Pricing for Blu-Ray Rippers Most Blu-ray rippers come with a fairly steep price tag, but some free options get the job done if you’re willing to put in some extra work. We’ve compiled a list of the best free and paid options to help you choose the best Blu-ray ripper for you. The biggest concern with MakeMKV is that while the app is free, the ability to rip encoded Blu-rays is only free while the app remains in beta....

Other automakers have emerged in the past few years, ready to drop their own EVs onto the road with varying degrees of success. For 2021, it was a good year for those looking for options outside Tesla. But 2022 is the year where adoption will speed up, and it’s not just because of climate change. I mean, that should be the main reason, but you know what, anything that reduces our impact on the air we breath should be applauded....

What Is the Date for the Next Surface Event? Microsoft’s most recent Surface event was on October 12, 2022, at 10 am ET. We expect the next Surface event to happen in October 2023. Which Products Will Be Announced? We don’t yet know when the next Surface event will be, but rumors include a Microsoft Surface Trio device based on a Microsoft patent that shows a three-screen, foldable smartphone. However, patents don’t always turn into products, and even if this one comes to fruition, we don’t expect to see a Surface Trio until at least 2023....

“I personally see myself as a regular streamer who enjoys gaming. I don’t see myself as an inspiration to others. But I guess to them, [as a successful] Tibetan streamer, I am?” she ponders in a phone interview with Lifewire. “Whatever I represent on-screen is who I really am, which is why I named it Truly Tenzin.” A Humble Start Dolkar’s path to international digital success has been unconventional, highlighting the power of dedication....

PS4 Slim vs. Xbox One S Graphics Comparison The PS4 Slim and Xbox One S are mid-generation hardware refreshes of the original PS4 and Xbox One consoles. These are marketed and sold as the base models of their brands. Both feature eight-core processors, AMD Jaguar GPUs, and 8 GB of RAM. The PS4 has an advantage over its competition when it comes to resolution. Many third-party titles can run at a full 1080p at 30 or 60 fps on the Sony console, but cap out at 900p at 30 or 60 fps on the Microsoft console....

This thing is rad. It’s a $70 Raspberry Pi computer built into a keyboard. Just connect a mouse and TV (or monitor), and you’re off. As a starter computer, it’s hard to beat. “There are two obvious audiences,” writer and small-computer fanatic Rob Beschizza told Lifewire via direct message, “nostalgiacs who remember the user-friendly personal computers from the 8-bit era, and young enthusiasts meeting the unique computer-in-a-keyboard design for the first time....

One possible way to do that is by getting paid for your data. Companies like Invisibly provide a way for you to cash in on the data others already are using to target you with ads. It’s better than the alternative of companies using your data and you getting nothing at all, but in the even bigger picture, having more control over your data, who uses it, and how it’s used against you is an important topic to consider....

Failure Modes There are numerous reasons why components fail. Some failures are slow and graceful, where there is time to identify the component and replace it before it fails, and the equipment is down. Other failures are rapid, violent, and unexpected, all of which are tested for during product certification testing. Component Package Failures The package of a component provides two core functions: it protects the component from the environment and provides a way for the component to connect to the circuit....

These “Titanfall 2” tips will get you prepared for some of the best FPS gameplay available on the market right now. Not only will we teach you how to take on other pilots, but you’ll also learn how to counter an enemy Titan if you’re on foot. Take heed and you’ll be a master pilot in no time. To get started along a wall, you simply have to run towards it and jump and you’ll automatically begin running on it....

As far as Sonic games go, it’s surprisingly involved, and its levels have a sense of massive scale that the Genesis games didn’t have. It’s a challenging game, but a great one, and perhaps the pinnacle of the series. There’s also the amazing soundtracks, both the original Japanese one​ and Spencer Nilsen’s U.S. soundtrack that so many Sonic fans are fond of. Not many people played this one because it was on Sega CD, the add-on to the Sega Genesis....

