Python doesn’t come prepackaged with Windows, but that doesn’t mean Windows users won’t find the flexible programming language useful. It’s not quite a simple as installing the newest version however, so let’s make sure you get the right tools for the task at hand. First released in 1991, Python is a popular high-level programming language used for general purpose programming. Thanks to a design philosophy that emphasizes readability it has long been a favorite of hobby coders and serious programmers alike....

While using a Mac, sometimes you need to dig deep into settings or perhaps pull off some developer-grade command-line tasks. For that, you’ll need the Terminal app to access the command-line on macOS. Here’s how to launch it. How to Open Terminal Using Spotlight Search Perhaps the easiest and quickest way to open Terminal is through Spotlight Search. To launch Spotlight, click the small magnifying glass icon in your menu bar (or press Command+Space)....

Using the Command Prompt to turn off your Windows 10 PC provides more options and flexibility than merely using the shutdown option from the Start menu or pressing the power button on your PC. Here’s how it’s done. RELATED: How to Turn On a Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC Shut Down Your PC Using the Command Prompt Start by pressing the Windows + R keys to open the Run window....

If you’re creating a legal document and need to insert the section symbol (§), Microsoft Word offers a couple of ways and a customized shortcut key to insert this symbol. We’ll show you how to add this symbol to your papers conveniently. Insert the Section Symbol (§) Using the Numeric Keypad If your keyboard offers a numeric pad (numeric keys to the right of your other keys), use a quick keyboard shortcut to add the section symbol to your document....

The graphics card supports NVIDIA Ampere architecture, which was previously reserved for much more expensive cards. That means you can play ray traced games on an affordable GPU from the 50 series at over 60 FPS for $249. That’s a substantial discount over the current cheapest ray tracing card, which is the RTX 3060 that costs $80 more. NVIDIA’s new RTX 3050 features a solid 8GB of GDDR6 memory, which will help it run most games....

If you use Android, you probably use the Google Assistant. If you’re a Galaxy user, Samsung’s own Bixby can get in the way—especially with the Bixby button on the S8, S9, and Note 8. But there’s good news: it’s easy to turn off. So, Why Is it Bad? The thing with Bixby is that it’s not really horrible—it’s just unnecessary. Anything Bixby can do, Assistant can do better. Bixby Vision was arguably its most useful feature, but with the rise of Google Lens, even that isn’t so useful anymore....

“Scanning” documents and photos with your phone is a mixed bag. Thankfully, there are very easy ways to scan items and get reliably good results. RELATED: How to Buy the Right Scanner for Your Needs: Photos, Documents and More Sure, a dedicated scanner is still great to have if you frequently need to scan a large handful of documents, but using your phone also works great if you only have a couple documents to scan every now and then....

“To Be Honest” or “To Be Heard” In most situations, TBH is used as a direct abbreviation for “to be honest.” It’s an initialism that gained traction in the late 90s or early 2000s, and its origins are closely associated with internet forums, internet relay chat (IRC), and text-message culture. TBH is usually placed at the beginning or the end of a sentence to convey a feeling of frankness. If someone wants to be candid about an opinion, they could say “TBH, I hate video games....

A wide-angle camera lens can make for some pretty interesting photos, but how is it different from other lenses, and when should you use it? What Is a Wide-Angle Lens? A wide-angle lens has a field of view significantly wider than that of the human eye. In other words, it’s got a wider field of view than a normal lens, which has a focal length of somewhere between 40mm and 58mm on a full frame camera....

The deal is only valid for new Disney+ subscribers and returning subscribers without an active subscription. That means if you’re in the middle of a month of the service, you won’t be able to take advantage of the discount. If, however, you’ve let your subscription expire, you can sign up again and get your $2 month. Disney+ has some great new movies coming on November 12, which will be during your one-month period....

Starting in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple is offering several new widgets for your Home Screen. Whether you want to find a lost device, call your favorite contact, or continue a recent game, these widgets let you do it all quickly. App Store Widget With a simple look at the App Store widget, you can check out daily stories on what’s new and recent apps and games. It’s a tiny Today tab from the App Store right on your screen....

AMD published a support note (which was first spotted by PC World) this week that said Windows 11 might increase L3 cache latency by as much as three times. That will cause slowdowns in latency-sensitive applications such as PC games. For more graphically intensive games, this could cause a dip in framerate by 10% to 15%, which could be the difference between a pleasant game experience and an unpleasant one....

If you’re curious exactly what you’ll get with Android 12, we have a full breakdown covering everything that’s coming to the new mobile OS and Google broke down 12 cool things coming to it in the blog post where it announced that the OS was coming. There are plenty of security updates, visual changes, and new features that’ll satisfy even the most demanding Android users. For example, there’s the whole Material You theming element that causes your whole phone to change based on the look of the wallpaper you use....

The People’s Bank of China says it’s concerned about national security and the safety of residents’ assets. Bloomberg reports that the country’s bank says that cryptocurrency isn’t a fiat currency, which means it isn’t a government-issued currency and is not backed by a commodity. China is also looking to root out the mining of digital assets. Chinese officials are targeting crypto because of its possible ties to fraud, money laundering, and excessive energy usage....

Netflix recently added games to its Android app, and it all works seamlessly. However, it’ll be a little more challenging on iPhone and iPad because Apple’s policy doesn’t allow all-in-one game hubs. Instead, if Netflix wants to make its mobile games work on Apple platforms, it’ll need to release them as separate applications. This is the same issue preventing Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Google Stadia from working on iPhone....

Bloomberg is reporting that some Facebook users in the US will be able to make and receive calls directly from the Facebook application. This should make it so anyone with the feature won’t need to frequently switch back and forth between Facebook and Messenger. However, the feature is currently in testing, so you may not see it on your Facebook app yet (if ever). This might be just the beginning of Facebook bringing back features to the main app, as a tiny group of users also received the Messenger inbox in the main app last fall....

Android phones and tablets can fill up quickly as you download apps, add media files like music and movies, and cache data for use offline. Many lower-end devices may only include a few gigabytes of storage, making this even more of a problem. The less space you have, the more time you’ll have to spend micromanaging the internal storage. If you find yourself regularly running out of space and needing to manage it, consider getting a phone or tablet with more storage next time around....

“We believe this change will help give young people more control over their digital footprint and where their images can be found on Search,” Google said in a blog post. The process to get an image removed seems easy enough. Google has a support link a minor or an authorized representative can go to and request the removal of an image. From there, they must fill out a form where they Image URLs of any images that they want to be removed, URLs of any search results pages that contain the images, and search query terms that surface the images....

iCloud Mail is linked to your Apple ID, but only if your email ID ends with “@icloud.com”. If you’re using a third-party email like Gmail with your Apple ID, you’ll have to create a different iCloud email address, which will then be linked to your Apple ID. To get started, open any browser on your computer (Windows 10, Mac, or Linux), iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone or tablet. Then, type the www....

Keeping your Gmail inbox clean can be quite a task these days. Instead of manually looking for old emails you want to delete or archive, you can set up a filter to do this automatically based on a selected timeframe. We’ll show you how. Automatically Archive or Delete Old Emails To get started, head to the Gmail website and sign in with your Google account. Go to the Search box at the top of Gmail and enter the criteria you want to use....