Malwarebytes is one of the best anti-malware programs ever made. It has both free and paid versions, but even the free version is worth having around. Here’s how you can use it to remove malware from your PC. Pre-Scan Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from its official website. You might be able to find it on other websites, but you should always be leery of them. Get it from the official website....
If you’re a Roku user, you’ll be able to take advantage of the company’s Immersive New Year’s Eve Experience starting on December 27, 2021. It comes with a cool feature called Roku Recommends Year in Streaming special, which lets you look back at some of the best stuff to watch from the last year. The New Year’s Eve Experience also has six days of product giveaways, daily trivia games, a countdown clock, Roku’s New Year Eve countdown, free music, and more....
Both Will Reinstall Windows on Your PC The “Reset This PC” feature reinstalls the Windows operating system on your computer. You also have the option to keep your personal files or erase them—or even wipe your entire drive. But, whatever you do, Windows will replace your system files with fresh ones. Afterward, you’ll have a like-new system and you’ll have to configure it and reinstall your programs once again. On Windows 10, head to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery and click “Get Started” under Reset This PC” to find this feature....
Why Fake a PayPal Balance? Faking a PayPal balance isn’t a scam by itself, but it can serve as the basis for various scams. One of the most benign (but still unsavory) ones is to post the balance as proof that the poster has money to give away in a competition. A common competition is to give away money to a random person who follows an account or reposts a certain post....
As this is a high-end gaming PC, it comes with plenty of power, and you can customize it to add some more power if you need to. You can choose between an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. Either one will handle most games, but of course, you’re limited by the games offered on Linux. In spite of the high-end graphics card, the display is an FHD Panel, so you won’t be able to get up to any 4K gaming....
On My Way OMW stands for “on my way.” It’s an acronym you often text someone to signify that you’re on your way to a particular location, like a designated meeting place or someone else’s home. You could text someone “I’m OMW to your house” to tell them that you’re currently driving to their residence. You will often see the acronym in very short texts. For example, if someone texts you, “are you headed here,” you might reply with “omw” to tell them that you are....
What Is A/B Testing? Put simply, it means comparing two versions of a product to see which one performs better. A/B testing is also called “split testing” or “bucket testing,” as in, “putting things into two different buckets.” And it can be really useful in refining your design. Why Use It? A/B testing lets you test out a hypothesis and gather data before committing to a change, instead of doing it and just hoping for the best....
A “burner SIM” is a related term, and refers to a cheap, prepaid SIM card that you can insert into another phone. You may plan on only using the SIM card for a limited period of time and not linking it to your real identity. What Is a Burner? A burner phone is a cheap, prepaid mobile phone that the owner generally doesn’t intend to use long term. These phones have traditionally been purchased with cash to avoid any kind of paper trail that would tie the phone number to an individual....
Semiconductors Are What Make Microchips Chances are you’re reading this article on a computer, whether it’s your phone or a laptop. Nearly every single digital electronic device that you use is running thanks to substances known as semiconductors. These materials, such as silicon, are halfway between conducting and insulating electricity. They’re crucial to creating integrated circuits (ICs), also known as microchips. The terms “semiconductor” and “chip” tend to be used relatively interchangeably in the tech space....
What Is Dolby Vision? Dolby Vision is a high dynamic range (HDR) video format developed and overseen by Dolby. Unlike HDR10, which is commonly found on most HDR-capable televisions and displays, Dolby Vision isn’t necessarily supported on all displays. While HDR10 is an open standard that can be used by any creator or display manufacturer for free, Dolby Vision is a closed format that requires creators and manufacturers to work with Dolby and pay royalties....
What Is DRS? Dynamic resolution scaling (DRS) is a technique used in both PC and console games where the output resolution is changed on the fly to improve performance. When the graphical processor (GPU) encounters an area that puts a lot of strain on it, DRS can be used to lower the output resolution. This is one way of reducing strain on the GPU, which in turn can help maintain a healthy frame rate....
Spam Is Unsolicited Bulk Communications If you open your email inbox and see dozens (if not hundreds) of emails you didn’t ask for, you’re looking at spam. In tech, “spam” is a term for unwanted, unsolicited mass communications. While the term is most commonly associated with email, it can also be used to refer to spam comments on blogs and social media, physical junk mail, robocalls, and more. Whatever the communications medium, spam is almost universally despised, and it has been since at least 1996, according to industry surveys....
HDCP is an anti-piracy protocol built right into the HDMI cable standard, but it doesn’t actually work very well, and breaks the viewing experience. Read on as we explain how HDCP works, why it breaks your TV, and how you can fix it. What Is HDCP? HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM protocols are designed to protect content creators and distributors against piracy....
Every year Apple releases a new major update for iPhone and iPad devices, but some devices won’t receive the update, usually around seven years after they first debuted. Here are the devices that are compatible with iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. iOS 16 Is Ready for iPhone 8 or Newer The iOS 16 update arrived on September 12, 2022 for anyone with an iPhone 8 (or Plus), iPhone X, and second-generation iPhone SE or later....
iPhone Home screen widgets have taken the world by storm! Starting with iOS 14, you can now customize your iPhone Home screen with multiple widgets. But how do you do it? Let’s take a look. Widgetsmith Widgetsmith is a custom widget builder that includes customizable templates for different kinds of widgets. You can build your own calendar, reminder, world clock, photo, text, or weather widget. Widgetsmith allows you to change the fonts, colors, and layouts, so you can truly make the Home screen your own....
Control Your Smart Devices If you own smart devices that support Alexa such as smart LED strip lights and smart plugs, you can connect them to Alexa. Connecting them allows you to control your smart devices with Alexa, which in turn allows you to use them more conveniently—through the app or by voice. To control your smart devices with Alexa, you need to download the respective Alexa skills. To find the skills that you’re looking for, start by adding your smart devices in the Alexa app....
Today we’ll look at some alternatives to Time Machine for creating backups that will ensure you don’t lose your data. Why Not Use Time Machine? Time Machine is a great backup tool that works with virtually any external drive or networked Mac. It can be used alongside other backup solutions (like the ones mentioned below) to ensure you have more than a single backup if something bad happens. You can even use a Time Machine drive for both storage and backup....
Along with new icons and a fresh Start menu, a new taskbar will arrive with Windows 11 when it launches in fall 2021. Here’s an early look at how it compares and contrasts with the taskbar in Windows 10. The Start Menu and App Icons Are Centered In the most obvious change to the taskbar since Windows 95, Windows 11 positions the Start button and app icons in the center of the taskbar by default....
Samsung’s New Exynos W920 5nm Chip The chip has an integrated LTE modem, two Cortex-A55 cores, and a Mali-G68 GPU. That GPU promises ten times better graphics performance than its predecessor, which could make interfaces and graphics looks substantially better on future wearables. That 5nm process allows the company to make a smaller chip with more power, which is really the goal of all chip makers. RELATED: How to Connect a Samsung Galaxy Watch to a New Phone...
Drop-down lists are very useful data entry tools we see just about everywhere, and you can add custom drop-down lists to your own Excel worksheets. It’s easy and we’ll show you how. Drop-down lists make it easier and more efficient to enter data into your spreadsheets. Simply click the arrow and select an option. You can add drop-down lists to cells in Excel containing options such as Yes and No, Male and Female, or any other custom list of options....
