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How to Stream the Indianapolis 500 From NBC NBC has the broadcast and streaming rights for the Indy 500. That means you can catch the race on your local NBC station, stream it through NBC Sports, watch through a streaming service (scroll down for a variety of options and free trials), or catch the action through the official Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Livestream. Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN Channel: NBC Stream: NBC, IMS Livestream If you have a cable or satellite subscription, but you prefer to stream to your computer or laptop instead of watching on your television, you can use the NBC Sports live streaming website to get free access to sports events to which NBC has the rights....

Can You Watch YouTube on Nintendo Switch? You can watch YouTube on a Nintendo Switch with the official YouTube app. Whether you want to catch up on the news, chill out to funny videos of animals, or sit down for a Let’s Play of the latest game, you can see it all. To start watching YouTube videos, download the YouTube app for Switch. How to Sign In to YouTube on the Nintendo Switch Sign in to your YouTube account to access your playlists and favorite channels....

The HP ProDesk 400 G4 is a no-nonsense PC made for businesses that need reliability, customizability, and convenience. It keeps a low profile on any worker’s desk with its shoebox-like size, but it takes advantage of every inch of that compressed design: the ProDesk comes packed with a slew of ports, a CD/DVD drive, security features, a 7th gen Intel Core i5 processor, and an SSD. What’s more remarkable is that there’s plenty of space inside the chassis to add a GPU, a sound card, a custom processor, or anything else your business may need....

On Tuesday, HP unveiled details about its upcoming fall lineup of Windows 11-powered computers. The biggest announcement in the group, however, was for its new HP Envy 34-inch all-in-one desktop. Designed with a 34-inch adjustable display, the new all-in-one features a height-adjustable display, a 21:9 ratio micro-edge screen, and the ability to set it up with external monitors, as well. HP says the display, itself, offers up to 5K and true color accuracy right out of the box....

The MatePad Pro 12.6 offers a 12.6-inch OLED display, Huawei Kirin 9000E processor, 256GB of ROM, and rear cameras with image resolution up to 4160 x 3120 and a maximum video resolution of 3840 x 2160. The smaller MatePad Pro 10.8 provides a 10.8-inch LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor, between 128 and 256 GB of ROM, and the same rear camera resolutions as the 12.6 (up to 4160 x 3120 for images and 3840 x 2160 for video)....

The new update includes support for HDR videos on the recently launched iPhone 12. For filmmakers, the iMovie update includes new ways to customize titles, multiple movie backgrounds, and a slider that allows users to adjust the photo and video filter intensity. GarageBand users get the ability to quickly start audio recordings and a new sound pack. “It’ll be particularly great as well for those looking to jump into content creation for the first time,” Catherine Consiglio, who runs the tech enthusiast site RaidBuff, said in an email interview....

The social media network said it’s taking a stricter approach with teens, especially regarding what it recommends to younger users, what kind of topics teens are focusing on, and how long teens spend on the platform. In the announcement, Instagram CEO Adam Grossi said the company is “doing research, consulting with experts, and testing new concepts to better serve teens.” Some of the new tools aimed at teens include the ability to bulk delete content (including photos, likes, and comments) and the ability to switch off people tagging or mentioning teens who don’t follow them....

MySQL is a beneficial database for both developers and system administrators. Installing MySQL on Windows 7 is an especially valuable tool for those seeking to learn database administration but lack access to a server of their own. Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough of the process. Downloading MySQL on Windows 7 First, you will need to download the appropriate MySQL installer for your operating system. If you’re running a 32-bit version of Windows, you’ll want to use the 32-bit Windows MSI installer file....

Coaxial Cables Invented in the 1880s, coaxial cable (also called coax) was best known as the kind of cable that connected television sets to home antennas. Coaxial cable is also a standard for 10 Mbps Ethernet cables. When 10 Mbps Ethernet was most popular, during the 1980s and early 1990s, networks typically used one of two kinds of coax cable — thinnet (10BASE2 standard) or thicknet (10BASE5). These cables consist of an inner copper wire of varying thickness surrounded by insulation and another shielding....

Which Audio Files Can iPhone Play? Knowing which audio formats the iPhone supports is important if you want to use your phone as a portable media player. There’s a good chance that your music collection is a mix of audio formats if you get your songs from ripped CD tracks, digitized cassette tapes, and torrent sites. These are the audio formats that the iPhone can use: If you’re an audiophile who makes high-quality audio a priority, don’t convert your music to a lossy format....

