Understanding Microsoft Accounts and OneDrive To use OneDrive, you need a free Microsoft account. Microsoft accounts have many different names and are used for a variety of services. Odds are you already use one. Any of the following can be used to access OneDrive: Hotmail and Outlook email addresses. Xbox Network accounts for gaming on Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles. A Skype account. The account you use to purchase digital content from the Windows 10 Microsoft Store....

What Is Spotlight? Spotlight is essentially Google for your Apple Mac. You name it, you can look it up through the Spotlight search shortcut. Spotlight creates an index of all the items and files on your system, so you can look up documents, photos, music files, applications, and even system preferences. It goes a few steps further by allowing you to search for specific words in documents or on web pages contained within your web browser’s history....

How Do I Use Stickies on My Mac? Desktop sticky notes have been part of macOS for a long time but it’s easy to get them confused with the Notes app. Sticky notes are created by the Stickies app, not the Notes app. Sticky notes allow you to jot down notes but unlike Notes, Stickies stay on your desktop (the Finder app) as visual reminders. There is a setting to have the sticky notes float over all other windows and apps if you wish....

How to Download and Use the Kindle App for Mac The Kindle app is available for free from the Mac App Store, and it’s quick to set up. Follow these steps to get started with your digital library. Purchasing New Books All shows your entire library. The sync button, which looks like a circle with arrows, checks your account and updates the library with any books you’ve bought. Downloaded shows titles you’ve transferred to your computer....

Whether you’re looking for a textbook, a comic book, a romance, or a cookbook, the chances are very good that you’ll find it with one of the book websites listed below. Most of these sites let you get involved in discussions, reviews, and active conversation. Plus, buying books on the web can end up saving you some serious money, not to mention introduce you to a huge variety of books that you may not even know exist....

These are files with the PSD file extension that contain images, layers, effects, and other settings. The great thing about this file format is that the entire image is broken into layers so you can add, remove, and change any part of it you wish. There’s a section called PSD and one called Templates, but they are both categories full of PSD files that are still in their raw form with all the objects, effects, and layers 100-percent editable....

There’s a huge variety of freely available movies on these sites, from comedies and dramas to horror and action films. There are movies from big-name studios, but also many older and independent movies that you’ll love to watch over and over again. Crackle has hundreds of mainstream movies and original content. Content is regularly cycled, so there’s always something new to watch. Best for a Variety of Movies: Popcornflix With Popcornflix, you can watch free movies on your TV, computer, or mobile device without setting up an account....

Whether you need to kill some time or you’re in the mood to laugh, learn, or be inspired, this list of cool sites is all you need. Add them to your bookmarks and visit often for fresh content. It’s a blog that publishes regular updates on the coolest finds in travel, photography, illustration, animals, DIY, technology, design and all sorts of other great categories. You can also create an account to vote posts up or down....

Let’s check out 20 ways you can enhance your Roku experience. The Roku Channel features a selection of free movies and TV shows. Roku provides a periodically updated listing of the most popular channels that offer free content. To see this list, press the Home Button on your Roku remote, go to Streaming Channels, then select Top Free. From there you can add any of the channels to your own list....

Upgrading from Vista to a new Windows version requires a clean install. You have to purchase the new operating system or a computer that runs it already. Vista Is Similar to Windows 7 Windows 7 is, at its core, Vista. The underlying engine is the same. Windows 7 adds a lot of polish and refinement to the fundamental Vista underpinnings. That doesn’t mean the two products are twins. Windows 7 is faster and easier to use, but they have most of the same parts under the hood....

A growing number of automakers have announced plans to integrate fast data connections into their models. High-speed internet could lead to increased driver safety and entertainment options. However, the boost in features could also leave software vulnerabilities. “Modern vehicles already operate with more than 100 million lines of code, multiple communication mechanisms such as GPS, RDS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and more,” Brian Contos, the chief security officer of Phosphorus Cybersecurity, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Why Do Car Batteries Die? The list of issues that can cause a car battery to die is so long as to approach neverending, but virtually every battery killer out there can be shoehorned into the three basic categories of battery problems, electrical system problems, and simple user error. Some of these can be dealt with at home, and others will probably require a visit to your mechanic, but there’s no way to know for sure until you roll up your sleeves and dig in....

If you’re coming from iOS, you can transfer most of your data to an Android. If you’re not happy with your built-in keyboard, try another one. There are many third-party keyboards available on Google Play, including the top-rated Swype and Swiftkey, as well as GIF keyboards and other specialty apps. Whether you keep the stock keyboard or install a new one, customize the autocorrect settings to match your lingo to avoid awkward interactions and general frustration....

The social network, called dduplicata, supposedly gives you a second digital self that’s enhanced with artificial intelligence. The online clone is meant to take over the most routine tasks of everyday digital life, like sending emails. It’s part of a growing movement to create a metaverse or network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connections. “I believe the importance of digital clones is going to grow as people begin to understand how they fit into their own lives and work,” Luke Thompson, COO of visual effects company ActionVFX, told Lifewire in an email interview....

That said, the iPhone 4 was a major step forward over its predecessors in a number of areas. First, the iPhone 4 was visibly different from earlier versions thanks to its more-square shape (gone were the iPhone 3GS’ tapered sides), a microSIM slot on its side, and circular volume buttons on the left. When looking at the iPhone 4 it was also immediately clear that something had changed: the screen was much higher resolution....

Sonos allows you to create “zones” around your home for listening to music. A zone can be a single “player” in a room, or it can be an area of your home, or it can be any combination of players in your home. A “zone” is created when you choose one or more players to play the same music at the same time. If you have more than one Sonos player, you can group all of the players, or choose any combination of players to create a zone in the living room, bedroom, kitchen, den, or even outdoors....

What Is an ACF File? A file with the ACF file extension is most likely an Adobe Custom Filter file, a format that stores values that are to be used in Adobe Photoshop for manipulating the pixels that exist around a specific pixel. Some files with this extension are associated with the Steam video game distribution platform as an application cache file, used to store information about downloads and updates. If your ACF file isn’t in either of these formats, it may instead be an X-Plane Aircraft file or an Agent Character Data file....

What Is Voice Shopping and How Does It Work? The second part of voice ordering is placing the order. One great Echo feature is the device’s ability to remember your past purchases and even remind you when you need to reorder items. Alexa can also recommend items based on customer reviews and automatically apply any coupons or discounts to your order. You can also decide whether you want to set up an Alexa Voice Code to prevent accidental orders....

Alienware, however, has just announced a pair of forward-thinking gaming monitors with a feature to address this very issue—retractable headset hangers. Just push a button to slide out the hanger and marvel at finding the ideal place to rest your headphones when they are not in use. Of course, this isn’t the company’s first gaming monitor rodeo, so this pair of upcoming displays, the 27-inch AW2723DF and 25-inch AW2523HF, are packed with features to suit both competitive and casual players, beyond that nifty headset hanger....

Some of the things smartwatches and activity trackers can measure are pretty unusual—such as fertility and sun exposure—while others are endlessly useful. Fitness Trackers When it comes to the vast majority of wearable tech, there are two basic categories: fitness trackers (also known as activity trackers, and most commonly identified with the brand Fitbit) and smartwatches. Not all wearables fall under one of these two boxes, but here we’ll focus on these two categories....