There’s been a lot of talk regarding Apple’s CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) scanner. Now, the scanner is back in the news again, as it appears that hackers could be one step closer to tricking the CSAM scanner and creating false positives. The Issue With Apple’s CSAM Scanner A Reddit user did some reverse engineering to understand Apple’s NeuralHash algorithm for on-device CSAM detection. In doing so, they discovered a possible collision in the hash that could create false positives....

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 release includes a cosmetic overhaul of File Explorer with several major changes when compared to the Windows 10 version. Here’s a quick look at the new design and features. Meet the New File Explorer Functionally, File Explorer in Windows 11 works almost exactly like File Explorer in Windows 10: It’s a way to interact with the files stored on your computer using a windowed interface. But several details about how you perform that task have changed....

The Preview app on the Mac doesn’t make it easy to add an image to a PDF file, but there’s a clever workaround you can use with Preview itself, and we’ll show you how to do it. Note: You Don’t Need This to Add a Signature Image Before we begin, it’s worth noting that if you want to add your signature to a PDF, you don’t need to use the method outlined below....

Before You Get Started Using the command prompt, we’re going to copy all of the files on top of each other until they combine into one audio file. Before you get started, make a copy of your audio files in another folder. This way, you can avoid any accidents that can corrupt your audio files. Having a backup is always a good practice. You should also arrange and rename all of your audio files in ascending order for this tutorial....

Keeping your Git installation up to date is essential, as it gives you all the latest features, improvements, bug fixes, and more. Here’s how to check which Git you’re currently using, and how to update it to the latest version. Check Which Version of Git You’re Using The command to check which version of Git you’re using is the same on both Windows and Mac. To check your Git version, open Command Prompt (Windows), Terminal (Mac), or the Linux terminal....

First, Rule Out an Issue With the Cable The charging port at the bottom of all iPhones produced since 2012 is called a Lightning connector. If you try to insert a Lightning cable and the connection seems flaky—it disconnects if you tap the cable or phone lightly—or it won’t insert all the way, the problem could either be the cable itself or the Lightning port on your iPhone. To see which component (phone or cable) is causing the trouble, borrow or buy a known-working Lightning cable, plug it into your iPhone, and see if the connection problem persists....

Customer Service Center Online Live Chat Phone: 1-888-280-4331 Email: cs-reply@amazon. com Social Media Twitter Instagram Facebook If not, you can always add your question to the forum. Just be sure not to share any sensitive information. If, after browsing, you still can’t get your issue resolved, there are several ways to contact an actual representative. On the next screen, you’ll be asked to pick what you need help with. Select “I Need More Help....

Using a table of contents in your document makes it easier for the reader to navigate. You can insert a table of contents in Word from the headings used in your document, and then you can update it after making changes to the document. Here’s how to do it. How to Add a Table of Contents Regardless of the size of your document, using a table of contents can direct the reader to exactly where they need to be....

Manually creating new folders and subfolders is time-consuming if you want to organize and manage files on your Windows 10 PC. Instead, you can create multiple folders at once using the Command Prompt, PowerShell, or a batch file. These apps save you from the task of right-clicking > New Folder or using Ctrl+Shift+N to make a new folder, which is tiresome if you have to make several of them. However, there are ways that you can avoid that....

If you have to dial an extension to reach some of your contacts–or a code to join a conference–you know it’s a hassle remembering that information or looking it up before placing a call. Instead, why not have your iPhone automatically dial those extra digits for you? Phones have long accepted special characters, such as the comma and semicolon, for performing specific functions when dialing stored numbers. Your iPhone is no different....

What Is Prime Reading? Just like a real library, you’re technically borrowing the books. You’re also limited to 10 titles at a time. When you’re finished with a book, if you try to add a new one when your library is full, you’ll be prompted to return one first. In the Kindle app, you’ll see the “Prime Reading” section on the home page. Tap “See All” to explore the full catalog....

If you need to extract files from a VMware virtual machine disk image file (in VMDK format), there’s a quick and free way to do it without needing to buy or install VMware Workstation itself. Here’s how. First, Install 7-Zip To extract files from a VMDK file without VMWare Workstation, you’ll need to download and install our favorite file-extraction tool, 7-Zip. It’s a highly regarded, open-source program designed to work with compressed and archived file formats....

Tables in Microsoft Excel provide many benefits for working with your data. And if your table contains figures that you’d like to total at the bottom, this is a simple task. Here are three ways to add a total row to a table in Excel. Insert a Total Row Using Table Design You can add a total row to the bottom of your table using a simple checkbox. Select any cell in your table and go to the Table Design tab that displays....

Introducing iDOS 2 Recently, we noticed FastCompany editor (and friend of How-To Geek) Harry McCracken on Twitter experimenting with running Windows 3.1 on an iPad. With his blessing, we’re about to explain how he pulled off this amazing feat. To run Windows 3.1 on your iPad, you’ll need to buy an app called iDOS 2 that’s available in the App Store. Currently, it costs $4.99, which seems like a bargain considering what it can do....

Sometimes, you want to include the data on an Excel spreadsheet in your Microsoft Word document. There are a couple of ways to do this, depending on whether or not you want to maintain a connection with the source Excel sheet. Let’s take a look. What’s the Difference Between Linking and Embedding? You actually have three options for including a spreadsheet in a Word document. The first is by simply copying that data from the spreadsheet, and then pasting it into the target document....

Not everyone you invite to a meeting may be a required guest. There might be someone that you want to give the choice to attend. Google Calendar provides the ability to make attendees optional, but it’s not obvious. It could be your supervisor, a coworker who may not be available, or someone else with an interest in the meeting. By marking them optional, they can decide for themselves if they should or want to attend....

Windows Terminal is an amazing app in Windows 11 that allows you to access different types of command shells all in one place. It opens with PowerShell by default, but if you’d rather have new tabs open Command Prompt instead, it’s easy to change. Here’s how. First, run Windows Terminal. You can find it quickly by right-clicking the Start button and selecting “Windows Terminal” from the menu that pops up....

The Big Caveat: Copying Is the Easy Part Before you get too excited about transferring data from a vintage Zip disk to a modern computer, you need to know that successfully copying data is only half of the solution. Once the data is safely on your new machine, it might be trapped in an obsolete file format that your modern apps can’t read or understand. To actually read the data you copy over, you’ll need to figure out how to use virtual machines or emulators such as DOSBox and vintage applications to convert your data into a format you can use, and that’s far beyond the scope of what we’re going to cover below....

Restarting an iPhone 13 is a great way to troubleshoot problems or simply get a fresh start. We’ll show you several different ways to do it—with instructions that also apply to the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. How Restart an iPhone 13 with Hardware Buttons To restart an iPhone using buttons on the device itself, you’ll need to first shut it down. To do so, press and hold the Side button (on the right edge of your iPhone) and the Volume Up button ( on the left side)....

Samsung Galaxy smartwatches include the company’s fitness software. It works just fine, but what if you already have fitness data stored in Google Fit? Thankfully, you can sync Samsung Health to Google Fit, and keep all your data in one place. It’s not possible to install Google Fit on a Samsung Galaxy smartwatch, but you can do the next best thing. With an app called “Health Sync,” you can use Samsung Health for fitness tracking and sync all your data over to Google Fit....