Top Tips for Creating Quality Meeting Minutes in Word

Quick Links Creating manual minutes in meetings can be a stressful and laborious task. That’s true until you discover that you might automate the whole process. Instead, use or create a template. To access these inWord for the web, typeMeeting Minutesinto the search bar, and press Enter. Then, poke the “Templates” tab to see the many options available. Creating a new template can take time, so confirm you do this in advance of your first meeting....

June 28, 2024 · 2 min · 242 words · William Rodriguez

What Is Google Fi, and How Does It Differ From Other Carriers?

Google Fi offers an alternative, promising a more flexible and potentially cheaper phone service. But before switching, it’s important to understand exactly what Google Fi is and how it works. This means Google Fi doesn’t own its own cell towers. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek Instead, it piggybacks on the infrastructure of existing carriers to provide service. It could intelligently switch between those three carriers depending on which one had the best service....

June 28, 2024 · 1 min · 191 words · Thomas Williams

You Can Now Add Checkboxes in Microsoft Excel

Related It only took about 40 years, but Microsoft Excel now supports checkboxes. The newcheckboxes implementationis similar to what’s offered in Google Sheets. A blank checkbox will be inserted in each of your highlighted cells. By default, a blank checkbox carries a FALSE (0) value. Clicking the checkbox changes its value to TRUE (1), which is indicated by a checkmark icon. This opens the door to some advanced functionality through formulas, IF functions, and conditional statements....

June 28, 2024 · 1 min · 187 words · Edwin Cisneros

4 Reasons You Should Wait Until 2025 to Buy a Gaming Laptop

They feature greatray tracingperformance, support forDLSS frame generation, and commendable power efficiency. However, theyre now more than one and a half years old. The RTX 4090 mobile launched right at the start of 2023. Unless you’re in urgent need of one, you might want to consider a 2023 model instead. The specs, performance, power efficiency, and everything else is the same. Only a handful of 2024 gaming laptop models sport Intel Core Ultra CPUs....

June 27, 2024 · 1 min · 155 words · Brooke Nelson

My Wait for a Windows Version of Popular iPad App GoodNotes Was Worth It

The only downside was that the app was only compatible with iOS devices. Luckily, Goodnotes finally released a Windows version, and here are the things you better know. So, if you need more notes, youll have to upgrade to one of the paid subscriptions. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek / Goodnotes The major difference is the pricing and iOS features exclusive to Goodnotes Pro. These include AI typing, AI math assistance, and practice materials for exams like SATs....

June 27, 2024 · 2 min · 248 words · Patricia Rodriguez

Play PC Games on the Big Screen With a Steam Deck Dock

Picture thisit’s the end of a long work day. So you sit back down at the computer you were just at and boot something up. But wouldn’t it be nice to get away from the computer for a bit? Maybe play your PC games on that big-screen TV instead? If you have aSteam Deck, there’s a great solution for youaSteam Deck dock. No need to hardwire your tower to your TV, or deal with possibly laggy cloud services....

June 27, 2024 · 1 min · 143 words · Jessica Mendez

Retro Consoles Look Bad on Modern TVs, Here's Why and How to Fix It

If you want to preserve that beautiful pixel artwork, youll need a CRT or a video scaler. This means that they output extremely low resolutions by todays standards. If youre confused about the difference between progressive scan and interlacing, dont be. This was done for bandwidth reasons, with interlacing resulting in additional blurring or shakiness. That’s a 108-fold increase in pixel numbers, or nine times the number of horizontal lines....

June 27, 2024 · 3 min · 555 words · Jonathan Wilkins

The Real AI Revolution Will Be Invisible

The newSnapdragon X chipsets for PC laptopshave a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for on-rig AI tasks. Outside The Hype I know what youre thinking. Youre sick of the AI features popping up in your favorite apps. Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek Thelatest Logic Pro updateon Mac and iPad has similar functionality for audio production. It will just be another step in the decades-long evolution of software, making your devices more useful....

June 27, 2024 · 1 min · 93 words · Savannah Pratt

Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for June 27 (#382)

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

June 27, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Joel Henderson

After Trying Countless iPad Mini Keyboard Cover Cases, Here’s My Favorite

Related Quick Links My iPad mini is one of my favorite gadgets. But there’s one thing it lacks for getting real work done: a keyboard. I don’t meannormal Bluetooth keyboardsor wired peripherals, as those work perfectly as they would with any machine. But for those of us with smaller hands, the size isn’t a huge issue. The folio itself uses nice, strong magnets to keep the case closed when not in use....

June 26, 2024 · 2 min · 277 words · Lisa Wilson

How Xbox Lost the Console Wars (And What Microsoft Can Do Now)

Microsoft is now adopting a multi-platform strategy and bringing games to Sonys platform. So what went wrong, and what happens next? Over console’s lifetime Microsoft managed to shift 84 million units. But success didnt come easy for Microsoft. Compared to the PlayStation 2, which shipped over 100 million units, the Xbox was a failure. It was also an important first step. Xbox Live made it easy to add friends, meet people, and play games with them....

June 26, 2024 · 3 min · 542 words · Christopher Steele

I Tried the PS5's Hidden Browser So You Don’t Have To

There’s a way to access it, but whether its worth using is a different story. Here’s what I found out after trying it. Before proceeding, confirm you’veupdated your PS5. Joeri Mostmans/Shutterstock.com If you’ve already linked your YouTube account, unlink it before proceeding. On the next screen, select Link Account at the bottom. Then, select Use internet tool in the bottom right corner. The Google sign-in page will appear, but the address bar at the top will be locked....

June 26, 2024 · 2 min · 370 words · Carol Munoz

Microsoft's Upscaler Is the Only Reason Gamers Will Care About a CoPilot+ PC

Quick Links Summary Microsofts answer DLSS and FSR is here. You’ll notice fewer details found on complex textures in the second screenshot. Just look at those vines hanging from the building in the distance. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |rawf8/ Shutterstock See how they lack some detail on the Auro SR screenshot compared to the native image. That said, even with those caveats, Auto SR looks quite promising. Its the first CoPilot+ PC feature that could be genuinely useful to gamers....

June 26, 2024 · 1 min · 140 words · Brian Lawson