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Your AirPods can function as hearing aids thanks to “Live Listen” in iOS 12. This feature uses your iPhone (or iPad) as a directional microphone, capturing sound and reducing noise before piping it through your AirPods. Live Listen has been around since 2016, but originally only worked with MFi-certified hearing aids. In iOS 12, it works with Apple’s own AirPods, too. How “Live Listen” Works When you enable Live Listen, your iPhone or iPad functions as a remote microphone that captures audio, reduces noise, and increases the volume before sending it straight to the AirPods in your ears....

Mineral spirits can be used to clean brushes, but be very careful when handling the product. Always wear gloves and use a eye shield when using it. Mineral spirits are extremely flammable, so keep it away from open flames. No, it’s not safe to leave brushes soaking in mineral spirits. The solvent can damage the bristles and the paint can start to flake off. There are a few different ways that professional painters clean their brushes....

Photoshop offers a variety of ways to patch an image. One way is to use the Patch command. This command allows you to select a part of the image and change its color. To open the patch tool in Photoshop, you will need to open the “File > New > Patch” dialog box and then choose the “Patch Tool” option. The patch tool is a program that is used to patch holes in your computer’s security....

Private browsing allows you to surf the web without saving any information about your browsing and download history, cookies, form data, or search history. Browsers available for PCs have provided ways of browsing privately, but what about private browsing on a phone or tablet? It’s easy to browse privately on a mobile device and we will show you how to do so in Google Chrome, Firefox, and Dolphin on Android and how to use two other browsers on Android designed especially for private browsing, Dolphin Zero and InBrowser....

In Photoshop 2021, the Rectangle tool is found in the Tools panel. To use the Rectangle tool, first select it from the Tools panel and then click and drag to create a rectangular selection. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+U or Cmd+U) to create a rectangular selection. Once you have created your rectangular selection, you can start editing it by using the options in the toolbar at the top of the screen....

Safari’s Split View is a new feature in iOS 10 that allows you to view two Safari windows side-by-side on your iPad. It’s similar to the Split View feature that was added to iOS 9, but specifically for Safari. NOTE: This feature only works on iPad, not iPhone, and it only works in landscape mode. RELATED: How to Use Multiple Apps at Once on an iPad One major difference between iOS 9’s Split View and Safari’s Split View in iOS 10 is that you can’t adjust the size of the two Safari windows....

To put a recorded sound on Instagram stories, open the Instagram app and click on the camera icon in the bottom left corner. Then, swipe up to select the “MUSIC” option. You can either search for a song by artist or title, or select one of your own recordings from your phone’s music library. Once you’ve chosen a song, tap the “PLAY” button to preview it, then tap “SELECT” to add it to your story....

If you’re sick of having to find and fumble with the light switch every time you enter a dark room, you can use SmartThings to automate that process and have the lights turn on automatically when you enter. RELATED: How to Set Up the SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit There are a couple of ways you can do this, and it depends what smarthome products you have in your arsenal. To trigger the automation for the lights, you can either use a SmartThings open/close sensor or a SmartThings motion sensor....

Thankfully, there’s a simple way to put two windows into full-screen mode and have them appear side-by-side on your computer. This can make you even more productive as you won’t have to keep swapping back and forth between different windows. If you’re ready to take advantage of this highly useful feature, then here’s how to do split screen on Mac. How to Use Split Screen on Mac in macOS Catalina or Later Split screen has been around since macOS Catalina, but the method of setting it up changed slightly in macOS Catalina and has remained the same since....

If you’ve ever used Microsoft Excel’s data types feature for details on geography, stocks, food, and more, then you’ll love the addition of templates. Microsoft offers several data types templates to help you track all sorts of things. These templates help you use the cities data type to plan a relocation, the stocks data type to track your investments, and the food data type to log meals for your diet....

The days of scrambling around in Gmail with a bunch of different plugins for four different browsers is over, because Google has finally taken the veil off their brand new, browser-based Google Hangouts platform. The messaging app has proved wildly popular with the professional set, offering a quick and simple way to get in touch with all your email contacts in an instant. But now that Hangouts has its own browser window, there a few new tips, tricks, and settings you should know about before you dive in....

How Sidecar Works Once you have macOS Catalina installed on your Mac, you can connect your iPad to your computer and use it as an external display. It works both in a wired and wireless mode. If you connect your iPad using a USB-C or Lightning cable, the connection is faster and more stable. But for most users, the wireless connection will work just as well. There’s no major lag as Apple uses its own Wi-Fi-based AirDrop-like peer-to-peer connection....

A PC, or personal computer, is the main component in a desktop computer. It is essentially a small, self-contained computer that includes a processor, memory, graphics card, and storage. PCs are typically connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse for input and output. A laptop is a type of PC, but not all PCs are laptops. Laptops are portable devices that typically use a battery and have a screen that flips around so that the device can be used as a tablet....

Yes, you can see people’s comments on Instagram. Comments are located below the photo or video that has been posted. Comments on Instagram are turned off by default. To turn them on, open the app and go to your profile. Tap the three lines in the top left corner, then select Settings. Scroll down and tap Comment Settings. Turn on Show Comments. To see all comments on Instagram, first, open the app and then click on the “comment” tab at the bottom of the screen....

Yes, you can see Reshares on Instagram. When someone shares a post that you’ve posted, their followers will be able to see your post in their feed. The Reshare button is a way to share someone else’s post with your followers. When you Reshare a post, it appears in your followers’ News Feeds as if you had originally posted it.If you can’t see the current public Reshares, it’s because the post has been taken down or set to private....

There are a few ways to do this. One way is to use AirDrop. To use AirDrop, open the Photos app on your iPhone and select the photos you want to share. Then tap the Share button and select AirDrop. Your Mac will show up in the list of devices that you can share with. Tap it and your photos will be sent.Another way to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Mac without importing them is to use iCloud Photo Library....

You can’t really see your old Instagram Bio. You can find out what it was by looking at the profile of your old account. The best way to get old BIOS on Instagram 2021 is to download the app from the Google Play Store. This is likely due to the Instagram algorithm. If you have not posted any new content in a while, then your bio may be hidden from most users....

How to View the Notification Center from the Menu Bar The Notification Center is part of the menu bar on your Mac. If you’re running macOS 10.15 Catalina or older, you can click the Notification Center icon from the right edge of the menu bar to open the Notification Center. If your Mac is running macOS 11 Big Sur or newer, click the date and time from the menu bar to view the Notification Center....

In essence, the heavy weight of blankets like these creates pressure that mimics ‘deep pressure simulation’, and triggers a sense of peace and calm for those using it. They’re an excellent investment for anyone who struggles with sleep management or anxiety. Though, as with all bedding, your weighted blanket needs a little TLC in its cleaning process to keep it nice and fresh. Given that they tend to be pretty expensive, and intricately designed, learning how to wash a weighted blanket is a process that’s important to get right....