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Scanner resolution and color depth are key factors to understand when considering a scanner purchase. Here’s a look at what these terms mean, and how to assess your scanning needs to purchase the right device. Optical Scanner Resolution In scanners, optical resolution refers to the amount of information the scanner can gather in each horizontal line. In other words, resolution is the amount of detail a scanner can capture. Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi)....

AOL Automates the process After you set up and enable an auto-reply message, you don’t have to do a thing. Senders receive it automatically. If you receive more than one message from the same person while you’re away, the auto-reply goes out only for the first message. This prevents the sender’s inbox from being overwhelmed with your away messages. Configure AOL Mail to Respond Automatically To create an out-of-office auto-responder in AOL Mail that informs senders about your temporary absence:...

According to a new report, iPhones could dial 911 automatically when they detect you are in a crash. Google’s Pixel phones already can use information like your phone’s location, motion sensors, and nearby sounds to monitor a possible accident. It’s part of a growing push to use phones to monitor car safety. “The level of data that is being captured on a modern smartphone is accurate enough to take the sensor feeds and not only determine that a crash has occurred, but the details behind the impact and aftereffects,” Mubbin Rabbani of Agero, a company that uses smartphones to detect car accidents, told Lifewire in an email interview....

From water-making solar panels to new cleaning methods, scientists are always looking for ways to make solar panels more efficient and useful. Recently, engineers at Stanford University devised a thermoelectric generator that uses the infrared light bouncing from the surface of solar panels to generate a small amount of electricity, essentially creating electricity from the panels even at night. But while the science is sound, it’s the economics that could prevent this from gaining mainstream traction....

SpiderOak One Backup is an online backup service with tons of great features, not the least of which is a level of security not seen in many other cloud backup services. Four online backup plans are offered by SpiderOak CrossClave, all of which are identical, except for the amount of storage you’re allowed to use. This model of pricing in terms of cloud storage space usually makes choosing the right plan pretty straightforward, you can learn more about this and other features in our SpiderOak review....

The streaming giant has just announced it is rolling out separate play and shuffle buttons, allowing listeners to quickly choose between playing full albums or playlists in order or shuffling between them. Believe it or not, Spotify has never done this, even though it is a common staple on other streaming apps, dating back to iTunes and related players. “This new change will allow you to choose the mode you prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen the way you want to,” Spotify wrote in a blog post....

On Thursday, Spotify released an update for the limited release of its upcoming Car Thing music player. According to the announcement, Spotify now will allow users of all types to join the waitlist, however you will still need a Premium plan in order to actually use Car Thing. Spotify also noted that users who previously signed up for the Car Thing waitlist will have the first chance to purchase Car Thing....

What a Subwoofer Is A subwoofer is a type of speaker that reproduces only the lowest of audible frequencies. In home theater, this feature’s called low-frequency effects. Home theater surround sound is implemented by 5 or more channels, with each channel represented by a speaker. The surround sound channel dedicated to the subwoofer is referred to as the .1 channel. With home theater sound systems requiring specialized speakers for center channel dialog, main soundtracks, surround, and sometimes even height effects, the need for a speaker to reproduce just the deep bass portion of a movie soundtrack is all the more important....

According to a press release, the 30 Series will include the baseline TCL 30 model, 30 E, 30 SE, 30+, and the 30 5G, all of which have multiple cameras and features to help people with creative endeavors. For the tablets, the NXTPAPER MAX 10 and TAB 10s 5G stand out with their high-quality display and protection against eye strain. The new devices will be making landfall in Europe and Asia first, with the 30 Series eventually coming to the US....

How to Teach Siri to Pronounce a Name When Siri mispronounces a name, immediately tell it, “That’s not how you say that.” It will ask you to pronounce the name and offer you a choice of pronunciations. As an alternative, you can give a contact a phonetic spelling to help Siri out. How to Give Yourself a Nickname Having Siri call you by a different name is one of the easiest tasks you can perform....

Ironically the most bizarre of these came out around the crash of the video game industry, causing most of them to go unnoticed in the rubble of a once great gaming console. Take a look weirdest Games you’ll ever see, all for the Atari 2600. Based on the high-octane television series, you play as Mr. T’s floating disembodied head and “Pity the Fool” who tries to make any nuclear warheads!...

Whether you’re brand new to Minecraft, or you’re just new to modding, we’ve put together a list of the 15 best Minecraft mods that improve graphics or performance, add useful functionality, and open up brand new worlds to explore. The mods in our list work regardless of the platform you’re using, so you can safely grab them whether you’re playing on Windows, OS X/mac OS, or Linux. However, they only work with Minecraft: Java Edition....

Continue reading for our best PC stick picks, or head over to our best mini PCs roundup for more tiny computing options. The W5 Pro comes in a compact 3.9-inch long case, cooled by a fan that makes very little noise. It offers Bluetooth and dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity, two USB ports for accessories, and a micro SD card slot to expand your storage. There’s a micro USB port for the included power adapter that you can plug into a wall outlet, but you can also power it using a portable power bank....

Below is a list of the best free text editors. Use them to edit everything from TXT files to HTML, CSS, JAVA, VBS, PHP, BAT files, and more. They can also be used to convert between those formats. This program uses tabbed browsing, which means several documents remain open at a time and they’ll display at the top as tabs. While each tab represents its own file, the program can interact with all of them at once to do things like compare files for differences and search for or replace text....

Listed here are all the best geocaching apps, some free and some that require payment. At their core, most of them work the same way: log in to your Geocaching account to access your information, and then use the app to find caches. Every app that accesses Geocaching uses the same map as every other geocacher, meaning that no matter which app you use, all the same caches show up on the map....

Keep in mind that you shouldn’t expect a flawless 4k gaming experience, or to play cutting edge titles at any better than medium settings, but the PC is a platform that is a treasure trove of gaming experiences that have accumulated over the decades. There are a great wealth and variety of virtual experiences that are playable even on lower-end, older video cards. Additionally, there are many excellent current games such as DOTA 2, League of Legends, and Minecraft, which are specifically intended and maintained to be playable on older hardware....

Our top pick, the Sony DVPSR510H at B&H, not only does a masterful job of upscaling (it’s one of the best hardware solutions we’ve seen for the format, ever), it supports a broad range of media. It will play virtually every permutation of the DVD format without issue, and even let you play audio CDs or view image files on discs. It’s the best upscaling DVD player currently available, but for an on-the-go solution, our best portable DVD player roundup has you covered....

Apple isn’t the only company that makes Apple-compatible charging cables. There are a ton of them out there, so it can be hard to know what to buy. We’ve rounded up the best lightning cables we can find, and we’ve included them all below. Some of these cables come directly from Apple. Others come from third parties and are MFi certified. We’ll cover that in more detail at the end, but it basically means the cable is Apple-certified that it works as it should....

Beyond the tutorial options, the app includes many editing tools such as visual effects, filters, music, and more. You can also connect your TikTok account, Instagram, and Snapchat to the app simply for easy sharing. Unfortunately, there are very few non-premium editing tools and there are ads without a subscription. Download For: You can add separate effects and filters to specific sections of your video clip. Want to add photos to your video?...

This feature is limited to voice calls made between two or more Skype accounts, not phone numbers, but it’s completely free, can be quickly activated once a call has begun, and the recording becomes available to download for 30 days for all parties in the conversation log. The 30-day limit may be frustrating to some, but you can download the file to your iPhone as many times as you like for sharing or editing before the deadline and then use it for whatever you like for as long as you like....