There are two main ways to share audio from one device to two AirPods. We’ve already covered how to directly connect two AirPods to a single iPhone or iPad. In this guide, we’ll focus on using the Share Audio feature available on devices running iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, and above that lets you share audio between devices without the need for pairing both sets of AirPods. RELATED: The Best New Features in iOS 13, Available Now...
You should never have to hunt down a lost file on modern versions of Windows — just perform a quick search. You don’t even have to wait for a cartoon dog to find your files, like on Windows XP. The Windows search indexer is constantly running in the background to make quick local searches possible. This enables the kind of powerful search features you’d use on Google or Bing — but for your local files....
The glittering Times Square Ball has been descending along a pole to mark the passage of time on New Year’s Eve since 1907 turned to 1908, and its TV broadcast is one of the most enduring holiday traditions in the U.S. Here’s how you can stream the Times Square Ball drop this year. Times Square Online One Times Square, the property where the Ball is located, is offering an augmented-reality app for Android, iPhone, and iPad that brings Times Square directly to wherever you are....
Microsoft Outlook has been available on Android phones and tablets for a while now, but an optimize version that will work better on lower-end devices is in development. The official roadmap for Microsoft 365 states that ‘Outlook Lite for Android’ is planned to roll out worldwide sometime in July 2022, as pointed out by ZDNet. The roadmap is light on details (pardon the pun), with Microsoft only describing it as “an Android app that brings the main benefits of Outlook in a smaller app size with fast performance for lightweight devices on any network....
The Common Feed List is a list of subscribed RSS Feeds that is saved with your Windows user profile. RSS clients, including Windows Internet Explorer and Outlook, use this list allowing you to configure your RSS subscriptions in one location for multiple readers. NOTE: Also see How-To Geek’s explanation of RSS and how you can benefit from it. We will show you how to add RSS feeds to the Common Feed List in Internet Explorer so they can be shared with Outlook....
The primary purpose of a phone case is to protect the phone, but not all do it to the same degree. Very thin cases retain your phone’s shape and size but mainly protect against scratches and dents rather than drop damage. Ruggedized cases add bulk, but they do a far better job of protecting your phone. There are many phone case options that each have their respective strong points, but the main drawback of using a case is that it hides your beautiful smartphone....
Steam is the most popular store for PC games, and it usually holds a major sale event each summer. Right on schedule, this year’s Steam Summer Sale has kicked off. The ‘Steam 3000 Summer Sale’ is now live from now until July 7 at 10 AM Pacific Time. As usual with Steam’s major sales, nearly every game in the store has some significant discount, from first-person shooters to simulation games to interactive novels....
If you live in an area that has a lot of blackouts, brownouts, and spikes in your electricity, it’s important to have a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) to protect your investment. Here’s how your APC UPS can shut down your PC gracefully. A UPS isn’t just for IT infrastructures and should be part of your desktop PC and home network protection strategy—especially if you have a home media server. In a power outage, it provides emergency power via battery, allows you to safely save your data, and power down your machine properly....
There are quite a few web apps for Chrome that seem to be nothing more than ‘prettified’ shortcuts to our favorite websites, but is that all they are, or is there more to them? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader kolypto wants to know what, if any, benefits there are to installing Chrome apps that duplicate a website:...
For reference, “10nm” is Intel’s new manufacturing process, set to debut in Q4 2019, and “7nm” is usually referring to TSMC’s process, which is what AMD’s new CPUs and Apple’s A12X chip are based on. So Why Are These New Processes So Important? Moore’s Law, an old observation that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every year while the costs are halved, held for a long time but has been slowing down lately....
Keyboard shortcuts can greatly simplify our work flow, but what do you do when you are told to use a shortcut with an obscure key that you are not even sure is on your keyboard? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to help a frustrated reader find the key he is looking for. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....
When it comes to smartphone privacy concerns, location data is usually at the top of the list. The thing is, so many apps ask for your location now that we never really stop to think why they ask in the first place. A bombshell report was recently published by The New York Times detailing just how much location data apps have on you (it’s more than you might think), and how they use that data to make money from targeted advertisements....
Apple’s iPhone 12 is packed with new features like 5G and a snap-on system for MagSafe accessories. But perhaps the most technically impressive addition is the ability to shoot and edit 10-bit HDR video in Dolby Vision. So what is Dolby Vision and why should you care? Why is Dolby Vision a Big Deal? Dolby Vision is a proprietary HDR video format. HDR stands for high dynamic range, and HDR video contains a lot more information than standard dynamic range (SDR) video....
Apple made a big splash in June 2019 when it introduced an overhauled Mac Pro desktop computer dripping with processing and graphics power. The primary components behind the new Mac beast are Intel Xeon processors. They range from an unnamed eight-core, 3.5 GHz Xeon W (possibly, the Xeon W-3223), to another as-yet-unnamed 2.5 GHz, 28-core Intel Xeon W processor (likely the Xeon W-3275 or W-3275M). The new Mac tower inspired discussions around the How-To Geek watercooler about whether packing one of these multicore behemoths into your next PC build is worth it....
Just getting started on Linux? Making yourself comfortable with the command line is essential. If you’re already familiar with command line utilities, you’ll find that Linux and Mac share much in common, but Windows commands have fewer similarities. Let’s take a look. The Linux Command Line Newcomers to Linux are often taken aback at just how much time seasoned Linux users spend on the command line. There are many good reasons why the terminal window is so popular....
The new Alienware Aurora R15 follows the same basic design as other Alienware desktops, with a white chassis and RGB lights visible on the front and side panel. You can also get a non-clear side panel. The desktop measures 32.2 inches in length (589 mm), 8.86 inches across (225 mm), and 20.1 inches tall (510 mm). Depending on the parts you pick, it weighs as much as 34.2 pounds (15....
Android may be based on Linux, but it’s not based on the type of Linux system you may have used on your PC. You can’t run Android apps on typical Linux distributions and you can’t run the Linux programs you’re familiar with on Android. Linux makes up the core part of Android, but Google hasn’t added all the typical software and libraries you’d find on a Linux distribution like Ubuntu....
File compression is so ubiquitous that it is now built into many operating systems as a standard feature. Zip files are generally the default archival format – occasionally replaced by RARs – but KGB Archiver is a tool that offers unparalleled levels of compression, although it does come at quite a price. There is no financial cost associated with the program – which is in no way related to the former Russian security agency – but if you want to get the most from the app you are going to have to invest a good deal of time....
Have you switched to Microsoft Word from WordPerfect? Do you remember the Reveal Codes feature in WordPerfect that made it so easy to see exactly how your document was formatted? Well, you can get that feature now in Word using a free tool called CrossEyes. NOTE: CrossEyes works in Word 2010 and earlier, but not in Word 2013. CrossEyes lets you easily identify and resolve any document-formatting problems in Word....
The Neon Rope Lights come in three sizes: 2-meter (6.56ft), 3-meter (10ft), and 5-meter (16.4ft). They run for $59.99, $79.99, and $119.99 respectively—if that sounds a little pricey for RGB lights to you, you haven’t used Govee lights yet. Craftsmanship: Not Your Average RGB The 5-meter Neon Rope Lights are the first Govee product I’ve had the pleasure of using. I’ve lit up my desk and shelves with several different RGB light strip options over the years, but they all pale in comparison to the quality of this RGBIC (Red, Green, Blue Independent Control) rope light....
