How to Test My Webcam (Online) Regardless of whether you have a Windows machine or a Mac, webcam tests are easy. One simple option is to use one of the many free online webcam test sites available on the web. These include WebCamMicTest and WebcamTests. (Others can be found by searching “webcam test” online). We’ll use webcammictest.com for the purposes of the following step-by-step process, although online webcam tests are generally identical irrespective of the site you use....

Link Your Bank Account and PayPal Account Before you can transfer money to your PayPal account or from your PayPal account to your bank, you’ll need to link the two. Connect your PayPal account with either your bank account or your bank card. PayPal does not charge a fee for this service. How to Transfer Money From PayPal Into a Bank Account After linking your PayPal and bank accounts, transferring funds requires only a few steps....

Unfortunately, the process for doing this isn’t as simple as a tap on a 2D-to-3D button (wouldn’t that be nice!). Converting a 2D image to a 3D model might involve copying parts of the image, using a brush tool to paint colors and designs, rotating and positioning objects, and more. Here’s how to do it: Doing this makes it much easier to sample the picture so that you can apply the same colors and shapes to the 3D model....

How to Temporarily Disable Parental Controls on Switch When you set up parental controls for your Switch, the app automatically generates a four digit PIN. You can use that PIN on your switch to temporarily disable parental controls. Here’s how to temporarily disable parental controls on Switch: How to Temporarily Remove the Parental Control Timer on Switch If you don’t want to limit your child’s play time for the day, but you do want parental controls to remain in place, you can temporarily remove the timer....

How Do I Turn Off Smart Data Mode on My iPhone 13? Smart Data mode on iPhone 13 is turned on or off by just a couple of taps in the Settings app; however, there isn’t a toggle for a specific feature named ‘Smart Data’ in Settings. Within the Cellular Data Options section in the Settings app, you can choose between using 5G, LTE, or 5G Auto. Selecting 5G Auto turns on Smart Data mode, while any other selection turns it off....

How to Turn on Apple TV Subtitles for All Content How to Turn on Subtitles for the Current Show You may not want to leave closed captions or SDH on all the time. You can also turn Apple TV subtitles on or off on a show-by-show basis. On the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, swipe down on the touch surface of the Apple TV remote while viewing a program to open an Info panel....

How Do You Unlock a Locked Tablet? There are four key ways to lock a tablet: Pattern: You selected a pattern drawn by swiping between a grid of nine on-screen dots. To unlock the tablet, you’ll need to swipe the same pattern.PIN: A pincode is a string of four or more numbers. To unlock a tablet with a pin, you’ll need to select the same numbers in the same order they were when the tablet was originally set up....

How to Update an Old iPad Whatever the age of your iPad, it’s important to keep your iPad updated because updates provide you with security and bug fixes so your experience is more reliable. Fortunately, the process is quite simple but make sure to back up your iPad before following these steps. Here’s how to update an old iPad. How to Update Your iPad Using Your Computer If you would prefer to update your iPad via your computer instead of using Wi-Fi, here’s how to do so....

iPods Covered By This Article This article explains how to update the operating system on the following iPods: iPod Classic, all models iPod nano, all models iPod Shuffle, all models What You’ll Need One of the iPods listed above. A Mac or a PC. On a PC or a Mac running macOS 10.14 or earlier, the latest version of iTunes, installed on your computer (learn about updating iTunes here). On a Mac running macOS 10....

Can You Put a New Graphics Card in an Old Computer? Here’s how to upgrade a graphics card and give new life to your gaming PC. What to Know Before Buying a Graphics Card Upgrade You should verify a graphics card upgrade is compatible with your computer before you make a purchase. Here’s what to consider before you get started. Most graphics cards are secured by a screw that holds the rear of the card to the back of the case and a lever found on the PCI-e slot itself....

Here’s a look at why PostScript printers are the publishing industry’s standard, and why you may not need one if you print only simple documents. PostScript Translates Images and Shapes Into Data PostScript was developed by Adobe engineers. It’s a page-description language that translates images and complicated shapes from computer software into data, turning out high-quality prints on a PostScript printer. Not all printers are PostScript printers. However, all printers use a printer driver to translate digital documents created by software into an image that the printer can print....

Method 1: Connect a PS5 Controller to Xbox Series X With an Adapter The most effective way to use your PS5 controller for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming is to use a specially designed adapter or converter. These work in a similar way to how you would use a power adapter when traveling. One end of the adapter plugs into your video game console, while the other connects to your controller either by USB or Bluetooth....

How to Use Bumble on the Desktop Web The following instructions can be followed for any major web browser including Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Edge and Opera. If you’ve already joined, select Sign In, enter your login details and skip to step four below. If you’re fine with using your phone number, select Use cell phone number and enter your number. Then select Continue. This particular tutorial uses the BumbleDate choice....

Find a Google Docs Calendar Template Creating a calendar in Google Docs is tedious if you plan to start from scratch. A much better alternative is to import a premade calendar template directly into the document. The first step is to locate one you like. Google doesn’t provide any for Docs (they do for Google Sheets), but many other sites do. We’ll use Template.net. Edit the Docs Calendar Template Making changes to a calendar in Google Docs works the same way you’d change anything....

How to Add Giphy to Slack GIFs can lighten up the mood during serious online conversations, which makes them especially popular in virtual workspaces like Slack. Here’s how to add Giphy to Slack to share GIFs with colleagues. Anyone can send GIFs after the Giphy app is added to your workspace. To enable Giphy in Slack: How to Send a GIF on Slack To post a GIF in Slack, type /giphy followed by a word or phrase and press Enter or Return....

How to Turn On Dark Mode for Google Docs The process for turning on Dark Mode in Google Docs is different depending on whether you’re using the mobile app on your phone or tablet or the web version in your browser. The mobile app has a native Dark Mode you can toggle on and off, but the web app doesn’t. Use an Browser Extension to Enable Dark Mode on the Web To enable Dark Mode on the Google Docs website, you need to install a web browser extension for your browser....

How to Use Steps Recorder The primary reason to use Steps Recorder is to document a process that leads to an error, which can then be shown to a tech expert for assistance. Here’s how to get started: What to Do With Your New Steps Recorder File The only thing left to do is get the file you saved to the person or group helping you out with your problem. The tool will make screenshots of what’s on your computer screen and include those in the recording you save and then send off for support....

How to Use the ISBLANK Function in Excel There are a number of different ways you can use ISBLANK for all sorts of ends, but a simple example situation is to find whether a range of cells are empty or filled. This can be very useful if you need a database to be complete, but combing through it by hand would take a while. In this example we’ll be using a sample data set that includes a range of Data that could represent anything in reality....

How to Use Your Android as a Webcam Follow the steps below to install and configure the correct software, and then launch your phone as a webcam in chat software like Skype. The whole process takes less than 15 minutes or so. Why Use Your Phone as a Webcam? Using your phone as a webcam for your videoconferencing software is very convenient. It lets you get away from your desktop even while you’re having a meeting....

How to Use the iPad as a MIDI Controller on a Mac Apps for musicians can turn your iPad into an advanced controller and a great music-maker, but you still have to get those signals to your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). You may be surprised to hear that iOS has supported wireless MIDI connections since version 4.2, and Macs running OS X 10.4 or higher support MIDI Wi-Fi. While Windows doesn’t support wireless MIDI out of the box, there’s a simple way to get it working on the PC as well....