What Should Be the Distance Between Projector and Screen? Since every projector is different, and every projector user tends to have a different screen size, the precise distance for your setup will likely be very different from someone else’s. If you have a short-throw projector, you may be able to place your projector just a few feet from the screen, whereas someone with a more traditional ceiling-mounted projector may have to put it ten or more feet from the screen....

After high school, the women who go on to work in the tech industry are unfortunately a small number compared to other fields: women hold only 26% of computing jobs, and only 12% of engineers at Silicon Valley tech startups are women. The four-day international tech conference, known as GirlCon, is hoping to change this narrative and help girls’ interest in tech eventually blossom into a successful career. “GirlCon was sort of what fueled my passion for technology,” Vidya Bharadwaj, co-director of GirlCon and incoming high school senior, told Lifewire over the phone....

Nokia and NewCore Wireless recently began bringing 5G wireless networking and 4.9G/LTE service to underserved communities. The move is part of a growing effort to bring broadband to places where laying fiber optic cables would be prohibitively expensive. “The reality is that broadband access and wireless service are essential for leading a productive life,” Ed Cholerton, a senior vice president at Nokia, said in an email interview. “Whether it is for work, school, health care, public safety, or just general communications, modern communications technology has become as fundamental to our lives as electricity, water service, and other essential utilities....

Social media platforms that fail to stop sexist and racist content could receive heavy fines under a recently proposed bill. Facebook, Twitter, and similar sites must also give users the option of avoiding content that is considered harmful. The move comes as Twitter and other websites come under increasing scrutiny for hosting racist comments. “We need policies in place by social media companies that have a no-tolerance policy around racist comments and that can decipher less egregious forms of racism,” diversity consultant Kim Crowder told Lifewire in an email interview....

How to Use the Photo Filters Built Into the iPhone Camera App The filters pre-loaded on iOS devices are a great place to start. If you want to take a new photo using one of these filters, follow these steps: How to​ Apply Filters to Old Photos​ To add a filter to an existing photo that you took without a filter, retroactively add a filter to the image: How to Remove a Filter From an iPhone Photo When you apply a filter to a photo and tap Done, the original photo is changed to include the new filter....

How Do I Block Scam Calls on My iPhone? If you’ve noticed ‘Scam Likely’ calls increasing on your iPhone, it could be because you’re a T-Mobile (or Sprint) service customer. T-Mobile uses technology to compare incoming calls to a list of known scam calls to provide the ‘Scam Likely’ designation. It’s still possible for a ‘Scam Likely’ call to be legitimate, but it’s rare. Most of the calls receiving this designation are scam calls....

How to Block Cell Phone Numbers on Android or iPhone (iOS) Most smartphones block incoming phone numbers to avoid receiving spam calls or other calls you don’t want. Another option available is to block your own Caller ID from displaying on the recipient’s device. Both options are possible on Android and iOS phones. All major mobile phone operating systems offer a way to block incoming phone numbers. Apple iOS Phones You can block numbers from within the phone’s Recents section, within FaceTime or inside Messages....

How to Blur the Background on iPhone Photos Using Portrait Mode Portrait mode is a simple and effective way to blur your iPhone photos’ backgrounds. Here’s how to use portrait background effects to ensure that the background is blurred and the focus is squarely on the subject. How to Blur the Background on iPhone Photos After Taking a Photo in Portrait Mode If you’ve already taken a photo in Portrait Mode, it’s simple to adjust the effect afterward....

How Do I Cast Apple Music From Android to Chromecast? Casting music from the Android Apple Music app is fairly straightforward as the app features built-in support for Google’s Chromecast technology. How Do I Cast Apple Music From iPhone to Chromecast? The iOS Apple Music app doesn’t support Chromecast so there’s no way to natively send tracks from the app to a TV via Chromecast. One popular method people used to use to get around this limitation was to download a third-party app that could mirror their iPhone or iPad’s screen on their smart TV....

How to Change Your Mac Login Picture Changing the login picture of your Mac takes a few clicks in your System Preferences, but the process does come with one catch. Here’s what to do: Changing your Mac login photo also makes the same change on other Apple devices. The login photo is actually the photo that’s connected to your Apple ID account. So, you’re not just changing something on your Mac; you’re actually changing your Apple ID picture....

