24 September 2016

How to Disable Interest-Based Google Ads (2016)

How to disable interest-based Google ads in 2016:
  1. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/privacy.
  2. Scroll down to Ads Settings.
  3. Click MANAGE ADS SETTINGS.
  4. Set the switch to OFF.
  5. Scroll down and click CONTROL SIGNED OUT ADS.
  6. Set both switches to OFF.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh6mYhJBYT8

17 September 2016

How to Delete All Partitions On a USB Flash Drive (Windows)

How to delete all partitions on a USB flash drive in Windows:
  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Search for Command Prompt (cmd).
  3. Right-click and Run as administrator.
  4. Type diskpart and press enter.
  5. Type list disk and press enter.
  6. Find the USB flash drive in the list (look at the size) and type select disk #, replacing the # with the disk's number.
  7. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL—CHOOSE THE CORRECT DISK.
  8. Type clean and press enter.
  9. Exit the Command Prompt.
  10. Use the Start menu to search for disk management.
  11. Choose the result that says Create and format hard disk partitions.
  12. Locate the disk, right-click, and press New Simple Volume....
  13. Go through the format wizard and click Finish.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbpmWUCQYfw

12 September 2016

LibreOffice Writer: How to Export as PDF

How to export a document as a PDF file in LibreOffice Writer:
  1. Go to File > Export as PDF...
  2. Adjust the options as necessary.
  3. Click Export.
  4. Choose the file destination and click Save.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fBWYjhwLg

04 September 2016

Windows 10: How to Set 24-Hour Clock

How to switch between the 12 and 24 hour clocks in Windows 10:
  1. Click on the time display in the taskbar.
  2. Click on Date and time settings.
  3. Under Formats, click Change date and time formats.
  4. Set Short time to H:mm or HH:mm, depending on whether you want a leading zero. For example, H:mm would be 8:30 and HH:mm would be 08:30.
  5. Set Long time to H:mm:ss or HH:mm:ss.
  6. Close the window. The settings are applied as soon as you make a change.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhdpBVxf7k