What Is Chromecast? Chromecast is a hardware device developed and manufactured by Google that enables you to stream media to your TV wirelessly. Rather than using a wired connection, you can use the Chromecast device to stream digital music, video, and images over Wi-Fi. If, for example, you have a movie on your phone but want to watch it on your TV, you can use Chromecast rather than a cable to connect it to your TV — and do so without wires....
You can see CPU usage in Activity Monitor on the Mac (image below). The Task Manager on Windows performs the same function. CPU usage is the percentage of the total CPU capacity you’re using at any given time. Older computers used to have one CPU which could only handle processing a single task at a time. However, modern computers have CPUs with multiple “cores.” These are processors with multiple internal processors, each of which can handle multiple tasks simultaneously....
You can think of Flipboard as a smart magazine. Unlike traditional print magazines, Flipboard personalizes your content based on your interests, then displays relevant articles in a magazine-style layout that’s easy to interact with and pleasing to the eye. In addition to articles, you’ll see other types of content, including videos, podcasts, tweets, and more. People can use Flipboard to create digital magazines to share with other users; as you read through the content on Flipboard, you can easily add them to a new or existing magazine under your profile....
Where to Find My Network Places My Network Places in Windows XP can be accessed from the Windows Start menu (or through My Computer). Launching My Network Places opens a new window on the screen. Through this window, you can add, search for, and remotely access these network resources. My Network Places replaced the Network Neighborhood utility found in Windows 98 and older Windows operating systems. My Network Places also offers additional functionality not available through Network Neighborhood....
What OCR Is OCR, also referred to as text recognition, is software technology that transforms characters such as numbers, letters, and punctuation (also called glyphs) from printed or written documents into an electronic form more easily recognized and read by computers and other software programs. Some OCR programs do this as a document is scanned or photographed with a digital camera and others can apply this process to documents that have been previously scanned or photographed without OCR....
Qobuz is available in these countries: AustriaBelgiumIrelandItalyFranceGermanyLuxembourgNetherlandsSpainSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUSA A Qobuz account is linked to the country where it was created. However, you can use your account to listen to music anywhere in the world (based on the offerings of the country account). Because of differences in licensing and distribution agreements, not all music offerings may be available from all country-specific accounts. Qobuz Streaming and Download Plans Qobuz offers a 30-day free trial....
Ray Tracing: The Basics Ray tracing emulates real-world lighting. The light we see is the result of photons emitted from energy sources, like the sun. Photons can bounce and scatter as they collide with objects. A mirror is all you need to see this in action. Light hitting a mirror creates a reflection. Ray tracing simulates this. The number of rays traced is paltry compared to the real world, where millions of photons bounce across our field of view....
Rock Band Song List The main 45 tracks of the Rock Band set list represent five decades of memorable rock: 1960s Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter” 1970s Aerosmith, “Train Kept a Rollin”*The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again"Boston, “Foreplay/Long Time”Mountain, “Mississippi Queen”*The Police, “Next to You”David Bowie, “Suffragette City"Black Sabbath, “Paranoid”*Blue Oyster Cult, “Don’t Fear the Reaper"The Ramones,,“Blitzkrieg Bop"Deep Purple, “Highway Star"KISS, “Detroit Rock City"Molly Hatchet, “Flirtin’ With Disaster”The Outlaws, “Green Grass & High Tides”Sweet, “Ballroom Blitz”...
Getting Started Video blogs—often housed on the YouTube platform—serve as video-based diaries. They’re a natural extension of the text-based blogs of the early 2000s, with the exception that because they’re housed online, discoverability increases and content-sharing friction decreases. To launch your vlogging journey, create an account on YouTube or another video platform. Anyone’s allowed to upload content to YouTube; you don’t need a special creator account to upload. Content Tips Effective vlogs are generally short and personal....
Your Full Birthdate While you may love getting loads of birthday wishes posted by your friends on your Facebook Timeline, having your birthdate in your profile may provide scammers and identity thieves with one of the key pieces of information needed to steal your identity and open up accounts in your name. Your Current Location Many people don’t realize when they post a status update or a tweet, they may also be revealing their current location through geotagging....
