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Updates are a frequent topic when it comes to the Android operating system. There are actually different types of Android updates, one of which is a “Security Update.” What’s different about these updates, and why are they so important? Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3cCpKil

Google Meet will continue to offer free unlimited video calls until June 30th, the company announced in a Tweet. After June 30th, free calls will be limited to an hour. This is the second time that Google has postponed its 60-minute call limit after extending its initial deadline from September 30th, 2020 to March 31st of this year. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2PmEfOG

When building a PC, the case is usually an afterthought. People pick a CPU, GPU, a good motherboard, RAM, a PSU, maybe a liquid cooler—and, with whatever budget is left, pick up a case. But your PC’s case deserves more thought than that. Here are five important things to bear in mind. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2PpYivs

Ads are all over the place, but Facebook sometimes manages to show you the right product at the right time. Wondering how to find an ad you clicked on weeks ago? Here’s how to find recently viewed ads on Facebook. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3cyQNuY

Yes, formatting is necessary and helps tremendously with understanding complex code. However, for those who write shell scripts often, double checking formatting can become a tedious task. This article will show you how to shortcut the work using shfmt! Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/2PjA3PG

A Jeep electric vehicle with stick-shift transmission may sound awesome on paper, but it won’t do you much good if you can’t charge it. To that end, Jeep plans to install Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at off-road trailheads, and Jeep 4xe will get free charging. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3m2MwDa

When Apple designed the iPad, it managed to create a touchscreen interface so simple to use that even a toddler could master it. But while kids can use an iPad, they tend to be rough on expensive devices. But now, you can protect those tablets with new OtterBox cases for kids. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31wklDs

Google Chrome Apps have changed a lot through the years, but one thing hasn’t—the “Apps” button in the bookmarks bar. If you don’t use Chrome Apps, this little button can be annoying. Thankfully, it’s easy to remove. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3dhnj3Z

As a hobby, vintage computing is on the rise. A generation that grew up with classic PCs is looking back and revisiting the glory days of the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s with the authentic machines. But what’s the best way to get the hardware? We’ll show you the options. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/39oXDRU

The next Halo game is on the way, and this time it’s dubbed Halo Infinite. Any good game needs good music and sound effects, and audio teams are always looking for interesting new ways to create new sounds. And that’s apparently why the group from 343 Industries murdered a perfectly good piano. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3dk3JV0

If you’re using Discord for voice communication, you may find that you need to tweak the audio bitrate to improve the quality of your calls. You can do this in Discord’s settings menu—here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/31sgXJO

If someone has ever told you something you didn’t really ask to know, they probably also told you “JSYK.” Here’s what that internet initialism means and when to use it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/31nqbXE

Everyone knows not to use your phone while driving (we hope so, at least). So, what’s a driver to do? Slap that phone on your dashboard, of course. With a good car dock, you can put your phone on the dash, clipped to an air conditioning vent, or even in the cupholder, keeping it within eyeshot and allowing you to go hands-free. It’s a win-win. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3dgkTT8

The “FPS Boost” feature available on Xbox Series X and Series S can improve performance in older games. The game’s developer doesn’t even have to do anything. Here’s how it works and how to turn it on for specific games. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3drO2Lx

Apple owns the smartwatch market, and few (if any) smartwatches can match it feature for feature. But while it tracks exercise, it won’t stand up to abuse you might find in high-impact activities. But that might change, as Apple may be working on a rugged version of the Apple Watch. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/31m06bt

During CES 2021, Razer showed off a concept face mask with a transparent mouth screen, replaceable N95 filters, a voice amplifier, and of course, RGB lighting. Now, in an interview with Yahoo Finance, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan confirms that the Project Hazel face mask is no longer just a concept, and will soon enter production. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3fefOgV

The content that people upload to YouTube has changed a lot over the years. It’s swung from spur-of-the-moment clips to long-form, highly produced videos. “Shorts” is yet another way to create for YouTube, but this time, focusing on short-form videos with a social network-like focus. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3cpQjqW

