If you’re an iPhone user and have other Apple devices in the family, just buy the HomePod Mini. Otherwise, the Google Nest Audio Audio is your best best. If you have an older Google Home device, you should also take a look at our comparison of the Nest Audio to the older Google Home to see if it’s worth upgrading. The Nest Audio, by contrast, is more of an oval or a super-sized pill....

Function Syntax A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, parenthesis, comma separators, and its arguments. The arguments are always surrounded by parentheses and individual arguments are separated by commas. A simple example, shown in the image above, is the SUM function, which can be used to sum or total long columns or rows of numbers. The syntax for this function is: The arguments for this function are:...

The new trackers improve on Tile’s previous Bluetooth gadgets that allow users to find their stuff, TechCrunch reports, using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to more easily find the missing items. The Tile app also will use augmented reality (AR) to help guide users to the lost item’s location. Experts say AR holds a lot of potential to help find everything from keys to computers. “AR enables visual information to be overlayed in a user’s phone camera,” Nicolas Robbe, CEO of augmented reality development company Hoverlay, said in an email interview....

The main reason young women exit tech is because of noninclusive company culture, according to the report from consulting firm Accenture and the nonprofit Girls Who Code. The loss of women is complicating efforts to diversify an industry that’s already primarily white and male. To retain women, companies need to launch broad initiatives that include encouraging parental leave, providing mentors, and funding employee-resource networks, the report found. “When you get underneath it, the biggest factor for women leaving tech is them asking whether this is a place where I fit,” Gloria Samuels, a Senior Managing Director at Accenture, said in a phone interview....

The lines between Facebook’s services continue to blur. Facebook and Instagram chat are merging; Oculus users now must login with their Facebook accounts to play in VR. These moves come at a time when Facebook and other tech giants are under increased scrutiny for alleged privacy violations and other issues. With such disparate services coming together, some less savvy folks might get confused. “It’s going to be difficult for users to know and to cross-check what the privacy settings are,” Scott J....

So what’s next? All you know for sure is that your computer needs to stop being broken as soon as possible, but do you call tech support? Do you take it to a computer repair service? Before you do anything, see Simple Fixes for Most Computer Problems. In that piece, we talk about just a few, super-simple things that anyone can do that might just do the trick and let you avoid having to pay for a solution....

The iOS 14.5 update is almost big enough to count as iOS 15, but iOS 15 will have to wait a few months until Apple’s WWDC in June. The 14.5 update brings improvements to maps, adds Siri voices, and includes important new privacy controls that are so good that Facebook is terrified. But let’s start with the feature that will affect most people in everyday life: Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch....

The process of restoring the file segments to a more centralized state is called defragmentation, and it’s something you can and should perform on your computer periodically. The question for many people is “How often?” Why You Should Defragment Your Computer As you use your computer over time, file parts are scattered across your hard drive. When the scattering becomes widespread, your computer takes longer to grab the right bits to put together your files....

Sony’s recent 8.00 update for the PlayStation 4 introduced a pop-up warning players that their voice chats could now be recorded. This prompted many to take to Twitter and other platforms, sharing their disgust at Sony listening in on their private conversations. Sony has since stated that it’s not listening to conversations, but rather, users on the PS5 can record voice chats and send them in for moderation. While Sony may not be actively listening to your party voice chats, some still feel that privacy laws could be threatened....

How Do I Access Router Control Settings? Follow these steps to log in to your router and manage your network settings: How Do I Log Into My 192.168 1.1 IP Address? You can also access the router’s settings on your phone from a mobile web browser: What Can You Control in Your Router’s Settings? Whether you use an app or a web browser, you can manage all aspects of your network from the router admin settings....

It includes information on removing apps from the Apple Watch, changing the app layout on the watch, and displaying apps on the Watch Dock. How to Add Apps to Your Apple Watch On Apple Watches with watchOS 5 or earlier, you add apps to the watch on your iPhone. In watchOS 6, Apple launched an App Store on the watch, so you no longer add apps using the Watch app on the paired iPhone; you can do it right on your wrist....

What Are Highlights on Instagram? Highlights are stories you pin to the top of your Instagram profile for an indefinite period of time. Any story you post appears in your followers’ feeds for 24 hours, then automatically disappears. However, if you add a story to your Highlights, anyone who visits your profile sees it as a circular icon above your main feed, even after it disappears from their main stories feed....

How Can I Increase My Mobile Signal Strength? Thankfully, there are many proven solutions for poor iPhone signal strength. Here are nine of the best ways to get more bars on your iPhone, increase your download speeds, and improve your call quality. Method 1: Remove Your iPhone’s Case While a good iPhone case shouldn’t affect your signal strength too much, some can make it harder for the antennae in older models to connect to a network as well as they should....

How Do I Add My Home Address on Google Maps? Adding your home and/or work address in Google Maps is simpler than you might expect. Your home and/or work address(s) has been changed. You can now check your address info whenever you want, or set a marker for yourself on Google Maps’s map screen. How Do I Fix My Home Address if It’s Wrong on Google Maps? If you need to change your Home or Work address in Google Maps after saving, it’s also a very simple process....

How Do I Change the Channel on My Wi-Fi Extender? Wi-Fi extenders allow you to expand the range of your wireless network without the overhead of an entire wireless access point. However, if you’re experiencing poor connectivity, you can change the wireless channel on which your device operates to try and alleviate the problem. Should My Wi-Fi Extender Be on the Same Channel? Generally yes, Wi-Fi extenders are designed to integrate with the “host” wireless network....

How to Change the User Interface Language on Disney Plus No one wants to navigate the user interface of an app in an unfamiliar language. While the Disney+ website and app switches to the default language of the device you’re using, sometimes you might want to change the language manually. Here’s how to do it. How to Change the Audio or Subtitles Language on Disney+ Want to watch Spanish Disney movies?...

Ways to Reset a Password on Mac Changing the password on your Mac isn’t difficult, but it does complicate matters if you don’t remember your old password or aren’t able to use your Apple ID as a backup. Here are the primary methods you can use to reset your Mac password: Basic reset: This method only works if you remember your current password. If you have forgotten your password, you’ll need to use a different method....

How to See Which Apps You’ve Been Using on iPad With as many apps as you might have on your iPad, it’s hard to keep track of which ones you’re using. It’s a good idea to check, though, especially so you can find out which ones may be safe to delete to free up some precious storage on your iPad. Parents might also want to keep an eye on what their kids are doing....

Turn on Restrictions on iPad The first step to a kid-friendly iPad is to turn on restrictions, the feature that limits which applications are permitted on the iPad. Restrictions are enabled through Screen Time, which you can get to through Settings > Screen Time. To set up restrictions: iTunes & App Store Purchases Restrictions The first section you come to in the Content & Privacy Restrictions screen is iTunes & App Store Purchases....

How Much Alternator Is Too Much? The good news is that replacing a factory alternator with a high output alternator, in and of itself, isn’t going to damage the rest of the electronics in your car, even if the new alternator is much, much bigger than the old one. As an example that trends closer to the ridiculous than the likely, let’s say that you determine that your new sound system, plus the preexisting power requirements of your car, add up to well over 200A....