How Do I Change My Playlist Picture on Spotify Mobile? You can change any of your playlist pictures directly through the Spotify app on your iPad, and you can use any image stored on your device or even take a new photo and use that instead. After you change a playlist picture in the Spotify app on your iPad, it’s automatically changed on all of your devices. There’s no need to go through and change it again on your iPhone, computer, or any other device....

Changing the Default in Windows 11 Chaing the default browser in Windows 11 requires a few more steps than previous Windows versions. You’ll need to choose which browser and what file types it will open by default. See how below: How to Choose a New Default Browser From the Start Menu If you have Windows 10, you might be able to change the default browser quickly, without launching any of the specific browser apps, as below....

What’s My Skype Username? What’s My Skype Display Name? Your Skype display name is different from your Skype username. You can change the display name whenever you like, and it’s what other Skype users see when they communicate with you. Your Skype username is the email address used to create your Microsoft account—a result of Microsoft acquiring Skype in 2011 and requiring a Microsoft account to sign up for Skype. Consequently, you can change your Skype username or ID only by changing the email address associated with it and your Microsoft account....

Does the iPhone 12 Come With a Charger? Apple includes a USB-C to lightning cable in the box of your iPhone 12, but not a charger, sometimes called a charging brick or AC adapter. But that doesn’t mean you can’t charge your iPhone right out of the box. You can use the included cable to charge your iPhone if you have a computer or AC adapter with a USB-C port. Plug the cable’s lightning end into your phone and plug the other end into the USB-C port....

What Is an External Hard Drive? An external hard drive is a storage device physically separate from a computer. It usually connects over USB and may have its own added power source. They are generally larger and have more capacity than a USB flash drive, though the most expensive USB flash drives rival the storage of some external hard drives. Factors to Consider When Buying an External Hard Drive Every external hard drive can handle the basic task of storing some files, but there’s a variety of storage capacities, technologies, and connection options available....

How to Clear the Safari Cache on iPad If you’ve noticed that your iPad is getting sluggish or is behaving erratically, clearing the cache can help, but you’ll need to clear the cache from any browsers and your apps. Follow these steps to clean up Safari: Depending on how long it’s been since it was done last, it may take a few minutes for the Safari cache to clear. Once it’s complete, you should notice a difference in the responsiveness of your iPad if you were previously having slowdown issues....

Add Bluetooth Headphones to a PC In Windows 10, be sure to turn on Bluetooth before you can connect your headphones. When your headphones are also turned on, go to Settings > Bluetooth & other devices > Audio and tap the headphones to pair and connect. If the device is not on the list already, click Add Bluetooth or other device > Bluetooth and make the new device discoverable. Learn more about connecting headphones to Windows PCs....

Accessing Cover Flow View Cover Flow allows you to quickly can scan through all the items in a folder. The view options are mostly the same as List view options. If you’re viewing a folder in the Finder in Cover Flow view, there are some additional options that will help you control its look and behavior. Cover Flow View Options You can choose from the following options: Always open in Cover Flow: Finder defaults to the Cover Flow view when you open a folder....

Adding Calendars When you first established your Gmail account, you automatically received a calendar. You can also create additional calendars to share information, plan special events, or coordinate a small-group activity. Here’s how. Configuring New Calendars Fine-tune your calendar by adjusting its settings. If you didn’t get a chance to configure it immediately after you created it, open the settings menu by hovering over the calendar’s name in the left-side My calendars view, then click the three-dot icon....

What Comes With CarPlay? CarPlay is controllable by the Siri voice assistant. Siri makes phone calls, reads your text messages, sends your dictated replies, and adds events to your calendar. CarPlay is also designed to work with each car’s available knobs, buttons, and touchscreen, and it includes an app for your car that takes you back to the home screen with a tap. The CarPlay dashboard comes equipped with the iPhone, Music, Maps, Messages, and Calendar apps, and it supports additional apps you can opt to use with CarPlay....