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How to Stream Free Music with Amazon Prime

How to Stream Free Music with Amazon Prime


How to Stream Free Music with Amazon Prime

Posted: 10 Nov 2020 09:15 AM PST

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Amazon Prime memberships come with a lot more than just free two-day shipping. The Prime Video streaming service is pretty popular, but you may not know Amazon has music streaming, too. We'll show you how to start listening.

What is Amazon Music?

Amazon Music is actually comprised of four different subscriptions, each with various features and music libraries. Here are the basic differences (a full comparison chart can be found here):

  • Amazon Music Free: Does not require a Prime membership. Similar to Pandora, it's just playlists and stations with ads. Limited to one device at a time.
  • Amazon Music Prime: Included with your Amazon Prime membership. Two million songs, playlists, stations, and no ads. Limited to one device at a time.
  • With Amazon Music Unlimited: Requires a subscription outside of Prime. 60 million songs, playlists, stations, and no ads.
  • Amazon Music HD: Requires a subscription outside of Prime. Same library as Music Unlimited, but with songs in HD, Ultra HD, and some in 3D studio sound. No ads.

Amazon Music Prime is a good middle-of-the-road music streaming service. It doesn't have a huge library of music like Spotify or Apple Music, but two million songs is decent. If you're a casual music listener who doesn't want to subscribe to an additional service, this is a great deal.

Where Can I Listen to Amazon Music?

Amazon Music is supported by many of the popular platforms. That includes iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Kindle Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo devices, Windows PCs, Macs, and web browsers. You should be able to stream Amazon Music on just about any device you own.

How to Get Started with Amazon Music Prime

Using Amazon Music is really as simple as signing into your Amazon account. Of course, you'll need to be a Prime member to use the Music Prime streaming package. The process will be the same for whichever platform you're using.

First, download the appropriate app for your platform. Here, we're using the Android app. You'll be asked to sign in to your Amazon account.

sign in with amazon

Once you're signed in, you'll see a few different sections to explore. The mobile apps have tabs across the bottom, while the desktop apps have tabs at the top. Scroll around and find some music or do a search.

search for music

You can save songs and albums to your Music Library or create playlists.

save song or add to playlist

That's the basics of Amazon Music Prime. It's a great little streaming service that you may not have even known was available. If you're a Prime member, this is yet another little perk you don't want to miss.

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How to End Meetings Early in Microsoft Outlook Automatically

Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:58 AM PST

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If you're struggling with back-to-back meetings all day, let Microsoft Outlook help by automatically changing the end time so you can take a short break. You can do this in either the Outlook client or the Outlook web app.

A lot of settings in the Outlook desktop client will sync with the web app and vice versa, but in this case, they don't. If you use both the client and the web app, you'll have to set this up in both. Thankfully it's really easy though.

End Meetings Early in the Outlook Client

To end meetings early in the Microsoft Outlook client, open File > Options > Calendar and scroll down to the "Calendar Options" section.

Outlook's "Calendar options" settings.

Check the "End appointments and meetings early" box and choose how many minutes Outlook should end the meeting by in the "Less than one hour" and "One hour or longer" dropdowns. When you're done, click "OK."

The "End appointments and meetings early" options.

That's all there is to it. You can return at any time to change the time period, or to turn off the "End appointments and meetings early" feature altogether.

End Meetings Early in the Outlook Web App

To end meetings early in the Microsoft Outlook web app, click Settings > View All Outlook Settings.

The Outlook web app's "View all Outlook settings" option.

From the "Settings" menu, select Calendar > Events And Invitations.

The "Events and invitations" menu option.

Check the "End appointments and meetings early" box, and choose how many minutes Outlook should end the meeting by in the "Less than one hour" and "One hour or longer" dropdowns. When you're done, click "Save."

The "End appointments and meetings early" options.

That's all there is to it. You can return at any time to change the time period or turn off the "End appointments and meetings early" function altogether.


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What Does “OP” Mean Online, and How Do You Use It?

Posted: 10 Nov 2020 05:37 AM PST

"OP" in green, orange, and hot pink neon.
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If you've been on a message board or Reddit lately, you might notice people talking about someone called "the OP." If you're not sure who that is, read on.

What It Means

"OP" stands for "original poster" or "original post." While both of these terms are widely used on message boards and internet forums, they mean different things.

