Maybe you’ve even had to do this for your wireless router or your phone, too. But some of the other devices in your life periodically will need to restart, including your smartwatch. Our tutorial below will show you how to restart the Apple Watch using a short series of steps. How to Power Cycle an Apple Watch Our guide continues below with additional information on how ot restart your Apple watch, including pictures of these steps....

Restore Thunderbird Messages from Manual Backup What you’ll need to do this: Thunderbird installedA previous backup of Thunderbird Emails and Profiles. To get started, make sure that Thunderbird is not running. Next, in Windows Explorer, right-click on your Thunderbird backup and extract it to your C:\Users\yourUsername\AppData\Roaming folder. This should put all of your backups right where Thunderbird wants them (assuming you followed our previous backup article). Next, in the Start Menu, type the following:...

However, the pictures and videos taken in Notes will not save to the Photos app by default. If you are used to finding your pictures in that location, then this could become confusing. Fortunately there is a setting on your iPhone that will allow you to change this behavior, and start saving your media files in the Photos app. If you’re running out of room on your iPhone and want to quickly move a lot of pictures, then read more here and learn how to send them to your computer....

However, anyone who gets a hold of your Mac, and who has intermediate computer skills, might be able to recover deleted files from your drive. Unless you delete them securely first. If you didn’t already securely delete your files, it’s not too late. If you have a regular spinning hard drive (HDD) in your Mac, you can securely wipe the free space on your Mac, preventing recovery of any files that were not securely deleted....

Change Google Calendar Default View To get started, launch a browser on your desktop and log into your Google Calendar if you aren’t already. Click the gear icon at the upper-right side of the screen and select Settings. Next, click on View Options from the menu on the left side of the page. Then from the view options menu on the right, click on the “Set custom view” dropdown menu....

Making this change every time, or remembering to make the change, might be tedious or annoying, so you may be wondering if it’s possible to change the default orientation in MS Word. Luckily this is something that you can do in a manner that is similar to how you might be changing the orientation anyway. How to Switch to Default Landscape Layout – Word 2010 Our guide continues below with additional information on setting landscape as the default orientation in MS Word 2010, including pictures of these steps....

Our guide below will walk you through the steps of setting up Netflix on your iPhone 7. This will involve downloading and installing the Netflix app, then signing up for a Netflix account. At the time this article was written, Netflix offers a free trial period, then you will be billed for a monthly Netflix subscription once that trial period has ended. How to Get the Netflix App on an iPhone 7 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 10....

Before you start, make sure you have a charger nearby. Nothing messes up a new device setup quite like losing power in the middle of it. I like beginning with the device fully charged to avoid any mishaps. Since you’ll be downloading apps and updates, make sure you have a quality internet connection. For example, a Starbucks or Hotel wifi connection should be avoided. Also, don’t tether from another Internet device....

Alerts can be very helpful for letting you know when you have received a new message, as you can see them on your lock screen without actually opening up the Mail app. This can save you some time, as you will only need to unlock your screen and open the Mail app if you notice that there is a message that you have been expecting, or that requires your attention....

While the option to bring these legacy icons back isn’t as simple as it was on previous versions of Windows, you can restore them using the Desktop Icon Settings menu. You can also customize the appearance of these icons to make them fit in with your chosen Windows 11 theme. If you want to make these classic desktop icons visible on your Windows 11 desktop, you’ll need to follow these steps....

Unfortunately there are only so many spots on your Home screen, and you might have already created a configuration that is ideal for your usage. Therefore you might prefer that all of the new apps you install aren’t added to the Home screen by default. Fortunately this is a setting that you can control by following the steps in the guide below. Prevent New Apps from Being Added to the Samsung Galaxy On5 Home Screen Automatically The steps in this guide were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5 in Android Marshmallow....

Get the Apple TV to Stop Turning Off While the instructions below are meant to specifically adjust the Apple TV settings so that it stops going to sleep entirely, you will have the ability to select a different amount of time. The available sleep time options are 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, five hours or never. Step 1: Turn on your TV and the Apple TV. Step 2: Switch the TV to the channel to which the Apple TV is connected....

Your iPhone has a default Podcasts app that lets you search for and listen to podcasts, and it has a number of features that can make the process a little easier. One way to do this is by subscribing to a podcast that you like. This will cause the iPhone to constantly check for new episodes of the podcast, and download them when they’re available. Our guide below will show you how to subscribe to a podcast through the Podcasts app on your phone....

One regional setting is the unit of measurement for distances that is used by the Maps app on your device. But if you are traveling in a foreign country, or if you simply prefer an option other than the one that is currently selected, you can choose to use miles or kilometers when you are using the app. It is a simple adjustment to make, and you can learn how to do so with our tutorial below....

Fortunately Publisher gives you the option of selecting between portrait and landscape orientation, and it’s something that you can change at any point while you are editing your file. Our guide below will show you how to switch orientations in Publisher 2013. How to Change Document Orientation in Publisher 2013 The steps in this article will show you how to switch the orientation of a document that you are editing in Publisher 2013....

Many schools and corporations have strict formatting requirements for documents, which typically involve putting some information in those locations. Google Docs also has a lot of tools and settings that you can take advantage of if you need to apply some certain or unusual formatting to your document. This even means that you can completely eliminate the header area from your document. You can remove a Google Docs header by either double-clicking in the header, choosing Options, and selecting Remove header, or you can go to File > Page setup and change the Top margin to “0....

Other updates affect the way the game behaves, and how you actually interact with the app. One of those options is AR (augmented reality.) This merges the game with your actual physical environment by using the camera on your iPhone. If you don’t want to use this setting to play then you can follow how ot steps below on how to turn off AR mode in Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go – How to Turn Off AR Mode Our guide continues below with additional information on changing the Pokemon Go AR setting on your iPhone, including pictures of these steps....

To confirm whether your Samsung TV has Bluetooth capability, simply follow the steps below: Press the Home button on your remote control Select Settings Select Sound Select Sound Output If your TV has Bluetooth, you will see a Bluetooth Speaker List option Can You Turn Off Bluetooth Samsung TV You may have noticed that in the setting above, there was no option to turn on or turn off Bluetooth. This is because the function is a default feature and is needed for the functioning of the remote control....

While this can be helpful if you like to see a full email conversation in one place, it can also be confusing. If you prefer to see each individual email message as its own item in your inbox, then can definitely be an unwanted means of organization. Fortunately it’s also a setting that you don’t need to live with, and it can be turned off. Our guide below will show you how....

The steps below will show you where to locate the data roaming setting on your device so that you can prevent those charges from occurring. You will then only be able to use data on your cellular provider’s network, or when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. How to Disable Data Roaming in Android Marshmallow The steps in this guide were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5. Completing these steps will prevent your phone from using any data if your device is roaming....