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How to hide files and folders on macOS
When you set up a new Mac, you’re instructed to keep it locked down with a password, a Touch ID, and / or an Apple Watch authorization. But you can’t guarantee that your macOS system will only be seen by you and you alone. Maybe your kids want to borrow your MacBook to play a game or you want to…
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Android 16 Could Automatically Hide Viewed Notifications on Your Lock Screen
Quick Links But It’s Not Here Yet… Google might be planning a major lock screen notification overhaul, and if recent discoveries are any indication, Android 16 could bring a cleaner, smarter notification experience. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman recently found some hidden notification management features in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 and shared a few screenshots of these new settings. While…
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How to hide files and folders on Windows
While your Windows computer should be pretty well locked down with a password or maybe even some kind of biometric protection, it’s impossible to guarantee that no one else is ever going to get access to it, whether it’s a thief swiping your unlocked laptop from a coffee shop or one of your kids wanting to play a few games…
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How to hide someone from your iPhone memories
Your iPhone’s photo memories can be a wonderful feature for revisiting happy times, but sometimes they surface moments we’d rather not see. While you might be aware of the basics like how to record your iPhone screen, scan a QR code, or take a screenshot, sometimes you need your iPhone to be more emotionally intelligent. For those who’ve gone through…
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Should You Show or Hide Gridlines in Excel?
Summary Excel’s gridlines help with data readability by guiding your eyes and helping you to avoid confusion. Hiding gridlines in Excel can enhance aesthetics, allow readers to focus on data, and provide a realistic print preview. Choosing to show or hide gridlines depends on the context, content, readability, and intended use of your spreadsheet. You may not have given Excel’s…
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How to Hide Zero Values in Excel Charts
Editor’s note: In the video, Brandon Vigliarolo walks you through a couple of ways to suppress 0 values in Excel charts. For this demo, he uses Microsoft Office 365. The steps are similar to what Susan Harkins describes in the following tutorial. A drop to zero in a chart can be abrupt, but sometimes, that’s what you want. On the…
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7 Ways to Secure or Hide Files and Folders on Your Mac
Need to password-protect some files on your Mac? Want to stop them from being edited or deleted by mistake? Or do you just need to hide them away from prying eyes? macOS has solutions for all these things. 1 Security Through Obscurity The simplest way to hide files on your Mac is by using the principle of security through obscurity.…
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How to Lock or Hide an App on Android
If you want to keep certain apps out of the reach of other people, you can lock or hide those apps on your Android phone. I’ll show you how to use your phone’s built-in features as well as third-party apps to do that. The exact steps to follow vary by your phone model. The following guide gives you a general…
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How to show or hide the Favorites bar in Microsoft Edge: 4 ways
In the Microsoft Edge browser, you can see the Favorites bar only when you open a new tab. As soon as you load a website in the active tab, the Favorites bar is hidden and it shows up again when opening another new tab. If you don’t like this behavior, you can choose to always show the Favorites bar in…
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Google employees’ attempts to hide messages from investigators might backfire
Google employees liberally labeled their emails as “privileged and confidential” and spoke “off the record” over chat messages, even after being told to preserve their communications for investigators, lawyers for the Justice Department have told a Virginia court over the past couple of weeks. That strategy could backfire if the judge in Google’s second antitrust trial believes the company intentionally…
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