It doesn’t always succeed, but once you realize this is a game developed by a team of just three people, it’s hard not to be impressed. Perfect it might not be, but it’s still very much worth your time, even more so if you love old-school sensibilities alongside more modern RPG playing. Cute With An Extra Dose of Cute The first thing you’ll think when you load up Kitaria Fables is almost certainly a variation on “Awww” or “So Cute!...

There are many types of earbuds to choose from, but if you’re looking for a classic half in-ear build, similar to the earbuds that come with iOS devices like iPhones and iPods, check out the Linklike Classic 2. These in-ear earbuds support the adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. They’re wired earbuds that don’t offer many or any obvious flourishes. But it turns out these unassuming and inexpensive earbuds deliver a surprising amount of nuanced sound quality, which could please self-described audiophiles and even the most budget-conscious....

Loopy Pro is a successor to Loopy, the live performance app made famous by Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel’s looped, acapella duet in 2014. It’s an app that lets you record and loop audio tracks, add effects, and arrange them on a timeline. Loopy utterly changed how music was made, bringing the fluidity of live performance to studio production; Loopy Pro does the same for iOS. One person made the app, which is the norm for iOS music-making apps....

What Is the Mercari Scam? There is no single scam associated with Mercari. However, there are many different complaints from sellers and buyers who use the site, partially because Mercari withholds funds from sellers until buyers are satisfied with their purchase. There are also heavy restrictions on the types of products sold, which sellers can sometime unknowingly violate. If they do, the entire transaction can be cancelled or the seller’s account can be suspended or revoked....

On February 15, 2022, Meta agreed to pay $90 million to settle its decade-long data privacy lawsuit for its use of tracking cookies to follow Facebook users across the internet. “This settlement is a huge win for consumer privacy around the world,” Nicola Nye, Chief Of Staff at Fastmail, told Lifewire via email. “Regardless of what you might think about the motives behind the settlement, its outcome is a glorious landmark for consumer rights....

In-Car Video Sources In car audio systems, the head unit is the brain of the operation. It provides an audio signal to the amp and speakers. Car video systems can also use the head unit for a video source, but there are other options. The most common video sources include: Head units: Some head units can play DVDs or Blu-ray discs. These sometimes have built-in screens but also might include one or more video outputs....

Despite its name, the Nest Audio is not a smart thermostat. Instead, Google has adopted the name of the thermostat company it bought for $3.2 billion in 2014 to use as its home-automation brand. The first thing you’ll notice about the new speaker, which replaces the old Google Home speaker, is the new design. Like last year’s Nest Mini, it’s more of a soft, pastel fabric pebble than the original Home speaker, which had more of a vase/high-school geometry diagram vibe....

“No, subscribers should not be worried,” Jason Ruiz, an associate professor at Notre Dame and a Netflix expert, told Lifewire in an email. “Netflix is the global leader in streaming television and isn’t going anywhere just yet. We might see a shift in programming or distribution deals down the road, but I think that Netflix’s place in the streaming hierarchy is secure for now.” Don’t Be Scared by the Loss of Subscribers Legions of members have already been spooked by the latest developments at Netflix, as the platform lost 970,000 members in the second quarter of 2022....

The Netgear Nighthawk RAX120 is supposed to provide lightning-fast speeds while serving as one of the best long-range wireless routers currently on the market. Fully loaded with Wi-Fi 6 technology, smart home connectivity, and a slew of other features, the AX12 should be an ideal router for small businesses, very large homes, or for homes with multiple devices. I tested the Netgear Nighthawk RAX120 to see how well it performs in the real world....

Finding a Wi-Fi adapter that can host dual bands yet doesn’t hog the USB ports can be a real challenge. After all, most heavy dual-band adapters are seemingly the size of Mount Everest. Not all hope for a compact adapter is lost, however—the Ourlink U631 USB Wi-Fi Adapter boasts dual bands topping over 400Mbps (5GHz network) and 150Mbps (2.4GHz network) down. Even though this little adapter is going on five years old, its speeds give newer adapter models a run for their money and designs....

