The service is renowned for its deep library of more than 40 million songs. You can find tons of old favorites or discover new artists and bands. Not only that, but it also offers collaborative playlists, podcasts, early album access, and its new music discovery algorithm delivers excellent playlists each week tailored to your tastes. However, Spotify may not be available for everyone, and though its free version allows you to stream playlists and stations, it comes with ads....

Also, be sure to watch our quick video from our YouTube channel where we talk about some of the programs we mention in this article. Our Methodology Device failures, abuse, or read and write errors often cause data loss. No photo recovery software can recover data that has been overwritten completely and purged. If the actual damage is to a non-data area of the disk, such as the file allocation table, it should still be possible to do a bit-by-bit recovery....

Whilst the basics may be easy to learn, many of the best features go unnoticed. In fact, there are dozens of features hidden within the menus of Sheets, Docs, and Google Drive itself. Whether you’re looking to improve your productivity, want to know how to search for files quicker, or want tips for managing your cloud backups, Google Drive will be more powerful with some advanced Google Drive tips – we’ve picked out the best below....

In addition to being annoying and slowing down page loading speeds, ads and pop-ups: Can threaten users privacy.May carry malware.Clutter your screen.Distract users.Protect impulse buyers from making purchases.Take up bandwidth.Drain battery power. As a response to this intrusion, developers have created browser extensions to block ads in Edge. Below are six free extensions for Microsoft Edge that you can use to block ads: GhosteryAdguard AdBlockerAdblock PlusuBlock OriginAdblocker UltimateAdBlock Ghostery Ghostery advertises itself as a privacy ad blocker....

Archive files like ZIP files and JAR files provide a way to package multiple files as a single file, decreasing the amount of space needed to store them. JAR stands for Java Archive. It’s a package file format used to combine multiple Java class files and their associated resources like text and images into a single file. Indeed, JAR files were originally developed so end users could download Java applets and their components in a single HTTP request....

Alexa is jam-packed with a ton of entertainment options that you can play alone or with friends and family. If you’re tired of the same stack of board games and in the mood to try something new, give Alexa a shot. From Deal or No Deal to Song Quiz, there are tons of games to play with Alexa. The Best Games to Play with Alexa There are many games officially included with Alexa, but you can also find more through the Alexa Skills options....

Whether you’re setting creative assignment tasks for K-12 students or wanting to produce more complex lesson outlines or tutorials for college subjects, the list of resources below will add to your lesson development arsenal. 1. Socrative For K-12 Socrative is an app designed for efficient and fun ways to engage students from K-12 and track their learning. Create engaging learning materials such as games, quizzes, competitions, and exercises for students....

From smartphones to smart TVs, it’s a lot to take in all at once. It often falls to the younger generation to help their elders use and enjoy the benefits of modern tech. We have quite a lot of experience providing help and instruction to people of all ages. That experience has provided a number of key lessons when it comes to dealing with elderly users. If you’ve got users in your life who fall into that category, these general tips will help make the process of teaching technology much easier....

I used Adobe Reader for years because it was from Adobe and I felt it had to be better because Adobe is a behemoth and they create amazing software like Photoshop! However, being a behemoth is also a bad thing. Adobe Reader, in my opinion, is bloated and slow. Performance has improved over the years, but it’s still massive compared to a program like Foxit. The best thing is that it can do everything Adobe Reader can plus a whole lot of other stuff....

In many cases, antivirus software won’t affect your PC’s gaming performance unless it’s performing a scan (a process that utilizes a tremendous amount of CPU power.) You can further improve performance without sacrificing security by utilizing game boosters or gaming modes. Under no circumstances should you disable your antivirus protection. Here are several ways to improve gaming performance without shutting off your antivirus. Activate Game Mode Many antivirus programs include a mode called “gaming mode” or “gaming boost....

However, slow internet connection, incorrect navigation settings, and temporary system glitches can ruin the functionality. This tutorial covers 12 fixes to try if Google Maps isn’t talking or giving voice directions on your device. 1. Download Voice Directions Do you hear a chime instead of voice directions when using Google Maps? That’s because Google Maps hasn’t downloaded voice directions or because voice directions aren’t up-to-date. Google Maps requires a strong internet connection to download voice directions....

With the rise of LCD flat panel screens, the 16:9 widescreen format has become the norm. This coincides with HD resolutions such as 1280×720 and 1920×1080. In recent years there’s been a new computer display format known as Ultra Widescreen. These screens have an aspect ratio of 21:9, which makes them excellent for productivity, watching anamorphic video and playing immersive games. Unfortunately, many older game titles don’t have support for 21:9 aspect ratios....

We’ll walk you through the steps on how to cancel your account. Remember that you’ll lose access to your previously watched content if you cancel. So if you’re not ready to give up access to all the great content on Hulu, we suggest keeping your subscription active. What are Your Options? Before you cancel your Hulu subscription, you should familiarize yourself with other options. Perhaps you’ll want to come back to this streaming service soon to watch another season of Bob’s Burgers, so terminating the subscription might not be the best idea....

However, one surefire way of recording streaming audio from any web site is to simply capture it via the sound card on your computer. Basically, there are programs that can record whatever is being played by your computer’s speakers, so if you can hear it, it can be recorded. Of course, you’ll have to listen to the entire song since the recording is live, but it’s definitely much easier than trying to download the file from the web site directly....

Even if you have a new account on Instagram, you can quickly change your username or public name to correct typos, or to use a more search-friendly name for your account. We’ll cover how to change your Instagram name on desktop, mobile website, and on the Instagram app. How to Change Your Instagram Name on the Website To change your Instagram display name using its desktop website, go to Instagram....

Your username and Riot ID are different. Your username is used to log into your account, but your Riot ID is your display name across all games. Your tagline is an up to five-character hash following your username. The combination of these two features means that neither one has to be unique, as long as the combination is original. This results in more options for name customization. Since you can change your Riot ID every 30 days, you can make a new display name for each month....

We’ll discuss various cleaning products and how to use them to clean the beds of FDM printers. Why Clean the Print Bed? It may seem obvious, but plastics stick better to clean surfaces. If you have poor bed adhesion, your printing quality may suffer. To get the best adhesion, remove any buildup of filament, oil, dirt, and dust. Plus when you have a clean 3D printer bed, you might not need to use hacks like glue sticks, painters tape, and hairspray to improve adhesion....

To begin, you have to create a Wi-Fi hotspot with the same name as the network your Roku was connected to on your device. Then, Roku automatically connects to your hotspot, and you can use the Roku app on your iPhone (iOS) or Android phone to control your device. In case your Roku is already connected to a wireless network, you can directly use the Roku app on your phone to manage your device, as we’ll explain below....

Dial-in By Phone and Zoom Free Basic Accounts At the time of writing this, Zoom gave notice that “Due to increased demand, dial-in by phone audio conferencing capabilities may be temporarily removed from your free Basic account.” What Zoom is literally saying is you might be able to dial into a Zoom meeting with a phone number or you might not. The dial-in feature might come back to the free account, or it might not....

Try the following simple quick fixes to resolve this error. Quick Fixes: Refresh: Press Ctrl-F5 or click on the refresh button. Often an error like this is just a small glitch that’s gone by the time you refresh the page. Try again later: The server connection problem might be an extended glitch. If access to the site is low-priority, wait an hour or two (or even a day) and retry....