Our top pick, the Nacuwa 360, is a well-rounded protective sleeve that won’t break the bank. If you’re interested in other options, see our complete list of the best laptop cases and sleeves below. The outside shell is soft and attractive with a strong carrying handle, and the case even provides some degree of water resistance. An outer pocket has room to store chargers, external hard drives, or other accessories....
“The Mohu Leaf 30 Flat 30-Mile Indoor HDTV Antenna is reversible and paintable so it can be customized to match whatever room you want to place it in.” Best Budget: BoostWaves Razor Antenna at Walmart “BoostWaves has PureVertex technology, which claims to eliminate interfering signals from other appliances, cell towers, and FM radios.” Best 4K: Amplified HD Antenna at Walmart “The range on the antenna is an impressive 80 miles, but you also have the option of getting an amplifier which gives you an additional 120 miles....
Sometimes your laptop can get so hot that working with the computer on your lap becomes uncomfortable or even dangerous. A laptop cooling pad promotes good airflow around and through your laptop. Ideally, the best laptop cooling pads have multiple, built-in fans, are lightweight, do not generate much sound, and have adjustable height settings. Not only do these pads cool your computer, they boost the ergonomics of your computer to boost efficiency and comfort....
There’s also a series of exercises for you to practice with, from small number guesser games to an open-ended project where you’re tasked with simulating the DNA of a mysterious new organism found by a research team. There’s enough material to get started and more on Codecademy. Each chapter is split up into a series of videos, quizzes, and short articles, teaching you about new concepts and then letting you apply them in short exercises....
Apple has long differentiated its lineups by offering more expensive pro-labeled versions. Sometimes these are truly professional machines, like the Mac Pro or the current 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Other times the Pro name seems to be there just so Apple can charge a bit more for nicer features (all iPhone Pro models) or to convince corporate buyers that a computer is for them (the current, super disappointing 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro)....
Apple outdid itself in 2021 with a refresh of nearly its entire lineup. The latest MacBook Pro and iMac offer the blisteringly fast M1 chip and lots of nice design touches. But I also discovered some great e-bikes to get me into the great outdoors. Despite the marketing hype, some of the items that brought me the most joy this year were the least expensive. For example, I discovered a terrific pair of headphones for around $50 and the $29 Apple AirTag....
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said recently that “centralizing discovery and identity into corporations” has “really damaged the internet,” adding that he is “partially to blame” for the shift. But some experts say that a decentralized internet, a concept that proposes the reorganization of the internet to remove centralized data hosting services, isn’t yet a reality. “Do you want access to the local bakery?” Anne L. Washington, an assistant professor of data policy at the NYU Steinhardt School, said in an email interview....
CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, announced recently that it is collaborating with Out in Tech, the world’s largest community of LGBTQ+ tech professionals. The groups say they seek greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Some LGBTQIA+ advocates say progress has stalled. “Although we’ve seen progress in recent years, the tech industry is still overwhelmingly homogenous at the leadership level (heterosexual, cis male, and white),” Sarah E....
Kindle software update 5.13.7 revamps the home screen and brings swipe gestures to the user interface. It’s the Kindle’s most significant software revamp in years, but in the end, it does little more than rearrange what was already there. “I feel as though for Kindle a big improvement could be the edition of color,” book blogger Ashley P. told Lifewire via email. “Many of the books I read have beautiful, eccentric covers, and would love to have these covers displayed on my Kindle—especially as I take bookstagram photos of them....
These are the top photo editing skills/techniques to learn: Cropping and Rule of Thirds Rotating Applying adjustment layers and masks Correcting color and saturation Sharpening Best results will come from desktop/laptop software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop CS/Elements and alternatives to Photoshop), although some mobile apps for Android/iOS are also quite capable. Before you begin, make sure to work on copies of photos and not the originals. You don’t want to accidentally and/or permanently overwrite/lose the original data!...
