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Here are 10 of the best sites that offer free photo hosting, making uploading and sharing your images easier than ever. Access Google Photos on the web at photos.google.com or download the Google Photos app for iOS or Android to automatically upload the photos you take with your devices. Your photos sync across your account and devices, becoming accessible from anywhere. Use Google Photos to edit your photos, organize photos according to people, places, and things, and share photo online even with non-Google Photos users....

Below are 10 different things you might not know you could accomplish with the DuckDuckGo search engine and you can see how it differs from competitors like Google. What Is DuckDuckGo and What Can You Do With It? DuckDuckGo offers a few features that are worth a second look for the savvy web searcher: The DuckDuckGo results pages aren’t paginated, making it easy to scroll down and find what you’re looking for quickly....

While it isn’t available everywhere, there are several reasons to consider using 5G at home if and when it rolls out in your area. What Is 5G Wi-Fi? Similar to how you get Wi-Fi at home right now, either through an existing wireless service like microwave or satellite, or a direct wired connection like cable or fiber, 5G is able to deliver internet to your home through a direct wireless connection....

Budget-priced laptops in the sub-$500 category all have to cut corners somewhere to hit that price point. This usually manifests in things like poor battery life, low quality screens, and other concessions. Acer has managed to defy that stereotype with the Aspire E 15, which smashes the competition in terms of performance, display quality, battery life, and even includes a VGA port for anyone who actually needs one of those....

The CB3-532 Chromebook 15 from Acer is by no means a flashy laptop, but that’s likely a positive attribute if you’re in the market for a solid Chromebook. With a price that comes in well under $200, and the processor isn’t going to provide any record-breaking speeds. What you do get is a perfectly functional machine for basic productivity, full web-browsing, media consumption, and even some light gaming. You’re also getting a massive display that actually impressed us in our tests, especially when compared to other laptops in this range....

A smart display lets you visually interact with a voice assistant in addition to interacting through voice commands, with a screen to display things like photos, song lyrics, videos, and recipes, enhancing your overall experience. Design: A speaker with a screen The Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) has a completely new design, moving away from the boxy looks of the past and toward a look that’s both modern and functional....

Start With Restart A restart can typically fix most problems you may experience with an Apple device. There are three ways to restart your Apple TV device: by using the Siri Remote, using the tvOS System screen, and unplugging the Apple TV device. Restart by Using the Siri Remote Press and hold the Menu and Home buttons on the Siri Remote at the same time until the status light on the Apple TV device starts blinking....

The new car crash detection feature is available on all of Apple’s latest smartwatches, as well as its newest iPhones. But by adding the feature to the already capable Apple Watch, Apple has given it yet another way to help save the life of the person wearing it and those who happen to be in the vehicle at the same time. “This is the sort of innovation that will save lives,” proclaimed Joshua Schwadron, founder of personal injury service Mighty, said via Twitter, adding that Apple is using one million hours of driving and car crash data to understand when a severe crash took place....

In this guide, we detail one of many methods for backing up a startup disk. The process will take up to two hours or so, depending on the amount of data you need to back up. How to Back up Your Startup Disk Using Disk Utility We will use macOS’ Disk Utility to perform the backup. It has two features that make for a simple procedure: First, it can produce a bootable backup, which you can use as a startup disk in an emergency....

What Is a BDMV File? A file with the BDMV file extension is a Blu-ray information file, sometimes called a Blu-ray Disc movie information file. It contains information about the contents of a Blu-ray disc, but it doesn’t hold the actual multimedia files themselves. One file that uses this extension is index.bdmv, which stores data about the contents of the BDMV directory. Other commons ones include sound.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv. AVCHD Information (....

Getting Started and Important Terms in Access Launch Microsoft Access. From the Create menu item, select Table. A table is the basic unit of storage in a database. Within an object like a table, information stores in attribute/value combinations. Here are some important terms you should know while using Access: Fields: Data elements in a table corresponding to columns.Database: A database is a series of well-defined objects you connect with relationships....