What Is a PAT File? A file with the PAT file extension is most likely a pattern image used by graphics programs for creating a pattern or texture across an image using a small and usually square picture. If the file you have isn’t in that format, it might be something else that uses the same PAT extension. For example, it could be a DiskStation Manager installation file, Gravis UltraSound GF1 patch file, 3D patch file, Ketron sound pattern file, or Kega Fusion cheats file....

The process to window a game takes just a few seconds, however, some games don’t natively support windowed mode. So, you may have to take some more involved steps to prevent those games from taking up the whole screen. Check for the Easy Button Some games explicitly allow the application to run in a windowed mode. Go into the Settings menu and you’ll see options listed using varying language. If you don’t see the below options there, you might access them from the game’s launcher....

What Is a PPSX File? A file with the PPSX file extension is a Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show file. It serves as an update to PPS, a format used for the same purpose in MS Office versions 2007 and earlier. These files open directly to the presentation because they’re meant to be used just for presenting the slideshow. PowerPoint files that open directly into the editing mode are saved with the PPTX extension....

Adobe fixed its photo editing and storage app immediately, but the lost images remain gone unless individual users had their own personal backup. Your photos contain the memories and history of your family, friends, and your whole life. Losing them is one of the biggest data-loss nightmares for most people. “After the automatic update to Lightroom mobile 5.4 on my iPad Pro (active subscription), my whole library is lost,” wrote Lightroom user Christoph Willerscheidt in the Photoshop Forum....

What Is a PSF File? A file with the PSF file extension is most likely an Adobe Photoshop Proof Settings file. These kinds of files store specific color preferences so that you can see how an image will look before you print it. A PhotoStudio file is an image format that uses this same file extension. They can contain text, layers, and shapes. Other programs might use the PSDF file extension, too, like as a GPS Prediction Support file, AutoCAD PostScript Patterns file, Portable Sound file, PID Script file, or an HP-UX Product Specification file....

The two main issues are efficiency and undesired interference from the additional harmonics present in a modified sine wave. That means that a pure sine wave inverter is good at two things: efficiently powering devices that use the alternating current input without rectifying it first and powering devices like radios that can suffer from interference. Do You Need a Pure Sine Wave Inverter? Some useful questions to ask yourself to determine if you need a pure sine wave inverter include:...

It’s getting rereleased now to build up hype for its sequel, simply called Dark Alliance, which is set to release on PC and consoles early next month. Playing it in 2021, I’d forgotten just how foundational it is. It’s very much a diet Diablo, an attempt to port the smash-and-grab gameplay of a good dungeon crawler into a console-friendly, Dungeons & Dragons-themed format. The original Dark Alliance does end up feeling a little bare-bones now, but it also puts almost zero nonsense between you and the action....

Dell has announced a new design concept for a laptop that has a long life and is easy to repair. Experts say repairable electronics could take less of a toll on the planet by reducing waste. “It feels like our society has sadly accepted that many electronics are disposable, as they can’t be repaired,” Amanda LaGrange, an electronics recycling advocate and CEO of Tech Dump, told Lifewire in an email interview....

You know how, when you need customer service, the lack of phone lines and physical offices means you’re funneled toward using a chatbot? Well, how about using your own chatbot to chat back and even up the score? That’s the promise of the new GPTChat-based bot from the defender of the masses, DoNotPay, which can negotiate bills and save you a ton of money. “Chatbots don’t get angry, and they don’t get frustrated....

If Piriform sounds familiar, you may have heard of some of the company’s other popular freeware, like CCleaner (a system/registry cleaner), Defraggler (a defrag software tool), and Recuva (a free data recovery program). Speccy Basics Speccy, like all system information tools, lists information it gathers from your computer regarding your CPU, RAM, network, motherboard, graphics card, audio devices, operating system, peripherals, optical drives, and hard drives. Piriform’s tool works with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP....