Articles by Philip Celasco

See deleted messages on iPhone in Recently Deleted, your message filters, or an iCloud or computer backup. Steps, the 30-day limit, and what to do if they fail.

Make a spreadsheet on Google Docs by opening Google Sheets and clicking New. Steps for Drive, templates, Excel import, sharing and adding tables to a doc.

Shockwave doesn’t work with the latest Java update because browsers dropped the plug-in. See what changed, what still runs and how to remove old copies.

iTunes won’t accept your password? It wants your Apple Account password. Reset it, find the right email and clear locked-account errors on PC and iPhone.

Can’t drag photos from WhatsApp Desktop to Mac Mail? Save the photo first, then drag the file into your message or use the Attach button.

How to reset PRAM and SMC on a Mac: Option, Command, P and R for NVRAM, the right SMC keys for T2 and older Intel models, and what Apple silicon needs.

Delete documents from Microsoft Word with File > Open, File Explorer, OneDrive or Microsoft 365, then recover deleted Word files and fix delete errors.

Update Windows Media Player on Windows 10 and 11: Legacy through Windows Update, the Media Player app through Microsoft Store, plus version checks and fixes.

How to make a Facebook event: open Events, click + Create new event, add the name, date and details, pick who can see it and publish. Includes app and Page steps.

Activate MTV on Roku, Android TV, Fire Stick and Apple TV with a Paramount+ code, plus iPhone and Android sign-in, free Pluto TV and TV provider options.

FS in a text usually means “for sure,” a quick way to agree. See what FS stands for in chat, slang, business and accounting, and how to reply to it.

Use Windows Security in Windows 11 for best protection: pick the right scan, turn on real-time and ransomware protection, and fix quick scan problems.