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Apple Pay, once the domain of iPhone and Watch users, has arrived on macOS Sierra. Here’s how to use it. Right now, the number of online merchants accepting Apple Pay is somewhat small, but you can expect that number to grow as more and more get on board. To use Apple Pay on your Mac, make sure you’re first set up to use it. You will still need an iPhone to complete Apple Pay transactions, and ensure that Continuity is working between your iPhone and Mac as well....

Even if you have multiple computers, you only need one TV tuner card to watch TV on all of them. If you’ve set up NextPVR to watch live TV in Kodi, you can actually stream that live TV and its recordings to any computer on your network–from the browser on your laptop and mobile devices, or through other Kodi boxes. Here’s how to set it up. RELATED: How to Watch and Record Live TV with Kodi and NextPVR...

At this point, Google Chrome is prolific. You likely use it on your desktop computer and laptop, as well as any mobile devices you may have. Keeping things in sync between all of your devices is easy-peasy, thanks to Google’s handy sync settings. It’s worth noting that everything we’re going to cover here should be enabled by default. If you’re having an issue or turned some of these settings off in the past, however, this is how it’s done—no matter if you use Windows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, or Android....

I take a lot of self-portraits. My mother says I’m very pretty and that the world needs more pictures of me, and since I’m normally the one holding the camera, no one else is going to do it. Here are some tips for taking better portraits of yourself. The principles are the same whether I spend a few hours carefully staging a self-portrait like the one below, or snap off a few selfies with my iPhone....

Apple MacBooks and many desktop Macs have built-in microphones. However, you can also connect headsets and other mics via USB, a 3.5mm audio jack, or Bluetooth. Here’s how to fix a microphone that’s not working on your Mac. Figure Out Which Microphone Your Mac Is Using To effectively troubleshoot microphone problems, it’s important to know which one your computer is using. Your Mac will be using one of the following:...

If you’re thinking about getting the Nest Hello to replace your existing doorbell, it’s a great option. However, there are some things to keep in mind about the installation that makes the Hello a bit different than other video doorbells. Your Existing Doorbell Must Be Hardwired The most important you should know before considering the Nest Hello is that it must be connected to existing doorbell wiring. For most houses, this isn’t a problem, as wired doorbells are pretty common....

Tesla announced today that it will allow its charging connector and technology to be used by other businesses, while renaming it to the “North American Charging Standard,” or NACS for short. That means Tesla chargers will start showing up at more charging stations outside of Tesla’s own Supercharger network, and perhaps most importantly, other EVs can use Tesla’s charging port and infastructure. Tesla said in a blog post, “NACS is the most common charging standard in North America: NACS vehicles outnumber CCS two-to-one, and Tesla’s Supercharging network has 60% more NACS posts than all the CCS-equipped networks combined....

Some people find the macOS Terminal scary, and that makes sense. Commands can feel alienating, and learning to use them takes time. It’s hard to find a starting point. We’ve shown you how to navigate using the Terminal, and a bunch of cool Terminal tricks, but it can all seem a little stale when you’re getting started. Isn’t there anything fun you can do with this text box? Yes there is....

With so many people looking for jobs, the slightest edge in your resume presentation has potential to make or break your chances. But not all filetypes or methods are created equal—read on to see the potential pitfalls your resume faces. In this article, we’ll explore what can go wrong in a resume submission, what can be done to counteract it, and also go into why a prospective employer might ignore your resume based on your method of sending a resume....

Starting with the NES generation of consoles, the controller became relatively standardized. If your general interest in retro gaming is from this era onward, buying a single gamepad that adequately covers multiple systems is possible. That includes the modern controllers you already have, but modern controllers have a major flaw that makes them less than ideal for retro gaming. Specifically, they tend to have mushy D-pads. Most retro games extensively use the D-pad to control the game....

Photoshop can be confusing. It’s a massive program with countless tools and techniques. However, it’s not the advanced stuff that throws most people, but the very basics. As soon as you start using Photoshop, you’ll probably need to use Layers and Layer Masks. If you don’t wrap your head around them, you’ll never be able to get much further. RELATED: The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 1: The Toolbox...

You’ve probably heard that firewalls are an important security protection, but do you know why that is? Many people don’t, if references to firewalls in TV shows, movies, and other forms of popular media are any indication. A firewall sits between a computer (or local network) and another network (such as the Internet), controlling the incoming and outgoing network traffic. Without a firewall, anything goes. With a firewall, the firewall’s rules determine which traffic is allowed through and which isn’t....

If you’re a Mac user and a fan of open source software, you’ve probably seen certain apps with the “Darwin” label. But why do the macOS versions of apps carry this name? Because macOS is, along with iOS and tvOS, powered by a piece of open source, BSD-based software called Darwin. Like many open source operating systems, Darwin even has a mascot: Hexley the Platypus. This isn’t some gimmick: Apple takes the open source thing seriously....

Before now, Shorts and other vertical videos played in the normal video player on YouTube on TVs, leaving the sides completely empty and all the important info at the bottom. Now the company is rolling out an interface specifically for Shorts, with a lighter background, a white border around videos, and controls on the right side. The new update comes after YouTube just revamped the desktop site and mobile apps....

The Basics of Bone Conduction Bone conduction headphones send vibrations directly to your inner ear through the bones of your skull. Usually, transducers rest on or near your cheekbones, and to you, it sounds like the audio is coming through your ears. Bone conduction headphones are comparable in price to wireless buds with audio passthrough features. This means you have to choose between them if you want to hear audio from a device while still getting sound from your surroundings....

Listen, Not Watch There are a few ways to play video from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms in cars, but they are mostly intended to be used while the car is parked. Netflix is available on the dashboard screen on Tesla cars — a helpful feature for when the battery is charging at a station, or you’re waiting to pick someone up. The Vivaldi web browser on Polestar’s electric cars can play from streaming services, and some other cars have similar capabilities....

Have you ever noticed that your browser sometimes displays a website’s organization name on an encrypted website? This is a sign that the website has an extended validation certificate, indicating that the website’s identity has been verified. EV certificates don’t provide any additional encryption strength – instead, an EV certificate indicates that extensive verification of the website’s identity has taken place. Standard SSL certificates provide very little verification of a website’s identity....

By default, Excel recalculates all the formulas in your worksheet automatically when you open your worksheet or change any entries, formulas, or names on which your formulas depend. If you worksheet is large, with many formulas, this can take several seconds or minutes. While the formulas are being recalculated, the mouse pointer changes to an hourglass and you can’t make any changes to the worksheet. You may want to temporarily turn off automatic calculation to save time until you are finished entering and changing the formulas in your worksheet....

Connect speakers, headphones, a webcam with a built-in microphone, a Bluetooth headset, or another audio devices to your Windows PC and you’ll need to choose which devices Windows actually uses. This is easy to configure–and now even easier on Windows 10. On computers with a headphone jack, you often don’t need to fiddle with settings. Just plug in a headset and your computer will probably be configured to automatically use the headset....

If your house ever gets broken into or—God forbid—catches on fire, you’ll want an inventory of all your stuff, so that your insurance company will fairly compensate you for the items that you lost. Here are some different ways you can create that inventory. RELATED: How to Set Up All Your New Holiday Gadgets Most of the time, you can just generically tell your insurance company that you owned this and that, but if you’re not specific with a model number and brand, your insurance company will more than likely reimburse you for the cheapest comparable item....