How do you know if a speaker is any good? The answer should be obvious. If you like the way it sounds, then it is good. I’m not here to tell you what you like doesn’t actually sound good. But Iamhere to help you make more educated purchases. Speakers don’t exist in isolation; most of us want to know we’re getting thebestsound for our budget and setup. So how can you tell if one speaker is better than another without direct comparison?...

Welcome toTNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Masks are now part of our daily lives now because of the coronavirus pandemic. But that meant you couldn’t unlock your iPhone using Face ID while wearing a mask — until now. Apple’s latest iOS 14.5 update will let you unlock your iPhone while wearing one if you have an Apple Watch....

It’s Mac OS X Lion launch day, and we’ve got you covered for today’s news, preparation details and installation help. There are two ways to get Lion installed: the easy way, and the method that’ll make subsequent re-installs much faster if you’re a frequent formatter. Read on for details. The Official Method Find Mac OS X Lion in theMac App Store. For launch week it’ll undoubtedly be a massive featured Lion on the frontpage....

Welcome toTNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Password managers are handy tools for when you don’t want to remember all your credentials. Plus, they provide an extra security layer of not typing in your password or storing it in plain text in a document. But if you share a Netflix account with someone, or want to give a friend your home Wi-Fi password, it’s difficult to do that....

Welcome toTNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you,like millions of other people, use the samepasswordfor just about every application you use, then I’m sorry to break it to you, but one of these days, you’ll probably get hacked, if you aren’t already. Although you probably imagine a hacker as a hooded, geeky man sat behind a laptop breaking into accounts by guessing people’s favorite movies and lucky numbers, surprisingly, that’s not how it works....