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Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, or MOBAs, refer to a very specific subset of top-down, team-based strategy titles. Despite humble beginnings as a modded offshoot of real-time strategy games, these titles have exploded into the forefront of PC gaming, gaining tens of millions of players and a spot at the top of the eSports (blech*) world. They’re Easy to Learn… MOBAs got started as an offshoot of real-time strategy games. In fact, they emerged from one game in particular: Warcraft III....

If you’ve ever plugged an iPad into a PC or Mac, it’s possible you’ve seen a “Not Charging” message on your iPad’s screen. We’ll explain why the message appears—and what you can potentially do about it. Not Enough Current Many computer USB ports don’t supply enough current to charge an iPad while the iPad’s screen is turned on. If that’s the case, you’ll see a “Not Charging” message on your iPad’s screen beside the battery icon....

To fully protect your PC against Spectre, you need updated Intel CPU microcode. This is normally provided by your PC manufacturer via a UEFI firmware update, but Microsoft now offers an optional patch with the new microcode. We think most people should wait for their PC manufacturers to roll out this update rather than rush to install Microsoft’s patch. But, if you’re particularly concerned about Spectre attacks, you can get the updated microcode from Microsoft even if your PC manufacturer has no plans to release it....

Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) For $49.99 ($50 Off) Ever since Google bought up Nest nearly a decade ago, the two brands have been working synergistically together to launch fantastic smart home products, like this Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen), now down to $49.99 ($50 off). Rated by our editors as the best overall smart display for 2022, this device is affordable, powerful, it works with a wide range of apps, and it’s all tied together with intelligent Google Assistant integration....

Microsoft added “Apps for websites” to Windows 10 with the Anniversary Update. This feature allows installed apps to take over when you visit their associated website. For example, when you visit a Groove Music web page in Edge, Chrome, or another browser, the Groove Music app can pop up and take it from there. How to See (and Configure) Apps for Websites RELATED: What Are “Shared Experiences” on Windows 10?...

Every device connected to a network—computer, tablet, camera, whatever—needs a unique identifier so that other devices know how to reach it. In the world of TCP/IP networking, that identifier is the Internet Protocol (IP) address. If you’ve worked with computers for any amount of time, you’ve likely been exposed to IP addresses—those numerical sequences that look something like 192.168.0.15. Most of the time, we don’t have to deal with them directly, since our devices and networks take care of that stuff behind the scenes....

Wireless charging is set to become more popular with the adoption of Qi wireless charging in Apple’s iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. It’s also found on some Android phones, like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy S7. Most wireless chargers use magnetic induction and magnetic resonance. They offer the promise of being able to place a device on a surface and have it charge automatically—no fiddling with cables required....

Sharing your screen remotely is a convenient way to access another computer as if you’re sitting in front of it. OS X and Windows have this ability built right into them, meaning you can easily share your Mac’s screen with Windows PCs, and vice versa. If you run a mixed network, it’s most likely a combination of Macs and Windows PCs. You might have a Linux machine tossed in there to serve files, but most people have Windows or Macs, and sometimes both....

Some Windows apps configure themselves to automatically start whenever Windows boots. But you can make any app, file, or folder start with Windows by adding it to the Windows “Startup” folder. Some apps already have a built-in setting for this, but if they don’t, this method is what you want. You can also make any file or folder open when Windows starts—just in case there’s something you find yourself using regularly....

How to Appear Offline on the PS5 To change your online status on the PS5, go to the home screen on the console and press the “Up Arrow” on the D-Pad of your controller. Now, press the “Right Arrow” button on the D-Pad until you reach the “Profile Icon” next to Settings. Press “X” on the controller to open a drop-down menu and select “Online Status,” which appears below your name and the profile icon....

For such a tiny package, the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con controllers sure pack a lot of complex sensors and input mechanisms. There’s an accelorometer, gyroscope, infrared camera, 20+ buttons, and two control sticks, not to mention the touch screen on the Switch itself. Eventually, you might need to make sure all those inputs are working correctly. Here’s how to calibrate your control sticks, motion controls, and even test your buttons and touch screen....

The Google Maps app offers hands-free directions, travel alerts, and more for users. Its built-in voice engine offers this in your own preferred voice, with options based on region or language. If you want to change the Google Maps voice, here’s how. Unfortunately, there are some limitations you need to be aware of. While Google Maps does offer different voices based on region or language, it doesn’t offer gender variations....

As with many things in the Android world, this process is going to be slightly different depending on the device you have. We’ll be showing you how to do it with a Google Pixel phone—which is as close to a baseline Android experience you can get—and a Samsung Galaxy phone. Before we get started, make sure you’ve downloaded a keyboard app from the Play Store. Many of them will guide you through the process of changing the keyboard....

Mac users who are running Safari 14.0 or higher have access to the customizable start page. Here, you can easily add or remove different sections and change the background image. The Safari 14.0 (or newer) update will be automatically installed if you are running the latest version of macOS Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, or higher. To get started, open the Safari browser on your Mac. From the start page, click the Menu button from the bottom-right corner of the screen....

How to Update Messaging on Instagram The new chat customization features are only available if you update to Instagram’s new cross-platform messaging feature (which lets you message Facebook friends right from Instagram). It’s important to note that this update is not reversible. RELATED: How to Message a Facebook Friend From Instagram First, update your Instagram app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. When you open the app, you will see a banner about the new cross-platform messaging update....

Git is a version control system at the heart of almost all software development—it’s used to store and track changes to the code you write. When working in teams, having an easy-to-follow workflow that works for your business is crucial to fast development. Better Repository Organization, Faster Development With the rise of easy-to-use automation pipelines like Jenkins, many companies are beginning to do continuous integration & delivery (CI/CD), with changes from developers being merged into the repo often, usually shipping a product on a weekly rather than monthly schedule....

You can always look up user accounts on a Windows system using the settings interface, but if you want to save a nice, printer-friendly file with that info, it’s easiest to turn to the Command Prompt. Windows provides a couple of ways to interact with user accounts at the Command Prompt. You already may be familiar with the first option: the net user command. Here, we’re going to turn to a second option: the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC), which is really just an extended command line structure for performing various types of system management....

If you ever want to make changes to a scene that you have set up in the Hue app, you can actually edit a scene instead of deleting it and creating a new one. Here’s how to do it. RELATED: How to Create a Custom Color Scene From a Photo With Your Philips Hue Lights Unsurprisingly, the edit feature for a Hue scene isn’t as obvious as it should be, but once you find out how to access it, it’ll be a lot easier to make changes to a scene....

The Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL bring a lot of cool new features to Android users, including an awesome Now Playing utility that actively listens for music in your environment and displays the current track on the ambient display. While there’s an opportunity to enable this feature during the setup process, there’s a chance you may have missed it. Or, on the other side of that coin, you may have enabled it and now you hate it....

If you’re planning on giving away or selling your iPhone 13, you’ll first need to erase your data and account information off of it completely. That’s called a “factory reset,” and it’s easy to do in Settings for iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Here’s how. Before You Reset: Make a Backup Whenever you do a factory reset, it’s always a good idea to make sure you have a backup of your iPhone 13....