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Streets of Rage 4 Play Video The first three Streets of Rage games were released on Sega Genesis in the early 1990s. They were just as impactful on the side-scrolling, beat-’em-up genre as 1989’s River City Ransom. Released over 25 years after the third installment, Streets of Rage 4 comes from a different developer, but it benefits from decades of improvements in overall game design. You can fight alongside, or against, up to four friends locally or online....

The mouse is a great invention, but don’t sell the keyboard short—even for web browsing. Thanks to a very effective browser add-on called Vimium, you can browse the web without ever touching your mouse. Picture this: you’re lying on the couch with your laptop propped on your legs, so you’re stuck with the trackpad. However, moving back and forth between the trackpad and keyboard while lying down is less than useful....

A UV filter is a glass filter that attaches to the front of your camera lens and blocks ultraviolet rays. They used to be necessary for film photography, but now most photographers use them to protect their lenses. There’s a lot of misinformation about UV filters out there. Some photographers swear they’re essential, while others are equally certain they’re a total waste of money. In some photography shops, the salespeople won’t let you leave with a new lens unless you’ve also ponied up for a UV filter; in others, they’ll laugh you out the door if you try to buy them....

Windows 10’s May 2021 Update, also known as 21H1, was released on May 18, 2021. Like the 20H2 update, this is a smaller update that focuses on security improvements and polish. The big features originally planned for 21H1 have been delayed to 21H2 in late 2021. How to Install Windows 10’s May 2021 Update Windows Update will automatically install the update on your Windows 10 PC. However, you may have to wait—Microsoft gradually rolls out updates to PCs, bit by bit, watching to see if there are any problems....

Is Android 11 Coming to Your Phone? When? When a new version of Android is released into the world, the first question people ask is “when will my device get it?” The answer to that question is as complicated as the Android ecosystem itself. Google Pixel devices are the first to get Android 11. These are the only devices Google itself can directly update. All Pixel devices starting with the Pixel 2 are already receiving the update....

Mozilla has announced a new subscription model that gets you access to both of its privacy products. If you pay it annually, it ends up coming down to $6.99 a month. It’s a bit more expensive than competitors like NordVPN, which costs $4.5 a month if you pay annually and you also get three extra months. This bundle deal gives you access to two services rather than one, making for a more complete privacy suite....

You can rename files on Windows 10 in many ways. If you’re still right-clicking and selecting “Rename” every time you want to change a file’s name, we’ve got some tips to make it faster. Rename Files and Folders Using File Explorer Windows 10’s File Explorer is a powerful tool. Did you know that there are four separate ways to rename a file or folder built-in? There’s a keyboard shortcut that lets you rename a file or folder without having to click a mouse, too....

Increase the Cursor Size It might sound trivial, but size matters when it comes to your cursor. It’s easy to lose your pointer, especially when the OS auto-hides it while typing. But you can make things easier for yourself simply by increasing the size of the cursor under System Preferences > Accessibility > Display. Use the “Cursor Size” slider to increase the size of the cursor until you’re happy with it....

Use Sleep Instead of Shutting Down Shutting down your computer and Sleep mode aren’t the same. A shutdown first closes all running processes—including the operating system—and then cuts power to your machine. When you start it up again, everything has to be loaded into RAM. macOS also takes time to boot, and any software that starts with your machine has to restart, as well. Sleep is a much faster process. Depending on whether you have a desk- or laptop, Sleep mode works a bit differently....

Having reviewed basic functions, cell references, and date and time functions, we now dive into some of the more advanced features of Microsoft Excel. We present methods to solve classic problems in finance, sales reports, shipping costs, and statistics. These functions are important to business, students, and those who are just want to learn more. VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP Here is an example to illustrate vertical lookup (VLOOKUP) and horizontal lookup (HLOOKUP) functions....

This is Apple’s original pair of active noise cancelling (ANC) earbuds, released in October 2019. It can easily block out your surroundings in noisy areas, and there’s also a transparency mode for the opposite situation. The AirPods Pro also has IPX4 water resistance, so it won’t be damaged from sweat (but don’t dunk them in water), and is powered by the same H1 chip as the second-generation regular AirPods....

Widgets Come Home Apple introduced widgets to the iPhone in iOS 10. They were relegated to the Today View screen, which is accessible by swiping right on the lock screen or the Home screen. Still, widgets became powerful tools and were incredibly useful for iPhone and iPad users who decided to use them. But all of that changes in iOS 14. Widgets are coming home. This is the biggest change to the Home screen along with the new App Library....

Alternative text (alt text) allows screen readers to capture the description of an object and read it aloud, providing aid for those with visual impairments. Here’s how to add alt text to an object in Google Sheets. RELATED: How to Add Alternative Text to an Object in Microsoft Word To add alt text to an object in Google Sheets, open your spreadsheet from your desktop browser of choice, add an object (click Insert > Image in the menu bar), and then select the object....

To change your smart speaker’s or smart display’s “Hey Google” sensitivity, first download and open the Google Home App on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Next, tap the Home icon found to the left of the microphone button. From here, select the smart speaker or smart display you want to adjust, then tap the Gear icon at the top right of the screen to open the device’s Settings menu....

By default, anyone on the internet can see your activities and, potentially, work out where you live. Be sure to look through your Strava account privacy settings, too. What Does Blocking Do on Strava? Blocking someone on Strava: Removes them from your followers and you from theirs. Stops them from following you again or viewing your activities in detail. Hides your profile details except for your profile picture, bio, total activity count for the last month, that week’s activity statistics, and how many followers you have....

Being slightly cheaper than most streaming subscriptions, Quibi is trying to expand the market by focusing on short videos filmed for consumption on smaller screens. Here’s how you can quickly cancel your subscription or free trial if you’re done watching. At $4.99/month (or $7.99/month without ads), Quibi provides original streaming content from a wide range of genres and celebrities. All episodes are around 10 minutes long, making it perfect for a “quick bite” of content....

Microsoft Planner is a useful work manager, but out of the box, it’s very plain and impersonal. Give your plans a little more life and color by adding a background from Microsoft’s selection of Designer-chosen images. Planner is—like a lot of modern software apps—dominated by white backgrounds. We’ve shown you how to change logos and add emojis, but the background can also greatly change the appearance of your plan....

When you connect the Apple TV to any display, it tries to automatically detect and pick the correct resolution. In case it fails, you could be stuck with a less-than-ideal picture quality. Here’s how you can quickly change your Apple TV’s screen resolution. The first thing you should do is check the optimum resolution for your display. This will usually be mentioned in the product listing on the display manufacturer’s website....

If you’re like us, it’s easy to end up with 20 Mozilla Firefox windows full of hundreds of tabs open at once. Luckily, there’s an easy way to close multiple Firefox windows at the same time. Here’s how to do it on Windows, Linux, and Mac. So, you’re researching an obscure medical condition or your doctoral thesis, and you’ve opened dozens of Firefox windows. You’ve made a mess of your desktop and you’d like to close them all quickly without having to tediously “X” out each one....

Do you have photos on your iPhone or iPad that you’d like to convert to a PDF file? You can use Apple’s free Shortcuts app to make a PDF file out of your images. We’ll show you how to do that. Shortcuts is an Apple app that lets you automate various tasks on your iPhone or iPad. To turn your photos into a PDF, you can create a custom shortcut in this app....