The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i are headphones designed to be free of compromise. These aren’t just premium on-ear headphones, but also a luxury product that commands a luxury price tag. The question is, can they meet the expectations that accompany their high cost? Design: High-class materials My first impression of the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H8i was the sheer quality of their construction. The genuine leather of the headband and earcups, as well as their metal frame, make it clear these headphones are built to last....

Wired Broadband Modems A cable modem connects a home computer (or network of home computers) to residential cable lines for internet connectivity. Standard cable modems support a version of the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification). In contrast, a DSL modem connects to residential, public telephone service for internet connectivity. Both cable and DSL modems enable sending digital data over physical lines designed for analog communications (voice or television signals)....

What Types of EV Batteries Exist Right Now? There are four main types of batteries that exist today: Lithium-ion batteries (the most common),Nickel-metal hydride batteries (used more often in hybrid vehicles, but also power some EV vehicles),Lead-acid batteriesUltracapacitors. These batteries haven’t changed much but, fortunately, newer and faster ones are being developed that could appear on the market in the not-so-distant future. On the horizon NAWA Technology’s Ultra Fast Carbon Electrode, which is like a battery booster, is said to be one of the fastest batteries in the world....

Can I Use Echo Without Alexa? Can You Disable Alexa on Echo Dot? Can Echo Dot Be Used Alone? Play music, audiobooks, and podcasts. Via Audible, your podcast app, Spotify, or any other music app, you can use your Echo Dot as a speaker and play sound through it by manually selecting your choice through the app rather than speaking it. Use your Echo Dot as an external speaker. Pair your Echo Dot with a speaker, and you can expand your speaker range....

Most people have stopped using USB drives for data storage, opting instead for cloud services like Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive. Still, these devices make a handy backup for situations like public presentations where you cannot access your cloud drive from someone else’s computer. If your USB flash drive is a U3 smart drive, you can choose from thousands of U3 smart applications to install and run from the U3 Launchpad....

Finder and Mail Sidebar Size If you find the font and icon size in the Mail or Finder sidebars a little too large or too small, you may be able to change it to one that’s a better fit for you in the System Preferences, although your options are limited. Apple consolidated the size controls for the Mail and Finder sidebars in OS X Lion in a single location in the System Preferences and later added additional applications with sidebars to the mix....

Finding stuff on the internet is pretty easy. What’s hard is finding that exact web page you knew you were reading last week. You know what it was about, but no matter how hard you try or how much time you spend, you just can’t find it in your history or even a regular search. Journeys is a new feature in Google’s Chrome desktop browser that fixes that. When you type in a word from a previous research session, Journeys asks if you want to “resume your research” and takes you back to where you left off....

LOWER(): Converts text to all lower case (small letters)UPPER(): Converts text all to upper case (capital letters)PROPER(): Converts text to title form by capitalizing the first letter of each word UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER Functions’ Syntax and Arguments A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, brackets, comma separators, and arguments. The syntax for the UPPER() function is: The syntax for the LOWER() function is: The syntax for the PROPER() function is: Each of these functions accept a single argument:...

Create Your “Mailto” Form Follow these steps to create a Mailto form in Dreamweaver: What Are “Mailto” Forms? “Mailto” forms collect information entered by your website visitors. The data is then emailed to an address you designate. “Mailto” forms let site visitors contact a company representative, register for an event, pay a bill, respond to a survey, join a mailing list and perform other communication-oriented tasks online. A “mailto” form is one of the simplest forms to create in Dreamweaver and should take you, at most, about 30 minutes....

What Is a CSV File? A CSV file is a comma-separated values file. It’s a plain text file that can contain numbers and letters only, and structures the data contained within it in a tabular, or table, form. Files ending in the CSV file extension are generally used to exchange data, usually when there’s a large amount, between different applications. Database programs, analytical software, and other applications that store massive amounts of information (like contacts and customer data), usually support this format....

What Is a DAR File? A file with the DAR file extension is a disk archive. Developed to replace TAR, this file serves as a full copy of a group of files and can, therefore, be used to create file backups. It uses Disk ARchive compression. DVD Architect uses DAR files, too, for storing everything related to a DVD authoring project, like the location of the media files, chapters that should be included in the DVD, and more....

Since launching in 2009, darktable has offered photographers a high-quality photo editing experience without the financial burden of expensive software or endless monthly subscriptions. The application is also open-source, which is always an added bonus. Boasting features like customizable panels and cinematographic color adjustments, the new update seemed like a game changer and I was excited to see how it stacked up against similar commercial software. “The darktable team is proud to announce our second summer feature release, darktable 3....

The best jump starters blend portability with reliability. Most importantly, it needs to resurrect your car, every time, as quickly as possible (and with minimal hassle). On the other hand, for all the times you’re not in an emergency situation, it needs to tuck neatly away in your car, and not hog a ton of valuable real estate. To find out just how well the DBPOWER 600A Peak 18000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter struck this balance we purposefully drained a car’s battery and got to work testing....

Best Practices for Camera Maintenance Use these digital camera maintenance tips to keep your camera in the best possible working condition. Avoid dirt and sand: Use care when cleaning dirt particles and sand from your digital camera. Do not use canned or pressurized air to clean the sand, as you blow particles into the camera case. Budget-priced camera cases may not be sealed properly, making it easier for grit and sand to penetrate the case and cause damage....

You can view and upload files on various devices and share entire folders with anyone. Keep reading for some more details on this service. Here are some other details: No file size upload limit when using the desktop softwareCan restore deleted files up to 30 days after they were removedEasily keep track of shared files and folders from a single pageShared files can be downloaded as a ZIP file...

The website is friendly and interactive to make it both simple and fun to learn a new language. In addition to text, Duolingo utilizes your microphone and speakers to teach you how to speak and understand other languages when they’re spoken. There’s even a dedicated app for kids who are just learning to read. Languages You Can Learn at Duolingo Visit Duolingo Language Courses to see which languages you can learn based on the language you speak....

The ELAC Debut 2.0 F5.2 tower speakers are powerful beasts. With their Debut 2.0 lineup, ELAC aimed to crush the budget audiophile market, and they’ve definitely proved that they belong at the top of any list. Sure, there are $1,000 tower pairs that sound better, but there are also $1,000 pairs that sound worse than the F5.2s, and that’s laudable for ELAC. They’ve managed to make premium speakers affordable. The F5....

This simple but effective service links a given date in popular calendars such as Google Calendar, iCloud, Microsoft 365, and Outlook.com. to pertinent Evernote notes. Using a tool like this means you can keep track of information and commitments in an organized way, which is what productivity is all about. The templates are available in Evernote green or a colorful variety that you can use to keep track of you time, events, and appointments....

Edge-Lit LED In an edge-lit television, the LEDs that illuminate the LCD pixels are located only along the edges of the set. These LEDs face inward toward the screen to illuminate it. These models are thin and light at the mild expense of some picture quality—specifically in the area of black levels. Black areas of the picture, such as a dark night scene, are not truly black but more like a very dark gray since the lighting is coming from the edge and illuminating the dark areas a bit more....

A digital certificate encrypts and protects the internet connection between a device and a website. Without one, a website won’t be able to “trust” a device and subsequently would prevent it from connecting. Devices released before 2017 are most likely to be affected, especially if they never got a firmware update; however, fixes exist, according to Tom’s Guide. If this issue isn’t fixed, the apps and services that require an internet connection will not work on these older devices....