As kids of all ages use the internet more often for everything from school to entertainment to social interaction, parental control devices have become increasingly important. As a parent of two teens, I found the pandemic created even more challenges in the screen time department, as kids have been attending school online and using the web to remain in touch with friends during times of quarantine. I recently tested the Circle Home Plus, a parental control device that connects directly to the home network....

CIDR is an alternative to IP subnetting. It organizes IP addresses into subnetworks independent of the value of the addresses themselves. CIDR is also known as supernetting because it effectively allows several subnets to be grouped together for network routing. CIDR Notation CIDR specifies an IP address range using a combination of an IP address and its associated network mask. CIDR notation uses the above format, where n is the number of (leftmost) 1 bits in the mask....

Component speakers are less common, but audiophiles typically rely on them when building performance car audio systems. These speakers are made up of a single driver, so they are designed to only produce high, mid-range, or low tones. What Are Component Speakers? The range of human hearing is about 20 to 20,000 Hz, and that spectrum is generally broken into a handful of categories when it comes to speaker technology....

The power supply converts the high voltage from the wall outlet into the lower voltages required to operate the computer circuitry. Irregular power signals can cause damage and system instability. It’s important to make sure you buy a power supply that meets the needs of your computer system. Peak vs. Maximum Wattage Output The peak output rating is the highest amount of power a unit can supply, but it only provides this amount for a short time....

What Do You Need to Start Developing Mobile Games? Outside of the developer subscription, you need programming skills, graphics, and patience. Lots of patience. While you don’t want to be a perfectionist that never publishes because they always find some small flaw, you also don’t want to put out a bug-riddled product. If you don’t have an artists’ touch when it comes to graphics, don’t worry. There are a number of resources available for free or cheap graphics....

“Somehow, some way, I don’t know where they came from, people started watching me. I then started making money, which I didn’t know was even possible,” Eason said in a phone interview with Lifewire. “It was a crazy experience in the beginning, definitely nothing I thought would become a job for me. I was really just doing it for fun.” Despite her young age, she is a veteran in the game....

Disney just announced that their massively popular Disney+ streaming service will receive a cheaper subscription tier later in the year, as reported by an official press release. However, this lower cost will be offset with advertisements. It’s all part of the company’s plans to balloon the service’s adoption rate to 260 million subscribers by 2024. As of February, Disney+ boasted nearly 130 million paying subscribers, according to its recent quarterly earnings report....

That doesn’t mean FaceTime calls won’t ever cost you, though, since, without Wi-Fi, FaceTime needs to use your data plan to connect to the internet. There are a number of factors to understand about FaceTime, so let’s take a look at what you need to know about this video-calling app and service. Understanding FaceTime Data Usage First and foremost, rest assured that FaceTime never uses any of your cellular plan’s voice minutes, no matter where or how you call....

What Is a DOP File? A file with the DOP file extension could be a plain text Correction Settings file that holds image adjustment values for photos edited with DxO PhotoLab (previously called DxO Optics Pro). The DOP file is named exactly the same as the image file but ends with the .DOP suffix, like myimage.cr2.dop. Within a DOP file are many lines of text that refer to specific settings that could be applied to the image....

According to cybersecurity organization Trend Micro, email threats have risen 101 percent throughout 2021 compared to 2020. The company has reported blocking over 33.6 million harmful emails during that period, which is slightly more than twice the number it had dealt with during the previous year. The data was collected across platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. In addition to the increase in general email threats, Trend Micro notes that certain kinds of email attacks have become more common....

How to Use the SUMPRODUCT Function The syntax used for the SUMPRODUCT function when using it to count multiple criteria is different than generally used by the function: Criteria range: The group of cells the function is to search.Criteria: Determines whether the cell is to be counted or not. Use the Excel SUMPRODUCT Function The following example counts the rows in the data sample, cells E1 to G6, that meet specified criteria for all three columns of data....

Apart from the color and style of each TV stand, you’ll want to pay attention to the material, weight distribution, and surface area of the TV stand. While it may seem excessive, some contemporary UHD panels can have stands as wide as 48-inches and can weigh up to 130 pounds. These are all important measurements to consider when you’re trying to protect an investment that can cost thousands of dollars....

EyeBeam SIP-Based Softphone VoIP App EyeBeam is a full-fledged SIP-based softphone VoIP app that allows you to have a sophisticated voice and video communication experience whether you are an individual or part of a business. It is more of a multimedia communicator than a simple VoIP app. Being a third-party SIP-based app, EyeBeam is not attached to any VoIP service, meaning that you need to have a service to tie to it....

The 10-inch Portal Go is the new portable option with a standalone battery and wrapped in fabric, while the 14-inch Portal Plus keeps many of the same capabilities, but has a focus on business. The Portal Go is the first of the lineup to come with a portable battery. It has two 5W full-range speakers with one 20W woofer, and can connect to plethora of entertainment apps including Spotify, Pandora, and Red Bull TV....

New features include Poll Games, where you can decide who is most likely to do something in your group chats, an easy way to share Facebook contacts with friends, and new Word Effects. Facebook said Word Effects is a new way to pair words with the emojis that will fill your entire screen. The social network said this feature can be used for memories, inside jokes, lyrics, and more. And since Facebook is celebrating Messenger’s birthday, it also introduced some birthday-centric features to Messenger....

This tool was really handy because it supported in-house updates, meaning that you didn’t need to leave the updater and download updates manually. The Download & Run button would instantly download the updated software and start installing it. More About FileHippo App Manager Can be used in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 It shows the currently installed version number of a matching program and explains how long ago that version was released, along with the most up-to-date version number The list of installed programs that it can update can be sorted in a way to show you the oldest programs that need updates—for example, it might show that your edition is v1....

Similarly, if you own the Microsoft Office suite, do you share documents with those who don’t? Most office software power-users will be frustrated using a tool like this every day, due to the limited tools, but your situation may merit using one of these free, web-based viewers anyway. While you cannot edit documents in these free online interfaces, you can view, copy, or print Office documents authored by others – without having to commit to Office yourself....

In addition to the design changes, the vivosmart 5 has a longer battery life that lasts an entire week and new smartwatch features its predecessor didn’t have. It still tracks many of the same fitness metrics, including calories burned and sleep habits, plus features built-in sports apps. The vivosmart 4 was criticized for having a very small display that was difficult to read at a distance and the inability to remove the tracker, so you couldn’t customize it....

Whether you use Gmail for personal or professional reasons, on the web or from a mobile device, all of the following tools may be of great benefit to you. Take a look to see which ones catch your eye. When you write a new email in Gmail with Boomerang installed, you can press the new “Send Later” button that appears next to the regular “Send” button, which allows you to quickly pick a time to send (tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, etc....

There are ways to limit the ads you have to deal with in your Android web browser, but managing ads for individual apps can be a lot trickier. While these often intrusive elements aren’t going to be disappearing entirely, Google Play is in the process of making them less annoying. Inspired by Better Ads Standards for mobile platforms, the new rules aim to crack down on full-screen ads that appear in games and other Android apps....