Thomas Hindmarch

He lives in Bellevue, Washington, after a childhood spent in and around Chicago. He was one of the founding editors for Hardcore Gamer. Thomas has a B.A. in English from Northwest Missouri State University. “Also, I like shooting zombies. “…it’s mostly the zombie shooting, now that I think about it.” Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 55 words · Bradley Hood

Threads Now Lets You Automatically Filter Out Profanity

Mosseri named “feeds, search, profiles, and post replies” as places these filters will apply. you could tweak these configs, too, to filter out specific words or phrases of your own choosing. Threads' Hidden Word feature.Meta

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Toni Hamilton

Threads vs. X (Formerly Twitter): What's the Difference?

The much newer Threads service looks and feels very similar. Overall Findings Works from the mobile app and the website. Sign up with your Instagram account. Lifewire Post text, video, images, and links. Search for accounts to follow. Limited feature set, no option to pay for more. Sign up with your email, phone number, Google account, or Apple account. Post text, video, images, links, and polls. Useful content discovery options....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Troy Noble

Three Months With the AirPods Max

Like many reasonable people, I was reluctant to spend $549 for a pair of headphones. I had been using a pair ofAnker Q20Bluetooth headphones with active noise canceling for several years. Headphones were no longer a luxury to enjoy some music or a movie. Apple Competitors Disappoint I tried out some of the top-of-the-line headphones, includingSonys WH-1000WXM4and theBose 700. But after reading some rave reviews, I decided to take the plunge....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Annette Collins

Three Months With the M1 Mac mini

Speed, But Not Like You Think The best thing about the M1 Mac is its speed. Im not talking about benchmarks, or even exporting lots of photos, or converting video. OS 9, aka Classic, was snappy as hell. Joey Banks / Unsplash Menus dropped down instantly, windows moved without delay. On an M1 Mac running Big Sur, were back to that, and more. Its like the Mac operating system finally got the hardware it deserves....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Melissa Woods

Three Ways to Access the Library Folder on Your Mac

you’re free to toggle the visibility flag for any folder on your Mac. Apple chose to set the Library folder’s visibility flag to the off state by default. Here’s how to change it. LaunchTerminal, located in/Applications/Utilities. Enterchflags nohidden ~Libraryat the Terminal prompt: PressReturn. After the command executes, quit Terminal. The Library folder will now be visible in theFinder. With either the desktop or a Finder window as the frontmost app, hold down theOption keyand select theGomenu....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Angel Bell

Tidal Brings Offline Listening to Apple Watch

Theres also the added convenience factor that comes into play when launching an app like this. Tidal

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · Patrick Allen

Tidal’s New Feature Is a Throwback to the Days of Radio DJs

Could this signal the rise of modern indie radio stations? Peathegee Inc / Getty Images Hi-fi music-streaming service Tidal is about to change how we discover new music. Tidal These DJs were great. Peathegee Inc / Getty Images You could listen until you heard something you liked. Tidal’s DJ Sessions may or may not be intended for this, but why not? Moving On There are, of course, some catches. Tidal...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Dana Taylor

TikTok Adds Content Credentials Tech to Label AI-Made Video

Even if it’s from other sites We all need to know when videos are made with AI. Meta hassimilar rules in placeas AI becomes more ubiquitous across the internet. Todays announcement is a critical step towards achieving that outcome. TikTok’s using the Content Credentials system.TikTok

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Victoria Sanders

TikTok Adds Text Posts for More Options to Share What You Want on Social Media

Use your words, literally Don’t feel like editing pictures or videos just to appease your TikTok followers? Now you’ve got the option to shoot off a quick text post and get the job done. TikTok adds a third posting option to sit alongside photos and video: text. Tim Robberts / Getty Images Essentially making them just like the videos and photos you share, just with text instead of images. TikTok

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Brian Miller

TikTok Adds Well-Being Updates and Guides

In ablog post published on Tuesday, the company detailed new ways to prioritize the well-being of its users. Many find it helpful one day and problematic the next. Getty Images/Chesnot

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Cory Ponce

TikTok Experimenting With Stories Feature

Social media consultantMatt Navarra first spotted the new stories featureand shared it on his Twitter page on Wednesday. TikTok has since confirmed toThe Vergethat the feature, known as TikTok Stories, is in the works. Getty Images/Chesnot/Contributor TikTok said its Stories feature will live in a brand new sidebar. In addition, the Verge reports that users can add captions, music, and text to their Stories. However, unlike Instagram or Snapchat Stories, TikTok will only let you post videos, not still photos....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Sherri Peterson

TikTok Increases Video Length to 10 Minutes

Twitter users have been sharing screenshotsof a notice they received stating this new feature is now active. Initial reactions to the extended length are mixed. Some Twitter users seem okay with 10 minutes videos, while others seem prettyagainst the whole idea. wagnerokasaki/Getty Images Like its rival, TikTok has produced several highly successful TikTok creators.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Kristin Daniels