To turn your local account into an administrative account, the administrator will need to make the change. There's nothing you can do on your end to make any significant changes without the administrator's help. By having your account changed to an administrative account, you'll have full system control, perform more complicated tasks, install new apps, etc. This is a … [Read more...] about How to Turn a Standard Windows Account Into an Administrative Account
How to Add “Artistic Effects” to Images in Word
Microsoft Word includes a number of image manipulation features that can be surprisingly flexible and powerful. While the features that it includes won’t compare to a proper image manipulation program, they still provide easy and quick access to an impressive range of effects. One of the effects that Word can apply to images is called “Artistic Effects”. The Artistic Effects … [Read more...] about How to Add “Artistic Effects” to Images in Word
How to Use “Soft Edges” on Images in Word
Microsoft Word is obviously primarily known as a word processor. Adding images to a Word document is relatively common and can be useful for a wide range of documents. One of the feature sets that Word includes is an image manipulation suite. It’s not going to compare to professional image editing software such as photoshop, but the options it includes are surprisingly … [Read more...] about How to Use “Soft Edges” on Images in Word
How to Only Defrag Specific Drives in BootSpeed 11
Keeping your computer in good shape is essential if you want to continue to keep using it. If you have an older computer where defragging your laptop is necessary, there could be times when you only want to defrag a specific drive. The good news is that BoostSpeed 11 has an option where you can choose what drive to defrag. If you want to defrag them all, you can, but it also … [Read more...] about How to Only Defrag Specific Drives in BootSpeed 11
How to Use Virtual Desktops in Windows 10
One of the almost hidden features in Windows 10 is the ability to use multiple virtual desktops to organise your workspace. A virtual desktop is an extra desktop environment, that’s identical to your normal desktop, however, the windows and documents open in it are entirely independent. … [Read more...] about How to Use Virtual Desktops in Windows 10
How to Invite Someone to Discord
Discord is a multiplatform communications app designed for gamers. It features text, voice, and video communications as well as support for servers, private messages, and emoji. All in all, it’s a very slick free communication app that makes it appealing not just to gamers but many other users too. If you’re wanting to set up reliable Discord communications with your friends … [Read more...] about How to Invite Someone to Discord
How to Manage Your Signed-in Devices on Netflix
Many people access their Netflix account across multiple devices. A smart TV is ideal for access from home, while laptops, tablets, and phones are suited to usage while on the go. Lots of people even share access to their account with their family to help cut down on costs. … [Read more...] about How to Manage Your Signed-in Devices on Netflix
How to Add a Bot to a Discord Server
One of the extra flexible features of Discord is the ability to add bots to a server. These bots can perform a wide range of tasks. Some examples features allow bots to act as jukeboxes, greeting bots, automatic server moderation tools, and video game statistic providers. First of all, to be able to add a bot to a server you need to have the “Manage Server” permission in … [Read more...] about How to Add a Bot to a Discord Server
How to Set up a Group DM in Discord
Discord is a multi-platform communications app designed for gamers, although it's great for non-gamers too. Most people primarily communicate through public or invite-only servers or use Direct Messages or DMs. One of the generally under-appreciated discord features is the group DM. Group DMs allow you to have a private chat with up to ten people without having to set up a … [Read more...] about How to Set up a Group DM in Discord
How to Check the Dpi of an Image in Windows 10
When dealing with image quality, everyone is familiar with resolution, where higher resolution images have more pixels and are therefore generally of a higher quality. Another measure of image quality is DPI or Dots Per Inch. In reality, this doesn’t have much of an actual measure of image quality on a computer. It’s really designed to describe the intended quality for … [Read more...] about How to Check the Dpi of an Image in Windows 10