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Get Informed Before you do anything else, check the websites of both the airline and the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) to ensure you know the rules. Whether you’re carrying it onto the plane or packing it in your checked-in baggage, regulations regarding electronic equipment might affect how you pack it. Protect It Pack your camera tightly. Look for a padded camera bag with separate compartments for lenses, camera body, flash units, and other accessories....

How to Use the GarageBand On-Screen Keyboard You may not think of your Mac keyboard as a music-making machine, but it can be. Here’s how: Changing Octaves in the Standard Layout on the Mac The standard Musical Typing keyboard displays an octave and a half at any one time mapped to the “asdf” row of keys on a standard computer keyboard. Changing octaves is performed in one of two ways. The Musical Typing window shows the Mac keys that correspond to musical keys on the piano....

We all know that we’re supposed to create a strong, unique password for every login we have, so why do we use the same email address over and over? It’s like locking the front door but leaving an upstairs window open. Apple’s Hide My Email—and similar features from DuckDuckGo and Fastmail—lets you create a unique email for every login, newsletter, or mailing list. It turns out to be an amazing way to avoid spam and stay safer online....

According to a survey of US smartphone users commissioned by the Beyond Identity blog, iPhone users consider their devices very secure, while Android users are considering a switch because they don’t trust Google, their phone handset maker, or both. Most interesting is that the primary driver for this seems to be a new feature coming to iOS 16 that almost nobody will need to use. “All mobile users should have expectations of privacy and security, and Apple and Google have invested substantially in advancing their platforms and enabling mobile app developers to build and ship secure code,” Brian Reed, chief mobility officer at NowSecure, told Lifewire via email....

Color Temperature Light is measured in kelvins (K). Neutral light is produced at 5000K, which is the equivalent to the light on a bright, sunny day. The color temperatures produced by other sources of light are as follows: 1000-2000K — Candlelight2500-3500K — Tungsten light (normal incandescent household bulb)3000-4000K — Sunrise/sunset (clear skies)4000-5000K — Fluorescent light5000-5500K — Electronic flash5000-6500K — Daylight (clear skies with the sun overhead)6500-8000K — Overcast skies (moderate)9000-10000K — Heavily overcast skies and shade...

Use the Apple Mail Activity Window In OS X Mavericks or later, the Activity window displays the status when sending or receiving mail for each mail account. It’s a quick way to see what may be going on, such as an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server refusing connections, an incorrect password, or timeouts because the mail server can’t be reached. To find the Activity window, select Window > Activity from the menu bar....

Overall Findings YouTube is the king of online video. From business channels to personal video blogs to television, YouTube has it all. Founded in February of 2004, more than 48 hours of user-generated video content is uploaded every minute to YouTube, and the site receives over 3 billion views per day. Google acquired YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion. Vimeo is largely characterized by the content created and uploaded by artists, musicians, and indie filmmakers who want to share their creative work....

The iMac Pro ended up as an interim Mac, a stopgap to tide over professional users until the current Mac Pro arrived last year. But it was far from rushed. The Mac Pro may have looked like a regular iMac with a cool space gray paint job, but inside the case it was incredible. So, what’s next? “I think we can expect to see much more processing power, which will be extremely useful to people who work with graphics or modeling programs that eat up a lot of memory to run concurrently,” Rex Freiberger, managing partner of Gadget Review, told Lifewire via email....

In the fall of 2020, Apple launched three Macs containing its new M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC). The M1 proved to be a sensation. It was way faster than all but the highest-end Intel chips it replaced, while its iPhone heritage allowed it to run cool without a fan, and last for days on a single charge. But while the Apple Silicon powering these Macs was a revolution, the cases they shipped in were all but identical to the Intel models they replaced....

Some files with the DCR extension might instead be Shockwave Media files that are used to store web games. Other, less common formats that utilize the DCR extension include AstroVIEW X data logs, Delphi Component Binary Resources, Digital Court Recorder videos, and Liberty video recordings. How to Open a DCR File DCR files that are Kodak Raw Image files can be opened with Able RAWer, GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, and other conventional photo and graphics tools....

