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Hey, Mikey: On your Mac, you can change mic settings depending on the app. Click the Control Center (it’s the slider-looking icon next to the date in the top right corner), then Mic Mode. “Voice Isolation” filters out background noise, and “Wide Spectrum” includes sounds around you.

Starting Oct. 1 for customs-expediting programs Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI. Global Entry (U.S. airports) application fees will go from $100 to $120, NEXUS (U.S. land borders from Canada) fees will rise from $50 to $120, and SENTRI (U.S. land borders from Mexico) fees will cost ya $120. Mark the deadline to save some bucks. Yup, I’m air-mazing to pass this along.

Keep it up: Health is all about consistency. Whether you’re trying to drink more water every day or get in your steps, try a free habit-tracking app. The whole idea is not to break your streak. Give it a shot on iPhone or Android.

Travel often? Stop tearing apart the house for chargers before every single trip. Grab an inexpensive tech bag and buy duplicates of all your most-used chargers (or find them in a drawer). Before you leave, think, “Phone, watch, headphones,” and just grab and go.

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What’s my password again? The dogsitter wants to use the Wi-Fi, but you forgot the password. On an iPhone, tap Settings > Wi-Fi, select your network and tap the password field to reveal it. In Android, go to Settings, tap the gear icon next to the network, then select Share, and the password is under the QR code.

That’s the minimum to make money from your vids. If you want a cut of AdSense revenue, you need 1,000 subs. You’ll need to rack up watch hours, too — 3,000 for Partners and 4,000 for AdSense. Not to toot my own horn here, but I have 82,500 subscribers on YouTube. Toot-toot.

Space out: In most video meeting software, hit the spacebar to mute or unmute yourself. This works on Zoom, Teams and Google Meet. Faster than clicking a button! Just make sure you’re muted when you think you are, OK?

Eye like it like that: Next time you hang a TV, stop debating placement and use this rule of thumb: Hang it so the bottom of the screen is no higher than eye level when you’re seated. That means the top of the screen should be no higher than eye level when you’re standing.

Spotify shortcuts: On your computer, press the spacebar to play or pause, Ctrl + → (right arrow) to skip to the next track, and Ctrl + ↑ (up arrow) to increase the volume. On a Mac, swap Ctrl for Cmd.

To spam in a handbasket: Some emails from Outlook are landing in Gmail’s spam folder. There’s a temporary fix: Go to this page, click “Add an alias” and log in. Hit “Add Alias.” Also, here’s how to send an email from a different email address or change your primary alias, if you need more help.