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What Makes a Good Email Subject Line? The most effective subject lines are brief and contain a reason for the user to open the message. Keep the recipient in mind and know what you want from them. If the message requires action, include it in the subject line. For example: Computer support neededRSVP requested for company retreatPlease review attached monthly report If the action associated with your message entails a date or deadline, include it in the email subject as well:...

Whether you’re looking back at the eruption of BendGate from 2014’s iPhone 6 Plus release, or watching YouTuber JerryRigEverything break a Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 into three pieces, the durability of smartphones continues to be concerning. With many phones costing several hundred dollars to purchase—sometimes in the thousands if you splurge for a flagship device—having a durable device is important. Unfortunately, one of the biggest design flaws with smartphones is also one that many people love: glass touchscreens....

For $12 a month, YouTube Premium goes ad-free and also offers a host of upgrades including the ability to play videos in the background, downloadable content, and access to a huge library of music and video content. I found it to be a great deal if overwhelming at times and a bit redundant if you already belong to other streaming services. Background Play, Finally One feature which comes with Premium that seems like a minor upgrade but actually isn’t is the ability to play videos in the background....

The HP Zbook Firefly 15 G8 might just be the ideal laptop for many working professionals. Lightweight and feature-rich, it’s a highly capable business laptop that could be perfect for photographers, graphic designers, and engineers. I put it to the test for 40 hours, evaluating productivity, graphic processing capabilities, battery life, and more. Design: Seriously sleek Considering the powerful components packed inside it, the HP Zbook Firefly 15 G8 is impressively compact....

For a few months now, CloudKit sync has been acting up. Syncs don’t complete, data may be out of date, and some users are even seeing the cryptic error message: “Request failed with http status code 503.” The problem has gotten so bad that developers have had to inform their users or switch off sync altogether. So, is your data safe? Should you stop using iCloud completely? What if you rely on sync for your work?...

Trading Card Size and Format Standard size for a trading card is 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches. You can make them any size you prefer, but using a standard size allows you to purchase and use standard trading card pocket pages for your cards. Trading cards can be portrait or landscape orientation. Typically, the front side of the trading card is a photo of the subject, but you also can use drawings or other artwork....

The social media platform has quietly begun testing the removal of the ability to share individual posts in stories. Experts say removing this feature would impact small businesses, artists, and influencers the most, since they depend on Instagram to make money and reach a broad audience. “I’m disappointed that this simple, seemingly innocuous feature is at risk,” wrote Mary Miles, digital director for Weinberg Harris & Associates, to Lifewire in an email....

Overall Findings However, there are plenty of differences between them. Size, price, and capabilities may affect your decision. We reviewed the iPad Pro (2nd generation), iPad (6th generation), iPad mini 4, iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPod Touch (6th generation) to help you make a decision. Form Factor: It’s a Three-Way Tie Size and Weight: Where Are You Going to Use It? Best Display: Retina Displays Are Easy on the Eyes Best Camera: Size Loses to Convenience Compatibility: Which Apple Extras Do You Use or Want Other Specs: Details Matter Final Verdict When it comes down to decision-making time, concentrate on your needs....

An important distinction to make is between a Wi-Fi network and a mobile phone’s wireless network. These are two different technologies, and it can be confusing when discussing 5 GHz Wi-Fi frequency bands and 5G mobile networking technology, the replacement for 4G. Here’s an explanation of Wi-Fi networking that can be set up in a home using a router, the two frequency bands used, and how a dual-band home network can be set up to take advantage of both frequencies....

No matter where you are in your home, you’ll experience fewer interruptions in Wi-Fi, so you can stream 4K movies, listen to music, or make video conference calls, for example. Is Google Wi-Fi a Mesh System? Yes, Google Wi-Fi is a mesh system. A mesh network is a set of devices that work together to form a single Wi-Fi network. Rather than a single router in your home, there are additional “points,” which are small devices you place in different locations of your home....