The original poster is the person who starts a discussion thread, forum topic, or Reddit post. They often kick-start a conversation or ask a question. If they're asking for advice about a specific situation, they reply to the comments or messages in that thread. When other people refer to the person who started the thread, they type "OP" instead of their username.

The "original post" is the first one visible when you open the thread made by the original poster. This is the less common usage of the two. This is used when the post contains a lot of information, such as "megathreads," or guides that consist of multiple important links, updates, and images.

"Opening" and "Overpowered"

The initialism OP also has two other usages you might see online. In anime communities, OP can stand for "opening," meaning the opening credits at the start of each episode.

Among gamers, OP stands for "overpowered." This means a character, item, or something else in a game is perceived as too powerful.

When typed in lowercase, "op" is the abbreviation for "opposition." The plural form, "ops," can also mean "operations."

The History of OP

OP can be traced back to the early days of online message boards in the 1990s and early '00s. The first definition of OP in the Urban Dictionary was made in 2003. It states that it stands for "original poster." Nowadays, it's a common term on various websites that use a message-board format, like Reddit.

OP was often used instead of an original poster's username. Since most accounts on message boards were anonymous, they consisted of obscure words, character names, numbers, and symbols. Furthermore, these sites had no tagging or notification systems, like message boards do now. OP was a much faster and easier way to refer to the original poster.

In the early days of message boards, the OP of a thread might also use the internet acronym "ITT," which stands for "in this thread," in the title of their posts. Seeing ITT in titles is less common now, but the term is still in use online.

OP and Reddit

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The acronym OP is widely used on Reddit, the largest online message board. In Ask Me Anything or AMA threads, people are told to ask the OP questions. Unless the OP is a well-known public figure, commenters will often use the term "OP" to refer to the person being asked the questions.

Another usage is when a poster shares a story or personal experience. When the story is discussed in the comments, people will often refer to that poster as the OP. For example, someone might post "If I had to walk as far as the OP did, I probably would've given up."

RELATED: What Does “AMA” Mean, and How Do You Use It?

OP on Social Media

The Twitter app on a smartphone.
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OP is also a common term on social media, particularly Twitter. When a tweet has a long chain of replies from multiple people, it becomes a Twitter thread. Therefore, "OP" refers to the person who sent the first tweet.

Threads are common on Twitter because of the platform's 280-character limit. When people want to type longer stories or post lots of pictures, they separate them into multiple tweets. If someone stumbles upon an out-of-order tweet in a thread, they'll often look for the OP's first tweet.

How to Use OP on Forums

OP is a colloquial term that doesn't really belong in formal emails. You should only use it on social media or online message boards.

Here are a few ways you can use OP:

  • "OP, please give us an update when you receive the package."
  • "The OP has a lot of great nutrition information."
  • "What's your favorite game on the PS4, OP?"
  • "I find the OP's story fascinating, TBH."

OP is just one of the many acronyms you'll see online. If you want to learn about a few more, be sure to check out what SMH and NSFW mean.

RELATED: What Does “NSFW” Mean, and How Do You Use It?

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How to Set Sleep Timer for Music on Android phone

Posted: 09 Nov 2020 12:30 PM PST

There are lots of users, including me who listen to music on the smartphone just before going off to sleep. Listening to music after a tiring day is indeed a relaxing thing. But what we usually do is, we put on the earphones, listen to music and fall asleep. Leaving the phone as it is, the music plays all night, consuming both battery and internet data.

These are the little things, but it can damage your sleep cycle because the audio can disturb you later when you are in a deep sleep. So, to deal with such issues, Android users need to set up the Sleep timer for Music. There are plenty of sleep timer apps available on the Google Play Store that let users stop audio after time from any app.

In this article, we are going to share the best method that would help you to put a sleep timer on popular music streaming and music player apps. It's worth noting that if your phone is not running on stock Android, then the Sleep timer option for music might be there on the music player app. So, before trying out the third party apps, check out whether the sleep timer for music exists on your stock music player or not.

Steps to Set Sleep Timer for Music on Android

If the stock music player app of your Android doesn't have the sleep timer option, then you need to follow the steps given below.

Using the Sleep Timer

Well, Sleep timer is an Android app that's meant to promote sleep. It allows users to start the music and then set a countdown timer. At the end of the countdown, the Sleep timer Android app softly fades the music out and stops it. Here's how you can use Sleep timer on Android.

Step 1. First of all, on your Android mobile, download and install the app Sleep Timer (Turn music off).

, download and install the app Sleep Timer (Turn music off)

Step 2. Once installed, open the app. You will now see a screen like below.

