Push notifications are useful if you don’t want to miss a comment, message, livestream, or anything else on Facebook. Turn Each Facebook Push Notification On or Off To make sure that Facebook pushes only the notifications you want to receive, navigate to Notifications Settings, and adjust the Push setting for each notification. You can push the following Facebook notifications: Comments: Notifies you of comments and replies to your posts and comments....
What Is DTS? DTS, Inc. started life as Digital Theater Systems. Eventually, the company officially shortened its name to the acronym DTS. A brief background on the significance of DTS in the evolution of the home theater includes: DTS was founded in 1993 as a competitor to Dolby Labs in the development of surround sound audio encoding, decoding, and processing technology for cinema and home theater applications. The first credited theatrical movie release that employed DTS audio surround sound technology was Jurassic Park....
The most important use of the Home button is to take you to the Home screen, which houses all of your app icons. If you’re inside a particular app, you can hit the Home button to exit the app, revealing the Home screen. But there are many other iPad features that you activate using the Home button. The Home Button Is Your Gateway to Siri Siri is Apple’s voice-activated personal assistant....
Wait, what? That’s right. They just skipped Windows 9. Microsoft simply decided not to name their Windows 8 successor as Windows 9 but went with Windows 10 instead, which was originally code-named Threshold. So don’t worry, you didn’t miss a major version of Windows. You don’t have to download something called “Windows 9” and, technically, you don’t even really need to understand why Microsoft skipped it. However, keep reading to learn more about why the name skip was done and why you’d probably be better off avoiding downloading anything called “Windows 9....
A computer file can be thought of much like a traditional file that one would find in an office’s file cabinet. Just like an office file, the information in a computer file could consist of basically anything. More About Computer Files Whatever program uses an individual file is responsible for understanding its contents. Similar types of files are said to be of a common “format.” In most cases, the easiest way to determine a file’s format is to look at the file’s extension....
To understand how a DSLR camera works (and what makes them so popular) it’s necessary to first understand how its predecessor, the SLR camera works. How SLR Cameras Work You may have seen an SLR camera and never realized it. These are the film cameras that were popular in the mid- to late-1990s. They consist of a camera body to which interchangeable lenses can be added. These lenses can vary, depending on the type of image a photographer wants to capture....
Knowing when your computer’s hard drive is being accessed is helpful so you can avoid pulling the battery or unplugging the computer while the operating system is still accessing files on the drive, a mistake that can cause corruption of important files. Where Is the HDD LED Located? On a desktop, this activity light is usually positioned on the front of the computer case. On a laptop, it’s typically located near the power button, which is sometimes next to the keyboard and other times on an edge of the computer....
To achieve this, the lens generally must have a very short minimum focal distance to get the object physically close to the lens and sensor. This makes macro lenses ideal for close-up photography and still-life work. Some can even “switch hit” to produce beautiful portraits. Macro Lens Magnification and Reproduction Ratio Some macro lenses are capable of creating images larger than their real-world counterpart, described as a “magnification ratio” in most technical specifications....
What Is a Mechanical Keyboard? Mechanical keyboards have physical switches beneath the keys that recreate the touch and audio experience of typing on a typewriter. Press a key, and you press its switch. You’ll hear pretty loud clickity-clack sounds as you type. Although different types of switches are used in mechanical keyboards, these keyboards generally result in more accurate typing and high-speed typing. Mechanical keyboards may seem like clunky relics of a bygone era of computers, but, for many people, newer membrane keyboards don’t have the same satisfying sound or feel....
U.S. Mobile Carriers Mobile carriers are large entities that must acquire a radio spectrum license from the U.S. government to operate in any region of the country. They own and operate extensive infrastructure in the regions where they offer service. The names of these telecommunication giants are familiar. Some of the most well-known mobile carriers in the United States include: Verizon WirelessSprint/T-MobileAT&T Mobility If you don’t see your mobile carrier on this list, you probably use one of the many mobile virtual network operators, some of which are subsidiaries or partners with one of the licensed cellular providers....
