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How to See Which Processes Are Stopping a Mac from Sleeping
Trying to get a Mac to automatically sleep after a certain period of time can be frustrating. Several things can interrupt the process, including network activity and stubborn apps. Luckily, you can use a handy tab in Activity Monitor to quickly diagnose what might be preventing your Mac from sleeping. Here’s how. First, let’s open…
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How To Get The Largest Items In An S3 Bucket
If you’re curious about the largest items in an AWS S3 bucket, you can use the CLI to print out a list sorted by size. This can help you locate unusually large objects in the bucket which may be taking up space. Listing and Sorting Items with the S3 CLI S3 provides some built in…
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Where to Watch Apple’s Mac-Focused ‘One More Thing’ Event at 1PM ET
Apple Apple is about to make history with the next generation of Mac computers. Five months after announcing its move from Intel processors to ARM-based chips, the company is unveiling its first ARM Macs during its One More Thing livestream on November 10th, 1PM ET. Apple could also announce the rumored AirPods Studio headphones and…
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How to Record a Macro in Excel
Performing the same actions over and over again isn’t just boring, but it can also be a waste of time and a drain on your productivity. This is especially true for beginner Excel users, who might not realise that it’s easy to automate common tasks by recording a macro. But what is an Excel macro? …
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How to Color Splash Photos on iOS, Android and PC
The color splash effect is a cool photo effect where a picture is first converted to black and white, then color is added back to certain parts of the image. This works really well in images with a lot of bright color because it looks much more dramatic when the rest of the image is…
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Navigate Easier with Android’s Smart Text Selection and Selected Text Magnification
For some, especially those of us in the approaching-the-over-the-hill gang, working with text on our phones can be cumbersome. Because smartphone text itself, context menu entries, and all the other tools for working with text are so small that they render simple tasks, such as selecting an address or phone number, copying it, and then…
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How to Make YouTube Videos Loop Continuously
Have you ever needed to loop a YouTube video over and over again? Maybe you are playing a music video on your laptop, which is connected to some speakers and you need the same song to repeat over and over again? Or maybe you just want to watch the same clip of something ridiculous happening…
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AfterShokz Aeropex Mini Promise a Smaller Set of Bone-Conducting Headphones
AfterShokz If you’re looking for bone-conducting headphones, we consider the $160 AfterShokz Aeropex among the very best examples available. One of the set’s few problems is the size, thanks to a large band designed to accommodate a wide variety of heads. The new $160 AfterShockz Aeropex Mini promises to offer a better fit, and you…
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Google Pixel 4a 5G Review: If I Could, I’d Take Away the “5G” Part
Rating: 9/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not Best-In-Class 8 – Fantastic, with Some Footnotes 9 – Shut Up And Take…
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What Does “OP” Mean Online, and How Do You Use It?
