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With OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Apple has added a considerable amount of new features, but among all the hubbub and hoopla, are smaller items that the company slipped in unannounced. One of these is the ability to change the number of recent items. Let’s show you what we mean. In many instances, OS X will collect recent items such as documents, apps, and servers you’ve connected to. For example, here on the Go menu, we see a list of recently visited folders, 10 items to be exact, which is the default. You can clear the menu of any recently visited folders, but unless you change the configuration in the settings, it will always fill back up with at least 10 items. Up until now, it hasn’t been possible to change the number of items that appear in these lists but El Capitan adds a new option to its General settings. To change the number of recently visited items such as documents, apps, and servers, first open the System Preferences, and then tap open the “General” category. Scan down to “rec

The sharing system in iOS is one of the more overlooked features and, within that feature, the ability to customize the options of the sharing system is even more overlooked. Read on as we show you how to tweak the sharing system to fit your needs. Why Do I Want To Do This? The share system in iOS allows you to send something from the application you’re currently using to another application. Anywhere you see the little sheet icon with an arrow extending out of it you can call upon the sharing, or as it is technically known the “share sheet”, system. This is the system you use to email a link to a friend, turn a document into a reminder or note, and so on. That subtle change wasn’t readily apparent to the end user though as the default organization of the share sheet stays the same (with the iOS apps prioritized front and center but the new apps largely hidden behind the “… More” icon at the tail end of the share sheet menu. Historically the sharing system was pretty limited in scope.

The new version of Apple’s watch operating system, Watch OS 2.0.1 is now available to the public and, thanks to a host of new features and improvements, an important upgrade for any Apple Watch user. Read on as we show you how to update your watch to the most current OS. Note:  since we wrote this, Apple has released Watch OS 2.0.1 with more bugfixes, but you still use the same mechanism to update. What’s New In Watch OS 2.0 In addition to various bug fixes and interface improvements the update to Watch OS 2.0 brings a host of new and improved features. You can read  check out the official Apple page here  for copious photos and details, but we’ll give you a crash course summary here. While those are all great improvements the biggest improvement, by far and way, is the inclusion of a native app platform so that more applications can run directly on the watch (instead of just serving as a display for an app running on your phone). Running directly on the watch means faster response tim

Telephone scams are on the upswing, and they’re often enabled by caller ID spoofing. That name and number that appears when someone calls you can be faked, so you can’t place all your trust in it. Caller ID is more of a convenience feature. If a friend, family member, or business is calling you, you can easily see who it is before you answer. It’s not a security feature, and scammers can appear as any phone number and name they like. Yes, It Can Be Faked — And Yes, It’s Often Illegal This is often illegal, of course. In the USA, FCC rules   “prohibit any person or entity from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.” But, if someone is already trying to scam you, they won’t necessarily be scared of breaking another law. This is especially true if those calls are coming from outside the US, as   those fake Windows and Mac tech support calls   often do. Caller ID numbers and names can be fa

Web pages can automatically play audio thanks to HTML5, even if you’ve set Flash and other browser plug-ins to click-to-play. Most modern web browsers include an audio indicator that will show you which tab is playing sound. Most modern browsers also let you mute individual tabs. This feature was available behind a hidden flag in Chrome for a while, and is now stable. Apple’s Safari was the first web browser that actually enabled it by default, and Mozilla is working on adding it to Firefox. Google Chrome The audio indicator will turn to a crossed-out speaker icon, informing you that the tab isn’t allowed to play audio. Right-click it again and select “Unmute Tab” to change your choice. This feature is now part of the stable version of Chrome and doesn’t require enabling any hidden flags to use. Just locate a tab playing audio — you’ll see a speaker indicator to the left of the “x” on the tab itself. Right-click the tab and select “Mute Tab.” You can also do this preemptively. Right-cl

If you find the battery charge percentage in the upper-right corner of your iPhone or iPad screen distracting, it can be turned off easily. However, if you decide you want to easily keep track of your battery life, you can easily turn the percentage back on. To turn off the battery charge percentage, tap “Settings” on the home screen. On the “Settings” screen, tap “Battery” on the left. The “Battery” settings display on the right. Tap the “Battery Percentage” slider button to turn off the battery charge percentage on the status bar. The “Battery Percentage” slider button turns all white to indicate it’s off and the battery charge percentage is removed from the status bar immediately. If you decide you want the battery charge percentage to display again, simply turn on the “Battery Percentage” option.

We love Apple’s Continuity features, including the ability to receive calls and text message from your iPhone on your Mac or iPad. If you want to automatically forward text messages to your Mac or iPad however, you first need to set it up. Text message forwarding works great because you don’t have to actually be on your iPhone to communicate via text. Any text messages that arrives on your iPhone will automatically be forwarded to your Mac or iPad via the Messages app. To set up text message forwarding, first open the “Settings” on your iPhone, then tap on “Messages”. Next, tap on “Text Message Forwarding” to allow text messages to “be sent and received on other devices signed in to your iMessage account.” At this point, it’s akin to using instant messaging, you simply type and talk as if you’re using the phone and messages will continue to be sent and received via text. In this example, there are two other devices available for text message forwarding. We tap on our Mac to turn it on

Android 6.0 Marshmallow contains a highly experimental and hidden multi-window mode. Perhaps this will be stable in the next version of Android — it would definitely make Google’s Pixel C, Nexus 9, and Nexus 6 phones more useful. For now, you can enable it if you’re willing to do some tweaking. Unlike Samsung’s multi-window mode, Android’s built-in multi-window mode works for all Android apps. It’s Android’s long-overdue answer to the multi-app features on Windows tablets and iPads — but it can also be used on phones. Install TWRP Custom Recovery or Root Your Device This requires either   installing a custom recovery environment   or   rooting your Android device . Google really doesn’t want the average Android user enabling this yet. Google hasn’t made this easy to enable. While this feature is included in the final builds of Android 6.0, you can only access it by editing the system’s build.prop file and telling Android you’re using a “userdebug” build instead of the typical “user” bu

How much energy do your smartphone, laptop, and tablet chargers really use? Should you unplug them when you aren’t using them to save power and money? We measured exactly how much power a variety of common chargers use, and how much keeping them plugged in will cost your each year. You’ve probably heard of “vampire power” — the amount of power a device uses in standby mode when you aren’t using it. But just how much vampire power does a charger use, and is it worth the hassle of unplugging them when you aren’t using them? How We Measured It — and How You Can Measure, Too We used a Kill A Watt electricity usage meter to measure the power usage of a variety of popular chargers. You can measure the electricity usage of your own devices and appliances if you buy such a device, too. They’re currently  under $24 on Amazon . Plug the meter into an electrical socket and plug another device into the meter. The meter will sit between the two and tell you how much energy the device is using. This

When you install an app on an Android device, a shortcut for the app is created with a default name and added to your home screen. The Android system does not allow you to change the name of your shortcuts. However, there is a way around this. We’re going to use a free app available in the Google Play Store called “QuickShortcutMaker”. Search for it in the Play Store and install it. Once the app is installed, open it and scroll down the list to find the app for which you want to change the name of the shortcut. Tap on the app name. Information about the app shortcut displays in the right pane. Tap the area that says “Tap to change label”. The “Rename shortcut” dialog box displays. Replace the current name with the name you want and tap “OK”. The new name displays at the top of the right pane. To create a new shortcut with the revised name, tap “Create” at the bottom of the screen. A dialog box displays thanking you and asking you to rate the app. To close the dialog box, tap on one of