While AeroAdmin doesn’t have chat capabilities, its small in size and can be started up in less than a minute, which is perfect for a remote desktop program. Continue reading for a list of pros and cons, a quick look at how AeroAdmin works, and what we think of the program. More About AeroAdmin AeroAdmin can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows XP Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008, and 2003 are also supported operating systems Can be launched from a flash drive or other USB device You can run it for personal use or in a commercial setting for free No router changes are required The free license limits connection time, meaning that you can only use the program for a certain number of hours every month....

Automation puts people out of jobs, from ATMs to washing machines to supermarket cashiers. But those have always been pretty menial tasks. Now, the machines are coming for the creative classes. A new “human-assisted AI” music-making service called Soundful promises to replace jingle artists, soundtrack makers, and anyone who creates commissioned music. And music artists are getting pretty excited about it. “I see it very much the same as AI art […] potentially steam-rolling ’low value’ creative output—but I don’t really see this as a bad thing....

According to rumors, the 2023 iPhone 15 will use a periscope lens that could extend its optical zoom range to 10x. That would allow amazing close-up shots of far-away subjects, better background blur, and opens up a whole range of possibilities for Apple’s computational photography tricks and gimmicks. “While many Android flagships, like Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra, have already featured telephoto lenses for a long time, the iPhone 15 series is slated to go official in 2023, which will give [Apple] enough time to tweak its periscope lenses [for] amazing photo quality,” technology explainer Victoria Mendoza told Lifewire via email....

The Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Headphones are the active noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones you buy if you want to save some money without cutting too many corners. That makes sense; Anker, the parent brand of Soundcore, has made a name for itself as a company that provides excellent chargers, power bricks, and portable batteries that don’t break the bank. I’ve tested a bunch of Soundcore headphones before, but only the Liberty true wireless earbud line....

Every iPhone released since 2017—even the budget-friendly iPhone SE (2nd Gen)—has supported wireless charging, although it has maxed out at 7.5W, a relatively slow pace compared to wired charging. The ability to pop your phone onto a charging pad is more convenient than plugging in a cable, but it sips slowly at the power source. Some rival Android phones have embraced faster wireless charging speeds up to 15W, with a small number even reaching the 30-40W range....

Up until the launch of the new 2021 MacBook Pro, Apple’s Pro laptop lineup had little to distinguish it from the entry-level Air. If you wanted a small, lightweight laptop with great power and battery life, then you bought the Air. If you wanted something to provide ambient white noise with its howling fans while quickly running the battery down, you bought a Pro. Now, as we shall see, the choices are clear....

What Apple Watches Can I Buy? Currently, Apple is officially selling several versions of the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Series7, Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch Series 3, and the Apple Watch SE and SE 2. There’s also the Apple Watch Ultra, designed for extreme outdoor conditions. Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2, Series 4, the original Apple Watch, and the first-generation Apple Watch Edition have all been discontinued, but you may still find some via third-party retailers....

AirTags are little pucks that let you track and find bags, pets, and keys. They also allow you to track people, which of course, raises privacy concerns. Apple has several built-in safeguards to stop people from tracking others with AirTags, but do they work? Can abusive spouses use these cool little tracker tiles to terrorize their partners? Can cops use them for unauthorized tracking? “Apple has taken extraordinary steps to prevent stalkers from using the AirTag as a tracking device, but like any technology, bad actors have gone to extraordinary steps to circumvent that,” Ryszard (Rick) Gold of Apple repair and support company The Stem Group told Lifewire via email....

Even if you’ve ditched CDs in favor of a digital music collection, or even a subscription to a service like Spotify or Apple Music, your car probably still has a CD player in it. And if you do still listen to CDs in your car, then there’s a strong argument to be made in favor of investing in a CD changer so you can shuffle through multiple CDs without swapping out, even in these days of Pandora and Spotify....

One popular category that Belarc Advisor excels at is providing software license information. This means you can use it to find the correct product key or serial number for your installed programs. Belarc Advisor Basics Similar to other system information programs, Belarc Advisor gathers information regarding things like any software installation, video card, CPU, RAM, software update, as well as motherboard and network information. Belarc Advisor works on 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 (including Windows 8....

