I love my Apple Watch without shame. It keeps me off my phone when I don’t really need to be on it, while still keeping me up to date. That’s because of the Watch-unique apps I have installed, which range from utility and habit-tracking apps to just plain fun distractors. There are plenty of options…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Superfans of The Office should know the name Kim M. Ferry. One of the great celebrity hair stylists in the entertainment industry, Ferry worked as a member of The Office’s hair and makeup crew for eight of the show’s nine seasons. She’s the woman who perfected Pam’s signature curls, the person who had the honor…
Microsoft is quietly rolling back its decision to block Office macros by default, following an earlier announcement that it would indeed implement this on a security basis. The tech giant began blocking macros by default in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio in February 2022, claiming the move would make its apps “more secure” in…
The founder of one of the best VPN offerings on the market may be facing up to five years of jail time after being named as the prime accused in a fraud case in Greece. Authorities are holding TorGuard CEO Ben Van Pelt personally liable after an anonymous user tried to make online purchases for…
If you’re texting another iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can send a voice message instead of text. 10’000 Hours/Getty Images To send a voice message on iPhone, press and hold the record button next to the iMessage text box. You can listen to a voice message by opening it in the Messages app and tapping…
Noctilucent clouds gather over Whitley Bay above St Mary’s Lighthouse in England, on June 23, 2022. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Noctilucent clouds are the rarest and highest-altitude type, forming about 50 miles above Earth’s surface. The night-shining clouds, which glow against the night sky, have become more visible in recent years. Experts say…
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Pete Buttigieg (left) and Brandon Flowers, lead singer for The Killers (right). Win McNamee, Jim Dyson/Getty Images Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign became synonymous with “High Hopes” by Panic! at the Disco. That walk-up song could have been “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers, according to Lis Smith. Smith, who was…
To change the lock screen on your Mac to a custom image, you can use Finder or System Preferences. Crystal Cox/Alyssa Powell/Insider You can change the lock screen of your Mac by changing the desktop’s background image. You can also change a Mac’s lock screen image by replacing the “lockscreen.png” file in the “Desktop Pictures”…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Shopping carts sit inside a Target store on May 23, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images Target‘s Deal Days event will take place on July 11-13 to compete with Prime Day on July 12-13. You can expect tons of great…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for the US to follow the lead of the EU in a universal charger plan. Sally Anscombe/Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to Twitter Thursday to call for “uniform standards” for device chargers. Sens. Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders joined Warren in a letter to Department of Commerce on the issue. The…