Vectorideas/Shutterstock If you’ve been on a message board or Reddit lately, you might notice people talking about someone called “the OP.” If you’re not sure who that is, read on. What It Means “OP” stands for “original poster” or “original post.” While both of these terms are widely used on message boards and internet forums,…
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AutoKey: How to Replace Characters with Predefined Text Automatically in Linux
Shutterstock/Narith Thongphasuk Welcome to AutoKey, the free desktop automation utility for Linux. Do you often use templates, repeat keystrokes or other repetitive tasks? If so, AutoKey is a great toolkit you do not want to miss out on! What is AutoKey? Let’s say you often type your email address, or your postal address. It can…
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How to Get a Task Manager Inside PC Games on Windows 10
Windows 10 now has a Task Manager you can access from any PC game with a keyboard shortcut. You can even make it always-on-top above your gameplay. See what’s wasting resources and end tasks without Alt+Tabbing out of your game. This article shows off the “Resources” widget in Windows 10’s built-in Game Bar. Microsoft added…
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Quantify Your YouTube Premium Addiction With the Android App’s Stats Page
Justin Duino YouTube Premium comes with plenty of benefits, and while we’re not fans of YouTube Music,” you can still find lots to like (especially ad-free YouTube videos). If you don’t believe it, the company is adding a new feature that lays out how much you’ve benefited from the service, and other useful features you…
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Get a Free Month of Disney+
With the new Xbox Series X and Series X launching this month, and their deep integration with the Game Pass subscription service, there are sure to be a bunch of new users of the latter soon. They’ll get a little bonus when they sign up for Game Pass: a free month of the Disney+ streaming…
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Virgin Hyperloop Successfully Completed a Test With Human Passengers
Virgin Hyperloop Hyperloop travel has been a pipe dream (pun intended) ever since Elon Musk proposed the travel alternative in a whitepaper in 2013. Imagine the vacuum tubes at a bank, only with people in them traveling hundreds of miles per hour. Now in the biggest step forward for the idea yet, Virgin Hyperloop just…
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5 Best Drones for Kids
What kid doesn’t want a drone for their birthday or Christmas? Deciding to buy a drone for your kids is easy, finding the right one at the right price point is a bit more challenging. The drone market is filled with cheap drones that break right away or expensive drones that you are afraid to…
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Should You Ever Disable a Windows Service?
If you have ever searched for ways to make your Windows computer faster, you’ve probably run across several websites that suggest turning off or disabling certain Windows services. Other websites say it’s dangerous and you should never mess with Windows services. So, who is correct? Well, the argument can basically be broken down into whether…
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Create Bootable USB Recovery Drive in Windows 8/10
Yesterday, I wrote about how you could boot into the system recovery options in Windows using various methods. Two methods involved loading Windows and the other method is when Windows will automatically load the recovery options if it finds that Windows is unable to load properly. This is great, but there will be cases when…
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The New Google Nest Smart Thermostat is on Sale for the First Time at $113
Google If you’re looking to upgrade to a smart thermostat, now’s your chance! The Google Nest Smart Thermostat is on sale at Amazon for just $112.99, down from its normal price of $129. The programmable Wi-Fi thermostat is just half the price of its previous iteration, though it lacks the “Learning” feature. The new Google…
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How to Use Incognito Mode in Google Chrome for Android
Google Chrome was one of the first browsers to support a built-in private-browsing mode. Incognito mode is now available in Chrome on every platform, including Android. We’ll show you how to use this important privacy feature. Before we begin, you should know what Incognito Mode does and doesn’t do. Its purpose is to prevent Chrome…
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T-Mobile’s $50 Home Internet Program Expands to 130 More Cities
T-Mobile T-Mobile’s Home Internet program is a lifeline for people living in rural America. At just $50 a month, the LTE-based service is an affordable alternative to cable internet or DSL, with no data caps, service fees, or contracts. Now, T-Mobile is expanding its Home Internet service to an extra 130 cities and towns across…
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Philips Hue Will End Support for “Works With Nest” on November 17
Signify In what shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, Philips Hue will end support for the Works with Nest program on November 17. In some ways, it’s more surprising that it didn’t happen sooner. After all, Google already announced it wants to kill Works with Nest in favor of Google Assistant. The Works with Nest…
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The Massive Nokia 8 V Comes to Verizon for $700, 64MP Camera In Tow
Nokia Nokia-branded phones are still pretty rare on this side of the Atlantic, especially outside of the budget category. Verizon’s trying to shift the trend: it’s announced the Nokia 8 V 5G UW (which I’m told we can shorten to “Nokia 8 V” to stop everyone’s eyes from rolling). It’s launching on the network for…
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How to Send Audio Messages Using Siri on iPhone
Khamosh Pathak Siri works pretty well with iMessage. You can ask Siri to send a message, and Siri will transcribe it to text for you. But what if Siri gets something wrong? Sending an audio voice message removes all confusion. Starting with the iOS 14 update, Siri can record your voice and send it as…
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