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Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review: Wait for a Sale on the Original

I was extremely excited when Lenovo first showed off the Smart Clock Essential. As a simpler, cheaper version of the Smart Clock, one of our favorite smart home gadgets, it seemed like an easy winner. Alas, that’s not the case: a combination of poor user interface choices and flaky, undependable software makes the Smart Clock Essential a dud at best. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/37XoeWd

How to Quickly Resize the Dock on Mac

The Dock comes in handy as a Mac application launcher, but sometimes it’s too big or too small. Luckily, there are two ways to resize the Dock on your Mac—including one easy way that many people don’t know about. Here’s how to quickly resize your Dock in macOS. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3oJHVH7

The LG Wing 5G is Coming to T-Mobile on November 6

T-Mobile just announced that the LG Wing 5G smartphone is coming to the carrier on November 6. Because the phone’s main screen swivels out to a T-shape, T-Mobile is offering customers a free second LG Wing after 24 monthly bill credits after buying their first one, without needing to trade in a device or add another line. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3oL2Uta

How Much Money Do You Save With Apple One?

Apple announced an “Apple One” subscription bundling its paid services like iCloud storage, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, and Apple Fitness+ into a single payment. There are three plan tiers you can choose from. But is Apple One worth it? Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3oG9p06

Holiday 2020: 14 Gifts for the Cyclists in Your Life

If you’re shopping for someone whose favorite form of transportation is pedal-powered, these gifts are sure to be a hit! Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/3ebbf4h

Anker's New 'Solar' Line of Projectors are Powered by Android TV

Anker has been creating projectors powered by Android TV for years, and its two latest projectors—the Anker Nebula Series—are also powered by the Google platform. Both projectors launched this week in the United States and are now available to purchase on Amazon. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/34IVEpM

Holiday 2020: 11 Handy Christmas Gifts for the Hiker in Your Life

Hiking along rocks and roots is always a great way to recharge and get in touch with nature. So, help your favorite hiker spend more quality time outdoors with these thoughtful gifts. Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/35NOiAi

How to Use Sound Recognition on iPhone

Sound Recognition, first introduced in iOS 14, lets iPhone users with hearing loss receive visual alerts when the iPhone detects certain sounds like smoke alarms, sirens, door knocks, and dogs barking. It does this with onboard intelligence, so no network connection is required. Here’s how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2TAePeR

You Can Play 'Control' on the Nintendo Switch Now but Only via the Cloud

Nintendo’s latest Direct Mini: Partner Showcase revealed that the award-winning game Control, from Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games, will be available to play on the Nintendo Switch. There is a catch, however; you’ll need your Nintendo account to access cloud storage and “a persistent high-speed internet connection” in order to play Control Ultimate Edition—Cloud Version.  Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31VtnKN

How to Use Memoji During a FaceTime Call on iPhone and iPad

Memoji characters are a great way to spice up boring FaceTime calls. Replace your face with a live Memoji talking head for some added fun! Here’s how to use Memoji during a FaceTime call on your iPhone and iPad. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3kBCeZb

The Best Cases for Your New iPhone 12

Once you’ve decided which model of the new iPhone 12 you’re going to purchase, you should grab a phone case for it. A case will not only protect your phone from scratches and accidental drops, but it also shows off a little of your personality and helps your phone keep up with all of your adventures. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2TzxAyZ

Wyze Cam v3 Review: A Big Leap Forward

Wyze made a name for itself with the very first Wyze Cam, a cheap little security cam that turned out to be a much bigger deal than anyone expected. The company has gone on to make a ton of affordable gadgets since then, from doorbells to headphones. Today, it’s announcing the third generation Cam, which is easily its most powerful camera to date. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/381lGGT

How to Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Using Tablet Mode

Originally, Windows 10 would ask if you wanted to switch to Tablet Mode if you disconnected your keyboard or folded your convertible PC. Starting with the October 2020 Update, Windows 10 now automatically switches your machine to tablet mode without asking. If you prefer, it’s easy to turn this off in Settings. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3ow54MV

