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This tutorial covers different ways to see who viewed your Instagram story. You’ll also learn how to hide your stories from specific people. Who Viewed Your Instagram Story? How to Check Instagram stories have an “Activity” card where you can see who viewed content you upload. You can even check how people interacted with your stories if you’re running a business account. You check who viewed your Instagram story when it’s on your profile and even 24 hours after it disappears....

If you do a Google search, you’ll get hundreds of listings on creating web pages instantly using templates, etc, but you normally have to spend a little bit of money. Those sites will get you a pretty looking site and it’ll probably be really customizable, but sometimes you just need to create something super simple, you don’t care what it looks like and you don’t want to spend a cent....

The instructions below will show what you must do to disable the default built-in PDF viewer in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. That forces your browser to download PDFs to local storage. Unfortunately, you can’t do the same in Safari, but a useful workaround exists that lets you download PDFs without opening them. Disable the Built-In PDF Viewer in Chrome In Google Chrome, you have the option of downloading PDFs instead of opening them....

Why is this happening? Can you stop it? If your computer seems to randomly turn on there are multiple possibilities behind this spooky behavior. Something Touched the Keyboard or Mouse When your computer is in sleep mode, it’s not really off. Most people probably know that, but did you know that you can wake your computer from sleep by just using a mouse and keyboard? This is a handy feature for anyone who doesn’t have easy access to the buttons on their PC, but it can also result in unwanted power-on behavior....

Well, I decided to see what all the hype was about and got one for myself. I have to admit, the Echo is pretty fun to use and it’s really useful if you have kids around. My kids love asking it to play music and I’ve installed several skills so that they can play math games, word games, etc. Setting Up an Echo Once you have signed in, go ahead and close the app and then check your Echo....

Investing in Google Themes really allows your personality to shine. Quickly spruce up your Chrome theme with varying colors and characters to add to the homepage, new tab background, search bar and bookmarks tab. There’s bound to be a Chrome theme that suits you best. How To Change Your Chrome Theme So, how exactly do you go about downloading and adding a Chrome theme? Well, first thing’s first, you’ll need to visit the Chrome Web Store....

Before we get started, please understand that Twitch and YouTube will deal with the data you send them differently, so we will split this guide into two sections. We will have suggestions for Twitch first and then a guide for YouTube. If you use a re-streaming service to stream to two platforms at once, it’s best that you use the suggestions provided in the Twitch section. Alternatively, some services will allow you to choose separate settings for different platforms....

This tutorial covers step-by-step instructions for connecting Bluetooth devices to Fire TV devices. You’ll also learn how to troubleshoot Bluetooth connectivity issues on your Fire TV. Pair or Connect Bluetooth Devices to Fire TV Follow the steps below to connect your Fire TV to a Bluetooth device. You should see a “Device Connected” success message in the bottom-right corner of your TV screen. Unpair Bluetooth Devices from Fire TV Follow these steps to disconnect or unpair a Bluetooth device from your Fire TV....

Now this post isn’t going to teach you how to create those fancy GIFs from start to finish, but it will teach you how to take a video and at least convert it to an animated GIF. I’ll write up another post on how you can add text and graphics to your GIF. I’ll be using Photoshop CC for this tutorial because it allows you to have more control over the final product in terms of size, quality, frames, etc....

This might be to save storage space on your device, or simply because you don’t listen to those songs anymore. We’ll show you how to remove downloads from Spotify on your Android or iOS device, as well as how to do it on your PC and on the web. How to Remove Downloads from Spotify on Android and iOS We’ll start with the Android and iOS apps, as they’re the most popular options for listening to Spotify on the go....

While Vimeo videos are always accessible on the platform, you may want to save the video for viewing later offline. Unlike YouTube and Twitch, Vimeo is a company that also offers video production software. It lets the creators share the videos and allows them to make them downloadable. However, there are some caveats here, so you may sometimes need to use other methods (instead of the download button on the website)....

Error code 102630 can pop up due to several factors, such as your browser being incompatible with the video, an outdated graphics driver acting up, or a browser extension causing conflicts. Don’t worry, though. This guide is all about troubleshooting and resolving error code 102630. We’ll explore multiple solutions to help you return to watching videos as usual. Update Your Web Browser It’s best to kick things off by updating your web browser to its latest version....

What Does the Error Mean? Like all social media platforms, Instagram has a massive problem with bots and spammers. To prevent these malicious Instagram accounts from taking over, they’ve implemented community guidelines restricting how many actions Instagram users can take in a specific time frame. If you go against these guidelines, the following message might pop up: “Try again later. We limit how often you can do certain things on Instagram to protect our community....

While a drifting controller on a console (like the Nintendo Switch) can be annoying, in virtual reality it’s a much more severe issue. If your Quest 2 controllers are acting up, try one of these tips to (hopefully) solve the controller drift issue. The Two Types of Oculus Quest Controller Drift When someone refers to Oculus Quest 2 controller drift, they could mean two possible things. The most common is stick drift....

YouTube Picture in Picture Not Working: General Fixes YouTube’s location and account settings can affect the app’s picture-in-picture functionality. Turning off picture-in-picture in YouTube or your device’s settings can also cause the issue. Here are some quick ways to restore YouTube’s picture-in-picture feature on your device. Get YouTube Premium Picture-in-Picture (PiP) is available to all YouTube users in the United States—PiP for music videos is restricted to YouTube Premium subscribers. Outside the U....

In this article, you’ll learn how to mask and use masking to hide portions of layers you don’t want to appear in your final photo. What Are Masks? When you add a mask to a layer, it essentially gives you the ability to add or remove parts of that layer. Beside the layer, after adding a mask, you’ll see a greyscale square showing you what parts of the layer the mask has changed....

There are many different methods available that can be used to track your electricity usage, but we will be focusing on three methods in this article. Two of these methods are available to everybody, but one method is limited to those that use an energy supplier that supports it. Through Your Energy Supplier with Smart Meters and Apps Perhaps the easiest option for those that can get support for it is to get a smart meter directly from your energy supplier....

We’ll show you how to see how many friends you have on Snapchat. This tutorial covers step-by-step instructions for Android and iOS. Check the Location Sharing Settings You can see all your Snapchat friends by disabling Ghost Mode and sharing your Snapchat location. Follow the steps below to configure your Snapchat’s location-sharing settings to show all your Snapchat friends. See All Friends from Your Profile The “Friends” section on your Snapchat profile is another place to check how many friends you have....

It’s simply because we rely on our phones for almost everything we do in our life. From our personal messages to our professional documents, all of the precious items in our life are stored on our phones. So we simply can’t afford to lose this smart gadget that we have been so reliant upon. Fortunately, though, as long as you use an Android device, you have something called Google Find My Device that helps you locate and lock your device in case the device goes missing....

While one way to make money is through premium subscribers, another way is through donations. There are multiple ways to set up donations on the Twitch platform, both directly through Twitch and through third-party platforms. If you’re good at video games and entertaining on camera, you might be able to make a bit of spending money by giving someone something to watch. How to Accept Bits on Twitch Bits are the primary medium for viewers to donate to Twitch streamers they like and enjoy....