How To Turn Off Read Receipts In Some Popular Communication Apps

In most apps, the read receipt system is a two way thing, meaning if you disable sending read receipts, you can’t receive any read receipts, either. How To Turn Off Read Receipts In WhatsApp Disabling read receipts in WhatsApp is fairly easy. Here’s how to do it in the Android version of the app. As of this writing, you can’t turn off read receipts for WhatsApp groups. How To Turn Off Read Receipts In Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams works the same way as WhatsApp and lets you either block both incoming and outgoing read receipts or block nothing....

January 3, 2023 · 3 min · 480 words · Theresa Wright

Is Your Phone Camera Blurry Try These 14 Fixes

You may be scratching your head at the blurry pics your phone is suddenly producing, or you just can’t get the focus to work right in the viewfinder before you snap a picture of your cat doing something hilarious for social media. Try a few of these troubleshooting tips to clear up the issue. 1. Clean Your Camera Lens A dirty camera lens is the most obvious culprit for blurry photos on a phone....

January 3, 2023 · 8 min · 1492 words · Ralph Messier

Switch Between Tabs In Any Browser Using Keyboard Shortcuts

If you jump between tabs using your computer’s trackpad or mouse, using keyboard shortcuts is faster. In this article, we’ll show you how to switch tabs using your keyboard. We’ve compiled the tab navigation shortcuts for some renowned web browsers—Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Brave. These shortcuts should help you access and manage your tabs more easily. Check them out. Chrome and Microsoft Edge Tab Shortcuts These browsers run on the same Chromium engine and share a lot of similarities—although Microsoft Edge is more feature-packed....

January 3, 2023 · 7 min · 1362 words · Gloria Hogan

The 16 Best Sites To Find Free Audiobooks Online

The good news is that there are sites where you can find free, legal audiobooks online to download and enjoy. Make sure any book you download for free is actually free and not pirated. After all, you don’t want to cut into a hardworking author’s income. 1. LibriVox LibriVox is the main site of a non-profit initiative that aims to convert public domain books into free audiobooks. All of the books are read by volunteers and provided for free for anyone to listen to....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 892 words · Henry Clark

The Inmotion V12Ht Unicycle Ready For The Next Generation Electric Transport

Read our full review of the InMotion V12HT to see if this unicycle should be on your shopping list. EUC vs. E-scooter vs. E-bike Unicycles are typically known for circus performances or festivals. Some people still use manual unicycles as a hobby, but it’s not an easy skill to learn and is not for everyone. Electric unicycles are closer to electric scooters or electric bikes because anyone can ride them without special athletic skills or experience....

January 3, 2023 · 12 min · 2478 words · Sean Burnette

Tribit Stormbox Micro Portable Speaker Review

Tribit sent the StormBox Micro to us to do a portable bluetooth speaker review, so we put it through the paces to find out how well it performs in a variety of real-world applications. Appearance: Compact but Convenient The speaker lives up to its name. At 3.9 inches wide, 3.9 inches tall, and just under 1.4 inches thick, the speaker does not take up much space, nor does its weight get in the way of transporting it....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 993 words · David Urquhart

What Happens When You Block Someone On Snapchat

However, blocking someone leaves you with a few questions. Will this person know you blocked them? Does blocking someone delete your chat history with them? Do you remain friends with them if you decide to unblock them later? In this article, you’ll find an answer to these questions as we show you what happens when you block someone on Snapchat. What Happens When You Block Someone on Snapchat You can block anyone on the Snapchat app....

January 3, 2023 · 4 min · 751 words · Susan Rodriguez

What Is A Custom Domain And How To Set One Up

So what’s a “custom” domain? If you purchase a domain name that you can define yourself, that’s called a custom domain. The opposite of this might be a domain you receive from a service like WordPress.com or Blogger.com. Online publishing services that provide you with a domain name typically provide you with a “subdomain” underneath their own parent domain. For example, WordPress.com gives you a blog with the URL “yoursite....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 1021 words · Ida Wellenstein

What Is Facebook Pay And How To Use It

Facebook introduced Facebook Pay on November 12, 2019. There has been a payment platform on Facebook and Messenger since before then, but it’s only now that Facebook has announced plans to bring it to their other apps and websites – WhatsApp and Instagram. The new idea with Facebook Pay versus the old way Facebook has allowed online payments, is that you can have the payment method be used across all their apps....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 890 words · Edmundo Conrad

Windows 7 Ms Paint Review

Even though the new Paint has some new features and uses the new Ribbon UI that Microsoft is using across all its Windows and Office products, they have also removed a lot of cherished features. In this article, I’m going to go through some of the features that have been removed and others that have been added. After using the older version of Paint and the new version, I can see how newcomers to Paint may find the new version to be just fine, but veterans will be fairly disappointed....

