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But the Roku LT is another set-top streaming box that is in this price range, and it (currently) offers access to a lot more content sources than the Chromecast. So why should you get a Chromecast instead of a Roku LT? Check out our reasons below! The Price! The Chromecast has a $35 price tag, which is an incredibly appealing price point. It is almost in the range of being an impulse buy for a lot of people, and it provides a simple solution to a problem that people might usually need to spend more than 2X as much money to solve....

The idea with this list is to find things that are going to be almost universally useful for anyone that you work with, regardless of what they already own, their age, or their gender. For example, a great gift on a limited budget could be a phone case, but you would need to know the exact model of phone that your co-worker has so that you get the right case....

Our tutorial below is going to show you how to insert a picture into your header. This is superior to using a background picture in Excel 2013, because an image in the header will be repeated on each page of your spreadsheet, while a background picture will not. Putting a Picture in an Excel 2013 Header to Simulate a Watermark The steps in this tutorial will assume that you have an image that you want to use as your watermark, and that you know where it is located on your computer....

Find out how to get 1 inch margins in cm in Microsoft Word by changing a setting in the application. This is the situation that most people encounter when they discover that they need a method for converting a PDF document to a Word document- An email or work contact sends you a PDF file, but you need to edit something in that document. You have a PDF viewing program, like Adobe Reader, installed on your computer, but you don’t have a program that lets you edit a PDF....

But calculation operations can be resource intensive, particularly when working with large spreadsheets, so some Excel users will elect to switch their spreadsheets to manual calculation. This is fine when you are the one creating the spreadsheet, and know that you will need to manually calculate your formulas when you are done making changes to your data. But spreadsheets get shared with others, who might not be aware that those spreadsheets need a little more interaction....

The ability to download these files makes it easier for you to stay entertained when you’re on a plane, in a car, or any other situation where you may not be able to, or may not wish to stream directly over the Internet. But iPhones have a limited amount of storage space and you may be concerned that your Disney + downloads are using too much of that space. Our guide below will show you where to see the total amount of storage space being used by all of the Disney Plus videos you have downloaded to your iPhone....

Touchscreen devices like the iPhone may initially seem like they are pretty straightforward to use, but there are actually a number of interesting options that are available on any given screen. One of these options is the Control Center, which you can access by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. The Control Center offers quick access to helpful options like the flashlight, Bluetooth, camera and more. You can also access it from your lock screen, which makes it convenient when you need to quickly access one of these options....

This feature became quite popular, and with the update to the Control Center that was brought about in iOS 11, it’w now possible for you to put your iPhone into Low Power Mode in a more efficient manner. Our guide below will show you how to add a Low Power Mode button to the Control Center so that you can more easily toggle that setting on and off. How to Enable Low Power Mode Quickly on an iPhone 7 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 11....

When you are creating a document for school or an organization, they tend to have preferred formatting methods. This can include settings like the amount of spacing between lines, or it can include specific requirements for page numbers. A common formatting requirement is to put the last name and page number on Word documents to make it easier for a reader to keep documents organized. Fortunately Microsoft Word 2010 offers a lot of flexibility when it comes to formatting a document, and this includes several options for adding your name and page numbers to the header....

Using a Downloaded Pattern in Photoshop CS5 This tutorial is going to assume that you have already downloaded or otherwise acquired the pattern file that you want to add to Photoshop. Patterns are a great way to add an interesting look to a background or selection, because they are designed specifically for that purpose. Where you might otherwise only been able to use a solid color or gradient, you can now add a much more professional looking option....

One of these features is the iTunes Wish List. This allows you to put items from iTunes on a list so that you can remember and possibly buy them in the future. Our guide below will show you how to add an album to your wish list on the iPhone 5 so that you will be able to find it when you are ready to make a purchase. How to Use the iTunes Wish List Feature on an iPhone to Remember a Song or Album Our guide continues below with additional information on how to add an album to your wish list on the iPhone 5, including pictures of these steps....

Other Google Apps also offer ways for you to include shapes, such as if you want to circle something on Google Docs. One of the shapes that you can add to a slide is an arrow. This can be handy if you are creating a tutorial, or if there is a specific element on the slide that you wish to highlight for your audience. Fortunately Google Slides makes it easy to add an arrow to your presentation by following the steps below....

But formatting a slide effectively can be tedious and annoying when you do it manually, so you may be looking for some kind of layout template to apply when you create a new slide. Our tutorial below will show you where to find these layouts and how to apply them to expedite the process of creating your slides. How to Use the Apply Layout Feature in Google Slides The steps in this article were performed in the desktop version of Google Chrome, but will also work in other desktop Web browsers like Firefox or Microsoft Edge....

Fortunately there is a feature on the iPhone called “Restrictions” that you can use to block certain websites. Our guide below will show you how to enable this feature and configure it so that the website in question cannot be viewed from that device. Block a Specific Website on an iPhone The steps in this article were performed using an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 8. These same steps will work for other iPhone models using iOS 8, and the process is very similar for many other versions of iOS as well....

Our guide below will show you where to find the menu that allows you to control how cookies behave on your device. You can select from a variety of different options, including one that blocks all cookies from all sites. How to Block Cookies from All Sites on an iPhone 7 The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 10.2. These steps are going to block any cookies that a site tries to create on your device....

But the alerts on your watch might be too quiet, making it difficult to hear them at all, or they might be so loud that they are disruptive. Fortunately you can control the volume of the alerts on your Apple Watch so that they play at a volume level that is appropriate for your needs. You can also check out our article on how to turn off sound on Apple Watch if you would rather silence the device completely....

How to Increase the Number of Decimal Places in Excel 2013 Our guide continues below with additional information on how to change the number of displayed decimal places in Excel, including pictures of these steps. Excel’s default settings are perfectly fine in a lot of situations, but they can be difficult to work with if you have cells that contain large numbers, or numbers where multiple decimal places matter. If your numbers are being rounded down or up, then this is likely due to an incorrect number of decimal places in your cell formatting....

While it may seem like there isn’t much to your Airpods, you can actually change a number of settings for them. Despite the fact that their isn’t any kind of visible interface on the Airpods, nor are there any buttons, by simply connecting your Airpods to your iPhone you gain access to a handful of useful settings. One of these settings lets you control what happens when you double tap on one of the Airpods....

A problem that I have encountered with the Apple Watch, and I’m sure that I’m not alone, lies with the fact that pressing the crown button is something that happens occasionally by accident. For me, that is typically when I am standing up and put by hand on the ground to help myself up. I wear my Apple Watch on my right wrist, with the crown on the left side of the Watch face....

Our guide below will show you how to use the Eyedropper Tool in Photoshop to copy a color as HTML so that you can paste it directly into an HTML element. Get the HTML Code for a Color from a Photoshop File The steps in this article will assume that you have a color in a Photoshop file, and that you would like to get the HTML code for that color so that you can use it on a Web page....