Not only is it aesthetically displeasing, but it’s also ineffective. There’s actually a science behind using a particular type of dummy text, and that text is called “lorem ipsum”.In this article, let’s go over why lorem ipsum is the ideal filler text and how you can easily generate it. What Is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem ipsum is a specific style of placeholder text derived from Latin. However, it’s not a real language and has no literal translation, which is completely intentional....

It doesn’t matter if the TV you’re trying to get rid of has a broken screen, dead pixels, fried circuit boards, or a dead motherboard. You can always do something with it, and some people would even want to buy it. So, here’s everything you can do with a broken TV that you can’t fix. First Check the Warranty Sometimes even new TV sets break down, and the manufacturers would gladly replace them when still under warranty....

Netflix Originals are shows or movies produced by Netflix themselves, and many of them are definitely worth a watch. Since Netflix has started making Originals, there have been a lot created, so you might wonder which ones are best. In this list you’ll find the top picks of Netflix Original Series and movies you can watch right now. 1. The Haunting of Hill House Starring: Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, Michael Huisman, Elizabeth ReaserReleased: 20181 season, 10 episodes...

With the overwhelming amount of leaks and security breaches that have occurred lately, you put yourself at risk every time you provide a website or mobile app with your personal information. Sometimes, that trade-off isn’t fair.For any website that you intend to use for non-financial purposes, why use your real information at all? It’s completely unethical to use someone else’s personal information, though, and you don’t have to do that....

However, the glass design makes Apple handsets some of the least sturdy around. Not to mention that Apple smartphones are also expensive to repair, so it’s always a good idea to protect your prized smartphone with a case. There are protective iPhone cases that offer damage protection, others include battery packs to keep your device charged, and still more double as wallets to hold your cash and credit cards.If you just picked up an iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max, and you’re looking for a shiny new case, we’ve picked out some of the best cases around to keep your phone safe and on-trend....

But it doesn’t have to be. The right set of websites can help you every step of the way, from finding a new place to live to making sure you don’t forget anything in those hard-to-reach cupboards. Livability If you’re looking for a new place to live based on the culture of the city rather than the location or the name, Livability.com is the place to go. The site specializes in exploring the culture of small and medium sized cities....

Rather than relying on Google Maps street view and Instagram photos, you can use VR apps to travel the world. Here’s a look at some of the best options for VR apps for travel. Google Cardboard – The Cheap VR App The one thing that holds people back from the VR life is the expensive price tag associated with VR goggles. However, this doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the hype....

In this article, we’ll go over several ways to see the live word count for Google Docs, including a few Google Doc add-on apps that include live word counters and third-party websites you can use to check the word counts of your documents. 1. Enable Live Word Count in Google Docs As you might imagine, the Google Workspace team created a built-in word count tool you can use for any Google Doc in your Google Drive....

Don’t let a quarantine kill the romance–here are some of the best Valentine’s date ideas using technology. Set the Mood With a Smart Candle If you’re worried about using real candles (or you can’t due to building regulations), you can still capture the ambience with a smart candle. The Yeelight Candela is a connected light that gives off a 1600k color temperature–same as a candlelight. You can activate “Flicker” mode that makes the light dance like a flame....

Many apps can teach you to play, match you up with other players for online chess games to test your skills, and show you techniques to win more games. This article presents the best chess apps for iPhone and Android to help chess beginners learn to play the game. Learn Chess With Dr. Wolf This app provides easy-to-digest lessons, teaching you during games and independent lessons divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels....

If you’re not careful, you could end up with a site that’s sluggish and unstable. Slow websites alone are costing businesses $500 million per year. Just a single second delay can also reduce your conversion rates by 7%. The best way around this is to find a top-tier web host. So let’s take a look at some of the lesser-known, but equally reliable web hosting providers. HostPapa We all heard of GoDaddy, but what do you know about HostPapa?...

Let’s look at DEP and how to configure it, or turn DEP off, depending on your needs. What Is DEP & What Does It Do? According to Microsoft, DEP is :“…a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running on a system.” Dell simplifies it a bit and tells us that DEP“…can help protect your computer by monitoring your programs to make sure that they use system memory safely....

Well, the Windows Task Manager can help you out in some of these situations to determine the cause and to kill the problem application. First off, the purpose of the task manger is to provide computer performance information along with details about currently running programs, processes and services. It also provides the ability to monitor your network traffic if you are connected to a network. Opening Task Manager So let’s get started with learning about this very useful tool in Windows 10....

There’s more to Cloud Strife’s draw than just his trademark edginess, though. Square Enix has refined the character over the years, distilling down the various elements that make fans love Cloud into the ultimate example of a Final Fantasy hero—and the best part is that you can easily see how the Cloud Strife Final Fantasy character has changed over the years. First Impressions Of Cloud: Final Fantasy VII, 1997 The Cloud Strife character first entered the scene as a playable character in the PSOne release of Final Fantasy VII....

By making your Instagram account stories stand out with extra additions like these, you can make them much more intriguing to anyone looking at your stories. This could result in more likes on your Instagram posts and follows as well, a must for any influencer or brand. In this article you’ll learn how to add these extras to your stories and how to use them. How to Add Instagram Story Stickers The sticker tool on the Instagram app can be incredibly useful, as they aren’t all just for decoration....

So, how can you get onto Steam and play your games incognito? There’s actually a really simple way to do this, by altering your Online status so that you appear Offline on Steam. Here’s how to do it, and some things you should know. Change Your Status to Offline on Steam You’ll have to appear online for at least as long as it takes you to change your status, as there’s no way to set yourself to offline before you launch Steam (unless you’re in Offline Mode, described below)....

The sheer amount of content is enough to overwhelm you when you’re searching for videos in your topic of interest. YouTube helps you with this by displaying recommendations to help you discover channels or videos you might otherwise miss.However, it can get annoying if there’s a channel you’re not interested in and it keeps showing up.For content creators who upload videos on YouTube every day, the challenge lies in preventing trolls from interacting with their channel....

Luckily, there are a lot of different ways to block these types of ads. Also, just to clarify, I only think blocking obtrusive ads is good. I do not believe in blocking all ads because there are millions of sites that use unobtrusive ads to make money. Here on Online Tech Tips, all my revenue comes from the few ads I have on the site. I keep three image ads on the site: one towards the top, one in the sidebar and one at the bottom....

Even if you have a new account on Instagram, you can quickly change your username or public name to correct typos, or to use a more search-friendly name for your account. We’ll cover how to change your Instagram name on desktop, mobile website, and on the Instagram app. How to Change Your Instagram Name on the Website To change your Instagram display name using its desktop website, go to Instagram....

If you ever played games on Facebook, you probably ran into an issue of resetting your progress and starting a new game. Since most games are only hosted on Facebook and have their own developers that keep your game data, this process is not as straightforward as it should be. Learn how to manage your games, delete Facebook game data, and reinstall a game to start over on Facebook. How To Restart a Facebook Game Almost every online game today has an option to delete game data and start over in the game settings....