There are some great question and answer sites out there with huge communities of people who are willing to help you out. Keep in mind the answers you get might be based mostly on personal opinions more rather than qualified knowledge or experience. Here are 10 sites you’ll want to check out to get your questions answered. You can even return the favor to other users by answering questions on the topics that are relevant to your own knowledge and experience....

If you’re ready to level up your home router game, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 is one of the most robust and capable options out there. It’s an 802.11ac router that delivers support for everything a super-user could want—including VR, gaming, and 4K streaming, AiMesh, and top-notch security monitoring. We spent some time with this powerful router and used it the way the average user might, paying special attention to aspects including speed, performance, customization options, and user-friendliness....

Can you upgrade to OS X Snow Leopard? Probably. Can you downgrade to OS X Snow Leopard? Probably not successfully. Can I Upgrade? The quick answer: If your Mac uses an Intel processor, and it is running a version of OS X older than Snow Leopard, then you can upgrade to OS X Snow Leopard (10.6). However, there’s much more you should know before you make a final decision....

Overall Findings Most dash cams use looped recording. The camera records continuously on a microSD card. The feed is split into a series of three-minute clips, with the newest clips replacing the oldest clips. Because new data replaces old data, the amount of space on the card stays the same and there’s no need to buy new cards. Dash cam apps work the same way, but have some limitations that are worth considering....

One is as the abort command used in many command line interfaces, including the Command Prompt in Windows. The Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut is also used to copy something to the clipboard for the purpose of pasting it somewhere else. Either way, this shortcut is executed by holding down the Ctrl key and simultaneously pressing the C key once. Command+C is the macOS equivalent. How to Use the Ctrl+C Shortcut Like mentioned above, Ctrl+C behaves differently depending on the context....

Overall Findings Depending on how you use a camera, there may be room for both technologies in your life. Some amateur and professional photographers believe that film cameras deliver superior quality. Most of those traditionalists also carry digital cameras in their camera bags. Price: Digital Photography May Save Money The upfront cost of both digital and film photography can be cheap or expensive, depending on a bunch of variables. If you have a smartphone, you won’t necessarily need to buy a separate camera to get okay results....

Do I Need a Streaming Device if I Have Smart TV? Whether you need a streaming device in addition to your smart TV or not will greatly depend on what features your smart TV has, which functionalities it’s lacking, and what kind of services you want. For example, if your smart TV has an app for a streaming service on it, you won’t have to buy a steaming stick or box to use it as the app can run directly off of the smart TV....

In other words, it’s something that represents something else, like a location on your computer, a version number, a list of objects, etc. Environment variables are surrounded by the percent sign (%), as in %temp%, to distinguish them from regular text. Two types exist: user environment variables and system environment variables. User Environment Variables User environment variables, as the name suggests, are environment variables that are specific to each user account....

The Epson WF-2760 is an all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printer that’s designed as a budget option for Epson’s WorkForce business inkjet product line. Unlike heavier duty units in the same line, it’s specifications mark it out for fairly light duty home and home office use. While it’s capable of high-quality output, it’s held back from being a true business machine by a limited paper capacity, slow ADF when scanning, and fairly high running costs....

SIM (short for Subscriber Identity Module) cards can be removed from one phone and inserted into others. This makes it easy to transfer phone service and address book info to new phones. Just swap the card to a new phone. SIM cards being swappable also makes them useful for international travel. If your phone is compatible with the cellular networks in the country you visit, you can purchase a new SIM in another country, put it into your phone, and make calls and use data like a local....

The message hidden in the website’s HTML reads, “If you’re reading this, we need your help building back better. https://usds.gov.” Of course, only those looking for something could find the code, which is why experts say Easter eggs like this are not a good move for cybersecurity. “When you write software, the way you present information to users should be through [a] defined interface. [But] implying that by poking around and looking in unusual places they might find something useful, I think that encourages the wrong kind of behavior,” Ed Amoroso, the CEO of TAG Cyber, told Lifewire in a phone interview....

What Is a FLAC File? A file with the FLAC file extension is a Free Lossless Audio Codec file, an open source audio compression format. It can be used to compress an audio file down to around half of its original size. Audio compressed via the Free Lossless Audio Codec is lossless, meaning no sound quality is lost during the compression. This is very much unlike other popular audio compression formats that you’ve probably heard of, like MP3 or WMA....

According to a recent patent filing, Apple is developing a device that could let people control Mac computers with their fingers. The gadget looks like a piece of band that would slip over your fingers. It’s part of a growing movement in the tech world to look for better ways to control devices. “Gestures allow product developers to capitalize on the ability to sense the position, location, and movement of the body and its parts,” Carla Diana, author of My Robot Gets Me, said in an email interview....

Google said it’s adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their domain. End-to-end encryption is vital for any communications service because it allows only the sender and receiver(s) of messages to see the content, Jeff Wilbur, the senior director of online trust at the nonprofit Internet Society, told Lifeire in an email interview. “This means that the message content can be seen by bad actors or rogue employees and is subject to access by law enforcement under warrant,” Wilbur added....

Paired with yet another brilliant Pixel camera setup, the end result is a strong all-around phone that, while not as flashy or exciting as some other Android smartphones, lacks any major hardware deficiencies while providing 5G connectivity. However, $699 still feels expensive for a phone that lacks a top-of-the-line processor, and Google has arguably undercut its own attempts here with the very similar Pixel 4a 5G for $499. In short: good phone, iffy messaging....

What Is Google TV? Google TV is a platform that centers around user customization and content recommendations. It’s actually been around for a while, but was previously called Google Play Movies & TV, Google’s existing storefront of movies and television still remains, and users can download and access a number of streaming apps, whether the content is live or on-demand. Google TV groups and lists various television shows and films into one menu, personalized for the user....

Premium Lite is YouTube’s new, cheaper subscription, relative to the regular $11.99 Premium option, at a price expected to come in around $6.99 a month, if and when it’s released in the US. It comes without the ads, but doesn’t have background (picture-in-picture) playback, or ad-free music. The idea seems to be that folks who don’t want to pay $12 per month just to add features to an already-free video service might be convinced to pay to get rid of the ads....

Apple is upgrading its Maps app with live traffic reports in a bid to compete with other route-finding competitors like Waze. Siri will let you report accidents or hazards you see along the way. Experts say the new features could be a boon for users. “Consumers need as up-to-date maps as possible,” Max Zhang, head of partnerships at mapping software company NextBillion AI, said in an email interview. “Although historical traffic is enough to predict drive time and directions for 98% of trips, there are niche cases live traffic updates are necessary for....

The new privacy is similar to the nutritional labels found on food, and should accurately show you what info, if any, the app will collect. And because it’s on the App Store page, buyers might decide to skip an app that collects too much. Some developers, though, see it as a way to finally show off their ethical privacy policies. “They’re great,” iOS app developer Simeon Saëns told Lifewire via direct message....

Lewis is the founder and CEO of Gig Wage, curator of an online platform designed to help businesses track and make payments to 1099 workers. Lewis has been working in the payroll technology space for quite some time, helping business owners build out financial infrastructure. That’s why he started his own company, to do that and more. “Our purpose is economic empowerment, and that’s really for everyone, including gig workers, the companies that pay them, my staff, and my investors, and shareholders,” Lewis told Lifewire in a phone interview....