Holiday 2020: 7 Great Gifts for Your Favorite Yoga Lover

The holiday season is right around the corner, and if you’re struggling to think of a good gift for the yoga lover in your life, we’re here to help. Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/3e0UEjG

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and Lenovo Chromebook Duet are On Sale at Best Buy

Looking to upgrade your gaming rig and save a little money while doing so? Well right now the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop is available for just $1,199.99 at Best Buy, which is $250 off it’s normal price of $1,449.99. Also check out the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, which is on sale for just $249. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/37IW9ll

How To Connect Azure Virtual Networks Using Virtual Network Peering

Azure Virtual Network (VNet) Peering enables the connection of two or more virtual networks in Azure. Connectivity-wise the two peered networks appear as one. Peered traffic is routed through Microsoft’s private network and not over the public internet. An Azure virtual network is a software-defined network with a custom address space and segmented subnets. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/31JCv4U

Holiday 2020: The Best Gifts for 'Minecraft' Lovers of All Ages

Minecraft has maintained its place as one of the most popular games of all time since it’s initial release in 2009, putting it alongside other legendary games like Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft, and Call of Duty. Because it’s so awesome, we couldn’t help but round up the best Minecraft gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2HApDHz

NASA Races to Secure Its OSIRIS-REx Craft After Collecting Asteroid Rubble

On October 20th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft gently touched the Bennu asteroid, let out a puff of air, and collected the agency’s first sample of free-range asteroid rubble. But NASA is now racing to secure the sample, as OSIRIS-REx’s collection head is wedged open and slowly losing material that it dared to take from a roaming space rock. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31L2x85

How to Take a Screenshot on Android TV

You might not realize it, but your Android TV (or set-top box) can take screenshots just like a phone or tablet. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple, but we’ll show you a method that works. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3koqY2i

AT&T and WarnerMedia Offer Free Streaming TV for Connected Cars

Safety tip: even as cars get more and more connected, it’s still a bad idea to watch Simpsons reruns while you’re driving. But for passengers, especially on a long road trip, it can be a wonderful way to avoid talking to each other. To that end, AT&T is teaming up with WarnerMedia to add free streaming TV to connected cars. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2TqDTot

Photoshop's Enhanced AI Can Replace the Sky or Turn Your Photos Into 'Starry Night'

Adobe’s latest update Photoshop update includes a slew of AI-powered features like Sky Replacement, Skin Smoothing, and automatic JPEG artifact removal. These new features are accompanied by an enhanced Discover panel and improvements to the Photoshop iPad app. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3kurID0

1Password Beta Arrives for Linux

I love 1Password. I switched to it from LastPass earlier this year, and I wish I would’ve done it sooner. Not only is it a great service, but there’s a constant drive to be better, do more, and offer something for everyone. Now, Linux users become part of that “everyone” with a new beta of 1Password. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3mmUI0f

How to Extract a High Quality Icon From a Mac App

Sometimes you’re working on a project that requires a high-quality Mac application icon with a transparent background. Taking a screenshot doesn’t capture transparency, and maybe you can’t find one on the web. There’s an easy way to extract a high quality icon directly from a .app file. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/35u3kLJ

Apple TV Viewers Can Now Watch Four FuboTV Channels Simultaneously

FuboTV, known for offering live sports and TV without cable, has updated its Multiview feature allowing you to now watch four channels at the same time. Previously, you could only watch two at a time. The feature is great for watching several sports games at once, or multitasking with the news or a sitcom as well. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/35taPCC

How to Show All Your Browser Tabs in Alt+Tab on Windows 10

Beginning with the October 2020 update, Windows 10 can now show your Microsoft Edge browser tabs as separate entries with thumbnails in the Alt+Tab switcher. By default, it shows the five most recent tabs. Here’s how you can show all of them. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3kpwXE6

Holiday 2020: The Best Gifts for Movie Lovers

Few things are more enjoyable than movies. If you’ve got a friend or family member who loves movies (or if you’re the cinephile in your group), these picks will make for the perfect gift. From electronics that will upgrade a home theater, to resources for finding new movies to watch, movie lovers of all varieties will love these gifts. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3krmqIt

