eReaders make picking up a book and reading a lot easier, as you’ll have a whole collection of novels at your fingertips. However, if you’re looking to bring your existing eBook selection over to your new purchase, you need to keep file compatibility in mind. There are multiple eBook file formats, including EPUB, MOBI, CBR, and the more familiar formats like PDFs. Most eReaders can read most of the file formats, but there are important exceptions to keep in mind....
There’s no one laptop bag that will work for everybody. The bag that will work best for you will depends on your circumstances. Do you often cycle to work? In that case, a laptop backpack or messenger bag will be the easiest and most comfortable to use—and water resistance will be crucial. On the other hand, if you mostly commute on the train or by walking, a lighter bag will be more beneficial....
Most of the time, it is pretty simple to figure out what the various ports and the printed symbols next to them on our computers are for, but every so often, some new or different symbol pops up. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....
If you start to move from photography into videography, you’ll quickly start hearing about something called a t-stop, which are a combination of a lens’ f-stop and light transmittance value. Let’s take a deeper look at what that means. What is An F-Stop? In photography, an aperture is the hole in a lens that lets light into your camera. How much light your camera captures is measured by a combination of how long the shutter allows light through that aperture, and how big the aperture is....
Apple has been putting “ProMotion” displays on various devices for a few years now. The label is a marketing term for technology that isn’t unique to Apple hardware, but it still provides some tangible benefits over lesser displays. ProMotion Displays Refresh at 120Hz For a display to bear the ProMotion label it must have a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. A display’s refresh rate refers to how many times the display updates in a single second....
An operating system is the primary software that manages all the hardware and other software on a computer. The operating system, also known as an “OS,” interfaces with the computer’s hardware and provides services that applications can use. What Does an Operating System Do? An operating system is the core set of software on a device that keeps everything together. Operating systems communicate with the device’s hardware. They handle everything from your keyboard and mice to the Wi-Fi radio, storage devices, and display....
You’ve decked out your house with all of the coolest smarthome products, and now you’re moving. What should you do with all those sweet smarthome gadgets? It’s easy to get comfortable and settle down in a new house (and you should!), but there’s always the possibility of moving in the future—even if you think you’re in your forever home. If you ever do decide to move, there are a whole host of things you have to do, but what about all your smarthome gear?...
The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. This definitely applies to wireless printers. When buying a printer, you’ll find that most printers support a variety of different printing standards. These standards have arisen because of how messy printing — even wireless printing — can be. They all aim to make printing easier, but they’re all different and work in different ways....
Windows is the home of PC gaming, but that doesn’t mean it can’t use a little bit of remodeling. Here are some handy tools to make your gaming life a little easier. SharpKeys RELATED: Map Any Key to Any Key on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista Most games have a built-in way to assign keys to a command. If you’d like a more permanent way to alter not just key assignments but Windows’ basic controls, SharpKeys is a program that will remap keyboard commands and write them directly to the Windows registry, making the change permanent and applicable to all menus, applications, and games....
Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, is a technically-impressive platform that has been plagued with countless management and publishing issues. Now that Google has shifted its business to serving other game platforms, and ending big-budget ports, the Stadia we know is just about dead. A Rough Start Google Stadia has been the butt of jokes ever since its introduction in 2019, most of which were some variation of “can’t wait for Google to shut it down....
If you want to keep your old phone number after you got a new one, or you just want a second phone number to play around with, you can port that number to the awesome Google Voice service. Here’s how to do it. RELATED: 8 Reasons You Should Be Using Google Voice (If You’re American) Why Would I Want to Do This? If you recently switched carriers and got a new phone number, but you want to keep your old phone number lying around just in case, you can port it to Google Voice so that you don’t have to pay for a second plan....
Android’s openness is a big reason for its success, but cellular carriers and phone manufacturers often use this openness to make the experience worse for its users. Android’s openness gives carriers and device manufacturers the freedom to do bad things. The Android platform is successful because carriers and manufacturers are free to produce a wide variety of different devices and customize their software. However, this is also the cause of Android’s biggest problems....
The Azure Cloud Shell is an integrated CLI experience available to Microsoft Azure cloud users. Usually available in either a Linux Bash shell or PowerShell prompt, you can also utilize the Azure Cloud Shell directly in the VS Code integrated development environment. What Features Does the Azure Cloud Shell Offer? Bash shell for Linux style commands PowerShell for Windows familiar developers Built-in PowerShell Modules Az. Accounts Az. Compute Az. Network Az....
As great as Google Assistant is, it’s not always the best at pronouncing people’s names. Fortunately, you can add phonetic names to improve voice recognition. Google Assistant’s mispronunciation of names can be frustrating when trying to send text messages or make calls using your voice—especially if the person has a unique name (or even a unique spelling of a more common name). We’re going to show you how to add phonetic names on both the stock Contacts app on the Pixel (which is available for download in the Google Play store) and on Samsung Galaxy devices if you don’t want to install another app....
It’s really easily to arm and disarm your Abode home security system manually, as it’s only a tap away. However, here’s how to have the system automatically do that for you whenever you come and go from your house. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Abode Home Security System First, you’ll need to visit Abode’s web interface, as the app doesn’t support setting up automatic mode changes. Once you get to the web interface, log in using your Abode account credentials....
With the Nest Secure, you have a certain amount of time between arming your system and leaving the house, or between entering your home and disarming the system. Here’s how to customize that time window. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Nest Secure Security System By default, this window is set to one minute for both exiting and entering. You can change these settings individually to make both short as 30 seconds or as long as five minutes....
Changing your Outlook.com password is a simple process you can do from any web browser, and it will just take you a few minutes. Here’s how to do it. Fire up your browser, head to Outlook’s home page, and then click the “Sign In” button. Type your Outlook.com username (which might be a email account at outlook.com, live.com, hotmail.com, or even skype.com) , and then click the “Next” button....
Planning on selling or giving away your MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar? Even if you wipe your Mac and reinstall macOS from scratch, it won’t remove everything: information about your fingerprints and other security features are stored separately, and may remain after your wipe your hard drive. Warning: We have been informed that, on newer Macs with a T2 security chip, the encryption key is stored in your Mac’s Secure Enclave....
If you’re building a spreadsheet to share with others or simply one for your own tracking, using a checklist can make data entry a breeze in Microsoft Excel. Here’s how to create a checklist in your spreadsheet and make it look like your own. Why a checklist? You might use a checklist for tracking items to pack for a trip, products for your company, a holiday gift list, monthly bills, or keeping track of tasks....
Not all iPhone and iPad apps are worth keeping. You may download an app or game that you later decide you don’t like, want, or need. To remove the clutter or regain some storage space, here’s how to delete apps on iPhone. Delete Apps From the Home Screen If the app you want to remove is on your Home Screen, whether within a folder or not, you can easily delete it two different ways....
