Why You Should Care About Contrast Ratio Contrast ratio is a term that’s used to measure the difference between the maximum and minimum brightness of a display. It’s the difference between the whitest possible white and the darkest possible black. It’s measured by displaying a black-and-white checkerboard pattern like the one below and comparing the values. Since it’s a ratio, the contrast ratio of a display is shown as a number like 1000:1....

At the core, Pluto TV is simply a streaming TV service similar to Sling TV, YouTube TV, and others. You drop into channels and watch whatever’s on at that time. However, there are a few key differences—price being a big one—compared to Pluto TV. Let’s take a look at what makes this service special. RELATED: Why Do Streaming TV Services Keep Getting More Expensive? Who Owns Pluto TV? Pluto TV launched as only a website in March 2014 with around 100 curated channels....

If you ever browse through your Task Manager window, you’ve likely spotted a process named “System interrupts” and then probably ignored it. But if it’s using up your CPU and you’re wondering what you can do about it, we’ve got the answer for you. This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Task Manager, like Runtime Broker, svchost.exe, dwm.exe, ctfmon.exe, rundll32.exe, and many others. Don’t know what those services are?...

You can quickly share the content from open app windows directly from your taskbar to your Microsoft Teams meeting with the new feature. This comes shortly after Microsoft added a mute button to the taskbar that works in Teams, so it seems that Microsoft is focused on making its meeting app an integral part of the Windows 11 experience. In a blog post, Microsoft describes the new feature: It won’t just be Microsoft Teams that recevies this feature, though....

The SwitftKey app has been updated to version 7.9.0.5, and the primary new feature is the ability to copy and paste text between your Android smartphone and a Windows PC. Copying and pasting can go both ways, so you can move text from Android to PC or from PC to Android. To use the feature on Windows, you’ll need to have Windows 10 (October 2018 update or later), or Windows 11 installed on your PC....

Starting in iOS 15, Safari for the iPhone and iPad can download extensions through the App Store. And these extensions aren’t just from Apple. Third parties can create them as well. It’s the same functionality that has been in Safari for desktop for years. RELATED: What’s New in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey What other popular web browser has had extensions for years? Google Chrome, of course. In fact, Chrome and Safari added extensions all the way back in 2010....

Not all routers are created equal. Sure, they all provide wireless internet, but the performance you get from a high-end model will blow away the speeds offered by cheaper models. This is an example of that, as it comes with all kinds of features that take your internet speeds and optimize them. If you’re an online gamer, you’ll love the fact that this router is designed to help you achieve the lowest possible ping....

By default, your Windows 11 PC doesn’t tell you when an update requires a reboot to finish installing. If you’d like to be notified about such updates so you can restart your PC and finish the update, you can enable an option on your PC. We’ll show you how. Get a Notification When an Update Requires a Reboot To enable notifications for when an update requires a reboot, first, open the Settings app on your PC....

First, open Settings by pressing Windows+i on your keyboard. You can also right-click the Start button and select “Settings” in the menu that appears. In Settings, select “Network & Internet” in the sidebar. In Network & Internet settings, locate the name of the internet connection you want to change the DNS servers for in the list (such as “Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet”) and click it. On the properties page for that network connection, choose “Hardware Properties....

RELATED: How to Annotate and Highlight PDFs in Microsoft Edge Change the Text Highlight Color in Acrobat Reader To change the color used to highlight the text, first, open your PDF document with Acrobat Reader. In the document, select the text you want to highlight. If you have already highlighted your text and you only want to change the existing highlight, then select your currently highlighted text. We’ll select some text....

What Is Prime Gaming? Here’s everything that comes with a subscription: Free games, in-game items, and more: Get free access to games, in-game loot, booster packs, skins, and more each month. One free Twitch channel subscription per month: You can use it on partner or affiliate channels. Prime-exclusive chat extras: You’ll get a members-only Prime chat badge next to your name, exclusive emoticons, and custom chat color options. How to Subscribe to Prime Gaming To get started, open your browser, go to Prime Gaming, and click “Sign In....

What Are Browser Cookies and Site Data? When you visit a website it will remember certain information, which it stores in your browser’s cookies and site data. Things like passwords and user settings can be saved so it’s easy to use the site the next time you visit it. However, this data can add up and you may feel the need to clear it. RELATED: What Is a Browser Cookie?...

In June 2021, Microsoft enabled a News and Weather widget (called “News and Interests“) on Windows 10’s taskbar. It shows weather, sports scores, news, and more at a glance. Here’s how to show, hide, and configure parts of the widget. How to Get the News and Interests Widget in Windows 10 The News and Interests widget was enabled for all fully updated Windows 10 PCs on June 9, 2021. It will automatically appear on your taskbar....

Screenshots and images downloaded from the web are usually saved as JPG or PNG files. Sometimes, you might need to convert these files to PDF format. Here’s how to do that in Windows 10 with the built-in Photos app. The default photo-viewer app in Windows 10 is Photos. When you double-click an image, it should open in the Photos app. If you haven’t changed the default app to view photos, locate and double-click the JPG file that you want to convert to a PDF to open it in Photos....

A bootable USB drive is the best way to install or try Linux. But most Linux distributions—like Ubuntu—only offer an ISO disc image file for download. You’ll need a third-party tool to turn that ISO file into a bootable USB drive. You’ll need to download an ISO file to do this—we’re going to use Ubuntu in our example, but this should work for quite a few different Linux distributions. Head to Ubuntu’s download page and download the version of Ubuntu you want—either the stable “Long Term Service” release or the current release....

To keep your Google Chrome bookmarks bar decluttered, you should only keep the bookmarks that you actually use. If you have any unused bookmarked sites sitting there, here’s how to remove them. RELATED: How to Declutter Your Web Browser Bookmarks How to Delete an Individual Bookmark on Google Chrome To remove a single bookmark from your bookmarks list, you just have to select that bookmark and choose the delete option....

Unlike streaming platforms such as Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix that kick you out of the service when you unsubscribe, Peacock doesn’t immediately offer you a way to leave the free plan. After a bit of digging, we found that you have to request your data be removed from NBCUniversal’s servers. RELATED: How to Cancel Your Peacock Subscription and Change Plans Starting several pages inside of Peacock’s Help Center, you will find a guide that details the request process for the deletion of personal information from NBCUniversal....

Deselecting areas in photos and layers in Adobe Photoshop is actually easier than selecting them. We’ll show you how to deselect items using multiple ways in this photo editing tool. Deselect Area With a Keyboard Shortcut in Photoshop A quick way to deselect an area in Photoshop is to use a keyboard shortcut. It works on both Windows and Mac computers. To use it, first, open the Photoshop window where you have made the selection that you now want to deselect....

By default, WhatsApp chats are end-to-end encrypted, but the backups aren’t encrypted for iPhone users. To be on the safe side, you can enable end-to-end encryption for those WhatsApp backups. Here’s how. Start by opening WhatsApp on your iPhone. Next, tap the “Settings” (gear-shaped) icon in the bottom-right corner. In WhatsApp Settings, select “Chats.” In Chats, tap “Chat Backup.” Under Chat Backup options, tap “End-to-End Encrypted Backup.” The next screen will show that the Encrypted backup is off....

On the iPhone, you’ll find the hamburger button in the lower-right corner. In the menu that appears, tap “Your Orders.” On the order details screen, you can find information on when an item was shipped or delivered, how much it cost, track the shipment if it hasn’t arrived yet, and even buy the same items again.