Twitter is celebrating its eighth anniversary by allowing everyone to view their first Twitter postings. You can find out what anybody on Twitter first posted. Want to know how your heroes got started on Twitter? Here’s how to find out. We’ll also show you how you can read your old Tweets by month, or search your archive to find Tweets with certain words, phrases, hashtags or @usernames. We also tell you why you should know what you posted long ago on Twitter....

Luckily a damaged screen doesn’t mean you need a new phone, as there are a few different options available to you depending on how extensive the damage is. Is your iPhone feeling slower than usual? Check here to see if Apple is slowing down your phone. How to fix your phone screen Step one First of all, assess the damage. Carefully look around your phone to make sure you have a good idea of the extent of the break, ideally in properly lit conditions and on a solid surface....

With delicate electrical components such as RAM, graphics cards and CPUs, caution and delicate handling are always watchwords. CPUs in particular can get fried very easily by errant static electricity. However, avoiding this potentially expensive disaster is a simple matter of properly grounding yourself before handling any components. Read on to find out how. For more CPU guides, check out our guide on how to monitor CPU temperature, or our comparison of AMD vs Intel: which processor is best?...

Your washing machine is one of your priciest home appliances. It’s also one of the items you’d most struggle to do without. So, we’ve got some tips to help you ensure that you never have to. Just a general note of caution to kick things off: before you go digging around into hoses and filters and wandering feet, unplug your machine from the electrical supply. It’s safer that way. The other thing to bear in mind is that if you’re in doubt about anything to do with your machine, check the instruction manual....

In this tutorial, photographer and illustrator Tigz Rice shows you how to use the Render Flames tool to add a fire to an unlit fireplace in a digital composite. Tigz also provides a wide range of tips and techniques to blend the flames into your artwork and create a realistic glow. We’ve used Adobe Photoshop to complete this process, which is available separately or as part of Adobe Creative Cloud....

There are hundreds of movies and TV shows on Netflix, but it can be so difficult to find a movie if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for, particularly if you’re using Netflix on your TV via a PlayStation, Xbox or set-top box. Here, we provide some tips on how to navigate movies to find the best movies and TV shows, and how to improve your Netflix recommendations. See also: The 80 best movies on Netflix UK If you’ve used Netflix before, you’ll know that the service offers up scrollable cards arranged into (sometimes questionable) genres and categories....

See also: Quick fixes for common Windows 10 problems It’s hard to know why the Control Panel and Settings app haven’t been merged. It’s possible that Microsoft wanted to create a simpler settings app for touchscreen or tablet users, but on a laptop or PC, it’s confusing as you’re never sure which one to open to change the setting you want. And there’s quite a bit of duplication between the two....

The title will be available at midnight on Thursday 11 October, ready to launch the moment it ticks over into 12 October. If you’re a night owl and planning to stay up, we’re going to show you how to play Black Ops 4 at the stroke of midnight. We’ve got the best deals on buying Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 right here. How to play Black Ops 4 at midnight?...

Devices that connect to a computer using Thunderbolt are given greater access than are devices that connect via USB. This is thanks to Thunderbolt’s “very privileged, low-level, direct memory access,” according to Markettos. The primary line of defence against these attacks is a system component called the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), but it has been found that Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems are using this component neither correctly nor efficiently....

The malware, which was present in the software for about a month, sent various data such as the computer name, IP address, and lists of installed and active software and network adapters to a server in the US. Piriform, the company behind CCleaner, was swift to react to the issue and shut down the malware’s ability to operate How to protect your PC from the CCleaner hack Piriform fixed the vulnerability extremely quickly by taking down the server and, for those running the Cloud version (1....

If you lose your phone you needn’t lose your friends too. Here’s how to access your phone contacts on a PC, laptop or tablet signed into your Google account, plus how to export those contacts for use with another application. Also see: How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone, and how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android. If saved correctly, any contacts saved on your Android phone are also available to you through a web browser on any PC, laptop, phone or tablet on which you are logged into your Google account....

Among these is the ability to record your screen, which works well across all Windows 10 apps. However, you’ll still need third-party software if you want to capture your screen at the same time. How to record your screen in Windows 10 The Xbox Game Bar is technically available on all Windows 10 PCs, but won’t work on some devices. This includes those with a specific type of graphics card, but it’s still worth trying if you’re not sure....

You might call it a virus, but others might call it unwanted software or a browser hijacker. We’re not here to debate this though: we want to help you clean up your browser and restore order. Why do browser redirect viruses exist? Like all malware, the answer is cold hard cash. The people who propogate such unwanted software do so in order to generate revenue via Google search or another third-party search engine....

But how do you set Sony’s consoles up? It’s a fairly straight-forward process, and here we explain exactly how to set up your brand new PS4 or PS4 Pro. Setting up your PS4: A Guide Before we get into the setup, it’s worth noting that the PS4 box has been designed as a carry case for safe transportation, so it may be worth keeping it handy for such situations. Resist the temptation to rip it open!...

Google Play Family Library setup: at a glance: Go to https://play.google.com/store/family/createYou become the Family managerPick or enter a credit or debit card for purchasesInvite up to five family membersNew purchases can be automatically added to Family Library Google Play Family Library: limitations There are quite a few limitations with Family Library. First, only children over 13 can be invited to join a Family Library. This may mean you’re forced to lie about their date of birth in their account if they’re below 13, or you have to sign into their device with your Google account – rendering Family Library a bit useless for young kids....

You might also want remove root in order to receive official software updates, where some phone manufacturers prevent OTA updates if you’re rooted – understandably you might want to permanently unroot your Android phone or tablet, so here’s our guide. To check if you’ve got root, we recommend downloading Root Checker for free on the Play Store. Also see: How to root Android. How to unroot Android: SuperSU unrooting The SuperSU app is a must-have if you’ve rooted....

Of course, the most sensible solution would be to simply lay aside those devices and read a good book or something equally as relaxing, but most of us aren’t sensible. Fortunately, help is at hand if you want to persist with that late-night doomscrolling, here’s how you can use blue light filters to protect your circadian rhythms. How to use the blue light filter in Windows 10 (Night light) The blue light filter in Windows 10 goes by the name of Night Light....

Update January 2017: Two new features are now rolling out to Instagram: wide colour and Live Photo support. Live Photos support for Instagram Stories has also been added, which lets you add GIFs to Stories without using Boomerang. There are is now also a Live Video mode to play with. How to use Instagram: Download the app The first thing you’ll need to do in order to use Instagram is download the app....

TOR offers a wide array of privacy protection when moving between websites, preventing your ISP from recording the sites that you are visiting. If you’d like to shake the feeling that every move you make online is being recorded, then using TOR will make it virtually impossible to track your movements across the web. Using a VPN for general security and peace of mind when online is highly recommended. They’re very easy to set up and use, and unobtrusive to work with....

We’ve put together a chronological timeline of the Marvel movies, shows, and more, so you know which order to watch the Marvel movies in. Alternatively, if you’d prefer to watch them in the order that they actually came out, we’ve also put together a release date order for all the shows and films. Marvel has also issued its own official timeline for the movies in the book Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years, which does its best to give specific years for when the various films are set (up to, but not including, Captain Marvel & Avengers: Endgame):...