Google Shopping Now Offers Price Comparisons and Curbside Availability

As retailers axe in-store Black Friday events and pivot toward online sales, it’s getting hard to find deals and discounts that are worth buying. That’s why Google Shopping now offers price comparisons across websites, along with a price-tracking tool and info on curbside availability for local stores. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2HuX3ap

Holiday 2020: 10 Gift Ideas for Your Pumpkin-Spice-Loving Friend

Some of us love fall because it’s sweater weather, but others love it because it’s pumpkin season. If you’re looking for gift ideas for the pumpkin lovers in your life, we’ve got you covered! Check out this list before heading out on your next holiday shopping trip! Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/3mds1CE

Holiday 2020: The 4 Best Chromebooks

Chromebooks have some key advantages over other laptops, and there are some great options out there if you’re looking to treat someone to a ChromeOS device this holiday season. But there’s no need to spend tons time of time pouring over specs pages and feature lists to find the right model—we already did that for you. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31vjrr0

How to Enable Halloween Sounds on Ring Video Doorbells

Like Google’s Nest Doorbell, Ring has also brought some fun Halloween sounds to all of its video doorbells! The company has several more options compared to the Nest Hello, and they’re just as easy to enable—here’s how! Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/37vYQqz

Holiday 2020: The 5 Best Gaming Keyboards

Most gamers are picky creatures, especially when it comes to the peripherals they use for gaming—which may not be more true anywhere than it is for keyboards. If you have a gamer on your holiday shopping list and know they need a new board, however, don’t stress—we have you covered. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2IVK7el

How to Use Firefox’s Built-In Task Manager

If you’re having trouble with sluggish system performance while browsing the web with Mozilla Firefox, you can use Firefox’s built-in Task Manager tool to quickly identify system resource usage and manage long lists of tabs. Here’s how to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3m6uZsI

Windows Apps Come to Chromebooks Today Thanks to Parallels

For many years of my life, a Chromebook was my only laptop. And as much as I absolutely adore Chrome OS, there were times when I just needed Windows software. And now, thanks to Parallels, the future I longed for can become a reality. For some, at least. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3dI0aHS

Holiday 2020: The 6 Best Gaming Mice

Gaming peripherals are often a jumbled mess of marketing terms that don’t actually mean anything, which can be frustrating if you’re just looking for a good mouse for a gamer in your life. But there are certain things that make a mouse better for gaming, so we sought out of the mice that actually deliver on those so you know what to buy this holiday season. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2IP5NZq

How to Monitor Disk Activity on Your Mac’s Dock

Using Activity Monitor, it’s easy to keep an eye on your Mac’s disk activity at a glance right from the Dock. A special option replaces Activity Monitor’s normal icon with a small animated graph that charts disk usage over time in your Dock. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/35bXYV8

The 2-Inch Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Launches at Just $25

Need a smaller version of the super-powerful Raspberry Pi 4? The Raspberry Pi Foundation just launched its new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, a bare-bones SoC that packs fantastic performance in a 2.16 by 1.57-inch form factor. The Compute Module 4 is available now starting at $25. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2FKohJj

Holiday 2020: The Best Gaming Headsets

A game’s score, dialogue, and sound effects go a long way to making it feel truly immersive and exciting. That’s why it’s worth investing in a high-quality gaming headset. With one, you’ll be better poised to hear approaching enemies, enjoy the background music, and hear what your teammates are saying during intense PvP rounds. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2HcIOqI

Customizing Parameter Validation Errors In PowerShell

Error handling is often one of the most time consuming and tedious aspects of programming. PowerShell advanced functions have the very useful ability to leverage a multitude of ways to validate parameters before they are evaluated by the function as a whole. Avoiding bad data through parameter validation makes a programmer’s job that much easier. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/35bKTet