A photograph of yourself, taken by yourself. Selfies are usually taken by activating the front-facing camera on most smartphones, holding the phone out in front of yourself with one arm, and snapping a photograph. Another trend is to take a “bothie” using both the front- and rear-facing cameras at the same time. They’re often shared on social networks. That’s all there is to it, really. But there’s so much more meaning behind why we do it, and why it’s become such a massive trend....
In most cases, webcams are used for online meetings, web conferencing, and online learning, but there are a few other uses for them. And not all webcams are equal. Here’s everything you need to know about webcams and how they work. What Is a Computer Webcam? You’ve probably heard of, and maybe even used a webcam on your computer. It’s the camera that’s connected to your computer, either as an integrated piece of equipment, via USB cable, or wirelessly....
Although they used to be ubiquitous, wired Ethernet ports are gradually being supplanted in computers by Wi-Fi networking capability, which offers adequate speed relative to Ethernet but without the cost of a large port or the hassle of running a cable from an Ethernet jack to a PC. Ethernet cards are part of a category of computing hardware called network interface cards. Form Factors Ethernet cards are available in several standard packages called form factors that have evolved over the last several generations of PC hardware:...
What Is an ISO File? An ISO file, often called an ISO image, is a single file that’s a perfect representation of an entire CD, DVD, or BD. The entire contents of a disc can be precisely duplicated in a single ISO file. Think of an ISO file like a box that holds all the parts to something that needs to be built, such as a child’s toy you might buy that requires assembly....
What Is an XLSB File? An XLSB file is an Excel binary workbook file. They store information in binary format instead of XML like with most other Excel files (e.g., XLSX). Since XLSB files are binary, they can be read from and written to much faster, making them extremely useful for very large spreadsheets. When dealing with big spreadsheets, you might also notice smaller file sizes when using XLSB vs XLSX....
Does Chronemics Matter in Tech? Technology is often associated with efficiency, allowing users to maximize the work done in a given period. Time is an important variable and currency for agile startups and large technology firms. A technology solution that accounts for a user’s unique orientation toward time can be a competitive advantage that allows your product to succeed. Chronemics in Communication Time is an important non-verbal cue that factors heavily into communication, particularly in the world of business....
How to Make a FaceTime Call Using FaceTime on your iOS device is easy. Just launch the FaceTime app (it’s green like the one for your normal phone) and choose a contact to call. You can also select a recipient from Contacts and then select FaceTime, or tap the camera or phone icon to start a video or audio call. There are several reasons FaceTime might not be working when you try it, but the first thing you should check if it doesn’t work is that it’s actually enabled in Settings....
Ghosting someone also usually involves the refusal to respond to attempts to connect and communicate by ignoring phone calls, unfollowing or blocking people on social media, or just not answering text messages from certain people. The most common example of ghosting is when a romantic relationship ends because a person in the relationship decides to stop communicating completely, especially via text messages and phone calls. The person who gets ghosted is often left feeling understandably hurt and wondering why the relationship ended the way it did....
LibreOffice Programs LibreOffice includes the following applications in its suite: Base (Access), Calc (Excel), Impress (PowerPoint), and Writer (Word). It also installs graphics and diagram tool Draw and formula editor Math. Following are some features you get with these programs: Open files from your computer or an online resource, like over FTP or SSH or through your Google Drive or OneDrive account.Walk through a simple wizard when building letters, faxes, and agendas....
Ports and Transfer Packets That pencil-thin network cable (or wireless network adapter) at the back of your computer contains 65,536 microscopic pathways inside of it. Your network cable is the same as a major highway, except your network cable has 65,536 lanes, and there is a tollbooth on each lane. We call each lane a port. Your internet signal is comprised of millions of little cars that travel on these 65,536 lanes....
