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Twitch Chat Commands Availability Twitch chat commands are essentially just text that can be entered into a chat on any platform that supports the Twitch video game streaming service. This means that you can enter chat commands when viewing a Twitch stream via the Twitch website, on an Xbox or PlayStation console, and on the official iOS and Android Twitch apps. Twitch Chat Commands List Below is a complete list of all of the officially recognized Twitch chat commands that can be used by all users including the channel owner and the average viewer....

In this guide, we look at the types of resistors and the respective use case for each. Carbon Composition Resistors Carbon composition resistors used to be the most common type of resistor because of the low cost and reliability. Carbon composition resistors use a solid block of material made from carbon powder, an insulating ceramic, and a binder material. The resistance is controlled by varying the ratio of carbon to the filler materials....

How Does Cloud Gaming With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Work? An Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription ($14.99 per month) includes access to the Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, which lets you play your favorite console games on a Windows 10 PC, iPhone, iPad, or Android device using a browser (Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari). All the games on the Xbox Cloud Gaming platform are hosted on remote servers that you access from your device....

The company announced a new program to make spare parts for Apple products available to purchase starting early next year. The program, known as Self Service Repair, will let users fix broken devices using repair manuals that Apple will post on its website. Don’t reach for your tools too fast, however. “If your screwdriver touches the wrong components, you could short out the circuit board that runs the phone, resulting in a $500+ repair or replacement of the phone,” Tim McGuire, the CEO of Mobile Klinik, a mobile phone repair business, told Lifewire in an email interview....

To experience the most VR has to offer, you’re going to need a room-scale play area where you have enough room to move around freely, which helps to heighten the feeling of immersion. “Room-scale VR” basically means that the VR app or game you’re using is configured for the size of the play area you have available and takes advantage of that space to provide you with an immersive environment where you can move around, versus just sitting or standing in one place....

Not only does Autodesk offer its base AutoCAD package free, but it also offers free trial licenses for almost its entire suite of AEC vertical packages, such as the Civil 3D toolset, AutoCAD Architecture, and AutoCAD Electrical. If you’re looking to learn CAD or just do some personal design work, this is absolutely the way to go. The interface makes it easy to get up to speed on the basics....

Trying for a Baby on the Bed To try for a baby on the bed, a male and female Sim relax on a bed together. When the option to “try for baby” or “woohoo” shows up, choose “try for baby” if you want your Sims to have a baby. If you listen carefully​ after trying for a baby, you can hear a lullaby. To confirm the pregnancy, have both Sims relax on the bed and see if the “try for baby” option shows up....

It also serves as a free music app so you can bring the radio with you wherever you go. More About TuneIn In addition to using TuneIn through a web browser, you can listen from dozens of other devices, including smart speakers, phones, tablets, cars, gaming consoles, and wearables. Here’s some more information about their website and mobile apps: You can find local and remote FM and AM radio stations, stations that are trending worldwide, and stations by music, sport, news, and talk genre....

Infrastructure Mode Network Requirements Setting up an infrastructure mode network requires at least one wireless access point (AP). The AP and clients must be configured to use the same network name. The access point is cabled to the wired network to allow wireless clients access to resources such as the internet, printers, and some peripheral devices. APs can be added to this network to increase the reach of the infrastructure and support more wireless clients....

How to Open Private Browsing in Opera for Mac To open a private browsing window in Opera for Mac, select File in the top-left corner of Opera and choose New Private Window. How to Open Private Browsing in Opera for Windows To open a private browsing window in Opera for Windows, select the O in the top-left corner of Opera and choose New private window. How Opera Private Browsing Works Private browsing mode is indicated by the hat and glass beside the name of the current tab....

Why Use Windows Speech Recognition? There are many reasons, including a disability or an injury, why someone may not be able to use their hands to navigate a PC. That’s why speech recognition was built into Windows—to help those who have to overcome a physical problem. Even so, speech recognition is also a great tool for anyone who wants to experiment with voice interaction or would rather not use their hands to control their PC all the time....

Rather than directly (and permanently) changing audio data, the WMP volume leveling feature measures the differences between songs and calculates a standard volume level. This is a non-destructive process that ensures each song you play is normalized in relation to other songs. The information is then stored in each song’s metadata (much like ReplayGain) to keep the levels for all future listening. How to Automatically Normalize Your Music Library in WMP 12 If you want to eliminate or minimize major volume changes between songs in your Windows Media library, launch the WMP 12 application and follow these steps....

Is Your Phone Really Yours? The first and most important thing to figure out is whether or not you actually own your phone. Most people don’t realize that when you sign up for a contract and get a special price on a new phone, you don’t own it. The carrier does. It’s almost like leasing a car. If you don’t own the phone, your options are limited. You may be able to get a temporary international plan from your carrier or you’ll need to use a different phone for your trip....

It’s got an electronic shifter, an app-controlled built-in lock, and even the ability to use Apple’s Find My network if it gets lost. This is the first bike I’ve ever needed an app to unlock, and I love it. On top of that, it looks straight out of Blade Runner. The S3 brought appreciative stares whenever I took it out for a ride. It’s got a long top tube that makes a distinctive geometric shape and also holds a handy headlight in the front....

While you can use it to stream free movies, you won’t find newly released Hollywood films. Instead, you can watch classics, documentaries, and other types of films. There are also some full-length free TV shows that are mainly part of animated series and newscasts, among other types. You can also browse through their huge collection of music-related videos. Here’s what you can do on Veoh: Bookmark the shows and playlists you’re most interested in....

What Are Plugins? Plugins are software additions that allow for the customization of computer programs, apps, and web browsers – as well as the customization of the content offered by websites. While plugins continue to be used as add-ons to customize programs and apps, their use in web browsers has decreased somewhat, in favor of using browser extensions instead. Plugins are also all of the little add-ons that optimize the content you put out as an online creator....

Windows 10 Home and Pro Requirements Windows 10 requirements differ for memory and disk space between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. CPU: 1 gigahertz (1 GHZ) or faster processor or system on a chip Memory: 1 GB or more for 32-bit Windows or 2 GB for 64-bit Storage Space: 16 GB for 32-bit or 20 GB for 64-bit Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible GPU with support for Windows Display Driver Model 1....

Defining Scalability Scalable — or scalability — is a term most often encountered in the business/finance world, typically applied to a process, product, model, service, system, data size, or activity. It’s a question of growth that evaluates important criteria in order to determine feasibility and value for any given product or service. When someone asks, “Can it scale?” they want to know how well the manufacturing or service process can be expanded or shrunk to meet different requirements, such as: Greater demand Reduced demand Sudden power outages or other types of output problems Time to market Return on investment...

How to Identify a Cyber Attack A cyber attack could be a message that appears to come from your bank or credit card company. It seems urgent and includes a clickable link. However, if you look closely at the email, you can find clues about its authenticity. Hover your pointer over the link (but don’t click it) and then look at the web address that shows either above the link or in the bottom left corner of your browser screen....

Think of a default gateway as an intermediate device between the local network and the internet. The default gateway transfers internal data to the internet and back again. How Traffic Moves Through a Default Gateway All the clients on a network point to a default gateway that routes their traffic. The default gateway device passes this traffic from the local subnet to devices on other subnets. The default gateway connects a local network to the internet, although internal gateways for communication within a local network are used in corporate networks....