It’s often used in audio engineering to fill in the silence between two tracks or even blend multiple sounds in the same song to create smooth changes rather than abrupt ones. DJs often make use of the crossfading effect between tracks to enhance their music performance and to make sure there aren’t any sudden silent gaps that could annoy the audience or the people on the dance floor. Crossfading is sometimes spelled cross-fading and referred to as gapless playback or overlapping songs....

What Is Retina Display? Retina Display smooths the jagged edges of the screen’s pixels and makes images seem more natural. Retina Display gets its name from Apple’s claim that screens made using the technology are so sharp that it’s impossible for the human eye to distinguish the individual pixels that make up the screen. The benefits of the technology are particularly visible when looking at text. On Retina Display, the curved edges of fonts are substantially smoother than on previous display technologies....

This is somewhat of a relic from the early days of Windows machines, and even dates back further to its DOS predecessor. In modern Windows PCs, the C drive has the main designation of Local Disk alongside the C lettering. A PC with multiple partitions or drives, may have additional lettered drives, like D, E, F, G, and so on, though these can also be used to designate optical drives, or external storage solutions like thumb drives and portable hard drives....

Not to be confused with Plug and Play (PnP), UPnP is considered an extension of Plug and Play. When it works correctly, it automates all of the complex steps required for devices to communicate with each other, be it directly or over a network. How Does Universal Plug and Play Work? Universal Plug and Play uses standard networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, HTTP, DHCP) to support zero-configuration networking. This means that when a device joins or creates a network, Universal Plug and Play automatically:...

Cloud software company Salesforce announced its plan to acquire Slack on December 1 in a landmark $27.7 billion deal. But as dramatic as the dollar amount of the deal may be, experts don’t expect it to fundamentally change the Slack experience immediately—or even anytime soon. “Plenty of people won’t know an acquisition took place,” Phil Simon, recognized technology expert and author of books including Slack for Dummies, told Lifewire in a phone interview....

Play Music From a Synced Playlist To pair your Apple Watch with Bluetooth headphones to stream music from Spotify without your iPhone, go to the Music app and select Apple Watch as the source. Then, scroll down and select Now Playing, My Music, or Playlists. You can keep one playlist on your Apple Watch at a time. You must connect the smartwatch to its charger to sync a playlist. Make sure your iPhone’s Bluetooth is on, then go to the Watch app and select My Watch > Music > Synced Playlist....

Selling an iPhone or another device isn’t just a method for making some extra cash on the side; it’s also a great idea if you plan to upgrade to something newer. For example, instead of purchasing a brand-new phone and keeping your old one, trade in your iPhone for cash that you can then use to purchase a new phone. The same is true for iPod touch and other devices....

How Was WhatsApp Founded? WhatsApp was founded by former Yahoo! employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum in 2009. The pair spotted the app industry’s potential thanks to the App Store on iOS and began formulating a plan to create an instant messaging app. The app was launched exclusively on the App Store for iPhone owners in August 2009 before being released for Android in August 2010. By February 2013, it had around 200 million active users and was valued at $1....

Originally announced back in 2015 after a LOT of speculation, Final Fantasy VII Remake finally made its way to the PlayStation 4 in April 2020 and now we have the PlayStation 5 enhanced version, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, out in just a couple of days. It’s a form of remaster of a remake, almost, which explains why it’s out so soon, but that doesn’t stop any Final Fantasy-loving fan from getting just a teensy bit excited....

The Mac in question is the brand new M2 MacBook Air. The M2 part refers to the system-on-chip (SoC) that powers the device. Think of it as the CPU, GPU, and more, all under one roof. It’s Apple-designed, giving the company complete control over every aspect, and that’s important. The migration away from Intel and towards its own silicon has taken a couple of years and still isn’t complete, but Apple is already going further....