So how does one go about connecting their PC to a television? Easy. It’s all about choosing the right cable, which depends on the connection ports on each device. Connect Newer Devices With HDMI The reality is that every computer and television match-up will be different especially when either of the two devices is older. If you were to go out to an electronics store right now to get a new PC and a new TV, you’re likely to come home with a laptop and a television rocking HDMI ports....

Replacing a hard drive is a pretty easy task that anyone can complete with a little help. In other words, don’t worry—you can do this! How Do I Replace a Hard Drive? To replace a hard drive, you’ll need to back up any data you want to keep, uninstall the old hard drive, install the new hard drive, and then restore the backed up data. Here’s a bit more on the three required steps:...

World Emoji Day is Saturday, July 17 📅 (the date that appears on the calendar emoji), and we’ve come a long way in our emoji use over the years. These digital characters have become a part of our daily lives and have a critical role in how we communicate with friends, family, and strangers over the internet, and even in the professional space. “Emoji are invaluable intrinsic elements of our digital communications,” Keith Broni, the deputy emoji officer at Emojipedia, told Lifewire over a call....

This protocol is similar to others, like file transfer protocol, in that it’s used by a client program to request files from a remote server. In the case of HTTP, a web browser requests HTML files from a web server, which then display in the browser with text, images, hyperlinks, and related assets. History of HTTP Tim Berners-Lee created the initial HTTP standard in the early 1990s as part of his work in defining the original World Wide Web....

The Liberty Air 2 Pro costs $129 and boasts multi-mode active noise canceling. It comes in a choice of four colors, and Anker claims it will last up to seven hours on a charge. Meanwhile, competitors like the AirPods Pro retail for $249, while Google’s Pixel Buds cost $179. “We wanted to tackle a new challenge—noise,” Anker Innovation CEO Steven Yang told a news conference at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show to announce the new earbuds....

Lockdowns, social distancing, and remote learning are taking their toll on families. Kids are spending more time online, and parents need the break that technology offers. But many parents are struggling to make sure that online activities aren’t a waste of time or harmful to developing brains. “To make sure that our kids aren’t just letting themselves loose online, we’ve enrolled them in some of the things they’re interested in,” Daniel Carter, the founder of electric scooter and skateboard site Zippy Electrics, said in an email interview with Lifewire....

Traditional entertainment sectors have taken a massive hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but none quite like live theater. From massive production teams and in-house audiences to ushers and concession hosts, theaters have been forced to shutter due to understandable infection concerns. With mass vaccinations still months away. Broadway is not expected to open its doors until at least mid-2021. Nearly a year of shows have been suspended so far, and thousands of jobs furloughed....

The new iCloud Passwords extension launched as part of Apple’s iCloud for Windows (Apple has since pulled it from the Chrome store, but we assume it will return soon), but why make one of your best features available for competitors’ platforms? The answer is they’re not really competitors, or not entirely, and this is a smart move from Apple. “By putting this vital feature in Chrome, Apple is making itself cross-platform friendly,” MalwareFox writer Peter Baltazar told Lifewire via email....

Activate Web Inspector on Your iPhone or Other iOS Device The Web Inspector is disabled by default since most iPhone users have no use for it. However, if you’re a developer or you’re curious, you can activate it in a few short steps. Here’s how: Connect Your iOS Device to Safari on a Mac To use the Web Inspector, connect your iPhone or another iOS device to a Mac that has the Safari web browser and enable the Develop menu....

What if My Windows 10 Is Not Activated? If your installation of Windows is not activated, you won’t be able to use Windows Defender Security Center, which keeps your computer safe from viruses and other malware. If you installed a fresh copy of Windows on your PC, you’d likely need to activate it with a product key or a digital license. If you recently reinstalled Windows, you can use the same product key to reactivate it or use the same digital license if it’s linked to your Microsoft account....

How to Add a Friend on Facebook To find and add friends directly on Facebook: Once they confirm that they actually are friends with you, they show up on your list of Facebook friends. You receive a notification after they accept your friend request. Find Old Friends to Add on Facebook To get you started, Facebook suggests friends based on the information in your profile. For example, if you indicate that you attended a particular high school or college, Facebook might suggest other people on Facebook who went to that same school....

How to Install the Teams Add-in in Microsoft Outlook Adding Teams features to Outlook uses an Add-in. However, since Teams and Outlook are both Microsoft products, all you need to do is install both programs to use them together. Just make sure you close and restart whichever application was installed first before opening the second one to ensure that the Add-in gets picked up during launch. How to Use the Teams Add-in for Microsoft Outlook The Teams Add-in provides many useful functions for Outlook, as described in the following sections....

How Do I Change the Resolution on My Chromecast? Google Chromecast is a unique casting device: When you stream content to your TV with a Chromecast, the Chromecast device itself connects directly to the internet to obtain that stream. Even if you start the video on your phone or tablet and send it (i.e. cast it) to the Chromecast, the Chromecast won’t be dependent on your smart device to send the stream to the Chromecast....

Snapchat filters can turn ordinary photo and video snaps into creative works of art. A filter can enhance the colors, add graphics or animations, change the background and tell recipients information about when and where you’re snapping from. Applying filters to snaps is incredibly easy and rather addicting once you start doing it. Follow the steps below to learn just how easy it is to apply Snapchat filters, plus the types of different filters you’ll be able to use....

How to Avoid Tolls With Google Maps If you navigate with a GPS app, such as Google Maps, you get a heads up when tolls are on the planned route, and you can quickly plot out an alternative that avoids toll roads. The trip might take longer, but it could save you from sitting in traffic, in addition to the cost of the toll Here’s how Google Maps makes it simple to avoid tolls....

How to Change Your Background in Google Meet If you want to hide your background while on a video call and don’t want to use a virtual background, you can blur it in Google Meet. Blur Your Background While in a Call If you join a Google Meet and then decide you want to blur your background, it’s not too late. Before Joining a Call on Google Meet You can also blur your background before you join a meeting....

The Your Phone App for Windows 10 on iOS and Android The Your Phone app for Windows 10 (formerly known as Phone Companion) allows you to sync your Microsoft account with your smartphone. It installs the following apps on your iPhone or Android phone: Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft PhotosOneDriveOutlookSkype To sync the Windows Your Phone app with your mobile device, you must first download the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store....

How to Burn an ISO Image File to a DVD You need to burn an ISO file to a disc (or a USB drive) to use it properly on that device. The process is different from copying a file to a disc. However, Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 include a built-in ISO burner tool that makes this easy. This process works for DVDs, CDs or BDs....

But it’s not for everyone. If you find yourself wanting to cancel and switch back to a free Nintendo account, you can follow these instructions to opt-out of your Nintendo Switch Online membership. How to Cancel a Nintendo Switch Online Subscription To cancel your Nintendo Switch Online membership you must revoke the renewal payment option. This way you can continue to enjoy the Online membership for however many days remain on the payment period....

Which Layout Are You Using? The sorting options available to you and how you use them depends on which view you’re using in Mail. It offers two appearance options: default and classic. The classic layout shows all of your emails on single lines at the top of the screen with the contents of the message you’ve selected beneath them. The default layout includes preview text and puts the full emails in a pane to the right....