Ah, the friend that’s an expert on the electric infrastructure. They’ve spent minutes, possibly hours searching for the perfect meme to make sure you and all of their other friends know that electric cars are just as bad as gas-powered cars because (insert drum roll) America runs on coal power plants. Coal harvested from deep below the earth by men and women who work too hard and in hazardous environments for far too little money so that we can stream Netflix and feel better about our automotive choices....

I’ve been listening to music from iTunes and other services for so long that it’s been decades since I put a needle on vinyl. When I began playing a Billie Holiday record with the Kingston, I was overwhelmed by the deep, rich sound. I felt like I was at a live concert. Suddenly, my Apple HomePod sounded tinny by comparison. The Kingston is also a marvelous-looking, retro machine that makes a nice change from the minimalist smart speaker designs of recent years....

Static RAM (SRAM)Dynamic RAM (DRAM)Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM)Single Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDR SDRAM)Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4)Graphics Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (GDDR SDRAM, GDDR2, GDDR3, GDDR4, GDDR5)Flash Memory What Is RAM? RAM stands for Random Access Memory, and it gives computers the virtual space needed to manage information and solve problems in the moment. You can think of it as reusable scratch paper that you would write notes, numbers, or drawings on with a pencil....

Option One: Use a DVD Recorder To copy VHS tape content to DVD using a DVD Recorder, here are the steps. Option Two: Use a DVD Recorder/VHS VCR Combination Unit You can copy VHS to DVD using a DVD recorder/VHS VCR combo. This method is similar to option 1 but easier as the VCR and DVD recorder is a single unit. This means no extra connection cables are required. Another way using a DVD recorder/VHS VCR combo is easier is most have a cross-dubbing function....

Viewfinders Save Battery Power If your camera has an optical viewfinder (the small window at the back of the camera you use to frame images), you can turn off the LCD screen and only use the viewfinder. The LCD screen has significant power demands. Limit Using the Flash Using the flash drains the battery quickly. Obviously, there are some situations where a flash is required to create the photo, but if you can shoot the picture with the flash turned off, do it to save battery power....

Here are several ways to help you find a website’s RSS feed so that you can stay updated on all the newest content. Look for the RSS Icon The easiest way to find an RSS feed is to look for the RSS icon somewhere on the website. If a site has one, they won’t be shy in showing it because they want you to subscribe. You can usually find the RSS feed icon at the top or bottom of the site....

Whenever you compose a tweet, you can now choose from three options controlling who can reply: Anyone, only people you follow, or only people you mention in the tweet. A New Safety Tool Twitter already has mute and block features, but blocks are applied after the fact, and mutes are a blunt tool. These new reply-limiting settings will keep users from even seeing abuse, which will make conversation on the service a safer, more pleasant space, while still being conducted in public....

AVCHD Resolution and Media The AVCHD format records video at a range of resolutions including 1080p, 1080i, and 720p. Many AVCHD camcorders that advertise themselves as full HD models record HD video at a resolution of 1080i. AVCHD uses 8cm DVD media as the recording medium, but it is designed for Blu-ray Disc compatibility. The DVD format was chosen for its lower cost. The AVCHD format can also use SD and SDHC cards or hard disk drives if your camcorder supports them....

iMacs have always had a temperature sensor for their internal components. The operating system monitors the hardware’s temperature and adjusts the internal fans to ensure optimal airflow to keep the iMac’s inner workings cool. 2009 and Earlier Up until the late 2009 model iMacs, the hard drive had a temperature probe mounted to its cover. When you upgraded, all you needed to do was to re-attach the temperature sensor to the new storage unit’s case, and you were ready to go....

Limitations of the Recovery Volume On the surface, the recovery volume seems like a good idea, but it has a couple of fundamental flaws. The most glaring problem is that the recovery volume is created on your startup drive. If the startup drive has hardware-based issues, it’s conceivable that the recovery volume won’t be accessible. That puts a damper on the whole idea of having an emergency recovery volume. The second issue is that the OS installation process can run into problems when trying to create the recovery volume....