Snapchat Now Lets Users Add Music to Snaps and Stories

Better late than never! Snapchat is launching Sounds, a feature that lets you add music to your Snaps and Stories. Thousands of songs are available on Snapchat, including a yet-to-be-released song from Justin Bieber and benny blanco titled “Lonely.” Sounds is only available on iOS, and Snapchat hasn’t announced a date for the Android rollout. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/37kszm7

How to Change Your Twitter Username

On Twitter, your username serves as both an expression of your personality and a digital address that allows others to direct messages your way on the service. If you’d like to change your Twitter username, you can do so easily on iPhone, iPad, Android, and on the web. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/31jbh5b

The Best Digital Sheet Music Apps to Make Life Easier for Musicians

Every musician knows what a hassle sheet music can be. It’s easy to misplace, tear, spill on, and even get back if you lend it out to a friend or student. But with a sheet music app, you can keep all of your sheet music in a central location, safe from harm, and easily mark it up during rehearsals or use on stage in a performance. These are the best sheet music apps for all platforms. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31gscoY

Nanoleaf's New Essential Line Is a More Affordable Take on Smart Lighting

Alongside announced new options for its Shape series, Nanoleaf took the wraps off a new Essential smart lighting line. As the name suggests, it fits the more traditional mold with an affordable $20 smart bulb and $50 LED strip. And unlike the Nanoleaf products that came before, Essentials uses Thread for smart home communication. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/346qvMo

Song Stuck In Your Head? Hum it to Google Search!

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head but had no idea what it was? Maybe you didn’t even know any of the lyrics, which makes it hard to search. This has happened to me more times than I care to think about. But those days are gone because now you can hum songs to Google Search. And it’ll give you results. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3lWZDoc

How to Uninstall Apps and Games on Google TV

Installing apps and games helps you take full advantage of your Google TV streaming device. But, inevitably, you’ll end up with some you don’t want anymore. Here’s how to uninstall apps and games on Google TV. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3j1T2qM

How to Turn on Your Flashlight by Tapping the Back of Your Android Phone

There are certain smartphone functions that you want to be able to do quickly. Turning on the flashlight is one of them. We’ll show you how to turn it on by simply tapping the back of your Android device. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2SZi1Ay

How to Enable or Disable Windows 10’s Full-Screen Start Menu

While in desktop mode, Windows 10 allows you to use the Start menu in a full-screen mode (like the Start menu in tablet mode) or in a more traditional way that only covers part of the screen. Here’s how to change how it works. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3nTCncN

Holiday 2020: The Best Gaming Laptops

The world of gaming laptops can be a tricky thing to navigate. With specs that often read like someone smashing their face against a keyboard and tons of different brands competing for your wallet, it can be difficult to choose the right laptop. So, we’ve done the research for you and narrowed down the best of the best gaming laptops out there based on price, features, and performance. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/357XeQG

How to Change Your Car Icon in Google Maps

Google Maps has a few quirky little features that can personalize your experience if you know where to find them. For instance, you can change the navigation icon to a car, SUV, or truck. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2SZLiLj

How to Disable Auto-Correct on iPhone and iPad

Are you tired of your iPhone or iPad “fixing” typos when they’re actually correct words, names, places, or terms? Then you should consider turning off auto-correct, which is an easy fix in Settings. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3j0G8t2

Holiday 2020: 12 Advent Calendars to Treat Yourself or Gift to Friends

Opening small gifts for weeks before Christmas? Sounds like a big self-care mood! These awesome advent calendars are sure to fill December with joyful little moments for you or a lucky giftee. Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/2SZd76E

How to Disable Recommendations on Google TV

Google TV streaming devices have a Home screen stuffed with recommendations. There are many ways you can fine-tune these, but if you prefer a less cluttered interface, you can also turn them off. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2Iofa1R

Holiday 2020: 12 Luxurious Throw Blankets to Give the Gift of Cozy

Want to make movie marathons and lazy mornings even cozier? Add a throw blanket! It’s the perfect gift for the lounge-lover on your holiday gift list, but if you buy one (or three) for yourself, we won’t tell. Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/33ZKOvc