There’s more to the best iPad cases than just protection, though. Good iPad cases also offer features that make your tablet experience even better. Most let you easily prop up your iPad to watch movies, type and draw, or keep in touch with family and friends on Zoom and FaceTime. Some cases even provide different ways to hold your iPad, letting you use it on the go without fear of dropping it....

Even though you’re afraid to do it, you do have to pick up the crashed camera at some point. And your natural instinct is to press the power button immediately, checking to see whether the digital camera survived the fall. If the digital camera doesn’t work or if it appears to be working in a manner different than what you’re used to seeing, keep the panic at arm’s length for a few more seconds, and look at these items for potential easy-to-fix problems....

If the cost of buying a police scanner is a big stumbling block, you’ll be happy to hear you have a more affordable door into the world of radio scanners right in your pocket. It’s your smartphone. In between sending texts and checking Facebook, you can use your phone to listen in on a variety of radio scanner streams. But Phones Aren’t Radios Phones aren’t radios. Not even smartphones are radios....

Subscribers are given a variety of premium perks such as special emoticons (emotes) to use in a stream’s chat room, while the streamer gains a recurring source of income that can help pay their streaming and living expenses. Subscriptions are one of the more popular ways to make money on Twitch. How Is Subscribing Different Than Following? Subscribing and following on Twitch are not the same thing. Following a channel on Twitch will add it to your follow list and display it on the front page of the Twitch website and apps when it’s live....

What Are Radio Waves? AM stands for Amplitude Modulation, and FM stands for Frequency Modulation. Both AM and FM radio programs are transmitted over the air via radio waves, which are part of a range of electromagnetic waves that include gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared, and microwave. Electromagnetic waves are all around, everywhere, at different frequencies. Radio waves have properties similar to light waves (such as reflection, polarization, diffraction, and refraction), but radio waves exist at a frequency that your eyes aren’t sensitive to....

Facebook has almost 50,000 employees, and most of them have been working from home since March. At this point, we may as well assume this to be a semi-permanent situation. Along with plenty of other companies, Facebook is discovering that its business can run just fine without dragging everybody to work in the same physical space. When and if we return to communal office spaces, many people will keep working from home....

Potential Problems The most pervasive issue with ELM327 Bluetooth devices is that some low-cost scanners include unauthorized ELM327 microcontroller clones. These cloned chips often exhibit strange behaviors, but even legitimate hardware fails to work with certain devices. If you want to use an iOS device as a scan tool, it’s especially important to pay attention to these issues. ELM327 Bluetooth Compatible Hardware Scan tools that include an ELM327 microcontroller and a Bluetooth chip are capable of pairing with a variety of devices, but there are some important limitations....

The service was backed by investors like AOL Ventures, garnered millions of users, and was easy to use from their mobile app and the included MoviePass debit card. However, following a series of issues, MoviePass shut down on September 14, 2019. How MoviePass Worked The idea behind MoviePass was simple: fill out some information to sign up and order your prepaid debit card, pick a movie from the app, check in to the theater when you arrive, and then use your MoviePass card to pay for the ticket....

For example, printer drivers tell the operating system, and by extension whatever program you have the thing you want to print open in, exactly how to print information on the page Cards and Drivers Sound card drivers are necessary so your operating system knows exactly how to translate the 1s and 0s that comprise that MP3 file into audio signals that the sound card can output to your headphones or speakers....

A DHCP-server-assigned IP address is called dynamic because it will often be different on future connections to the network. Where Are Dynamic IP Addresses Used? The public IP address that gets assigned to the router of most home and business users by their ISPs is a dynamic IP address. Larger companies usually do not connect to the internet using dynamic IP addresses and instead have static IP addresses assigned to them, and only them....

For example, if a jumper on a hard drive is in “Position A” (we made this up), it may mean that the hard drive is to be the primary hard drive on the system. If the jumper is in “Position B” it may mean that the hard drive is to be the secondary hard drive in the computer. Jumpers (also called shunt jumpers) have all but replaced an older hardware configuration mechanism called a DIP switch....

Computer Network Classification and Area Networks Computer networks can be categorized in several ways. One approach defines the type of network according to the geographic area it spans. Local area networks (LANs), for example, typically span a single home, school, or small office building, whereas wide area networks (WANs), reach across cities, states, or even the entire world. The internet is the world’s largest public WAN. Network Design Computer networks also differ in their design approach....

How Does Hulu Work? You can use Hulu from various screens, and five other people can access your account with their own profile. Each profile is separate from the others, but they don’t cost any extra. All viewing history and recommendations are unique to each profile. Even kids can have their own Hulu profile to restrict their usage to kid-friendly content. All of Hulu’s content is 100 percent free and legal to stream....

Is Pinterest an App or Not? It offers an app so you can use Pinterest on either your mobile device but it’s also available on your desktop. Use Pinterest on the desktop using the site’s recommended browsers Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, or get the Pinterest mobile app for iOS or Android. What Exactly Is Pinterest Used For? Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard or bulletin board, but with organizational and bookmarking tools....

Roku requires minimal setup and connects to the internet like your PC does. Roku media streaming devices incorporate an operating system (OS) that allows users to access and manage internet streaming content. Roku Device Types There are three types of Roku devices available: Roku Box: This option is a standalone box (such as the Roku Premiere) that connects to the internet via your broadband router using either Ethernet or Wi-Fi....

STEM schools and programs approach these key educational subjects in an integrated way so that elements of each one apply to the others. STEM-focused learning programs span from preschool through master’s degree programs, depending on resources within a given school district or region. What Is STEM? STEM is a growing movement in education worldwide, not just in the United States. STEM-based learning programs aim to increase students’ interest in pursuing higher education and careers in those fields....

It lets you play games against other people online as well as download demos, trailers, and even full games in the Xbox Live Arcade. You get to choose a nickname (called a gamertag) which is how you’re known to other people in any games you play. You can keep friends lists to stay in touch with real-life friends or new people you meet online you like to play with. Xbox Live Gold is a subscription-based service that can be purchased for one month, three-month, and one-year periods....

What Is UEFI? When you first turn on a computer, it doesn’t immediately load the operating system. Once the Power On Self Test (POST) is completed on older PCs, the BIOS initiates the operating system’s bootloader. This procedure allows the computer’s hardware components to communicate properly with one another. The UEFI is a newer specification that defines how the hardware and software communicate within a computer system. The specification involves two aspects of this process:...

The Cost of the Latest iPhones An iPhone’s primary cost factor is the price of the phone itself. However, prices vary based on which model you want and how much storage you choose. For example, you can find refurbished older iPhone models for extremely low prices on third-party marketplaces, while the newest iPhone 13 Pro Max with 1TB of storage can run you $1,599. As of March 2022, the cost of a new iPhone directly from Apple looks like this: If you choose to work with your wireless carrier and purchase a new iPhone, you can choose a monthly installment plan....

New Look I’ve been using the redesigned UI after manually installing the update a few months ago. The main differences are the home-screen layout and that you now have to swipe down from the top edge of the screen to access oft-used features like screen brightness, airplane mode, and further settings. You can no longer disable the recommendations section on the home page. It sits below the section showing your recent reads and at the top of several further sections designed to get you buying books....