If your microphone level is too quiet on Windows 11, there are several ways to optimize and correct the volume. Be sure you have the right mic selected; sometimes Windows defaults to a mic that is not ...

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Apple doesn’t let app developers assign functions to the iPhone’s physical buttons. It’s easy to understand their point in the matter — those physical buttons are for system settings, not as function ...

Roland has a new on-the-go podcasting setup with an eye-catching price. The company’s Go:Podcast studio includes a USB condenser mic (with support for four polar patterns) and a companion app that can ...

Clipchamp uses your Windows System settings differently, so the microphone or camera settings might not be available for the Clipchamp app. So, if when you try to open or edit with Clipchamp on your ...

Protecting your privacy in the modern age isn’t easy, with everything from app labels to online cookies to think about, but knowing what the apps on your devices are up to has to be one of your top ...

Did you accidentally give an app a permission on your Mac you didn’t mean to, or maybe just want to check what kind of access various software has across macOS? Follow along for how to check which ...

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