“I bet you could save a lot of money using that to charge up your iPhone!” I’d never thought about it, so I decided to run the numbers. Must read: Jackery Solar Generators: Well-built, tough, and deliver what’s promised The iPhone I’m using is an iPhone 11 Pro Max, and its battery has a capacity of 15.04 watt-hour. Now let’s assume some assumptions. First, the battery has a lifespan of 500 recharge cycles, which means that over that time, it has slurped in 7,500 wh (watt-hours of power), or 7....

How to AirDrop Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and unlock iPhone Before you start sharing through AirDrop, ensure your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned on for your, and your sender’s or receiver’s iPhone and the devices are unlocked. Apple also recommends turning off any personal hotspots if you have them on. Step 2: Choose the photo you want to share You can AirDrop different kinds of files, but I’ll select a photo for this example....

Also: How to AirPlay to a TV Below I’ll walk you through a few options you have when it comes to connecting your laptop to your TV, both in wired and wireless form. How to connect your laptop to a TV Use the TV’s HDMI port Televisions usually have multiple HDMI ports to facilitate connecting several different devices to them. For example, one HDMI port can be used for a sound bar, another HDMI port is used for a gaming console, while a third port is used for a streaming device, like an Apple TV or Roku device....

Also: The Pixel phones may be getting a long overdue feature Sure, there are variations on that theme and some devices do sound better than others. But these are small devices with small speakers and cannot match the fidelity of a dedicated stereo. This is especially true when your favorite listening method is vinyl and you consider yourself an audiophile. Of course, Android 13 does have a little trick up its sleeve to give the audio a bit of a boost....

The iPhone has had a similar mode for years that, when enabled, will limit some aspects of your phone’s performance in order to save every last bit of battery to extend its life before you need to charge it again. Low Power Mode is a nice feature to have on the iPhone, but it’s even better to have on something like the Apple Watch, which has a small battery and typically lasts for a day....

In fact, other types of internet are becoming more and more popular, as most homes can access cheap internet service without a phone line. Depending on where you live, your budget, and the internet speeds you need, there are many options for you. For instance, with satellite, DSL, cable, and wireless (4G), it is possible to get cheap internet service. These are all great and don’t tie up your phone line or require you to pay extra for a phone bill....

If you’ve ever wondered how to merge cells, we’ll walk you through the process: How to merge cells in Excel Step 1: Select the cells to merge into one Keep in mind that the information on the first cell to be selected is what will go on the combined cell, so the contents of any other selected cell will be deleted once you merge cells. Step 2: In the Home tab, click on Merge & Center Cells will be merged into one, occupying the real estate of the other cells you had selected....

But the problem with this is that this is a fast track to mayhem. If – or more likely, when – the GoPro flies off the car, the best you can hope for is that you’re down a GoPro. Worse, it could go through someone else’s windshield, hit a passerby, or damage something or someone. And that someone or something might be you or yours or your stuff. I always work to minimize the risk to others and other people’s property, and to minimize the risk to me and my property....

The good news is, you can use a few basic tools to defend yourself and become a less desirable target to hackers. Antivirus software can help protect you from viruses and other types of malware. But antivirus programs typically only secure your physical devices. To create a secure connection and safeguard your internet activity, you’ll need a VPN to protect the information you’re sending to and from your device. Even Apple devices, which generally have fewer issues with malware, aren’t 100% safe....

The trick to this maneuver lies in positioning your open windows so that each one takes up a certain amount of space without obscuring each other. Both Windows 10 and 11 offer a feature called Snap Assist to help you set up multiple windows on the screen and snap each one into place. The process is more flexible and versatile in Windows 11, as you can split your screen using specific layouts and zones....

The Pageless layout was announced over a year ago and is only just now making its way into Google Docs. With Pageless you can make use of every bit of space available to a document (instead of dealing with margins). In simplest terms, it just gives you more room in your documents. It’s also a much cleaner (more modern) way of approaching documents. For example, you might insert a table or an image into a document that’s wider than the typical margins....

