Formatting a USB drive is one of those things that most of us do so rarely, we forget how to do it every time. Fortunately, macOS has simple built-in tools that make it super easy. In this article, we'll show you how to format a USB drive for use with Windows, Time Machine compatibility, or simply to erase it. … [Read more...] about macOS: How To Format A USB Drive
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Turn Off Listening Activity on Spotify
Part of the community-building efforts of Spotify is letting other people know what you're listening to. However, this may not be because you want to keep others apprised of your music choices. Spotify automatically makes your listening history, or listening activity, public to followers. This means anyone who follows you can see what is being streamed from your computer in … [Read more...] about Turn Off Listening Activity on Spotify
How To Organize Spotify Podcasts in Playlists
Recently, Spotify has enabled users to combine music and podcasts into the same playlist. This means that you can now create your own podcast block! Simply add a podcast track, some songs in between as palate cleansers, and sandwich the songs with another podcast episode. This format really comes in handy for creating road trip soundtracks, having something to listen to while … [Read more...] about How To Organize Spotify Podcasts in Playlists
Turn on Downloading for Spotify Songs
Spotify is currently the most popular audio subscription streaming service in the world with over 286 million users which includes 130 million subscribers. Right now Spotify has over 50 million available tracks, over 1 million podcasts titles, and over 4 billion playlists. According to Spotify’s website they “are the largest driver of revenue to the music business today.” … [Read more...] about Turn on Downloading for Spotify Songs
Change Canvas Settings on Spotify
Back in October 2019, Spotify released Canvas. Canvas is a new feature that allows artists to upload three to eight-second loop videos. These videos, which are attached to their tracks, play automatically on listeners' phones. A limited number of musical artists had previously tested the program. But since it's number of users has increased, the Canvas has received some mixed … [Read more...] about Change Canvas Settings on Spotify
Turning on Chrome Dark Mode Settings
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser. That means Google Chrome can be used in PC, Mac, IOs, Linux, and Android. It features a sleek-looking UI and expansive features to accompany you browsing the internet through the day. … [Read more...] about Turning on Chrome Dark Mode Settings
Turn on Animated Emojis for Slack App
Slack is an internet chat application that allows your chats to stay organized while you're working. Conversations can be arranged by topic, private groups, and just direct messaging between individuals. You can also share files on Slack. Actually, any content shared in a Slack conversation is searchable. … [Read more...] about Turn on Animated Emojis for Slack App
Accessing Google Photos via Mozilla Firefox
Gone are the days when photos were taken to a photo centre once every few months, printed and put into family albums, and only shown to guests occasionally. We live in an era where smartphone manufacturers are on the race to keep improving the cameras on their smartphones, but many people are guilty of taking tons of photos and printing none. These photos are only ever really … [Read more...] about Accessing Google Photos via Mozilla Firefox
macOS: How To Zip/Unzip Files
Zipping files on Mac is one of the simplest ways to free up storage, secure sensitive files, and send groups of files to friends and coworkers. In this article, we'll walk you through zipping files on Mac that you need to send out or unzipping files that you received. We'll also cover what to do in a situation where the standard Mac tools for compression aren't working as they … [Read more...] about macOS: How To Zip/Unzip Files
Did You Know There Is a Free VPN for Chrome?
If you’re wanting to subscribe to a VPN, free or otherwise, browsing the web is probably one of, if not the main thing you want a VPN to protect. If you’re not wanting to use torrents and aren’t concerned about the internet usage of other apps being visible to your ISP, then one option you could explore is installing a free VPN extension in Chrome. … [Read more...] about Did You Know There Is a Free VPN for Chrome?