Change Apple Iphone Passcode from 6 to 4 Digits or Alphanumeric

 

From your Iphone 

Go to"Settings" > "Face ID & Passcode"

Type your current Passcode > Scroll down to "Change Passcode"

Type your current Passcode > "Passcode Options"

Select your option: "4-Digit Number Code" or  "

Type your new passcode 

Social Media Public Profile URL customization

 

Linkedin

To change your public profile URL:

1. Click the "Me" icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
2. Click "View profile"
3. Click "Edit public profile & URL" on the right side.
4. Under Edit your custom URL on the right side, click the "Edit" icon next to your public profile URL.
5. It'll be an address that looks like www.linkedin.com/in/yourname.
6. Type the last part of your new custom URL in the text box.
7. Click "Save"

How to read webpages from other languages using Google

 

Google is everywhere!

Now if you need to read a webpage but it is not displayed in a language you can read, then you can always try to use the Google Webpage translator. Just a couple copies/pastes and you are done.

http://itools.com/tool/google-translate-web-page-translator

Google's free online language translation service quickly translates web pages to other languages.

Use this web site translator to convert web pages into your choice of language: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, and Zulu

Google Drive - Issues downloading your files?

 

• Go to your top right from Google browser > click the "3 dots" > then "Settings"
• Scroll down to the Privacy and Security section > then click "Cookies and other site data"
  
  
  
• Scroll down to Sites that can always use cookies section > then click "Add"
• Type: drive.google.com and also check the third-party option

• Sometimes you need to close and open the browser to start working.

Is your computer falling to sleep mode and never come back? Fix it!

 PROBLEM

When I stop working on my pc, it goes to sleep mode which is okay. Sometimes when I try to continue my work it doesn't wake up and I have to power cycle (turn off/on) the computer.

1. MOUSE OR KEYBOARD ISSUE

Since we use them to wake our computer from sleep mode, this is where we should begin. Check if the mouse and keyboard are working correctly. Connect them to a different PC to be sure. You can fix them if something is wrong.

2. TURN OFF FAST STARTUP

Windows 10 comes with a Fast Startup feature. There are a few pros and cons of using this and one of them is Windows 10 PC not waking up from sleep mode.

• Go to your Control Panel > Search for the icon "Power Options" 
• Click on 'Choose what the power button do' option on the left pane

• Ensure the option "  " is unchecked
• Save the changes

 

Do you want to join your Alexa devices and cameras to the Amazon Network Sharing? The choice is yours...

According to Amazon, the Amazon Sidewalk is a new service that shares your internet connection with others in your neighborhood to extend the range and reliability of Amazon Echo, Ring Security cameras, and Tile trackers.

"The Sidewalk network uses three layers of encryption to keep data shared over the network safe, and the same strong encryption standards are required for all applications and devices that use the network." Amazon wants to hook your smart home up with others.

At the end of the day, it is your choice to participate or not in this Amazon Adventure. If you want it just do nothing, however, if you prefer to be out, then you must disable this option doing as follow:

• Go to your Amazon Apps > Click "More" (located right bottom side of the screen)
• Select "Settings" > Select "Account Settings"
• Select "Amazon Sidewalk" > Change to "Disabled"

TeamViewer - Excellent Collaboration App

 

This is an excellent collaboration app that allows you receive a secure connection to your equipment. They offer the business & personal use version.

Instruction for the Personal Use version

1. Go to the Teamviewer website or click here 
2. "Download the 64bit" version. If you do not find it after installation just go to your download folder. Click on the setup file.
3. "Accept-next" the Default Installation.
4. Click "Yes" to accept the installation.
5. Select "for Personal Use"
6. Click "Finish"
7. Installation would open:
• The Teamviewer Website to show you how to use it. Bookmark this weblink for future reference.
• The Teamviewer dashboard.
8. To get connected with others you must provide "Your ID & Password". Note without providing the correct password connection won't happen. 

If you would like this instruction in graphic format just click here

Google announce new policy in effect June 1, 2021

 

Summary of the new policies (effective June 1, 2021):

If you're inactive for 2 years (24 months) in Gmail, Drive, or Photos, we may delete the content in the product(s) in which you're inactive. Google One members who are within their storage quota and in good standing will not be impacted by this new inactive policy.

If you exceed your storage limit for 2 years, we may delete your content across Gmail, Drive, and Photos.

To read more about this click here

Converting MP4 to MP3 Online

 

There are many online websites to do this task, however, some of them get to turn off through time. The solution then will be to look for another site.

Convertio can do the job - https://convertio.co/mp4-mp3/

1. It offers you to search for your file in different location type, however, if it is on your computer just click on "Choose Files" and select your file
2. Click "Convert"
3. Wait
4. Click "Download"

Note files will be stored for 24 hours, unless you go to "My Files" (Top right in their website" to delete them manually

Downloading Facebook Video

1. Go to the Facebook video you want to download
2. Next to the post click on the three dots ...  and select "Copy Link"
3. In your browser go to fbdown.net 
4. Paste the link and click "Download"
5. Wait for the process to take place
6. Now download the video by clicking "Download Video in Normal Quality"

Do not forget to rename the video to an appropriate name