However, even though you might fall into one of the job types that work best for telecommuting, your employer might not be aware of the benefits. If you’re interested in having a work-from-home or other type of telecommute job, you might be able to negotiate one with your business, especially if they know how and why telecommuting can be so beneficial to productivity and other areas. Think about all the different things an employer has to provide to keep an employee afloat at a business....
Achievements provide more incentive to replay titles and offer some competition between friends as they try to get a total higher Gamerscore than their buddies. A Brief History of Xbox Achievements Microsoft created Achievements for the Xbox 360 in 2005. Originally, they were simple, and players could unlock every one in a game just by playing it from beginning to end. They have since become more complex and now include tasks like playing on the hardest difficulty mode or completing a shooter while only using specific (or even no) weapons....
Apple’s $549 headphones have caused a minor internet sensation, thanks to their high price and weird, bra-shaped case. But nothing comes close to the debate over their power button—or their lack of one. The AirPods Pro Max cannot be switched off. But is this a uniquely Apple concept? Let’s take a look at some other gadgets that don’t have power buttons. A Case for No Buttons First, the AirPods Pro Max: If you set them down, they’ll go into low-power mode after 5 minutes....
Baratza has announced an affordable espresso grinder, but the best part is that—like all Baratza grinders—it’s totally repairable. And not just notionally repairable. Baratza sells spare parts, which are available locally around the world from Baratza dealers and resellers. Baratza also makes how-to guides and videos so you can easily do the repairs yourself. In fact, that might be the most important part. We’re so used to replacing things when one part goes screwy that repair is no longer our first thought....
According to a supply-chain report, Apple may be working on a titanium iPad, which could be stiffer and more durable than its aluminum models. Titanium certainly sounds cool and offers some properties that aluminum can never match, but it also has some significant downsides. “Titanium is definitely stronger than stainless steel and aluminum and will be way more resistant to scratches,” tech consultant and CEO of gaming computer maker WePC Kaitlyn Rayment told Lifewire via email....
“I certainly didn’t plan any of this when I started doing the whole streaming thing,” she laughed during a phone interview with Lifewire. “The only thoughts of content creators were YouTubers, and even then, it was still in its infancy. We just livestreamed playing games because we thought it would be fun. I would have never, ever considered this would be where we [ended up] back then.“With her body as the medium, her art and personality have cultivated an audience completely enthralled with the infectious community surrounding the enterprising streamer....
The Scrabble-like game for phones and tablets is extremely popular but carries its own set of rules and usable words compared to other word-based games. While not always easy to find, there are several hacks and cheats to get you to the top of the Words With Friends leaderboards in no time. Here are the best, easiest, and most-winning ways to cheat at Words With Friends. Use Finders and Word Builders Depending on how you define legality for this game, this is perhaps one of the least-legal ways to cheat at the game, but also one of the most effective....
New York City’s Brooklyn is a long way from cornfields, but it may be a little closer due to the efforts of researchers at Cornell University. The scientists claim to have created the most advanced VR urban farm tour ever made. The new software is part of an effort to use VR to broaden the appeal of farming. “It provides a middle ground between an in situ experience and a virtual meeting allowing for remote education but with context and detail that is usually missing from online engagements,” Tapan Parikh, associate professor of computer and information science at Cornell, told Lifewire in an email interview....
Data Asset Containers At its basic level, a schema serves as a container for data assets. However, different database vendors structure their schemas in different ways. Oracle, for example, treats every schema as a user account. To create a new schema, a database administrator creates a new database user with the intended schema name. Why Schemas Matter Because schemas constitute a basic structural feature of a database, most database environments apply access permissions to objects on a schema level....
One solution for improving TV audio is to install a soundbar. Soundbars incorporate speakers, amplifiers, and connections arranged inside a bar-like cabinet that can be placed below or above a TV. They are also easy to set up. They can improve TV sound, but they don’t always deliver the room-filling surround sound experience you may desire. A better, step-up, but still simple solution might be a home-theater-in-a-box system. A home-theater-in-a-box system can bridge the gap between a soundbar and a high-end option....
