LEGO Education Announces New Tools for Teachers in Class and Online
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August 31, 2020
LEGO Education is a unit of the company dedicated to tools that allow teachers to integrate the popular building toys in science, engineeri...
Monday, 31 August 2020
'Airplane Mode' Wants to Be the Worst Real-Time Flight Simulator
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August 31, 2020
Fifteen years ago, Penn & Teller (yes, that Penn & Teller) almost released a series of mini-video games for the SEGA CD. Among them...
How to Take a Screenshot on Your Nvidia Shield TV
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August 31, 2020
It’s not apparent at first, but you can take screenshots of your Android TV interface just like you can on your smartphone. If you have an ...
The Latest Windows Terminal Update Adds a Command Pallete and Tab Switcher
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August 31, 2020
Microsoft released a new preview for Windows Terminal, and anyone who considers themselves a keyboard warrior (likely all heavy Terminal us...
Flipboard's "TV" Video Service Is Now Available on All Android and iOS Devices
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August 31, 2020
Remember Flipboard, the news aggregator service that takes stories on the web and puts them in a magazine-like interface? Well, it looks li...
How to Find Your Mac’s Screen Resolution
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August 31, 2020
The resolution (in pixels by pixels) of your Mac’s display determines how much information you can fit on screen and how sharp the image is...
The Best Software Options for Recovering Lost Data on Your Phone
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August 31, 2020
From photos to SMS messages, there are hundreds of important files you can lose on your smartphone in any number of scenarios. Luckily, the...
Is It Safe to Delete Everything in Windows’ Disk Cleanup?
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August 31, 2020
The Disk Cleanup tool included with Windows can quickly erase various system files and free up disk space. But some things–like “Windows ES...
How to Fix PS4 Problems by Rebuilding the PS4 Database
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August 31, 2020
If you’re having PS4 issues, like slow performance, “data corrupted” errors, or problems downloading or updating games, your console’s data...
Sunday, 30 August 2020
What We're Watching: 'Mrs. Maisel' is the Period Piece I've Been Waiting for
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August 30, 2020
I didn’t like Mad Men. The production was amazing, but Don Draper is an irredeemable scumbag. But I love The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon’...
'The Witcher' Gets a Pokemon-Style AR Monster Slayer Game: Gotta Kill 'Em All
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August 30, 2020
The Witcher, CD ProjeKt Red’s game series based on a collection of Polish novels, is a certified media sensation. The Netflix TV series hel...
Twitter Is Reducing the Visibility of Stupid Copy/Paste Tweets
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August 30, 2020
Twitter has long had issues with spammy copy/paste posts. Most recently, there was an influx of users claiming to be “done with the NBA,” s...
How to Host a Virtual Group Listening Party in Spotify
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August 30, 2020
If you can’t get together with your friends or family, you can take advantage of Spotify’s virtual listening party feature instead. This le...
How to Copy Files to a USB Flash Drive on Windows 10
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August 30, 2020
If you’d like to copy files to a USB flash drive on Windows 10—perhaps to back them up or transfer them to another computer—it’s easy to do...
Amazon's First Fresh Store Offers a New Take on Grocery Shopping
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August 30, 2020
Imagine with me, if you will: You walk into a grocery store, grab your cart, and use the onboard touchscreen to log in to your Amazon accou...
The 9 Best Simulator Games That Aren't Microsoft Flight Simulator
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August 30, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator was recently released and quickly snagged the crown as the best flight simulator. As good as it is, however, it’...
How to Scan Documents with the iPhone’s Notes App
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August 30, 2020
In the past, iPhone users had to download a third-party app in order to scan documents and save them in a digital format on their phone. Ho...
Remember BBSes? Here’s How You Can Visit One Today
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August 30, 2020
These days, social media gets all the attention, but the Bulletin Board System (BBS), a relic from a kinder, gentler time in computer commu...
Saturday, 29 August 2020
Plex Pass Lifetime Subscriptions Are $31 off for 24 Hours ($88)
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August 29, 2020
If you use Plex to manage your digital media, you’ve likely heard of Plex Pass. It’s the subscription that adds extra features like hardwar...
Apple Won't Let Facebook Inform Users About App Store Fees
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August 29, 2020
Earlier this month, Facebook launched a new feature for paid online events that allowed businesses to host and charge for virtual cooking l...
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Flying Car...Sort of
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August 29, 2020
Apparently it’s not too late for 2020 to finally live up to its potential: flying cars are (sorta) here. SkyDrive Inc., a company in Japan ...
Apple Will Pay $9.75 Million to Settle an Alleged Powerbeats 2 Defect Lawsuit
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August 29, 2020
In 2014, Powerbeats 2 earbuds with promises including “sweat & water-resistance” and “built to endure.” But some users in early 2015 fo...
How to Reconnect SmartThings to the Google Home App
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August 29, 2020
The SmartThings smart home platform is making some big changes in 2020. If you previously added SmartThings devices to the Google Assistant...
How Do Delegates, Actions, and Funcs Work in C#?
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August 29, 2020
Delegates, Actions, and Funcs are all C# types focused around a similar concept: storing references in a variable to functions and methods,...
