Online Tech Tips Weekly Roundup 8/20/2023

WEEKLY ROUNDUP NEWSLETTER [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Welcome to our weekly roundup newsletter, where we will be looking at the best articles to go out on Online Tech Tips the previous week. We will also be profiling geek trivia, our new YouTube videos, and much more. Best Articles Of The Week [How to Use ChatGPT Without a Phone Number]( [How to Delete or Remove Downloads From Spotify]( [How to Fix Roku Error 003]( Did you know that you can use the 'Screen Mirroring' feature on your Roku device to display content from your smartphone, tablet, or computer on your TV? This is great for sharing photos, videos, presentations, and more. Just make sure both your Roku device and the device you're mirroring from are on the same Wi-Fi network, then go to the settings menu on your Roku and select 'Screen Mirroring.' Follow the on-screen instructions to connect your device, and enjoy your content on the big screen! This Week On Our YouTube Channel [HOW TO: Keep Your XBox Cool -TIPS & TRICKS]( Having an Xbox is cool, but that doesn’t mean your Xbox will literally be cool. If your Halo machine is feeling the heat, here are some ways to deal with it. [GOOGLE CALENDAR On Desktop]( Whether on Mac or Windows, it’s easy to connect your cloud-based Google Calendar to the default calendar app. Here’s a quick overview of the process. To quickly capture a screenshot or record a gameplay clip on Xbox, simply press the 'Xbox' button on your controller, followed by the 'Y' button to take a screenshot or the 'X' button to record a clip. This makes it easy to capture and share your gaming moments with friends! Interesting Tech News [Beeper adds support for Google Messages RCS alongside iMessage, works on Android and iPhone]( RCS is available to every Android user at this point, but that hasn’t ended the messaging headaches that come from iMessage and the lack of RCS on iPhone. But now, the third-party app Beeper can support both Google Messages RCS and Apple iMessage on both Android and iPhone, all within the same app. [Musk says X will address shadowbanning ‘soon,’ but former Trust & Safety exec explains why that will be difficult]( X owner Elon Musk is promising to “soon” address the lack of transparency around “shadowbanning” on the social network formerly known as Twitter — that is, not outright banning a user, but making changes that ensure their content is no longer circulated and kept out of public view. [Google to kill Assistant on older Wear OS smartwatches (Support ends August 31)]( There are still loads of smartwatches on the market running Wear OS 2 or earlier, even though Google has since launched Wear OS 3 and 4. However, it sounds like the Mountain View giant will soon kill Google Assistant on these older watches. Geek Trivia Of The Week The term "shadow ban" is believed to have originated with moderators on the website Something Awful in 2001, although the feature was only used briefly and sparsely. [Wikipedia]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2023 Online-Tech-Tips.com, LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you joined our newsletter on our website, www.Online-Tech-Tips.com. You'll get an email whenever we post a new article! Our mailing address is: Online-Tech-Tips.com, LLC 11703 Trotter Point CtClarksville, MD 21029 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](