How to Enable Auto Translate on iPad If you’re conversing with someone who speaks another dialect, you can use Auto Translate to display the ongoing conversation in both languages. Set Up Auto Translate on iPad Before you start using Auto Translate, you can adjust a few of its settings. These let you select both languages, choose the best app view for your situation, and hear the translations out loud. Select the Languages When you’re ready to begin your conversation, you can choose both languages using the drop-down boxes at the top of the Conversation side of the screen....

How Do You Turn On Portrait Mode on iOS 15? The new Portrait mode in the iOS 15 update is similar to the portrait effect with the Camera app, which mimics a shallow depth of field. It helps you worry less about what’s behind your shoulder during a call while the other participant focuses on your face. To turn on Portrait mode in an iPhone or an iPad, make sure it’s running iOS 15....

How to Enable Siri on iPhone 12 Before you take advantage of the new features that were released in Siri in iOS 14, you first need to ensure that Siri is enabled on your iPhone 12. How to Use Siri on iPhone 12 Once Siri is enabled on your iPhone 12, all you need to do is either say “Hey Siri” or long-press the button on the right side of the phone to access it....

How to Use Siri to Play Music Say, “Hey, Siri,” then say the following phrases to play music from your collection: Play [Artist]: Starts songs from a selected artist.Play the [Playlist] playlist: Plays songs from the playlist you mention.Play [Song]: Plays a specific song in your library.Start the [radio station name] radio station: Plays music from that radio station.Shuffle my music: Plays all your music on shuffle mode.Pause this song: Useful for temporarily freezing playback....

How to Install Skype on Android Skype is a VOIP app that you can use to make local and international phone calls easily. Depending on the version of Android you are using, your screens may look slightly different, but you’ll start in the Google Play Store. How to Set Up Skype Before you can start making Skype video calls on Android you have to set it up. You will need a login account before configuring the app....

In a nutshell, what the Windows System Restore tool lets you do is revert to a previous software, registry, and driver configuration called a restore point. It’s like “undoing” the last major change to Windows, taking your computer back to the way it was when the restore point was created. Since a majority of Windows problems involve issues with at least one of those aspects of your operating system, System Restore is a great tool to use early in the troubleshooting process....

You may find this option especially useful if your email address is anything other than your name. Creating a standard block of text that Yahoo automatically adds to all of your outgoing messages saves you from having to type it each time. Your signature can include your contact info, website, or any other information you’d like your senders to have. You can also create multiple sign-offs and use them for different types of emails....

It wasn’t that long ago that 1Password 8 arrived for macOS, bringing a refined look and more familiar interface—but there was no love for mobile devices. Apparently, 1Password 8 for Android and iOS wouldn’t work as a direct update and needed to be an entirely new app instead. 1Password 8 on mobile offers more customization options, so you can decide what you want to see most often and where you want it to appear on your Home screen....

255.255.255.0 and Subnetting Subnets act as virtual fences, splitting a block of IP addresses into smaller units. This practice relieves network congestion and allows for granular access across subnets. A subnet mask identifies individual subnets. Traditional subnets worked with classful networks that partitioned the IP addresses into one of five classes (Class A/B/C/D/E) according to the value of the IP address number. The subnet mask 255.255.255.0 converts to a 32-bit binary value:...

Here are some Facebook page features and related tips that every power user should know about. Use a Video or a Slideshow as a Cover Photo Your page’s cover photo is an excellent way to make a strong first impression because it’s the first thing people see when they visit your Facebook page. But it doesn’t have to be a photo. When you hover the cursor over your cover photo and select Change Cover, options appear in a drop-down list that allows you to choose videos or slideshows....

Most movie sites let you browse through the films by subcategories, most popular, and most recently added. This makes it very easy to find something to enjoy immediately. The following are just a few of the movies we’ve been able to watch: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Desert Saints, Eye See You, Never Back Down: No Surrender, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Choose Free as the source and Action from the genre section to find movies such as Superman, Apocalypto, Need for Speed, 300, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Man on Fire, and The 5th Wave....

What Causes Laptop Speakers to Stop Working When laptop speakers are not working, it can be due to a problem with the sound settings or configuration, device drivers, or even physical defects in the speakers or wiring. To get to the bottom of things and fix your speakers, you’ll need to check out each potential issue, perform any available fixes, and then check to see if the speakers work. Here are the most common issues which may be behind your laptop speakers not working:...

IPS-LCDs are commonly used on midrange and high-end smartphones and portable devices. All Retina Display Apple iPhones feature IPS-LCDs, as does the Motorola Droid and some TVs and tablets. Information on IPS Displays IPS-LCDs feature two transistors for each pixel, whereas TFT-LCDs use just one. This requires a more powerful backlight, which delivers more accurate colors and lets the screen be viewed from a wider angle. IPS-LCDs don’t show when the screen has been touched, which you might notice in some older monitors....

How Are Read and Write Speeds Measured? Read and write speeds are typically recorded with the letters ps (per second) at the end of the measurement. For example, a device that has a write speed of 32 MBps means that it can record 32 megabytes of data every second. It’s also common for speeds to be expressed in MB/s. How to Test Read and Write Speeds CrystalDiskMark—a freeware program for Windows—tests the read/write speeds of internal and external drives....

In the latest issue of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed that the next Mac mini is set to replace the current Intel models. The new hardware will make use of what’s being referred to as Apple’s “M1X” chip (an unofficial name), which is a step up from today’s M1 chip. He also states that the new Mac mini is expected to release “in the next several months,” possibly hitting as early as this fall....

Comparing the advantages and drawbacks of each are helpful in determining the best choice to fit your needs. Overall Findings Both the Acer C720 and the Samsung Series 3 XE303 Chromebook have similar 11-inch screen size and pricing of under $300. They are also quite similar in features. The Acer has some advantages in power and performance while the Samsung device takes a slight lead when it comes to appearance, portability and ease of use....

As part of its Next@Acer 2022 event, Acer revealed a small army of laptops designed for a wide variety of user preferences. And this is in addition to the four models revealed at CES in January. For starters, its Swift series is getting a new Swift 3 OLED laptop, which features a 14-inch display with a thin aluminum frame, a backlit keyboard, and up to 10 hours of in-use battery life....

The Acer Swift X is a 14-inch laptop that’s seven-tenths of an inch thick and weighs about three pounds, yet packs Nvidia’s RTX 3050 Ti graphics card to deliver solid performance in modern AAA games. It will retail for $899 with 512GB of storage, a full $100 less than the entry-level MacBook Air. “It’s sleek, it looks good, the price is really good for what you get,” Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager for Acer America, said in a phone interview....

Mendoza is the founder and general partner of Mendoza Ventures, which focuses on funding women- and BIPOC-led artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and fintech companies. Founded in 2016, Boston-based Mendoza Venture is a Latinx- and women-led venture capital firm. About 75 percent of the firm’s portfolio companies consist of startups led by immigrants, BIPOCs, and women. As an active investment group, Mendoza Ventures limits its portfolio to 12-15 companies at a time to dedicate significant time and effort to their success....

MIDI controllers are almost essential for musicians who work with computers instead of big hardware instruments—otherwise, you’re just clicking with a mouse, which is hardly conducive to getting into a groove, let alone rocking out. The beauty of small keyboards like this new Akai MPK Mini Play Mk3 is that you don’t have to be anchored to a desk—something the promo campaign makes very obvious. “The real potential of the Mini Play MK3 lies in its ability to be used as a MIDI keyboard controller, especially because of its easy-to-use plug-n-play design....