How to get found online: Search engines First up, this isn’t an article explaining every last detail about search engine optimisation (SEO). There are entire books on the subject, and it is well worth reading up on SEO to more fully understand it. Here, we’ll explain the basic principles of how to ensure your website gets found by customers. Most search engines will automatically pick up your site, so there’s no need to manually add it using their online forms....

So you wanna pick up a free Nintendo Switch with your mobile contract? We don’t blame you. The versatile gaming console is one of the most popular systems around. The Switch costs £259.99 while the Switch Lite costs £199.99. Nintendo also released the Switch OLED Model in October 2021. The upgraded Switch OLED offers a larger 7in display, better audio, and a wider stand for £309.99 in the UK, and $349....

Adobe’s Photoshop is one of the most famous editing apps of all time. It offers a range of photo editing features you’ll struggle to find elsewhere, especially when bundled with a Creative Cloud subscription. However, the full version of Photoshop is one of the more demanding apps, reflected in it only being available on desktop operating systems and iPadOS. But what if you want you use Photoshop on a phone or other Android device?...

You may have seen some very distinctive pet pics popping up on social media recently. These animals look as though they’d be more at home sharing a romantic spaghetti dinner or taking care of 99 Dalmatian puppies than chasing a stick through a muddy field. The secret is a Snapchat lens that overlays cartoon eyes onto your pet’s face. (It works on people too, by the way.) The lens used isn’t an official Disney filter....

Zip files are a great way to share large documents and images via email, as their smaller sizes ensure they can actually be sent and received. A single attachment is also much more manageable than a dozen. But what if the contents of the files are sensitive and you want to stop snoopers seeing the documents? Simple: add password protection. Here’s how. Add a password to Zip files with 7-Zip Since the release of Windows 7, there hasn’t been a way to password-protect Zip files within the operating system itself....

It’s crucially important to keep your Windows 11 device up to date, but things don’t always go to plan. Some updates inadvertently contain bugs, which can slow down your device and make you wish you’d stuck with the previous version. But sometimes, it’s just a problem with the way the update was applied. If you’re unhappy with a recent update, it’s worth checking which is to blame. An issue during installation is usually solved by reinstalling it, but you may want to block an update if it’s known to cause issues....

DVDs are quickly becoming outdated. Virtually no new PCs or laptops come with a DVD drive these days, meaning it’s impossible to watch movies from your collection. And if you’ve upgraded from a DVD player to a Blu-ray player, you’ve probably found that it won’t play some DVDs from your collection that are from a different region. If you’re like us, you probably have at least a few movies that you ordered from another country because it was cheaper back then, or the release schedule meant you could get it months sooner by ordering it from the US or another country....

Global Recycling Day is on 18 March and it coincides nicely with spring cleaning season. Give yourself a fresh start and your old electronics a new lease of life with these tips. As an added incentive, if you bring any broken electronics or electrical equipment to your nearest Currys in the next month, they’ll give you a £5 voucher to spend in store. You can find out more – and see where your nearest store is – on the Currys site ....

Video calls are a regular part of life for millions now, giving many motivation to upgrade and improve their webcam and video setups so that they look as good on camera as possible. The same is true if you want to use your enforced domiciliary life to start creating videos for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or any other social media. Improving your lighting is one of the first things to consider and the addition of a ring light can be a quick fix that brings instant results....

Capturing gameplay shots on your Nintendo Switch console is all well and good, but if you want to store these on your phone (or post them online for all your friends to see), then there is a way to transfer images from your console, directly to your smart device or PC. Prior to the version 11.0.0 update, the only way to get hold of images was to post them to a social platform from the app in your Switch and download them from there....

One of Alexa’s useful little tricks is to keep a shopping list. If you haven’t used it before, it’s simply a case of saying “Alexa, add [product] to my shopping list” where product is the item you plan to buy. You can also say “Alexa, add carrots, onions and garlic to my shopping list ” – you don’t have to have to make a request for each individual item. It’s also possible to add to the list in the Alexa app, but it’s in the app where it’s most convenient to see the whole list rather than asking “Alexa, what’s on my shopping list?...

