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What Does Hide Alerts Mean for a Text Message on My iPhone?

Have you been exploring and experimenting with the menus and options in your iPhone’s Messages app and found a setting called “Hide Alerts?” This is a cool option for your text message conversations that lets you mute the alerts and notifications that you would typically receive when you get a new text message. The alerts […]

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How to Export Gmail Contacts

Gmail makes it easy for you to create new contacts, either directly from the Contacts app or by adding them from an email that you receive. These contacts are saved to your Google Account, making them accessible through the Contacts app in your browser, or on your smartphone. Occasionally you may find that you need […]

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How to Embed Video in Powerpoint 2013

The increase in availability of high-speed Internet has led to a dramatic increase in the usage of video. Coupled with the fact that most smartphones are able to record high-definition video fairly easily, it is easier than ever for someone to create a video and put it on YouTube. The proliferation of video has also […]

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How to Disable the Firewall on a Mac in macOS High Sierra

Your MacBook that is running the macOS High Sierra operating system has a built-in firewall to prevent unauthorized connections across the Internet from gaining access to your computer. But while that firewall is good at keeping out malicious connections, it also does a good job at keeping out connections that actually aren’t harmful, but may […]

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How to Rotate Text in Word 365

While many of the documents that you create for work or school will consist solely of entering text directly into the body of the document, situations may ariser where you need to make some creative formatting choice about your information. This is more common with things like newsletters or flyers where the visual appeal of […]

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How to Close All Tabs in the Microsoft Edge iPhone App

The tabbed browsing feature in mobile Web browsers like Microsoft Edge on your iPhone allows you to have multiple Web pages open at the same time. By opening the tabs window in the browser you can simply tab on the thumbnail image of the page that you would like to visit. But while this tab […]

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How to Disable Javascript in Safari on a Mac

Many of the websites that you visit on the Internet use a number of different languages and script to display information and provide you with features. One of the more commonly used languages is Javascript, and almost every website that you visit will use it in some way. Unfortunately Javascript can also be used for […]

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What Does a Firestick Do?

You might be asking yourself “what does a firestick do” if you’ve received one as a gift, if someone is asking for one as a gift, or if you’ve been thinking about ditching your cable TV service. The firestick, or Amazon Fire TV Stick, is a small device that you connect to an HDMI port […]