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On iPhone and iPad Once you pair and connect your AirPods Pro to your iPhone or iPad, you can access the noise-control modes directly from the Control Center. If your AirPods Pro are not automatically connected to your iPhone or iPad, you can manually connect them using the AirPlay feature. Swipe down from the top-right corner of the iPhone or iPad screen to open the Control Center. Then, tap the “AirPlay” icon from the top-right corner of the Now Playing widget....

To begin, open the “Settings” app on your iPhone. If you can’t find the icon, swipe down on your home screen and use Apple’s Spotlight search to find the app. RELATED: How iOS 13 Will Save Your iPhone’s Battery (by Not Fully Charging It) Scroll down and choose the “Battery” option. Select “Battery health.” Tap on the toggle next to “Optimized battery charging.” If you’ve just disabled optimized battery charging, your iPhone will now stop waiting at 80% and will go straight to 100%....

Some people’s networked printers, cameras, routers, and other hardware devices are accessible from the Internet. There are even search engines designed to search such exposed devices. If your devices are secure, you won’t have to worry about this. Follow this guide to ensure your networked devices are properly isolated from the Internet. If you configure everything properly, people won’t be able to find your devices by performing a search on Shodan....

How to Forward Calls on a Google Pixel We’ll start with a Google Pixel phone, which uses the “Phone by Google” app. This app can be installed on most Android devices as well. First, open the Phone app and tap the three-dot menu icon in the top right. Select “Settings.” Now go to “Calls.” Select “Call Forwarding.” You’ll see four forwarding options. Select the one you’d like to use. Always Forward: All calls will go to the secondary number....

Dedicated GPS devices are going the way of the dodo, and for good reason. That smartphone or tablet you have can be a capable GPS with turn-by-turn navigation. This works even if you don’t have a data connection. Find a way to mount your smartphone or tablet in your car and it can even make a capable in-car GPS solution. This is illegal in some jurisdictions, so check your local laws before mounting anything....

“Buffering… buffering.. buffering…” It’s maddening, especially if you’ve cut the cord and embraced streaming video. If you’re dealing with stuttering, hanging, or just low quality video, there are a few things you can do to improve it. Check Your Internet Connection Speed Before you do anything, run a speed test to see how your internet is performing. Some connections are just too slow to play videos at high quality settings without buffering....

Have you switched from Mac to Linux and miss the Mac OS X-style launcher? Or, maybe you just want a dock other than the Unity Launcher on your Linux machine. Cairo-Dock is a customizable dock you can add to your Linux desktop. NOTE: When we say to type something in this article and there are quotes around the text, DO NOT type the quotes, unless we specify otherwise. Cairo-Dock is available in the Ubuntu Software Center....

By default Windows keeps track of which files you have opened with a particular program in its Jump List. Here’s how to limit the amount of entries it stores or even disable it altogether. Stopping Windows From Populating Jump Lists Right click on the taskbar and select Properties from the context menu. When the Taskbar Properties dialog opens, switch over to the Jump Lists tab. Here you can easily change how many entries are saved in each Jump List....

Docker caches image build results to accelerate subsequent rebuilds. While this mechanism is generally reliable, sometimes you’ll want to rebuild an image without using the cache. This could be to diagnose issues or check the complete build procedure will be reproducible in a clean environment. In this article, you’ll learn how to achieve a fresh build without manually deleting the cache. You’ll also see how to pull updated base images so your build matches the output that a new Docker installation would produce....

If you have a lot of time and information invested in Facebook, it’s not easy moving to a new social network. Here are a few tips on moving your information from your Facebook account to your shiny new Google+ account. Moving social networks isn’t the easiest thing to do, but luckily there are a few tools we can use to migrate pictures, videos, and friends. Wall posts and messages don’t make sense to migrate between networks so we are going to leave those out....

If someone else is using your computer or if you need to see what changes were made to your files and folders during a specific time, you can use Nirsoft’s handy FolderChangesView application. Nirsoft is a great freeware provider that produces amazing little tools for your PC, and the best part is that they never bundle crapware with their programs like so many other software vendors do. What is Folder Changes View?...

If you’ve removed a Windows 10 app you purchased or downloaded from the Microsoft Store and you need to run it again, reinstalling the app is easy. You can install the app on other PCs you sign into with the same Microsoft account, too. Here’s how. First, open the Microsoft Store. If you can’t find it, open Windows 10’s Start menu and type “Microsoft Store,” then click the “Microsoft Store” icon when it appears....

Windows 8.1 bought some of the more common folders to the top of the “This PC” window. Having used Windows since its inception, we find this looks odd and sought to fix it. If you’re using Windows 10, the process is a bit different, and you’ll need to read our article on hiding folders from This PC in Windows 10, or you can read about disabling Quick Access in Windows 10....

Keeping a schedule is a surefire way of ensuring you’re never late for a meeting. With Zoom, you can schedule a one-time or recurring video call and have it sent to everyone’s calendars. Here’s how to schedule a Zoom meeting. First things first, go ahead and download the Zoom application on your Windows 10 PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone. Once installed, open the Zoom app and log in to your account....

The Android Settings menu can sometimes feel like a disorganized mess. Things have slowly gotten better over the years, but it still varies greatly by the device. Thankfully, you can now simply search for the setting you want. As with many things Android-related, the Settings menu looks different depending on your phone or tablet’s manufacturer. But first, we need to open the Settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen (once or twice, depending on your device’s manufacturer) and tap the gear icon to open the Settings menu....

What Do Processor Core Numbers Mean? The number of cores your processor has is one of several factors that determines your CPU’s overall performance. At its most basic, a core is a processing unit that performs certain actions. Every action you perform on your computer is processed by your CPU, no matter how small or large the task. Each core can perform only one task at a time. Naturally, the more cores your processor has, the more tasks it can perform, the more efficient it becomes....

The web browser on Sony’s PlayStation 4 remembers your browsing history, just like desktop browsers do. You can view your browsing history on the console—and delete it, if you like. Unfortunately, the PS4 doesn’t offer a private browsing mode. If you want to browse privately, you’ll just have to clear your browsing history after each session. How to See and Clear Your Browsing History To find your browsing history in the Internet Browser app, press the “Options” button on your DualShock 4 controller, select “Browsing History,” and then press the “X” button....

We’ve all heard the rumors, and even seen occasional evidence. Some Internet service providers slow down certain types of traffic, like BitTorrent traffic. Other ISPs slow down their customers’ connections if they download too much data in a month. But does your ISP do any of this? It’s hard to tell. You have to run various tests to see if anything look unusual. BitTorrent Traffic Shaping Let’s start with one of the more common scenarios: is your ISP slowing down your BitTorrent traffic?...

Keep in mind that unblocking someone on Facebook and unblocking them on Facebook Messenger are two different things. If you’ve blocked someone entirely in your Facebook account, you’ll have to first unblock them on Facebook to let them connect with you on Messenger. This guide covers how you unblock someone who you have blocked only in Facebook Messenger. RELATED: How to Unblock Someone on Facebook Unblock Someone in Facebook Messenger on Desktop To remove someone from your block list in the Messenger app or the Messenger web version on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, follow these steps....

Firefox’s Web Developer menu contains tools for inspecting pages, executing arbitrary JavaScript code, and viewing HTTP requests and other messages. Firefox 10 added an all-new Inspector tool and updated Scratchpad. Firefox’s new web developer features, in combination with awesome web-developer add-ons like Firebug and the Web Developer Toolbar, make Firefox an ideal browser for web developers. All tools are available under Web Developer in Firefox’s menu. Page Inspector Inspect a specific element by right-clicking it and selecting Inspect (or pressing Q)....