Summary Have you ever asked yourself, “Why are my Instagram videos blurry?” Social media apps likeTikTokand Instagram purposely lower the quality of photos and videos. Thankfully, a hidden “Upload at highest quality” option is buried in the options menu. Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek Here’s how to enable it. To start, initiate the Instagram app on youriPhoneorAndroid deviceand go to your profile page. Tap the three-line menu button near the top right....

What Are Login Items, and Why Do They Show at Launch? In macOS, apps that launch when you log onto your setup are called Login Items. Many of those don’t need to announce themselves when starting, but some do exactly that anyway. Shikhar Mehrotra / How-To Geek Grammarly users, for example, are always shown a window that simply states that the app is running. Neither app really needs to display a window at boot....

Stand One Max Overview First, the basics. The Stand One Max is an upright version of theBase One Maxthat Nomad released in early September 2023. Shockingly, this new Stand One Max cant do StandBy either when an Apple Watch is on its charger. Tyler Hayes / How-To Geek It blocks an iPhone from rotating horizontally. Even after using the gear for several days, I can hardly believe this is the case....

Earlier this year, Tablo stepped up with a 4th Generation OTA DVR box and a revamped streaming app. The new Tablo box doesn’t plug into your TV. Instead, it plugs into your router and streams broadcast television to all the devices in your home. Tablo There’s also 128GB of onboard storage for DVR functionality, and Tablo’s new app includes40 FAST channels. Back in November, we reviewed thedual-tuner versionof the 4th Gen Tablo box....

But what do each of these three AI chatbots offer, and which is best for you? ChatGPT Claude Perplexity Availability Worldwide (excl. North Korea, Iran, China, Cuba, Syria, and Nepal). Jason Montoya / How-To Geek US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. LLM Used GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. Perplexity: GPT-3.5 Perplexity Pro: GPT-4, Claude Price GPT-3.5: Free. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek GPT-4: $20/month. Claude Pro: $20/month. Perplexity: Free Perplexity Pro: $20/month | $200/year...

The premise makes sense. Unfortunately, the Alpha’s execution leaves a lot to be desired. The Alpha Hardware Is Big and Hollow The Freewrite Alpha might be the epitome of distraction-free writing. Tyler Hayes / How-To Geek Its just a large hunk of plastic with a full-sized keyboard. There is nothing to do with it except write words and watch them appear on its tiny screen. I found it strange. Alpha is a dedicated drafting device for anyone who wants to write without the distraction—or temptation—of browsers, email, or notifications....

A dedicated Google Weather shortcut is now rolling out to Pixel smartphones. This shortcut behaves like an app and saves you the trouble of manually creating a Google Weather shortcut. It should appear in your Pixel phone’s app drawer within the next few weeks. The lack of an official Google Weather app is a constantsource of frustrationfor Android users. Google Weather can only be accessed through Pixel-exclusive widgets and the Google Search app....

We know how irritating those can be. you could either selectively turn off notifications through your Reddit controls. Or you could completelystop the Reddit website from showing notifications through your web web app. Jason Montoya / How-To Geek Next, choose your profile icon in the top right corner of the screen and select User tweaks. On the following screen, select Notifications from the menu tab to open your notification configs....

You have two options: customizing the included new tab page or replacing it entirely with a blank page. you’re free to also turn off the quick links and weather information entirely. The end result is much less distracting. Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek It’s also integrated with the sidebar in Edge, which makes removing the button or sidebar more confusing. Next, tap the “Copilot” menu. Yes, even the sidebar-specific parameters are in the Copilot section, for some reason....

Now, voice dictation is available in the new Outlook client and the web app. It currently supports over 50 languages and ensures your thoughts flow freely, transforming the way you communicate." Some languages are also labelled as “preview” and may not have the same accuracy as English transcription. Dictation is available now for everyone in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows. Source:Microsoft 365 Insider

It’s been five years since the launch of YouTube Premium. But the fun comes to an end in January 2024. The upgrade came at no additional cost. But the price of YouTube Premium leaped to $13.99 in July 2023. The grace period ends in January. Those who paid just $7.99 will be charged $6 more each month. That’s an extra $72 per year. To Google’s credit, these “grandfathered” YouTube Premium plans wereextremelygenerous....

Every movement of the console yanks the cable and the connector left and right. It doesn’t take long before I stop enjoying the game and start getting anxious about breaking my Deck. And well, whaddya know? Goran Damnjanovic / How-To Geek This tiny gadget completely transformed the experience of charging my Deck while gaming. I no longer have to worry about breaking the USB-C port every time I adjust myself or my Deck....

If this is happening to you, here are all the fixes you should try. Restart Notepad and Your PC The first thing to do is restart Notepad. Close any open Notepad sessions, then re-bring up the utility. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek If this fails,reset your Windows computervia Start > Power button > Restart. To do this, right-poke the taskbar and select “Task Manager.” Select a program to close, click “End Task”, and repeat as necessary....