Valve just added digital gift cards to Steam, allowing you to send money directly to a friend’s Steam Wallet. You can also use the same trick we used adding Steam Wallet funds to send almost any amount—not just the preset values. Choosing a Gift Card You can pick a gift card from the the Select Gift Card page, also accessible from Steam’s front page. In the US, your gift card options are $5, $10, $25, $50, or $100....
The AirTag connects to your iPhone or iPad over Bluetooth LE and Apple’s custom U1 (Ultra Wideband) chip. The secure connection allows you to find the tracker if the item it’s attached to ever goes missing. RELATED: Buy an AirTag, Not a Tile Tracker (Unless You Use Android) Start by taking your AirTag out of the packaging and removing the protective plastic. When the final piece of plastic is removed, the AirTag will play a short chime....
But your Mac can grow old gracefully with just a little help from you. Favor Lightweight or Optimized Apps As computers become more powerful, software developers take advantage of faster processors, more RAM, and better 3D graphics. While this makes perfect sense, it can leave owners of older hardware in the dust. One of the best things you can do for an aging Mac is use age-appropriate software. This means ditching those resource-intensive browsers and photo-editing suites in favor of lightweight apps, and software that’s optimized for macOS....
Apple’s time-saving Shortcuts app is available on the Mac, and many existing iPhone and iPad workflows work on the desktop too. One of the more useful Shortcuts features is the ability to trigger these actions directly from the menu bar. What Are Shortcuts on Mac? The app started life as Workflow before being acquired by Apple in 2017, after which it was rebranded as Shortcuts and released alongside iOS 12....
RELATED: Why Restarting Your Phone Makes it Perform Better and Fixes Common Issues How to Turn Off a Samsung Galaxy Phone You can shut down a Samsung Galaxy S22, S21, and earlier models using your phone’s hardware buttons or the on-screen buttons. Using Hardware Buttons Begin the process by pressing and holding down the Power button on your phone. You’ll then see a Power menu on your screen. Here, tap “Power Off....
Hybrid hard drives promise some of the performance of a solid-state drive with the capacity of a mechanical drive. They’re bigger than an SSD and faster than a plain-old mechanical drive. These are sometimes called “SSHDs” — solid-state hybrid drives. The drive automatically caches data in the solid-state storage for you, offering faster speeds for the files you use most. Mechanical Drives and SSDs Both Have Their Advantages RELATED: It’s Time: Why You Need to Upgrade to an SSD Right Now...
IKEA’s New Gaming Furniture and Accessories IKEA is releasing a bunch of gaming accessories and pieces of furniture in October 2021. The furniture is a little more subdued in design than you might expect from stuff targeted at gamers. It’s busier than your average piece of IKEA furniture, but it won’t stand out quite as much as some other brands. RELATED: The Best Mice of 2022 In total, IKEA is releasing six different gamer-focused product lines....
As is the case with other browsers, tab grouping allows you to find and switch between large amounts of tabs quickly and easily. If you’re the kind of person who keeps an overwhelming number of tabs open on your PC, this is an update you’ll absolutely adore. In a blog post, Microsoft said, “We are turning on tab grouping which provides the ability to categorize tabs into user-defined groups and helps you more effectively find, switch and manage tabs across multiple workstreams....
Turn It on Manually This may seem obvious, but it’s worth eliminating any small things you may have missed. If you usually wake your Switch using the “Home” button on a controller, it’s possible that the controller is out of battery. You should instead try waking the console using the power button on the unit instead. Press the power on button on the top of the Switch to turn it on....
TCL’s New 5- And 6-Series TVs With Google TV TCL announced two different models featuring Google TV as the OS. Both bring slightly different features to the table, but the primary detail is that they come with the full Google TV experience. First, there are the 5-Series models, which are available in 50, 55, 65, and 75-inch varieties. They feature an edge-to-edge glass design that’ll look clean in any room. These have all sorts of picture quality features, including 4K resolution, support for HDR, variable refresh rates, and so on....
