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The default Mac desktop gets boring after a while. If you want to keep things interesting, try changing the icons of your favorite apps, files, and folders. Here are the two most popular methods for changing icons on Mac. Change App, File, and Folder Icons Using PNG Images When it comes to icons of any sort, PNG, with its transparent background, is the most popular format out there. You can find any PNG icon online (as long as it’s square and high-resolution) and make it an icon for any app, file, or folder on your Mac....

A Google Docs document typically has a white background for each page. If you want to customize the page color in Google Docs, you can do so in your page settings menu. Here’s how. To start, open an existing Google Docs document or create a new file to edit. In the open document, click File > Page Setup to access your page settings menu. In the “Page Setup” box that appears, select a new page color by selecting the circular “Page Color” icon....

Understanding Air Quality Index (AQI) Numbers These services all show Air Quality Index numbers. The higher the number, the more pollution in the air right now. Note that different countries use different Air Quality Index systems. If you’re not in the USA, you will have to look up your country’s Air Quality Index standard. In the USA, here’s what the numbers mean: Timely Crowd-Sourced Reports: PurpleAir While there are a number of ways to get official numbers from standardized government sensors—and we’ll explain those in a bit—there’s one way to get more timely results....

Be Careful With Third-Party Docks and Chargers The Nintendo Switch doesn’t fully comply with USB-C specifications, with early reports that the console could potentially overdraw by 300% of the required power. Some Switch owners reported that their consoles no longer worked after charging with third-party docks. Using unofficial chargers and docks with your Switch always carries a risk, though most are perfectly safe. While unlikely, Nintendo could issue a firmware update at any time that causes new issues....

RELATED: How to Use Your AirPods and AirPods Pro: The Complete Guide Do AirPods Work With Android? Yes, Apple AirPods work just fine with any Android phone or tablet as they’re still standard Bluetooth wireless earphones. You can even connect them to non-Android devices as long as the device supports Bluetooth. On Android, you can use AirPods to listen to music as well as use the built-in mic to talk on phone calls....

Adobe’s PDF standard is handy whenever you need to distribute some information and be sure that it’s seen the same way by all recipients. But PDF files are also infamously tough to edit. Unless you’ve paid for Adobe Acrobat (the full version, not just the Reader), you’ll have to look for a specific tool to edit the text of PDFs. Many of these are available on various platforms, but for an easy and free method that works across all kinds of desktops and mobile devices, you can use Google Docs....

iPhone and iPad users running iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and higher can create their own iMessage profile. This allows you to use a photo, Memoji, Animoji, and more as a display picture. RELATED: How to Create and Use Memoji and Animoji on an iPhone You also have complete control over who can see your name and photo. You can allow only your contacts to view this information (so that spammers who got their hands on your phone number will be none the wiser), or you can also share this information on a conversation basis....

Following system update 11.0.0, Nintendo includes an option in the Switch eShop to disable sharing of data with Google Analytics in regions other than Europe and Australia. Although it is not yet clear if this represents a serious privacy issue, some users might prefer to disable it. Here’s how. What is Google Analytics, and Why is it on My Switch? Google Analytics is a marketing service run by Google that anonymously collects statistics about visitors to websites (and other online services) for clients....

Apple is taking a privacy-focused approach with the iPhone, which has caused Google to take it more seriously. One such privacy feature in Android lets you completely turn off the microphone and camera access from the Android Quick Settings. We’ll show you how. Introduced in Android 12, the “Privacy Dashboard” gives you an easy way to see which apps are using which permissions and how often. This is great for seeing what’s been accessed in the past, but what about stopping it from happening right now?...

What Is a Factory Reset, and When Should You Do It? A reset isn’t the same as a reboot, which people sometimes mistakenly refer to as a “reset.” Just like a PC, a reboot shuts down your router and starts it back up. It’s a good troubleshooting step if your router is acting strangely. A factory reset, on the other hand, wipes all your data from the router. This includes any passwords, Wi-Fi network details (like your network name (SSID) and passphrase), and any other settings you’ve changed....

Macs are very stable, but not every Mac application is. Every once in a while, something you’re using is going to crash. Sometimes this means the spinning beach ball of death, sometimes this means clicking an open window doesn’t do anything, no matter what you try. Sometimes the Dock indicates an application is open, but you can’t seem to find or open any windows. Whatever’s gone wrong, clicking the red button or pressing Command+Q isn’t going to cut it....

You don’t need to use any complex tools to format a USB flash drive. You can do it directly in File Explorer. But what do all of the options mean, and which should you choose? Here is what you need to know. How to Format a USB Drive There are a few places you can format a USB drive in Windows 10. The easiest is “This PC.” “This PC,” like its predecessor “My Computer,” lists all of the hard drives and external storage devices attached to your computer....

On a Mac, a system-wide search and launch feature called Spotlight is only a shortcut away with Command+Space. Thanks to PowerToys, Windows 10 can have a similar search and run bar as well when you hit Alt+Space. Here’s how to set it up. The Power of Microsoft PowerToys With a PowerToys module called PowerToys Run, you can press Alt+Space and see a quick pop-up search bar appear from anywhere in Windows 10....

Unfortunately, while everyone has an incredible camera in their pocket, not many people have a printer at home that can do great photo prints. Instead, the best printer you have easy access to is probably in your local drug store or another retail store. Here’s how to get great results. The Problems with (Some) Drug Store Prints Drug store printers are, for the most part, pretty good. They’re certainly better than a cheap inkjet for printing photos....

Change the Setting in the App The easiest way to adjust your Nest camera’s settings is by using the company’s Android or iPhone mobile app. Once you have launched the “Nest” app on your smartphone (and signed in to your Google account if necessary), tap on the Gear icon in the top-right corner of the home screen. Next, scroll down to the bottom of the list and select the Nest camera associated with your account that needs its video quality and bandwidth setting adjusted....

If you’re curious about the largest items in an AWS S3 bucket, you can use the CLI to print out a list sorted by size. This can help you locate unusually large objects in the bucket which may be taking up space. Listing and Sorting Items with the S3 CLI S3 provides some built in sorting options in the menus, so if you’re just looking for the largest item in a folder, you can simply sort that folder....

One of the first rules of cybersecurity is to always lock your computer before stepping away from it. While it might not be the quickest way, you can lock your Apple Mac using Terminal. Here’s how to do it. Require a Password to Unlock Your Mac The command to lock your Mac using Terminal doesn’t actually lock it. Rather, it just puts it to sleep. To be considered “locking,” a password must be required to access a Mac after it’s been put to sleep....

When you have channel and message notifications flashing in Microsoft Teams, it’s hard to know which are a priority. Mark your message as Important or Urgent so your teammates know to pay attention to it. Being able to send direct messages to people and chat with them in channels within Microsoft Teams is a double-edged sword. Sure, it’s great to be able to contact an individual or a group whenever you need to, but the downside is that everyone else can contact you, too....

Spotlight Search has always been a quick way of launching apps on the iPhone and iPad, but if you’re running iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 and higher, you can do this even faster. The feature is referred to as Spotlight Search on iPhone and Universal Search on the iPad. But for this guide, we will refer to it as the Search feature. Find Apps Using Search Swipe down on your iPhone’s or iPad’s home screen to access the Search feature....