You can use a few different techniques to get more life out of your Android phone. Use this guide to optimize any Android device. However, the exact instructions can differ depending on your phone’s operating system and software. 1. Update the Android Operating System To speed up your Android phone, one of the first things we recommend is updating the Android OS to the latest version. It’ll allow you to access the new features and security patches that can fix various bugs in your system....

We present the best portable Wi-Fi routers for traveling to keep you connected through the holidays and 2022. Why Would I Want a Portable Wi-Fi Router? There are many reasons you’d want to set up a mobile hotspot with your own portable Wi-Fi router. Security: Sometimes connecting to public Wi-Fi access points feels a little sketchy. Having your own mobile hotspot puts you on your Wi-Fi network, which will always be more secure....

So when this happens, the computer fails to connect with the device you just inserted. What Is A Device Descriptor? The Device Descriptor is what stores a device’s basic information. The Operation System uses the device descriptor to analyze what driver it should use to connect to the USB device. Besides this, it also contains information about the peripherals, here, USB versions, product IDs, etc. So, if the device descriptor fails, the OS cannot determine which driver it should use to run the connected device....

If you’re interested in using your Fire stick primarily for watching TV shows and movies, then make sure to check out our YouTube video also: Netflix When it comes to streaming services, Netflix is a very popular app giving you access to tons of original Netflix and other content on your devices. The app’s available for Fire TV as well, and that means you can enjoy all of your favorite shows on your TV now....

Whether you’re brand new to creating PowerPoint presentations or you’re a pro, you can improve further by incorporating new PowerPoint design ideas. 1. How to Lock an Image in PowerPoint Locking an image in a PowerPoint presentation will prevent the image’s proportions or aspect ratio from getting distorted or out of scale. To lock an image in PowerPoint, follow the steps below: It’s also possible to lock an image or object so it cannot be resized or moved around the slide at all....

In the following article, we will share a list of the 25 best hidden or private Roku channels you need to know about. Towards the end of the article, we will also look at a quick tutorial on how to add these channels on Roku. Let’s get started! 25 Best Hidden or Private Roku Channels EuroRoku EuroRoku lets you livestream over 100 European channels in HD. You’ll be able to view channels from 7 European countries, viz....

Thankfully, there are a number of third party desktop apps that can be better for using Instagram on your PC than the standard desktop website is. In this list, we take a look at three best desktop apps available and explain what their positives and negatives. All downloads were scanned with VirusTotal to make sure they are malware/spyware free. Also, be sure to checkout my post on how to browse and search Instagram using the desktop website....

In this article, I’ll mention the ones I used and give a short overview of how the program works, its effectiveness and any issues that I ran into. It’s worth noting that you should never completely trust the results of a duplicate finder program because there are always scenarios that can confuse the search algorithms and give you false positives. So always double-check once before you delete anything. Also, it goes without saying that you should definitely make a backup of all data before you start this process just in case....

Heavy rain can leave you soaked for hours, sudden cold snaps make traveling miserable, and excessive heat makes exploring new towns a chore. While there isn’t much you can do to change or prevent bad weather outside your home, knowing when it’s coming helps you know what Mother Nature will throw at you. Here are the best animated weather apps for Android or iPhone to help you prepare for certain conditions and avoid cruddy weather....

There are many music visualizers online, but if you want the convenience of using one on your phone no matter where you are, you can try a music visualizer app. Once you download one, you can start playing music. As your phone picks up on it, you’ll be able to see the visualizer moving with the music. In this article we’ve rounded up some of the best music visualizers you can download for both iPhone and Android, so you can have more fun listening to your favorite music....

After all, the original intent of a smart doorbell is to improve home security—not to invite hackers into the home. Enable Two-Factor Authentication A 2017 study from Duo found that only 28% of people use two-factor authentication (2FA.) Two-factor authentication means that after you enter your username and password, you will be prompted to enter a code sent to your mobile device. This code changes each time and makes your login that much more secure, but even SMS messages can be hacked....

Take note that Facebook keeps all your deleted data for 90 days. That means you have exactly 90 days to retrieve deleted text messages. After that, the chances you’ll succeed are very slim. 1. Recover Archived Messages So you are searching for a particular message but can’t find it? You suspect you accidentally deleted it, but you could have just as well archived it instead. You won’t lose anything by checking your archived chats....

File size limits vary depending on the email service. For example, Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL have a limit of 25 Mb per email. Outlook.com is limited to only 10 Mb. Even desktop email clients have limits. Microsoft Outlook only allows a file send of 20 Mb, and while Mozilla Thunderbird is unlimited, you may still experience file size limits depending on what email accounts you connect it to. The trick is to either shrink the file sizes using various utilities or bypass email itself as the primary method for sending the files....

This type of media playback error occurs when browsers fail to handle embedded media players. It is seen that the browsers, most commonly Chrome, cannot handle the JW player, an HTML5-based online video player. This problem can also be caused by incompatible browser extensions or if the website’s javascript is disabled. In today’s article, we’ll go over how to fix this error and get the videos to play normally again....

You’re probably aware of how loud the disc drive can be, and you’re not alone on the matter. The noise starts when you boot up the console, download games, install games, or while playing. You’d notice the problem when hearing a loud disc drive at weird times and uneven intervals -it sounds like the disc tray is grinding your disc to dust. It won’t happen on every PS5, but if it’s happening to you, the sound it’s very noisy....

Virtual hackathons combine the learning process with socializing, networking, and having fun. This article shows you the best websites to find virtual hackathons where you can find like-minded people and challenge yourself. What’s a Virtual Hackathon? Despite the name, a hackathon doesn’t necessarily revolve around hacking or cybersecurity, although it can. Traditional hackathons are competitive events where programmers work on specific tech projects that test their problem-solving and coding prowess....

On the other hand, it can make it hard to know where to start—after all, the Angry Birds games are no longer just about destroying an army of invading, egg-stealing pigs. The Angry Birds franchise now includes everything from augmented reality titles to racing games. This guide will walk you through the best Angry Birds titles to date and help you decide exactly which entry in the series is the right one for you....

What is Glide Apps? Glide Apps is a website, glideapps.com, that enables you to create your own app, from a Google Sheet, in as little as 5 minutes. That’s what they claim. Truly, it’s probably going to take more than 5 minutes, but it certainly won’t take as long as learning how to program an app. Maybe 10 minutes. What Do I Need to Build an App? All you need to build an app with Glide Apps is an account with them, a Google Drive account so you can use Google Sheets, and a little time....

Although this is true to some extent, Microsoft has built into Excel the ability to instantly customize column widths and row heights to match the size of the data in the cells. Learn how to use Excel’s AutoFit feature to automatically change the size of columns and rows to the size of the data in a worksheet. Before You Change Column Widths and Row Heights in Excel There are limits to how big and small you can make columns and rows in Excel....

Rogue-like is an RPG sub-genre, but it’s more difficult than any RPG. Still, it’s one of the video-game descendants of the original tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. But to find the best rogue-like games you can play right now, we need to understand what the genre means. Selecting Rogue-Like Games Gamers unconsciously know what rogue-like games are, but the definition is flimsy. So, I’m displaying the common genre elements....