Most Mac users know familiar Finder window backgrounds, but few know you can also set Finder window backgrounds to any color you like. Here’s how to do it. You can change the background color of Finder windows. When you open a folder on the macOS desktop in the Finder, a window opens representing the contents
Read MoreCustomer perception is everything when you’re running a business, particularly in retail. High-quality signage can go a long way into creating a good impression in this respect. [king process] decided to show us how professional-grade LED signage is made in a Korean shop that specializes in the work. The signs we’re shown are custom builds
Read More“According to one study, homeowners are three times more likely than renters to own an electric vehicle,” writes the Washington Post. But others still have options: Drivers who park on the street have found novel ways to charge their vehicles, using extension cords running over the sidewalk or even into the branches of a nearby
Read MoreThe Plugable TBT4-UDX1 is a powerful 11-port Thunderbolt 4 dock with the potential to streamline your Mac setup. Plugable TBT4-UDX1 review Docks can make using your Mac or iPad much easier, but the strengths of Thunderbolt justify the high price often asked for. As of now, only a handful of Mac models have Thunderbolt 4
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge X appears to have blocked searches for Taylor Swift as a reaction to a recent trend of graphic AI fakes of the world-famous recording artist being posted to the site. Right now, if you search “Taylor Swift” or “Taylor Swift AI” on X, formerly Twitter, you may see a “Something went wrong”
Read MoreAfter the pandemic, tech companies worldwide have already started implementing work-from-home policies, increasing the need for free video conferencing services. Currently, hundreds of video conferencing services are available, but out of all those, Zoom is the best one. Zoom is one of the best and most used video call apps. It’s a free tool and
Read MoreMicrosoft rolled out a new update a few days ago called KB5034204 (OS Builds 22621.3085 and 22631.3085) Preview. The update is available for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2, and it’s been released to the insiders in the Release Preview Channel. While the update didn’t bring any new features, it did bring some improvements and important
Read MoreIn the last 90 seconds of a recent Disney Parks video, there’s a demonstration of a new technology called a HoloTile floor. Disney research fellow/R&D “imagineerer” Lanny Smoot specifies that “we don’t know yet where it will be used” — though noting multiple people could walk in place during a shared virtual reality experience. It’s
Read MoreToday’s top deals include 66% off Philips wireless headphones, $95 off an Xbox Series X Diablo IV bundle, $90 off an iPhone 11 Pro Max, 46% off a Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2, 45% off a wireless portable speaker, and more. Save $200 on an M2 MacBook Air The AppleInsider staff combs the web for massive
Read MoreOpinion post by Kaitlyn Cimino Samsung officially confirmed an upcoming Samsung Galaxy Ring at its Unpacked event on January 17. The announcement arrived after a short promo video for Samsung Health featuring a Neanderthal representing our “ancient instincts.” At the end of the video, the character remarks on Samsung Health’s new AI tools and then
Read More“Exercising for 25 minutes a week, or less than four minutes a day, could help to bulk up our brains,” reports the Washington Post, “and improve our ability to think as we grow older.” A new study, which involved scanning the brains of more than 10,000 healthy men and women from ages 18 to 97,
Read More“Parched conditions have crippled a waterway that handles $270 billion a year in global trade,” reports Bloomberg. “And there are no easy solutions. “The Panama Canal Authority is weighing potential fixes that include an artificial lake to pump water into the canal and cloud seeding to boost rainfall, but both options would take years to
Read MoreOn iPhone, you have a feature called Find My that provides phone tracking features through your iCloud account. The Find My iPhone feature is very helpful since it helps you locate your lost or stolen iPhone. If ‘Find My’ settings are enabled on your iPhone, you can grab the precise location of your iPhone through
Read More“Companies that once serviced the boom in cryptocurrency mining are pivoting to take advantage of the latest data gold rush,” reports the Guardian. Canadian company Hive Blockchain changed its name in July to Hive Digital Technologies and announced it was pivoting to AI. “Hive has been a pioneering force in the cryptocurrency mining sector since
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft released a new Canary test build for Windows yesterday that brings the company’s Voice Clarity feature, which previously only worked on Surface devices, to all Windows machines, including those using ARM CPUs. The company says in a blog post that the feature uses “low complexity AI models”
Read MoreFor those new to fields like robotics or aerospace, it can seem at first glance that a problem like moving a robot arm or flying an RC airplane might be simple problems to solve. It turns out, however, that control of systems like these can get complicated quickly; so much so that these types of
Read MoreWelcome to the 519th edition of Android Apps Weekly, where we discuss the latest in mobile news and take a closer look at some of the most interesting new apps and games. Let’s jump right in and take a look at some of the biggest highlights from the last week: Google may soon enable voice
Read MoreNomad’s minimalist Base One Max 3-in-1 is on sale for $95. | Image: Nomad Fancy phone chargers are nice, but they’re often too expensive to justify the cost. Nomad’s Base One Max 3-in-1 is one of those rare unicorns that delivers a lot of value for your money, however, thus making it worth the splurge.
Read More“Security experts expect many more companies to disclose that they’ve been hacked by Russian intelligence agents who stole emails from executives,” reports the Washington Post, “following disclosures by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise in the past week.” Microsoft said late Thursday that it had found more victims and was in the process of notifying them. A
Read MoreIt’s handy how apps like Apple Maps know where you are, but sometimes they know with more precision than you might be comfortable with. Whether intentional or not, you may have given an app access to your Precise Location. Thankfully, there is a way to hide it. You can switch off precise location tracking for
Read MorePlus: North Korean hackers get into generative AI, a phone surveillance tool that can monitor billions of devices gets exposed, and ambient light sensors pose a new privacy risk.
Read MoreSpotify CEO Daniel Ek is unhappy with Apple’s new App Store changes affecting the European Union, declaring elements of the plan “extortion, plain and simple.” Spotify logo The outspoken CEO of the music streaming service wrote in a Friday blog post objecting to Apple’s introduction of changes in iOS 17.4 that will introduce new rules
Read MoreThe Jamstik Classic. For many years now, my Stratocaster has been a memento hanging on my wall representing the time before I got a MacBook. I swapped my electric guitar out for a 25-key keyboard controller and a library of virtual instruments once my career headed to podcasting. In Logic Pro or Ableton, the Stratocaster
Read MoreCredit: Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority Opinion post by Ryan Haines When was the last time you were genuinely excited about a Samsung Galaxy S design? Not a new camera sensor, not a fancy titanium frame, but the design itself. I’d argue that it probably hasn’t been since the Galaxy S21 series, maybe even the
Read MoreWhen I start off on a “simple” project, experience shows that it’s got about a 10% chance of actually remaining simple. Sometimes it’s because Plan A never works out the way I think it will, due to either naivety or simply the random blockers that always get in the way and need surmounting. But a
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