Quick Links Summary Clicking a link on your Mac opens it in the default web browser. However, if you want to access a certain link in a different browser, you need to copy the link and paste it into the browser manually. If this is something you often do, you can use the app Velja to make the process a lot easier. What Is Velja? Veljais a browser and app picker that lets you open links in any web browser—or their corresponding desktop apps—on your Mac....

Summary Planning to buy a new iPhone, or just received one? Here are five ways to transfer data from your old iPhone to the new one. They include transfer via Quick Start, iCloud, a Mac or Windows PC, or from an Android device. Transfer Data With Quick Start To transfer data to your new iPhone, you can use Quick Start. It is asetup utility that automatically detects an old iPhone, pairs the new iPhone (temporarily), and shares all the required data with the “target” iPhone....

Quick Links Regular expressions (or REGEX) are search patterns that can be used to check if a string of text conforms to a given pattern and extract or replace strings of text that match a given pattern. Given their complexity, this article offers streamlined summaries and examples of their use in Excel. The REGEX functions are available for people using Excel for Microsoft 365 on Windows or Mac, as well as those using Excel for the web....

Summary Your Steam Deck can do more than just play games. Valve effectively crammed a laptop into a handheld form factor, threw Linux on it, and left the system wide open for anyone to fiddle with. The upshot of this approach is that you’re able to use your Steam Deck like a regular PC, to browse the web, install third-party tweaks and tools, and even get some work done (if you’re not too busy playing games)....

Quick Links There are hundreds of recipe apps available in the App Store and Play Store. I’ve tried many of them over the years, but Paprika is one that I avoided for a long time. Despite all the glowing reviews, the paid full version kept me from giving it a fair chance. Boy, was that a mistake. What Does Paprika Do? Unlike many of the recipe apps you’ll find, Paprika (Android,iPhone, iPad) does much more than simply allow you to browse online recipes....

When the battle royale genre first started gaining traction, I fell in love with the concept. The intensity and adrenaline of 100 players thrust into an arena, all vying to be the last one left, was unlike anything else. But as time went on, and battle royales began to dominate the multiplayer scene, I found myself growing tired of the formula. Dreaming of My First Battle Royale Sometime in the early 2010s, while browsing YouTube, the algorithm served me someDayZgameplay (theArma 2mod, not the standalone), and I was instantly hooked....

Quick Links Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tool is truly amazing, allowing you to check grammar, adjust the tone of your writing, and summarize content. Since Microsoft has yet to introduce a similar feature for Windows, you can use an open-source app as an alternative to optimize your writing on Windows. Apple Intelligence-Like Writing Tool for Windows Apple introduced Apple Intelligence at WWDC24, which uses generative models to assist with everyday tasks. For example, the Image Wand feature of Apple Intelligence can create high-quality images based on rough diagrams you draw in the Notes app on your Apple device....

Summary There’s no shortage of tech features carmakers love to hype up—fancy touchscreens, voice assistants, and even self-parking. However, one feature that I have a gripe with is built-in Wi-Fi. The thought of a seamless internet on the road, streaming movies in the backseat, or getting work done while someone else drives feels like a tech lover’s dream. But as cool as it sounds, I have to admit, every time I see it offered, I can’t help but wonder—would I actually use it?...

Summary Starting with the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple introduced Adaptive True Tone flash which allows the Camera app to control the spread of light when taking photos. These smart capabilities are coming to iOS 18’s thanks to an overhauled flashlight UI. It’s the Little Details That Matter iOS 18 supercharges youriPhone’s flashlight featurewith a gorgeous new user interface that smoothly pops out of the Dynamic Island at the top of the device....

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro The Lenovo Idea Tab Pro is a high-performance tablet featuring a 12.7" 3K touch display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 400 nits brightness. Powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8300 processor and 8GB LPDDR5X RAM, it runs on Android 14, upgradable to Android 16. It includes 128GB UFS 3.1 storage, expandable through microSD, and a 10,200mAh battery with 45W fast charging. The Lenovo Idea Tab Pro is currently on sale for 28% off....

Lossless audio has become one of the buzziest terms in the world of music streaming. Apple Music offers it, as do Amazon Music, Tidal, Qobuz, and others. It’s positioned as a big leap in audio fidelity—a way to hear your favorite tracks the way artists and engineers intended. Lossless audio does sound better than regular lossy audio. More detail, greater clarity, and a wider dynamic range all await the patient listener....

Microsoft has quietly updated its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions with a free perk. There’s now a built-in VPN service available in the Microsoft Defender app on Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones, Android phones, and iPads. The VPN includes 50 GB of bandwidth per user for secure and anonymous browsing, which resets each month but is only available in four countries. A splash screen in the Microsoft Defender app pitches the VPN as a privacy protection feature....

Summary If you’ve tried to use remote desktop on your Windows 11 computer after installing the 24H2 major update, you might have found the experience to be less than ideal. Now, Microsoft has acknowledged this, and a fix is on the way. Microsoft has confirmed that there have been ongoing issues with the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on Windows 11 version 24H2 and is currently in the process of rolling out an emergency server-side update to address the problem....