All HDTV Broadcasting Is DTV, but Not All DTV Broadcasting Is HDTV The same bandwidth allocated for DTV broadcasting can supply multiple standard resolution digital channels (SDTV) and other services or transmit one or two full HDTV signals. The Advanced Standards Television Committee (ATSC) made 18 resolution formats available for digital TV broadcasting. All built-in and external digital TV tuners are required to decode all 18 formats. The practical application of DTV broadcasting, however, has come down to three resolutions: 480p, 720p, and 1080i....
According to research from cybersecurity firm 1Password, nearly half of all Gen Zs and a quarter of Millennials have a password to a parent’s streaming service. But that era may be drawing to a close with giants like Netflix, AT&T (HBO Max), and Disney enforcing limits on password sharing. “It’s not that sharing your password is bad; it’s more that people share in an unsafe way, which leads to leaks,” 1Password co-founder Sara Teare told Lifewire in an email interview....
Causes of FaceTime Audio Not Working FaceTime Audio might not be working for various reasons, yet the most common is that you don’t have a compatible device or operating system. In particular, this applies to any iPhone older than the iPhone 4 (e.g., iPhone 3) and the first-generation iPad. Other possible reasons why you don’t have audio in FaceTime include: Your microphone is muted or malfunctioningYour volume is too lowAnother app is using your microphoneYour iPhone is out of dateProblems with your internet connection...
Check if Google Assistant Voice Commands Are Working To isolate the problem, start by figuring out if your device’s voice commands are working properly. Try using Google Assistant to perform a simple voice command web search. If Google is unable to complete this task, then you know the problem is not limited to text messaging. If other Google Assistant voice commands are working properly and the problem appears to be limited to text messages, then it is likely because of an error in your contacts....
Though it’s been a couple of years since the introduction of “5G networks,” carriers still seem to offer limited coverage. Additionally, new reports show that the use of mmWave 5G—the most advanced form of 5G available at the moment—is extremely low. While it’s easy to look at the current state of 5G and despair, experts say you shouldn’t get too caught up on how things look right now. Instead, you should look at 5G as a way for carriers to push the network you already have to new levels....
“While AI is improving, mistakes will still be made,” Raymond Ku, director of the Center for Cyberspace Law & Policy at Case Western Reserve University, told Lifewire in an email interview. “As a matter of fairness, I think we all believe that someone being penalized in any way by AI decision making should be made aware of the fact and given an opportunity to challenge the decision.” When the cameras spot possible unsafe driving “events,” these instances factor into workers’ performance scores....
Apple has been gaining a lot of traction thanks to multiple pushes for better user privacy over the past few iterations of iOS. One of the most noteworthy changes that the company has been building toward is the full introduction of its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework. While the ATT system allows you to opt-out of letting app developers track you across multiple apps, experts say it isn’t a complete end to tracking on iOS....
AT&T recently announced changes to its fiber internet plans, offering faster download and upload speeds to two of its plans. The change brings the company’s cheapest fiber plan up to 300 Mbps, a 200 Mbps increase over its original speeds. That’s no small boost by any means, but it doesn’t address the fact that two-thirds of AT&T’s customer base is still without fiber access. “Fiber is the fastest and most reliable internet you can get, so if you can get a sweet deal like this, then yeah, that’s awesome,” Peter Holsin, an internet expert at HighSpeedInternet, told us in an email....
The Google Glass project went down in flames, but Facebook is reviving the idea with its first pair of smart glasses made in partnership with Ray-Ban, called Ray-Ban Stories. I’m hoping to snag the Stories, and I have high hopes that I won’t even look like a “glasshole.” The new Stories are currently available for $299. The frames have two-front facing cameras for capturing video and photos. There’s a physical button on the glasses for recording, or you can say, “Hey Facebook, take a video” to control them hands-free....
Why Is Alexa Flashing a Blue Ring? Why Is Alexa Flashing or Blinking a Yellow Light? You can ask Alexa to “read my messages” and she will read all the new messages you’ve received that day. You can also read messages using the Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet; just tap the message button at the bottom of the app, which looks like a bubble dialog box. It will have a green notification circle when you have an unread message....
