I suppose by now everyone has seen different businesses and coffee joints offering “FREE WI-FI Hotspot!“ I guess that’s why I was surprised when a friend recently asked me “What is Wi-Fi? ” Well, the “Wi” Means Wireless and the “Fi” means… Um… Good question! What does the name mean? So, WI-FI (or WiFi) as it turns out isn’t an abbreviation or short term lingo for anything. When the technology was originally invented by “The Wi-Fi Alliance” (more geeks), they decided “Wi-Fi” sounded better than IEEE 801....

Cast your vote in the poll below and leave us a comment on why you prefer the browser you choose. Have fun! Although, I use Chrome when I need a second browser open. Trying to get it to where my custom setup of Firefox is…that I’ve been working on over the years. Maybe there is a Master Password for it now? Or does anyone know of a plugin for it?...

What Thunderbolt does Thunderbolt (previously known as Light Peak) is a new port available that allows computers to connect to external devices. As far as speed is concerned, Thunderbolt can transfer 10 Gigabits per second in both in and out simultaneously, giving it a 20 Gigabit total bandwidth. The port connects to an internal expansion bus on the computer, and it uses a Mini DisplayPort connector. Thunderbolt is powered by the same technology that PCI Express is based upon, and because of this it can easily be added to just about any current Intel chipset....

How to Manage and Customize Notifications in iOS 11 As with previous versions of iOS, you access notifications by swiping down from the top. But here’s the weird thing: when you do that, it shows your lock screen. Yes, the same lock screen when your device is closed with your lock screen wallpaper. This shows both the date and time and incoming and recent notifications. You can also swipe to the right or left to access your camera and widgets just the same, too....

Instagram First introduced in 2010, Instagram offers photo- and video-sharing across multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and many more. With built-in filtering, Instagram posts are organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts, the heart of the service, are shareable with only followers or the larger Instagram community. As of October 2020, Instagram has 1 billion monthly active users, making it perhaps the most popular social network worldwide. Of those, 140 million are based in the United States....

How Long Will a Battery Last? A laptop battery should last three to four years during regular use. Long before the battery officially calls it quits, you’ll notice there’s increasingly less time between a full and empty charge. When the battery does die, it’s not the end of the world. As long as you keep the laptop plugged in, you can continue to use it until the battery gets replaced....

It is noteworthy that WinDirStat is available in 12 different languages. The default is English, but you can change it during installation and any time after. You can download WinDirStat directly from SourceForge. When you first load up the program it will ask you which drives you would like to map. You can choose to map ALL local drives, specific drives, or even a single folder on any one of the drives connected to your computer....

When Windows 10 Creators Update is released to the public (expected in April), you’re going to find most of those tools in the modern Windows Settings app. Here’s a look at where to find the Troubleshoot section and how to run them. Windows 10 Creators Update Troubleshooting Tools To open the troubleshooting tools, head to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot. Here’s a look at the troubleshooters that are included as of build 15025:...

Microsoft Returns Windows 10 Mobile Build 10586.29 Microsoft said the following in a statement to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley who writes for All About Microsoft: Lumia 950 and 950 XL owners were having issues that included seeing low storage notifications, the update getting stuck at 0%, or the update was not being offered at all. It appears that the problems are fixed the problems and began rolling the update out again....

This latest update also resolves some security vulnerabilities in the OS including Microsoft Edge and IE, and includes improvements to Windows 10 functionality. Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3116900 As always you’ll get this latest update automatically, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Here’s a look at the summary of this latest update according to the Microsoft Support Knowledgebase: The security update for Windows 10 that is dated December 8, 2015, includes improvements in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:...

With the Groove Music Pass ($9.99/month) you get unlimited (and ad-free) streaming, and while it provides a catalog of over 40 million songs, you might have music that you just can’t find on the streaming service. Here’s how to add your music by changing where Groove looks for your tunes. Add Your Music Collection to Groove Music on PC Launch Groove Music and select Settings (gear icon) at the lower left corner....

Configure Dual Monitors with Windows 10 The first thing you need to do is connect the monitor to your HDMI, DVI, or VGA port on the PC. Press Windows Key + P on your keyboard. This will bring up a menu with a list of options. In my case, I need some additional screen real estate so I will go with the Extend option. Extend will place a copy of the Windows desktop on the second monitor with its options separate from the main monitor....

But Microsoft is bringing a big update, code named: Threshold 2 to the Windows 10. Previously it was slated for an October release, but lately it’s looking more and more like it will happen in November. Windows Insiders are slowly getting updated preview builds of Threshold 2. For example, in August Microsoft rolled out Preview Build 10532 which is the latest build at the time of this writing. But I digress, here’s a look at some cool things you can do with Cortana and the Microsoft Edge browser now....

Today, we take a look at several commands you should know. Let’s jump in. Command Line Operations in Windows 10 Every User Should Know The command line is similar to Alice in Wonderland—it can at times feel like a land full of wonder, mystery, and (possibly) danger. Our psyche has been so greatly changed by the GUI’s power; for many of us, the command line can feel primitive. But it shouldn’t, and that’s why we are going to learn some fun ways you can use it to perform some of the same tasks you normally do using point and click....

As we covered in our article about the specs of the new iPad, the device has a version featuring 4G LTE connectivity. It turns your device into a Wi-Fi hotspot. So, if you’re planning to get your new iPad on AT&T, a press release by the company lists new cities to get 4G LTE coverage soon. The press release is about Cleveland, which is the most important city to get the coverage, but there are 11 other cities listed, too....

#1 Updates are done on the device itself. In the past, the only reason I installed iTunes was to install updates on my iOS devices. Since updating to iOS 5, I can bypass iTunes and do all of the updates on the device itself. It’s hard to say what took so long for Apple. Perhaps they took note of Android which has a built-in update feature right out of the box....

25 Years of Microsoft Office The history of the suite is of particular interest. Microsoft’s entry into the applications market started with a precursor to Microsoft Excel called Multiplan, a spreadsheet application developed for computers running the CP/M disk operating system that was later ported to MS-DOS, Xenix, and the Macintosh. The success of Multiplan ended with the rise and dominance of Lotus 1-2-3, once a favorite spreadsheet app that has since faded into the history books – no pun....

We reported on this development over the weekend, but not all accounts had this feature yet. Also, we weren’t sure if this was a beta experiment or something that was to be eventually rolled out to everyone. Well, as of today, the latter is the official word from Microsoft. Send Attachments to OneDrive We showed you how it works in our previous article: Save Outlook.com Attachments to OneDrive with a Click, so read that to learn exactly how it works to send your attachments to OneDrive....

What’s Changed: Cursor Color Before macOS Monterey, cursor accessibility features were limited to locating the mouse pointer by shaking it and changing the cursor size. In the latest Mac update, there’s now the ability to change the cursor color. Change the Cursor Pointer Outline To change the cursor outline in macOS Monterey: Next: Change the Cursor Pointer Fill Color For further adjustment, you can change the pointer fill color in macOS Monterey:...

Make Your Photos Look Artistic Using Prisma Prisma is a free 17 MB download available from the iTunes Store and works on iOS 8 or later. The app is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. My initial assumptions of Prisma immediately put it in a category of another filter factory for Instagram, but I judged this app wrong; It’s more than I imagined. Prisma is probably the app, many of us who studied visual arts at some point in our lives, have been looking for....