Emily Ramirez

Emily has a BS in Comparative Media Studies (Game Design) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her coursework included VR/AR studio, interactive narrative, advanced video game studio, and more. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 34 words · Jonathan Ruiz

Emojis Should Supplement Communications, Not Replace Them, Experts Say

“For example, when they begin to replace words and sentences rather than supplement the content. Writing With Emojis Emojis have long been used in text messages and are gainingpopularity in business prefs. Now, Google wants Docs users to have the option to insert emojis into word processing. Andrei Moldoveanu / 500px / Getty Images In a Google Workspace Update, Google recently showed off its new emoji reactions feature for Docs....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Brad Ayala

Empowering Women in Technology: Lessons from Adobe's Grace Yee

She says she’s always had an intense interest in how things work and how they’re connected. “I think it’s been something that’s been a part of me since I was born. I also really loved to help my dad around the house and build things.” Adobe / Grace Yee “There’s a saying about how it takes a village to raise a child. I think it’s like a village to raise an adult as well,” she told Lifewire....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Brian Jackson

Enable or Disable Automatic Downloads on Your iPad

Instructions in this article apply to devices with iOS 10 or later. What Are Automatic Downloads? Automatically downloading content is helpful if you own multiple Apple devices, keeping your content in sync. With automatic downloads enabled, new purchases also download to other family devices. What Are Some Problems With Automatic Downloads? There’s a downside to automatic downloads: lack of storage space. Turning off automatic downloads is one way tosave iPad storage spaceand helps you better manage your devices....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Shawn Moore

Enable or Disable File and Printer Sharing in Windows

This networking feature is particularly useful onhome networksbut can be a security concern on public networks. Instructions in this article apply to Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP. The quickest method is to open theRundialog box with theWin+Rkeyboard combination and enter the commandcontroland pressEnter. OpenNetwork and Sharing Center. From the left pane, chooseChange advanced sharing configs. Listed here are the different networks you’re using. If you want to disable file and printer sharing on the public connection, open that section....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Sheila Mccall

Enable TRIM for Any SSD in OS X (Yosemite 10.10.4 or Later)

It also helps prolong the drive’s life and promote efficient operation. This optimizes the write performance of an SSD by keeping more blocks of data free to be written to. In this way, it prevents premature failure. APFS is optimized for use with SSD’s.Wladimir Bulgar / Getty Images As such, Apple chose to use TRIM only on SSDs that it has certified. A few third-party utilities can enable TRIM for non-Apple-supplied SSDs, including TRIM Enabler....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Joshua Higgins

Enabling Track Changes in Microsoft Word for Mac

How does Track Changes work? Here’s how to enable this feature. Go to theReviewtab and select theTrackingdrop-down arrow. Turn on theTrack Changestoggle switch. Each color is assigned to a different collaborator on the document. This makes deletions, additions, edits, and moves readily visible and collaborators identifiable. Then, choose how you want the markup to display. The options are: Changes made are not lost when switching toOriginalview.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Mark Taylor

Encrypted Email Would Be Fantastic if Anyone Knew How to Use It

It’s just like sending an E2EE message in WhatsApp, Signal, or iMessage in this regard. The problem is nobody uses it. The feature will also come to Google’s iOS and Android apps. leminuit / Getty Images But this time, it might actually stick because Gmail is so big. Open Email Emails strength and weakness are that its open. But also open like a door. Google While the connection between your email service and your system might be encrypted, your email is not....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Kristin Anderson

ENDED: Apple Glowtime Event LIVE Blog

There was also the Apple Watch 10 announcement, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 got a few new features. But there weren’t any huge surprises and no new devices that we weren’t expecting. Below are all the details. Apple Watch Series 10. That’s All, Folks That’s it. Apple wound up the event with a quick recap. iPhone 16 Pro Pricing iPhone 16 Pro is $999 and iPhone 16 Pro Max is $1199....

April 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1122 words · Carl Burke

English Only? Use Translation Gadgets to Speak Different Languages

The microphones picked up conversations in the room easily and produced translations with very little lag time. The Ambassadors modest appearance and relatively low price tag belie its incredible capabilities. The ability to translate conversations automatically is a long-sought dream. Sascha Brodsky / Lifewire Ive toted foreign language dictionaries around the world, frantically looking up words when necessary. In recent years,Google Translatehas become the go-to translator for many people. Microsofts Translatoroffers similar capabilities to its Google counterpart....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Michelle Jones

Enhance Your Audio Experience: Connecting Multiple Bluetooth Speakers

Pair the first speaker with your phoneand then repeat the same steps for the second speaker. Open Quick Settingsand tapMedia output. Tap the speakers you want to connect to. MASTER / Moment / Getty Images This will send audio to both devices at once. Samsung’s Dual audio feature is limited to certain devices with Bluetooth 5.0. Switching back to a single speaker is easy: just uncheck the unwanted speaker from the Media panel....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Kathleen Vargas

Enhance Your Opera Browser with These Must-Have Plugins for 2025

Here’s a look at some essential Opera plugins to consider. Like buttons and comment areas are hidden. Once installed, uMatrix works in block-all mode but allows you to create exceptions. Alex Knight / Unsplash. You decide what punch in of data can be downloaded. With an auto-fill feature, LastPass remembers your usernames, passwords, and other information for multiple accounts. Boomerang allows the integration of email scheduling, reminders, and read notifications....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Glen Scott

Enhance Your Wear OS Experience With These 2025 Watch Faces

Heres a roundup of some of the most unique, popular, and functional Wear OS watch faces. Pulls recent images directly from Instagram. Crop photos and apply filters. undefined undefined / iStock / Getty Images Not all features are free. No automatic refresh to pull images from your smartphone. PhotoWear Classic Watch Face uses your favorite images as your watch face. Choose one image or create a photo grid with up to nine shots....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · James Gentry