Quick Links Someone sent you an iCalendar file, but you’re a Google Calendar user. Can you even use this? Here’s a quick explainer, so you might quickly add that file or URL to you Google Calendar. Head to Google Calendar, then look at the left panel. You’ll see two lists of calendars there: “My calendars” and “Other calendars.” If you want the events added to their own calendar, create a new calendar before importing....

But you’re free to make Windows show these hidden files by changing a single setting. To see them, you’ll need to flip another option, which we explain below. It’s easy tomake any file hidden, too. Just right-click it, select “Properties”, and toggle the “Hidden” attribute on or off. Step 2: hit the “View” tab at the top of the Folder Options window. Select “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” under Hidden files and folders....

Quick Links Thats what makes Safaris Reader View so nice. It works on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Tap it to open Reader View. you could long-press the button instead if you want toautomatically enable Reader Viewon websites of your choice. While in Reader View, tap the button at the right side of Safari’s address bar. It looks like a smaller capital A to the left of a larger capital A....

All you have to do lock your Mac to keep them out. There are several ways to lock your Mac. you’ve got the option to have it lock automatically when your display goes to sleep. it’s possible for you to lock it with a keyboard shortcut. Here’s how to do all of this, and more! Set the associated dropdown menu to “immediately.” If you’re using a newer Mac where the Power button is a key, just press Control+Shift+Power....

Here’s how to change that. By default,Windows Firewall with Advanced Securityblocks ICMP Echo Requests from the internet. The instructions in this article should work for Windows 7, 8, and 10. We’ll point out where there are any major differences. Warning: Creating exceptions and opening ports through your firewall does open up security risks. You’ll need to open it with admin privileges. In Windows 7, hit Start and throw in “command prompt....

you could customize this information, if it’s changed since you bought your PC. All you have to do is take a quick dive into the Windows Registry. If your PC doesn’t have these values, you’ll need to add them. To add a value, right-click theOEMInformationkey and choose New > String Value. For the best results, you’ll want to use a small logo picture—around 100x100 pixels. The Add Manufacturer Information hack adds all of the values you’ll need....

Here’s how to kill the Caps Lock key entirely, or remap it to something else. Start off by heading into System Preferences, and then grab the Keyboard icon in the list. You’ll see the option for Caps Lock here. That’s all there is to it. It’s much simpler thandisabling Caps Lock on Windows, which requires a registry hack.

Those things just cook you! So have you ever wondered exactly what temperature your CPU is running at? (However, it may be displayed in your machine’sUEFI firmware or BIOS.) There are quite a few Windows programs that you’re able to use to monitor the temperature. Here are two of our favorite options. Download Core Temp from its home pageand install it on your machine. Be very careful to uncheck the bundled software on the third page of the installation!...

Are you still using your internet provider’s DNS servers?You probably shouldn’t be. In most cases, ISP-provided DNS is slow, and occasionally goes down completely. Some even redirect unresolved URLs to a branded search page. To take advantage of these services, you oughta change the DNS servers on your Mac. Here’s how to do that. First, head into the System Preferences, then press the connection icon. Click OK and your Mac will be using the new DNS servers....

Macs don’t offer this feature, at least not out-of-the-box. But there are programs that can add one. Our favorite free option is a program calledItsycal. It’s lightweight, shows your Calendar appointments, and even supports keyboard shortcuts for quick browsing. Getting Started With Itsycal Head to theitsycal homepageand download the system. It comes in a ZIP file which you’ve got the option to unarchive by clicking. Drag the program to your Applications folder....

This can be annoying if you have a dual monitors, or even a large monitor. We show both methods in Windows 10, but they will also work in Windows 7 and 8. If you don’t, the article also describes how to move icons on the Quick Launch bar. Right-choose any empty area of the desktop and go to New > Text Document. Rename the document toShow Desktop.exe. NOTE: You will need to havefile extensions showingin order for this to work....

The bash shell features a wide variety of keyboard shortcuts you’ve got the option to use. These will work in bash on any operating system. Working With Processes Use the following shortcuts to manage running processes. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Controlling the Screen The following shortcuts allow you to control what appears on the screen. Cutting and Pasting Bash includes some basic cut-and-paste features. you’re free to start typing one of them and press “Tab” to continue....

Quick Links Taking ownership of files or folders in Windows is not simple. Both the GUI and command line take too many steps. Why not add a simple context menu command that lets you take ownership of any file or folder? you’re free to also just download our one-step Registry hacks to make those changes for you. Or you might have a hard drive from another computer that you better control files on....