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RELATED: The 10 Best Movies on Netflix in 2023 Bound Play Video Before they made The Matrix, the Wachowskis debuted with the stylish crime thriller Bound, an early indicator of their bold filmmaking style. Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon play neighbors Violet and Corky, who experience an instant and powerful romantic attraction. They hatch an elaborate plan to steal from Violet’s mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano), taking advantage of his sexist dismissal of their intelligence and strength....

What to Look For in Gifts For Gamers When you’re looking into gifts to get a gamer, you generally want to steer clear of video games themselves because your friend or relative probably already owns them. That, or they’ll tell you exactly which ones they want, eliminating the need for a guide like this. If you want to surprise the gamer in your life, you’re far better off looking for things that will enhance their gaming experience or compliment their tech-heavy life....

In photography, there are two types of lenses: zoom lenses and prime lenses. Zoom lenses cover a range of focal lengths. If you own a DSLR, it probably came with a zoom lens. Here’s why you might want to get prime lenses instead. Zoom Lens vs. Prime Lens If you’ve just bought a new DSLR, the kit lens that comes with your camera is almost certainly a zoom lens; most come with an 18-55mm lens, which means that lens covers every focal length between 18mm and 55mm....

Samsung offers a lot of tools, many of which you probably just ignore. Health is one of the tools you should probably take a closer look at, however, because it’s actually really useful. What is Samsung Health? Samsung Health is the company’s take on fitness tracking. Health is absolutely loaded with features, many of which will prove useful to most people, and others to only the most dedicated. And the best part: it’s not just available for Samsung phones....

In photography, we use focal length as a primary descriptor of lenses. It’s the measure (in millimeters) of the distance between the rear nodal point and the focal point of the lens, while the lens is focused to infinity. Yep, that’s quite a mouthful, so let’s break it down. How Focal Length Works The purpose of a photographic lens is to take parallel rays of light and converge them into a single point of focus so they can be recorded, either on a piece of film or, far more commonly, with a digital sensor....

What Is Wireless PowerShare? Wireless PowerShare is an innovative feature in recent Samsung flagships since the Galaxy S10. At its core, it’s a reverse wireless charging technology that allows you to turn your device into a power station. It allows your Galaxy phone to wirelessly top up other smartphones and accessories like smartwatches and earbuds that support Qi technology, a common industry standard for wireless charging. What Devices Support Wireless PowerShare?...

Since the majority of written words are now produced in one digital form or another, fonts and typefaces have become much more important than they used to be. And to the chagrin of graphic designers and generally nerdy people everywhere, those terms are often used interchangeably. It doesn’t help that the technical terms for these tools, which first originated in the world of conventional paper publishing and printing presses, have been somewhat confused in the world of digital design and publishing....

Facebook has always had a real names policy, where you agree that your profile name is “the name [you] go by in everyday life.” Obviously, you can type in a fake name, and you may get away with it for a while. But it isn’t allowed, and it can cause you trouble. Facebook’s Real Name Policy The entire foundation of Facebook is that it’s a site where real people interact with each other without hiding behind anonymous usernames and blank avatars....

A rather intelligent feature named Smart Replies has made its way to various Google apps, including Gmail, recently. Reply is a standalone app that brings smart replies to many different messaging apps on Android. RELATED: The Best Things Google Assistant Can Do on Your Android Phone Google has been all about making tech work better in everyday situations with things like Google Assistant. The Reply app started rolling out in a very limited beta last week, so it’s not yet widely available for everyone (you can, however, find the APK pretty easily if you want to give it a try)....

A Departure From Normal iPhone Releases With the introduction of the iPhone X as Apple’s very first bezel-less device, Apple’s lineup has been relatively simple to follow. Apple offers regular flagship phones, with aluminum builds and standard specifications, and “premium” flagship phones, with bleeding-edge features and a more premium build quality. The former phones are marketed to regular iPhone users, while the latter ones are marketed to enthusiasts and folks who don’t mind paying more to get the very best....

Microsoft doesn’t want you to keep installing Windows 7 (or 8) on new PCs. If you try, you’ll see an “Unsupported hardware” message and your PC won’t receive any security updates from Windows Update. Other hardware features may not work properly, either. Microsoft Now Requires You Use Windows 10 With the Newest CPUs RELATED: How Long Will Microsoft Support My Version of Windows With Security Updates? This is somewhat confusing because Windows 7 is in its extended support period, and is officially supported by Microsoft with security updates until 2020....

The Microsoft Outlook desktop application supports Outlook.com addresses ending in @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, and @msn.com. However, it’s not necessarily obvious how to add them–especially if you’re using two-step verification. We used Outlook 2016 for this tutorial, although this same process also works on Outlook 2013 and up-to-date versions of Outlook 2010. How to Add an Outlook.com Email Address to Outlook Even if you’ve signed into Windows 10 with a Microsoft account, Microsoft Outlook won’t notice and offer to add that account....

You can mute the mic and PS5’s audio using a DualSense controller at any time. However, you have to consciously think to do that, or let members on the multiplayer games tell you. And the latter rarely happens. The DualSense controller’s built-in microphone turns on whenever you boot your PlayStation 5. But you can set it to mute and turn on the microphone only when required. RELATED: How to Mute Your PS5’s Audio Using a DualSense Controller...

Not all of us have switched to smartphone photography. Whether you use a DSLR or just a point-and-shoot camera, there are ways to automatically upload and sync photos like you would with a smartphone. Some companies have tried to solve this problem by marketing “smart cameras,” but you don’t need a digital camera with touch-screen or even Wi-Fi built into do this. Automatically Upload Photos via Your Computer RELATED: Take Control of Your Smartphone’s Automatic Photo Uploads...

The web is littered with traps for novice users when downloading software, from fake “Download” buttons that are actually advertisements to installers full of bundled toolbars and other junk software. Learning how to avoid the junk is an important skill. As geeks, we know how to dodge all the junk when downloading free software for our Windows PCs. But not everyone knows how. People must be falling for these tricks or they wouldn’t still be in such wide use....

Changing icons in Nova Launcher is one of the easiest ways to truly make your device yours. Everything from setting up a full icon theme to make things clean and concise, to simply changing that one icon you just don’t like is incredibly easy in Nova. And best of all, this feature is available in both the free and paid versions of the launcher, so everyone can take advantage of it....

Windows 10 and 11 support changing the default language. You no longer need to be concerned about the default language when you buy a computer — if you prefer to use a different language, you can change it at any time. This is particularly useful for environments where multiple users access a single computer and those users prefer different languages. You can download and install additional languages for Windows 10 and Windows 11 to view menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in your preferred language....

Github is great for storing files, but sometimes the files you want are stored on a different Git branch, and aren’t easily accessible from the main site. We’ll show how to download and clone files from other branches. “Download ZIP” Will Work Github doesn’t quite make the behaviour of their download feature very clear. If you swap to a different branch with the dropdown, you’ll continuing viewing that branch, at least until you navigate away from the file viewer....

By default, the volume buttons on the side change the “system volume”, which affects things like music and video playback. But the volume of your ringer volume, which controls the ringer and notifications, stays the same unless you change it from the settings. If you want your volume buttons to control system volume and ringer volume, you can make them do so by tweaking one setting. Open your iPhone’s Settings app and tap on Sounds and Haptics....

Microsoft announced that System Image Backups will be deprecated in Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update. The feature is still available, but it is no longer actively being developed and may be removed in a future release of Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft recommends you use a third-party tool to create full system images of your PC. What System Image Backups Are Good For (and What They Aren’t) RELATED: How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 7, 8, or 10...