the Alexa routines you want. Take a look. Open the Alexa app and tap the More tab in the lower-right corner to open the menu....

Best Remote Desktop App for SMBs: LogMeIn Platforms: Windows, macOS, iOS Price: $350/yr for access to 2 computers up to $7,000/yr for access to 50 computers It’s the variety of functionality that makes LogMeIn pro best for small businesses. SMBs usually have a small IT team where each person does a bit of everything, so they need a remote desktop app that does a bit of everything also. A key feature is unattended remote access with Wake On LAN when support is required, but the user is busy with something else....

Understanding Why Discord User Volume Keeps Resetting When you join a Discord voice channel, you’ll have access to your audio level setting, independent of other users. This setting is known as Discord user volume. It’s crucial that everyone can set the voice chat volume as they see fit in order to keep effective communication. This is especially true for gaming, where it’s important for all gamers to communicate the gameplay strategies....

1. Check Your Internet Connection Your connection speed has a direct impact on Disney+ streaming quality and performance. Unstable, slow, or inconsistent internet connection can cause video buffering, audio lag, and other streaming issues. Connectivity issues can also trigger several Disney+ error codes, preventing you from streaming movies or shows. Disney+ recommends a 5.0 Mbps download speed for High Definition (HD) content and 25.0 Mbps for 4K content. Visit fast.com or speetest....

The Fire Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, and Fire Stick TV 4K Max all fall within a very narrow price range. So what does each product offer, and are the compromises of the cheaper models worth the difference in features? The Lite is limited to 1080p output, so it’s best to avoid this if you have a 4K TV, even if you don’t currently have access to 4K content....

This app hires people within supported locations to deliver food through the app, but how does someone start working for them? How do they make money? And how much can you make with DoorDash? There’s also the question of if it’s worth it to work for them. There are other food delivery apps, like UberEats or Postmates, so what makes DoorDash different? Or, what makes it different from getting a typical delivery driver or food service job?...

Why Check Your Purchase History on Steam? There are a number of reasons why you might want to check your Steam purchase history. If you’re considering purchasing a game or DLC, you might want to make sure you don’t already own it. Or perhaps you want to check if the game you own is a special edition. You might also have forgotten how much you paid for an item or game and need to check....

Whether you’re a serial tab opener who loses track or someone who just wants a cleaner browsing experience, knowing how to close browser tabs on Android can be a game changer. This tutorial will help you cut down your list of open tabs in Google Chrome and other browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. Close Browser Tabs via the Tab Switcher Every Android-based browser lets you delete browser tabs through its tab-switching interface....

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you how to create your own NFT art, and how to sell it online for the first time. What’s an NFT? NFTs or non-fungible tokens are pieces of unique data stored on a blockchain. An NFT could be a video, image, a GIF, or any form of digital art. NFTs represent digital ownership of a piece of art, music, and many other file types....

Even though the app data is great, you can export 45 days’ worth of far more detailed data to Excel and then do whatever you like with it: create charts and graphs showing which days the most energy is being used, how many hours the device is in standby mode vs on, etc. In this post, I’ll talk about the process for exporting the data and then go over how the data is organized in the Excel spreadsheet....

One time I dropped my phone into a swimming pool and tried to dry it by shaking it hard and then using a hair dryer. It didn’t work and the phone died! Some tips that I mention in this post you think would be common sense, but I didn’t think of it at the time. Luckily, if your phone has not been submerged underwater for a long time, there are some things you can do to fix it and possibly save yourself the cost of having to replace it....

Other reasons you can’t log in to your Snapchat account are that your app has a minor problem, your VPN isn’t working well with the app, your app cache is faulty, you’re using an outdated app version, and more. Check if Snapchat Is Down When you can’t log in to your account in Snapchat, the first thing to check is if the platform’s servers are down. Snapchat’s servers may be experiencing an outage, breaking various features of the app....

Personally, I never wanted to use Facebook.com as an instant messaging program and instead use Facebook Messenger for that purpose. Thankfully, Facebook has made it very easy to change your online status so that people cannot see you are online. Actually, they’ve added a couple of options in the last year or so that let you control it more granularly. Turn Off Facebook Chat The easiest way to not be disturbed by anybody is to simply go offline by turning off chat completely....

Boomerang and Bounce videos can spice your Instagram and Snapchat stories up a notch. This tutorial covers everything you need to make Boomerang and Bounce videos on the Instagram and Snapchat apps. Make Boomerang Videos on Instagram Instagram’s Boomerang feature is available on the Android and iOS versions of the social media app. Preview the clip and proceed to step 5 to edit or share the Boomerang to your Instagram stories....

Moving to a new city and drifting apart for various reasons are pretty normal. If you now find yourself without a buddy to hang out with, looking for friendship online is a viable option. Yet here, as in the offline world, you have to play your cards right if you’re looking to connect with new people. So if you want to know how to make friends online, here are some practical tips to make it happen....

This tutorial will teach you how to manage your PlayStation 5 storage, so you can keep using your console without running out of room. How to Check Your PS5 Storage Your PS5 comes with a storage management console that lets you keep an eye out on the remaining space of the internal SSD, including a breakdown of used space by type. To get to it: Below that, you should also see the space occupied by games and apps, the media gallery (which consists of screenshots and video clips), and save files....

In this article, you’ll learn how to measure distance on Google Maps as well as in the associated Google My Maps library. You’ll also learn how to do this on the mobile version of Google Maps. Why Measure Distances on Google Maps? Whenever you search for a location in Google Maps, you’ll see a map view with that location centered in the middle of the map. You can measure the distance between any two points on this map....

Your PS5 automatically enters Rest Mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. However, if you’d like to manually put the console into Rest Mode or adjust the automatic activation time, this tutorial will show you how. How to Put Your PS5 in Rest Mode You can put your PS5 into Rest Mode whenever you want. If you have a game running, just pause or exit to the Home Screen, and then: Your TV or monitor screen goes black and the power indicator lights on the PS5’s casing flashes amber to confirm it’s in Rest Mode....

On Steam, you have the ability to submit a refund request if you feel like you don’t want to keep a game you bought. There are some things you need to know, however, if you want a refund through Steam. If you don’t know how to get a refund on Steam, here’s everything you need to know. When You Can Request a Refund on Steam There are some qualifications you need to meet before you can expect a refund from Steam....

Like all PC apps, however, the Steam client can sometimes run into problems. If a game isn’t updating, for instance, Steam may need administrative access to fix this. If you trust Steam enough to do this, then knowing how to run Steam as admin can fix some of these minor issues, which you can do by following these steps. Run Steam As Admin: Pros and Cons Before we begin, it’s important to know that there are certain pros and cons you should consider before you open Steam or run a Steam game as an admin on Windows....