HotPads has actually been around since 2005. But it’s become more popular in recent years. Unlike sites like Zillow and Trulia, which include listings of homes for sale, Hotpads only serves those looking to rent. What is HotPads? HotPads is a site for finding apartments near cities and surrounding suburbs. It caters to both renters and landlords. Not only to find or rent an apartment but also manage applications and rent payments....

Miracast is essentially like having an HDMI cable that works without needing each device to be on a WiFi network. However, if both devices are on the same WiFi network, Miracast will take advantage of that for better reliability. Even though Miracast comes standard on most PCs, that doesn’t mean there is no setup or configuration required. Miracast drivers are updated frequently. You should first make sure you have the latest drivers before using screen projection....

A digital signature is created using a signing certificate and certificate authority (CA). The former proves your identity and includes a certificate and public key. The latter is the entity that issues and signs digital certificates and guarantees their validity. Additionally, it also has the power to track and revoke certificates. Loans and other legal documents often include digital signatures, which makes it possible to eliminate paper documents. You can purchase digital certificates from third parties such as GlobalSign, IdenTrust, and DocuSign....

Security Questions for Windows 10 Local Account Microsoft added the ability to set up additional security questions with the most recent build for Windows Insiders. This new feature should be available to everyone when the next major feature update comes out early next year. To add more security questions, head to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options and click on the “Update your security questions” link. Next, you’ll be prompted to enter the current security password for the local account to verify the changes....

One feature that is still absent from Sticky Notes: backing up, saving, and restoring your Sticky Notes. This makes it a little bit tricky to bring all this important data with you to another device. Microsoft doesn’t provide a convenient way to back up your Sticky Notes, but you can still do it. This article shows how you can back up and restore your Sticky Notes to another device....

That’s just some of the key highlights. As with every new revision, users should ensure that before they jump on the latest version, perform a thorough backup. Backup Your Apple Device Before Installing the Latest iOS Upgrade Backing up your Apple device is easy. Whether you run a Mac or Windows, make sure the most recent version of iTunes is installed. Connect your Apple device and then launch iTunes. You might need to allow the device to access your computer....

If you need to block websites in Chrome, the best method is to use a Chrome extension to block the websites for you. Here’s how to block websites in Chrome using this method. Using the BlockSite Chrome Extension For most users, the easiest way to block websites in Chrome is to use a Chrome extension called BlockSite. This site-blocking extension has been installed by over 1 million users and it’s still one of the best to use....

This is a great way to throw together a quick webinar or teleconference. It’s dead simple for the presenter and it requires no installation or registration for the attendees. All they need to do is click a unique link that you send them and they are watching. They don’t even need to have PowerPoint installed on their computer, just a browser (MAC or Windows). Step One Open a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2010....

Set Up Email for Your Apple Watch One of the most convenient options is getting email notifications sent to your watch. No more having to deal with pulling your phone out of your pocket – first world issues, right? To get started, open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap My Watch > Mail. Then select the “Mirror my iPhone” option to use the same notification settings as your phone or “Custom” for more notification options....

A few months back I ran into the need to configure my private Website running on Apache to use multiple ports. The Internet provider for my home began to block inbound Port 80, so I had to configure Apache to use an alternate port. The process was very easy, and since I was recently asked “how” on my blog, I figured I’d document the process real quick for all the readers....

Running Linux: Dual-boot vs. Virtualization vs. Live USB The two methods outlined by Dex definitely have their strengths. But there are also some drawbacks. Dual-booting is the easiest method, after the initial setup, since it doesn’t require any bootable media. But due to some of the complexities of how Wubi integrates into your system disk, there are still some risks to your Windows installation in the event of a crash. The virtualization route is much safer—I’d even venture to say it’s 100% safe—but you’ll need a fairly mighty computer to run it at anything close to full speed (forget about virtualizing on your netbook or aging Windows XP PC)....

One of the criticisms of Apple Watch has been the inability of developers to create and sell third-party watch faces. That hasn’t changed in watchOS 7, although I’d like to believe the new sharing tool is a small step in that direction. Sharing Watch Faces You can send others your customized Watch faces directly through Apple Watch or in iOS 14 using the familiar share sheets. Naturally, the other person must also have watchOS 7 installed to use and edit the face....

Here, we’ll show you how to create, find, link to, and delete bookmarks in Word. How to Create a Bookmark in Word Adding a bookmark in Word takes nothing more than a few clicks. And you can bookmark text, an image, or a specific spot. Now you have a bookmark attached to your item or document location. And you can continue to add more bookmarks the same way. How to Find a Bookmark We’ll show you how to link to a bookmark in your document, but first, it’s important to know how to find them without links....

Search Folder for Outlook 2010 Launch Outlook and expand an account or your Outlook data file. At the bottom of each account tree, you’ll notice an icon that says Search Folders. Step Two Right-click Search Folders in the account that you’d like to apply the search to and click New Search Folder…. If you’d like the Search Folder to be generated from all of your accounts, right-click Search Folders under Outlook Data File....

While Windows 8.x does boot noticeably faster than Windows 7 and earlier, you can make it boot even faster by disabling startup programs. Disable Windows 8.1 Startup Programs There are, of course, a couple of ways to get to the same place with Windows, and that’s no different in Windows 8.1. First, from the Modern Start screen From the Modern Start screen type: MSConfig and hit Enter. Or from the desktop, just like Windows 7, right-click the Taskbar and select Task Manager....

Microsoft has brought back the traditional Start menu in Windows 10, but depending on your experience, you might have preferred the ease of finding apps in Windows 8.1. It’s worth noting that you can still get a Start screen that’s similar to Windows 8 on touchscreen devices by running them in Tablet Mode. You can toggle Tablet mode on and off using the Action Center in Windows 10. Display All Windows 10 Apps File Explorer For users who have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and prefer the traditional desktop, there is a method you can use to uncover all of your apps in File Explorer....

Some programs will want to download an older version of the .NET Framework, but this doesn’t work. You still need to enable it. From the Windows 8 desktop, open the power user menu and select Control Panel. On Windows 10, hit the Windows key, type: control panel, and choose the top result. From the Control Panel, click Programs and Features. When the Programs and Features window comes up, click Turn Windows Features On or Off....

Note: This works when you’re working with multiple columns. First, open the Excel file you want to check. Then click the Data tab. Click on Advanced from Sort and Filter options. Select Copy to Another Location under action menu. Now highlight the range field to select the data you want to check for duplicate entries. Also select the area where you want to paste the filtered results, check the Unique Fields only option and click OK....

At any rate, the Apple Store employee probably set it to your last four digits of your Social Security number, or 0000 or 1234 or 1111, so try those first. If those don’t fix your “password incorrect” error message, don’t fear—you can get this worked out without talking to customer support. What you need to do is call 611 from your iPhone and go through the automated voicemail password reset menu (I promise, you won’t have to wait on hold or talk to any people)....

Initialize Local Disks and Attached Storage Using DiskPart in Windows 10 To start, launch the command prompt in Windows 10. The quickest way to do that is to press Windows key + X then click Command Prompt (Admin). At the command prompt, type: diskpart then hit enter. This will start the disk partitioning command line utility. Type list disk then hit Enter. This will reveal all attached storage devices. As you can see below, both my local hard disk ( 20 GB partition) and my external storage (2 GB) are attached....