The new Apple Maps app in iOS 6 received substantial criticism for being incomplete, incorrect, and buggy. That state of affairs had many people wondering whether they could get the old Google Maps app back on their iPhone. Google Maps App for iPhone If you prefer Google Maps on your iPhone or other iOS devices, you’re in luck. The standalone Google Maps app became available for download at the App Store for all iPhone users in December 2012....

Mirrorless cameras are the new standard for demanding professional photographers. That’s the message from Canon, with its new EOS R3. Even Nikon, which was slow to catch on to the wonders of mirrorless, announced its Z9 last month. Until now, the most capable and flexible cameras have been DSLRs. But with the arrival of these top-end mirrorless machines, the end of the SLR is near. “With the EOS R3 they set to convince everyone, even sports and nature photographers, that mirrorless cameras are up to par with DSLRs for any use,” photographer and camera reviewer Andrea Nepori told Lifewire via direct message....

California lawmakers have passed a bill called the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) that seeks to firm up federal standards and hold online platforms liable unless they take steps to make themselves safer for kids. Privacy advocates, however, are divided over the efficacy of the upcoming legislation. While some welcomed the bill claiming it finally places the privacy, safety, and well-being of children over commercial interests, others aren’t impressed....

The ClearStream Eclipse is a very simple HDTV antenna suitable for use indoors and mostly in metropolitan areas. There are a dizzying amount of options to choose from in this best TV antenna space, but this antenna caught my attention by managing to acquire more channels in our signal test despite not requiring an external power source. Design: Inoffensive but unexceptional The ClearStream Eclipse Antenna isn’t the most beautiful piece of hardware to ever grace my living room, but it’s inoffensive enough to not really be an issue....

Comodo Internet Security Pro does offer some extra features that are nice to have, but it’s also missing some you would expect. So, Comodo Internet Security Pro is a mixed bag and you’ll have to decide if what you do get is worth losing what you don’t. Read on for our full Comodo Internet Security review. Type of Protection/Security: Definition Scanning & Behavior Monitoring Comodo Internet Security Pro performs definition-based scans for viruses based on the proprietary Dragon platform, which promises to catch whatever threats may come your way....

If you’re willing to splash out upwards of $200 on a gaming keyboard, then the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT Mechanical Gaming Keyboard should be on your list of contenders. It looks and feels every bit as luxurious as the price point and name suggest, pairing the familiar flashy rainbow lighting effects from most gaming keyboards with some higher-end flourishes. With responsive, long-lasting Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver key switches, a large and cushy wrist rest, and a series of dedicated buttons that are ideal for streamers—complete with Elgato Stream Deck integration—this is an excellent option for serious gamers… whether you’re a pro player, aspiring competitor, or a Twitch streamer....

The Denon AVRX6400H is an iterative improvement over Denon’s earlier AVRX6300H, using the same outer shell and a lot of the same guts, but adding in a bunch of new components and features. This 11.2 channel receiver is packed with features, including HEOS compatibility and support for Auro3D, and it’s powerful enough to drive every speaker in your setup without the need for any external amplifiers. Eager to see what this beast is really capable of, I hooked one up in my home theater and ran it through its paces, testing things like audio response, ease of setup and use, and how well the network features work....

What Is DisplayPort? DisplayPort (DP) was introduced in 2006 by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) as a replacement for VGA and DVI connections used primarily to connect PCs to monitors. In addition to video, DisplayPort can carry audio signals if the signals are provided by the source device. However, if the display device does not provide a speaker system or an output to an external audio system, the audio signal is not accessible....

When you buy an iPad and open the box that the iPad comes in, you won’t find a manual, but that doesn’t mean you won’t need one. Apple provides links to locations where you can download the iPad User Guide for your iPad operating system, either in Apple Books or as a downloadable PDF. Searchable web access is also provided, although it is not downloadable. User Guide for iPadOS 16 Just like in iOS 16, the iPad gained several welcome additions to Messages in this version of the operating system, the main ones being the ability to edit, un-send, and mark messages as read....