iPhone Ringer or Alarm Volume Too Quiet Your iPhone ringer and alarm volume are linked, and you can adjust them both together by going to Settings > Sounds & Haptics then moving the volume slider under “Ringer and Alerts” section. When you do this your iPhone will preview the volume, even if silent mode is engaged. If you can’t hear your iPhone ringer at all, there’s a good chance your phone is in mute mode....

What Is a Benchmark? A benchmark is a test or series of tests designed to push the performance of your system or component to see what it’s capable of. For graphics cards, this usually means a graphics-heavy scene from a video game, or one that could be in a video game. The latter is called a synthetic benchmark, and there are many options, such as Unigine Heaven, 3DMark, and PassMark....

If you want to get onboard from launch, it’s time to pick a side, as preorders go live in anticipation of a surge in demand. The Green Corner: Xbox, Game Pass, and Halo Infinite Nov. 10, 2020, two new Xbox consoles are launching worldwide: the Series X and the Series S. The Series X ($499.99) is an ultra-HD powerhouse, targeting a native 4K resolution. The Series S ($299.99) aims for a lower, 1440p (half of 4K) resolution and also foregoes a disc drive....

Advantageous Play Video In Jennifer Phang’s Advantageous, a single mother undergoes a radical, body-changing procedure in order to provide a more secure future for her daughter. Gwen (co-writer Jacqueline Kim) agrees to have her consciousness transferred into a new body so that she can be a better corporate representative for her employer—but of course, there are complications to the procedure. Advantageous examines issues of race and class within the context of a heady sci-fi drama about the nature of identity....

Why Leaf Blow Snow? For folks reading this article after the winter winds deposited a wet slushy 12 inches on their driveway, leaf-blowing the snow accumulation isn’t a viable solution. At that point, you’re stuck attacking it with a snow blower (preferably a two-stage model to cut through that heavy snow) or getting a good workout with a shovel. But if you live in the land of ice and snow, you’re familiar with waking up to an inch or three of powder snow covering everything—the winter equivalent of a little summer drizzle...

Wireshark Is Great, But . . . Wireshark is a wonderful piece of open-source software. It’s used by amateurs and professionals alike worldwide to investigate networking issues. It captures the data packets that travel down the wires or through the ether of your network. Once you’ve captured your traffic, Wireshark allows you to filter and search through the data, trace conversations between network devices, and much more. As great as Wireshark is, though, it does have one issue....

Caution: The Apple Watch Isn’t a Medical Device First, I must mention two big caveats. The Apple Watch is in no way a replacement for your doctor, nor is the internet, nor am I (check my bio: I’m just a writer). This article will give you an overview of the different health conditions the Apple Watch can potentially detect. Just keep in mind, the device can’t diagnose you. If you’re at all concerned about the different readings or results you get from any of the sensors, contact your doctor....

The long name for the IR blaster is “infrared blaster” and that tells us a little bit about how it works. You almost certainly have IR blasters in some of the devices near your TV. Let’s see how it works. What Is an IR Blaster? An IR blaster is a pretty cool-sounding name. The name describes exactly what it does: It blasts out infrared light. The most common example of an IR blaster is a TV and a remote....

HBO Max Is Premium Content for a Premium Price At $14.99, it’s not surprising that HBO Max is more expensive than most other online video streaming subscriptions. Fortunately, it’s looking like the content offering will be worth the higher price tag. New HBO Max subscribers (and some HBO Now subscribers, depending on their provider) can enjoy some of the most acclaimed on-demand entertainment around for $14.99/month. It’s the same price as HBO Now, which is an existing service from HBO (not WarnerMedia) that doesn’t include nearly as much content....

The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be handy. Chrome DevTools has some interesting features tucked away behind your function keys. Here’s what they do. What Is Chrome DevTools? As the name implies, Chrome DevTools is a set of developer tools in the Google Chrome browser. Chrome DevTools is often used to diagnose issues with web pages by digging through the HTML source code of the said web page....

Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch on March 20, and it’s quickly become a cultural touchstone. With so many people at home and gaming, its release came at a perfect time. The Best-Selling Game in the Series Animal Crossing: New Horizons was an overwhelmingly successful hit with fans, and it quickly sold out after its release in Japan. In fact, 1.88 million copies sold within the first three days in Japan....

Mac OS X has a desktop app store, unlike Windows. Get a new Mac and you may be excited to open the Mac App Store and install all your favorite software — but you won’t find all your favorite apps in the store. The Mac App Store isn’t like the App Store on Apple’s iPhones and iPads. You’ve always been able to install applications from outside the store, and many developers don’t include their apps in the store....

What’s the Problem With AirPods Pro? Apple has stated that a “small percentage” of AirPods Pro units are encountering sound issues and offering to replace them for free. Issues that may arise from the defect include: Crackling audio and static sounds—particularly in loud environments, when exercising, or while talking on the phone. Problems getting Active Noise Cancellation working properly (including loss of bass and tinny audio, or increased background noise)....

The Problem With Humidity Pretty much every weather app has a percentage listed for “humidity.” The full name for this metric is “relative humidity.” It tells us how much the air is saturated with water. Most people assume that a high relative humidity percentage is what determines how humid it feels, but that’s not entirely true. Here’s the problem: Warm air can hold more water than cold air. Imagine that there are cups of varying sizes in front of you filled halfway with water....

Higher Bandwidth, More Pixels Most displays on the market currently support the HDMI 2.0 standard, which has a bandwidth cap of 18 Gbits per second. That’s enough to carry an uncompressed 4K signal at 60 frames per second at up to eight-bit color. This is adequate for the vast majority of uses, including watching UHD Blu-rays or playing games on an Xbox One X. HDMI 2.1 is the next step forward for the standard, adding support for an uncompressed 8K signal at 60 frames per second in 12-bit color....

Whether you’re starting a completely new software project or wanting to take a “Docs as Code” approach with your documentation on GitHub, one of the first steps is creating a repository (repo). Here’s how it’s done. Why Create a GitHub Repo? Git is an open-source distributed revision control system that allows multiple developers (and writers!) to constantly and consecutively make and track changes to code or documentation in a centralized location without overriding someone else’s work....

Microsoft Teams features native integration with an increasing number of third-party services, including cloud-based file storage like Box, Dropbox Citrix ShareFile, and Google Drive. Connect your existing storage to Teams to start sharing and collaborating with just a few clicks. By default, Teams gives you access to cloud storage through Microsoft’s OneDrive service. To import all of your folders and files from Box, Dropbox, Citrix ShareFile, or Google Drive, start by opening the Teams desktop application and navigating to the “Files” tab on the left....

If your forgetfulness applies to locking your front door, you can have the Schlage Connect smart lock automatically lock behind you. So if you forget to lock it, you won’t have to worry about it in the first place. RELATED: How to Disable the Beeper on the Schlage Connect Smart Lock Auto-lock works by automatically extending the deadbolt 30 seconds after its unlocked, which gives you plenty of time to open the door, leave, then close the door behind you before it locks....

You will see a “Change Language & Currency Settings” page. Here, the “Language Settings” section displays all the available languages. To make one of these languages the default, select that on the list. Save your changes by scrolling down the page and clicking “Save Changes” (or the equivalent of that in your newly selected language). Did you know you can change the language in your Chrome browser, too? RELATED: How to Change Chrome’s Default Language...

The browsing history in Google Chrome for iOS and iPadOS helps you easily get back to your favorite sites. But if you need to clear out a portion of the history on your iPhone or iPad, it’s easy. Here’s how to do it. How to Clear Your Chrome Browsing History Clearing the browsing history in Safari, the browser for iPhone and iPad, is relatively simple, but it isn’t exactly intuitive....