Using the Wonky Video Game Controller Builds Character

But that’s never the end of it. No one uses the bad controller in silence. It’s a loud struggle—but a worthy one. Roobcio/Shutterstock.com “Press A two seconds before you actually need to press A,” he says. “Just hold down the trigger the entire time, and give a shot to ignore the electric shocks. Hold it upside down when turning. Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com Initially you play with thecontroller in disgruntled silence, and accept your lot in life....

September 10, 2022 · 1 min · 198 words · Linda Myers

Volcon's New Electric Bike Looks Ready to Slay

Choose from Black or Blue, and Volcon has several add-on accessories for those interested. Plus, a color LED display keeps track of battery stats, speeds, mileage, and everything else.

September 10, 2022 · 1 min · 29 words · Brian Johnson

What Is Email Spoofing, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

Spoofing allows the attacker to impersonate people or organizations for various reasons. That’s scary, so how does it work? Spoofing plays a major role in email-basedphishingor so-called 419 scams. How Spoofing Works Email spoofing is surprisingly easy to do. It works by modifyingthe email “header,“a collection of metadata about the email. The information you see in your mail app is pulled from the email header. The SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) doesn’t make any provision to authenticate email addresses....

September 10, 2022 · 1 min · 203 words · Janice Anderson

Can I Use Mounting Tape for My Video Doorbell?

If you don’t want to drill holes in your house, here’s how to avoid it. Why Use Mounting Tape? But there are plenty of reasons why you might want to avoid doing so. Perhaps you’re renting, and drilling holes into the door frame or siding is out of the question. Related:How Long Do Video Doorbells Last? Of course, strong tapes could also potentially damage surfaces and coatings, too. If you’re worried about your deposit money and still want to tape-mount, try these gentle but strong strips....

September 9, 2022 · 2 min · 283 words · Timothy Griffin

Google Fi Expands 5G Roaming to 26 More Countries

Google has long sought to position itsFi mobile networkas a competitive online grid option for US customers. As 5G keeps going global, it’s likely that the number of supported countries will keep growing. 5G connectivity will be available on Google Pixel phones and the Samsung Galaxy S22 series.

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 48 words · Joshua Barker

How to Only See Google Calendar Invites From People You Know

Quick Links Do you want invites to automatically appear in your Google Calendar but areleery of spam? Instead of blocking all events from automatically appearing, you have another option. you’re free to show events from only people you know. This addition to the Google Calendar options wasannounced in July 2022. So if you haven’t checked it out yet, now’s the time! It also includes those inyour contact listand people you’ve interacted with in the past....

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 188 words · Erin Harris

Mustang Mach-E to Get Hands-Free Lane Changing in New Update

Additionally, it’ll be available for the Lincoln ActiveGlide hands-free driving experience. The BlueCruise 1.2 software will arrive as an over-the-air software update, adding several notable new features. Tap the turn signal stalk, and the vehicle will automatically change lanes safely. Furthermore, the software may suggest lane changes when other lanes have faster-moving traffic. Still, this is a helpful upgrade that many drivers can appreciate.

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 64 words · Micheal Montgomery

NASA Has a New Plan to Launch the Artemis 1 Moon Rocket

Humans haven’t walked on the Moon since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. If that doesn’t happen, they’ve also set September 27th as a potential backup date. A lunar landing, which will put the first woman on the Moon, is expected in 2025. NASA NASA has tried tolaunch the missiontwo times in the last weeks. The last launch attempt, on September 3rd, had to be canceled due to a hydrogen leak....

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 80 words · Ronald Wilson

T-Mobile Will Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi on More Planes

Some eligible T-Mobile users will soon be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi on their United flights. Related:What Does Airplane Mode Do, and Is It Really Necessary? Most of T-Mobile’s other in-flight Wi-Fi promotions are locked to Magenta and Magenta Max plans.

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 41 words · Tina Hill

The Best AI Image Generators You Can Use Right Now

Quick Links AI image generators like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney have suddenly burst into mainstream consciousness. Here are the ones you might use right now—today. Midjourney Beta Midjourneystrikes a good balance between ease of use and impressive results. Joe Fedewa / Midjourney All you’re gonna wanna use it is a Discord account. Midjourney offers some nice additional features like upscaling and variations. Stable Diffusion Stable Diffusionis an open-source machine learning image generator....

September 9, 2022 · 3 min · 459 words · Laura Gonzalez

This AI Art Gallery Is Even Better Than Using a Generator

Lexica is here to save the day, with an extensive gallery of AI art to browse through. you might check outLexica.artin your online window to get started. Lexica Kermit artwork in Lexica

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 32 words · Rachel Stewart DVM

What Is GPS L5, and How Does It Improve GPS Accuracy?

Quick Links For years, consumer-grade devices used single-frequencyGPSreceivers to determine their location. But that is changing as newer gadgets have started adding support for a second GPS frequency called L5. Here’s everything you’re gonna wanna know. everst/Shutterstock.com From turn-by-turn navigation to sharing our location for grocery delivery, we use GPS on a daily basis. The L1 signals are also not very effective at traveling through physical obstructions. The US government aims to enhance GPS location accuracy for civilian usage with these new signals....

September 9, 2022 · 2 min · 289 words · Amber Baker

Wi-Fi 7 Is One Step Closer to Reality

That’s an important milestone for a wireless standard that needs to work across hardware from many different companies. Related:Wi-Fi 7: What Is It, and How Fast Will It Be? The demonstration comes afterMediaTek completed the first live demoof Wi-Fi 7 back in January. Charoen Krung Photography/Shutterstock Wi-Fi 7 uses wider channels and Multi-Link Operation (MLO) to improve speeds and latency. Devices with Wi-Fi 7 should start showing up on store shelves sometime in 2023....

September 9, 2022 · 1 min · 74 words · Sheila Parrish