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What’s a Keychain? Keychains contain login information such as account names and passwords in a secure, encrypted form for apps, websites, services, and other virtual places you visit on your computer. When you set up Apple Mail or another email service, iCloud Keychain prompts you to save your login name and password. This information is stored securely in a keychain on your Apple device, as well as in iCloud, if you enable it in the Mac System Preferences....

The Wireless LAN and VoIP Until relatively recently, LANs have been wired with RJ-45 jacks on an Ethernet network, but with the advent of Wi-Fi and the steadily increasing speed it offers, network administrators are leaning more toward wireless connection for their internal LANs. In most cases, instead of a hub with wires that run to the different machines in a wired network, you have a wireless router that connects to the machine’s wireless adapter....

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Release Date The Buds Pro earphones were officially unveiled at the Samsung Galaxy S21 Unpacked 2021 event on January 14. Keep reading for all the details. Also, watch Samsung announce them in the Galaxy Unpacked stream (starting at 4:31): Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Price The Galaxy Buds Pro earphones are available from Samsung’s website for $199.99. Preorders started there on January 14, followed by retail partners and carriers on January 15....

Physical Installation When installing add-on cards to a computer, USB tuners are the easiest, as you simply plug it into any available USB port. The driver installation is typically automatic. If installing an internal tuner, shut down your PC, open the case, and connect the tuner to the appropriate slot. Once it is properly seated, button up the case and restart the PC. Before jumping into Media Center, install the drivers for your new tuner....

Beginning with Leopard, Apple reconfigured the way Windows file sharing is set up. Instead of having separate Mac file sharing and Windows file sharing control panels, Apple placed all file-sharing processes in one system preference, making it easy to set up and configure file sharing. What You Will Need A Mac running OS X 10.5 or later. A PC running Windows XP. These instructions are for Windows XP with Service Pack 3 installed, but they should work for any version of Windows XP....

This guide will help you determine if a tablet is necessary for you using several questions and factors related to your needs, budget, and lifestyle. What Is a Tablet? A tablet is a touch screen device like a phone with a much larger screen or a small laptop without the keyboard. Like phones and laptops, you can use tablets for entertainment, work, and other purposes. They’re better for media consumption than phones since they have bigger screens, and you can pair a tablet with a wireless keyboard to approximate a lot of the functionality of a laptop if you’re trying to get work done on the fly....

Tably is a new app designed to monitor a cat’s mood by pointing your phone at your pet’s face. The software uses an artificial intelligence (AI) model to assess a photo against veterinary pain scales. “Some species, like cats, hide when they are in pain as this is what they would do to survive in the wild,” Susan Groeneveld, the co-founder of Sylvester.ai, which makes Tably, told Lifewire in an email interview....

This consumer-grade printer swipes some innovations from the commercial and industrial sectors, as the J1 features an independent extruder (IDEX) system that allows for two individual extruders to move separately. This bumps the specs in several ways, but printing speed is the primary benchmark. The J1 boasts a printing speed of 350mm/s. As a counterpoint, most desktop consumer-grade 3D printers range from 40 to 150mm/s, so, yeah, it’s fast. The speed is helped along by a proprietary algorithm that reduces vibrations caused by high-speed movement, resulting in higher print quality even when taking advantage of the speed boost....

Different cameras have different strengths and weaknesses, resulting in varying image quality. However, you can change some of the settings on your camera to improve the image quality. Try these tips for making your digital camera perform as strongly as possible, and for avoiding camera image quality problems. Make use of a high resolution. Shoot at a high resolution whenever possible. By using higher resolution in your photos, you should see improved image quality regularly....

Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix and YouTube all reached highs during July, according to figures from Nielsen, thanks to shows like Stranger Things and The Terminal List. Not all of this is “new media” though. We also stream a lot via apps from cable companies like Comcast. Streaming accounted for 34.8% of viewing against 34.4% for cable and 21.6% for broadcast. But it’s that still-healthy broadcast number that might predict the future of streaming....