Many CPUs come with a free cooler. This is fantastic since it means you have one less component to buy when building a new PC. But many PC builders believe these coolers aren’t worth using. You can definitely buy better CPU coolers than the one that comes with your CPU—but should you? Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/39hxcgK

Droplets are the fundamental computing unit on DigitalOcean. A droplet is a virtual machine with one or more vCPUs. They have a fixed amount of RAM and a dedicated portion of SSD storage. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/31fuXX8

The history of boats mirrors cars when it comes to engines. In the early days of motor-powered travel, electric was a common choice, only to be replaced by internal combustion engines. X Shore’s $329,000 Eelex 8000 wants to return to those quieter days, and now the boat is ready for a U.S. release. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3sjdysm

Slack is rolling out the long-awaited Slack Connect, which promises to make communication between companies, partners, and clients more streamlined. Additionally, Slack Connect allows other Slack users to send you a direct message just by sending an invitation. You can chat with clients or friends at other companies, but it might also open the door for spammers. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3sljNMt

Copy and paste is an amazing convenience we take for granted, but it can be improved. Like many other platforms, Chrome OS has a clipboard manager. We’ll show you how to use it on your Chromebook. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3rku9uH

Slack just announced their latest take-over-the-business-world feature, which is intended to let you easily send a direct message to anybody that works for any other business… assuming they use Slack, at least. Here’s how to turn off Slack Connect before PR companies start spamming you. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/2QsHKTO

If you access certain websites regularly, you can turn them into native Windows 10 apps. This lets you use your sites as if they were normal apps. You can use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to create these apps, and we’ll show you how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3f7omWH

Some apps require you to run a certain Java version to properly function. You can check which version of Java you have installed using a graphical tool or via the command line. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3vQdSRv

If you’re browsing the web with Google Chrome and you discover a website image that you’d like to see other sizes of (or perhaps research its origins), Chrome makes it easy to do a quick reverse image search with just a right-click. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/39bAXEu

Electric vehicles (EV) are taking off after years of promises, and more traditional car manufactures are promising them than ever. Jeep is already on board, but it’s latest concept Wrangler, the Magneto, makes a few unusual choices. Like including a six-speed manual transmission. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3tP59gS

Rumors of a 2021 iMac redesign seem a lot more credible as Apple continues its iMac purge. Shortly after discontinuing the iMac Pro last week, Apple quietly removed the 512GB and 1TB SSD models of the 21.5-inch iMac from its web store, leaving only the least-desirable configurations for purchase. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2PeG0x4

The keyboard layout on Chromebooks is very different from other computers. There are special keys geared toward web browsing, but the biggest difference is the Caps Lock key. Rather, there isn’t one. Thankfully, you can change that. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2Pi4Bkk

Before Microsoft and Intel dominated the PC market with a common platform, the CP/M operating system did something similar for small business machines in the late 1970s and early 1980s—until MS-DOS pulled the rug out from under it. Here’s more about CP/M, and why it lost out to MS-DOS. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3lA8lKg

In a common Instagram spam strategy, an obviously fake account adds you (and a load of other victims) to a group chat. Unfortunately, depending on what kind of account you have, you might not be able to stop it from happening. Here’s what you can do instead. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/393hHJh

Expressing your feelings through a text or DM is difficult, especially when you’re in a rush. That’s why Grammarly’s iOS and Android keyboard now features the brand’s handy Tone Detector, a tool that analyzes your writing to tell you how readers may interpret its tone. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3r90swi

Whether you’re a sports enthusiast or a casual viewer, you’ve likely heard the term “GOAT” before. Here’s what being the “GOAT” of a sport (or anything else) means. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/312ayVl

If you fancy creating a one-time-only playlist of some of your favorite songs on Spotify, you can add them to your playing queue. If you don’t like your choices, however, you can clear your queue in seconds. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3txgUIy

Left your Kindle reader behind? Not a problem—you can still read your e-books on a nice big screen, without losing out on features like notes, bookmarks, and highlights. Here’s how to read Kindle books on any Windows 10 PC, Mac, or desktop web browser. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3sa5qKS