“Voice bots are so good that users can easily believe they are authentic, especially when it appears to be helping by stopping malicious activity, such as a suspicious purchase,” Joseph Carson of cybersecurity firm ThycoticCentrify, told Lifewire in an email interview. “Unfortunately, in reality, hackers are stealing your money.” Chatty Bots Hackers use customized bots to make automated calls asking for your temporary password, Jonathan Tian, the co-founder of Mobitrix Perfix, an iPhone solution, told Lifewire....

Overall Findings Which wearable operating system you go with will largely depend on what kind of phone you use. WatchOS is designed to work with Apple iPhones only. Wear OS works with both iPhones and Android devices, but it loses some features when it pairs with an Apple device. Device Compatibility: Wear OS Offers More Choice Smartwatches pair with your phone using Bluetooth to bring notifications and other functionality to the watch display....

What Are Echo Buttons? Echo Buttons are puck-shaped devices that are a little smaller than the Echo Dot. They come in sets of two because they’re meant to be used for competitive games, and each one is precisely what the name implies: a button. The button is a milky white color when the device is off, but a built-in LED can light up in a variety of colors during gameplay. Each Echo Button is powered by a pair of AAA batteries and can connect to an Echo device via Bluetooth....

Dual-camera phones were first introduced by Samsung in 2007, but they didn’t gain much attention until around 2016—when LG released the LG G5—that dual cameras began to take hold and dual cameras became almost standard on most smartphones. In general, dual-camera phones give you access to features that were previously relegated to high-end DSLR cameras. With them, you can achieve bokeh, wide-lens shots, and even 3D photos from your phone....

Below is a look at the history of wireless encryption and a comparison of these protocols so that you can decide which you should use for your home or business. In short, consider WPA3. Not all devices support it, but if yours does, it’s important to adopt it so that the most up-to-date security is available for the devices that currently connect and will eventually connect to your Wi-Fi network....

What Does White Box Mean? Dell, HP, and Apple are all tier-one manufacturers, and their computers are built from parts designed just for their systems. Smaller companies don’t have the luxury of being able to afford custom components, so they build computers from general components offered on the market. Because computers made by these tier-two companies don’t have logos printed on the plain cases, they are called white boxes. In recent years, more users have been building their own white box computers using custom laptop chassis....

This article will break down what modem light colors mean, how to read the symbols on a modem and provide additional resource links to popular internet provider modem manuals and support documents. Modem Light Colors Explained The LED lights on modems communicate the functionality and activity on the internet device. Specific colors can show which aspects of the device or internet service work, if there’s an error or if something is broken or offline....

PATA generally refers to the types of cables and connections that follow this standard. It’s important to note that the term Parallel ATA used to simply be called ATA. ATA was retroactively renamed to Parallel ATA when the newer Serial ATA (SATA) standard came into being. Physical Description of PATA Cables & Connectors PATA cables are flat with 40-pin connectors (in a 20x2 matrix) on either side. One end of the cable plugs into a port on the motherboard, usually labeled IDE, and the other into the back of a storage device like a hard drive....

Routers, phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and any other device that can use an IP address can be configured to have a static IP address. This might be done through the device giving out IP addresses (like the router) or by manually typing the IP address into the device from the device itself. Why Would You Use a Static IP Address? Another way to think of a static IP address is to think of something like an email address, or a physical home address....

Types of MSE Files Some MSE files might instead be 3ds Max Encrypted MAXScript files that are used to save encrypted 3ds MAXScript files (.MS) so that their source code can’t be seen or changed. Your MSE file could instead be an XML-like format used to describe a 3D model or a type of compact instrument file format used to store audio data. Perfect Keyboard is a program that automates the typing of text as if the keyboard were entering the data, and it too uses MSE files as a macro file that enables the user to perform a certain action (like strike certain keys or click the mouse) in order to run predefined text....