How to Use Apple Maps on the Web
The boundaries of Apple’s walled garden aren’t as well defined as they used to be; Apple Maps is the latest app to break out. It has taken a while—the app launched in 2012—but you can now use Apple Maps on the web. You can load it up in a browser on Windows PCs, Macs, iPads, […]
How to draw realistic hair by HEYA – Make better art
Hello, this is Ha-Ya. Today, I will teach you step-by-step how to draw hair. It may seem complicated, but if you understand the core principles, anyone can draw realistic hair. Step 1: Get the basic flow First, you should look at hair as a clump. If you try to draw each strand […]
How to use the new 3D painting tool by ALYEK – Make better art
Hey today I’m gonna show you how I found interesting and unique ways to use the new 3-D painting tool that came with the new update of Clip Studio. Hopefully you’ll learn something that you can use in your workflow or that can help you make your illustrations faster and more conveniently. I’m using the […]
How to make your balcony feel like a garden
Balconies can be a tough place for growing plants. They’re often small, and exposed to strong winds, hot sun, or overshadowed by walls and buildings. But with a bit of creativity and time they can still offer us a chance to connect with nature, grow our own food, and get our hands dirty. There are […]
How to talk to children about Jackie and Shadow’s chick dying and other losses in life
Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. The YouTube livestream of Big Bear’s famous bald eagle nest is popular with parents and educators alike, becoming a […]
How to Use Apple’s Image Playground to Generate AI Art
The same pop-up menu lets you change the style of your image too. Right now your options are Animation and Illustration, and you can swap between them as needed. Based on code seen in beta versions of iOS, more art styles could be on the way, but they haven’t arrived at the time of writing. […]
How to Customize the Samsung Galaxy S25’s Best New Features
If you’ve invested in a new Samsung Galaxy S25 phone, then you get access to the latest software features from Samsung, courtesy of One UI 7. This is Samsung’s take on Android 15, which will slowly be making its way to older Galaxy handsets over the coming months, though there’s no exact time frame. One […]
How to Get Windows Games Working on a Mac
There are all kinds of reasons to prefer Macs over Windows-based PCs. Gaming isn’t one of them. That isn’t to say that you can’t game on a Mac—modern Apple Silicon computers are fairly powerful. The problem is that many popular games don’t offer downloads that will run natively on a Mac. Search the Mac App […]
How to Create a Recovery USB Drive to Fix Your Computer
The process of creating the USB recovery drive can take some time—about two hours based on my testing, though the speed of your system and USB drive will play a part in that—and you’ll see a message on screen when the job is done. When your recovery USB drive is called upon, you need to […]
Does Chocolate Go Bad? How to Store It, Freeze it, and Ship It
If you’re keeping your bonbons much more than a week before eating, this is when we start talking about fridges and freezers. Nothing That Isn’t Cold Can Stay “I rarely advise my customers to refrigerate or freeze their bonbons, but it’s not because it can’t be done. It’s more that it requires a few steps […]