Their popularity has encouraged more traditional router companies, like Netgear and Linksys, to follow suit with their own cloud-hosted or app-based options—though they’re still optional in most cases. “The breach only means their data is now in the hands of another party, other than the vendor,” Dong Ngo, editor of Dong Knows Tech and former router reviewer for CNET, said in a direct message on LinkedIn. Ngo thinks mandatory cloud-based accounts are bad news for customer privacy and security, and has frequently cautioned his readers about the problems with cloud-based interfaces....

During the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year, Apple revealed several operating system updates, including a look at many of the new features coming in macOS Monterey—the next version of its computer OS. One of the most interesting additions with Monterey is the introduction of what Apple calls Universal Control. It’s essentially a built-in system that allows you to move your cursor and content seamlessly between multiple Apple devices. The productivity benefits offered by such a system are already pretty straightforward, but experts say it could also save you money down the line....

USB Type-A connectors are supported in every USB version, including USB 3.0, USB 2.0, and USB 1.1. USB 3.0 Type-A connectors are often, but not always, the color blue. USB 2.0 Type-A and USB 1.1 Type-A connectors are often, but not always, black. USB Type-A Uses USB Type-A ports/receptacles are found on almost any modern computer-like device that can act as a USB host, including, of course, computers of all kinds including desktops, laptops, netbooks, and many tablets....

How Your Mac Works With a RAID 1 Array When your Mac writes data to the mirrored set, it duplicates the data across all members of the set to ensure that the data is protected against loss if any hard drive in the RAID 1 set fails. As long as a single member of the set remains functional, your Mac continues to operate normally, giving you complete access to your data....

VAVA doesn’t have a long history in the world of ultra-high definition (UHD) projectors, but they’ve made major waves with their crowdfunded VA-LT002 4K UHD Ultra-Short Throw projector, and that isn’t just a joke about how much water this massive beast could theoretically displace. With a remarkably short throw distance, the ability to adjust between 80 to 150-inch projections, fantastic picture quality, impressive built-in Harman Kardon audio, and a reasonable price tag, this projector seems poised to go head to head with just about any brand name projector on the market....

What Is Internet Bandwidth? Before we get into how bandwidth and VoIP phones relate to each other, it’s essential to understand what bandwidth is, what it isn’t, and what its limitations are. Basics of Internet Bandwidth Essentially, bandwidth, as it relates to internet connections, is the capacity of an internet connection to move a given amount of information/data per unit of time (usually seconds). When it comes to internet connections, this capacity is often expressed as “megabits per second” or Mbps or Mb/s....

So tagging means assigning a keyword or phrase that describes the theme of a group of articles, photos, videos, or other types of media files as a way to organize them and access them easily later. A tag can also be used to assign a piece of content to another user. For example, if you published a couple of articles on a blog about dog training, but not all of your blog posts were about dog training, then you might assign just those couple of posts to the ‘dog training’ tag for easy organization....

The other high definition resolutions in use are 720p and 1080i. These are the resolutions most frequently used in larger screen televisions to create better-detailed pictures. 4K resolution is used in commercial digital cinema using the 4096 x 2160 option, where many films are shot or finalized in 4K by upscaling from 2K (1998 x 1080 for the 1.85:1 aspect ratio or 2048 x 858 for 2.35:1 aspect ratio). Under its two official consumer labels, Ultra HD and UHD, 4K is well established in the consumer and home theater landscape, using the 3840 x 2160 pixel option (technically that is 3....

Monitors are similar to TVs but usually display information at a much higher resolution. Also unlike televisions, monitors typically sit atop a desk rather than being mounted on a wall. A monitor is sometimes referred to as a screen, display, video display, video display terminal, video display unit, or video screen. General Monitor Description On a desktop computer, the monitor connects via a cable to a port on the computer’s video card or motherboard....

Apple devices with True Tone displays are less reflective and possess a wide range of colors. These attributes work hand in hand with True Tone technology, which adjusts the colors you see on the screen based on lighting conditions to create a more accurate, true-to-life image. A True Tone What? When we look at an object, we don’t just see the object itself. We also see the reflection of light bouncing off the object....