Informatica’s journey into private equity has been a familiar one: A company seeks to transform its core business without the pressure of having to deliver quarterly results to Wall Street. It’s a well-trod path that has been followed by a wide range of household names, and most recently in the data world, Cloudera. As with most PE financing, the objective was to pivot the company’s core business. Namely, shift the revenue pipeline from the classic perpetual license and maintenance model to subscription; rearchitect its cloud offering into a modern cloud-native offering based on microservices; embed AI-powered automation; and finally, as icing on the cake, move its cloud pricing to usage-based....

With the latest Intel Xeon CPUs and Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada GPUs, the workstations are designed for high-level AI computing, as well as sophisticated rendering and simulation. The new computers are available for pre-order beginning Wednesday from Boxx and HP, with more brands to be announced soon. They should benefit people in a range of professions, from data science and engineering to entertainment, broadcasting, manufacturing, health care, and more. Also: Best desktops for graphic design: Is Apple still on top?...

The very real-looking characteristics of deepfakes have allowed for many instances of misinformation, hoaxes, and fraud to disseminate online. In response, Intel announced a new technology called “FakeCatcher” to detect deepfake media with a 96% accuracy rate. Deepfakes use impressive technology derived from machine learning and artificial intelligence to create scarily accurate impressions of celebrities and politicians doing and saying things they haven’t. Existing technologies can take hours to dispel web surfers’ trust in a deepfake, as they use deep learning to investigate signs of digital manipulation....

Also: Are you a heavy phone hotspot user? Get this mobile router instead If you have your mind set on the iPad Pro, the follow-up question is, should you buy the 11-inch model or the 12.9-inch? On paper, the dimensions don’t sound too far apart. But if you’ve ever gone hands-on with the flagship tablets – which I recommend you do to get a feel of things – then you know that one is more like a traditional-sized tablet and the other is an emphatically large slab....

If you’re buying the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro or the 6.7-inch iPhone Pro Max, you’re going to get a lot more for the same price this year. You get the Car Crash Detection and Emergency SOS via Satellite that come in the standard iPhone 14 models. But you also get a whole new set of camera features, a powerful new screen that can be viewed in full sunlight and dim down to almost nothing as part of the new always-on display, and a new notification and multitasking feature called Dynamic Island that is much cooler than its name....

That sentence, which has scrolled past PC users’ eyeballs for decades as they click through Windows license agreements without reading them, is what made Bill Gates rich. It is also the gateway to an insanely confusing thicket of legal verbiage, and Microsoft has made the topic even more bewildering through the years by adding layers of anti-piracy protection that are only indirectly related to the license itself. (And let’s not even start on weaselly words like genuine....

Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic changed the face of work, with hybrid and remote work options becoming a standard for those whose sectors support working from a home office location. It’s also time to up your game and consider a professional web camera that is optimized for enhanced video performance and yet can easily be used both at home and at the business location. Jabra’s PanaCast 20is a good solution, and we’ve been using one for the past couple of weeks at home and in the office....

Over the past few years, I planned to go off the grid and put solar panels on my roof, which would also act as backup power during a large-scale infrastructure failure, such as one that a major hurricane would cause. But the rising costs of a residential solar buildout due to supply chain issues during the pandemic and the uncertain future of Florida’s net metering situation (which was only recently resolved), plus the need for a total roof replacement caused me to cancel my plans to spend over $100,000 on a new solar roof, batteries, and electrical upgrades....

Senior figures from American, British and Australian cybersecurity agencies have said that business execs are now more aware of cyber threats and are actively engaging with their chief information security officer (CISO) and information security teams. Abigail Bradshaw, head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), said that, in a “massive leap in trust,” many organisations are actively seeking out advice to help inform boardrooms about cybersecurity issues. SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) “Today boards say, ‘Can you come and brief our board, and can you stay while the CISO’s briefing the board?...