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3 years ago in Tech

Here is the best method to clean your AirPod Pro’s

The AirPod Pro’s are an awesome pair of headphones. For me, they quickly became close friends. The AirPods have awesome sound quality, and the built quality is great too: it’s a heavy duty device that can even resist water and sweat. However, they are not dirt-proof! After some weeks or months of use, you will Continue reading →

 
4 years ago in Tech

Transfer video files from Windows computer to iPad without iTunes

In 2019, iTunes will no longer exist. If you using iTunes today to transfer movies from your Windows computer to your iPad, this means that you will have to come up with an alternative method to move those files over to your iOS device. Option 1: Sharing via Wi-Fi Since the launch of VLC for Continue reading →

 
4 years ago in Tech

Fix ‘This page can’t load Google Maps correctly’ error on website

Websites of companies often contain a Google Maps preview of their location(s) on the ‘Contact’ page. However, recently, I often saw that on many website, this preview did not show correctly. Instead, it showed a popup error message. This led me to investigate why this happens so often and how I could correct this error. Continue reading →

 
4 years ago in Tech

How to change that ‘wp-admin’ URL to something else

By default, every WordPress installation will use example.com/wp-admin as default URL to host the Admin login page and dashboard. It will be harder for visitors to know that you website is powered by WordPress, and it may even increase security as people will not have a clue where your admin login page is. The first Continue reading →

 
4 years ago in Tech

Accidentally open the Research Pane? Here is how to disable it in Office (Excel, Word)

The Research pane is a small utility build in some Office applications. It allows to search the meaning of a word, get synonyms, pronunciation… The Research Pane is,  however, often opened by accident. When pressing the ALT key and clicking, the window opens on the right side. This can be very annoying to say the Continue reading →

 
5 years ago in Tech

Add a background colour to Word on just one single page

In Word, you can give documents a background colour. It means that you change the default white to any other colour, or with a fill effect even. To do this, go to the Page Layout ribbon tab and choose Page Color. From there, you pick the options you want.   However, this method will make Continue reading →

 

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