Digital QA

Remove OneDrive from File Explorer

2022-11-12T11:21:00.003-08:00

To Unlink OneDrive:

You won't lose files or data by unlinking OneDrive from your computer. You can always access your files by signing in to OneDrive.com.

Windows

Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon then Settings.)
Go to the Account tab.
Select Unlink this PC.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-off-disable-or-uninstall-onedrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0

Google Chrome thinks I'm in another Country

2022-07-03T08:34:00.001-07:00

Check in Search Settings that your Region is set specifically to your country (not "Current Region").

If the issue persists, you can use this form to report the problem direct to Google.

Thanks to:

bluequoll

Volunteer Contributor - Google Help Communities

https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/136690416/why-does-google-think-i-m-in-a-different-country?hl=en

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Import photos and videos from an iPhone to PC (works great!)

2021-03-12T14:17:00.004-08:00

Import photos and videos from an iPhone to PC

Windows 10

Transfer photos from an iPhone to your PC.

First, connect your iPhone to a PC with a USB cable that can transfer files.

Turn your phone on and unlock it. Your PC can’t find the device if the device is locked.
On your PC, select the Start button and then select Photos to open the Photos app.
Select Import > From a USB device, then follow the instructions. You can pick the items you want to import and select where to save them. Allow a few moments for detection and transfer.

Make sure the photos you want to import are actually on the device rather than in the cloud. Then, follow the steps for your type of device.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/import-photos-and-videos-from-an-iphone-to-pc-2e4e4db4-4c3d-041c-b88f-3ee4358dd95e

How to Stop Google from asking if you want to Use your Google Account to Sign in to other Apps or Services

2021-02-11T21:45:00.000-08:00

You can disable these prompts from your Google account's permissions page:

This should take you to your own permissions page:

https://myaccount.google.com/permissions

Or go into your Google Account Settings > Security Tab. Here you'll find a section "Signing in to other sites". Select the "Signing in with Google" link to get to your permissions site.

Toggle off "Google Account sign-in prompts" to disable these prompts across the web.

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How to Change Default Currency Setting in Google Sheets

2021-02-10T23:17:00.002-08:00

This setting is not where you think it should be!

To change the default currency setting to USD in Google Sheets: Click File > scroll down to Spreadsheet Settings > General > Locale.

How to fix XBOX No Longer Recording - Error 2184328729

2020-10-13T23:06:00.003-07:00

To fix XBOX No Longer Recording - Error 2184328729 on your PC:

This error means you do not have enough room to record any more videos. Delete old videos or move them to a different drive. If you delete videos, BE SURE TO EMPTY THE RECYLCE BIN TOO!

This worked for me, after I emptied the recycle bin... :)

Stop Excel from Flashing "CALCULATING" Continuously

2020-10-12T18:20:00.008-07:00

If your Excel spreadsheet constantly flashes "CALCULATING" in the bottom status bar, it's possible calls are being made out to a third party. This happened to me when I realized calls to get stock quotes were pinging every 10 seconds or so. To remedy that I created a helper cell. When the value in that cell is "1", calls are made. If not "1" no calls are made.

Thus for example, my TDA Ameritrade call script to get a stock quote looks like this:

=IF($A$1=1,RTD("tos.rtd",,"LAST",A2),"Not live")

When cell A1 = 1, quotes are updating

When cell A1 does not = 1, "Not live" is displayed

One final note: If you have multiple spreadsheets open, the spreadsheet that's flashing "CALCULATING" is not necessarily the one with the live script, so close them all and work on them one at the time.

Pair AirPods with PC - This works!

2020-10-11T19:08:00.004-07:00

I always miss one step when trying to pair my AirPods with my PC, so I'm capturing these instructions here. If you don't see your AirPods listed when you are trying to pair them via Bluetooth with your PC, there's likely one step below you are missing. Try again! :)

Pair AirPods with PC

On your PC, go to the settings for Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on (Windows Key + S, type in "Bluetooth and other devices settings")
Click the "+" button at the top to "Add Bluetooth or other device", then Click "Bluetooth Mice, keyboards, pens or audio and other kinds of Bluetooth devices"
With your AirPods in the charging case, open the lid.
Press and hold the setup button on the back of the case until you see the status light flash white.
When your AirPods appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, select them.

AirPods should now be paired.

AirPods Pro are Paired and Connected, but no sound on PC

2020-07-06T23:28:00.002-07:00

AirPods Pro are Paired and Connected, but no sound on PC, check this:

Windows Key + S

Type in: Sound

Select: Sound Settings

Under Output select: Headphones (AirPods Pro)

iPhone Photos not syncing to iCloud

2020-05-12T17:17:00.001-07:00

Photos you took on your iPhone are not appearing in iCloud. Check that your iPhone is not in Battery Save mode:

General/Settings/Battery/Low Power Mode

Disable Dangerous Lenovo Touchscreen

2020-02-28T10:47:00.000-08:00

Disable Lenovo touchscreen

You must uninstall Lenovo touchscreen because it will start placing trades for you in your trading programs. No joke. Dangerous. The problem is that you have to keep uninstalling it because every time Windows updates it adds it back. Arghhh.

