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Zoom meetings can very easily feel overwhelming when there are a lot of people involved. A feature called “Breakout Rooms” can help large groups by allowing people to break off into smaller groups. It’s a handy trick to know. “Breakout Rooms” are similar in concept to working in groups in a real-life office or classroom. People can break off from the main meeting into smaller groups for discussion, then seamlessly join back up with everyone afterward—no need to manage a bunch of separate Zoom calls....

Paramount+ The recently rebranded and expanded service previously known as CBS All Access will offer the ceremony streaming live and for later on-demand viewing. Subscribers to Paramount+ ($5.99+ per month after a one-month free trial) can catch performers (including Cardi B, BTS, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and many more) playing their biggest hits during the show. RELATED: What is Paramount+, and Does It Replace CBS All Access? Fubo TV Subscribers to Fubo TV ($64....

How to Watch the Fight Live in the United States Like past tournaments, UFC 254 is exclusive to ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+, so the only way you can watch the fight live is online. To do so, you’re going to need to sign up for ESPN+, then purchase the fight as a pay-per-view event. The main card will begin at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US) on PPV, while early prelims on ESPN+ will start at 10:15 AM....

The Scribble feature was first released in iPadOS 14. It works with all iPads and iPad Pros that support the Apple Pencil (all generations). And as you’d expect with Apple, it just works. There’s no need to enable this feature. Write in Any Text Box on iPad Using Your Apple Pencil If you like to take handwritten notes, the Scribble feature will feel like a blessing. It will automatically convert anything that you write into text....

Looking for a highly-secure, highly-compatible office suite alternative to Microsoft Office 365 and Google’s G Suite? ONLYOFFICE is beautifully-designed, works both in the cloud and on-premises, and should be at the top of the list of office suites to try for your business. Of course, if you’re an IT manager of a business, you’re probably already worried about the headache of making the switch to a new suite—but with ONLYOFFICE, you don’t need to be....

You may be familiar with some of the common Samsung phone lines, such as the Galaxy S series or the Galaxy Note series. However, those are just a few of Samsung’s smartphone lines. The company has a smartphone at practically every price point. There’s more than just price to take into consideration, though. How important is size to you? Do you need an excellent camera? Is long battery life a necessity?...

Troubleshooting a Mac is different from troubleshooting a PC, but not that different. Here’s how to use your Mac’s built-in startup options to test your hardware, boot in safe mode, reinstall macOS, and perform other system tasks. To access one of these tools, you’ll first have to shut down or restart your Mac. You’ll then have to press and hold the appropriate key or key combination before the gray startup screen appears....

How to Record App Activity As part of a push to give users a greater understanding of how apps use their information, Apple now allows you to record a week’s worth of app activity on your device. To enable the feature, first ensure you have the latest version of iOS installed, then head to Settings > Privacy and select Record App Activity. All you need to do now is toggle the feature on and wait....

What Is Apple One? Apple offers several subscription services. With the introduction of Apple One, you can purchase multiple subscription services in a bundle and save money versus buying them secretly. You’ll also have just one monthly payment to keep track of. Apple currently offers six services that can be included in the Apple One subscription bundle, depending on which plan you choose: Music, iCloud, TV+, Arcade, News+, and Fitness+. The latter of these is a brand-new service Apple is launching in 2020, and it can be purchased individually or as part of the Premier bundle....

With the releases of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro, Apple introduced Cinematic Mode, a new means of shooting video that allows you to smoothly rack focus and track subjects both during and after filming. Is this the iPhone video revolution we’ve been waiting for? Maybe. What Does Cinematic Mode Do? Cinematic Mode provides smooth control over depth of field either while shooting a video or after the fact....

Is Twitch Studio Right for You? If you’re not confident setting up your own streaming settings in Open Broadcast Software (OBS), then Twitch Studio is right for you. It simplifies everything, including stream quality settings. In the Twitch Studio program, you can view your chat stream alongside your live broadcast and view your activity feed. Alerts (such as follows and subscribes) are also built-in, which makes connecting with your Twitch community easier than ever....

Microsoft Teams is great for collaborating on documents, but finding files again can be tricky. Thankfully, Teams stores your files in a logical structure in a dedicated SharePoint site. Here’s how to access that site and find your files. When you create a team in Microsoft Teams, it comes with a default “General” channel. In this channel, there are three default tabs: Posts, Files, and Wiki. All of the files that you share in the “Posts” tabs are uploaded to Microsoft Teams and are available in the “Files” tab....

Outdated System Software Outdated system software may be responsible for your troubles if your phone hasn’t been updated in a long time. The system updates don’t just include new features but also often come with fixes for bugs and other issues present in the software. So if you are running an older software version on your phone, it’s time to update it as that could very well solve the intermittent reboots....

You’re Performing a Forced Reboot Unplugging something usually works because many consumer-tech devices, like cable modems, routers, and streaming TV boxes, have tiny computers inside them. Unplugging and plugging them back in forces those computers to restart and clear any temporary software problems. The internal computers in those devices run built-in software (called firmware) that controls the behavior of the device. Sometimes, the firmware includes bugs that might lead to error states, memory leaks, or crashes....

One of the easiest ways to customize a device is by changing its background. Because the home screen on your Android TV is likely pretty large, you probably want to change its wallpaper—but can you? The short answer is no. Unfortunately, that’s also the long answer. Android TV has gone through several revisions, but the home screen wallpaper has never been customizable. The background subtly changes colors to match whatever you highlight....

It Works with Any Bluetooth Mouse or Trackpad You don’t have to buy Apple’s new floating Magic Keyboard case with the built-in trackpad or Logitech’s new Combo Touch keyboard case to access the cursor. As long as you’re iPad or iPad Pro is running iPadOS 13.4 or later, you can get this feature. All you have to do is supply your own Bluetooth mouse or trackpad. Apple’s Magic Mouse and Trackpad work best (the Magic Trackpad supports some extra gestures)....

Why Wear Headphones While Watching TV? Before we dig into the differences between headphone types and why we’re passionate about the superiority of RF wireless headphones, let’s touch on why you might want to pair headphones with a TV at all. If you, your spouse, or someone in your household has hearing difficulties, using a pair of headphones with localized volume control is a great compromise between one person not hearing the TV show clearly and the volume being turned up uncomfortably loud for everyone else....

Something you rarely hear these days is that as long as you follow a few common-sense and easily implemented best practices, you probably have very little to worry about. “Basically, Wi-Fi is pretty secure,” said Anthony Vance, professor and director of the Center for Cybersecurity at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. “People shouldn’t be concerned about it.” Of course, the devil is in the details, and we’ve got some unpacking to do....

Services like Dropbox make it easy for you to access your files on multiple devices. However, you might want more control over them. In less than 30 minutes, you can have your own cloud-syncing service up and running on a server you control via Nextcloud. What Is Nextcloud? Nextcloud is open-source software that allows you to sync files between your PC and other devices, just as you would with Dropbox, Onedrive, or Google Drive....

Apps on your iPhone or iPad might occasionally freeze or start to behave erratically. When this happens, you can close the app using the built-in App Switcher feature. Restarting the app is your best bet for fixing most issues—here’s how to do it. First, Launch the App Switcher To close an app on an iPhone or an iPad, you’ll need to open the built-in App Switcher. This feature is essential for multitasking....