While VPNs have their place, they aren’t the panacea you might believe. Beyond that, it doesn’t prevent any of the other typical ways someone’s identity is determined online. Some VPN services keep logs of your activities, others might have bugs that cause information toleakto your ISP. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek Some VPNs are in regions where the privacy laws are weak. The thing is, this doesn’t always work. Which means you’re able to’t rely on a VPN alone to keep your comings and goings secret....

Let’s look at how to do it. so you can watch Plex on your Meta Quest, you’ll need to buy a specialized client app. That’s Meta’s version of early access. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Meta All you have to do is buy the app and download it. This will allow you to access your Plex library from within the app. Choose your login method. I prefer to use a code....

USB has greatly simplified things, and has only become faster and faster over time. Except for USB 3.0, color-coded ports are not actually part of the USB standard. White USB ports:These usually signify USB 1.x which has a maximum speed of 12Mbps. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |Darkwisper S/ Shutterstock Black USB ports:These usually signify USB 2.0, with a maximum speed speed of 480Mbps. You’re not that likely to run into these, but if you do these are the likely meanings....

Slowly, word of mouth spread about the quality of the iOS port ofMagic: the Gathering Arena. I am forever changed. The light of a telephone touch screen has started to melt my cold PC gamer heart. Apple I had to see what else I was missing out on. Sifting Through Seas of Shovelware My initial dive into the mobile software sea was stormier than expected. With an endless barrage of garbage flooding the App Store, finding worthwhile titles takes time....

Most people don’t appreciate notifications. In fact, many people prefer tostop websites from sending them notifications. I’m the opposite. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Visualping I first discoveredVisualPingwhile searching for a way to streamline my own process of tracking updates across dozens of websites. Since then, it’s been a significant part of keeping my knowledge up-to-date. What Is VisualPing.io? Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek The downside of this process is that it’s not intuitive and requires a lot of technical know-how....

The add-on is clever in concept and aesthetic, filling the gap between grips with an easy-to-access keyboard. Instead, your fingers are jammed up against the flat rear of the keypad. The headphone jack also serves another purpose by routing all sound through the keypad. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek Unfortunately, the keypads speaker is of a notably tinny low quality. It didnt need to be this way. The DualSenses speaker is located below its touchpad and therefore isnt obfuscated by this unit....

If you’ve never tried a video game mod, it’s time to change that. What Are Video Game Mods? A video game mod is a player-created modification that alters the video game. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Rockstar Mode developers are often referred to as “modders.” Mods can vary wildly in terms of scope. Before Bethesda added officialDLSSsupport toStarfield, modders did the heavy-lifting andadded DLSS supportin the form of a mod....

Spotify just raised the prices of its Premium, Duo, and Family plans in the United States. Now, the company is rolling out a new cheaper plan option: Spotify Basic. Audiobooks are still somewhat new to Spotify. They firstrolled outin 2023, and anaudiobook-only subscription for $9.99/monthwas introduced back in March. Its not listed on theplans pagealongside Individual, Student, Duo, or Family. It seems like the only way to get Basic is to downgrade from an existing individual Premium plan....

There’s the voice model, based on the voice of a real person who works for Spotify. It’s just being packaged as if a radio DJ is doing the work. I would only listen to music I liked, and didn’t have to deal with advertising. Still, this was pretty much like listening to an infinite mixtape (remember those?) and while that’s fine, it does lack the few charms that radio has.

Related Struggling with limited space but still want a cinematic experience? Short throw projectors are your saviors. A short throw projector has a throw ratio of less than 1.0. Similarly, UST projectors have a throw ratio of less than 0.4. Beyond the throw ratio, the short throw and UST projectors are the same as regular projectors. When it comes to resolution,4Kprojectors are becoming increasingly affordable. However, a 1080p model can still provide a satisfying viewing experience if you’re on a tight budget....

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

Tor surfing app 13.5 is now available for desktop and mobile devices. Today’s Tor surfing app 13.5 release adds new letterbox alignment options to the tweaks. And, interestingly, double-clicking the letterbox will now snap your window to the most appropriate bucket size. Bridge users also gain some nice improvements. Tor internet tool on Android also has a new, “native” connection screen. This lays the groundwork forConnection Assistsupport, which will help users circumvent censorship from their mobile unit....

Strict account security is 1Password’s greatest asset. Unfortunately, if you’re careless, you may find yourself permanently locked out of your 1Password account. Instead, it’ll request the Secret Key that was generated when you first joined the password management service. Justin Duino / How-To Geek The Secret Key is required when setting up the 1Password app on a new gadget. There’s just one problem. In an effort to make account recovery less of a crapshoot, 1Password is introducing recovery codes....