Windows supports Bluetooth which allows you to stream music, send data, and communicate with nearby devices wirelessly with ease. When you turn on Bluetooth in Windows, devices that are paired will also send their battery status to Windows. If the Bluetooth device has an app, you may be able to check the battery level using the app. However, Windows 11 can show you the battery level of Bluetooth devices using the Settings app....

If you’re one of the users that find that restrictive, you must be looking for a way to convert your AAX files to MP3. Unfortunately, since Audible doesn’t offer a native option to change the files format from AAX to MP3 (or any other audio format), you’ll have to use one of the following third-party options to do it. Why Convert AAX to MP3 What if you’re not a fan of Audible’s native media player and want to listen to your audiobooks on a different platform?...

Windows 11 supports many types of memory cards. From SD card to miniSD card and MicroSD card and more, depending on if your computer has a slot or external card reader available. A lot of computers do not come with built-in memory cards reader so you may purchase an external reader that connects through a USB port. Once a card reader is connected to your computer, make sure it’s properly plugged in, and working....

The best solution is to create a fillable PDF file. That way, you can send your forms in PDF format to your colleagues or friends knowing they can easily fill them in and send them back to you hassle-free. Here are some of the best PDF form creators that you can use on your computer or smartphone to create a fillable PDF file for free. 1. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC for Windows & Mac Price: Free 7-day trial available, after that $179....

You can use a tool like Canva, but Microsoft Word is a solid application for making flyers. You can find plenty of templates, so you never have to start from scratch. Here, we’ll walk you through creating a flyer in Word and include some helpful tips for making your flyer awesome! Microsoft Office Flyer Templates for Word When it comes to templates for Microsoft Word, going to the source is the best option....

A Linux disk partition is like a boundary device that tells each file system how much space it can use. It’s handy when creating shared drives and enables you to allocate and edit drive space more effectively. For example, if you have a 2GB USB drive, you can create a partition that takes up the entire drive, two partitions of 1GB each, or variations of sizes. Each Linux disk partition acts as its own hard drive....

While you can use other search engines for better privacy, Google and its services are a staple for most. Fortunately, you can delete your Google search history from your Google account in minutes. How to Clear Google Search History Completely The obvious way to clear your history is to clear browsing data from within a web browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. However, note that clearing your Chrome browsing history doesn’t delete your search history....

By digitizing your DVDs, you can have them all in the same place while taking up less physical space. It can seem daunting to digitize your movies and you may be unsure of how to do so, but once you know how, it’s relatively easy to do for each one. Just be sure you put a good amount of time aside, especially if you have a lot of DVDs you want to digitize....

For some apps to function properly, they need to know where you’re located and where you’re connecting from. Windows location services is a feature that enables certain Windows features such as auto setting the time zone or Find my device or other apps to discover your device location information. This can be good for some users, but for others, it raises some privacy issues. If you feel that location service in Windows 11 is evading your privacy, you can turn it off for all apps to prevent accessing the location....

With UAC enabled, Windows will prompt always for consent for a valid local administrator account before performing tasks that requires a full administrator access token. This ensures that regular users without administrative rights cannot make damaging changes to Windows. The message you get is “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?“ There are four levels or approval modes of UAC, with the very top mode being the straightest....

Unfortunately, Microsoft stopped support for Windows Media Player in 2009, with the last release (Windows Media Player 12) now over ten years old. It’s a little outdated these days, but you can download Windows Media Player 12 and use it in Windows 10 by following these steps. How To Download & Install Windows Media Player 12 You might not realise this, but you don’t actually need to download Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 10 PCs....

What Is Hardware Virtualization? There’s a good chance that you know you need virtualization but don’t know what it is. As you may suspect, it’s related to virtual machines. In effect, hardware virtualization allows your physical CPU to present itself as multiple virtual CPUs. This is essential for virtual machines to be seamlessly compatible with the guest operating system while sharing resources with the host operating system. There are many technical reasons why you’d want to have these isolated virtual CPUs....

Although blurring and feathering are similar, they are two different tools. Feathering refers to softening hard edges of an image, so that it gradients into the background or other image. Blurring allows you to blur out any parts of an image so it becomes hazy, and blends together. Both these techniques are useful for many purposes, and they’re easy to learn. Follow the steps below to learn how to feather and blur in Photoshop....

This complication could result from file system corruption, power outage, virus infection, or a buggy driver and software. You can easily resolve the error and stop it from happening again. Try the troubleshooting steps highlighted below, and let us know which step fixes the error. Restart Your Computer When Windows displays this error, you’ll find two options on the screen: Restart and Advanced options. Some users report that restarting their computers resolved the problem....

If that happens, it indicates your phone’s hotspot is not working, and there are many reasons for that. Here we show you a few quick ways to get around Android’s hotspot issues on your phone. Toggle Airplane Mode to Fix Mobile Data/Wi-Fi Issues When you experience a network-related issue like your current one, toggle on and off airplane mode and see if that helps fix your problem. When you do this, your phone disconnects from all wireless networks....

After running the standard sudo mysql -u root -p commands to gain access, I was met with MariaDB Plugin ‘unix_socket’ is not loaded error. whoa! What’s the heck? I’m entering the correct password for the root user but couldn’t log on. I quickly searched Google and many of the help articles I came across were recommending to bypass MariaDB’s standard logon process and changing or resetting the root password. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to quickly and easily fix the MariaDB database server with the unix_socket is not loaded error....

When Error Code -105 gets in the way of your online shopping or gaming time, here are some things you can try to resolve the problem. What Is Steam Error Code -105? The message accompanying Error Code -105 is “Unable to connect to server,” which tells you the Steam client software is trying to request information from the server, and there aren’t any answers coming back. We’re going to assume that you’re getting this error in Steam alone....

As awesome as a VPN is, they are not infallible. There are times that a connection can fail to establish causing a ‘Connection failed with error 800’ to appear. What does this error mean? If you happen to see this error, it means that the VPN app installed on your Windows PC is failing to establish a connection to the VPN service. The why of it all can be traced back to some of the usual suspects which include the VPN app configuration, firewall complications, your internet connection, or the availability of the VPN server....

Whether you’re using Word or Google Docs, you can add page numbers in different number formats in the header, footer or margin of your document, and then customize them to your liking. How to Insert Page Numbers in Word on Windows Note: Instructions to add page numbers in this guide apply to recent Word versions. On a Windows PC follow the steps below. Repeat Step 1.Scroll to the Page X of Y section and choose a format....

Discourse is a modern, open-source discussion and forum solution for the modern web that powers discussions on thousands of sites to drive user engagement. With Discourse, webmasters and website owners can create a customizable hub of questions and interesting ideas that are searchable and integrates with popular services to enhance the platform. When looking for a next-generation forum platform that’s powerful and mobile-friendly, you might want to take a look at Discourse software....