Gray is the co-founder and CEO of WeatherCheck, developer of an online platform used to monitor housing properties for damages caused by hail and other major weather events. He launched the company 3 1/2 years ago, after working in an operations role at a roofing company specializing in insurance-related losses. “I saw there was a real challenge for policyholders who didn’t understand what was going on when weather events impacted them,” Gray told Lifewire in a phone interview....

How Do I Connect My Wireless Printer to a New Router? When you change your router, your Wi-Fi network changes, too. It might be faster, operate on new frequencies (like 5GHz), and it will undoubtedly have a new SSID. That means if you want to keep your printer connected to a wireless network, you’re going to need to reconnect it. It’s a good idea once you have connected your printer to do a simple test print from a device also on that network—though you may need to add the printer to your PC or another device to do so....

Which YouTube Channels Have Memberships? The YouTube Memberships feature isn’t available on all channels. To gain access to this feature, a channel must be in the YouTube Partner Program, have more than 30,000 subscribers, and have zero policy strikes. YouTube Memberships are limited to specific regions and must be manually turned on by the channel owner once they become eligible. It’s an optional feature. How Can I Tell if a YouTube Channel Uses Memberships?...

Announced during E3 2019 under the name of Gods and Monsters, Immortals Fenyx Rising was delayed from February 2020 until December 2020, leaving it stuck in that somewhat dead slot that follows the big release schedule of October and November (including the somewhat similar but grittier Assassin’s Creed Valhalla). December is the time when everyone has spent their money and already considered what their games of the year will be, and there it is—Immortals Fenyx Rising—ready to be loved, yet ultimately tossed aside once you’re all done with it....

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill requiring internet service providers (ISPs) to offer more affordable internet options to low-income families throughout the state. The new bill will allow struggling families to get the digital access they need for as little as $15 a month. If successful, experts believe this push for better low-cost internet could lead to other states following suit. “I think policymakers will watch closely [to see if] this is providing benefits to people....

Zach Sutton, photographer and writer of the Lens Rentals blog, knows a thing or two about breaking and fixing cameras. People often don’t realize just how the choices they make can damage their cameras. So, we decided to ask some professional photographers how they break their gear and how they look after it. The result may surprise you. “In my 10+ years of experience photographing professionally and reviewing lenses for Shotkit, I find that while metal is certainly more resilient to small bumps and knocks than plastic, it doesn’t absorb a big hit (like a drop) as well as a plastic lens—instead, it transfers the force of the impact to the glass elements inside the lens, which, typically, cannot be repaired easily,” Mark Condon, photographer, and CEO and founder of Shotkit, told Lifewire via email....

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Quantum 2, its second phone to feature built-in quantum cryptography technology. It includes a chip that claims to be the world’s smallest quantum random number generator, and works by capturing random noise with an LED and a CMOS image sensor. The Quantum 2 is part of the growing use of quantum technology to speed up computing and potentially make unbreakable codes. “Quantum cryptography will be the encryption standard necessary for securing our data, communications and our devices in the future,” Attila Tomaschek, a researcher at ProPrivacy, said in an email interview....

Samsung’s Jet Bot AI+ $1,299 robotic vacuum is now available for purchase. It’s the world’s first robot vacuum powered by an Intel AI solution and equipped with an active stereo-type 3D sensor. The Jet Bot also has object recognition, so it hopefully won’t confuse your socks with a dust bunny. “From lidar technology to artificial intelligence and sonic mopping, the advances in robotic cleaning are continuing to evolve to automate the entire cleaning experience,” Richard Chang, the CEO of Roborock, a company that develops robot vacuums, told Lifewire in an email interview....

How to Access Samsung Cloud on a Samsung Galaxy Samsung Cloud is a free backup service available for most Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets. While it’s capable of storing large amounts of data, Samsung Cloud isn’t intended to be an online space for uploading, sharing, and downloading files. Instead, Samsung Cloud makes it possible to quickly retrieve device settings and data if you lose your device or need to do a factory reset because the device has stopped working, To get started using Samsung Cloud on your Samsung Galaxy device:...