Battery chargers and even portable generators are great to have on-hand, but what do you do when the battery bank runs out of power and the portable generator runs dry on fuel when you don’t have an outlet or gas station nearby? You use a portable solar charger, like the BigBlue 28W Solar Charger. Sure, this notebook-sized charger won’t power a fridge or toaster, but for times when you need a little extra juice in your phone in emergency situations or while out camping, folding solar panel chargers are a great solution....

Now, since the advent of the full-screen gauge cluster, analog gauges have given way to increasingly crowded slabs of information wrapped in overdesigned insanity. In a rush to brand themselves, some automakers have taken the one area in the car that should be reserved for only the most relevant information needed to pilot a vehicle safely and, in some cases, made it into a designer’s playground. Not the clean minimalism we actually need, but something eye-straining....

Experts recognize Shaw, creator of side-scrolling arcade title River Raid, for her influence on the gaming industry during a time when men dominated the business (even more so than now). “I think she really helped paved the way for [the] female game designers that came later,” Julia Novakovic, archivist at The Strong National Museum of Play, told Lifewire in a phone interview. “She proved that women were not only exceptional programmers, but that they also deserved recognition for their work....

What Is a DBF File? A file with the .DBF file extension is most likely a Database file used by the data management system dBASE. Data is stored within the file in an array with multiple records and fields. Since the file structure is pretty straightforward, and the format was used early on when database programs first arose, it’s been considered a standard format for structured data. Esri’s ArcInfo stores data in files that end in ....

Do Wi-Fi Extenders Work for Gaming? Yes, they do, but they aren’t the ideal solution. Generally, playing games via a Wi-Fi connection isn’t as effective as plugging your games console directly into a router. That’s because a hard-wired solution gives you much lower latency. Adding Wi-Fi extenders makes the latency even higher than simply using a Wi-Fi router, which can affect a game’s performance when playing something fast-paced online. Lag is more commonplace when using a Wi-Fi extender, especially if you use a cheaper, low-quality device....

Can I Use Alexa Without Wi-Fi? The processing power and storage available on Alexa devices are very limited, so most of Alexa’s functionality relies on an internet connection provided via Wi-Fi. That can be a standard Wi-Fi network like you have at home that uses your home internet connection, mobile data from a dedicated hotspot device, or a phone set up to work as a hotspot. Can Alexa Work With Mobile Data?...

5G’s Massive Speed Boost At speeds that are theoretically 20 times faster than 4G, 5G’s main selling point is definitely its speed. Apple says that iPhone 12 users can, in ideal conditions, expect download speeds that are twice as fast as what you’d get with 4G: 4 Gbps with 5G and 2 Gbps with 4G LTE. However, there are three types of 5G that are available to you depending on where you are and who your provider is: low-band, mid-band, and mmWave....

For years, Mac users moaned about iTunes, hoping for a simpler, less-bloated replacement. In a textbook case of “be careful what you wish for,” iTunes’ replacement was even worse. Even the name—Music—is confusing. Doppler is a glimpse into an alternate future where Apple put user experience first, instead of trying to encourage sign ups for Apple Music subscriptions. “Apple has been melding its Apple Music service with the basic music-library player functionality with an eye towards pushing users to use Apple Music,” Mac app developer Edward Brawer told Lifewire via email....

Overall Findings For many, Google is like the slightly unpleasant co-worker everyone puts up with because they do a good job. The degree to which Google tracks you is as astonishing as it is endemic to the use of its services. DuckDuckGo has been at the privacy game for years. DuckDuckGo’s claim to fame is that it tracks (nearly) nothing about you. But this could affect its search abilities. Search: Powerful Results Google’s searches are unquestionably top-notch....

The Enclave Audio CineHome aims to remove the tedium and stress of wiring a surround sound system by doing away with those cumbersome lengths of cord, syncing your speakers via wireless connections instead. The allure of a wireless house is a siren song to many—wires, cables, and cords of all descriptions are an eyesore and a frequent point of failure. Sadly, at least in the case of the CineHome, that glorious wireless future hasn’t quite fully arrived yet....