The Best Tech Gifts Under $100 When buying a gift, it’s the thought that counts. With a little research, you can find a lot of thoughtful tech gifts that your recipient has probably never even heard of! This guide lists our favorite fun (or just plain useful) tech gifts under $100. We’ve cast a wide net here to find a little something for everyone, so you’ll be able to pick the perfect gift no matter who you’re buying for....
Which States Will Support Apple Wallet For IDs? According to Apple, the first states that will support Apple Wallet for IDs are Arizona and Georgia. After those two, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah will jump into the mix, bringing mobile ID support. While this is a remarkable development in terms of the usefulness of Apple Wallet, it’s very much in the early phases, and getting individual stores and other locations that ask for ID onboard will take some time....
There’s a lot of new stuff in Ubuntu 21.10, and our Linux expert Dave McKay broke it all down in a post explaining what’s new in Impish Indri. The prominent feature that stands out is the customized GNOME 40 desktop, but there’s a lot to be intrigued by. With Ubuntu 21.10’s version of GNOME 40, instead of seeing the Activities View when you log in, you’ll see your usual desktop, just like previous versions of Ubuntu, which should create a more comfortable experience....
What Is Mini-LED? Mini-LED is a new display technology that promises improved contrast ratios and deeper blacks compared to LCD panels that are lit with regular LEDs (light-emitting diodes). As the name suggests, mini-LEDs are a lot smaller than regular LEDs. Diodes that are smaller than 0.2 mm are generally classed as mini-LEDs. These are used to light up a regular LCD panel, just as a traditional LED-lit TV would. The key difference is that a lot more mini-LEDs are present compared to older TVs....
The Latest Version Is macOS 13.0 Ventura Apple’s newest Mac operating system is macOS 13.0, also known as macOS Ventura. This is the eighteenth major release of the Mac operating system. macOS 13.0 Ventura drops support for some Macs that ran macOS 12.0 Monterey. Here’s how to tell if your Mac can run Ventura. Ventura includes Stage Manager for organizing your open windows, the ability to use an iPhone as a webcam, a more powerful Mail app, new features in Messages, and more....
The C:\Windows\System32 directory is a critical part of the Windows operating system where important system files are stored. Some pranksters online may tell you to delete it, but you shouldn’t—and we’ll show exactly what happens if you try. What is the System32 Folder? The System32 folder located at C:\Windows\System32 is part of all modern versions of Windows. It contains important operating system files that Windows needs in order to function properly....
Windows 11 has a new Microsoft Store. It first appeared on June 28, 2021, along with the first Windows 11 Insider Preview release. The new Store is a big improvement—here’s what’s new. How to Try the New Store Yourself As of late June 2021, the only way to see the new Microsoft Store Preview is by downloading the Windows 11 Insider Preview release. The new Microsoft Store will likely ship with Windows 11 when it launches in the fall....
“People who’ve opted in will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos, and we will delete more than a billion people’s individual facial recognition templates,” Jerome Pesenti, VP of Artificial Intelligence, said in a Meta blog post. The social media giant has offered an opt-in facial recognition tool since 2019, and it’s pretty incredible just from a functionality standpoint. Someone posts a picture with you in it, and Facebook notices that you’re there and suggests you tag yourself in it....
Why Is It So Blurry? Windows 10’s Weather widget—technically called the “News and interests” widget—makes a terrible first impression on many PCs. It’s just so… blurry. Why is the text so blurry? The real question isn’t why it’s so blurry, of course. The real question is why Microsoft rolled out the taskbar weather widget to everyone’s Windows PCs in such a buggy state. As Windows Latest points out, Microsoft was aware of the blurriness (and other issues) before this feature was released....
When Can You Try Windows 365 Again? Unfortunately, Microsoft didn’t announce when it would reopen signups for Windows 365 free trials again, so if you missed the boat, you’ll have to be patient. In a tweet, Scott Manchester, director of Windows 365 program management, said, “We have seen unbelievable response to #Windows365 and need to pause our free trial program while we provision additional capacity.” As Windows 365 is a cloud-based version of Windows, Microsoft has to have enough power on the backend to keep all the virtual machines running at the specs it’s promising for the various price points....