Open Device Manager by pressing the Windows key + X.
Under Human Interface Devices, look for HID-compliant touch screen
Right click on this option and choose Uninstall.

Old notes:

Follow these steps
a. Winkey + Q.
b. Type Control Panel.
c. Go to Hardware and Sound.
d. Pen and touch (this will be gone if you uninstalled touch screen above, Remove it)

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Edge-Yoga-Flex-Laptops/How-do-I-disable-the-touchscreen-on-the-Yoga13/ta-p/1237083

How Karen the Supertrader Blew Up Her Accounts

2018-12-02T14:04:00.002-08:00

There's nothing wrong with trading Naked Puts, but Karen the Supertrader did what almost every novice naked option trader does: If your position size is too high, you too will blow up your account.

Selling Naked Puts like Karen the Supertrader:

Suppose you sell a naked put for $1.00. Then the stock goes down and now that put trades for $2.00. So instead of showing a loss of $1.00, you roll that option out in time for let's assume a net of $0.50. So where you had a loss of $1.00 ($2.00 less $1.00), you're now showing a gain of $0.50 (-$2.00 to buy back the NP and +$2.50 to sell the new NP). So while you're actually losing money on the underlying position, you're showing a gain by rolling that position out in time. With Karen taking commissions on the "gain" of $0.50, she's taking credit for a gain that may never be realized, or worse.

If you can keep rolling this position long enough, you may be able to get out of the position without a loss even if the stock never goes back up. But if you are highly leveraged and your position size is too high, you can quickly blow up your account when the stock swoons and you too can't meet your margin calls.

This is what happened to Karen the Supertrader. Margin calls came in on the leveraged positions, and she could not meet those calls. She could not hold on to those positions long enough to hopefully see a reversal in the underlying.

Naked options by themselves are not a bad thing. The problem is leverage and position sizing. I don't use leverage when trading Naked Puts.

How to turn off "Microsoft Account Problem" Notice

2018-12-02T12:18:00.002-08:00

Here's how to stop the "we need to fix your Microsoft" pop-ups on your PC:

Go to: Settings/System/Shared Experiences and turn off "Share across devices"

Automatically Start Photo Import when iPhone Connected

2018-12-02T12:08:00.000-08:00

To automatically start photo import when iPhone is connected to your PC, change settings here:

Go to Settings/Devices/AutoPlay and under iPhone select: Import photos and videos (Photos).

How to get Missing Notes back onto iPhone

2018-04-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, this worked.

If all your notes are missing from your iPhone, and you have a lot of notes in iCloud (I have ~25), in order for those to reappear on your iPhone, your iPhone MUST be connected to WiFi.

Once all those notes reappear, and you're only adding a note here and there, they should sync fine when you're not connected to WiFi.

So bottom line, if all your notes are gone, connect to WiFi and they should reappear on your phone.

It took escalation through 4 technician levels at Apple to resolve this issue today.

UPDATE 7/10/2018:

This still doesn't work most of the time.
Apple's support page for this issues doesn't help: https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht204051

iPhone simply loses the ability to see some networks. My PC see's the network (and I'm connected to it as I type this), I'm sitting within 1 foot of my router, restarting the router doesn't help, and resetting Network Settings (Tap Settings; General; Reset; Reset Network Settings) doesn't work either. That's all they've got.

Frustrating to be out shopping, open your iNotes to view yours lists, and see iNotes haven't been updated in ages.

Note that the calendar and other apps are working just fine (they don't need the inconvenience of having to connect to the cloud to update).

Is there a better Notes app out there? Will look but please send suggestions, thanks!

How to stop delay in Excel when moving from cell to cell

2017-09-13T16:46:00.000-07:00

To remove the delay in Excel when typing or moving from cell to cell, this worked for me:

File menu > Options command > Advanced option > Display section > turn on “Disable hardware graphics acceleration”

Microsoft has added some type of unnecessary animation, and it appears this turns that off.

This also worked:

Disable Animations:

Click Start.
Click Control Panel.
Click Ease of Access.
Click Ease of Access Center.
Click Make the computer easier to see.
Click Turn off all unnecessary animation (when possible) to check the checkbox.
Click Apply.

Canon PowerShot S95: Remove Review Info that shows after taking Picture

2017-09-03T16:41:00.000-07:00

Canon PowerShot S95: Remove Review Info that shows after taking Picture

This was tough to find!

Select Menu
Scroll down to Review Info: Off

Confirm these settings to have Microsoft Edge remember Passwords

2017-08-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

If Microsoft Edge is no longer saving your username and password, confirm these settings under Settings / Clear browsing data "choose what to clear".

Be sure "Cookies and saved website data" is unchecked:

Disable Sleep Key in Windows 10

2017-04-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

Here's how to disable that pesky sleep button (mine looks like a half moon):

Go to: Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings
Click: "Change advanced power settings"
Select: "Power buttons and lid"
Click: "Sleep button action" and change "Setting" to "Do Nothing"

Version: Windows 10

Delete Duplicate Wireless Networks

2017-03-26T05:50:00.002-07:00

To remove duplicate WiFi networks:

Go to Start ("Search Windows" box) and type: "Settings"
Click "Settings"
Click "Network & Internet"
Select "Wi-Fi"
Select "Manage Known Networks"
Click on the network you want to delete, and click "Forget"

Duplicate networks often appear because you've changed your WiFi Password or SSID. They should be removed.

