How to Use Instagram's Quiet Mode

What Is Instagram’s Quiet Mode? Why Use Instagram’s Quiet Mode Over Your Phone’s Do Not Disturb Mode? So why bother with Instagram’s Quiet Mode? Kishan Vyas / How-To Geek For one, Quiet Mode is more granular than your phone’s DND mode. It’s the perfect choice if you want to block out just Instagram notifications without impacting other alerts. Then, tap thehamburger menuin the top right and then tap “configs.” Now, navigate to Notifications > Quiet Mode....

December 16, 2023 · 1 min · 99 words · Ronald Melendez

What Is CPU Boost, and Should You Enable It?

There’s a base and boost clock, but what do these numbers mean? What Is CPU Boost? It’s enabled by default on all devices. Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek The base clock is the clock speed at which the CPU runs under light loads or when idle. The CPU frequency can even drop below the base clock if you have one of the power-saving technologies enabled. The exact opposite of CPU boost isthermal throttling, which slows your processor down when it gets hot....

December 16, 2023 · 2 min · 253 words · Alexander Ballard

How to Detect Fake News Generated by AI

AI Can Detect Fake News It Can Also Write It Fake news is hard to fight. Inflammatory lies or misinformation that plays to peoples emotions and biases spread much, much faster than the truth. As soon as one side improves, the other side innovates, upgrades, or changes tactics. Justin Duino / How-To Geek But that doesnt mean you should give up on trying to decide whats real. AI text detection programs can scan news articles in much the same way....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Sandra Elliott

How to Use ViVeTool to Enable Experimental Windows Features

One way to do that is by joining the Windows Insider Program. This is where ViVeTool steps in. ViVeTool is a third-party tool that allows you to enable experimental Windows features on your gear. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek But how does this tool work, and is it safe to use? Let’s find out. What Is ViVeTool, and How Does It Work? Before knowing about ViVeTool, it’s essential to understand the Windows Feature Store....

December 15, 2023 · 3 min · 540 words · Colleen Wright

Proper Extensions Are Finally Landing on Firefox for Android

One of the most-awaited additions to Firefox on Android isextension support.

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 11 words · Karen Gibson

Samsung's Galaxy Book 4 Laptops Are Here With Intel's Core Ultra Processors

Samsung’s laptops have always been amongthe best optionsyour money can buy. We also get up to 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a respectable 2TB of SSD storage. Touchscreens are available across all models, too. Samsung These laptops will first be available in South Korea next month, with other markets following soon. Keep an eye out at your retailer of choice if this sounds like your next laptop.

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 67 words · Leslie Kidd

Stop Using ChatGPT as a Substitute for Web Search

Do you use ChatGPT or similar AI tools in place of a good old-fashioned web search? Can I Trust What ChatGPT Is Telling Me? ChatGPT is more accessible than ever before. you might evenuse a Shortcut to access ChatGPT via Siri on your iPhoneor Apple Watch. ChatGPT isnt the only game in town either. So easy that you might prefer it over performing an old-fashioned web search. But chatbots are not necessarily bastions of the truth....

December 15, 2023 · 2 min · 391 words · Brandon Hanna

What Are Chipset Drivers, and How Do You Install Them?

One way to optimize your PC is by updating drivers. While many of us keep our graphics card drivers up-to-date, we tend to overlook chipset drivers. Let’s explore what they are, why they’re important, and how to update them. Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek What Are Chipset Drivers? Achipset is a set of chips integrated into your motherboardresponsible for handling communication between different components inside your rig. Some call the chipset your rig’s “glue....

December 15, 2023 · 2 min · 243 words · Anna Gould

Xreal Air 2 Review: This Is What a Screen On Your Face Looks Like

A Wearable Display built on cutting-edge AR technologies with industry-leading image quality. One screen to replace them all. What Do the Xreal Air 2 Glasses Actually Do? Sergio Rodriguez / How-To Geek There are some caveats, but thats largely it. There’s no battery to charge and no wireless signal to connect to. The simplicity of the design is great, but I have some complex feelings about actually using the glasses....

December 15, 2023 · 3 min · 525 words · Zachary Gonzalez

YouTube Ads on TVs Are Getting Longer

YouTube will soon start delivering longer ads, which no one wants. However, the good news is you’ll experience fewer interruptions as the company won’t show as many. But when you do see an ad, it’ll be longer than usual. Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek And based on that preference, fewer but longer ads are now rolling out around the globe. YouTube started testing the change earlier this year and is now rolling it out to all TVs....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Rhonda Young

1Password is Now All-In With Passkeys

The password-less future is, bit by bit, becoming the password-less present. No master passwords or keys required at all. What if you lose access to your gear, though? That shouldn’t be a problem, either. If you want to check this out, ensure to join the public betaon your phoneordesktop computer.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 50 words · Joanna Juarez

Acer Reveals Its First Intel Meteor Lake Laptops

Acer is also showing off the all-new Predator Triton Neo 16, which is slated for next year. The most powerful configuration of this laptop includes an NVIDIA 4070 GPU with DLSS 3.0 enhancements. Acer has not revealed the Predator Triton Neo 16’s battery life. Acer Anyway, the laptop’s port selection is very comprehensive. There’s also a Kensington lock on the unit’s side. The Predator Triton Neo 16 starts at $1,500....

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 153 words · Samantha Johnson

Amazon Drive Shuts Down on December 31st

The Amazon Drive cloud storage platform will shut down on December 31st. Going forward, any items saved to your Amazon Drive may only be accessed through Amazon Photos. Files that are currently saved to Amazon Drive will not be deleted. Amazon did not clarify this point when it initially announced the Drive shutdown in July 2022. you could also download Drive contents from theAmazon Drive website, though this option will disappear on December 31st....

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 154 words · Sandra Case