There’s a lot to like about the Apple Watch Series 7, announced on September 14, 2021, but the Retina display that adds 20% more screen real-estate compared to the Apple Watch Series 6 is a standout feature. However, the Watch is about the same size. Rather than making the Watch 20% larger, Apple moved the Watch’s display out towards its edges. The corners are rounded, too. Apple also says it’s adjusted the interface so that you can fit nearly 50% more text on the Watch’s screen....

The Pixel Buds Pro is Google’s first pair of earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), powered by “a custom 6-core audio chip that runs Google-developed algorithms.” The ANC ability makes these competitive with other high-end earbuds, like the Sony WF-1000XM4 and Apple AirPods Pro. However, since this is Google’s first attempt at ANC, we’ll have to see if the implementation stacks up against its competitors. Play Video Google says there’s also a ‘Silent Seal’ feature that prevents outside sound from leaking out, and built-in sensors to measure the air pressure of your ear canal “to make sure you’re comfortable even during long listening session....

Hosting a Zoom meeting with a large number of participants can be tough. Adding a co-host to your session allows you to share host privileges, letting them take some of the workload like managing participants and screen sharing. Here’s how it’s done. Enable the Co-Host Setting in Zoom Before you can add a co-host to a Zoom video conference, you’ll need to enable the setting. To do this, head over to the Zoom web portal, sign in to your Zoom account, and then select the “Settings” tab....

When you create an Excel chart that contains a ton of data, it can be difficult to decipher it all at a glance. One helpful way to point out information is using data labels for a series of data points. We’ll show you how to use data labels here. You can choose which series or points to use data labels for and select their positions. For example, data labels can become part of the bars on a column chart or displayed as callouts on a pie chart....

Microsoft Edge lets you add themes to change the browser’s appearance and make it look more personal. If you want to make Edge look more fun, you can easily install themes (and remove them) without hassle. Before beginning, you should update Microsoft Edge to the latest available version. After that, you can personalize your experience without any hassle. How to Add New Themes in Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge’s Add-ons store offers 24 official themes to change Edge’s look and feel....

If you have an iPhone and a Mac or iPad, you can link your phone number to your iCloud account to send and receive calls and messages from the same number on both devices. Add a New or Existing Number on iOS You’ll need to make sure your devices are signed in to the same iCloud account for everything to sync correctly. The process is the same for all iOS devices, but you’ll need to enable your existing number on your iPhone first....

Netflix isn’t just an English language streaming service with content from around the globe. You can easily watch films and shows in other languages. There are also options for changing the language of the audio, subtitles, or on your profile, no matter where you live. Let’s explore! How to Change the Language on Your Netflix Profile Netflix usually determines the language it uses based on your location. For example, in the U....

How Linux Uses RAM RAM is a finite resource that all processes, like applications and daemons, want a piece of. There’s only so much of it available. The kernel referees the memory squabbles and allocates the rationed memory out to all the hungry processes. It’s kind of like a mother bird with more open beaks pointed at her than she has the grub for. Unused RAM is wasted RAM. Linux uses any spare RAM for things like file buffer space, to keep your computer running at optimum performance....

You can use the COUNT function and variations to count cells that contain numbers. But what if you want to count only the distinct values in a cell range? We’ll show you two ways to count unique values in Excel. Both methods we’ll explain use a combination of functions and variations of the COUNT function. And because your cell range could include blank cells, we’re including alternative formulas to account for this....

Creating a ringtone for your iPhone from your favorite song can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how to quickly whip up a killer new tone directly on your phone. There are numerous ringtone apps in the iOS app store. We checked out about a dozen of them, and they all have similar functionality. All of the apps we tested required that you load music to the iPhone using iTunes instead of downloading it from a cloud or streaming music service....

If you need business cards made, but you lack experience with sophisticated design software such as InDesign and Photoshop, you can use Word’s business card template. Don’t see a template you like? Design your cards from scratch. Designing Business Cards in Word Before we dive into the design of the business card, it’s important to understand what content you should add. While the content placed on the card may be a bit different based on your industry, here are the basics:...

Even these days, MacBooks still have tiny hard drives that fill up quickly. Luckily there are quick and easy ways to free up disk space on your hard drive. Here’s how to clean up your Mac’s hard disk and reclaim some drive space. You can obviously free up disk space by simply doing a cursory find-and-delete for big files and other things that you’ve downloaded, but realistically that’s only going to get you so far....

When you add audio to your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you might set it to play automatically or in the background. You might not need to see the sound icon in these cases, so why not hide it? You can easily hide the audio icon during your PowerPoint slideshow if you don’t plan to use it. And you can do this in the desktop version of PowerPoint on Windows and Mac as well as in PowerPoint on the web....

Excel provides a plethora of features for organizing, manipulating, and handling your data. One of these unique features is inserting a PDF directly into Excel. The good news is it only involves a few simple steps to do it. Here’s how. Inserting a PDF Into Excel In the Excel file, head over to the “Insert” tab and then click the “Object” button. In the Object window that appears, switch to the “Create from File” tab and then click “Browse....

When you want to change settings in Windows 11, you usually reach for the Settings app. But the trusty Control Panel still plays an important role during many configuration tasks. Here are several different ways to open it. Use the Start Menu One of the easiest ways to launch Control Panel is by using the Start menu. To do so, click the Start button on your taskbar and type “control panel....

The WinSXS folder at C:WindowsWinSXS is massive and continues to grow the longer you have Windows installed. This folder builds up unnecessary files over time, including old versions of system components. This folder also contains files for uninstalled, disabled Windows components. Even if you don’t have a Windows component installed, it will be present in your WinSXS folder, taking up space. Why the WinSXS Folder Gets too Big The WinSXS folder contains all Windows system components....

If Adobe Photoshop doesn’t work the way it should, you might be able to fix it by resetting its Preferences (Settings). There are two ways to do it, and we’ll show you how. Why Reset Photoshop Preferences? While it’s an extreme measure to take, you might want to reset your Photoshop Preferences if you’re having difficulty with something, or if you’ve made too many customizations and want to start over with a clean slate....

Everybody knows that to shut down Windows you’ve always had to click on the Start button… but what if you don’t want to click? What if your mouse broke or you are just feeling lazy and don’t want to reach over? Here’s how to restart or shut down Windows 8 using just the keyboard. In previous editions of Windows, you could easily do this by popping up the Start menu and navigating with the Windows key and then the arrow keys, but Windows 8....

Bluetooth can be a little finicky on its best of days. There are several possible points of failure between your iOS device and whatever accessory you’re connecting to. Here’s how to troubleshoot them. While it can be temperamental and a bit of a battery drain, Bluetooth remains a great way to connect to nearby devices and accessories. Pairing your devices over Bluetooth allows you to do cool things like trigger reminders when you get out of your car, and is also required for lots of devices like wearables and wireless speakers....

Windows 11 includes animation and fading effects that add eye candy but can make your PC feel sluggish for some by adding a slight delay to certain actions. For a more snappy experience, it’s easy to turn animations off. Here’s how. First, open Windows Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. Or, you can open Start, search for “Settings,” and then click its icon. When Settings appears, look in the sidebar and select “Accessibility....