Third-party apps are part of what keep us entertained on Facebook, but they’re not so much fun once they start posting updates on your behalf. Here we reveal how to stop a Facebook app posting to your News Feed. Also see: Best Facebook tips and tricks . The only way to prevent an app posting to your News Feed is to remove its access to your profile, and if you enjoy using the app you probably won’t want to do that....

Control what data third-party apps can access on your Android phone or Android tablet with app permissions. Here’s how to use app permissions in Android Marshmallow . Also see: When will my phone get Android Marshmallow? Apps require various permissions to do their thing on your phone or tablet, but sometimes their requirement of a random permission can ring alarm bells. For example, we can think of no reason why a photo-editing app might need to access your SMS messages, or a calendar app would need to access your camera....

Microsoft has updated its Authenticator app so that you no longer need a password to log into your various online accounts. All that’s required now is your smartphone and the accompanying app. We show you how to set up and use Microsoft Authenticator. What is Microsoft Authenticator? Authenticator is Microsoft’s own two-step verification security feature. As with Google two-step verification the idea is that to make your accounts more secure you dispense with passwords as the primary way to unlock devices....

In December 2017, Pokémon Go got a surprise update which introduced dynamic weather to the game. What it means is that you’ll see different types of weather in the game which – in theory – matches the weather around you. We’ve found it works pretty well but aside from looking nice, it brings quite a few benefits for players. One is that certain types of Pokémon appear more often for that type of weather....

In summary: Tech Advisor explains how to access BBC iPlayer from outside the UK, which is normally blocked due to licensing restrictions and geo-blocking technology. This matters for UK residents traveling abroad or expats wanting to watch BBC content, though using VPNs violates BBC’s terms of service. The guide recommends NordVPN as the most reliable solution, requiring a UK server connection and BBC account with valid UK postcode. Detailed instructions are provided below....

DC Universe is a streaming service dedicated entirely to the DC content. On the platform you can watch new and exclusive TV shows, old shows and movies, and read digital comics books. The service launched in the US in September 2018, but unfortunately for the rest of the world it’s so far US-only – which is a bit of a problem if you’re hoping to watch the service’s exclusive shows. The first original show, Titans , came to Netflix outside the US, but there’s usually a large gap between when it first airs and when its syndicated, and we don’t know for sure which other shows will make it to Netflix....

Nvidia is rumoured to reveal its next-generation RTX 40 Series at a GTC 2022 keynote speech later today, with the company claiming big breakthroughs in AI, virtual collaboration and most importantly, gaming. The question is, will we see the entire range or just the confirmation of the architecture it’s based on? Here’s all you need to know about Nvidia’s RTX 40 Series launch, including announcement timings, how you can watch from home and what you should expect from today’s keynote....

HTC ViveVR headset UK release date and pricing: When will the HTC Vive be available to buy? How much will it cost? So, when will we be able to buy the HTC Vive? When the HTC Vive was originally announced, HTC claimed that a small number of consumer units would be available to purchase before the end of 2015. Of course, as we all know, that didn’t happen. Rumours then surfaced suggesting that the HTC Vive would “premiere” on 8 December 2015, according to HTC’s Product Commercialisation Manager Bartosz Zuk, who confirmed the date with Polish media sources....

MWC 2020 may have been cancelled, but Huawei doesn’t seem too bothered by it. It’s gone ahead and held a product launch in Barcelona anyway, and used it to unveil a 2020 refresh of its flagship MateBook X Pro laptop. In all honesty, not much has changed about the X Pro, which is essentially the same laptop as last year’s version (and the year before’s, in fact), but with the requisite update to 10th-gen Intel chips and a fancy new colour....