What Is an ACSM File? A file with the .ACSM file extension is an Adobe Content Server Message file. It’s used by Adobe Digital Editions to activate and download Adobe DRM protected content. ACSM files are not eBook files in the regular sense; they can’t be opened and read like other eBook formats, like an EPUB or PDF. In fact, the ACSM file itself is nothing but information that communicates with Adobe’s servers....

How to Sign Up for fuboTV You can sign up for a 7-day free trial to check out all fuboTV has to offer. You must provide your credit card number and billing details to sign up, but you won’t actually be charged until the trial period ends. To start your membership: fuboTV Plans and Availability Some TV streaming services offer a lot of different plans, but fuboTV keeps it pretty simple....

macOS 13 Ventura Release date: October 24, 2022 MacOS 13 Ventura, named for the California coastal city famous for its beaches, surfers, and windsurfers, is the 19th major release of the Mac operating system. The operating system adds new continuity features and powerful productivity tools to take the Mac experience to a new level of performance. Stage Manager is a new feature that automatically organizes open files and apps on the desktop so users can better focus on the main window they are working in instead of dozens of open windows begging for attention....

Instead of confirming two sets of data are identical by comparing the raw data, MD5 does this by producing a checksum on both sets and then comparing the checksums to verify they’re the same. MD5 has certain flaws, so it isn’t useful for advanced encryption applications, but it’s perfectly acceptable to use it for standard file verifications. Using an MD5 Checker or MD5 Generator Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) is one free calculator that can generate the MD5 checksum from actual files and not just text....

How MIMO Works MIMO-based Wi-Fi routers use the same network protocols that conventional (single-antenna, non-MIMO) routers do. A MIMO router achieves higher performance by aggressively transmitting and receiving data across a Wi-Fi link. It organizes the network traffic that flows between Wi-Fi clients and the router into individual streams, transmits the streams in parallel, and enables the receiving device to re-assemble (reconstitute) the streams into single messages. MIMO Technology in Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi incorporated MIMO technology as a standard beginning with 802....

What Is 10.0.0.1? 10.0.0.1 is more commonly seen in business computer networks than in home networks where routers normally use addresses in the 192.168.x.x series instead, such as 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1. However, at-home devices might still be assigned the 10.0.0.1 IP address, and it works just like any other. If a client device has an IP address in the 10.0.0.x range, for example, 10.0.0.2, the router is using a similar IP address, most likely 10....

Zoom has become a household name in a matter of just a few months, with the world turning to its video conferencing platform due to the pandemic severely limiting in-person meetings. However, an FTC complaint alleged that Zoom “engaged in a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of its users.” This followed scrutiny from security experts earlier this year, who found the platform was not using end-to-end encryption despite marketing claims....

The M1 Macs can run any iPhone or iPad app—you just install it from the Mac App Store. The catch is that the developer can opt out, and make its app unavailable. Until now, you could work around this limit using third-party tools to download your legitimately purchased apps. Now, Apple has shut this loophole down. Is this a good thing, or bad? “This is exactly the sort of authoritarian behavior from Apple that rubs me the wrong way,” writes music app blogger Tim Webb....

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri recently stated that we don’t have an official iPad Instagram app because the company can’t devote the resources to it. This isn’t a hand-waving excuse, either—it turns out app development is quite complicated. Even something as seemingly straightforward as a port would still require an awful lot of work. It’s way more complicated and involved than the average user might expect. “There are more factors to consider in bringing the Instagram app over to the iPad,” said Katherine Brown, founder of Spyic, in an email interview with LIfewire....

I ditched laptops a long time ago. For years, I have used a desktop Mac with an iPad. But after setting up a friend’s M1 MacBook Air, I’m totally going all-in on the MacBook Pros whenever they arrive in the world. For quite a while, the iPad has been far superior to any MacBook, but now the Mac has caught back up. What’s more, the iPad has some limitations that may never be fixed....