Unlike most Wi-Fi extenders that are a single device—which repeats your Wi-Fi signal from your router to extend the coverage range—the TP-Link AV1300 Powerline Wi-Fi Range Extender (TL-WPA8630 KIT) actually comes with two rounded rectangular devices, both of which plug into wall outlets. And no, it’s not a full mesh networking kit like Google Nest Wi-Fi. The “Powerline” part of the name is the clue: TP-Link’s Wi-Fi extender takes a unique approach, with one device connecting to your router via an Ethernet cable and then transmitting the signal through your home’s power wiring....

Like some of the best SD cards, the Transcend 64GB SDXC 700S is rather unassuming and doesn’t make quite as many bold claims about its speed on the packaging. Nonetheless, it still managed to outperform all the other cards in our roundup, and even exceeded the speed claims it did make. Who bullied this card? Clearly Transcend is in need of a confidence boost. The Transcend 64GB SDXC 700S makes good use of the UHS-II standard (distinguishable by a second row of pins on the rear of the card) by providing fast write and read speeds that manage to handle the 4K recording demands of most cameras on the market today....

Everybody loves to get a great deal, but if that amazing offer on Photoshop sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Legitimate copies of Photoshop are generally only available through your Creative Cloud subscription. If you find a site offering a price which is way out of the line from that, it is most likely not a legal copy. After all, Photoshop is probably the most pirated software on the planet....

This setup on OS X made it easy for anyone to serve up a website with a series of simple mouse clicks. The basic web sharing service remained part of OS X until the release of OS X Mountain Lion, which removed the simplified user interface but left the Apache web server installed. Personal Web Sharing in OS X Lion and Earlier Your Mac supports two locations for serving up a website....

Wireless Access Points A wireless access point is a device that connects a wireless (usually Wi-Fi) local network to a wired (usually Ethernet) network. Wireless Application Protocol The Wireless Application Protocol was defined to support content delivery to mobile devices over wireless networks. Central to the design of WAP was a network stack based on the OSI model. WAP implemented several new networking protocols that perform functions similar to but separate from the well-known Web protocols HTTP, TCP, and SSL....

But which of the two is the best traffic app for you? Find out in this comparison of Waze vs. Google Maps. Overall Findings At a glance, Waze and Google Maps appear to do exactly the same thing. But once you start using each it quickly becomes apparent that they are two very different apps. Google Maps is a dependable, reliable navigation tool. The search works with either specific addresses or business names....

Western Digital is a big name in the hard drive space. Though there are inevitably some duds here and there with WD hard drives, the Black series has been the favorite for many over the years, with their boosted performance and reliability. For this particular review, we’ll be taking a close look at the WD Black, specifically the 3.5-inch 4TB hard drive with 256MB cache. There are many other formats, sizes, and variations out there in the Black series, but all these SATA-based drives will deliver roughly the same results thanks to their shared interface....

Perfectly efficient diodes appear to be open circuits with a negative voltage and they look like short circuits otherwise. But because diodes admit to some inefficiency, their current-to-voltage relationship is nonlinear. As such, you’ll want to consult a diode’s datasheet to see a graph of the curve of any given diode’s forward voltage relative to its forward current, so that you pick the right diode for your particular project....

Minecraft lets kids flex their creative muscles by building and exploring. It also allows them to interact with others on a social level. In fact, they seem to develop a whole other language that becomes increasingly foreign-sounding to parents. Even if you have no idea what half of the things are that they’re talking about, it’s easy to see that they’re having a good time. While Minecraft doesn’t seem to be too terribly violent — save the occasional exploding sheep or pig — you shouldn’t be too worried about it....

What Is a VST Plugin? In the case of VST plugins, they are designed to work within the sort of digital audio workstation (DAW) applications that you can use to make music in home and professional studio settings. While VST plugins are designed for use with DAW applications, different types of VST plugins have different purposes. VST instrument plugins allow you to insert a variety of virtual instruments into an audio recording without having access to physical versions of those instruments, and VST effects plugins allow you to alter sounds in new and exciting ways....