In this article, we’ll discuss what drivers do, why you need them, and how to update them correctly, so you can keep your computer working efficiently. What Are Drivers? A driver is low-level code (a program) that facilitates communication between a hardware component or a software application and an operating system (OS). It acts as a translator that enables your OS to ask hardware or software to do what you want....
The BYOD Cellular Plan Defined A BYOD plan is essentially precisely what the name says. You already have a phone from another contract, or you’re going to buy a handset outright, so you don’t need a phone from the service provider. You’ll simply receive a SIM linked to your contract and put it into your current device. BYOD Plans Are Cheaper Month-to-Month Since your monthly payment does not include the installment for a handset, a BYOD plan will cost less each month than one that offers the same data and talk time but also includes a phone....
There’s nothing worse than a technology buzzword when it comes to gaming consoles. You may be old enough to remember the console wars where terms like “blast processing” and how many “bits” a console had, dominated the conversation around these devices. Marketers love simple numbers where more is better. It means a potential buyer can look at two products and pick the one with higher numbers, even if they don’t really understand what those numbers mean....
What Is DNS? Before we look at private DNS, we should do a brief review of DNS itself. The Domain Name System (DNS) converts human-friendly web addresses into the IP addresses computers use to communicate. Generally, a DNS server will perform the translation from URL to IP. This process is called a DNS transaction, and these occur every time you visit a website, use particular applications, or communicate over specific platforms....
Some other reasons you can’t use TikTok on your phone include your phone having a minor problem, your internet connection being unstable, TikTok’s servers having an outage, and more. 1. Relaunch TikTok on Your Phone When you experience an issue with an app, regardless of what the app is, it’s always a good idea to relaunch the app to see if that fixes the issue. You can resolve many minor problems by giving your application a restart....
This tutorial highlights 12 possible ways to end call drop issues for good. We cover troubleshooting fixes for Android and iOS devices. 1. Boost Cellular Network Reception Poor cellular signal strength is one of the significant reasons why phones drop cellular calls. Check your phone’s status bar and make sure there are at least two signal bars. If your phone has less than two signal bars, you’re probably far away from the nearest cell tower....
There are lots of instances that warrant taking screenshots of YouTube videos. For example, you may want to capture that perfect moment from a trending video for social media, save stunning scenery to use as your computer’s wallpaper, save complex instructions and diagrams in image format offline, and so on. YouTube does not provide a built-in method that allows its viewers to take screenshots. Instead, here are several alternative ways to screenshot YouTube videos on desktop and mobile devices....
If you love Reddit but don’t enjoy using the official Reddit apps, you can try one of the third-party Reddit alternatives. They’re free to use and offer a better user experience for redditors. 1. Deck for Reddit If you consider yourself a Reddit power user, you’ll enjoy Deck for Reddit a lot. The name of the site is self-explanatory – it allows you to create a deck of columns with different subreddits in each....
Rather than trying to sync your videos manually, you can try one of these seven apps, websites, and services to help you watch videos together with your friends without leaving your own home. 1. Teleparty (Netflix Party) With original content and old favorites to enjoy, Netflix is one of the best streaming services around, but thanks to a third-party Chrome extension called Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party), you can enjoy watching Netflix with friends online without leaving your sofa....
These games include old favorites like Pac-Man and Solitaire, as well as some originals like the Google Dinosaur Game. If you’re bored, struggling with ways to count down the hours, and desperately avoiding the day job, then these hidden Google games could be the answer. Here are 7 games you can try right now. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel, where we posted a short video going through some of the Google games we mentioned below....
In this article, we’re going to move away from Windows laptops and Apple MacBooks to make way for the best Linux laptops in 2022. Below, you’ll find a couple of Linux laptops you’ve never heard of as well as some famous options that have been specifically built for optimal Linux performance. Additionally, we’re including a couple of Chromebooks on this list since ChromeOS is based on Linux and that means pure Linux distros will also perform well on them....
So what is GDPR and how can you make your business compliant? In this article, you’ll learn how to be GDPR compliant without having to read the dry EU data protection directive. We’ll help you understand what GDPR is and tell you what steps you need to take to make your site GDPR compliant. What Is GDPR? GDPR is a data protection directive in the European Union designed to protect the online privacy of EU citizens....
In addition to invalid LAN settings, other items that can cause Steam to display the above error are Steam’s own minor glitches, server downtime, a blocked VPN, a firewall blocking Steam’s access to the internet, and more. 1. Check Steam’s Server Status When you get the above error, the first thing to check is Steam’s server status. The platform’s servers may be experiencing downtime, causing the app’s various features to become unavailable....
Once you store all your reward cards, coupons, credit and debit cards in the app, making purchases is a simple tap and pay process, so you don’t have to dig for your wallet every time. Two of the most well-known apps are Apple Wallet and Google Pay (formerly Android Pay), both of which work with newer smartphones. They serve virtually the same function, though they differ slightly in their strengths and weaknesses....
In Windows 7, you have to use a third-party program to change the startup sound because if you try via the Control Panel, it doesn’t do anything. In Windows 8, it gets worse if you miss your beloved startup sound because it’s completely disabled, so you first have to enable it in the registry. After that, you have to run the third-party program and even after that, you have to shutdown and restart the computer in a certain way in order to actually hear the sound....
Whatever the case, there’s a simple way to get all your content downloaded from Google Photos. Note that I previously talked about how you can download photos and videos from Facebook too. It’s worth noting that if you simply need to download a couple of albums, it’s easier to just do that manually. Click on an album and then click on the three vertical dots at the top right. You’ll see an option called Download All....
ScrapBook is an awesome Firefox extension that helps you to save web pages and organize them in a very easy to manage way. The really cool thing about this add-on is that it’s very light, speedy, accurately caches a local copy of a web page almost perfectly and supports multiple languages. I tested it out on several web pages with a lot of graphics and fancy CSS styles and was surprisingly happy to see that the offline version looked exactly the same as the online version....
There are several ways to add friends on Spotify, both with and without Facebook. This article will show you how to find, add, and remove a friend on Spotify. Why Add Friends on Spotify? Spotify has quite a few social features in the app. Share from Spotify allows you to share links to the songs you’re listening to. Group Sessions on speaker enable multiple users to join a session and control which Spotify songs are playing next (only available for Spotify Premium users)....
Why buy another casting device like a Chromecast when this feature is already embedded with the Roku TV streaming device? In this article, we’ll show you what you need to do to prepare your Roku TV and how to cast to Roku TV whatever you like. This feature works from a desktop PC, a laptop, a tablet, or a smartphone. Prepare Your Roku TV for Casting If you have a Roku TV connected to your TV, you’re ready to start casting right away....
If you are retweeting mentions of yourself to promote yourself or your business, you will know the value of such retweets. They are what’s called “social proof”. If lots of people are singing your praises, it shows others that you are someone worth watching. As a writer and author, this is invaluable advertising for my brand. But unless you have lots of time to spare for Twitter, you are going to need to automate the whole retweeting process....
