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The digital picture frame market got off to a rough start; early frames were clunky, had tiny screens, very few features, and required you to manually update the pictures. Read on as we review the Nixplay, a next generation digital picture frame with Wi-Fi connectivity, cloud-based photo sharing, and a pile of user-friendly features. What Is The Nixplay? The Nixplay is the first Wi-Fi enabled digital picture frame from the Nix company (although their first networked offering, they’ve been in the digital picture frame business for quite awhile)....

Nintendo has introduced an additional subscription tier for Switch owners who want to play online and take advantage of some additional features. So what does the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack include, and is it worth it? What Is the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack? The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack allows you to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and claim some additional features, including more emulation options and downloadable content (DLC) packs for select games....

Before this update, you needed to flash an operating system of your choice to an SD card, which allowed your Raspberry Pi to boot. Without that process (or buying an SD card with a preloaded operating system), there was no way to get your Raspberry Pi running. In a blog post, though, Peter Harper from Raspberry Pi said, “The new Network Install feature can be used to start the Raspberry Pi Imager application directly on a Raspberry Pi 4, or a Raspberry Pi 400, by downloading it from the internet using an Ethernet cable....

So you’ve just picked up your first Android phone, or perhaps you have an Android phone that you don’t take full advantage of because that’s the only type of low-end phone your carrier is offering these days. This guide will help you understand and adapt to life with an Android. Note that some parts of your phone will probably look different from the screenshots we took here, which were taken on a Nexus 4 running Google’s default stock Android environment....

With the variety in names and so-called types of Pentium processors over the years, it can be a little bit confusing knowing the differences between them all. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some answers to a curious reader’s question about numbered and non-numbered Pentium processors. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

Apple held its giant California Streaming event today where it announced the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, new iPad Mini, and a bunch of other stuff. After the event, the company revealed the release dates for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, which will come to both the new devices and several older models. Apple announced all sorts of new features coming to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, and now the company has revealed when we’ll be able to install them on our devices....

Three Stages of Lithium Battery Charging Lithium batteries have three stages of charging, each designed to protect the battery in its most vulnerable states. These are: Constant current pre-charging, also known as “trickle charging” Constant current regulation mode Constant voltage regulation mode Pre-Charge The first stage applies when the battery is empty or cell voltage is below 3.0 V. The cell must be reactivated slowly to protect against issues caused by leaving the battery for extended periods in a discharged state....

What Is a Range Extender? A range extender is usually a box that plugs directly into an outlet “wall wart”-style. It may or may not have external antennas, and as the name implies, it extends the range of your Wi-Fi network. If, for example, your Wi-Fi network is strong in your home’s living room, bedrooms, and kitchen, but it doesn’t reach the den, then a strategically placed range extender may help get you the coverage you need....

Windows 10’s Task Manager is getting better for gamers. In Windows Insider build 18963, the Task Manager now shows your GPU temperature. This will be part of Windows 10’s 20H1 update, which will become stable sometime around May 2020. This latest feature builds on the graphics processor features Microsoft has already added to the Task Manager in recent Windows 10 updates. Windows 10 already shows GPU usage information and statistics in the Task Manager—everything from your GPU’s name to its current available memory and utilization....

Wireless Keyboards Are Prone to Latency Latency is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a gaming keyboard. Latency is also called input lag, and it’s the amount of time it takes for your keyboard’s input to register on your computer. For gaming, you’ll want a keyboard with as little latency as possible. For timing- and action-based games such as Starcraft or first-person shooters, having little to no latency allows you to react faster to what’s happening in-game, giving you a competitive edge....

Solid-state drives are different from the mechanical, magnetic hard drives in wide use. Many of the things you’ve done with typical mechanical hard drives shouldn’t be done with newer solid-state drives. Solid-state drives are presented by the operating system the same way mechanical drives are, but they work differently. If you’re a geek, knowing what you shouldn’t do is important. Don’t Defragment You shouldn’t defragment solid-state drives. The storage sectors on an SSD have a limited number of writes — often fewer writes on cheaper drives — and defragmenting will result in many more writes as your defragmenter moves files around....

Start With a Goal It all starts with identifying what we’re trying to achieve with the presentation. Is it informative, a showcase of data in an easy-to-understand medium? Or is it more of a pitch, something meant to persuade and convince an audience and lead them to a particular outcome? It’s here where the majority of these presentations go wrong with the inability to identify the talking points that best support our goal....

Screencast is a new screen recorder for Chrome OS, with more options and features than the built-in recorder that has been available for a while. A camera feed appears at the bottom right corner of the recording, with your face and voice, and you can draw on the screen as you record. When the recording is finished, Screencast transcribes your words into text, and can upload the file to Google Drive for easy sharing....

Ubuntu and practically every other Linux distribution use the GRUB2 boot loader. Unless you have multiple operating systems installed, this bootloader is normally hidden — but it provides options you may sometimes need. The boot loader is the part of Linux that loads when you first boot up your computer. It normally just boots the Linux kernel, which loads the rest of the operating system — but it also provides a menu with options of its own....

If you have a high number of folders set up for your work and need to use the same script file in all of them during the work day, then what is the easiest way to accomplish that beyond a lot of copying and pasting? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some helpful answers and advice for a frustrated reader. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

When you add a business card to a signature, an image of the business card is inserted into the signature and the vCard (.vcf) file is attached. If you don’t want to attach the vCard file, you can insert the image only into your signature. To insert only the image of your business card without the .vcf file, click People on the Navigation Bar at the bottom of the Outlook window....

Well, it’s noon and your phone’s battery is already at 37 percent. There are ways to avert this disaster, adding more battery capacity to your favorite smartphone. Phones are becoming thinner every year — if only they stayed the same thickness and had a larger battery instead! Be sure to follow the battery-saving tips for your Android phone or iPhone, too. Option 1: The Battery Case RELATED: Debunking Battery Life Myths for Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Laptops...

Do you miss the gadgets from Windows 7 now that you’re using Windows 8.1 or 10? There’s no official way to re-install them, but there is a way to get them back using a third-party, free utility called 8Gadgetpack. Installing 8Gadgetpack adds a sidebar to the Desktop in Windows 8.1 or 10 to which you can add gadgets you had in Windows 7 without having to download them again....

Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, is an essential tool. Sometimes, though, its voice can be jarringly loud or too quiet to easily hear. Luckily, it’s easy to change Siri’s volume on an iPhone or iPad. Use Voice Commands to Adjust Siri’s Volume Your voice is probably the easiest way to control Siri’s volume. To adjust its volume this way, press and hold the Side or Home button (or say, “Hey Siri,”) to launch it....