There’s a fun new feature that’s been added to the Win11 Start Menu in the latest November update: A smartphone side pane. Set it up properly and text messages and other notifications show up on your PC. Even if your phone’s in your pocket! Here’s how to set it up…
X just rolled out a new transparency tool called “About This Account,” designed to “help users verify the authenticity of profiles and combat bots, fake accounts, and misinformation.” But what is it, how do you access it, and what does the information really mean? Let’s have a closer look…
Dave, I need to buy a gift for my niece and have no idea what to get. She’s 7 years old and loves horses and ponies. Suggestions? Or suggestions on how to find a good gift for her? Thanks.
I’m interested in creating a random password generator program as a shell script. Ideally, it would run on both Linux systems and Mac systems (in Terminal). Have any code suggestions?
Dave, every time I move a window on my PC, a small white bar appears on the top. If I move the window too close to that mystery bar, it suddenly changes everything on screen and is resized to be 50% of my display. What is that thing and how can I disable it?
Ever wish you had a ring light on your MacBook webcam? The good news is that Apple’s added just that feature to the latest version of its webcam management utility and it’s pretty slick. Here’s how it works…
It’s essential to have a strong, complex password in the modern era, and smart folk also set up a two-factor authentication solution. Better, but the real win is tying your login process to a biometric scan. People can fake a lot of things, but your face or fingerprint are far harder to spoof. Here’s how to set up a biometric passkey for Facebook.
Dave, I have a problem: some of my colleagues have names with special characters in them and I have no idea how to produce those special characters on my Chromebook. How do I create an ñ, for example, so I can write señor rather than senor? Thanks.
I work from a tiny apartment in the Bronx. I don’t mind, but I do hate Zoom calls because everyone can see my messy space. I know that Zoom has some built-in virtual backgrounds, but is there any way to add a library or gallery of great backgrounds I can select on a per-meeting basis?
Android devices keep getting increasingly sophisticated AI-powered photo editing tools. Google’s “Pixel first” approach means Pixel phone users get early access to these features, which eventually roll out to all Android devices. The latest addition, “Help Me Edit,” is a pretty cool example of this trend.
