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According to Apple, unlisted app distribution would be handy for sharing apps used for research studies, employee resources, and more. Basically, any situation where you might want to limit an app’s reach to very specific individuals or a small group of people. All you have to do is give them the app’s link, which can be used either in the App Store, Apple Business Manager, or School Manager. Developers interested in getting an unlisted link for their app will have to request one from Apple directly....

RIGHT Function Syntax and Arguments In Excel, the syntax of a function refers to the layout and order of the function and its arguments. Arguments are the values functions use to perform calculations. A function’s syntax includes the function’s name, parentheses, and arguments. The syntax for the RIGHT function is: =RIGHT(Text,Num_chars) The function’s arguments tell Excel what data to look at in the function and the length of the string it should extract....

How to Use the Paint.NET Magic Wand To use the magic wand tool in Paint.NET: Paint.NET Magic Wand Tool Options While a tool is active, the icons beside Tools change to display all available options. In this case, the only option is the selection mode. The default setting for this option is Replace. Hover your mouse cursor over each icon to see what it does. Replace: Any existing selections in the document are replaced with the new selection....

Wait just a rootin-tootin minute—Shazam is 20 years old? How is this even possible? Apple has officially confirmed the birthday and is celebrating the milestone with a curated playlist focusing on the most Shazamed songs throughout the service’s history. If you’re still stuck on the notion of Shazam turning 20 when the iPhone and related modern smartphones are just 15, here’s how it shakes out. Shazam started as a text-message service in the UK, although the functionality was nearly unchanged....

Local Storage Prime Now Faster, Greener Better still, delivery routes will be shorter. Instead of driving in and out of the city with every load, vans and cars will shuttle goods from the mall to offices, and to downtown apartments. Ideally, this would be combined with greener delivery vehicles. I mentioned the electric-powered trikes above, but there are other options. In Dublin, for example, UPS is testing electric-powered handcarts, with drop-in containers full of parcels....

The Meaning Behind Yahoo’s Full Name This odd name was coined in 1994 by two electrical engineering Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University, David Filo and Jerry Yang. The original name for what is now known as the Yahoo search engine was “David’s and Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” Realizing they needed a better name, Filo and Yang turned to the dictionary and chose “yahoo” because it was a word that anyone can say and remember with ease....

G was ratified in June of 2003, replacing the older 802.11b (“B”) standard. 802.11n (“N”) and newer standards eventually replaced G. How Fast Is 802.11g? 802.11g Wi-Fi supports a maximum network bandwidth of 54 Mbps, significantly higher than the 11 Mbps rating of B and significantly less than the 150 Mbps or greater speeds of N. Like many other forms of networking, G can’t achieve the theoretical maximum rating in practice; 802....

How to Change Your Bio You can change your Twitter bio by editing your profile. You can also optimize it with hashtags and @usernames. Other Parts of the Twitter Profile The bio is coupled with optional descriptive items that let people know where you’re from, when you started using Twitter, your birthday, and your personal or business website address. When someone clicks one of your tweets in their Twitter feed, they are sent to your profile screen and can see your bio there....

What Is an XLTX File? A file with the XLTX file extension is an Excel Open XML spreadsheet template file. This Microsoft Excel format is used to build multiple XLSX files that contain the same layouts, formatting, and settings. The XLTX format replaced the older XLT template format from Office 2007 and earlier (which creates similar XLS files). It incorporates XML and ZIP to reduce the file size. How to Open an XLTX File XLTX files are normally only used with Excel....

How Does Clipping Happen? When clipping occurs, instead of a smooth sine wave being produced as with normal audio, a squared-off and “clipped” waveform is produced by the amplifier, resulting in sound distortion. Similarly, in digital audio, there’s a limit as to how far an input sound can be represented. If the amplitude of a signal goes beyond a digital system’s limits, the rest of it is discarded. This is particularly bad in digital audio, as a large amount of definition can be lost through audio clipping....

Using Bluetooth Bluetooth technology was designed primarily to support networking of portable consumer devices and peripherals that run on batteries, but Bluetooth support can be found in a wide range of devices including: Cell phonesWireless headsets (including hands-free car kits)Wireless keyboardsPrintersWireless speakersComputers How Bluetooth Works Two Bluetooth devices connect to each other by a process called pairing. When you press a button or select a menu option on the unit, a Bluetooth device initiates a new connection....

In Adobe Acrobat, the PDF owner password is called the change permissions password. Depending on the PDF reader or writer you’re using, you may also see this referred to as the PDF permissions password, restriction password, or PDF master password. What Does a PDF Owner Password Do? As of the latest PDF version, document restrictions put in place with an owner password can include the following: PrintingChanging the documentDocument assemblyContent copyingContent copying for accessibilityPage and graphics extractionCommentingFilling of form fieldsSigningCreation of template pages...

Causes of Gmail Not Syncing A mobile app may stop syncing when some anomaly in data transfer generates a behind-the-scenes error that stops the app from working until the error clears. If the error cannot clear automatically, it appears to hang and won’t function as expected. Most transfer errors source to either unexpected glitches in network connectivity or timeouts related to the sending or receiving of large data chunks. How to Fix Android Gmail Not Syncing The most common cause of syncing problems with Gmail is between the main account and the Android app....

3G was mostly used with mobile phones and handsets as a means to connect the phone to the internet or other IP networks in order to make voice and video calls, to download and upload data, and to surf the Web. The 3G standard has been superseded by the 4G standard, which itself is being eclipsed by 5G services. History of 3G 3G follows a pattern of G’s that the ITU started in the early 1990s....

Where to Download the Latest Version of iTunes Windows users can download iTunes on the Microsoft Store. If you already have it on your computer, you can update iTunes to the latest version to get new features, bug fixes, and device support. Download iTunes for Windows 64-bit If you have a 32-bit version of Windows, download the 32-bit version of the program. However, if you use a 64-bit edition of Windows, download the 32-bit or 64-bit version....

Xbox Cloud Gaming has provided players with the ability to stream games, even on mobile devices, for some time, with Xbox One S hardware used with its servers. Changing over to the more powerful Xbox Series X likely will improve the experience across most, if not all, available titles. It also should support streaming to devices with larger screens. The Verge’s Jay Peters noted that Dirt 5 shows improved load times and stable performance, while Forza Horizon 4 shows no change and is probably still running on the older system....

To identify popularity trends, check out these YouTube pages and bookmark them for future reference. These sources are also helpful for spotting viral video trends. YouTube Music Charts YouTube Music Charts maintains a list of the top music videos in the U.S. on YouTube. The 100 top music videos for the week are ranked, listed with the number of views and weeks on the chart. From this screen, you can toggle to the Top Artists and Top Songs for the week....

One of the benefits of rooting a phone is that you can update the OS and access new features without going through your carrier. Other benefits include the ability to remove built-in apps, access features blocked by the carrier, and more. Rooting Android devices can be tricky but might be worth it. To avoid bloatware, use a device that runs a pure Android OS, such as some phones from Nokia, Motorola, HTC, and Google....

Take an introductory SQL course before you attempt to learn any specific database software. The time investment will help you build a proper foundation and get started on the correct foot in the world of databases. If one value attribute may be in two records, the shared attribute is a poor choice for a primary key. You should probably also avoid sensitive values that raise privacy concerns, such as Social Security numbers....

Even though Instagram now has an option to include up to 10 separate photos in one post, sometimes a collage is still a nice way to show off several photos all together. Instagram doesn’t currently have a feature that lets you create collages directly within the app, but there are tons of third-party photo editing apps out there that you can use (plus one of Instagram’s very own apps, which you’ll discover below)....