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Jul
17
2020

How to Block Time on Google Calendar for a Productive Workday

Step 1: Time to Ease Into Your Day (30 Minutes) Time blocking is the act of setting aside designated time slots for short and long-term goals. Through this practice, you can schedule your day to its maximum potential. Time blocking also boosts personal focus, improves your mental state, and reduces stress. These are crucial factors for a successful work-life balance, especially when you consider the fact that we live in a culture driven by urgency. Sometimes, it seems like fast results are mor.

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Jul
16
2020

How to Insert a PDF Into Word

Including a PDF in a Word Document A PDF and a Microsoft Word document might be used for similar things. But the two file formats are quite different. As such, you might want to insert a PDF into Word to reference a section of the PDF or combine the content into a single file. We’re going to show you all the ways to add a PDF into a Word document. This includes copy-pasting text from PDF into Word, using screenshots, and inserting the PDF directly into the Word document. 1. How to Inser.

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Jul
16
2020

How to Speed Up Slow PS4 Downloads

Speeding Up Slow PS4 Downloads Do you feel like your PS4 download speeds are extremely slow? You’re not alone. Many people experience slow download speeds for updates and new games, even when other devices on their network don’t have this issue. Let’s find out if playing a game slows the download speed on PlayStation 4, plus more tips to help you speed up slow PS4 downloads. 1. Close Background Applications One of the biggest culprits for slow PS4 downloads is having a game.

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Jul
16
2020

How to Fix Error Code 0x80070422 in Windows 10

What Is Windows Error 0x80070422? Before we start, it’s worth mentioning what 0x80070422 in Windows 10 even means. As it turns out, this is most often a Windows Update error. When it pops up, any pending Windows updates will not install correctly. You might see a message like “There were some problems installing updates” or “Windows Update is disabled” in the Windows Update panel when it occurs. This error prevents you from updating your computer properly, which .

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Jul
16
2020

How to Re-friend Someone You Blocked on Facebook

How to Unblock Someone on Facebook Facebook’s block option is helpful when you don’t want someone to see any of your content since blocking prevents someone from interacting directly with you on Facebook. Naturally, blocking someone also unfriends that person if you’re currently friends. But maybe you once blocked someone and have since made up with them, or went on a friend-deleting spree and accidentally blocked someone by mistake. You can’t see that person once they.

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Jul
15
2020

How to Download NVIDIA Drivers Without GeForce Experience

It’s Your Choice We’re not bashing GeForce Experience here. It has some neat features like the ability to automatically optimize graphics settings for your PC games and record your gameplay. It also can automatically search for and install driver updates. You’ll have to find and install updates manually if you skip the GeForce Experience application. But GeForce Experience is also a heavier application that requires you to sign in with an account. You even have to sign in wit.

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Jul
15
2020

How to Get the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10

What Is the Windows Subsystem for Linux? First included with the 2018 Windows 10 Anniversary Update and rolled out to all users in the Fall Creators Update, Windows Subsystem for Linux basically lets you run Linux software in Windows 10. This is a feature that has been built into Windows. Unlike installing Linux in a virtual machine, the Windows Subsystem for Linux can be instantly called from the Start menu. For this to work, however, you first need to enable the feature. Once the Windows S.

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Jul
15
2020

How to Make Sure Your Computer Can Run Windows 10

Why You Need to Upgrade to Windows 10 While you might have been happily using Windows 7, Windows 8, maybe even Vista or XP, you should have noticed the problem. Updates have come to an end. Without updates, operating systems lose out on security patches. So although the operating system appears to work, vulnerabilities can be exploited. Security software can pick up malicious software, but this a reactive measure. Antivirus tools cannot fix issues with the OS. Only the OS developer can do that.

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Jul
15
2020

How to Choose Between 32-Bit and 64-Bit Windows Operating Systems

32-Bit and 64-Bit: What’s the Difference? We’ve discussed the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows before, which we’ll summarize briefly here. Whether you can install a copy of 32-bit or 64-bit Windows depends on the processor inside your computer. Like Windows, modern processors are either 32-bit or 64-bit. 64-bit machines can process much more information at once, making them more powerful. If you have a 32-bit processor, your only option is to also install 32-bit.

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Jul
14
2020

How to Set Up a Sleep Timer Shutdown in Windows

How to Set a Sleep Timer Shutdown in Windows You can set a Windows sleep timer to shut down your computer after a certain period. The easiest way to set your computer to shut down on a timer is through the Command Prompt, using Windows shutdown command. First up, launch the Command Prompt. Type command into your Start Menu search box and select the Best Match. Now, type in the following command: Shutdown -s -t 3600 The -s parameter indicates that this should shut down your computer, and the.

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