I get nagged enough in real life: I don’t need my phone to add to the problem. I, therefore, turn off ALL notifications except for those that have to do with actual phone calls (which are rare) or SMS messages. Apps should go silently about their business, in my opinion. That especially includes email apps,
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Q: Why Can’t I Find Facebook Messages That People Sent Me? A: Probably Because They’ve Been Filtered
There are three possible places your Facebook messages might show up. 1. Your “recent” inbox. 2. Your “message requests” inbox 3. Your “filtered” inbox. If you are waiting for a message from someone (in particular if that person is not a “friend”), be sure to check all three places.
Blank Screen on Dell Vostro After Windows 10 Upgrade
This is a problem with the graphics driver and the BIOS. 1. The problem is caused by the computer selecting an external monitor (which may or may not be present) as the main monitor for the laptop. If you have an extra monitor, attach it to the Vostro and the screen will probably show up
Touchscreen Not Working in Chrome After Windows 10 Upgrade
After I upgraded my computer to Windows 10, my touchscreen stopped working in Chrome. I actually didn’t notice it for quite some time, which tells me that maybe I don’t need a touchscreen. Anyway, here’s a workaround that can fix the problem. Type the following into the address bar in Chrome. chrome://flags A huge list
How To Turn Off Cursor Animations in Microsoft Office
I don’t know. Maybe some people like how the cursor flies around the screen in Office 2013 applications. I do not. Here’s how to stop the insanity. Open any Microsoft Office 2013 program. Click on the “?” thingy at the top right hand corner of the window. In the search box, type “turn off office
How to Get Rid of that Stupid Black Bar on Top of Google Chrome
If you move your mouse up to the top of your screen in Chrome, does a black bar come down to obscure the tabs? Is it super, dooper annoying? Yeah, it is. The problem is that you are using Chrome in “Windows 8 mode”. There is no good reason to use Chrome in that mode,
How to Add a YouTube Username in Google Apps for Education Accounts
I set up a YouTube account for teachers to use, but I was not able to upload a video until I set the username. However I couldn’t set the username at all. The interface would not work. I would enter my chosen username and click on “continue” and nothing would happen. After searching on the
Can’t Play YouTube Videos through Facebook Links on Android Phone
My Android (HTC J One) suddenly stopped playing videos when I clicked on Facebook links that went directly to a video. I could play videos from links to websites, but not from links to videos. Here is how I fixed this problem. I closed the Facebook app and opened the Youtube app. I noticed that
How to Get Rid of the “Something Went Wrong” Problem with Links in Facebook on your Phone
My cellphone (Android, HTC J-One) started giving me the following error every time I tried to follow a link to an external site from the official Facebook app. Something went wrong Sorry but there was a problem with this link You can now continue to this website or go back to the
Why is Google Chrome Using Up So Much Memory?
I have a Windows 7 laptop and recently the fan has started to run loudly whenever I open Chrome. This made me think that Chrome was using up too much memory. I was able to narrow it down to Chrome because it happens even if there is nothing else open. I noticed in the Task