Note these instructions are for Windows 10 Home edition.

iMazing License Agreement (3.20.2017)

2017-03-20T18:49:00.002-07:00

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How to restart the Print Spooler

2016-11-20T07:56:00.002-08:00

This is the solution that worked for me:

Problem: Windows cannot open "add printer. The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine.

Click Start.
Type services.msc in the start search box and press enter.
Right click on print spooler and click on properties.
Check if the startup type is automatic. If it is not then change it to automatic.
Check if the service status is stopped. If yes then click on the start button.
Click OK to cancel out of the Properties box.
In the left panel back on the Services page click Restart

iOS 10.1.1 Release Notes 10/31/2016 (iPhone, iPad)

2016-11-02T09:40:00.000-07:00

iOS 10.1.1 Release Notes
10/31/2016

This update includes Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus (beta), transit directions for Japan, stability improvements and bug fixes.

iOS 10.1.1 introduces new features and improvements including:

Camera and Photos

• Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that creates a depth effect that keeps your subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background (beta)

• People names in the Photos app are saved in iCloud backups

• Improved the display of wide color gamut photos in the grid views of the Photos app

• Fixes an issue where opening the Camera app would show a blurred or flashing screen for some users

• Fixes an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library

Maps

• Transit support for every major train, subway, ferry, and national bus line, as well as local bus systems for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya

• Sign-based transit navigation including layouts of all underground structures and walkways that connect large transit stations

• Transit fare comparison when viewing alternative transit routes

Messages

• New option to replay bubble and full screen effects

• Messages effects can play with Reduce Motion enabled

• Fixes an issue that could lead to contact names appearing incorrectly in Messages

• Addresses an issue where Messages could open to a white screen

• Addresses an issue that could prevent the report junk option from displaying with unknown senders

• Fixes an issue where videos captured and sent in the Messages app could be missing audio

Apple Watch

• Adds distance and average pace to workout summaries in the Activity app for outdoor wheelchair run pace and outdoor wheelchair walk pace

• Fixes issues that may have prevented Music playlists from syncing to Apple Watch

• Addresses an issue that was preventing invitations and data to appear in Activity Sharing

• Fixes an issue that was allowing Activity Sharing to update over cellular when manually disabled

• Resolves an issue that was causing some third-party apps to crash when inputting text

Other improvements and fixes

• Improves Bluetooth connectivity with 3rd party accessories

• Improves AirPlay Mirroring performance when waking a device from sleep

• Fixes an issue where playback would not work for iTunes purchased content when the "Show iTunes Purchases" setting is turned off

• Fixes an issue where certain selfie apps and face filters used with the FaceTime HD Camera on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus did not display a live preview

• Fixes an issue in Health where individual strokes are converted to separate characters when using the Chinese handwriting keyboard

• Improves performance of sharing websites from Safari to Messages

• Fixes an issue in Safari that caused web previews in tab view to not display correctly

• Fixes an issue that caused certain Mail messages to be reformatted with very small text

• Fixes an issue that caused some HTML email to be formatted incorrectly

• Fixes an issue that in some cases caused the search field to disappear in Mail

• Fixes an issue that could prevent Today View Widgets from updating when launched

• Fixes an issue where Weather widget sometimes failed to load data

• Fixes an issue on iPhone 7 where Home Button click settings would not appear in search results

• Fixes an issue that prevented spam alert extensions from blocking calls

• Resolves an issue that could prevent alarm sounds from going off

• Fixes an issue where audio playback via Bluetooth would cause the Taptic engine to stop providing feedback for some users

• Resolves an issue preventing some users from restoring from iCloud Backup

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

iPhone Music Stuck on White Screen

2016-10-22T00:10:00.001-07:00

This was the best and easiest solution when my iPhone Music app was stuck on a white screen:

1. Double click on the Home button
2. Swipe all the app screens upwards one by one until only the home screen is left
3. Click on the Home button
4. Press and hold the Sleep / Wake button until the screen shows something like "Swipe to turn off"
5. After 30 seconds or so, press and hold the Sleep / Wake button to restart the iPhone."

Source: Music App show white Screen | Official Apple Support Communities

Stop ads from following you around the internet

2016-10-14T09:04:00.001-07:00

Stop ads from following you around the internet. Sometimes I've already bought the product so it's even more annoying. AKA Remarking, Retargeting, Online Behavior advertising,

I just opted out of a big one here. So many flashing ads. So annoying: http://www.criteo.com/privacy/

Update 10/15/2016: Another opt out. This one will stop your Amazon viewing from following you around the internet: https://www.amazon.com/adprefs/ref=dra_a_ms_hp_hn_xx_P3378_100

Update 10/24/2016: Another site to set opt-out preferences (it just set 106 opt-outs for me today): http://www.aboutads.info/choices/