How to Stream Video From Your iPad to Apple TV With AirPlay Some iOS apps offer native support for AirPlay. While playing a video, look for the AirPlay icon (a screen with an up-arrow). Tap it, then choose your smart TV to start casting. To stop streaming, tap your iPad, then select your mobile device from the list. How to Mirror Your iPad’s Screen to Apple TV If you can’t use AirPlay with an app, your other option is screen mirroring....

The Microsoft Surface Go is the smallest and cheapest of the two but being cheaper doesn’t mean it’s the perfect fit for everyone. If you’re wondering who would win in the battle of Microsoft Surface Go vs Pro, read on as we lay out exactly what both offer. Overall Findings Microsoft Surface Pro vs Microsoft Surface Go? Actually, the fight is more of a dead heat because what truly matters is what you need the system to do....

The first thing you need to consider when choosing a motherboard is what type of processor you’ll be using. If you’re using an AMD processor, you’ll need a motherboard with an AM4 socket, and if you’re planning on getting a shiny new ZEN 3 chip, you’ll need a motherboard with a B550 or Z570 chipset like the MSI MPG X570. However, if you plan on going the Intel route, chipset matters a little bit less, just make sure to get either an LGA1151 socket for their 9th gen CPUs or LGA1200 for the latest 10th gen like the ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero....

Features such as Categories allow you to tag and filter items in any way you like, making it a powerful tool for getting things done. A common system is to prefix contexts with the @ sign, for example, @home or @work. This means you can quickly filter your task list to see only tasks that are relevant at a particular time. Download For: Download For: Download For: Download For: Reminders can be set by time or location, but it can only be a single location....

Over the past 175 years, we’ve seen an array of emerging technologies. Here are ten of the most significant technological advances since 1844. The Telephone — 1876 Just over thirty years after Morse sent the first telegraph, Alexander Graham Bell made the first phone call. His first words were: “Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you.” (Mr. Watson was his assistant.) Eventually, Bell’s invention paved the way for making phone calls to people worldwide, not just in the next room....

But, if you want a pair of headphones to connect easily to your TV, with very little latency, you should look into the RF-style connectivity that transmits audio via an included audio receiver. These headphones aren’t typically as sleek or full-featured as all-around Bluetooth headphones but will be ready for your TV right out of the box. Below are our picks for the best TV headphones. On the sound quality front, you can expect the Sennheiser level of excellence, with an all-encompassing frequency response of 17 Hz to 22 kHz and less than 0....

Most people should buy the SIIG 90W Smart Charging Station. Why get this one? It can charge ten devices simultaneously, enough for most people and families. Some things to look for in a charging station include the number of charging ports available, the types of ports, and the number of slots to hold your devices. All those cables can get messy, so a built-in storage area for cable length is also good....

There are a plethora of photo apps out there, with many offering overlapping features, and knowing which are really worth your time can be the difference between a so-so Instagram post and one that really pops. Halide’s portrait mode, called Depth, consistently produces more natural-looking bokeh effects and tends to produce less distortion along hairlines and edges. You can’t edit an image’s depth, and Halide doesn’t natively support Portrait Lighting effects, but you can add Portrait Lighting by editing the image using iOS’ Photos app....

Volume Booster is a powerful volume booster app. It’s so powerful that the app comes with a warning from the app developer stating that using the booster at high volumes for long periods of time may damage speakers or your hearing. Available on Android devices, Volume Booster Pro is free to download and use. Available on Android devices, Bass Booster and EQ Power is free to download and use. Available for iOS....

Here are six Windows 10 apps that more people should be using in 2022. Dolby Access uses spatial audio to create extra depth and atmosphere. This new audio technology is supported by many shows and movies on Netflix as well as newer Blu-ray and digital releases. Dolby Atmos can also enhance some major video game releases like Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Rise of the Tomb Raider. It is the replacement for Wunderlist, and it integrates with Microsoft Outlook if you sync with a Microsoft Account....