How to Use the RANK Function in Excel

Here’s how to use it. Let’s look into this in more detail. We can use the RANK function toyou guessed itrank the employees based on their total sales. To do this, we need to create a ranking column in our existing table. and click “Insert”. You will then see a new, blank column appear at the left-hand side of your table. Format this column as you wish and name the column “Rank”....

February 2, 2024 · 1 min · 190 words · Andrew Silva

Samsung Is Removing Google Assistant from Its Smart TVs

A total of17 featureswill be removed from Google Assistant in February 2024. But that’s not allSamsung is actually removing Google Assistant from all of its smart TVs. This unprecedented change takes place on March 1st. The policy change in question is unknown. Samsung goes on to say that Bixby and Alexa are still supported on its TVs. Hints of this change began cropping up last year. Every Samsung TV released in 2021 and 2022 included Google Assistant, but the 2023 lineup did not....

February 2, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Pamela Pierce

What Is Conky, and How Can It Make Your Linux Desktop Look Amazing?

Summary Want to give your Linux desktop a personal touch? Lets explore how you might make your Linux experience uniquely yours! Conky: Customizable Widgets for Your Linux Desktop Conky is a light-weight system monitor software for Linux. Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek ThinkRainmeter, but a lot more powerful. If you arent running Ubuntu, check out theofficial Conky documentationfor help with installation. Next, we’ll load the base Conky software. To make things easy for ourselves, we’ll add the repository for Conky Manager....

February 2, 2024 · 2 min · 341 words · Samantha Reid

Why You Should Give the iPhone Dictation Feature Another Shot

Quick Links Why key in when you might talk? Your iPhone has a killer dictation feature. To trigger Dictation, tap on the microphone button in the bottom-right corner of the keyboard. fizkes/Shutterstock.com When you tap on that button, youll see a small microphone icon appear next to your text cursor. This indicates that youre in dictation mode. you might go ahead and speak aloud at this point. Your iPhone will do its best to turn your voice into typed words....

February 2, 2024 · 2 min · 228 words · Calvin Luna

Wi-Fi 7 vs. 6E: How Much Better Is 7?

What Is Wi-Fi 6E? This is why the E in Wi-Fi 6E stands for extended. It can theoretically support up to 46Gbps speed, which is almost five times that of Wi-Fi 6E. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek It also provides lower latency thanprevious Wi-Fi protocolsand supports ultra-wide 320MHz channels. Its one of the reasons why Wi-Fi 7 is capable of EHT. In comparison, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 6 have an 1024-QAM....

February 2, 2024 · 2 min · 260 words · Julie Walker MD

How to Get the Exact Picture You Want from Bing's AI Image Creator

We’ll show you how you could prompt the AI Image Creator to generate just what you want. If you dont already have one, you will need to sign up to create images. Lets take a look at how we formulated a precise prompt for the AI Image Creator. Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek This produced an image that was much closer to what I wanted to make. Another option is to add objects that enhance the style of your creative image....

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 208 words · Kathryn Glenn

Hulu Forbids Password Sharing in Its New Subscriber Agreement

Hulu is preparing to crack down on account sharing. Thankfully, this policy isn’t being fully enforced yet. A broader enforcement date has not been announced. Unfortunately, Disney+ tellsArs Technicathat its password sharing policy must be observed by March 14th. Hulu could aim for a similar deadline. Historically, account sharing was a necessary evil. Streaming services repeatedly identified it as lost revenue, but they didn’t have the guts to take action....

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 190 words · Dr. Tamara Crawford

Is It Safe to Buy a Router Used?

While new routers can cost a pretty penny, buying those same models used could net you significant savings. But could buying a used router actually pose a hacking risk? Used Routers Generally Do Not Present a Security Risk This article focuses onusedrouters, notoldrouters. Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek An old, outdated router with obsolete security standards canexpose your web connection to vulnerabilities. It’s worth noting that major firmware updates can slow a router down significantly, but that’s rare....

February 1, 2024 · 2 min · 233 words · Sabrina Turner

OneDrive’s Redesign Is Finally Coming to Everyone

There’s also a new People view, which organizes your files based on who shared them. All changes will be available to all customers by the end of February." Source:Microsoft OneDrive Blog

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 31 words · Keith Reynolds

Should I Get a Keyboard With a Number Pad?

Summary Small keyboards are back in fashion and for a good reason. They’re minimalist, mobile, and free up valuable space for your mouse. It takes the guesswork out of typing numbers. Marcus Mears III / How-To Geek Another use case for the number pad is games. Arguments Against Number Pads The mainargument against number padsis ergonomics. Unless you work with numbers a lot, you probably rarely use the number pad....

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 177 words · Lisa Norris

TV Has Sound, but the Screen Is Black? Here's What to Do

The screen remains pitch black. Let’s find a way to fix it. Let’s first go over the power cable. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock.com The power cable runs from the back of the TV to a power outlet. verify that the cable is fully plugged into both ends. If the issue persists, try a different HDMI port on your TV. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek The one you used previously might be damaged or incompatible with your streaming gear....

February 1, 2024 · 2 min · 281 words · Mary Schmidt

Verizon Now Has (Slightly) Cheaper 5G Home Internet Service

The company now has a cheaper prepaid option through its Total by Verizon subsidiary. However, Total by Verizon also makes you pay forthe routerfirst, which costs $99.99 with activation. Source:Total by Verizon Total by Verizon

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 35 words · Victoria Jimenez

Windows 10 System Apps Are Breaking on Some PCs

Some Windows 10 PCs are currently incompatible with the default Calendar, Calculator, and Photos apps. The problem stems from a January update and only impacts old hardware. Affected users say that these apps will open for a brief moment before closing. Uninstalling and reinstalling the apps does not deal with the issue. Some reports suggest that AMD Athlon Dual Core chips are also impacted. The reason for this new app incompatibility is unknown....

February 1, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Kimberly Foster