What Is an Internet Modem? A modem is a device that plugs into your wall and brings the internet into your home. Most modems today use coaxial cables, the cylindrical cords that screw into the wall. You may be able to access the internet by connecting your computer with an Ethernet cable; however, if you want to set up a Wi-Fi network and link multiple devices to the web wirelessly, you’ll also need a router....

Where Is Solver in Excel? The Solver add-in is included with Excel but it isn’t always loaded as part of a default installation. To check if it’s loaded, select the DATA tab and look for the Solver icon in the Analysis section. If you can’t find Solver under the DATA tab then you will need to load the add-in: Using Solver in Excel Let’s start with a simple example to understand what the Solver does....

Are There Official Google Drive Apps? Google has created official Google Drive apps for iOS and Google Apps for Android devices. Both apps are free to download and use and offer a variety of functions, such as uploading and downloading files from a Google Drive account, file search, offline viewing of select files, and the ability to share files with others. The Google Drive Android app can also scan documents with a smartphone or tablet’s camera and save them to the cloud....

Search for People, Places, and Things Google Photos is noted for its search feature. The app automatically assigns tags to your photos based on location, facial recognition, and the type of image, whether it’s a selfie, screenshot, or video. It then creates folders for each image type. It also classifies animals and objects. In our experience, the Google Photos search feature was hit-or-miss at first (mistaking people for cars and the like), but it gets smarter the more you use it....

Miracast is sometimes referred to as Screen Mirroring, display mirroring, SmartShare (LG), and AllShare Cast (Samsung). Miracast Pros and Cons Due to its point-to-point operation, audio and video signal transfer speed is not affected by network traffic or other connectivity issues. If you have both a Miracast-enabled source and destination or display device, you are all set to go. Miracast allows the transfer of both audio and video content and has support for the H....

Remote Desktop Software The most sophisticated form of remote access enables users on one computer to see and interact with the desktop user interface of another computer. Setting up remote desktop support involves configuring software on both the host (the local computer controlling the connection) and the client (the remote computer being accessed). When connected, this software opens a window on the host computer containing a view of the client’s desktop....

It can also make the developmental process easier. Tessellation and Working With Triangles Introduced with DirectX11, Tessellation is, by itself, a method for increasing detail in a scene by subdividing the triangle meshes that make up objects and characters in game worlds. Tessellation allows for massive division of those triangles, whereby each halving (or doubling, depending on your perspective) creates ever finer details because the edges are less stark, and models more nuanced....

As a web browser, Chromium is inherently less stable than Chrome, which means it crashes more often and can exhibit other types of undesirable behavior. However, it is compatible with Chrome browser extensions and offers a very similar user experience without submitting to any invasive information-gathering from Google. How is Chromium Related to Chrome? Chromium and Chrome are very closely related. In very simple terms, Chrome is based almost entirely on Chromium....

You might already know about Command Prompt and PowerShell, two command-line utilities that come with most versions of Windows. Terminal is different for multiple reasons, but primarily because it’s a single program that provides developers with quick access to those tools and more. Windows Terminal Features Terminal looks pretty basic at first glance, but there are a handful of features that set it apart from other Windows command-line tools:...

Nikon’s latest mirrorless camera, the Z fc, is pretty much the same camera as 2019’s Z 50, only with a redesigned, retro-style body. And yet it’s causing quite a stir across camera forums and photography blogs. Nikon already has announced that it will not be able to meet initial demand. Meanwhile, Fujifilm has built its entire camera lineup since 2010 on models that mimic film cameras of yesteryear. “There’s a lot to be said about a tactile interface and the feeling that you’re directly interacting with a gear/clutch/mechanism vs....

Leica is known for two things. Extremely high-quality cameras and even more extreme prices. Its cheapest M-Series body goes for $7,795, without a lens, and the used market is equally high—this unusable, fire-damaged M4 from 1968 sold for £1,488 ($2,070) at auction in May. Its new Leitz Phone 1, by contrast, is just another Android phone, albeit one with a large camera sensor. What’s going on? “Leitz Phone 1 is a rebadged Sharp Aquos R6....

A federal court recently ruled that an AI can’t be listed as an inventor on a US patent. The judge upheld a decision that the machine does not qualify as an inventor because it is not a person. But the case also plays into the murky issue of whether or not computers can be creative. Creator or Created? The recent court case proves that AI may not be getting all the credit for what it can do....

Researchers from the University of Cambridge recently published a paper criticizing the use of AI to boost workplace diversity. The scientist called many AI hiring practices an “automated pseudoscience.” It’s a growing concern that AI may reinforce bias in various areas. “The biggest issue is that AI systems are great at observing and identifying patterns, which can propagate biases with respect to gender, race, etc. present in historical data, or even generate entirely new biases not present in the data,” Pulkit Grover, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not involved in the research, told Lifewire in an email interview....

The oversight board took on its first five cases in December 2020. While one of the posts included in the review was from the US, altogether the posts came from four different continents, all of which could view the statements made in completely different ways. Because of this, the policies that Facebook sets in motion need to be concise and need to work with whatever community the moderation tools might be focusing on....

These days, I rock an Apple Watch Series 6, but I’m keeping an open mind when it comes to my watch preferences. I love the G-Shock promise that my watch could survive extreme conditions, even though the reality is that, most days, my wrists are never far from the keyboard. Delightfully, the new G-Shock, burdened with the extremely unfun name of GSW-H1000, looks almost the same as the classic models from the 1990s....

In a day and age where new ideas are thrown around online every single day, it’s not too shocking how Minecraft has reached its popularity. Fans have come together and given Minecraft the love that it very much deserves. This is one of the first video games in the history of gaming that has given many opportunities to enrich the human mind through experiences in predetermined lessons by instructors. While there have been video games in the past that have been centered around specifically teaching lessons as coded by the game’s creators, no video game is as customizable as Minecraft....

Facebook has added new settings for tweaking your news feed to give the simplest and most understandable view of all—a timeline view. Already available in the Android app, and coming soon to iOS, the new view sorts updates chronologically. It seems ridiculous this isn’t already the default on Facebook and Twitter, but if you don’t like it, there’s already a better way. “RSS reading has the traditional values of the internet: it’s decentralized and nobody controls it,” Brent Simmons, creator of seminal newsreader app NetNewsWire, told Lifewire via email....

This digital event follows the launch of Sony’s PlayStation 5 console last fall. While many of us are still struggling to get our hands on the coveted console, the preview event at least showcased some promising games we can look forward to playing once we finally secure a system. Many other events have gone virtual lately in the face of the continuing pandemic. Longtime journalist Jason Fanelli felt Sony did right by their fans, even with the big game no-shows....

The malware, termed Silver Sparrow, has been found on almost 30,000 Macs worldwide. Security researcher Red Canary has published information on the malware that’s spread across more than 150 countries. But experts still don’t know what exactly Silver Sparrow will do. “So far, no malicious payloads have been detected,” Chris Hauk, consumer privacy expert at cybersecurity firm Pixel Privacy, said in an email interview. “However, the fact that the malware has already infected more than 30,000 Macs around the globe, and that it is able to run natively on M1 Macs, does indicate a new type of malware threats may soon begin to rollout to Macs, both Intel, and M1-based....

At least 447 tech-oriented summer camps opened across 48 states in the US this year, according to a recent report from Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. The camps sell themselves as a way to prepare kids for careers in computer science, however not all parents are enthused about the trend. “I do believe that children would be better off indulging in more sporty activities outside as physical health is also an important aspect of life,” Elizabeth Hicks, a mother of two preschoolers and co-founder of parenting website Parenting Nerd, told Lifewire in an email interview....