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A time-lapse is the opposite of slow-mo: instead of slowing down fast-moving activities they speed up slow ones. They’re perfect for showing the movement of clouds, crowds, traffic, and the like. You can even use them to show slow moving things like blooming flowers. Play Video The great thing about time-lapses is that they’re very easy for photographers to shoot. Each frame is a single still image. Let’s have a look at the basics of shooting one yourself....

Shut Down Your Mac via Terminal First, you have to open Terminal (or any alternative you normally use). Press Command+Space to open Spotlight Search, type “terminal,” and then select it from the search results. RELATED: What to Do When Your Mac Won’t Shut Down With terminal open, you’re ready to shut down your Mac. You’ll use the “sudo” command here; otherwise, you’ll be greeted by the error message shown below....

The “Reset This PC” feature has been around since Windows 8, but it’s changed a lot since then. Microsoft keeps making it better and better, and it’s easy to miss all the improvements. Cloud Download is just the latest, most visible one. How “Reset This PC” Works The Reset This PC feature makes it “almost like you just opened your PC for the first time,” according to Microsoft’s Aaron Lower, a project manager in charge of Recovery at Microsoft, in a Windows Insider webcast....

Apple releases a new major version of iOS every single year, but they also have minor bugfix releases regularly. This time, it’s a big update to a major version. So should you upgrade? It’s worth noting that as a rule, you should always keep your phone, laptop, or tablet upgraded to the latest version of the operating system that you’re using, because all of those updates contain fixes for security holes that can be exploited by hackers and viruses....

iOS 16 is making its way to smartphones worldwide. If you bought an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, your phone already comes with it, and if you have an older iPhone, it should be available to download. If you’ve been holding out for bug fixes, though, iOS 16.0.2 has been released with a lot of them. This update doesn’t come with any feature additions, but rather, it comes jam-packed with bug fixes and security patches....

A video doorbell is really nothing more than a regular doorbell with a built-in video camera. But is the price tag worth it in the end? Here are some things to keep in mind if you’re in the market for a video doorbell, like the Ring or SkyBell HD. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Ring Video Doorbell They Can Act as a Digital Peephole RELATED: Why Is My Ring Doorbell Missing Live View?...

Microsoft is working on a secretive “Windows Core OS” project that will unify Windows across all devices and a “Polaris” desktop to go along with it. Here’s what we know about it. Bear in mind that Microsoft hasn’t officially announced these projects yet. Windows Core OS, C-Shell, and Polaris may change drastically before release, or they may never even be released. Microsoft Wants to Go Beyond OneCore Microsoft wants a single unified operating system for all Windows devices, from Windows 10 PCs to the Xbox One, HoloLens, and potential future Windows Phones....

Operating Systems macOS Apple released dark mode with Mojave, and we think it’s brilliant. Even in the preview, we thought it was better than the original dark mode in Windows 10—especially if you prefer dark gray to jet black. At this writing, dark mode is available in Catalina, Apple’s latest version of macOS, but if you haven’t upgraded to Mojave yet, you can still get dark mode in High Sierra (sort of)....

What Is Ghosting? Ghosting is the act of completely stopping all communication with someone without prior notice, typically with a romantic partner. The person ghosting will ignore texts, calls, and any other forms of reaching out, and will normally not give any explanation to the other person. While ghosting can happen in all types of relationships, it’s most prominent in those that take place mostly online. Ghosting can happen at any stage of the online dating process, whether it’s at the start of a relationship or several months in....

You find something called rpcsvchost while using Activity Monitor to see what’s running on your Mac. What is this process, and should you be worried? In a word, no: rpcsvhost is a core part of macOS. This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, installd, WindowServer, blued, launchd, backup, opendirectoryd, and many others. Don’t know what those services are?...

The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Google Chrome has some interesting features tucked away behind your function keys. Here’s what they do. Alt+F4 closes the entire Chrome window.

The PCI Express standard is one of the staples of modern computing, with a slot on more or less every desktop computer made in the last decade. But the nature of the connection is somewhat nebulous: on a new PC, you might see a half-dozen ports in three or four different sizes, all labelled “PCIE” or PCI-E.” So why the confusion, and which ones can you actually use? Understanding the PCI Express Bus As an upgrade to the original PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) system, PCI Express had one huge advantage when it was initially developed in the early 2000s: it used a point-to-point access bus instead of a serial bus....

Google provides a primary app store for Android, known as Google Play. However, Android isn’t like iOS. Google Play isn’t the only game in town, and there are other ways to install apps on Android. Some Android devices — particularly dirt-cheap ones coming direct from manufacturers in China — aren’t certified by Google and don’t include Google Play. This makes the device much less useful, but you can still install apps on it....

Good morning! A bunch of stuff happened this morning, with Apple quietly announcing new AirPods, Google’s solution for its EU Android woes, some interesting takes on Google Stadia, and more. Here’s your morning briefing for March 20th, 2019. Apple News Apple has been on a slow roll of announcing devices updates every day this week, and today is no different—new AirPods are here! The second generation AirPods have a wireless charging case, better battery life, and support for Hey Siri....

Logitech dropped its first iPad Pro keyboard, Toshiba rebranded and is making a comeback, and in news that has nothing to do with April Fools’ Day, Google says the Play Store is more secure than ever. Let’s get to it! Apple News: Logitech’s New iPad Pro Keyboard Looks Pretty Hot Also, the iPad Mini 5 got the official iFixit teardown treatment, and its innards are all new. Logitech’s new iPad Pro keyboard avoids the smart connector and opts for Bluetooth LE....

Is Your Cable Compatible? There are almost as many types of cable as there are USB fast charging standards. The good news is that, in most cases, you don’t need to worry about whether you’ve got the wrong sort of cable. Why? Because these cables are meant to be as standardized as possible. This means that as long as the cable properly plugs into the ports you’re using, and it isn’t broken, it will work....

Facebook doesn’t use a chronological feed, like Twitter does (or like Facebook used to). Instead, what you see in your News Feed is determined by an algorithm that sorts things based on what Facebook thinks you want to see. This is a cause of some consternation. Every so often, a page or person I follow on Facebook complains that their posts are only reaching a small fraction of their followers and begs everyone to add them to their See First list so they can “keep reaching all the fans”....

Telecommuting is becoming more and more common these days, with many tech writers (myself included) working from home on a full-time basis. I get asked about how I work fairly often, so here’s the skinny. I often think that when people ask “how I do it,” they’re asking a couple of different things. For one, they want to know how to get into a career where you work from home....

Alternative text (alt-text) allows screen readers to capture the description of an object and read it aloud. In Google Docs, this helps make your document accessible for anyone with visual impairments. Here’s how to add alt-text. Including alt-text with objects (images, drawings, and other graphics) in your document gives people using screen readers a better understanding of an object’s contents. Otherwise, screen reader users will hear “Image” when encountering an object....

A Comma Separated Value (CSV) contains data separated by commas (and sometimes other characters) and is generally used to exchange data from one application to another. If you have a list of data in a Word document, converting it to a CSV file can help you get it into other apps. Let’s say you’ve been keeping all of your email contacts organized in a Word file and you’d like to let an online application clean it up for you....