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Stop Showing Password Hints in iOS While it can be very helpful to ward off people that are blindly attempting to guess your password, not having the hints available could make it very difficult for you to login if you happen to forget your own password. So make sure that, before you disable these password hints, that you realize that they will be disabled for everyone, including you. So that password you are attempting to protect better be something that you are unlikely to forget!...

Step 1: Open the App Store on your iPad. Step 2: Tap inside the Search field at the top-right of the screen. Step 3: Type “amazon instant” into the search field, then select the “amazon instant video” search result. Step 5: Touch the Open button to launch the app. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses....

Change the Default Windows Explorer View Setting The first step when you want to get Windows Explorer to display details by default is to choose that view within a Windows Explorer window. You can do this by clicking the Change your view button in the horizontal blue bar at the top of the window, then choosing your desired view. In the image below, I have chosen the Details option....

This is great when you are attempting to change the way that your ribbon is displayed, but what about when you are accidentally hiding the ribbon, or making it visible when you do not want it? This is due to a precariously located button at the top-right corner of the window, and it is a source of problems if it is accidentally mis-clicked. But when you are aware of the button and what it does, it is a quick adjustment to re-click it after a mistake and restore the ribbon to your desired type of visibility....

Connect an External Hard Drive to the Roku 3 While the Roku 3 has a USB port on it, there isn’t a native application that allows you to take advantage of it. Fortunately you can download a channel from the Roku Channel Store that provides an interface for you to navigate and play the content on your USB hard drive. Step 1: Press the Home button on your Roku 3 remote....

Fortunately an existing playlist in Apple Music can be edited, and you can add new songs to existing playlists as you find them. Our tutorial in this article will show you how to find a new song and add it to a playlist that you have already created in Apple Music on your device. If you want to hear a different tone when your phone rings, then read our guide on how to change ringtone on iPhone 13....

But you are able to customize the File Explorer Details view a little more by adding some additional columns. Our tutorial below will show you how to find and enable more columns if you would like to do so. How to Add Another Column in File Explorer in Windows 10 The steps in this article were performed in Windows 10. This guide is going to walk you through the process of adding another information column to the Windows 10 File Explorer window....

Editing documents in the Google Docs application allows anyone with a Google Account to create and edit documents from anywhere with an Internet connection. And, much like the desktop version of Google Docs, you can change almost any aspect of your document that you need. This ability isn’t limited to just your computer, however, as there is also a Google Docs iPhone app. This app lets you perform many of the same functions on your iPhone that you have access to with your computer....

Fortunately Outlook 2013 also has an option that will automatically check your spelling when you click the “Send” button. You will then have the opportunity to review the spelling mistakes that Outlook has identified, and you can choose to change them or ignore them as you see fit. Automatically Spell Check Email Messages Before You Send Them in Outlook 2013 The steps in this article are going to show you how to change a setting in Outlook Options so that the program will automatically run a spell check before it sends the message....

Any new contact created this way will be added under “Other Contacts.”These new contacts will come up in auto-complete when you start typing their name or email address, but you can also view your contacts at https://contacts.google.com.If you change this setting in the future it will prevent new contacts from being created in this manner. However, existing contacts will remain. Have you ever sent someone an email, only to find that you no longer have their email address in the future?...

How to Bookmark on iPhone in Safari Our article continues below with additional information on bookmarking on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps. Bookmarks combine great with your previously visited pages to find information that you read in the past. Check out our Safari browser history iPhone article for more on this feature. If you use bookmarks on your desktop or laptop Web browser, then you are likely accustomed to opening a bookmarks folder to find your saved pages, and you probably know how to create a new one when you find a Web page that you need to remember....

Changing the Wallpaper on Your iPhone 5 Note that we are specifically going to be changing the background image that is displayed behind your app icons. You will also have the option of setting the same image as your lock screen during this process, so you can select that option instead. Additionally, we will be using one of the default background options, simply because they have been properly sized for this purpose, and generally look better than options from the camera roll....

Many people don’t know where their documents are saved by default, and struggle to find them when necessary. Fortunately, you can find out how to change the default save location in Word 2010 and make it much easier to locate the documents you edit. How to Switch Where MS Word Saves Documents Our guide continues below with additional information on how to change the default save location in Word 2010, including pictures of these steps....

Gridlines are the vertical and horizontal lines that separate the spreadsheet into cells. If you have never modified them, then they are probably gray. But you can follow our steps below and select a different color for the gridlines in your spreadsheet. Using a Different Gridline Color in Excel 2013 Note that your gridlines will still not print by default. You will need to follow the steps in this article for your gridlines to print along with the data in your spreadsheet....

You can use these credentials to access the router’s administration panel from any Web browser on any computer that is connected to the network. If you are handling a network with a lot of people connecting to the router, then this is a potential problem, because the default username and password for the Netgear N600 are always admin and password, respectively. You may decide that you want to change the password for the router to make it more secure, but the method for performing this change is not obvious....

If your email account is ever hacked, or an undesirable person learns your email password, then you might decide to change it to keep it more secure. This is often the first step that you should take if spam starts getting sent from your account, or if you are worried that something is wrong with your email security. But changing your Gmail password on the Account Settings menu in a Web browser will not also change your password on any device that is connected to your Gmail account, such as an iPad....

Fortunately there is a formula to combine data (similar to a subtraction formula, or other type of formula that compares values) that you can use which will allow you to combine first and last names into one cell in Excel 2013. It is the CONCATENATE formula, and it can be very helpful in eliminating the need for a lot of unnecessary manual data entry. Summary – How to combine first and last name in Excel We also explain the steps below with pictures, if you would prefer to see the instructions in that format....

You may find yourself needing to share or upload a Powerpoint presentation somewhere, but a PDF file is either requested or simpler to use. Luckily you don’t need to resort to an online converter tool or another application, as you are able to convert Microsoft Powerpoint files to a PDF using only the options already found within Powerpoint. You can read our guide on how to save Powerpoint as PDF with notes if you would like to include your speaker notes with the PDF file you generate....

But if you are new to Google Drive, or have only worked on files that were sent to you, then you might be a little confused about how to create a new, blank file. Our tutorial below will show you how to start a new spreadsheet in Google Sheets. You can check out our Google Drive sign in guide for additional information on how to access the files in your drive....

Once you have followed our tutorial below, your iPhone will be set up with a new passcode, which you will need to enter when you unlock your device, or when you visit the Touch ID & Passcode menu. Changing a Passcode in iOS 9 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9. The steps are very similar in earlier versions of iOS, however....