It’s a good idea to keep your iPad’s operating system and firmware (iPadOS) up to date. iPadOS updates are available for free from Apple, and they give your iPad the latest security and bug fixes, and features. Here’s how to update your iPad to the latest version of iPadOS. Back Up Before You Update While problems during the install process are rare, it’s possible for something to go wrong and cause your iPad to lose your data....
RELATED: Roku Says Sorry for Breaking Your TV Force an Update on Roku Smart TV or Streaming Stick Make sure your device is connected to the internet, either by Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Then, open the home screen on your device by pressing the house-shaped button on your Roku remote. In the navigation menu on the left, navigate to Settings > System > System Update. Here you’ll see your current installed version and other technical info....
RELATED: How to View EXIF Metadata for Photos on an iPhone or iPad How to Find an Image With Google Image Search You can use your preferred browser or the Google app to find an image. Once you find one, you can further fine-tune the search results based on Google’s suggestions to find an appropriate image. To get started, open Google Images Search site in Safari or Google Chrome on your iPhone or iPad....
Chromebooks aren’t just laptops anymore. A growing number of Chrome OS devices feature touch-screen displays and removable keyboards. If you’re using a Chromebook with a touch screen in Tablet mode, you should know how to use gestures to navigate the interface. To use the touch-screen gestures, you’ll need to put your Chromebook in “tablet mode.” This happens when you flip your screen over, detach the keyboard, or simply don’t have a keyboard at all....
Facebook Messenger’s New Secure Update Facebook has long realized the value in offering end-to-end encryption, as the option to encrypt text chats has been in the app since 2016. However, the company is now rolling out the same level of privacy and security to voice and video chats. The company claims that it handles more than 150 million video calls per day on Messenger, so providing the option to encrypt them is a smart move....
SteelSeries is Following Razer Security researcher Lawrence Amer decided to investigate after the Razer vulnerability popped up. They found that there was a link in the License Agreement screen that is opened with SYSTEM privileges during the device setup process, thus granting full access to a Windows 10 machine as an admin. Amer opened the link in Internet Explorer. Once there, it was as simple as saving a web page and launching an elevated Command Prompt from the right-click menu....
RELATED: The 10 Best Movies on Netflix in 2023 Aziz Ansari: Right Now Play Video Aziz Ansari’s Right Now is a comedy special where he explains his take on the social climate, his family, and more. Ansari talks about the allegations he received in 2019 and how he dealt with the hate. There are some profound moments in this special, but that doesn’t take away from all the great jokes throughout....
Laughing My A** Off LMAO means “laughing my ass off.” It is used when you want to show that you’re laughing a lot at something, such as a humorous message or meme. For example, if you receive a funny video, you might reply “LMAO” or pair it with a phrase such as “That’s hilarious lmao.” It is closely related to two other acronyms, LOL and ROFL, which mean “laughing out loud” and “rolling on the floor laughing,” respectively....
Not Gonna Lie NGL is an abbreviation for “not gonna lie.” It’s usually used at the beginning of a sentence to indicate honesty or vulnerability. Like TBH, NGL’s tone can change depending on the context. It could be used to insult someone, to share your honest opinion, or to open up your emotions. In most situations, NGL is simply used to share your opinion. You could say, “NGL, I hate hot dogs,” or “NGL, metal straws are too hard to clean....
Today, I F***ed Up TIFU stands for “today, I fucked up.” People use it on the internet as a precursor to a story where the poster does something wrong or messes everything up. This acronym is usually found at the beginning of a sentence or paragraph and is almost always spelled in all caps. TIFU stories often center on the narrator’s bad luck and poor decision-making skills as they try to navigate a tricky situation....
What Is a MOBI File? A MOBI file is specifically designed for mobile—or eReader—devices. The format is very lightweight in size and supports bookmarks, notes, corrections, and JavaScript. Also contained in the file, along with the eBook, could be DRM, or copyright protection, to prevent copying and illegal viewing. The current Kindle formats (AZW3, KF8, and KFX) are based on MOBI and is a proprietary format exclusively used on Kindle devices....
What Is DLC? DLC stands for “downloadable content.” It’s additional digital content a player can install on top of a complete video game. DLC can be distributed online within the game or via a gaming platform, such as Steam or the Playstation Store. Sometimes, it might be free. Other times, you might have to purchase it separately, or it might be included in bundles that come with the base game....
A Perfect Storm of Bad Habits You may have seen the term “doomscrolling” thrown around the internet. Essentially, doomscrolling is repeatedly doing something even though you know it has a negative effect on yourself. It’s bad for us, but we can’t stop. More specifically, when people talk about doomscrolling, they’re referring to the habit of spending a lot of time looking at negative news headlines online. We know it’s not a good use of our time, but we keep doing it anyway....
What Is Network Congestion? Put simply, network congestion involves too many transmissions traveling over the internet at once. Doubtless, you’ve heard the internet referred to as “the information superhighway,” and this is a common (and handy) way to think of its functionality. So, network congestion is like a traffic jam. When you do something on the internet, like Google a fact, read the news, or buy something from an online retailer, the data involved in the transaction gets divided into packets—think of these like cars on a highway....
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. It’s called the Konami Code, and it often meant the difference between life and death in a video game back in the 1980s. Perform those button presses in the right sequence, and you’ll unlock cheats that help you win. But recently, the code has grown into a wider pop-culture reference, and you might be curious about how it got started....
The Photos Library is a bundled file on your Mac that contains all of the images imported into the Apple Photos app. Sometimes you need to locate this library to do advanced troubleshooting or to move it to another machine. But where is it usually located? Let’s find out. The Default Photos Library Location By default, your Photos library is a file named Photos Library.photoslibrary, and it’s located in the path /Users/[username]/Pictures (or ~/Pictures for short) where “[username]” is your short user account name....
Android TV is becoming more popular all the time, and it just got a massive upgrade. Now, Google has made it so you can install apps on Android TV remotely through your Android smartphone, making downloading new streaming apps even more straightforward. A Reddit user first spotted the new feature, and it looks easy to use. Basically, there’s a new option in Google Play that allows you to install an app on an Android TV device right from your smartphone....
Initially, Apple intended to launch the driver’s license in Wallet feature at the end of 2021, which meant it would have launched relatively soon. However, the company quietly updated its iOS 15 website (as spotted by MacRumors) with a new early 2022 release window. Apple said that the feature would roll out in Arizona and Georgia first, with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah shortly after. After moving the release window back to early 2022, it’s unclear if all of those states will get the feature simultaneously or if it’ll still have the same staggered rollout....
Twitch posted on its blog about the security incident from October 6, 2021, and the company confirmed what the early reports suggested: creator payouts and some Twitch source code were stolen, but individual user information was kept safe. In the post, Twitch said, “Twitch passwords have not been exposed. We are also confident that systems that store Twitch login credentials, which are hashed with bcrypt, were not accessed, nor were full credit card numbers or ACH / bank information....
YouTube is testing a new feature for Premium members that allows them to download videos on the web. This means you don’t have to use any shady third-party websites or downloaders to download videos for offline viewing. Android Police spotted this experimental feature, and it seems quite simple. When you’re browsing YouTube, you’ll see a Download button below the video player. You can click that and keep the video on your device so you can watch it offline whenever you want....
