What Are Virtual Coworking Spaces? Virtual coworking spaces are online spaces that bring people together with the primary aim of improving productivity. You can go it alone and get your own group together on a Zoom or FaceTime call, or you can subscribe to one of the many services that exist to offer a virtual office online. Virtual coworking boils down to sitting in front of your webcam while your co-workers do the same....
What is Apple Fitness+? Fitness+ is an exercise subscription service that includes training for yoga, cycling, running, core, and strength exercises, among other types of workouts each week. Apple will deliver new workouts so there are always new courses to explore. Each recommended workout is based on your Apple Watch activity. The Fitness+ app integrates your personal metrics, like heart rate and calories you burn, into every workout in the Fitness+ app....
What Is Android Car Key? As the name implies, the Car Key feature literally enables your Android smartphone to act as the key to your car. You can lock, unlock, and even start your car with your phone. The concept is very similar to mobile payment services. For example, Google Pay allows you to use your phone as a credit card. Simply tap it to the card reader and you can pay without fishing for your wallet....
The Beginnings of the Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi was developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation along with Broadcom. The original goal of the Raspberry Pi project was to provide an inexpensive tool for teaching basic computer science in schools and in developing countries. When the first model was released in 2012, it quickly gained popularity. In fact, it was much more popular than the Raspberry Pi Foundation expected and saw a large number of sales even outside its target market for uses such as robotics and others....
The MacBook Pro Is (Generally) More Powerful If you need more power for more demanding tasks like video editing, 3D rendering, and data analysis, consider the MacBook Pro. Though the base 13-inch MacBook Pro has the same M1 chips as the MacBook Air, it also has an active cooling solution which means it can remain under load for longer. But if you want more CPU and GPU cores, for better multi-tasking and performance in multi-threaded apps, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are for you....
Landline Phone Technology Dates Back to the ’60s If you find an old push-button telephone in a closet, you can probably still connect it to your landline and it’ll work just fine. That’s because these phones have used the dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) technology standard since 1963. In other words, that phone from the ’60s will still work with a modern telephone landline because they use the same technology. (Before that, rotary telephones and some early push-button telephones used something called pulse dial signaling....
The Windows 11 bug was first spotted by Born City, and basically, it’s causing a Windows 11 computer to create lots of empty folders with names that start with “tw” and a .tmp extension. Fortunately, the bug isn’t too detrimental, as the folders created are empty and do not take up any space on your hard drive. Still, it isn’t enjoyable to potentially have thousands of folders randomly created on your computer....
Which Shows Are Free on HBO Max? Some of the best offerings on HBO Max are long-running TV shows. Currently, you can get a free sample of 13 such shows without spending a penny. Here’s a rundown of the shows you’ll be able to stream for free: Batwoman is part of the Arrowverse continuity, and it tells the tale of Kate Kane, the cousin of Bruce Wayne, and Ryan Wilder, as they take on the role of Batwoman in Batman’s absence....
Apple says, “Ten years after its App Store debut, Toca Life World is masterfully iterating on the art of play and self-expression for kids.” If your kids haven’t downloaded this app yet, it’s absolutely time, as this is a pretty special honor. Outside of the best iPhone app, Apple honored the video editor LumaFusion from LumaTorch as the best iPad app. The company said, “LumaFusion made video editing faster, less intimidating, and more portable for creators at every level....
Qualcomm’s aptX Bluetooth Lossless Audio Technology Qualcomm held an event where it announced that it’s bringing lossless audio technology to Bluetooth as part of its Snapdragon Sound Technology. Typically, audiophiles are forced to use wired headphones and speakers to get the uncompressed audio they desire. However, that’s about to change. RELATED: What Is Bluetooth? The company described the issue with Bluetooth in a release. It said, “Bluetooth acts as the ‘last mile’ of delivery, and it’s this last step that can undercut the entire lossless and hi-res process....
On Android, MassNotify Arrived Automatically The rollout of MassNotify is instructive. According to user reports, the MassNotify COVID-19 exposure notifications app was automatically installed on many Android smartphones around June 19, 2021. It appears as if the app was automatically installed on nearly every Android smartphone in the state of Massachusetts—and some Android phones beyond that. “While I believe in what this app was meant to do, installing it without so much as a notification is extremely alarming,” wrote one user in a review of the app on the Google Play Store....
Discord was initially designed as a place for gamers to get together and use voice chat. The service is constantly getting new features, and a new batch is coming that’ll you schedule events on a server and change your profile for each server you’re on. According to The Verge, the chat app is getting a new scheduled events feature that allows you to create an event and share it with a server, much like a Facebook event....
Are You in the U.S. or Elsewhere? In fact, around the world, it’s often illegal for ISPs to gather data and sell it to third parties. For example, Canada doesn’t allow it, nor does Australia. In the United States, however, things are very different. ISPs have been allowed to sell customer data to third parties since 2017, when Congress passed a resolution to eliminate FCC privacy rules that would have banned the practice....
I tested the Google Pixel 6a for the better part of two weeks. Most of that time has been spent indoors on Wi-Fi, but when out and about, the phone stayed on Google Fi’s 5G network. Unfortunately, my experience changed vastly when I left my home and relied on a cellular connection. Hardware: It Looks Like Other Pixel 6s Google drastically shook up the look of the Pixel lineup with the launch of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in October 2021....
How to Take a Screenshot on Android The main way to take a screenshot on Android hasn’t changed. All you need to do is press and hold the physical Power + Volume Down buttons together. The screen will flash, and you’ll see a preview of the screenshot in a toolbar. From here you can “Share” and “Edit” the screenshot, plus you’ll usually see an option for taking a long “Scrolling Screenshot....
If your microphone seems too quiet or loud on Windows 10, you can easily adjust the signal input level. Here’s how to increase or decrease your microphone volume. How to Change Microphone Volume Using Settings Windows Settings is one of the quickest and least confusing ways to adjust your microphone volume in Windows 10. To open it, click the “Start” menu, then select the gear icon on the left. This will open “Settings....
Like the taskbar on Windows, the shelf in Google’s Chrome OS helps you manage your open apps and launch new ones on your Chromebook. Here’s how to customize the shelf by moving it or hiding it completely. How to Move the Chromebook Shelf to the Top, Left, or Right It’s easy to position the Chrome OS shelf on the left, right, or bottom edge of your screen. First, right-click the shelf or an empty part of your desktop....
Instagram makes it easy to delete both individual messages and full chat conversations for your account. We’ll show you how to do this on Instagram’s web and mobile versions. How to Delete Individual Instagram Messages Similar to deleting individual Facebook messages, you can delete any message from any chat you have had with any person on the platform with Instagram’s Unsend feature. This feature deletes the selected message from both your account and the recipient’s account....
When a site requires pop-up windows to function, you will have to turn off the pop-up blocker in your web browser to allow the site to function. We’ll show you how to do that in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Google Chrome You can disable Chrome’s built-in pop-up blocker on both your desktop and mobile devices from the settings menu. RELATED: How to Allow or Block Pop-Ups in Google Chrome...
Maybe you’re curious about building your own Roku channels. Maybe you’ve found a Roku channel that you want to use, but there’s no officially supported way to install it. Either way, you need to know how to enable developer mode and sideload a Roku app that isn’t available in the store. Here’s what you need to know. Developer mode is mostly for…well, developers, though there are a few channels out there you can sideload yourself for extra entertainment....
