The DVD industry is declining, which can be seen from the dramatic decrease of Netflix DVD subscribers. However, most people are really concerned about their possession of movies and music they purchase. For them, only if they get a physical disc filled with wanted media, they own it verily. In the meantime, they also desire for a digital copy for flexible playback or other good reasons. Instead of re-buying their digital counterparts, some people would rather rip copies off DVDs directly.
Friday, March 31, 2017
How to See (and Remove) Devices Linked to Your Apple ID on Your iPhone
Thanks to a new feature in iOS 10.3, you can now see (and remove) every device connected to your Apple account right from your iPhone.
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How to Send a Digital Touch Message with Your Apple Watch
The Digital Touch feature on your Apple Watch allows you to send sketches, taps, or even your heartbeat to another friend who also has an Apple Watch or an iPhone. Here’s how to use it.
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Geek Trivia: Members Of Which Of These Species Are Known To Cannibalize Each Other In The Womb?
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How to Use and Tweak Reader Mode in Safari
The web can be an ugly place. Sites with useful information can also be cluttered with sidebars, advertisements, and popups asking you to subscribe to a newsletter.
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How to Factory Reset the Google Wi-Fi System
If you’re ever having some issues with your Google Wi-Fi system, or are just planning on selling it, here’s how to factory reset it and start from scratch.
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How to Use Fraps to Record Footage of Your PC Games
Fraps is best known as an easy and lightweight way to see an active readout of your PC games’ frames per second—that’s where the name comes from. But it’s also a surprisingly flexible way to record game footage for posting to YouTube, Twitch, and other web video services. The relatively low resource usage and easy activation make it ideal for quickly starting and stopping the record function. Here’s how it’s done.
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How to Check Your Android Wear Watch’s Remaining Storage
Android Wear watches aren’t necessarily like your phone: they’re more of an auxiliary device than a standalone unit, so most of the time you don’t install a bunch of stuff directly onto the watch itself (though with Android Wear 2.0, this is possible). But you can store music on it for freedom from the phone, so sometimes you just need to know how much storage is left on the watch so you don’t run out. Here’s how to check it.
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How to Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7, 8, or 10
Windows hides many files and folders by default, preventing users from deleting or modifying files they shouldn’t touch. But you can make Windows show these hidden files by changing a single setting.
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Why Is This Website Broken On My Phone?
Smartphones have been around for almost a decade, but even now, when I’m browsing the web on my iPhone, I run into websites that don’t work very well. Sometimes the problems are with the technologies used in the websites, but sometimes they lie with the apps I have installed on my phone. So with this in mind, let’s look at some of the reasons websites might not work properly on your mobile device.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Why Does dir *.* List All Files and Folders?
Sometimes you may end up with unexpected results when running commands, so learning the “why” behind the results can be very interesting. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question.
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How Much Thermal Paste Should I Apply to My CPU?
Most of the steps in building your own desktop PC are fairly self-explanatory: thanks to the modular nature of PC parts, it’s actually hard to mess up. But there’s one exception, and it can get messy.
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Geek Trivia: The Strongest Biological Substance Found In Nature Is?
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How to Lock Your Mac When You’re Away
Tired of your kids or roommate posting dumb things to your Facebook account every time you leave the room? All you have to do lock your Mac to keep them out.
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How to Get Free Movie Rentals and Other Rewards from Your Chromecast
The Chromecast is already a solid deal on its own. As if that weren’t enough, it can pay for itself in free movie rentals and other cool rewards. Here’s where you can find free movie rentals and other sweet deals just for owning a Chromecast.
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The Pros and Cons of Building a Mini-ITX Gaming PC
In the immortal words of Jacobim Mugatu, mini-ITX gaming PCs are “so hot right now.” While home-assembled gaming computers have generally been focused on the larger mid-tower ATX standard for decades, a recent wellspring of tiny, powerful components have made more compact builds worth considering.
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What Is Aperture?
In photography, the aperture is the hole in a lens that lets light into your camera.
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Smartphone Specs Don’t Matter: It’s a Software Game Now
How important are the specs under your smartphone’s hood, really? That may seem like a silly question, but honestly: are specs what define phone’s worth?
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
How to Restart Your Plex Media Server
Plex Media Server is renowned for smooth and intuitive user experience, so you might be a bit surprised if you find yourself puzzled over exactly how to restart your server. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
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How to Turn Off Stats & Diagnostics Reporting on Google Wi-Fi
Many privacy-conscious users prefer to stop apps and devices from reporting diagnostics to their parent companies. We generally think these are useful features, but if you’d prefer to turn them off, here’s how to disable them on the Google Wi-Fi system.
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Geek Trivia: In The Mid-20th Century, Radioactive Material Was Used Successfully In Which Of These Unlikely Applications?
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How to Enable Night Shift in macOS to Reduce Eyestrain
Night Shift is a new feature introduced in macOS Sierra 10.12.4, and you might already be familiar with it if you’re an iOS user. Here’s how to enable it and set it up on your Mac.
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How to Customize Your Google Assistant Daily Briefing
Google Assistant introduced a useful new feature called “My Day” that gives you a handy summary of your day, including weather, traffic, and even some news. All you have to say is “Ok Google, good morning.”
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Where Can You Find 4K Video for Your 4K TV?
If you’ve spent the extra money for a 4K TV, monitor, or laptop, you’d probably like to have something to watch on it. Unfortunately, several years after the first sets came to the market, we’re still severely lacking in actual sources for ultra-high-def video content. Options are limited: as of early 2017, here are the online and pay TV services that offer 4K content.