How-Tos

Cleaning a desk mat regularly is important in order to maintain a good appearance and keep your desk tidy and clean.

Let’s see how you can clean your desk mat in 5 simple steps.

Before you can start cleaning the mat, several supplies are needed:

• A vacuum cleaner
• A soft brush
• A cleaning solution or a soap
• An microfiber cleaning cloth

Use the vacuum cleaner to remove dirt from the surface of the mat. Don’t forget to clean the edges, as a lot of dirt can accumulate there.

With the soft-bristled brush to scrub the surface in circles. This will help remove any dirt or debris that the vacuum cleaner may have missed.

Mix a small amount of cleaning solution, or soap (whichever you prefer) with water, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Dampen the clean cloth with the solution and wipe thoroughly the surface of the mat. Avoid using too much liquid, as this can cause the mat to become too wet and potentially damage the material.

Use a clean, damp cloth to rinse the surface of the mat, removing any residue from the cleaning solution.

It’s important to let the mat dry out completely before using it again. Do not use a hair dryer or other heat source to speed up the drying process, as this can damage the material.

Important note: Do not use liquid cleaning solutions on RGB desk mats as they can damage them seriously.

If you are having some difficulties connecting your Philips Hue lights to Alexa for controlling your lights hands-free, this is the right place for you.

While this task may seem confusing at first, just follow our step-by-step guide and you will be good to go in no time.

Before you begin the process of connecting your Hue lights to Alexa, you must make sure that you have all the things needed for the connectivity to work. Below we’ve listed all that you must have:

• Philips Hue Lamp,
• Philips Hue Bridge,
• Alexa-Compatible Device,
• Bluetooth Device (e.g. an iPhone),
• Stable Internet Connection,
• Alexa App,
• Philips Hue App.

Whether it’s the Hue Bloom or the Hue Play Light Bar, a Hue light that supports Amazon Alexa is needed.

To get the most out of your Hue smart lighting system, the Philips Hue Bridge is a must. It enables you to control all your Hue lights from one app.

This is an essential piece of hardware that you need for the whole functionality of the system. Make sure you have the latest generation of the bridge.

An Alexa-compatible device is a must if you are going to connect your lights to Alexa. This is what allows you to control your lights with your voice commands.

Whether you go for an Amazon Echo or a display, these devices allow for the hands-free control of your lights.

Download the latest Alexa app on your smartphone. You can download it on iOS and Android devices.

The Philips Hue App is the central hub for controlling your lights. You can change the color, the brightness, and the schedule. You can also set up scenes and triggers. The Philips Hue App is available for Android and iOS devices.

When you’ve covered all the things listed here, you are ready to connect your Hue lights to Alexa.

1. Open the Alexa app on your device.
2. In the upper-right corner, you will see the plus icon. Tap it.
3. Tap on Add Device then tap on Light from the list of devices.
4. When asked which brand are your lights, select Philips Hue.
5. Tap on Discover Devices and wait.
6. When your light or lights have been found, tap on the Set up Device button.
7. You can select the room where your lights are placed or skip this step entirely.
8. However, if you have a room, simply add that room to the group and tap Done. You’ve now successfully connected your Philips Hue to Alexa. You can now test some voice commands to see how this connectivity works.

Philips Hue Light Strips are an easy-to-install smart lighting solution that can be controlled using your smartphone or tablet.

This light strip allows you to add some ambient lighting to an area of your choice and make the atmosphere in your room more pleasant and relaxing.

Let’s see how can you set them up and enjoy a more relaxing atmosphere in no time.

The very first step is to measure the area you want to place your light strips on. Whether you want to place them behind your TV or behind your desk, getting the correct measurements is vital.

Grab a measuring tape or simply use a Measure app on your iPhone and measure the total length that you want your strip to be. Now check if your light strips are that length.

If they are lengthier than your measurement, cut them so they match your measurements. Light strips have market lines on them that indicate that they can be cut there.