Megabits and Megabytes It takes eight megabits to make a megabyte (abbreviated as MB). Megabits and megabytes sound similar and their abbreviations use the same letters but they don’t mean the same thing. It’s important to distinguish between the two when you’re calculating things like the speed of your internet connection and the size of a file or hard drive. For example, an internet speed test can measure your network’s speed at 18....

Is It OK to Use an iPad Charger for an iPhone? Yes, it’s safe to charge your iPhone with an iPad charger. Based on the compatibility chart on Apple’s 12-watt USB Power Adapter product page, the more powerful charging brick is compatible with iPhone models from the iPhone 5 and later. Furthermore, if you have a 30-watt adapter, the compatibility page for the 30-watt adapter states it is compatible with the iPhone 8 and newer....

How to Test Your Internet Connection Speed There are several online tools to check your connection. One free web-based tool is Speedtest.net. Use this online tool to see your actual internet connection speed. After you test your connection, look at your download speed. Streaming Without Buffering If you have access to high-speed internet (broadband) service, audio and video should stream in real-time without problems. Having a broadband service, however, does not mean that you can listen to all music streams....

Obsolete Models The following iPad models are obsolete. In this case, obsolete means the models are both discontinued and unsupported by Apple. These devices aren’t made anymore, and they don’t support the latest versions of iPadOS. iPad: original, 2, 3, 4.iPad Mini: original Vintage iPads Vintage iPads are not quite obsolete, but they don’t receive full support from Apple. They may receive small updates including bug fixes. Apple’s official definition of “vintage” is that they’ve been unavailable for sale for between five and seven years....

Thanks to its portless design, the Craob X claims to be only 7mm thick and weigh just 1.9 pounds. To put this into context, the thinnest laptops, the Acer Swift 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, are about 9.9mm thick. Even the iPhone 13 at 7.65mm is bulkier than the Craob X. However, hardware experts don’t think a laptop as slim as the Craob X would be functional. “I don’t think it’s possible to make a laptop device that thin without technology to replace the battery,” Alex Lennon, founder of Dynamic Devices, told Lifewire over email....

Formerly, those updates pushed through comprehensive service packs, but more often these days, they’re semi-regular and significant updates through Windows Update. In fact, beginning in Windows 8, the service pack, as we know it from previous versions of Windows, is essentially a dead idea. Much like updates on your smartphone, Microsoft is continually adding major features through automatic patching. Latest Major Updates to Windows 11 As of December 2022, the latest major update to Windows 11 is Windows 11 Version 22H2, referred to as the Windows 11 2022 Update....

LCD screens have advantages, but so do optical viewfinders. When it’s time to frame a photo with your DSLR camera, you need to decide which side of the viewfinder vs. LCD debate you lean. Unlike the optical viewfinder, the LCD screen displays the entire frame that the sensors capture. Optical viewfinders, even on a professional level DSLR, only show 90-95% of the image. You lose a small percentage on the edges of the image....

When Microsoft discontinued Windows Media Center, PC users turned to other inexpensive commercial software paired with a channel tuner to record their favorite TV shows. Popular options included SageTV and Beyond TV. PC TV Options However, how we watch TV is changing, and most channels and sports events now offer their programming through streaming apps and services. Some of these require a subscription, and some are free. Because of the wealth of streamable programming available at any time, many PC owners no longer use their computers as DVRs, and the formerly popular DVR applications have fallen on hard times....

What to Do if the Linksys (Cisco) E1200 Default Password Doesn’t Work If the default password doesn’t work, it means it’s been changed to something else. When you don’t know the password and have no way to find out what it is, reset the router to its factory default settings to restore all the default information. Here’s how to reset the Linksys E1200 router: Resetting a router means all the settings are deleted and restored to the original factory defaults; this is how the router was set up right out of the box....

There isn’t just one new G502, as the company has prepped three slightly different versions to suit PC gamers’ tastes and ever-changing needs. The new line is called G502 X and includes a base wireless version, a standard wired option, and a premium wired version with RGB lighting. The exterior remains virtually unchanged from previous iterations, but the weight has been drastically reduced to 89 grams, thanks to a thin-wall exoskeleton and a lighter scroll wheel....