The IRS is offering more tools for managing payments for child tax credits this summer. Sarah Tew/CNET Both child tax credit portals are now officially open, the IRS said Tuesday, along with a new eligibility tool. One portal — called the Child Tax Credit Update Portal — lets you check your family’s eligibility for the tax credit and choose not …
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The IRS is offering more tools for managing payments for child tax credits this summer. Sarah Tew/CNET Both child tax credit portals are now officially open, the IRS said Tuesday, along with a new eligibility tool. One portal — called the Child Tax Credit Update Portal — lets you check your family’s eligibility for the tax credit and choose not …
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Amazon.com Amazon’s Alexa has a witty, but robotic, basic American accent by default. Fortunately, Alexa’s accents can be changed to English, Australian, and others on an Amazon Echo or other Alexa-powered device. You can also apply the same or different accents to every device in the house. How to change Alexa’s voice Launch the Amazon Alexa app to change Alexa’s …
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If you’re one of the blessed 8 million people who have been able to get their hands on a PlayStation 5, you’ve probably come across the controller update process at some point. I got mine on launch day (November 12, 2020), and I’ve had to update the DualSense controller a few times since then, as well as when I got …
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Krisda/Shutterstock Is your Mac desktop a mess? Don’t you really want to arrange everything? Don’t worry, you can use a terminal command to quickly hide all desktop icons before sharing your screen during a business call or taking a screenshot. A cleaner desktop is just a terminal command away. While you can use Stacks to automatically organize the desktop, nothing …
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stock illustration/shutterstock.com If you are a fan of pro cycling, there is no bigger show than Le Tour de France. From June 26 to July 18, 2021, the best road racers in the world will show up and compete for that famous yellow jersey. Even if you’re not interested in cycling, Le Tour is an absolute joy to watch. The …
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As more buttons disappear, we need to figure out how to do routine tasks like shutting down our phone. We’ll show you how to shut down iPhone 11 and iPhone 12. James Martin/CNET Apple doesn’t do it often, but with major design changes to the iPhone, the role each button plays is changed. For example, hold the side button on …
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If you’re familiar with Windows 10’s Recycle Bin for deleting files and you’ve just switched to Mac, you might be wondering where its equivalent is on a Mac. It’s called “Trash” and it’s in the Dock. Here’s how to use it. The Recycle Bin is “Trash” or “Bin” on a Mac Since 1984, all versions of the Mac desktop operating …
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Craig Lambert Photography/Shutterstock.com A whale is not only the largest animal in the ocean. We explain what online whales are and why they spend so much money on the internet. What is a “whale?” In internet slang, a “whale” is someone who consistently spends huge amounts of money on one or more online transactions. While the term is most commonly …
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ELAC’s debut B6.2. Sarah Tew/CNET If you own a TV, and a sound system to fit in with that, you may be looking for ways to make it perform at its best. For example, over time you’ve noticed that it doesn’t look or sound as good as it used to: the image isn’t as clear or that dialogue has become …
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