So what’s the best way to hide your Facebook status from one person or a specific set of friends? The best way in my opinion is to use the privacy controls while you are actually creating the status update. In this article, I’ll show you how to control the privacy of a single status update and all future status updates too. Single Status Update Since you’ll probably only be restricting your status updates some of the time, the simplest solution is to click on the little privacy control button at the bottom right of the status update window....

Procreate has designed coloring to be efficient, so you don’t need to spend time locating specific colors you want to use to do high-quality art projects. There are many tools in Procreate, and in this tutorial, we’ll show you how to make creating art easier. The Basics of Coloring in Procreate Go to the Colors panel to get started with coloring. Select the circle on the top-right corner of the screen....

This guide will walk you through exactly how to set up smart lights with Alexa, how to control them once you’ve set them up, and more. “Alexa, please turn on the lights,” will become a common phrase in your home. How to Set Up Lights With Alexa One of the main benefits of Alexa as a platform is how easy it is to add new devices. How to Add Lights Through Alexa First, open the Alexa app and tap the Devices tab....

If you chose to create the system image file, you would end up with a large VHD file. This file could then be used to restore your entire system at a later point. This tool was so popular that they kept it in Windows 8 and Windows 10. If you go to the Control Panel, you’ll see one applet there called Backup and Restore (Windows 7). The nice thing about backing up your computer using this method, other than being able to restore it fully later on, is that you can attach this VHD file to any Windows 7, 8, or 10 computer and access the data just like a normal hard disk....

But before you can do that, you must configure Twitch to save your videos after you’ve finished broadcasting them. So in this tutorial, you’ll figure out what you must do to activate Video on Demand for your creator account and then download broadcasts to your desktop or mobile device. Activate Video On Demand in Twitch You can activate Video On Demand (VOD) in Twitch via your Twitch streamer dashboard, but that’s only possible if you use a web browser....

You’re probably using a Google Account to sync browsing data to the Google servers in real-time. Nevertheless, it’s always best to take a safer approach. Below, you’ll find step-by-step instructions to export bookmarks in Google Chrome to an HTML file, including what you should do to import them. You’ll also learn of other backup methods that involve syncing bookmarks via Chrome Sync (if you don’t already) and copying bookmark data in raw format....

In this article, I’ll mention a couple of tools you can use to extract icons from the applications already installed on your computer. You can use these programs to save the icon files as images or as ICO files of different sizes. IconsExtract IconsExtract is a freeware application that you can use to automatically find icons that are stored in EXE, DLL, OCX, CPL, and other file types. You’ll be amazed at the actual number of icons stored on your computer after using this program!...

If you’re an electrical engineer, you probably already know what to kind of Raspberry Pi to buy, how to set it up, program it, etc. If you’re a geek like me, but have never messed around with anything like Raspberry Pi or Arduino, the choice can be a little more confusing. Which Raspberry Pi to Buy? This is not going to be an extensive comparison of the models because there are already a lot of sites that have covered that topic....

There are many formats for creating images files of CD/DVDs, but UIF is used because it provides better encryption and also has better compression. The most common image format is ISO. Instead of trying to mount a UIF directly, the best option is to convert the UIF image to an ISO image and then mount the ISO image. In this article, I’ll walk you through the various steps. MagicISO Since MagicISO is the program that creates these UIF files, we can use it to decompress and convert the UIF to to ISO....

If you’re having problems with Discord, you might want to restart or reset it. Quickly resetting your Discord client can help you to restore functionality if you’re suffering from connection problems, app crashes, or if your audio, video, or desktop streaming is unstable. If you want to know how to restart Discord, here’s how. Can You Restart Discord? If you search for this topic online, you’ll see a lot of misinformation (and, if we’re honest, poorly written articles) that fail to define what exactly is meant by a Discord restart....

It’s become very popular on social media to post your Spotify Wrapped so your friends can see what you’re listening to most often. So, how do you get to and view it yourself, and how do you share it? How to See Your Spotify Wrapped You can find your Spotify Wrapped by going to the website Spotify has created to showcase your very own slideshow. You can access this website on any device, as long as you log into the Spotify account you wish to see your Wrapped slideshow for....

If you don’t remember the network’s security key, we’ll show you how to find saved Wi-Fi passwords in Windows. This tutorial also covers steps to set up and use mobile hotspot to share your computer’s internet. View Wi-Fi Password via Control Panel The Windows Control Panel offers an easy and non-technical approach to checking the security details of your network connections. You can open the Control Panel settings app through Windows Search or Windows Settings....

If you trigger the right keyboard shortcut, you can see and access your clipboard history and sync it through the cloud for easier access on any Windows 10 device. Here’s how to view and clear clipboard history in Windows 10. How to Access the Windows 10 Clipboard If you copy content from, say a document, but forget to paste it, you can find the Windows 10 clipboard history content. The clipboard history supports text, images less than 4MB, and HTML, and stores entries from newest to oldest....

Also, since you can run a full copy of OS X on the external drive, it can be used for troubleshooting purposes on other Macs or it can be as a kind of virtual OS X. I’ve already written about how you can install OS X in VMware Fusion, but that takes up space on your Mac. Using an external drive, you can save space on your Mac, though it might be a bit slower if you are using USB 2....

For most of their history the answer has been “no” for most users, but the latest generation of smartwatches have changed that. Let’s explore whether modern smartwatches have done enough to justify their price. Are Smartwatches Mature Enough? Early smartwatches were full of compromises. Third-party app support has also been lacklustre, thanks to weak hardware and a small install base. One of the biggest problems was the lack of always-on displays....

To start with, you will need to have your PowerPoint presentation as well as the other file that you want to link to. In this example, we will be linking two PowerPoint presentations together and jumping immediately to Slide 2 on the second presentation. Link Multiple PowerPoint Presentations Step 1: Find or create the object that you want for your link. This could be a picture, clipart, text, etc. Select that object and click on the Hyperlink button under the Insert tab....

In this tutorial, you’ll learn why Microsoft Outlook fails to respond in Windows and eight potential fixes to the problem. 1. Force Close and Reopen Outlook Terminating Outlook in the Windows Task Manager might set things back in order. Quick Tip: The Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut is a faster way to launch the Windows Task Manager. If you don’t find Outlook in the “Processes” tab, go to the “Details” tab, select OUTLOOK....

Well, the argument can basically be broken down into whether or not you know what you are doing. In my opinion, if you don’t know what a Windows service even is, then you really should not disable any service. If you have some basic understanding of services and programs, then it’s OK to disable only non-Microsoft services. As a general rule, I never disable any service that comes installed with Windows by default or that is from Microsoft....

The same is true for other music file formats like OGG, WMA, M4A, and FLAC. An audio converter program can save one music file format to another so that the file will work in the program you’re using, the device on which you want to listen to it, etc. Below is a list of hand-picked music converters that anyone can use to convert between various audio file formats. We’ve limited our selection to only the absolute best: they’re free, work on a variety of platforms, and do the job with zero confusion....

Additionally, the sheer number of dating platforms and users can make the process seem daunting, especially if you’re a newbie. We’ve trawled the web for you and picked the best dating websites and apps that will make the experience feel manageable for you. Elite Singles Best For: Career-oriented professionals looking for long-term relationships Elite Singles is the best dating app for professionals seeking long-term partners. The app is positioned as a place for educated and wealthy singles, but you won’t get the boot if you make below six figures....