Posts

There could be various factors why your MacBook won’t detect an external display. It can be due to wrong port selection, faulty cable, macOS glitches, wrong resolution setting, and more. We will discuss every scenario and potential solutions. 1. Check the Cable First of all, you should confirm if you’re using a correct HDMI cable with your external monitor. If you are using new 2021 MacBook Pro models or pre-2016 MacBook models, chances are, you are trying to use HDMI to HDMI cable along with an HDMI to Type-C adapter to connect MacBook to a display....

If you’ve already ruled out internet connectivity issues, you can use the following troubleshooting tips to fix Outlook IMAP error 0x800CCC0E on Windows 11. 1. Start Outlook in Safe Mode Faulty third-party add-ins on Outlook can often give rise to such errors. To rule out this possibility, you can open Outlook in Safe Mode where it runs without any add-ins. To start Outlook in Safe Mode, hold down the CTRL key and double-click the Outlook shortcut....

In this post, we’ve compiled a list of all the possible solutions that will help you fix repeated password prompts on Outlook on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. So, let’s get started. 1. Launch Outlook in Safe Mode Opening Outlook in Safe Mode allows you to run the application without add-ins. This way, you can determine if one of those Outlook add-ins is responsible for the repeated password prompts....

Spotify desktop apps don’t feel native compared to rivals. It functions as expected for most of the part, but sometimes, you may run into app not responding problems, and it can leave you scratching your head in disguise. If you are facing such problems, then you have come to the right place. This post will talk about the seven best ways to fix Spotify not responding on Windows and Mac....

Whether the touchpad is not responding to gestures or has become non-functional entirely, this guide covers solutions to get the touchpad to work again. So, let’s get started. 1. Restart Your PC You can start by restarting your PC. If the touchpad is not working due to one of the background processes or a minor software glitch, then restarting your PC should take care of it. To restart your PC, you can either use an external mouse or your keyboard....

At times, you may experience certain errors or bugs while trying to use the camera within WhatsApp. Whether it’s a zoomed-in view in the camera or a black screen during video calls, issues are common. Another such error is the ‘Can’t Start Camera’ prompt that shows up while trying to use the camera on WhatsApp for Android. If you’re facing this issue on your device, here are some of the best ways to fix it....

Google Chrome’s high CPU usage on Mac disrupts your work and delivers sluggish performance. The behavior also leaves other apps with fewer CPU resources on Mac. Before you move to the default Safari browser and settle for a below-average experience, read the tricks below to fix Chrome high CPU usage on Mac. Confirm Chrome High CPU Usage on Mac When you notice battery drain or high temperature on your MacBook, you can use the tricks below to see the culprit behind high CPU usage....

Before you go ahead and upgrade your old iPhone for such a small issue, follow the instructions below and fix the keyboard lag on iPhone. 1. Reboot iPhone Let’s start the troubleshooting with a simple solution. If you have iPhone X or a newer model, you can long-press the power and volume down button simultaneously and wait until you see an option to power off the device. For old iPhone model with the home button, keep pressing the power button till you see the restart message and drag the slider to turn off the iPhone....

A VPN service allows you to connect to another region’s server and access a different Netflix library on your desktop or TV. Normally, it should work as advertised, but you need to follow the steps below if the VPN fails to work with Netflix. 1. Reboot VPN Connection Usually, the VPN service automatically starts running in the background during the system startup. At times, it might fail to launch properly, and you need to reboot the connection to make it work again....

While the reason behind Windows 10 dropping Wi-Fi connection could range anywhere from corrupted drivers to a power management issue, luckily, the solutions are pretty quick and easy to implement. So, let’s check them out. 1. Change Network Profile Many Windows 10 users have reported their PC automatically disconnecting them from a Wi-Fi network when the network is marked as Public and instead of Private. In such cases, changing the network connection type might help....

Since there’re so many factors responsible for connecting your Windows 11 PC to the internet, right from a router to the drivers on your PC, troubleshooting can become quite a task. But if you approach it the right way, it shouldn’t take that long. We’ve prepared this guide to help you do just that. So, let’s get right to it. 1. Reboot PC Before trying out the advanced solutions, you can try rebooting your PC to see if it helps....

Though the Galaxy Note 20 comes with a huge camera bulge, the camera is versatile and can pull off a variety of stunts—be it zooming the camera to a distance or tracking moving objects. What’s more, this time, Samsung has gone out of its way to improve the Pro Camera mode. Even though Samsung has lowered the scope of the periscope camera to 50x zoom (Note 20 Ultra) and 30x zoom (Note 20), the zoom levels are impressive....

In this post, we’ve outlined a few troubleshooting tips to fix the black screen issue on mobile and desktop. Let’s start. 1. Run Browser as Administrator (desktop) If you’re logged into the Windows PC with a user account, the chances are that the administrator may not allow full use of the browser. So launch the web browser with admin rights. Here’s how. Step 1: Open the Start menu and click on All apps at the top....

1. Ensure Your Computer Meets System Requirements You might have learned a few Photoshop tricks, and now you want to try them on your Windows laptop. Before you sign up for the Adobe Creative Cloud plan and install Photoshop, you should first check the system requirements stated by Adode. Head over to the Photoshop system requirements page and check for CPU/GPU/RAM and other requirements for Photoshop on Windows. Check the recommended column and not the minimum one, and make sure you have enough hard disk, RAM space available to run Photoshop smoothly....

How To Perform Memory Test Manually Here is a step by step process to manually initiate the memory diagnostics test in Windows. Step 1: Press start button. Click on Control Panel. Step 2: Click and open Administrative Tools. Step 3: Now click on Memory Diagnostic tool. Step 4. It will open a Memory Diagnostic tool window. You will find two options: Restart now and check for problems.Schedule the checkup to find problem when next time you start your computer ....

There are three ways of scanning files for viruses and malware using this tool. Check them out. 1. Direct upload method Click on “Choose file” button and select the file from your computer. There is an option to send the file over SSL protective level. Click on “Send File” button to upload the file. It will upload the file to the server and then scan it for virus and malware using various virus checking services....

You might have seen plenty of maps in your lifetime and are wondering, what was wrong with those? Truthfully, none of them have ever been completely accurate portrayals of Earth. In fact, some of them don’t even come close. The Mercator projection, a very popular one up until the last few decades, is dramatically inaccurate. The most notable fault is that Greenland looks huge compared to tiny Australia, when the reality is that Australia is order of magnitude larger....

Adding to its ongoing efforts to fight malware, adware, ransomware and the likes, which are becoming increasingly threatening, earlier this year in May, Google had announced the addition of another security layer to Android devices. Play Protect, doesn’t need user intervention but is an automated security feature embedded into the Google Play services of every device which works in the background around the clock. What are Google Certified Devices? Google has been certifying Android devices for some time now but is now going to brand these devices with a Google Play Protect logo that’ll appear on the phone’s retail box....

Have you been meaning to disable iCloud Photos and wondering what happens next? Will your photos be deleted from iPhone? Will they be removed from iCloud? Don’t worry. Whatever your reason for turning off iCloud — be it lack of iCloud storage space or dislike towards the cloud, we will tell you what happens when you disable iCloud and delete photos from it. Let’s get started with the basics first....

Many users are often confused by three options on their phone. They wonder, ‘Is airplane mode the same as do not disturb’ and ‘Why to use DND mode instead of putting the iPhone on silent?’ In this post, we will answer all such confusions related to the differences between airplane, silent, and do not disturb mode on iOS and iPadOS. Let’s check the purpose of each mode, followed by which one to use and when....