How Do I Open the Privacy Dashboard in Android 12? Like most Android updates, Android 12 changes how some of the settings menus are categorized. Once you know your way around, though, you’ll be able to get to the Privacy Dashboard without any trouble at all. For now, you can follow the easy steps below to get started. What Kind of Information Can I Find in the Privacy Dashboard? Once inside the Privacy Dashboard, you’ll be able to see several tidbits of information in 12 categories....

How to Activate Alexa Follow-up Mode When you activate Follow-up Mode, you allow Alexa to “hear” one command, follow it, then wait five seconds to “listen” for another command. While it’s listening, the blue light indicator on your device remains lit. Follow these instructions to activate Follow-up Mode: That’s it! Now you can issue multiple commands to Alexa, only using the wake word once. What Follow-Up Mode Does For You For example, say it’s bedtime, and you want Alexa to help you with several evening tasks: learning about tomorrow’s weather, setting an alarm, and playing soothing music....

How Do I Add a Photo Widget on iPhone? You can customize your iPhone’s home screen in a variety of ways, and adding a photo widget is one of the options. When you add the photo widget to your home screen, a selection of your photos will appear in a set position. You can move the location of the widget if you don’t like where the system put the widget. Here’s how to add the photo widget on iPhone:...

Upload a PDF File to Your Website To upload a PDF file to your website, use the file upload program that your web service provides. If they don’t offer a file upload program, you’ll need to find an FTP program to upload your PDF to your website. How to Add a Link to Your PDF File After uploading a PDF, here’s how to add a link to the PDF on your website:...

Enable Portrait Mode to Blur Your Background in FaceTime Portrait mode lets those you’re calling see you clearly, So whether it’s a business call or a personal one, you can be almost anywhere or have nearly anything behind you without distracting from your video conversation. With Portrait mode enabled, you can still use Memojis, filters, stickers, and text during your FaceTime call. So you can enjoy the same fun features for your call while blurring your background simultaneously....

Import Your Photo into PowerPoint To begin this PowerPoint trick, select the image you would like to use, place it on a slide, and then duplicate the slide for the effect. Convert the First Photo to Black and White The next step is to convert the color photo into a black-and-white format to use in the presentation. The resulting presentation shows a photo changing from black and white to color....

How to Change Your Router, Switch, or Other Network Hardware Device Password You can change the password from the Administration, Security, or other similarly named page within the administrative console for the device. See how to log in to your router if this is your first time. The exact steps involved in doing this can differ from device to device, and especially from manufacturer to manufacturer. See how to change the default password on a network router for a tutorial specific to a Netgear router....

Record Your Video and Add a Voice Effect In order to use Voice Effects, your video must include your own voice. For instance, you cannot use Voice Effects in videos you create with the built-in templates that contain music. Available Voice Effects for TikTok TikTok offers several Voice Effects for a variety of voice-changing options. Since you can hear each one before you decide to use it, you can experiment with something fun....

Cleaning Your Mac’s Display What you need: Two microfiber clothsDistilled waterDistilled white vinegar Two microfiber cloths are convenient because you can use one for the dry cleaning of the display and dampen the second one with distilled water for stubborn spots. You can manage with a single microfiber cloth but be careful to dampen only a small area of it. Turn off the computer and monitor and disconnect from the power source before you begin the cleaning process....

What’s in Your Firefox History? Firefox remembers a lot of information to make your browsing experience pleasant and productive. This information is called your history, and it consists of several items: Cookies store information about the websites you visit. Browsing history is a list of sites you visited. Download history is a list of the files you downloaded. Form history contains information you entered into online forms. Search history includes all the terms you entered into the Firefox search bar....

How to Close Tabs in Chrome To clear all open browser tabs in the desktop version of Google Chrome: How to Close Tabs in Firefox To clear all open browser tabs in the desktop version of Firefox: How to Close Tabs in Opera To clear all open browser tabs in the desktop version of Opera: How to Close Tabs in Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge gives you the option to close all tabs whenever you close the browser window:...