Use a Music Service’s Offline Mode Streaming music uses more of the iPhone battery reserves than playing locally stored audio files — either the ones you downloaded or synced. If the streaming music service supports an offline mode (Apple Music and Spotify are two that do), use offline mode to download frequently played songs. If you stream songs multiple times, download those songs to your iPhone providing storage space isn’t an issue....
Unfortunately, Google Play isn’t 100 percent safe. As we’ll learn below, there have been multiple instances where malware made its way through the app store and onto millions of devices, without users or Google knowing about it until it was too late. There is good news, though! Google Play has safeguards in place to combat malicious apps, and although malware evolves quickly, there are also things you can do on your own to prevent your phone or other device from being infected with Google Play viruses....
Is Slack Down Right Now? First, you’ll want to make sure that Slack is up and running and that your internet connection is working properly. Try these steps to see if you can find the problem. How to Fix Slack Issues If no one else is reporting problems with Slack, then the problem is probably on your end. There are a few things you can try if Slack doesn’t seem to be working for you, but it’s doing fine for everyone else....
What Is an ISZ File? A file with the ISZ file extension is a zipped ISO disk image file. They are compressed, and sometimes encrypted, ISO images created by EZB Systems for the purpose of saving disk space. It can be split into smaller parts so that the data can be saved on multiple storage devices but still be joined together as a whole file. Usually, the first file in the sequence is saved with the ....
The upcoming update, dubbed Windows 11 22H2, promises to include numerous changes to Redmond’s latest offering, such as bringing Android apps to the desktop operating system, significant improvements to the user interface, and a lot more. “Microsoft has taken feedback from power users and tweaked the current Windows 11 to come out with a better stable version,” Gaurav Chandra, CTO, As You Are, told Lifewire over email. “This will definitely be a useful upgrade from Windows 10....
What Is an LCD? LCD is an acronym for Liquid Crystal Display, which is a type of monitor or screen—and flat-panel technology—that relies on thousands or millions of pixels, arranged in a rectangular grid. When an LCD is turned on, each pixel takes on a red, green, or blue sub-pixel (RGB) that is either enabled or disabled. When the pixels are off, the individual section appears black, and when all of the sub-pixels are on, it appears white....
The entry-level ThinkCentre M720 Tower is a solid but no fills PC from Lenovo. As an affordable but productivity-minded desktop machine, the M720 has carved out a space for itself in Lenovo’s ThinkCentre line, which offers a majority of professional workstation laptops and mini-towers. Read on to see what the base model for the M720 Tower has to offer for around the $400-$450 price point. Design: Minimal, lightweight box The M720 is a compact and vertically oriented tower with four rubber feet to help you prop it up....
The LG K51 is a budget smartphone that originally launched as a Boost Mobile exclusive, but it’s available from a number of carriers and also in an unlocked version that you can take anywhere. The best thing about this phone is the very affordable price, but it also boasts a pretty big battery, a three camera array on the rear, and a 13MP front-facing selfie cam, among some other intriguing features....
According to LG, the screen sizes go from 81 inches to a maximum size of 325 inches diagonally. Display resolution depends on the size. The smaller screens, which range from 81 inches to 215 inches, display at 2K resolution. Mid-range TVs have a 4K resolution and go from 163 inches up to 325 inches. The standalone 8K display is 325 inches. There is also the option for Dual 2K or 4K displays, which have a 32:9 aspect ratio....
If the Linksys (Cisco) E1000 Default Username or Password Doesn’t Work The default username and password mentioned above is valid for the Linksys E1000 only if these credentials haven’t been changed. If they don’t work, it means that the default username or password was changed (probably to something more secure). There’s an easy way to reset your Linksys E1000 router back to its default settings, which will restore the default username and password, too....
For those on the go constantly, a portable mouse for a laptop or an ultrabook is an essential tool. Those who might be interested in keeping cordless might be interested in trying a new option: a Bluetooth enabled mouse. The Logitech T630, released back in 2013, is still relevant today. Using Bluetooth technology, the mouse combines this modern feature with a sleek design for a solid travel mouse. Read on for our thoughts on design, performance, and comfort....
Surround sound speakers can be a daunting purchase, but the Logitech Z906 aims to make setup easier while reducing sticker shock and delivering impressive 5.1 surround sound. You’ll still have to deal with miles of audio cables, but in many ways Logitech has opened the world of surround sound up to neophytes. Design: Both beautiful and practical Unboxing he Z906 is a satisfying experience. A sky blue box opens to reveal the beefy subwoofer, the control console, and a smaller box with neatly stacked speakers....
Magic Mouse 2 Charging Instead of AA batteries, the new Magic Mouse has an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery that provides up to a month of use between charges. That’s about twice the amount of time most users get on rechargeable alkaline batteries used in the original Magic Mouse. A full charge takes as little as two hours, while a quick two minutes of charging is enough to give you nine hours of use before the mouse needs a refill....
Supported Languages You can learn these languages: English, French, Spanish (Spain and Mexico), Italian, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Polish, Danish, Icelandic, Japanese, Norwegian, Japanese, Slovenian, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch, Mongolian, Yoruba, and German. The Unique Way Memrise Works Memrise uses elaborate encoding to help you remember different concepts. Instead of having you read through words and translations, and trying to memorize these in raw form, it creates an association between the translation and words you are familiar with....
A short memory test is often completed by the BIOS during the POST, but that test is not at all thorough. A complete memory test by an excellent program like MemTest86 is necessary to truly determine if your computer’s RAM is working properly. If you test your memory with only one memory testing program, make MemTest86 that program without a doubt! More on MemTest86 Works with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux, and any other PC operating system, including Intel x86-based Macs....
How it works: The new app is a command-line tool, so you’ll want to be a little familiar with Window’s Command Prompt app. You can target internal hard drives and external ones, including SD cards. Technically detailed: You’ll use the commands shown in the screenshot above to target specific file names, keywords, file paths, or extensions on your hard drive. The sooner you do that after you accidentally delete a file, the better, of course....
The new visual update for Office is available for all users this week, Microsoft announced on Thursday. Initially announced in June with select user testing over the summer, the new design mimics that of the overall user experience of Windows 11. “This Office visual refresh is based on feedback from customers who asked for a more natural and consistent experience within and between your applications, specifically on Windows,” Microsoft wrote in its blog announcing the visual refresh....
Story: Worldbuilding worth getting lost in Monster Hunter: World is a third-person role-playing game with a fairly large focus on the role-playing aspect. The game will start with you talking to some other fighters in a tavern, before prompting you to create your character. The character creation is very detailed, and if you’re anything like me, you can spend at least an hour picking and choosing your cosmetics. After creating your monster hunter, and picking out your Felyne, or cat companion, you’ll slip back into a cut scene where tensions rise within the tavern....
On Thursday, the company announced that it’s partnering with former Caltech scientists to develop smartphones that can be powered up to 3 feet away from a charger. If successful, the effort could mean an end to the tangled mess of power cords at the bottom of your drawer. “There will come a day when the charging and seamless handover from the blended platforms will make charging automatic," Charlie Goetz, CEO of wireless power company Powercast, said in an email interview....
Overall Findings These two Apple technologies are similar in many ways. By default, photos you take on your iOS and iPadOS devices are uploaded automatically to My Photo Stream. In contrast, iCloud Photos gives you all the options of My Photo Stream plus the ability to use more image file formats, save video, and keep images forever, safe in the cloud. My Photo Stream Pros and Cons When you take a picture while My Photo Stream is enabled, the photo is uploaded to the cloud, and then downloaded to other devices that use the same Apple ID....
