Amazon's New TV Show 'Ring Nation' Tries to Make Spying Funny

The new show is called Ring Nation, produced by theAmazon-owned MGMnetwork, Ring, and Big Fish Entertainment. Or, asViceput it, this is “Amazon’s newest effort to normalize its surveillance online grid.” If this sounds like something you’ll want to watch, Ring Nation will premiere on September 26th.

August 14, 2022 · 1 min · 46 words · Danielle Nguyen

Dropbox to Finally Release macOS App With a Fix for Online-Only Files

For example, Dropbox users cannot open online-only files in its dedicated app. That’s a problem, but a fix is finally on the way. This week we received good and bad news regarding Dropbox’s macOS support. For now, you might still double-click to open files in Finder. Everything else is working as usual." So what’s the bad news? For what it’s worth, this isn’t the first significant problem between the two....

August 14, 2022 · 1 min · 86 words · Jared Robinson

How to Add Winamp Visualizations to Spotify, YouTube, and More

Quick Links Winamp visualizations were a big part of the early 2000s listening experience for many people. Where things got more interesting is with the release of Winamp 1.90 in early 1998. Among the first plugins that shipped with the updated version were two input plugins and a music visualizer plugin. That same year programmerRyan Geisscreated the eponymous Geiss plugin for Winamp. We recommend setting the video quality to 1080p for the full effect....

August 14, 2022 · 2 min · 416 words · John Bowen

How to Clear Your YouTube Cache

We’ll show you how to do that on your Android phone and your desktop web online window. Deleting the YouTube cache doesn’t remove your personal data with the platform. The process only removes YouTube’s temporary files, which it internally uses to enhance your experience. Note that the steps below will slightly vary depending on your phone model. In controls, select “Apps & Notifications.” On the “Apps & Notifications” screen, choose “YouTube....

August 14, 2022 · 1 min · 162 words · William Burnett

What Are the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, and Fourteen Eyes?

What “eyes” are these, though, and how do they impact your privacy? However, these three groups are different from each other in what they share with each other. This is because their founding document, the UKUSA agreement, wasmade publicin 2010. metamorworks/Shutterstock.com TheBritish National Archiveshas the full text. Of course, most of the governments involved were aware of the deal, though not all. The GCHQ could thenlisten to U.S. citizens' calls....

August 14, 2022 · 1 min · 115 words · Lisa French

What Is GPU Sag, Should You Worry, and How Do You Fix It?

What Is GPU Sag, and Why Does It Happen? Is Sag a Problem? Sag is certainly an aesthetic problem for many users. charnsitr/Shutterstock.com It doesn’t look right and intuitively seems like it will eventually break something. However, that doesn’t mean that anything will break. What you use is entirely up to you. Ninelro/Shutterstock.com This is a rather crude solution, but it’s an option, so it belongs on the list! Use a GPU Support Bracket Perhaps the best solution is a commercial GPU support bracket....

August 14, 2022 · 2 min · 215 words · Shelly Brown

Gas-Powered Drones Solve Electric Drones' Greatest Weakness

So why not use a gas-powered engine instead? Electric Drones Lack Energy Density Lithium-ion batteries are the most energy-dense commercial batteries in existence. Yet, lithium-ion batteries have an energy density 100 times less than gasoline! Quaternium There are gas-powered drones that drive their rotors directly from their engine, using a complex drive system. Most multirotor drones have fixed-pitch rotors. Then we have theHybrix hybrid drone, which set a world record flight of 10h14m....

August 13, 2022 · 1 min · 143 words · Nancy Moore

How to Customize the Roku Home Screen

Quick Links TheRoku’shome screen is the first screen you see when you turn aRoku TVorstreaming deviceon. It’s a simple interface, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be personalized to your liking. We’ll show you a few easy ways to do it. There are a number of themes to choose from. They change the wallpaper, screensaver, and sounds. First, navigate to “controls” in the left sidebar on the Roku home screen....

August 13, 2022 · 2 min · 271 words · Jennifer Boyer

What's the Best TV Viewing Distance?

Based on this, you could calculate the ideal distance for screen size. If you’re unsure how big your TV is, learn how toproperly measure a TV screen. It recommends a distance from which a display would occupy a 30-degree field of view. Stokkete/Shutterstock.com This distance comes out to around 1.62 times the display size of a TV. So if you own a55-inch television, you should sit around 89.1-inch or 7.42 feet from your TV....

August 13, 2022 · 2 min · 250 words · Leslie Roberts

Do You Need a Fitness Tracker to Start Running?

Quick Links One of the big things that stops people from getting started with running is gear. There are plenty of fancy gadgets for running out there, but what do you actually need? Is a fitness tracker essential for running? Breslavtsev Oleg/Shutterstock.com Why Are You Running? it’s possible for you to simply tie up your shoes and go. Let’s say you’re running to lose weight. Fitbit Maybe you just enjoy running as an activity to get outside....

August 12, 2022 · 2 min · 376 words · Eric Watson

Even Amazon Freevee's Load Screen Has Ads Now

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August 12, 2022 · 1 min · 3 words · Jose Clark

Fix: Why Is My Apple TV Remote Not Working?

If that’s the case, it won’t work. Let it charge for 30 minutes (a full charge takes aboutthree hours). After 30 minutes, try using the remote again. Apple Instead, replace the coin cell battery located in the bottom of the unit. Plug it back in, wait for the home screen to appear, then see if your remote works. To restart an older remote, remove the battery and put it back in....

August 12, 2022 · 2 min · 249 words · Mark Mcdaniel

Get the Galaxy Buds 2 With ANC for Just $100 Today

That’s one of the lowest prices we’ve seen yet, at $50 below MSRP. The Galaxy Buds 2 was originally priced at $149.99, but more recently has fluctuated around $105-130. Battery life is around five hours with ANC on, and seven hours with ANC off. It’s a great buy, as long as you use at least one Android gear regularly. We have a list of thebest wireless earbudswith more options. The Galaxy Buds 2 offer active noise cancellation (ANC), easy switching, USB-C and wireless charging, and integration with Samsung phones and tablets....

August 12, 2022 · 1 min · 106 words · Steven Morgan