January 3, 2023 · 5 min · 987 words · Irene Sawyer

10 Best Programs To Replace Notepad

However, there are occasions where a few extra features would make the text editor much more useful without being overkill. Microsoft Word is what I would consider overkill as it’s mainly a word processor, not a text editor. In this article, I’m going to mention 10 of the most popular alternatives to Notepad and why they can make your life a bit easier. Notepad++ Notepad++ is probably the most popular text editor that is used outside of Notepad....

January 2, 2023 · 6 min · 1073 words · James Peters

10 Free Amazon Fire Stick Channels You Should Install

YouTube Install the YouTube app on the Fire Stick and let Alexa do its thing with a, “Alexa, play the latest song from Taylor Swift” voice command. Download: YouTube (Free) Tubi TV The Tubi TV Fire Stick channel has a nice feature called Collections that you can use as a shortcut to watch acclaimed movies. For instance, the Highly Rated on Rotten Tomatoes collection will help you discover some rare gems like the “Requiem for The American Dream”....

January 2, 2023 · 4 min · 696 words · Mark Mccall

11 Best Android Apps In 2020

We’ve picked out the Android apps that exceeded expectations in a number of categories. From best mobile game to best productivity app, this list shows you the very best of what Android has to offer, as of January 2020. The Best Android Apps – Overview Best Mobile Game – Call of Duty MobileBest Photos and Gallery App – 1GalleryBest Video Streaming App – NetflixBest News App – FlipboardBest Note Taking App – Google KeepBest Productivity App – Any....

January 2, 2023 · 9 min · 1770 words · Carol Wallace

11 Best Craigslist Alternatives To Sell Your Stuff

Here are 11 best Craigslist alternatives to help you sell your things, in no particular order. Facebook Marketplace – Website – Google Play – App Store If you haven’t already bought or sold something through Facebook Marketplace, we’d be surprised. Consider how many people buy your local newspapers. Now consider how many people in your area are on Facebook. Chances are there will be far more of your neighbors on Facebook than buy the local papers....

January 2, 2023 · 8 min · 1581 words · Rose Armstrong

13 Best Ifttt Applets Formerly Recipes To Automate Your Online Life

For example, you could set up an applet that automatically turns certain lights on in your home as soon as your smart phone connects to your home WiFi network. Free Vs. Ready-Made IFTTT Applets Users can choose between using ready-made applets created by the IFTTT community or creating custom applets from scratch. Until recently, IFTTT has always been free to users, but now the company has come under fire for implementing a limited freemium model along with a subscription-based version called IFTTT Pro....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 929 words · Kris Oliver

20 Funny Siri Tricks That You Have To Try

1. Siri, Tell Me a Story If you’re in the mood for a good story but don’t have the time to watch Netflix or read an ebook, Siri can give you a bite-size version of a folktale. When we asked Siri to tell us a story, we got Hansel and Gretel and the African folk tale of Anansi. There are probably a few more to hear if you feel like hassling Siri enough....

January 2, 2023 · 6 min · 1094 words · Juan Hill

5 Best Cases For Iphone Xr Xs Xs Max

However, the glass design makes Apple handsets some of the least sturdy around. Not to mention that Apple smartphones are also expensive to repair, so it’s always a good idea to protect your prized smartphone with a case. There are protective iPhone cases that offer damage protection, others include battery packs to keep your device charged, and still more double as wallets to hold your cash and credit cards. If you just picked up an iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max, and you’re looking for a shiny new case, we’ve picked out some of the best cases around to keep your phone safe and on-trend....

January 2, 2023 · 6 min · 1086 words · Russell Rand

54 Best Alternatives To Amazon For Online Shopping

Whatever your reasons, there’s a wide world of shopping out there. Barnes & Noble: one of the largest and popular bookstores.Powell’s Books: which deals in rare, new, out-of-print and used books.Alibris: a long-lived marketplace for indie vendors to sell books, movies and music.Book Outlet: which offers bargains on books, most of which are publisher overstocks.DaedalusBooks: where you can find new books that you may have missed as the online store specializes in selling new books that didn’t sell....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 858 words · Ralph Miller

7 Best Apps To Watch Anime For Free

However, if you don’t have a subscription to any streaming service that has anime, you might be trying to find a way to watch it for free. Many apps for both iPhone and Android allow you to watch your favorite or new anime for free. Below we’ve listed the best free anime apps where you can watch shows for free, whenever and wherever you want. Funimation Funimation is a well-known distributor of anime for the U....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 905 words · Brandon Hefner

7 Best Christmas Gifts For Sight Impaired Techies

There are lots of items to choose from that are specifically designed for people who are visually impaired. This article will suggest the following products to make your shopping a little easier. Mechanical Gaming KeyboardTalking Wrist WatchBig Button RemoteOrCam MyEye 2Extra Large Talking Button Clock3X Large Full-Page MagnifierHandheld Portable Video Digital Magnifier Mechanical Gaming Keyboard A rainbow LED backlit gaming keyboard, ABKONCORE K595 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is an ideal gift for visually-impaired techies who use computers for gaming....

January 2, 2023 · 5 min · 924 words · Louise Finley