It seems like the responsible thing to do, but it isn’t, necessarily. Out-of-office auto-replies can be a major security risk. Out-of-office replies can potentially reveal a huge amount of sensitive data about you to anyone who happens to email you while you’re away. Example of a Common Out-Of-Office Reply While the above message may be helpful to some, it reveals a wealth of potentially sensitive information to others. Criminals or hackers can use that data for social engineering attacks....

The term topology refers to the geometric surface characteristics of the mesh. Each geometric surface on the mesh is a face. The wireframe is the foundation of 3D modeling, which eventually results in three-dimensional digital animation. Wireframe Characteristics of Good Topology A wireframe contains many polygons, vertices (the point at which three or more edges meet), edges (lines made up of two vertices), arcs, curves, and circles. These shapes form faces in the wireframe design....

Today’s Made By Google ‘22 presentation did away with any more need to speculate on the Google Pixel Watch and gave us a much more complete look at the new device. Technically, “devices” as it comes in two varieties: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi only, or Bluetooth and Wi-Fi plus 4G LTE. The Google Pixel Watch offers an always-on, 320 PPI AMOLED display for clear visuals with up to 1000 nits of brightness that’s made of custom 3D Corning Gorilla Glass for better durability....

One problem with using USB cables for charging is that they also carry data, in and out of your phone, including malware (in) and private information (out). And the O.MG Cable, which looks just like any other USB-C-to-Lightning cable, is, in fact, a tiny hacking computer inside a cable. Will somebody target you personally with such a thing? Unlikely. But ask yourself this. If you were to deploy a cable to catch the largest number of people, where would you leave it?...

It’s hard to go wrong with a Timbuk2 bag. If you’re searching for something that will last for years to come, the brand is almost always a solid choice, and their Proof Messenger is no different. Made with premium materials and an elegant, professional-minded look, the Proof might just be your ideal new laptop messenger … if you’re willing to spend the money for it. You know what they say though, “You get what you pay for....

What Do TV Model Numbers Mean? There is no standard way to create a TV model or SKU number, so depending on the TV’s manufacturer, the number may look different, and you’ll have to decode it differently. However, there are a few pieces of information you’re likely to find within most TV model numbers, such as: Screen sizeScreen typeSeries/GenerationYear madeManufacturing region. More criteria are likely to be included on model numbers, but these are the most common....

What Is Compression? Compression reduces the size of any file on a computer, including image files. However, for photographs, compression is not always a good thing because compression can affect image quality. Different photography file formats on DSLR cameras and computers apply different levels of compression. When an image is compressed—in a camera or a computer—less information is in the file, and the finer details of color, contrast, and sharpness are reduced....

The MODE function finds the single most frequently occurring value, or mode, in a list of numbers. MODE.MULT, on the other hand, tells you if there are multiple values, or multiple modes, that occur most frequently in a range of data. MODE.MULT Function Syntax and Arguments ​A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, brackets, and arguments. The syntax for the MODE.MULT function is: Number (required): The values (to a maximum of 255) for which you want to calculate the modes....

How Does BuySellAds.com Work? In order to add your blog to the BuySellAds.com publisher directory, you need to register for a free account on the BuySellAds.com Web site. Once you have an account, you can enter the information for your blog into the form provided. BuySellAds.com supplies you with the necessary HTML code to insert into your blog’s template in order for ads to display on your blog once space is purchased by advertisers....

Overall Findings TVs are the standard because they’re simple to set up. TVs work with nearly every device you can imagine. The costs are reasonable. And, you don’t need to be a home theater expert to get satisfying results. Projectors can be great, and they do have their applications. However, you’ll pay more for 4K, need to design your room around screen placement, and put more effort into designing and configuring your home theater....

At a recent auction, a combination sale including a jeweled physical crown coupled with a digital non-fungible token (NFT) version sold for more than $1 million. Meanwhile, custom-made digitally wearable Dolce & Gabbana jackets attracted more than $300,000 bids in the digital currency Ethereum. It’s part of the growing interest in NFTs, a record of a digital item confirmed by a blockchain platform. “Virtual clothing is not real and can not be worn,” Kevin Mirabile, a professor of finance and business economics and an expert on alternative investments at Fordham University, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Working from home could be worse, I thought to myself. This setup was not on a spaceship, but instead came courtesy of the newly updated Virtual Desktop app ($19.99) for the Oculus Quest 2. Read on for more details, but here’s the takeaway: Just go out and buy it if you have an Oculus. This isn’t Virtual Desktop’s first rodeo on the Oculus. In 2019, the app arrived on the Quest allowing wireless PC streaming, but the feature was later removed....

After a last-minute delay in 2021 due to supply chain issues, which has also resulted in a slow drip of small-batch shipments to buyers, it looks like Steam Deck distribution could ramp back up. In a recent tweet, the official Steam Deck Twitter account explained that more reservation emails are going out soon, and unit production has officially increased. Valve estimates that, with more Steam Decks being manufactured now, it should be shipping more than twice the number of handheld devices each week....

Using a .com URL doesn’t offer any special significance other than perception. A .com address is seen as a serious website because it’s the most common TLD. However, it doesn’t have any technical differences over .org, .biz, .info, .gov, and other generic top-level domains. Register a .Com Website Six top-level domains categorized the few hundred websites that were around at the inception of the World Wide Web. Addresses ending in ....

In the old days, the discontinuation of a battery size might have made a camera unusable. Today, it’s usually down to software of some sort. Often, we don’t notice. We’ve already convinced ourselves to move onto the newer, “better” model. But this gadget rot is a serious problem that renders perfectly good devices useless. “E-waste is a serious environmental concern,” digital consultant and gadget fan Julian Goldie told Lifewire via email....

Upscaling Content on a Blu-ray Player Standard DVD resolution is 480p, far less than the 1080p resolution supported by HD and UHD (4K) Blu-ray players. Most Blu-ray players can upscale the standard DVD signal to one that fits the standards of the TV and its connections. That means, with the right equipment, a DVD can be upscaled from 480p to 720p, 1080i,1080p and, on some players, 4K. Of course, you will need an HD or 4K Ultra HD TV to view those standards....

What Are Axolotls Purpose in Minecraft? Axolotls can spawn in any underground water source in Minecraft, assuming the player meets a few caveats. These include the need for the underground water source to be in total darkness and below sea level (y63). They are generally indifferent to the player but can help them when battling other underwater and hostile creatures. If a player defeats a mob that an axolotl is attacking, they gain the Regeneration status effect and have Mining Fatigue removed from them if it currently exists....

What Is a Hybrid or Convertible Laptop? In essence, a hybrid or convertible laptop is any type of portable that can essentially function as either a laptop or a tablet computer. They are of course referring to the primary means of data input. With a laptop, this is done through a keyboard and a mouse. On a tablet, everything is done via the touchscreen interface and its virtual keyboard. They are still primarily laptops in their basic design....

What Is a MIDI File? A file with the .MID or .MIDI file extension (pronounced as “mid-ee”) is a Musical Instrument Digital Interface file. Unlike regular audio files like MP3s or WAVs, these don’t contain actual audio data and are therefore much smaller in size. They instead explain what notes are played, when they’re played, and how long or loud each note should be. Files in this format are basically instructions that explain how the sound should be produced once attached to a playback device or loaded into a particular software program that knows how to interpret the data....

History of Modems The first devices called modems converted digital data for transmission over analog telephone lines. The speed of these modems was measured in baud (a unit of measurement named after Emile Baudot), although as computer technology developed, these measures were converted into bits per second. The first commercial modems supported a speed of 110 bps and were used by the U.S. Department of Defense, news services, and some large businesses....