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Hill is the founder of Disctopia, a music platform and streaming service dedicated to indie artists, podcasters, and content creatives. He was inspired to launch the tech platform after building websites for indie musicians looking to distribute their content more efficiently. “Streaming is taking over, and it’s a big business now,” Hill told Lifewire in a video interview. “We’re learning how to be content creators, and our mission is about empowering creatives whether you make podcasts, beats, or even want to become an independent director....

Prepare the Data for Mail Merge The Word mail merge feature works seamlessly with data from Excel. While you can create a data source in Word, options for using this data are limited. If you have mailing list data in a spreadsheet, it’s not necessary to retype the information into Word’s data source. You can use any Excel worksheet in a Word mail merge function without any special preparation. However to avoid errors in the mail merge process, it’s a good idea to organize the data in the spreadsheet....

While PlayStation 4 arguably has the better big-name exclusives, Xbox One has its Netflix like Xbox Game Pass service which can make it a cheaper proposition. We’ve tested and researched both so you can make a confident decision about which games console is for you. Overall Findings When it comes to Xbox or PS4, both consoles are fantastic. They both provide great games, useful media apps, great graphics, and they’ll look good under your TV too....

The bad news is that if your car’s power inverter suddenly stops working, there’s a chance it’s broken. In this case, it will be more cost-effective to buy a new one than to troubleshoot the broken one you have. The good news is that you can check a few things before you throw in the towel. Does the Inverter Have Power? Since inverters work by massaging a 12V DC input voltage into 120V AC, it stands to reason that your inverter won’t work if it doesn’t have a good connection to your vehicle’s electrical system....

A new fully autonomous boat is ready to be deployed along the canals of Amsterdam. It’s one of many nascent robot boat projects. Researchers who designed the Dutch “roboat” hope the craft could usher in a new age of autonomous boating. “Roboats could do everything from providing urban services at all times to monitoring oil spills and other environmental monitoring activities,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Fábio Duarte, who was a member of the team behind the robot boat, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Streaming video games through Samsung Smart TVs may have only kicked off this past summer, but the service is already growing. Soon you’ll have access to even more libraries of games to stream, along with 4K resolutions (contingent). And some 2021 model Samsung Smart TV owners will finally be able to get in on the fun. The most significant addition is the two game libraries the Gaming Hub will absorb: Antstream Arcade and Blacknut....

The company just announced that pre-orders are live for the Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition, via the Samsung Newsroom. This brand new iteration of Samsung’s popular folding phone is highly customizable, with a total of 49 color and design combinations. Customers can mix and match phone frame colors of black or silver, and front and back colors of blue, yellow, pink, white, or black. Samsung is also offering a service called Bespoke Upgrade Care, exclusively for Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition phones....

The company’s flagship folding smartphone can now access the stable version of the OS update, as reported by SamMobile. Previously, Galaxy Z Fold 3 users were relegated to the beta version of Android 12 and Samsung’s proprietary operating system, One UI 4.0. Galaxy Z Flip 3 phones have also started receiving the update, joining the Galaxy S21 series. The download also includes the December 2021 Android security patch. These updates are tied to certain parts of the world for now, including South Korea and Serbia, though they should be available worldwide by the end of the month....

Apple One bundles up Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and extra iCloud Storage. There are three tiers, with different options, but working out the right one for you—if any—is straightforward. But do you need Apple One? And are there any good alternatives? “For my family it’s a total no-brainer. Already paying $15 a month for Apple Music and another 10 for 2 TB of iCloud storage,” UK-based musician and photographer Sam Varma told Lifewire via direct message....

Slack has just fixed this issue for those who communicate with coworkers on their iPad, as they have completely redesigned the tablet’s app to offer similar functionality to desktop and laptop offerings, as reported in an official company blog post. The expansive redesign adds a two-column layout that shows a list of available channels and messages on the left and their contents on the right, a design that is instantly familiar to current Slack users....

Sony’s DualShock controller has gradually evolved since its introduction on the original PlayStation, gradually adding new features over the generations including wireless connectivity, motion controls, and a touchpad. Still, the core essence of the original design remained intact as recently as the PS4’s DualShock 4 controller, with the familiar dual-analog approach and relatively compact shape, at least compared to rival Xbox controllers. For the PlayStation 5, Sony decided to try something new with the DualSense Wireless Controller....

The new WH-1000XM5 supersedes the super popular and equally poorly-named WH-1000XM4, the go-to cans for anyone who really, really didn’t want to have their music or podcasts interrupted by the exterior world. This Sony line regularly tops tests for over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones, but lately, there has been a rival—Apple’s AirPods Max. Even so, the Sonys may continue to beat the big AirPods in almost every way—including the price. “I wore the AirPods Max on a long flight to Europe and did not find them comfortable for long hours of usage,” said AirPods Max owner Blairh in a forum participated in by Lifewire....

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have gotten together to make a common platform for browser extensions. The idea is a single extension can work in any web browser, instead of being limited to just, say, Chrome. For Chrome users, this means little—if there’s an extension you want, chances are it’s Chrome-exclusive anyway. But for Safari users, this is huge news. Especially as extensions are supported in Safari on the iPad in iOS 15....

According to PhoneArena, when asked if an iPad app was forthcoming, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri shot down the idea. He reasoned that, while an iPad app would be “nice,” the company has too many other pressing priorities and not enough people to carry out all of them. To a certain degree, it’s understandable, as Instagram has always prioritized smartphones as a platform for its app. It’s been mostly smartphone exclusive, really....

The SUM 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 SUM function is: Number1 (required) is the first value to be summed. This argument can contain the data you want to sum up, or it can be a cell reference to the location of the data in the worksheet. Number2, Number3, … Number255 (optional) is the additional values to be summed up to a maximum of 255....

Smartphones, tablets, laptops, cameras, smartwatches, and desktop monitors are just a few types of devices that use AMOLED and/or LCD technology. All things considered, Super AMOLED is probably the better choice over Super LCD, assuming you have a choice, but it’s not quite as simple as that in every situation. Keep reading for more on how these display technologies differ and how to decide which is best for you....

While each creature has its own look and sound effect, monsters typically share a common purpose: to find where you are and attack you until your character runs out of health and can no longer continue. Thus, building a shelter and then crafting items to equip your character is important if you want to keep the enemies at bay. They are also rather devious in their movement since they often wait near your character rather than making a straight beeline toward you....

Software synths can easily sound as good as hardware that costs many times the price. And if that hardware is also digital, instead of relying on analog circuitry, then the differences are probably undetectable. And yet, musicians continue to buy big synthesizers, line them up on racks in their studios, and lug them along to gigs. Why? “Some of the applications currently available on the market are comparable to, if not better than, the hardware equivalent....

It’s also referred to as Windows Recovery Environment, or WinRE for short. Beginning in Windows 8, this menu was replaced by Advanced Startup Options. What Is the System Recovery Options Menu Used For? The tools available on the System Recovery Options menu can be used to repair Windows files, restore important settings to previous values, test your computer’s memory, and much more. System Recovery Options Menu Availability The System Recovery Options menu is available in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and in some Windows server operating systems....

After more than a year of planning a much-needed group video calling feature, Telegram officially announced its availability on Monday. You can now make a Telegram video call on iOS and Android smartphones, as well as on tablets and desktops. The company said that video call participants max at the first 30 people who join, but noted that there could be an unlimited amount of audio-only participants. Telegram also said that it plans to increase the 30-person limit in the future....