We put together a list of cool tech and smart home gadgets that you can use as your holiday gift inspiration this Thanksgiving or any other holiday. We’ll start with the cheaper options and move on to the more expensive but also more practical gift ideas. 1. KINGMAS 3 in 1 Smartphone Camera Lens Kit Price: from $12.99. The second best thing to having everyone together in one place is having a digital memory of your get-together saved on your phone....

Some of these shortcuts and tips are available through YouTube natively, whilst others are available through your browser or via your computer through other means. Alright, let’s jump straight in. YouTube Video Playback ShortcutsI Perhaps the most useful shortcuts are focused on video playback controls. Many people are aware that pressing the spacebar will pause or play a video. You can also press K. But there are many more shortcuts for video playback, too....

More people are spending more time analyzing others’ lives through images. Those who are hyper alert of this new reality understand it’s not enough to take a picture and post it, unconcerned with the noticeable slant or the obviously low resolution. As smartphone cameras have evolved, so have a multitude of photo editing apps, further shifting standards for what qualifies an image as “good.” To the critical eye of today’s Instagram devotee, aesthetic enhancers like tone, fade and filters–fabricators of quality as they may be–matter just as much as the content of the image and its resolution....

Many of us probably spend more time in our Gmail client than we’d like to admit, so hopefully these 5 features will help you to stay more organized and productive in 2019 and beyond. Right-Click Emails For Quick Access Controls If you are using Gmail on the desktop, you can now right-click emails in the feed to get access to quick controls. You can quickly move emails to different tabs, reply, forward, or access any other feature, including Google’s new snooze control....

With the rise of instant messaging apps, you can expect more of the short abbreviations like GG, NSFW, and HMU pop up all over the internet. Start by learning what SMH means and how to use it before it catches you off guard. What Is SMH? SMH stands for shaking my head or shake my head. It’s used to express disapproval, frustration, disappointment, or disbelief, depending on the context. Most commonly it’s used in texts or chat when someone says or does something you don’t approve of, and you’re looking for a quick and efficient way to express your emotions....

Prepaid phones, known as “Burners,” are a common feature in movies and TV shows like The Wire, which coined the term. Whether a crime drama or a spy thriller, a burner phone is the preferred solution whenever a character doesn’t want to be tracked but still wants to stay in touch. What Is a Burner Phone? The term “burner phone” usually refers to an inexpensive feature phone or “dumbphone” that does not connect to the internet and has no smartphone features....

The Wi-Fi on your Android phone can disconnect for several reasons. For example, it could be a random glitch with the Wi-Fi interface, a conflicting network setting, or an incorrect router setup. Continue reading to find out how to troubleshoot and resolve intermittent Android Wi-Fi disconnects. The instructions below will vary slightly depending on your phone manufacturer and Android version. 1. Toggle Airplane On/Off The quickest method to resolve unexpected internet connectivity issues on an Android phone is to enter and exit Airplane Mode....

You can find a wide variety of free PowerPoint templates online that can bring more to your work. All you have to do is download the ones you want, open them in PowerPoint, and edit them however you like to fit your own needs.Here’s a roundup of websites from where you can get the best PowerPoint templates free of charge and create stunning presentations.Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we made a short video going over a couple of the options mentioned in this article....

One of the most popular and fun types of Discord bots are music bots. Discord supports both text and voice channels, and with a music bot, you can have a bot join a voice channel and stream music live from YouTube, SoundCloud, and plenty of other sources.However, creating a Discord music bot can be a long and painful process. Not everyone is capable of coding, and learning how to work with Discord’s API takes time....

There would be a loss of quality, but the difference would be negligible to most listeners using standard speakers or headphones. If you’re an audiophile, then in addition to having expensive audio equipment, you’re probably never going to use the MP3 format anyway.Most likely you’ll be using a compressed or uncompressed lossless format like PCM Audio, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, or APE. An uncompressed PCM audio file is about 10 times bigger than a CD quality MP3 file....

What to Look For in an ISP First, you must have a good idea of how to evaluate an ISP candidate. It’s not much help to find a list of local ISPs, and have no idea how to tell the good ones apart. There are four essential areas to evaluate, but for a more in-depth guide please read 7 Things To Bear In Mind When You Compare New Internet Providers....

There was no way I was going to spend hours typing everything back in, so I ended up taking a nice high-quality picture of the document and then burned my way through a bunch of online OCR services to see which one would give me the best results.In this article, I’ll go through a couple of my favorite sites for OCR that are free. It’s worth noting that most of these sites provide a basic free service and then have paid options if you want extra features like bigger images, multi-page PDF documents, different input languages, etc....

The video game titles that get the most publicity are created by teams that have dozens or even hundreds of specialized members. These can be graphic artists, programmers, writers, designers and more. So it might seem like only those with endless budgets and talent pools should bother stepping into the world of game development. Things couldn’t be further from the truth. Not only is this the best time in history for small, independent game creators....

We will be taking a look at some of the best equalizers, some of the best software for virtual surround sound, and some alternatives to the default Windows 10 mixer.Also, be sure to check out our companion article on the best ways to improve display quality in Windows 10. Best Equalizers for Windows 10 With an equalizer, you can change the sound profile of your audio. Equalizers are often used for music or listening to movies to help boost bass or limit other aspects....

Whether you’re a novice user or a PC pro, there are essential software and features that you’ll need to use if you want to get the most out of a Windows installation. We’ve compiled some of the best Windows software and examples of the best features in Windows 10 to help you get started. The 6 Essential Software Applications for Windows To streamline your installation, Microsoft doesn’t include a huge amount of software by default, other than some basic “essentials” like Paint and Edge....

It can be frustrating when Facebook fails to load images in the News Feed and they appear as empty or black boxes. These are also known as broken images, and broken can be fixed. Why Facebook Pictures Are Not Loading It is easy to presume that Facebook fails to load pictures because of a bad internet connection. But the broken images can be a sign of a much bigger issue....

In this article, we’ll cover 13 fixes that are most likely to get your Google Assistant working again. We’ll start with the simplest fixes and work through to the more in-depth solutions, so start at the top and work your way down. 1. Restart Your Device The most common tech advice is to “turn it off and on again”. Sometimes, a basic reboot can clear out errors and get Google Assistant working again....

I had previously written about a third-party program with parental control features, but I have found that Windows 10 works quite well and is easier to use since it’s built in. Before you can start using any parental control features, however, you first have to create a new family member account for your child.In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps for creating a new Microsoft family member account....

Fortunately, Facebook lets you add people as admins or moderators of your group. The admin role can access the group and has full control over group roles, settings, posts, comments, ads, and more.If the person no longer works in your company, or you feel the group has lost its relevance, you can remove the admins and close the group altogether.In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps you need to take to add or remove an admin from a Facebook group on your computer or mobile device....

Adobe Premiere Pro CC is a great option to choose for animating graphics. Although you may have to learn some of the ins and outs of the program at first, once you get a hang of it you can really make an animated graphic that looks exactly the way you want it to. This tutorial will show you how to make some basic animations to a graphic so that you can use it to enhance any video project....