How to Check Energy Recommendations on your Windows Laptop
My company wants us to all use the energy recommendation settings in Windows 11 but I’m not sure I want to use them as is. How can I see the settings and tweak the settings for my own preferences instead of just accepting what are recommended?
How to Easily Schedule Posts in the Canvas LMS
Dave, my high school uses Canvas to manage our online classes and I find it really confusing. I need to be able to schedule announcements and posts, for example, but can’t figure out how. IT says it’s enabled. Can you help me out? Thanks.
How to Assign a Song as a Ringtone in Android
Dave, my brother is obsessed with “Severance” on AppleTV and I thought it would be funny to use the theme from that show as my ringtone for him. I have a Google Pixel phone; is it possible to do this without having to pay for a custom ringtone app?
Listen to Audiobooks for Free with your Library’s Libby App
My eyes get tired when I read too much on my iPad, so I’m wondering if there’s a way for me to listen to audio books on the device instead? Ideally, audiobooks from my public library so they’re free.
How to Lower Ringtone Volume on an Apple iPhone
I don’t get it, I have my volume down to zero, but every time I get a phone call or text message, my iPhone 16 blares a notification. How do I lower the volume of these alerts?
How to Change Your Signature in Outlook Online
If you send a lot of email like I do, it’s darn useful to have a signature that’s autoatically added to all of your email in Outlook. But if you’ve had it for a while, it’s easy to forget how to update your signature when you need to make a change. Not to worry, here’s a tutorial…
How to Send Disappearing Messages in Signal
Dave, I read about how some government officials were using a program called Signal to plan a military attack. Apparently they had the messages set to expire after four weeks? How can I set up a chat with similar constraints? Seems useful!
How to Limit Who Can Reply to your Facebook Posts
Dave, I want to limit responses to my Facebook posts so that ‘bots and trolls don’t pile on when I share my views on current events. Is there any way do to that without just limiting the post to friends only? I tend to use Facebook on my PC, not my mobile phone, if that makes a difference.
Can CSS Make the Quoted Passages on my Web Pages Look Great?
I have a bunch of Web pages that I’m poised to publish and many of them have quotes. Problem is, the quoted sections don’t look any different than the rest of the text. Is there a way in HTML or CSS to make some paragraphs look better than the text around them?
How to Play the LinkedIn Casual Game “Zip”
It’s a grid with seemingly random spots labeled with numbers. Your challenge: draw a single, continuous line that connects all the numbered cells in sequential order without crossing your earlier line. If you’re a visual thinker, it’s fun. If not, the new LinkedIn casual game ZIP might just prove to be a stumper. Here’s how to play…