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Poorly Named and Grouped Devices Getting your first smart light bulb is exciting. The whole process seems so simple: just screw in the bulb and pair it with an app. For more convenience, you may even have a smart speaker to control your light by voice. Before long, you have several light bulbs because the first worked so well. That’s where convenience goes out the window. If you find yourself frustrated because you can’t remember what to say to control a particular light in a particular room, you’re missing some crucial setup steps....

Update: This problem has been fixed. This problem affects people who purchase a Surface Go, Surface Laptop, or any of the other devices that come in S Mode. You’re supposed to be able to leave S Mode for free. Microsoft originally planned to charge $50 for leaving S Mode, however, so the option to leave S Mode is in the Store app. The Store app’s “leave S Mode” feature has been broken for three days, however....

The attacks usually involve someone contacting your carrier’s customer support, pretending to be you, requesting a new SIM card. If they are successful, they can obtain a new SIM card and activate it on a device they own — revoking connectivity and the number from the device you own. SIM swap attacks are commonly used in conjunction with SMS-based two-factor authentication and passwords from other data breaches to break into a person’s online accounts....

Save Up to 44% On Roborock’s Robot Vacuum Lineup Happy Black Friday Eve! Kicking off the biggest shopping event of the year, our friends over at Roborock have unleashed a smorgasbord of robot vacuum deals with up to 44% off some of the most advanced models in their lineup. Best of all, these discounts are available right now through Sunday, December 4, 2022. This sale covers Roborock’s entire range of robot vacuums, from the top-tier flagship S7 MaxV Ultra with an absurd 5100 Pa of suction to the affordable E5 Mop that delivers automated cleaning power at a wallet-friendly price....

RELATED: Where You Should Splurge When Building a PC (and Where You Shouldn’t) The Sleeper PC Build A sleeper PC usually refers to a powerful computer that’s presented in an unassuming case or enclosure. The term originates in the automotive world, where sleeper cars are high-performance vehicles that look normal from the outside. Under the hood is where the real story lies, and the same is true of the PC world....

An Access Key into a System Most of the systems consumers use today have some form of encryption. To get past it, you have to provide some kind of authentication. For example, if your phone is locked, you have to use a password, your fingerprint, or facial recognition to access your apps and data. These systems generally do an excellent job of protecting your personal data. Even if someone takes your phone, he can’t gain access to your information unless he figures out your passcode....

Shutter speed is one of the three most important settings for your camera—the other two being aperture and ISO. The shutter speed you use changes how the whole image looks. Here’s how to select the right speed. RELATED: Your Camera’s Most Important Settings: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO Explained The Reciprocal Rule and the Minimum Hand Held Shutter Speed Shutter speed is also called exposure time. It’s a measure of how long camera’s shutter stays open to let light in....

Thermal Runaway Causes Phone Explosions Whenever a Li-ion battery explodes or catches fire, it’s undergoing a process called thermal runaway. This process can be a bit difficult to understand, so we’ll keep things short, sweet, and free of dense scientific jargon. Lithium-ion batteries contain a ton of Li-ion cells. Each of these cells has a critical temperature—think of it as a boiling point. When the critical temperature of a cell is reached (due to external heat, overcharging, damage, or poor manufacturing), it enters an exothermic breakdown....

Microsoft says Windows 10 is a “service,” and the company updates it frequently with security patches, bug fixes, and new features. Updates normally happen automatically in the background, so let’s demystify that: Here’s what Windows is installing and when. How Often Does Windows 10 Check for Updates? Windows 10 checks for updates once per day. It does this automatically in the background. Windows doesn’t always check for updates at the same time every day, varying its schedule by a few hours to ensure Microsoft’s servers aren’t overwhelmed by an army of PCs checking for updates all at once....

Windows typically assigns your system drive the letter C: and gives different letters to other storage devices. That’s unusual—macOS and Linux don’t use letters. Windows can access drives without letters, so why does it use them? Where Do Drive Letters Come From? Like many things in Windows—such as, how it uses backward instead of forward slashes—drive letters date back to the days of MS-DOS (in fact, even a bit earlier)....

Why You Need a Password Manager Using a password manager is crucial. The biggest risk to your accounts online is password re-use. If you use the same passwords over and over, a breach at one website means your email and password is out there. Attackers will try to use that email and password to log into other sites. This simple trick is how accounts are often “hacked” these days. The solution is using strong, unique passwords everywhere....

Future-Proofing and Pro Apps Apple’s iPads don’t need upgrades nearly as often as other tablets or smartphones in general. The iPad Pro is comfortably ahead of the competition in performance, so there’s not much incentive to get the latest iPad unless yours is broken. Even the 2018 iPad Pro is still perfectly serviceable nearly five years later, and people are certainly using even older models. The M1 and M2 chips present in the latest iPad Pros were designed for Apple’s Mac computers....

Mac users think Microsoft doesn’t have any good ideas. They’re wrong. Here are some Windows features Apple should steal for macOS. I’ve already talked about macOS features that Microsoft should steal, but macOS is hardly the only operating system with ideas worth copying. Here are some Windows features I wish Apple would steal. It would require Sherlocking some apps, sure, but these are all features an OS should come with by default....

The Quick Answer RELATED: What Custom Android Launchers Are and Why You Might Want to Use One RELATED: How to Turn an Android or Fire Tablet Into a Kid-Friendly Device with FreeTime But what does the difference really mean? Well, if you just want an inexpensive tablet for browsing the web, going through emails, and watching videos, there isn’t that big a difference. If you want the entire ecosystem of Android apps without jumping through hoops, you might want to get a more typical Android tablet....

We’ve always been a huge advocate of buying used tech gear, and for the most part, we still are. After all, you save a ton of money by waiting a year or two and buying an older model used. Buying used smartphones, however, is becoming less appealing. RELATED: The Best Way to Save Money on Tech: Buy Used With a lot of tech products, you just have to make sure it works and then you’re in the clear....

The Chrome desktop browser recently got dark mode on both Mac and Windows, but it’s also available on Android. It’s not quite as straightforward as other platforms, however, as it’s currently tucked behind a flag. Here’s how to enable it. First things first: you’ll need to make sure Chrome is updated in the Play Store. The version should be at least 74, which you can check in Settings > About Chrome....

Piracy Created Streaming Without piracy, streaming wouldn’t exist. Or, at least, it would only exist in some bastardized form. This is a bold claim, but if you look at the history of streaming, the connection seems quite apparent. Let’s start with iTunes. While iTunes isn’t a streaming service, it’s arguably the first true precursor to services like Spotify. And guess what, its inception was a direct response to piracy. During the ’90s and early 2000s, record companies charged ridiculously high prices for CDs....

Adding a bit of extra padding to your cell boundaries can make it easier for you to read through data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you want to add extra white space between text and cell borders, here’s how. Adding Extra Spacing Between Left and Right Cell Borders To add the extra space you need between the borders of a cell and the data held within it, you’ll need to align your text or numbers using an indent....

Discord is great for voice chatting, but you might have to change some settings to fix static, background noise, and poor audio quality. Here’s how to choose your sound devices and make sure you’re coming in crystal clear. In Discord, open the Settings menu by clicking on the cog icon next to your name and avatar in the bottom left. In the Settings menu, under “App Settings”, select the “Voice & Video” on the left....