Email Santa: This interactive site lets you or your child choose a stamp and send Santa a digital letter. When you’re done, you’ll receive an immediate email reply. You also can view Santa’s message right away on the website. Northpole.com: You and your kids will find all kinds of fun things to do here, in addition to sending an email to Santa: Play games, read stories, or try out Christmas karaoke....

Take a look at some of these global traffic monitoring and stat-tracking websites to catch a glimpse of the internet in real time. The website tracks the amount of Twitter shares a GIF gets in the shortest amount of time and posts them on the site’s Popular tab. You can also browse through the most shared GIFs or check out the Firehose tab to see GIFs being tweeted in real time....

You can do all this and more with the resources below that help you find someone online. How to Look Up People and Get the Most Out of This Guide We suggest you do the following: Have a word processor tool or note-taking program handy to keep track of what you find on the person. You’ll likely need multiple sources to gather enough valuable information on him or her, so keeping it all logged in one place is smart....

That’s the conclusion of a whitepaper by the Fast ID Online Alliance (FIDO), which blames usability issues for preventing passwordless authentication mechanisms from becoming mainstream. However, the alliance has come up with a solution to solve the problem once and for all and make the FIDO authentication standard as ubiquitous as passwords. “FIDO has exceeded all initial expectations,” Bill Leddy, VP of Product at LoginID, told Lifewire over email after perusing the whitepaper....

Chromebooks, Surface laptops, Windows laptops—it’s hard to find a laptop these days that doesn’t have a touchscreen, unless it’s a Mac. Apple’s line on this has been that if you want a touchscreen computer, you should buy an iPad, and that the Mac just isn’t suited for touch. But Apple also said nobody wanted to watch movies on an iPod, and that stylus input was suboptimal. Then we got the iPod Video and the Apple Pencil....

What Is an AFI File? A file with the AFI file extension is a backup file created by AOMEI Backupper. It holds folders and files that have been backed up through the software. If the program made a backup of a hard drive, it will use the ADI file extension instead. Other AFI files are Truevision Bitmap Graphic files. You’ll know this is the case if the file is small and you suspect it’s an image of some kind....

MJ Cunningham and Lillian Jackson are the cofounders of Afrofreelancer, a service that includes a marketplace for Black freelancers to connect with projects. Launched in September 2020, AfroFreelancer lets freelancers create a profile to showcase their expertise and connect with career opportunities. Businesses can also post projects or support their need for freelancers by choosing from available talent. AfroFreelancer supports freelancers across nine main categories, including programming, writing, digital marketing, and financial services....

History of X.25 X.25 was developed in the 1970s to carry voice over analog telephone lines — dial-up networks — and is one of the oldest packet-switched services. Typical applications of X.25 included automatic teller machine networks and credit card verification networks. X.25 also supported a variety of mainframe terminal and server applications. The 1980s were the heydays of X.25 technology when it was used by public data networks Compuserve, Tymnet, Telenet, and others....

Anker is no stranger to wireless charging devices, but what sets the MagGo line apart is its focus on Apple devices. Five different accessories are available in total, with a sixth (the 633 Magnetic Wireless Charger) listed as “coming soon.” It’s also worth mentioning that the 610 Magnetic Phone Grip is not a charger—it’s a phone grip with a ring that slips over your finger for a more secure hold....

The Anker Soundcore Liberty Air are true wireless earbuds with a keen eye on keeping the price point down. That isn’t exactly where the story ends, as these earbuds are very capable for a lot of users, but at right about half the price of the similarly designed Apple AirPods, it’s an important fact to open this review on. They also bring a nice fit to the table, as well as perfectly capable sound quality and surprisingly good battery life....

Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro is the weirdest computer in its lineup. It has the word “Pro” in its name, but that’s the only pro thing about it. It uses Apple’s latest M2 chip, which is just incredible, but it puts it inside a case design so old that it still has huge black screen borders and a Touch Bar. This might be Apple’s best-worst computer in quite a while. “An old design, fewer ports, an even older set of speakers, a pathetic camera, a ridiculously slow charging system because there’s no MagSafe charging, and a Touch Bar that shouldn’t find its way in any MacBook,” Linda G Thompson, Mac user and CEO of software developer Notta....

Tim Cook and President Joe Biden toured the site of TSMC’s new Arizona plant, which will make chips for Apple, but not its M-series and A-series Mac and iPhone chips. The facility was completed earlier this year, and manufacturing is set to begin in 2024. But even though this facility isn’t even online yet, and even though it cost $12 billion, it won’t be advanced enough to make Apple’s processors, which makes one wonder: why bother at all?...

Reasons an Apple TV Won’t Turn On Most of the reasons an Apple TV won’t turn on are related to power, cables, and connections. These are relatively easy to test for. It is possible the Apple TV has a software problem. That’s fixable, but it isn’t easy to fix. Leave that one for last. How to Fix an Apple TV That Won’t Turn On To begin troubleshooting your Apple TV, locate the indicator light....

When Will the Apple VR Headset Be Released? According to Front Page Tech, Apple reporter and leaker Mark Gurman has confirmed that the company is working on multiple headsets, and he even has a name for the first one: If N301 is the code name for the VR headset, one of the other two must correspond to the more affordable augmented reality headset that’s in the pipeline, dubbed Apple Glasses. Some reports claim that Apple Glasses is where the company wants to eventually invest most of its efforts, and that the VR headset will be a first-edition attempt in gauging development and interest....

The touchscreen itself is still a rectangle with rounded corners, there are a variety of case color options (Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Blue, and (Product)RED), and you can swap out and purchase a number of different bands for customization like the Sport Band, Modern Buckle, and stainless steel Milanese Loop. If you pay more you can get the Series 6 itself in stainless steel or titanium, though the ceramic model has been discontinued....

When Was the Apple Watch Series 7 Released? There’s been a distinct schedule for Apple Watch releases since Series 1. Using past release dates as our gauge, it was easy to predict that this one would drop in September 2021. Apple announced the watch on September 14, 2021, at the same event that introduced the iPhone 13 and 2021 iPad mini. Pre-orders followed on October 8, and the watch was officially available on October 15, 2021....

Game-changing technologies like the Nest learning thermostat have added some much needed transparency to the space. Enthusiasts can now design and develop their own hardware for controlling the temperature in their home. The go-to hardware for such a project is the Arduino controller. What Is Arduino? Arduino is an open-source hardware and software system that consists of an easily programmable circuit board, known as a microcontroller. The system also includes software to be run on a computer....

According to the official product page, the Vivobook 13 is a 2-in-1 device that focuses on entertainment and artistry. The laptop has a bright OLED Dolby Vision display that ASUS claims can display over a billion colors, and comes with a pen that includes four interchangeable tips. The OLED screen, itself, has a lightweight form factor and is less than an inch thick. It supports Dolby Vision HDR technology, which includes a 0....

World News Sites No matter where you live, these are some of the best world news sites: BBC News: One of the most respected news organizations on the web; great for world news, but also has location-specific categories to narrow down the stories. The New York Times: The New York Times continues to be one of the best sources for world news on the web. Reddit: One of the top sources on the web to find crowdsourced news, including breaking news stories that are updated by community members with insight and further resources in real-time....

What Is Blackmagic Disk Speed Test? If you tried to find out the speed rating of a disk by checking a manufacturer’s website, you might have stumbled through marketing materials that contained performance numbers with no context. That’s one reason to use the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test to evaluate a Mac’s performance, including how well the internal or external storage drives perform. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test started as a free utility included with any of the Blackmagic Design video and audio products for multimedia capture, playback, and editing....