How Does Battery Health Management on Mac Work? Battery Health Management on the Mac is similar to the Optimized Charging feature on iPhone and iPad, but it’s designed for a different use case. It only works on MacBooks that ship with USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports (everything including the 2016 MacBook Pro, 2018 MacBook Air, and after). You see, if you use your MacBook with a monitor, it probably stays plugged it most of the time (like mine does)....
Dark Mode is a feature that changes the UI to a dark background. This is especially nice on your eyes at night when the light is dim. Here’s how to automatically enable Dark Mode at sunset on your Android device. System-wide Dark Mode arrived on Android with the release of Android 10 and is available on all of the following versions. The “system-wide” part means that the dark background applies to the entire operating system, not just individual apps....
If you have a complex idea you’d like to jot down quickly on your iPhone or iPad, you can simply speak it with your voice thanks to Apple’s built-in dictation feature. Here’s how to use it. Any time you’re in an app where you can input text with the keyboard, you can use voice dictation instead of typing. To do so, tap the text input field so that your on-screen keyboard pops up....
One of the major features of multitasking on the iPad is called Slide Over. It lets you use a second app in a floating window above a full-screen app. It’s useful, but mastering it can be tricky. Here are some tips. What Is Slide Over? Slide Over is a way to multitask on the iPad. It displays a primary app in full-screen mode and secondary app in a small floating window on the left or right side of the screen....
Recently, Malwarebytes announced an antivirus for Chromebooks (through its Android app). But here’s the thing: that’s complete bullshit. You don’t need an antivirus on Chrome OS; I don’t care how they try to sell it. See, Chromebooks (Note: this applies to Chrome OS in general, but for the sake of simplicity we will continue to use the term “Chromebook”) are inherently secure. That’s one of their biggest selling points—they’re impervious to viruses....
We Just Learned What Apps Are Already Doing What TikTok was doing wasn’t new. The only thing new is that Apple’s iOS 14 update now informs you when an application captures the contents of (pastes) from your clipboard. Of course, after people noticed and the company started getting bad press, TikTok claimed it didn’t store the data and rolled out an update to stop reading it. But, as Engadget points out, many other apps are doing the same thing—constantly reading data from your clipboard....
Normally, the default iOS keyboard presents you with the alphabet. When you want to access the numbers, you just tap the “123” key, and then the numbers and symbols will appear. In order to revert to the letters, you have to then press the “ABC” key. There’s a faster way to type numbers, though. Anyone familiar with Android devices knows you can press and hold keyboard letters to access numbers and symbols....
Twenty years ago, Microsoft released Windows 2000. A rock-solid, 32-bit business-oriented alternative to Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition, it paved the way for future consumer versions, including Windows 10. Here’s why we remember it so fondly. It Was Based on Windows NT, Not MS-DOS Released worldwide on February 17, 2000, Windows 2000 started as Windows NT 5.0, the latest in the Windows NT line of professional Microsoft operating systems....
Before jumping into the full review, I want to note that everything I have to say about the robot vacuum itself also relates to the other S7 MaxV models. The only thing that makes the model I reviewed “Ultra” is its auto-emptying dock that also serves as a self-cleaning and refilling station. Superior Specs and Cleaning Performance The Roborock S7 MaxV is like most other robot vacuums in terms of design and basic functionality....
VPNs have always appealed to gamers with promises of privacy protection and improved performance. Let’s take a look at whether those claims are true. What a VPN Does There are essentially two types of VPNs you’ll run into. The first is a corporate VPN that you get through your employer. These VPNs are encrypted tunnels that allow you to connect to your company’s network for accessing private resources such as documents or the back end of a website....
When your hard drive starts to fill up, you don’t have to dig through File Explorer to see what’s using space. You can use a disk space analyzer to scan your drive (or just a single folder) and see exactly which folders and files are using space. You can then make an informed decision about what to remove and quickly free up space. RELATED: 7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows...
ITT: In This Thread ITT is an initialism that stands for “in this thread.” It’s typically used on online forums, social networking sites, and message boards to describe or suggest a topic to be discussed in a particular thread. If you’re unfamiliar with message boards, this might be the first time you’ve heard of an internet “thread.” It’s a string of messages from various people on the same topic. Each message is viewable by a community, and they’re often replying or referring to each other....
Plain Text To put it simply, plain text is any text that isn’t formatted. It does not take any special formatting, such as varying fonts, font sizes, bold font, or italics. It also only contains standard characters, which are those found in the default set of characters that an application can display. It can also refer to a document that only contains these unformatted characters. Where Can You Find Plain Text?...
A More Dynamic Lock Screen It’s been a while since Apple has done anything major to the Lock Screen, but that changes with iOS 16. The update will allow you to customize your Lock Screen colors, fonts, and even place and rearrange widgets. In iOS 16 the Lock Screen feels more like an Apple Watch face than a traditional static display. Apple will even include a Lock Screen gallery that features designs to inspire or download....
HTC Made the First Android Phone HTC releases the occasional smartphone, but its involvement in the Android ecosystem is drastically smaller than it used to be. HTC was the original Android manufacturer, producing the T-Mobile G1 for Google back in 2008. You could say that HTC is responsible for Android’s success simply because it made the first Android phone. That certainly got the ball rolling, but the company’s software skin, HTC Sense, was its true lasting contribution....
Of course, numbers alone shouldn’t be the end-all-be-all indicator of which service is the “best.” A service could have thousands of Hallmark Channel movies you’ll never watch. However, a healthy library is usually a good sign. RELATED: The Big 6 Streaming Video Services—What Does Each One Offer? Streaming Movies By the Numbers Finding an official number of how many movies are available on a streaming service is tricky. Most services lump TV shows and movies together in their stats, plus content is always coming and going....
Uninstall Applications That You Don’t Use This tip may seem obvious, but it’s a good place to start. Many apps that you install add startup programs or background system services that make your PC take longer to boot and that use resources in the background. Some programs clutter File Explorer’s context menus with options. Others—especially PC games—can just use a lot of disk space. That’s fine if you use these applications and find them beneficial, but it’s easy to install a large number of applications and find yourself not using them at all....
Starting in 1991, every copy of MS-DOS (and many versions of Windows) included a hidden artillery game called Gorillas. It inspired a generation of programmers and drew the ire of computer lab instructors everywhere. Here’s how it came to be—and how to play it today. The Simple Magic of Gorillas It’s 1992, and you’re sitting in your school’s computer lab. In between assignments, you whisper to your friend, “Check this out....
While it will clearly be familiar to iPhone and iPad users, macOS Big Sur has a different implementation of the Control Center than what you’re used to on the iPhone and iPad. And, it’s certainly going to take a while to get used to. Meet the New Mac Control Center Control Center in macOS can be accessed by clicking the new “Control Center” button from the menu bar—it’s next to the Siri icon....
How to Add Contact Using the Phone App You can add a new contact using the “Phone” app and the “Contacts” app. The process is the same. In this example, we’ll use the Phone app (as you might already be familiar with it). Open the “Phone” app on your iPhone, and go to the “Contacts” tab. Here, tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner. From the top, you can add the new contact’s first name, last name, and company details....
