😱💥 Remember Minesweeper? Here’s How to Play in 2023

                                                                                                                                              [Logo]( September 29, 2023 Did You Know There may have never been Star Wars if not for George Lucas' lead foot and his diabetes. After college, he applied to be an Air Force officer, but was immediately turned down because of his numerous speeding tickets. Later, when the Army drafted him for military service in Vietnam, medical tests revealed that he had diabetes, and he was exempted from service. He then went on to enroll as a graduate student in film production and the rest is history. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🔑 No More Free Upgrades It's Friday! Microsoft is [adding AI image generation]( to Paint in Windows 11, and it's also [ending free Windows 10 and 11 upgrades]( with older Windows license keys. In other news, more Xumo TVs at affordable prices are [hitting store shelves]( and Photoshop for the web is [now generally available]( for everyone. --------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S TOP STORY [How to Play Minesweeper in 2023]( [Team building Minesweeper board game]( If you're of a certain age, you may fond memories of wasting time in the 90's in Minesweeper. For those unaware, the premise of Minesweeper is to click (or "sweep") every tile without a mine until, until only the tiles that contain a mine are left. The only clue you have of each mine's location is via activated tiles that display a number, signifying the number of mines adjacent to that tile. Sound easy? Then go on, big shot. See if you can successfully identify every mine on the proverbial battlefield in Minesweeper, or if you'll be blown to smithereens like the rest of us. But first, take a look at our strategies, along with the best way to play this timeless classic in 2023. 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See what it is, and if using Photoshop on the web is still worth it. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Find Hidden Photos on iPhone]( [A very private picture of a cat.]( Your iPhone allows you to hide your photos to hide from snoops. But if enough time passes, you may forget that you hid those photos, or how to find them to begin with. No worries! Finding your hidden photos on the iPhone is totally easy, and you'll find them in a few simple taps. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Automatically Delete 2FA Messages on Your iPhone and iPad]( [The locked touch screen of an iPhone 14]( Two-factor authentication (2FA) is arguably the best way to secure your accounts (and if you're not using them, you need to be). But if you're not diligent about deleting your message threads, your 2FA messages can seriously clog up the Message app. Fortunately, you can set your iPhone and iPad to automatically delete 2FA messages once you are finished with them. We show you how to set it and forget it! [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A17 vs. A16: How Much Faster Is Apple's New Chip?]( [The back of a natural color Apple iPhone 15 Pro]( Apple routinely recycles top-tier chips found in "Pro" model iPhones by using them in normal iPhones the following year. This is the case with last year's A16 Bionic chip and the new A17 Pro, found in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Is the new chip worth the upgrade, or should you opt for this year's normal iPhone 15? [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ICYMI [Meta Quest 3 Is Like the Apple Vision Pro, but 1/7th the Price]( [The Meta Quest 3 on a blue background.]( Unless you've already forgotten, [Apple unveiled its Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset]( early this Summer. We don't know about you, but when we saw it, the Vision Pro felt like we were looking into the future. The notion that you can overlay apps in the real-world (such as placing overlayed kitchen timers for each dish you're cooking), use video passthrough to stream your favorite content while doing mundane chores like laundry, and wear the device to navigate your surroundings made us feel like we were seeing the next great Apple product. But the Meta Quest 3 could take the wind out of Apple's proverbial sails. Look. History shows us that the Apple Vision Pro will probably be grand. But with the Meta Quest 3 seemingly doing everything that the Vision Pro does but at $3000 dollars less and releasing well ahead of the Apple Vision Pro, does this mean that Apple has stiff competition before the Vision Pro's release date? Or is the Meta Quest 3 for users that wouldn't buy an Apple Vision Pro in the first place? [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Convert an Image to JPG Format]( [Adobe Photoshop on a PC. ]( Need to upload an image to the web? You'll want to be sure that you're uploading an image file in an accepted format, as many websites don't accept certain image file types like .PNG. Instead, they prefer images in the .JPG file format as it can drastically compress the image without degrading the image, resulting in an image that looks like the original but at a fraction of the file size. Here's how to convert your image to the universally used JPG format. 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Have it come to you, then save the connection so you can reach it going forward. Sound crazy? It's not only possible, it's incredibly easy to set up. We show you how to use reverse SSH tunneling on your Linux machine to reconnect to those hard-to-reach remote computer. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [5 Ways to Open Disk Management on Windows 10 or Windows 11]( [The Start Menu on Windows 11.]( Disk Management is a utility used to initialize hard drives as well as creating, resizing, and deleting partitions. It's the most useful stock tool in Windows for managing your drives, as well as the most flexible. It's so flexible in fact that there are numerous ways to open Disk Management. We show you five different ways to open it so you can take your pick and use the method that's most comfortable for you. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Get a "My Computer" Icon on the Desktop on Windows 10 and Windows 11]( [A Windows 11 desktop. ]( It used to be that the My Computer icon was on the Windows desktop by default. But for some reason, Microsoft felt it would be a good idea to remove it in Windows 10. If you're a Windows purist that believes a desktop is no desktop without the My Computer icon, check out our guide on getting it back. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [2023-09-29-(car-says-no)] [Careers]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Subscribe]( | [Contact]( You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from How-To Geek. [Click here]( to change your preferences or unsubscribe. Valnet Inc., 7405 Transcanada Rte Suite 100, Montreal, Canada.               Â