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Quick Links Summary To fix a Spotify login error 408, ensure your login details are correct, reboot your phone, update your phone’s operating system, update your Spotify app, clear Spotify cache, or uninstall and reinstall Spotify. Getting a “Login failed, Error: 409” message while trying to sign in to your Spotify account? Various items can cause this error, including incorrect login details. We’ll show you how to fix the issue on your iPhone or Android phone, so you can enjoy your favorite music....

Quick Links Microsoft Word is surprisingly flexible in letting you position your words, lines, and paragraphs exactly how you want. The issue, however, is that different tools are in various places across the program’s interface. So, we’ve compiled some of the handiest tips into one handy article! Some of the screenshots in this article contain symbols such as •, °, and ¶ (these are called non-printing characters because they don’t show when you print your document)....

Quick Links The first step in making a spreadsheet readable is to tidy up the cell formatting. By smartly using cell borders, shading, data validation, and other formatting techniques, you’re able to improve the visual appeal of your Excel spreadsheet. Here are some tips to help you sharpen your Excel formatting skills. 1Adjust Column Widths and Row Heights as Needed To give a spreadsheet a more professional look, I start by adjusting the column widths and row heights to ensure the text isn’t cramped, and there’s adequate spacing between different sections of data....

Quick Links Searching for an email in an overflowing inbox can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, smart use of Outlook’s search features let you quickly locate what you need without wasting time sifting through the clutter. Below are some search tips to help you find any email in seconds. 1Use Targeted Keywords or Phrases You should use targeted keywords and phrases to ensure your search yields relevant emails....

Whether you’re an avowed AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) or just trying to buy a young person in your life a gift, you might balk at the price tags that go with some LEGO sets these days. Aren’t these just meant to be cheap (and educational) plastic toys? While I wish that LEGO was much cheaper (OK, maybe that would be a bad thing for my floor space), it isn’t just priced this way for no reason....

Quick Links Buying a used laptop can indeed save you money, but it does come with some risks. This is why you should thoroughly examine the laptop before closing the deal to avoid unpleasant surprises later on. If you doubt the credibility of the seller, here’s how you’re able to test the used laptop. Test the Keyboard and Trackpad Begin the laptop inspection by testing the keyboard and trackpad first. To test the keyboard, go to a keyboard testing website likeKeyboard Testerand press each key from the first to the last....

Quick Links AI is advancing at breakneck speeds, and many are viewing this as a potential apocalypse. Now, while it’s true that AI technology is being used in creepy ways, this shouldn’t overshadow its present and future benefits. So here are seven ways AI can help usher in the good times. 1AI-Powered Personal Digital Assistants We are practically counting the days until we have a fully realized personal digital assistant. Soon, we will be able to talk or text with AI on ourphones or laptops, to help us better organize our day, get work done more quickly, or simply fetch information about a document we saved two weeks ago....

Summary There’s no shortage of great-sounding, compelling wireless headphones in the $100 range.Creative’s Zen Hybrid SXFIheadphones lean into cutting-edge spatial audio and ANC technology in an attempt to stand out from the crowd, but I wish that the company had focused on basic sound quality instead. Creative Zen Hybrid SXFI Creative’s Zen Hybrid SXFI headphones offer cutting-edge spatial audio and decent ANC performance, but the sound quality is lacking out of the box....

Summary The latest smart home robot trying to take our most hated cleaning jobs is theEcovacs Winbot W2 Omni. It can clean windows and glass surfaces like an autonomous robot vacuum, sweeping back and forth. And although it has some specific limitations on the types of windows and mirrors it can clean, on the right surfaces it shines. Ecovacs Winbot W2 Omni The Ecovacs Winbot W2 Omni is a window cleaning robot with intelligent climbing system ensures smooth and easy travel while firmly adhering to windows....

Fedora Asahi Remix is the best Linux distro for Apple Silicon-based Mac computers, developed in collaboration between the Fedora and Asahi Linux team. The latest update makes it even better, though it’s still not a perfect experience. Asahi Linux is the main project to bring desktop Linux to Mac computers with ARM-based Apple Silicon chips, which has involved a lot of reverse-engineering and building drivers. In 2023,Fedora Asahi Remix became the flagship distribution, andsubsequent updateshave continued improving the experience....

Quick Links Summary Android 15 is coming later this year, but the beta releases have already begun. You don’t have to wait to try the latest version of Google’s operating system right now. If you have an eligible device, you can very easily install Android 15 Beta in just a couple of clicks. Thefirst Android 15 Beta was released in April 2024, and Google will release new beta updates every month until the official stable version launches later this year....

Summary The “Wait” action in Apple’s Shortcuts app is a useful way to make the shortcut pause for a specific amount of time. You can set the action to wait for 30 seconds, for example, before the next action takes place. You might want to use this to let an app open or a page load before the next action happens. If you set durations of longer than a few minutes, however, things begin to go wrong....

Summary Waze has long been one of the most reliable alternatives to Google Maps, which is why Google acquired it over a decade ago. But Google has left it out to dry for nearly a year with broken Assistant integration. The solution? Remove it altogether. It’s hard to believe, but Google Assistant inWaze for the iPhonehasn’t been working for over a year. A staff member acknowledged this sad fact earlier this week in a post on the Waze community forum....