If you’re going to learn to code, you want a really good teacher and could be better than the Doctor? That’s the theory anyways with the new Doctor Who-themed HiFive inventor kit. The $75 coding kit comes with an open-source hand-shaped mini-computer full of lessons hosted by the 13th Doctor. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3tBIdBu

Falcon and the Winter Soldier is racing to our Disney+ libraries now that WandaVision‘s wrapped up. But the thing is, these characters have been around for a while, and there are a lot of movies to dig through if you want to know the key info before jumping into the show. So let’s get a take a quick history lesson for these characters in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3r1Nlx7

If you’ve ever set up a profile in Apple Health on your iPhone, the app will collect data on how many steps you take each day. If you’d like to clear this record of your physical activity, it’s easy to erase it in the Health app. Here’s how. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/2QnKMsA

Just over a year ago, Google’s internal incubator, Area 120, started working on ways to make working from home easier and more efficient. The idea, later dubbed Threadit, centered around using short video recordings to capture your work and share it with your coworkers. (Un)ironically, Threadit also ended up being built remotely thanks to COVID-19. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/38WUHvu

You’ll often want to deploy a web application to the root of your domain, as well as the “www” subdomain. This helps users discover your service. Nginx Ingress has built-in support for the procedure. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/2OL5CBG

Every hardcore PC gamer is likely familiar with mechanical keyboards, particularly Cherry MX keys. But gaming on a laptop means either giving up mechanical keys or buying an external keyboard. But now, Alienware will bring Cherry MX keys to the m15 R4 and m17 R4 laptops. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3r6aNJK

Ring is launching three affordable devices to help you beef up your outdoor smarthome security system: the Outdoor Smart Plug, the Wall Light Solar, and the Alarm Outdoor Siren. All three products are weather-proof and available for pre-order on Amazon or Ring’s website. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3eRhSv3

Hexadecimal. The stuff inside your computer. But what is hexadecimal really? What do the strange and unfamiliar looking hexadecimal numbers stand for? How did hexadecimal come about? Learn more about hexadecimal today. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/3bU4JiU

JBL is a well-respected name in the world of audio, but how well does it manage the gaming side of things? The Quantum line of gaming headsets has been around for a while, but they’re still fairly unique compared to the rest of JBL’s lineup. JBL usually doesn’t contend with the gaming-market in general or full-on microphones, which makes you wonder how good something like the Quantum 600, a $150 wireless headset, actually is. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/2Qj51aZ

Every time I buy a PopSocket, a new one comes along to take more of my money. PopSockets just launched two new products—the slim PopGrip Pocketable and the utilitarian PopGrip SOG Multi-Tool with a built-in bottle opener, hex driver, and mini pry bar. Both are available exclusively on the PopSockets website. Read This Article on Review Geek › https://bit.ly/3bSAKI4

Full-Text Search is a database technique which will retrieve records even if they don’t exactly match your search criteria. This enables rich natural language searching that feels more familiar. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT › https://bit.ly/3cSUqev

Food shows have become one of TV’s most reliable genres, teaching viewers how to make exciting dishes or showing them the culinary wonders of other cultures. Here are 10 of the best hit food shows to binge-watch that will make your mouth water. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3llNE4B

Over the last year, millions of people have transitioned to working from home. While plenty of perks come along with it (no commute!), it can also make it easier to fall into a poor sleep routine. If that’s happened to you, these tips can help you get your sleeping habits back on track. Read This Article on LifeSavvy › https://bit.ly/38IuyjY

Google Maps can do so much that it’s easy to miss some of its most useful features. It’s good at remembering the places you frequently visit, but you can also simply save your favorite locations. That way, you always know where to find them. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/3vsgyok

Now that Microsoft Teams seems to have taken over many companies, people expect to know when you’re available or not. Set a custom status message so your colleagues know what you’re up to. Read This Article on How-To Geek › https://bit.ly/30LqJ9o