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This all rests, however, on whether your PC or Mac has a working microphone. If your Discord mic is not working, either from robotic voice issues or with no recorded input detected at all, you’ll need to troubleshoot the problem. Here are several ways you can fix a broken Discord mic issue. Check Discord Permissions (and Run as Administrator) All major operating systems, including Windows and macOS, make efforts to limit access to certain hardware like your microphone and webcam to help protect your privacy....

What’s the “Google Chrome Critical Error” Alert? The alert announces that an unspecified “security system” blocked a threatening data breach on your computer. It also warns that there’s still a serious threat to your private data and reckons you immediately contact a specific Microsoft Support phone number. A careful review of the error message reveals many red flags. First, why contact Microsoft Support for a Google Chrome error? It’s like visiting an Apple Store to fix your Samsung phone....

Google Tasks and Google Keep are in a similar situation. They’re two apps that help you manage your workload by creating tasks. However, these two have a few significant differences that can influence your choice of one app over the other. So let’s explore both apps and their key features to see which app is a better task manager for you. Google Tasks vs. Google Keep: How They’re Different It’s clear how Google Tasks and Google Keep are similar: both apps are there to help you create and organize tasks....

In this article, we’ll explain how the archiving function works in Gmail, how you can archive emails, and how you can easily find archived emails. What Does Archive Mean in Gmail? Many people simply delete all of their old emails once they are no longer required. But what do you do when you might need to reference that message again in the future? This is where archiving is useful. While deleted emails are sent to the Trash folder for 30 days before being wiped from Google’s servers, archived emails are instead sent to a hidden folder where they remain indefinitely....

About Line Numbers in Google Docs There are a few things to remember when inserting line numbers in Google Docs. You can see the line numbers in blue on the left side of each line, including subtitles, headers, blank lines (after pressing Enter or Return), and in a table of contents or bibliography. You cannot change the style, color, or size of the line numbers as of this writing. You can use continuous numbering throughout the document, start fresh on each page, or number document sections....

One feature of Procreate that makes the program stand out among many other art apps is its animation capabilities. You can easily create short animations on Procreate and export them in multiple formats. This can be useful for animating larger projects in sections, storyboarding, YouTube intros, or just creating a simple animated GIF. Procreate made this feature user-friendly, so you don’t have to worry if you’re a beginner. Let’s learn how to make your first Procreate animation....

There are many third-party programs out there with funny names that try to incorporate “insta” or “gram” or “pic” somewhere, but after trying out many on my own, I suggest staying away from them. None of them seem to work properly and it’s probably because Facebook really wants people to use their own apps to browse Instagram. Luckily, you can use the web interface to search and browse Instagram on your Windows, Mac or Linux PC....

In this article, we’ll explain how to cancel your WSJ subscription without a hassle. How to Cancel a WSJ Subscription It’s a shame that censorship-free news sources are often locked behind paywalls. Luckily, there are two ways to cancel a WSJ subscription — via your WSJ account, or by calling the WSJ customer service department. How to Cancel Your WSJ Subscription Online To cancel your WSJ subscription via the company’s website: Note: If you have a quarterly subscription or monthly subscription, you’ll retain your subscription until the end of the current billing period....

You can select the ad topics that interest you while deselecting those that do not. You can also allow ads from certain advertisers and hide others. Until and unless the company goes with an ad-free model, why not at least control the kinds of ads that display as your posting, liking, or following on Facebook. Access Your Facebook Ad Preferences Whether you use the Facebook website or mobile app, you can access and change your ad preferences....

Why Does Instagram Save Searches? Instagram saves searches to provide quick access to things you recently searched for—accounts, hashtags, places, etc. Also, Instagram curates personalized ads and suggestions based on your searches, activities, and interactions on the app. If you use your Instagram search bar in front of a friend or a colleague, they might see your search history. Clearing your Instagram searches eliminates the chances of that happening. Likewise, doing so might reduce the number of search-based personalized ads you receive....

In this article, I’ll show you the steps you need to perform to create your own custom USB drive icon. Note that this procedure will work for anything that uses the Autorun feature in Windows like CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, etc. Step 1: The first thing you’ll need to do is either find an .ICO file on your computer or online that you would like to use or create your own ICO file from an image....

In this post, I’ll mention a couple of programs, some free and some paid, that you can use to create custom fonts. Obviously, the paid programs tend to have more features and better interfaces for working with the fonts, but there are some good free ones too. Free Font Editors Let’s start with the free ones since most people will be creating fonts not as a business, but just for fun....

Cropping, rotating and resizing videos are some of the more common changes you may make while video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. However, if you’re a beginner at video editing with Premiere, you might not know how to do these things yet, which can be frustrating. Premiere makes these processes very simple, so follow these steps to quickly become a pro at cropping, rotating and resizing your videos. How to Crop Videos in Premiere Pro Cropping a video is a little different than cropping a picture, but you can still do it in Premiere....

You can choose a new image from your computer, or on a mobile device, you have the option to snap a photo with your camera. This lets you display whatever cover art you want. Here’s how to customize a Spotify playlist cover. Tips for a Spotify Playlist Picture When you choose a photo or picture for a playlist cover, Spotify has access to that image. So, be sure that you have the right to use the photo, that it does not contain inappropriate images such as nudity, and also does not show private information....

Deleting your Google account data doesn’t remove your Google account; you won’t lose your Gmail messages, YouTube channel, Google Drive files etc. What it really means to erase your data from Google is that you’re clearing away the records that Google is keeping on you, such as the stuff you search for on the web, the apps you open on your device, the videos you’ve been watching on YouTube, etc....

Why Instagram Couldn’t Refresh Feed Instagram displays the “Couldn’t refresh feed” error message when it fails to fetch new content. That usually happens due to a poor internet connection, but it could also be because the platform’s servers are experiencing downtime. Software bugs, corrupt cache data, and incorrect date/time settings can also trigger the error message. How to Fix “Instagram Couldn’t Refresh Feed” Depending on what’s causing the issue, there are several ways to stop the “Couldn’t refresh feed” error on Instagram....

Having to pick up my phone to see what notifications I’ve got and getting distracted from my computer work is something I really hate a lot. Why can’t we receive our phone’s notifications on our computers so we don’t need to take our eyes off our computer screens? Luckily, there are a few ways to get around the issue. There are some apps available that let you bring your Android device’s notifications to your computer....

1. Highlight Cells Highlighting the entire cell is pretty straightforward. You can choose to highlight only one or a group of cells. Follow these steps: And that’s all there is to it. Highlighting cells might be the easiest thing to do in Google Sheets. 2. Highlight Text If you don’t want to highlight the whole cell but only the data inside it, you can do it by changing the text color....

In response, emojis have become a popular way to express emotion in some casual written/digital communication methods, like in text messages and on social media channels. While you should never use emojis in an academic paper or a professional work product, you could include them in Google Docs or Microsoft Word and Outlook. General Tips for Using Emoji on a Computer How to Insert Emoji in Microsoft Word Inserting emoji into a Microsoft Word document can require different methods depending on the version of Word you’re using....

For this GIMP tutorial, we used the most recent version available for Microsoft Windows, GIMP 2.10. Download GIMP for Windows, MacOS, and Linux from gimp.org. Black and White vs. Grayscale What’s the difference between black and white and grayscale? In black and white photography, the terms are used interchangeably. Consider the image below. This is a color photo in RGB mode. If we remove the color, it looks like this: Most people would describe this colorless image as a black and white photo, but a more accurate term is “grayscale....