App's interface

Step 3. Now, tap on the three dots located on the top-right corner, and select 'Settings'

select 'Settings'

Step 4. On the Settings page, tap on the 'Player to launch on start' option.

tap on the 'Player to launch on start' option

Step 5. Now select the music player in which you want to set the sleep timer.

select the music player

Step 6. Now move to the main page of the app, and use the slider to set the time limit. Once done, tap on the 'Start & Player' option to start the timer.

tap on the 'Start & Player' option to start the timer

That's it! You are done. Now just open the music player app in which you have set up the sleep timer. The music player will stop itself once the timer ends.

So, this article is all about how to set a sleep timer for music on an Android smartphone. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also. If you have any doubts related to this, let us know in the comment box below.

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How to Get Windows 10’s Dark Taskbar and Start Menu Back

Posted: 09 Nov 2020 10:58 AM PST

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Prior to the May 2019 Update, Windows 10 utilized a dark Start menu, toolbar, context menus, and action center with light-colored apps. Now it defaults to a light theme by default—and if you enable dark mode, all your apps turn dark. Here's how to get a dark OS interface with light apps again.

First, run Windows Settings by opening the "Start" menu and clicking the gear icon. Or you can press Windows+I on your keyboard.

In the Windows 10 Start Menu, click the "gear" icon to open Settings.

When "Settings opens, select "Personalization."

In Windows 10 Settings, click "Personalization."

In the "Personalization" sidebar, select "Colors."

In Personalization settings, click "Colors" in the sidebar.

In Colors settings, locate the "Choose your color" drop-down menu. If you click it, you see three choices:

  • Light: This keeps Windows in its default light theme, which includes light-colored application windows and a light taskbar, Start menu, and action center.
  • Dark: This choice turns on the Dark theme in Windows, which makes both the app windows and the Start menu, taskbar, and action center dark.
  • Custom: This setting allows you to choose a combination of dark and light theme settings, including a dark taskbar theme with a light application theme, which is equivalent to the old Windows 10 theme. So that's what we'll be choosing here.

Click the "Choose your color" drop-down menu. In the menu that appears, select "Custom."

In Windows Settings, under "Choose your color, " select "Custom."

When you select "Custom" from the color menu, two new options will appear just below the "Choose your color" menu.

For "Choose your default Windows mode," select "Dark." For "Choose your default app mode," pick "Light."

In Colors settings, choose "Dark," then choose "Light."

Immediately, you'll notice that the taskbar is now dark, while application windows are light—just how Windows 10 used to look.

Windows 10 with dark theme and light windows.

After that, you're free to close "Settings." Enjoy reliving the wild dark/light glory days of Windows 10!

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How to Use Incognito Mode in Google Chrome for Android

Posted: 09 Nov 2020 09:51 AM PST

The Incognito mode and Android logos on top of the Google Chrome logo.

Google Chrome was one of the first browsers to support a built-in private-browsing mode. Incognito mode is now available in Chrome on every platform, including Android. We'll show you how to use this important privacy feature.

Before we begin, you should know what Incognito Mode does and doesn't do. Its purpose is to prevent Chrome from saving your browsing history, cookies, information you've typed in forms, and other site data.

RELATED: How to Enable Private Browsing on Any Web Browser

What Incognito Mode doesn't do is make you invisible on the web. Websites and your internet service provider can still see your activity. Additionally, downloaded files and bookmarks are still stored. If you want your activity to be completely invisible, you'll need a VPN.

RELATED: What Is a VPN, and Why Would I Need One?

Using Incognito Mode on Android is very simple. First, open the Chrome browser on your Android phone or tablet.

Tap Google Chrome.

Next, tap the three vertical dots at the top right.

Tap the three vertical dots.

Select "New Incognito Tab" from the list.

Select "New Incognito Tab."

You're now in Google Chrome's Incognito Mode. One last thing you can do for some extra privacy is toggle-On the "Block Third-Party Cookies" option.

Toggle-On "Block Third-Party Cookies."

You'll now have an Incognito tab next to the others. Tap the tab button at the top to see all your open Chrome tabs.

Tap the tab button.

Tabs are separated into two groups at the top; the hat and glasses icon is the Incognito group.

Tap the number for normal tabs, or the hat with glasses for the incognito tabs.

That's it! You can now easily switch to Incognito mode in Google Chrome on Android any time you want to browse the web with a little more privacy.

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