We put together a list of the most useful Slack tips and tricks for any user. Whether you’re just getting started with the app, or consider yourself a pro, you’ll find something on this list. Send Private Messages To Users From Anywhere When you want to send a direct message to someone on Slack, you don’t have to jump from one chat to another, or search for their name among your team members....

Whether you’re looking for regional groups, international groups, or communities for your specific industry, don’t worry–you can go beyond LinkedIn for social networking sites for business professionals. The Best Social Networking Sites for Business Professionals Besides LinkedIn If you’re looking for a social networking site that isn’t LinkedIn, try one of these choices. XING If you’ve never heard of Xing, don’t be surprised. It’s one of the most popular business-focused social networking sites in Europe, but primarily serves the German market....

A proper calculator can cost hundreds of dollars, but many of these online calculators are completely free to use. This list compiles the best online calculators for a variety of different applications to help you make the right choice. The Best Online Scientific Calculators These calculators can be used for everything from advanced mathematics to scientific equations. Desmos Scientific Desmos is a free-to-use calculator that provides easy access to primary functions, variables, and trigonometric calculations....

I realized this myself when I saw I have over 2 TB of photos, videos, backups, etc stored on my local NAS. Sure it has 4 hard drives and if one fails, none of my data will be lost. However, if my house burns down or gets flooded, everything will be lost along with the NAS. So I decided to backup the data to the cloud. Here is the full transcript of the video: Now at this point, if you are getting confused by the Access Key ID and the Secret Access key, that’s okay....

This article will discuss email jargon and help you understand what many of the email features you encounter are for. What Does CC Mean? CC stands for Carbon Copy. When you type someone’s address in this field, you’ll send a copy of your email to them. This applies to any email tech you might be using. The term comes from the days when communicating through paper was extremely common. Everyone made copies of documents by placing a sheet of carbon paper between two sheets of regular paper....

One of the most deadly pandemics in human history, COVID-19 has disrupted lives and economies, causing the biggest global recession since the Great Depression. While the spread of misinformation has increased tensions and decreased our collective ability to overcome the pandemic, there are a few bright spots. One ray of sunshine is the joint effort between tech giants Apple and Google to create the Exposure Notifications System for contact tracing....

The Internet Time Machine is found at archive.org, a non-profit website dedicated to creating a digital archive of all publicly accessible pages on the internet. It currently indexes more than 396 billion web pages, making it the most popular archiving service. In this article, let’s talk about how you can use the Internet Time Machine and three different ways that it’s useful. How To Use The Internet Time Machine Using the Internet Time Machine is very simple, and it functions similarly to a search engine....

This is YouTube’s Restricted Mode feature in action, allowing parents and network administrators to block YouTube videos and channels that contain potentially unsafe topics from view. Here’s everything you need to know about YouTube Restricted Mode, including how to enable or disable it on your account. What is YouTube Restricted Mode? To help you understand YouTube Restricted Mode, it’s important to learn a bit more about the type of content that Google permits on its platform....

The good news is that there are a number of reasons you may be getting this message and almost just as many fixes. What this Error Message Means The basic explanation of this error message is that Google is seeing suspicious activity between your public IP address and its servers. An automated query is usually one that comes in rapid succession and in large volume. You may not be blocked outright, but may instead receive a challenge to enter a code....

But in the late 90s, one search engine came along to wipe everyone else off the map. Only a few Google competitors remain, and even today, Google holds a whopping 76 percent market share, followed by China’s Baidu at a meager 15 percent. Microsoft is no slouch when it comes to popularity, but the company’s search engine, Bing, still struggles to gain even a small fraction of Google’s popularity. Bing has a 4 percent market share, beating only little-used search engines like Yahoo and Ask....

The Wi-Fi on your Android phone can disconnect for several reasons. For example, it could be a random glitch with the Wi-Fi interface, a conflicting network setting, or an incorrect router setup. Continue reading to find out how to troubleshoot and resolve intermittent Android Wi-Fi disconnects. The instructions below will vary slightly depending on your phone manufacturer and Android version. 1. Toggle Airplane On/Off The quickest method to resolve unexpected internet connectivity issues on an Android phone is to enter and exit Airplane Mode....

Some extensions can improve the user experience of absolutely anyone, like the security extensions for Google Chrome. These include virus scanners, extensions that protect you from malware, ad blockers, anti-tracking extensions that help you maintain your privacy online, and even password managers to create and store unique passwords for your accounts. Here are the best Chrome extensions for added security of your online browsing. How to Add & Remove an Extension from Google Chrome The downside of having too many extensions added to Google Chrome is that they can slow your browser down....

Parents need to create lessons at home. Students must learn a lot on their own too. And teachers are facing new challenges to keep their young wards engaged. That’s why as a teacher or a parent, you might find these online sources for free PDF teaching materials worth a few bookmarks. MERLOT The acronym MERLOT stands for Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. It is a shared knowledgebase of learning materials for both teachers and students....

You can use a few different techniques to get more life out of your Android phone. Use this guide to optimize any Android device. However, the exact instructions can differ depending on your phone’s operating system and software. 1. Update the Android Operating System To speed up your Android phone, one of the first things we recommend is updating the Android OS to the latest version. It’ll allow you to access the new features and security patches that can fix various bugs in your system....

We went on a search and found a variety of Google Sheets templates you can use around your kitchen, gym, garage, and while planning a vacation. These simple templates also won’t drown you with too much data. Family Household Chores Family chores can get boring and no one does them with passion. Use this template to make things easier. Take an area and not only assign responsibility but also give your family some incentive to finish every one of them....

There’s the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) and then there are the app permissions. Some of those app permissions can allow an app, and the company that made it, to go too far and violate your privacy. You need to know what app permissions to avoid agreeing to on your Android. What permissions should you avoid? It depends, and we’ll go into that further. You’ll want to be wary of permissions related to accessing:...

When you have to open a dozen apps just to access all of your devices, the convenience becomes a burden. Thankfully, there are apps that combine all your smart apps into a single location. The following are the best smart home apps for total smart home automation. Some of these apps may require an external hub, while others need nothing more than your phone. Samsung SmartThings The SmartThings smart home app is one of the original all-in-one smart home control apps, courtesy of the Samsung SmartThings Hub....

In the next update coming soon called Windows 8.1 Update 1, any non-touch device will automatically boot to the desktop. They are also going to be adding a power button to the start screen so you don’t have to go to the Charms menu anymore. Anyway, it’s just a big mess of two worlds and it keeps changing with every release, which is sure to confuse and annoy more people....

Over the last few months, I’ve tweaked a good number of settings in Firefox and I thought I would share some of those with my Firefox readers. I’m going to go through a couple of Firefox about:config settings that you can change that will make your browsing experience more enjoyable. Backup about:config Settings Before you begin editing the about:config file in Firefox, you should backup the file in case you make a change that messes everything up....

From smartphones to smart TVs, it’s a lot to take in all at once. It often falls to the younger generation to help their elders use and enjoy the benefits of modern tech. We have quite a lot of experience providing help and instruction to people of all ages. That experience has provided a number of key lessons when it comes to dealing with elderly users. If you’ve got users in your life who fall into that category, these general tips will help make the process of teaching technology much easier....