Facebook's VR World, 'Horizon,' Enters Beta With Invite Request System
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August 29, 2020
Do you remember Playstation Home? The game on Playstation 3 where you could travel to public spaces and interact with strangers through ava...
How to Delete an Apple Watch Workout
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August 29, 2020
Ever accidentally recorded a workout on your Apple Watch or end up with a duplicate you want to delete? Well, strangely, you can’t delete a...
What Is Object Pooling? Improving Memory Performance in C#
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August 29, 2020
Allocating memory in C# is relatively expensive, and is a key point of optimization for any performance-critical application. Object Poolin...
How to Transcribe Audio in Microsoft Word
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August 29, 2020
Microsoft provides an audio transcription feature for the online version of Word that converts audio (recorded or uploaded from a file) dir...
The Fluidstance Slope Reminded Me That Writing Stuff Down Rocks
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August 29, 2020
Think about the last time you wrote something down. Like, with a pen. On some sort of writing surface. For me, that’s been quite a while—un...
Check a Value in a MySQL Database from a Linux Bash Script
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August 29, 2020
You can make your bash scripts run differently based on the contents of a MySQL database by connecting to it from the command line and pass...
How to Turn on “Always on Top” for Windows 10’s Task Manager
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August 29, 2020
Task Manager is an indispensable tool in Windows 10, and it’s good to keep it handy while troubleshooting your PC. With one simple setting,...
The Best Websites to Stream Free TV in 2020
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August 29, 2020
Once upon a time, streaming services like Netflix promised to help us cut the cord and save us a ton of money. But look at us now—we’re sub...
How to Update All Your Mac Apps
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August 29, 2020
App updates deliver new features, security fixes, and improve the stability of existing software. Unfortunately, not every Mac app is updat...
The Best Alternatives to Wordpress
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August 29, 2020
Wordpress is extremely popular, powering 30% of the entire internet, and it’s used for many different tasks. We’ll take a look at what your...
Why You Should Update All Your Software
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August 29, 2020
Software updates can be annoying. They take time to install, move (or remove) features you use—and sometimes they even break things. Still,...
Friday, 28 August 2020
Are Used Laptops Worth Buying?
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August 28, 2020
Laptop computers are expensive, and with the ongoing pandemic and millions of people working and going to school online, they’re also getti...
How to Encrypt Files with gocryptfs on Linux
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August 28, 2020
Do you want to encrypt important files, but not your Linux system’s entire hard drive? If so, we recommend gocryptfs. You’ll get a director...
Why You Shouldn’t Buy an All-Digital PS5 or Next-Gen Xbox
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August 28, 2020
The new consoles are almost here! Sony announced two versions of the PlayStation 5: a standard edition with a UHD Blu-ray drive, and an all...
You'll Soon Be Able to Take Google Duo Calls on Android TV
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August 28, 2020
Today, Google revealed it will be rolling out Google Duo for Android TV as a beta sometime in the next few weeks, allowing users to make vi...
GoPro Debuts a Livestreaming Site So You Can Broadcast Epic Fails in Real-Time
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August 28, 2020
GoPro makes fantastic tiny cameras you can take nearly anywhere to film your most athletic activities, from surfing to skydiving to parkour...
Google Updates Assistant Snapshots to Agregate Your Tasks in One Place
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August 28, 2020
But easier access isn’t all Google wants to add. Now, Snapshots will be more proactive. You’ll still see the existing features, like remind...
How to Check Your Local Air Quality Index on iPhone or iPad
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August 28, 2020
If you’re worried about local air quality from wildfires, pollen, or environmental pollution, you can check the current Air Quality Index (...
Bird is Offering Free Scooter Rides for Teachers in September
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August 28, 2020
With COVID-19 cases still spreading and schools reopening, Bird announced it wants to show its appreciation for teachers across the United ...
LEGO and IKEA Team up to Make the Storage Bins of Your Childhood Dreams
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August 28, 2020
When you’re a kid, you collect toys. Sometimes lots and lots of toys. And if you’re a lucky kid (or a lucky adult), you might collect lots ...
How to Delete All Completed Reminders at Once on iPhone and iPad
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August 28, 2020
Reminders on the iPhone and iPad is a simple, no-nonsense task-management app. Sometimes, though, simplicity comes at a cost. One glaring e...
Amazon's First Fitness Device is the Halo, A Wearable With Impressive Sensors
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August 28, 2020
Amazon is getting into the fitness wearable game. The Halo is a small fabric band that doesn’t have a screen, and a monthly membership fee ...
What Are Unix Sockets and How Do They Work?
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August 28, 2020
Unix sockets are a form of communication between two processes that appears as a file on disk. This file can be used by other programs to e...
Drive Your Car Infrequently? You Need This Smart Trickle Charger
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August 28, 2020
Discovering your car has a dead battery when you really need to move it is a drag, but you can avoid that headache with an inexpensive smar...
Here's All the Free Stuff That Comes with Verizon's Unlimited Plans
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August 28, 2020
Are you overpaying for your streaming services? Verizon Unlimited comes with free subscriptions to Disney+, Apple Music, and more. Here’s h...
How to Upload Music to YouTube Music
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August 28, 2020
YouTube Music is Google’s replacement for Google Play Music. The service is mainly for streaming music from YouTube’s library, but you can ...