Summary Widgets can be useful for quickly interacting with or gleaning information from apps without having to launch the app in question. Here’s how to place widgets on your desktop for even faster access. Adding Widgets to Your Mac Desktop Widgets were added to macOS 14 Sonoma, somake sure your Mac is up-to-dateand running Apple’s October 2023 update or later to get the feature. you may add widgets to your Mac desktop using Notification Center or a desktop shortcut:...

Quick Links Summary Parental controls help you monitor or limit your child’s activity on their Windows PC. That way, you can stop them from gaming too much or visiting harmful websites. You can set these limits in the Family app on Windows 11. How to Set Up a Child Account To limit a child’s device, you need to add their Microsoft account to your Microsoft Family group in the Settings app....

Quick Links Summary If you have multiple microphones or webcams connected to your Windows 11 computer and want to use a particular device automatically, without having to mess around in the settings each time, you have to set your preferred device as default. We’ll show you how to do just that. How to Change Your Default Microphone on Windows 11 There are two ways to set a microphone as default: “set as default for audio” and “set as default communication device”....

Quick Links By setting up a homepage in Google Chrome, you makeaccessing your favorite siteas easy as clicking the Home button. Plus, you can set a homepage on desktop and mobile. We’ll show you how. A homepage in Chrome is simply a site that opens when you click the Home button. This button is located beside the address bar in Chrome. If you’re on Chrome’s desktop version, you can also set a startup page, which is a site that launches when youopen the browser on your system....

Quick Links Summary Trying to access a Reddit post that’s been deleted? Worry not, as you have a couple of ways to access removed posts on the platform. We’ll show you how to use those methods on your iPhone, Android, or computer. Does Reddit Let You See Deleted Posts? Officially, Reddit doesn’t allow you to see deleted posts. Once a user or Reddit itself has removed a post, that content is forever gone from the live Reddit website and mobile apps....

Quick Links Summary Want to solve a cold case from the 1930s? Hunt A Killer’sCurtain CallBox Set comes with six episodes—along with a mystery to solve in each episode—and takes about 10 to 15 hours to complete. If you’ve ever read mystery novel or watched a crime TV show, and figured out who the culprit was before it was actually revealed, you’ll probably loveHunt A Killer’s Curtain Call box set. This box set is full of intrigue, a great mix of easy and challenging puzzles and codes, and neat trinkets that bring the story to life....

TheHyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Prois not the mouse for me, but that’s actually its strength. It packs quality components into a package designed for underserved small hands. This gives it an edge that it otherwise may not have amid stiff competition in the high-end gaming mouse market. HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Pro A 61-gram ultralight gaming mouse with a slim, low-profile design that’s great for small hands. It features a 4,000 Hz polling rate, 26,000 DPI, and 650 IPS....

By the time the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch day came around, I had no intention of buying one. I hadn’t placed a pre-order, and I wasn’t going to deal with the expected rush to buy one in person. But when the opportunity presented itself, I bought one anyway—and I’ve decided to keep it. Right Place, Right Time I happened to be visiting my parents on the day of the Switch 2’s launch....

The early days of home computing were an exciting and unpredictable time. Different manufacturers were competing at different price points, with varied form factors, each with their own idea of what a modern computer should look like. The results have largely shaped the now-popular retro-futurism vibe seen in shows likeSeveranceand games likeStarfield. Here are some of the best-looking forerunners of whatever it is you’re reading this on. Though there were a lot of weird and wonderful early home computers, particularly from markets like the USSR and Japan, I’ve chosen to focus on mostly successful Western brands and models (that many of you will have used in the past)....

Summary Once upon a time, exclusive cosmetics could be earned simply by completing a few in-game challenges. You couldn’t just buy them with cash to skip ahead, these achievements required a sacrifice of time and some level of skill. That’s what I really miss about video games of the past. Picture it: the year is 2009 andHalo 3: ODSThas just been released. You and your friends are enjoying the fresh and moody campaign as well as the emergent firefight game mode....

Quick Links Windows 11’s File Explorer tabs work much like your Internet browser’s tabs, allowing you to quickly jump between folders and save screen space. If you find yourself opening several File Explorer windows when organizing your files, consider using the tabs in File Explorer instead. As someone who uses File Explorer daily to manage my workflow, tabs have helped me to have different folders for work that is at different stages of completion....

Summary Pretty much everybody now uses some kind of chat app to talk to friends and family. However, most of them are inherently insecure, with only a few offering any real privacy. One exception is Session, a relatively obscure messaging app, which I took for a spin to see how I liked it. I messed around withSessionfor a few days exchanging messages with some friends I roped into helping me. I like Session and the security behind it, though there are some issues....

Quick Links Android devices are packed with features that can upgrade your experience. I’ve unearthed some gems that I wish I’d known about sooner. From tracking notifications to sharing Wi-Fi effortlessly, these five handy features can enhance how we use our phones. Let’s check them out! I’ll be using the Google Pixel phone to demonstrate the steps for each feature. However, most of these features are available on a variety of Android devices, including Samsung Galaxy....