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Activating Live Photos Affects the Shutter Sound When Apple added Live Photos to the iPhone, the camera sound that played when a picture was taken disappeared by default, even with all the phone sounds on. This change proved beneficial because a Live Photo captures a few seconds of sound while recording a picture, and if the camera plays the shutter sound, that’s all you’d hear when viewing that Live Photo. If you use Live Photos, toggle the feature on and off in the Camera app....

Whenever you compose a tweet, you can now choose from three options controlling who can reply: Anyone, only people you follow, or only people you mention in the tweet. A New Safety Tool Twitter already has mute and block features, but blocks are applied after the fact, and mutes are a blunt tool. These new reply-limiting settings will keep users from even seeing abuse, which will make conversation on the service a safer, more pleasant space, while still being conducted in public....

According to the announcement, the partnership works because uBreakiFix and Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores will act as a drop-off point. You bring the old or broken electronics you don’t want to (or can’t) use anymore to them, and they send everything off to a Samsung recycling partner. From there, everything is stripped down, and the various components and materials will be repurposed for use in future products. According to uBreakiFix CEO Dave Barbuto, the hope is that this will give people with boxes and drawers of devices they don’t know how to get rid of a way to, well, get rid of them....

AVCHD Resolution and Media The AVCHD format records video at a range of resolutions including 1080p, 1080i, and 720p. Many AVCHD camcorders that advertise themselves as full HD models record HD video at a resolution of 1080i. AVCHD uses 8cm DVD media as the recording medium, but it is designed for Blu-ray Disc compatibility. The DVD format was chosen for its lower cost. The AVCHD format can also use SD and SDHC cards or hard disk drives if your camcorder supports them....

iMacs have always had a temperature sensor for their internal components. The operating system monitors the hardware’s temperature and adjusts the internal fans to ensure optimal airflow to keep the iMac’s inner workings cool. 2009 and Earlier Up until the late 2009 model iMacs, the hard drive had a temperature probe mounted to its cover. When you upgraded, all you needed to do was to re-attach the temperature sensor to the new storage unit’s case, and you were ready to go....

Apart from USB4, every USB version supports Type-B connectors, including USB 3.0, USB 2.0, and USB 1.1. The second type of “B” connector, called Powered-B, also exists, but only in USB 3.0. USB 3.0 Type-B connectors are often blue, while USB 2.0 Type-B and USB 1.1 Type-B connectors are often black. That’s not always the case because the manufacturer can choose any color for USB Type-B connectors and cables....

The latest monthly patch for Windows 10 arrived on Thursday, and users already are reporting problems with the cumulative update. According to TechRadar, users have reported issues with the icons on their taskbar and tray vanishing or becoming completely corrupted and no longer working. Some users also have reported issues with their printer not working correctly, a problem that a previous Windows update ran into a few months ago. The update, titled KB5003637, represents all of June’s security fixes, as well as some additional changes to how Windows manages and stores files....

Limitations of the Recovery Volume On the surface, the recovery volume seems like a good idea, but it has a couple of fundamental flaws. The most glaring problem is that the recovery volume is created on your startup drive. If the startup drive has hardware-based issues, it’s conceivable that the recovery volume won’t be accessible. That puts a damper on the whole idea of having an emergency recovery volume. The second issue is that the OS installation process can run into problems when trying to create the recovery volume....

“Voice bots are so good that users can easily believe they are authentic, especially when it appears to be helping by stopping malicious activity, such as a suspicious purchase,” Joseph Carson of cybersecurity firm ThycoticCentrify, told Lifewire in an email interview. “Unfortunately, in reality, hackers are stealing your money.” Chatty Bots Hackers use customized bots to make automated calls asking for your temporary password, Jonathan Tian, the co-founder of Mobitrix Perfix, an iPhone solution, told Lifewire....

Overall Findings Which wearable operating system you go with will largely depend on what kind of phone you use. WatchOS is designed to work with Apple iPhones only. Wear OS works with both iPhones and Android devices, but it loses some features when it pairs with an Apple device. Device Compatibility: Wear OS Offers More Choice Smartwatches pair with your phone using Bluetooth to bring notifications and other functionality to the watch display....

What Are Echo Buttons? Echo Buttons are puck-shaped devices that are a little smaller than the Echo Dot. They come in sets of two because they’re meant to be used for competitive games, and each one is precisely what the name implies: a button. The button is a milky white color when the device is off, but a built-in LED can light up in a variety of colors during gameplay. Each Echo Button is powered by a pair of AAA batteries and can connect to an Echo device via Bluetooth....

Dual-camera phones were first introduced by Samsung in 2007, but they didn’t gain much attention until around 2016—when LG released the LG G5—that dual cameras began to take hold and dual cameras became almost standard on most smartphones. In general, dual-camera phones give you access to features that were previously relegated to high-end DSLR cameras. With them, you can achieve bokeh, wide-lens shots, and even 3D photos from your phone....

Below is a look at the history of wireless encryption and a comparison of these protocols so that you can decide which you should use for your home or business. In short, consider WPA3. Not all devices support it, but if yours does, it’s important to adopt it so that the most up-to-date security is available for the devices that currently connect and will eventually connect to your Wi-Fi network....

What Does White Box Mean? Dell, HP, and Apple are all tier-one manufacturers, and their computers are built from parts designed just for their systems. Smaller companies don’t have the luxury of being able to afford custom components, so they build computers from general components offered on the market. Because computers made by these tier-two companies don’t have logos printed on the plain cases, they are called white boxes. In recent years, more users have been building their own white box computers using custom laptop chassis....

This article will break down what modem light colors mean, how to read the symbols on a modem and provide additional resource links to popular internet provider modem manuals and support documents. Modem Light Colors Explained The LED lights on modems communicate the functionality and activity on the internet device. Specific colors can show which aspects of the device or internet service work, if there’s an error or if something is broken or offline....

How to Archive Posts on Instagram Follow these steps to archive a post in the Instagram mobile app: What Does It Mean to Archive an Instagram Post? When you archive an Instagram post, you remove it from public view without actually deleting it. It’s possible to archive Instagram stories as well as posts. You can still view archived posts along with their likes and comments. How to Archive Multiple Posts at Once To archive multiple posts you’ve made at once:...

In time, Telnet’s use declined in favor of SSH (Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell) due to security concerns when it was used over an open network. Telnet lacks authentication policies and data encryption. The Beginning of Telnet Telnet refers to a network virtual terminal protocol. The acronym comes from teletype network, terminal network, or telecommunications network, depending on which source you believe. It was built as a form of remote control to manage mainframe computers from distant terminals....

What Is a CGI File? A file with the CGI file extension is a Common Gateway Interface script. They are text files, but since they’re written in a programming language like C or Perl, they can function as executable files under certain conditions. One example is a CGI file that holds scripts that are responsible for sending emails from a form on a website. These are often seen in a web server’s “cgi-bin” directory....

PATA generally refers to the types of cables and connections that follow this standard. It’s important to note that the term Parallel ATA used to simply be called ATA. ATA was retroactively renamed to Parallel ATA when the newer Serial ATA (SATA) standard came into being. Physical Description of PATA Cables & Connectors PATA cables are flat with 40-pin connectors (in a 20x2 matrix) on either side. One end of the cable plugs into a port on the motherboard, usually labeled IDE, and the other into the back of a storage device like a hard drive....

Routers, phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and any other device that can use an IP address can be configured to have a static IP address. This might be done through the device giving out IP addresses (like the router) or by manually typing the IP address into the device from the device itself. Why Would You Use a Static IP Address? Another way to think of a static IP address is to think of something like an email address, or a physical home address....