Like most LED strips, the Philips Hue Light Strips have an adhesive back that allows you to place them on a surface. Make sure that the surface you wish to place them on is flat and smooth so that they don’t detach over time.

Rougher surfaces can present difficulty when attaching the strips, so avoid those surfaces. You should also make sure that the power outlet is fairly close to the surface you are going to place the strips.

The Philips Hue Play Lightstrip is designed to be placed behind your TV so that it offers a more immersive experience when playing video games or watching movies.

These come in options for 55, 65, and 75-inch TVs, so whichever size TV you have, they will fit perfectly and no measuring or cutting will be necessary.

But, in order for the Hue Play Lightstrip to work, you will need to have the Hue Bridge and the Sync Box, and both are sold separately.

What makes these light strips special is that they react to whatever is happening on the screen, so you get an even better experience than you would with regular lightstrips.

So, to set them up, you need to connect the Hue Bridge to your router, and the HDMI Sync Box to your TV. Place the mounts from the box around your TV and push the light strip gently into them.

Then, plug the lightstrip into the control box and connect the lightstrip to the Hue app so you can control it.

When you sell physical products, you can print shipping labels using a thermal printer. This is a great feature to have when you’re shipping hundreds or thousands of packages.

However, if you’re not sure how to print shipping labels on a thermal printer, you’re in luck.

In this article, you will learn how to print shipping labels on a thermal printer. We’ll also cover all of the settings needed to get the best results.

So here is the complete step-by-step guide on how to print shipping labels on a thermal printer:

The first thing that you need to do is generate a template that can be used for printing shipping labels on a thermal printer. You can do this by visiting the website of the shipping carriers you wish to ship the product with, like UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, or others.

Now that you have a shipping carrier website up and running, you will need to click on the “Shipping” tab, then scroll down to the “Shipping Labels” section, and fill in the information about the shipment.

Now, you will find shipping labels that can be downloaded as a PDF file and stored on your computer. When you successfully have the desired shipping label, open the PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other PDF viewer of your choice.

When you open the file, select “Print” from the dropdown menu. That will open the print settings, which are very important to get right.

When the settings menu is opened, choose the right size of the label you want to print (4 x 6 for example) and select the right printer you wish to print from. Make sure to select “Fit” in the sizing section and that you have no margins.

Now that we have all of the printing settings checked, it’s time to print the shipping label. When you double-check all of the settings, click the “Print” button. That’s it!

A thermal printer allows you to print stickers directly onto the paper. You can use it to print shipping labels, posters, signs, and other items. It presents a great way to create professional-looking prints.

But the thing that makes a thermal printer different from a regular printer is that it uses heat to print. That means that you can only print on paper that has been specially treated to resist heat.

If you have ever used a laser printer or inkjet printer, you probably know how these work. They use electricity to fire tiny jets of ink at the paper. But thermal printers use heat instead of electricity.

Instead of firing tiny jets of ink, thermal printers use heat to fuse the ink directly onto the paper. These types of printers allow you to print amazing-looking stickers for any of your needs.

There are two main types of thermal printers: direct thermal printers and thermal transfer printers. The difference between the two is very important to understand because they affect the type of sticker you can make.

Now that we have a general knowledge of how thermal printers operate, it’s time to print some stickers. Before we begin, let’s go over a couple of things that you will need in order to print stickers:

• Thermal printer
• Sticker paper
• PC or Mac
• Sticker design

Now that we are all set up, it’s time to begin the printing process. The very first step is to plug in your thermal printer to a power outlet and connect it to your PC or Mac.

If you already have a sticker designed in Canva for example, choose a high-quality file format (.png is the most common) and the right dimensions for your sticker paper.

Save the design to your computer and right-click on it. Select “print” and make sure the right printer is selected in the “Choose printer” section.

Now that the printing is done, remove the sticker paper from the printer, gently peel off the sticker and place it on the surface you want to stick it to.

That’s it! You now know how to print stickers on a thermal printer. As you can see, this process is much easier than you would think.