If you’re looking for a work-focused headset that doesn’t drop the ball on sound quality for your commute home, the Jabra Evolve2 85 is probably your best bet. Jabra has spent the last few years focusing more and more on the consumer music space, in addition to the headsets that it’s become known for. The Jabra Elite 85t earbuds are some of my favorite true wireless earbuds on the market, so I was really excited to see how the over-ear Evolve2 85 stacks up....

Krita vs GIMP: Overall Findings Both of these applications are highly-capable graphics programs, positioned above entry-level programs like MS Paint and the like. They are even listed among the top alternatives to Photoshop. And they both provide functionality that puts them in the same class. However there are minor distinctions that may cause you to choose one over the other. GIMP and Krita: Both Are Open Source and Free Both of these apps are open source projects, and therefore are completely free....

Types of Laptop Processors Laptop processors are different from their desktop counterparts due to the limited amount of power they have to run on when the laptop is not plugged into an outlet. The less power the laptop uses, the longer the system can run on the battery. Therefore, laptop processors rely on techniques like CPU scaling to adjust power usage (and thus performance) based on the tasks at hand. Most laptop users don’t need high-end processors to run productivity software....

Of these, optical zoom is the most important because it measures the focal length of the lens, which depends on its mechanical operation. As the camera adjusts the glass elements inside the lens, the focal length magnifies or contracts the field of view to the desired frame. A digital zoom lens uses software to simulate the camera’s focal length. Rather than adjusting the lens’ mechanical components, a digital zoom lens magnifies the image as displayed on the LCD screen, creating the illusion of a zoomed-in field of view....

Leica knows its core audience is more interested in rendition and looks than in high-tech. They love that these old-style rangefinders can look and handle just like Leica’s old film cameras. But because this unchanging traditionalism is a feature, it presents a dilemma—how can Leica keep people on the usual digital-goods upgrade cycle if nothing much changes? “[You] buy an M body for the luxury. Now there’s nothing wrong with buying an M due to their superb fit and finish, but let’s not kid ourselves here about what the main attraction is....

The LG UltraGear 45GR95QE uses OLED tech, which is known for ultra-fast response times. What makes this monitor special is that it also includes a 240Hz refresh rate: further speeding up response times to near-instantaneous levels. The company says it’s the first curved OLED display with this refresh rate. The vast majority of OLED displays, flat or curved, cap out at 120Hz. Serious gamers prefer higher refresh rates as they make games feel more responsive and they reduce lag during gameplay....

The Linksys Velop is a mesh router designed to blanket even the largest house in a seamless Wi-Fi network. Can it really offer such an advantage over your bog-standard Modem/router combo? Design: Attractive and well ventilated With an unassuming yet slick look, the Linksys Velop’s diminutive nodes fit in easily with any decor. Two sides are a blank white surface, while the other two and the top are ventilated to release the heat generated by the router....

The Service Behind the Magic App MagicApp is the app released by MagicJack for iOS and Android mobile devices. Some years back, MagicJack came on the market along with the VoIP wave and offered free phone calls to any number in the United States in Canada using a pen drive-like device plugged into your computer and your Internet modem or router to work. Now, they have a new device called MagicJack Express that does not need a computer, which works similarly to Ooma....

Peter Parker is the classic Spider-Man, of course, and there have been many, many other versions of the webhead through decades of sometimes convoluted comic book storytelling. Right now, however, Miles Morales is having a moment. Introduced in 2011, the new Spider-Man is a young, mixed-race hero with extra abilities above and beyond Parker’s original version, and he has won over fans first through the comics and then more broadly as the star of 2018’s acclaimed “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” film....

Long hours of gaming can mean sitting slouched over a desk, staring at a gaming monitor. While it’s easy to remember ergonomics for say, a keyboard or a mouse, it’s easy to forget arguably the most important piece of any home setup is actually your chair. A poor computer chair may lead to backaches, pains, and a whole mess of skeletal and muscular issues. When I began to have these symptoms, I decided it was time for a change to my chair, and got the Mavix M9 Gaming Chair for review....