The first Google Search result is rarely exactly what you want. Chrome for Android has a handy tool that makes it easy to switch between the search results all in one tab. It’s a big time saver. The tool is called “Continuous Search Navigation” and it began rolling out in Chrome for Android version 91. It puts the Google Search results in a row under the address bar so you can navigate to a different result without going back to Google....

Mac makes it easy to select multiple files, so you can batch perform actions like copy, move, and delete. We’ll show you various ways to select multiple files in Finder on Mac. Keep in mind that although we use the term “files” in the below sections, you can use these instructions to select virtually anything in your folder, including apps and subfolders. RELATED: How to Make Finder Always Search the Current Folder on Mac...

It’s hard enough to keep up with our own schedules much less anyone else’s. If you use Google Calendar for business, you can keep your coworkers and team in-the-know about when you’re working and from where. Open the Work Hours and Location Settings To start, you’ll open this section in the Settings. So, head to Google Calendar on the web and sign in. On the top right, click the gear icon and choose “Settings....

With the “Location Services” option on your iPhone, you can allow and disallow apps from using your phone’s GPS location. You can manage this on a per-app basis as well as system-wide. We’ll show you how. As long as Location Services is disabled, your apps can’t track your GPS location. If you come across an app that needs location data (like a food delivery app) to function, it’s easy to enable the option....

How to Pay for Gas with Alexa From there, visit any participating gas station, pull up to any pump, and say “Hey Alexa, pay for gas” to your Echo Auto or other compatible device. Upon hearing the phrase, Alexa will recite and ask you to confirm the station location you’re at. Say “Yes,” and Alexa will then ask for the pump number that you want to use. After Alexa confirms the pump number, she will say “Are you ready for me to activate Pump #?...

Windows 10 includes several different types of backup and recovery tools. And we’re going to take a look at all of them. Sometimes, bad things happen to good computers. Fortunately, Windows includes a number of tools you can use to make sure your files are properly backed up and to recover your computer should you need to. On the backup side of things, File History is the primary backup tool in Windows 8 and 10....

Thankfully, setting up a double connection like this isn’t too bad on Windows as long as you’re willing to set up a virtual machine to do the heavy lifting. The same trick will work on macOS and Linux. However, it isn’t easily possible on mobile devices like iPhones, iPads, and Macs. How to Have Two VPNs on the Same Device First, though, let’s go over one misconception: there’s usually no issue having two or more VPNs installed on a single device, the issue is with having both switched on at the same time....

On January 14, 1984, Apple released the first version of its Macintosh operating system, System 1.0. Despite being almost four decades old, many of its features resemble today’s macOS. We’ll take you on a brief tour of this historic OS. The Macintosh Revolution Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh radically altered the course of personal computer history. It brought the graphical user interface (GUI) concept to the masses for the first time and promised a very user-friendly experience compared to most computers on the market....

Why Stop Using Your Phone as a Flashlight? In the past we’ve strongly recommended you stop using flashlight apps on your phone. I’ll take that a step further and recommend you stop, in most instances, using the flashlight altogether. I won’t pretend that I never use my phone flashlight. Most people have their phones on them 24/7, and the little LED flash on most smartphones, in flashlight mode, can throw about 40-50 lumens of illumination....

RELATED: The Best Action Movies on Netflix in 2022 Color Out of Space Play Video Cult filmmaker Richard Stanley adapts H.P. Lovecraft’s classic short story of psychedelic horror, and Cage fits right in. He plays the patriarch of a family that encounters a mysterious meteorite on their rural property. The alien artifact infects the members of the family, causing strange behavior and hallucinations, and giving Cage and the rest of the actors the chance to cut loose....

Below are ideas for those who need a little help in the kitchen, a helping hand in the bathroom, a reminder to go outside once in a while, and finally get some sleep. But you’ll have to wrap them yourself, or lazily put them in one of those small gift bags. Either way. Your Jetsons Kitchen Awaits It’s going to be a while before your refrigerator can shoot eggs over to a pan while robot arms flip pancakes and sentient oranges juice themselves....

In this day and age, budget smartphones, particularly budget Android phones, can master the fundamentals of a great smartphone while not draining your bank account. Depending on which manufacturer you buy from, you could get a fantastic phone for a great price. You just need to know where to look! Of course, finding that perfect deal can be a tedious process with so many different Android options on the market....

USB-C is the emerging standard for charging and transferring data. Right now, it’s included in devices like the newest laptops, phones, and tablets and—given time—it’ll spread to pretty much everything that currently uses the older, larger USB connector. USB-C features a new, smaller connector shape that’s reversible so it’s easier to plug in. USB-C cables can carry significantly more power, so they can be used to charge larger devices like laptops....

Microsoft has been facing a lot of heat lately over some of its practices with Windows and its Edge browser. These moves aren’t lost on other browser makers and Vivaldi’s CEO Jon von Tetzchner recently wrote about some other company’s tactics. Vivaldi posted a rather lengthy blog entry on Microsoft tactics titled “Microsoft back to its old tricks to get an edge on the competition.” In the post, CEO Jon von Tetzchner called out the tactics Microsoft is using the get people to switch to its Edge browser, and as you can probably expect from the maker of a rival browser, he wasn’t happy....

These dots on your status bar are just like the colored green LED next to the MacBook’s webcam. They provide a visual indication whenever your iPhone or iPad’s microphone or camera is being used by an app. These orange and green circles were added in the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates, which Apple released in September 2020. The Orange Dot Means Your Microphone Is Active The orange dot indicator indicates that an application on your iPhone is using the microphone....

A .gitignore file is a text file placed in your git repository that tells git not to track certain files and folders that you don’t want being uploaded to your master repository. It has a lot of uses, and you will almost always need to configure it if you’re setting up a new repo. What’s The Point Of .gitignore? In most projects, there’s a difference between code/config, and generated files from that code or config....

The contrast between two things is the difference between them. In photography, we most often use the term to refer to the differences between the darkest areas and the lightest areas of an image—which is called tonal contrast. However, there are two other types of contrast worth knowing about: color contrast and compositional contrast. Let’s dig in. The Different Kinds of Contrast What Is Tonal Contrast? Every photo has darker areas and lighter areas....

Adobe Photoshop often has a few different tools that handle the same things in subtly different ways. Opacity, Flow, and Density all control the visibility of certain layer aspects, but each is a little different. We’ll explain. What Is Layer Opacity? Opacity pops up in two places: Layer Opacity, and Brush Opacity. Layer Opacity is pretty simple: It’s a slider in the Layers Panel that sets how visible or invisible the selected layer is....

Quick Fixes For AirPods Pausing Before we get to the more in-depth causes of your AirPods suddenly pausing, we’ll look at some smaller issues that could be causing your AirPods to stop playback. If your AirPods aren’t pausing entirely, but instead the audio is repeatedly stopping and starting, it could be an issue with your connection. One of the simplest causes for this is if you leave your phone in one room and walk away while you’re still listening....

Email viruses are real, but computers aren’t infected just by opening emails anymore. Just opening an email to view it is safe – although attachments can still be dangerous to open. Past security problems with Microsoft Outlook resulted in a lot of damage, and some people still believe that just opening an email is dangerous. This isn’t true. Why Opening an Email Is Safe Emails are essentially text or HTML documents (web pages)....