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Windows 10’s Snap Assist feature is nice, but it lacks customization. Microsoft’s PowerToys app makes it possible to split the screen however you want. This is great for ultra-wide monitors and anyone who wants a better tiling window manager. How to Customize Windows 10’s Snap Feature The built-in Snap Assist feature only works in a 2×2 grid arrangement, which means that the windows will always be equally sized to fit the area: two windows side by side, four windows in the four corners of the screen, or one window on one side of the screen and two on the other....

If you’re anything like me, you basically schedule your life around your favorite sports teams (Go Bulls!). While I generally try to remember what nights my team is playing, sometimes that’s just not possible—especially in a league like the NBA where there are 82 regular season games. Fortunately, there’s a super simple way to add your favorite teams’ schedules to Google Calendar, so you never miss a game. It’s worth noting that you have to do this from Google Calendar on the web—at the current time there isn’t a way to do it from mobile....

Google Assistant can be great, but it’s not without annoying tendencies. If you use Google Assistant commands a lot, you’ve probably received friendly “suggestions” to use commands again. Thankfully, these suggestions can be turned off. Say you ask for the weather forecast every morning around the same time. Google Assistant will pick up on this habit and send a notification to your Android device, preemptively asking whether you’d like to do the action now....

By default, Windows 10’s built-in antivirus program called Microsoft Defender scans your PC for threats in real-time. Sometimes, you might want to turn it off—either temporarily or if you are using your own antivirus solution. Here’s how. If you install another antivirus program for Windows 10, Windows Defender will turn off its own real-time protection and get out of your way. However, if you don’t have another antivirus program installed and you want to temporary turn off Windows Defender’s real-time background scanning, you can....

We’re big fans of Cloudflare’s speedy DNS 1.1.1.1 DNS service. It may be faster than your ISP’s DNS servers, and it supports DNS Over HTTPS (DoH) for improved security and privacy. Like Cloudflare’s base 1.1.1.1 service, Cloudflare’s new parental controls are completely free. To use the new parental controls, you’ll need to change your DNS server setting. We recommend changing the DNS server on your router, as that change will apply to every device on your network....

Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts To do so, open the “Email” app icon on your home screen. It’ll open to the “Add Account” screen by default — enter your email address and tap Next. (If you’ve already added an account, tap the menu button at the top-left corner of the Email app and tap “Add Account” to add a new one.) The included “Email” app will now allow you to access your Gmail email account, the “Calendar” app will show your Google Calendars, and the “Contacts” app will list the contacts you have associated with your Google account....

A smartphone and a laptop—many of us have these two gadgets in our lives. If they happen to be an Android phone and a Chromebook, the Phone Hub feature makes them work together. We’ll show you how it works. The “Phone Hub” feature was introduced in Chrome OS 89. It allows you to more seamlessly move between your phone and laptop. That includes synced notifications and controlling certain things on your phone from your Chromebook....

Minecraft is a game all about blocks, and the beauty of it is that you can build anything your heart desires. Building in Minecraft is like building with digital Legos, but, like Legos, building takes a long time and is often tedious and repetitive for anything more than a few blocks on each side. WorldEdit is a plugin that makes the repetitive tasks like filling in walls and replacing blocks easier....

A Word on Gifting Smart Home Products Most of our gift guides don’t require a lengthy introduction, but smart home products are slightly different from other tech products like Bluetooth speakers or pair of touchscreen gloves. First, you must consider how the recipient will use the devices. Giving your brother a pack of smart security cameras you know he’ll jump at the chance to set up is a lot different than giving your grandmother a video doorbell that requires her to use additional equipment like a smartphone or a smart display....

Fortunately, there are quite a few mobile hotspot options in the market. However, you need to keep a few things in mind if you want the best mobile hotspot. You will primarily find 4G and 5G mobile hotspots in the market. While 5G hotspots will undoubtedly provide faster internet access, they are considerably more expensive. Also, it’s no secret that carriers are still building their 5G networks. As a result, you won’t get 5G coverage everywhere....

HyperX’s penchant for high-quality products is evident in the construction of this surround-sound gaming headset. Premium leatherette cushioned speakers rest comfortably against your ears to deliver immersive audio. The HyperX Cloud II Pro Wired Gaming Headset promotes longer play times with comfort-driven weight distribution and clamping force. An aluminum frame ensures the headset won’t slip, even after many hours of use. Experience AAA gaming like never before with virtual 7....

What Is a Gacha Game? As more people start gaming on their phones, the number of games looking to take up real-estate on your phone’s home screen is increasing every year. One of the fastest-growing genres is “gacha” games. Most of these come from Japan, and they all have similar monetization schemes. These games are based on Japan’s “Gashapon” systems, which are vending machines that yield small capsules with a toy inside, similar to Kinder Surprise Toys....

New Generation of OLED Screen Technology “OLED evo” is a moniker given by LG to a new OLED panel used in its televisions. This panel marks the first significant improvement in the OLED panel space in the last few years and can reach 20 percent higher brightness than traditional OLED screens. The higher brightness is particularly helpful in enhancing the HDR experience by bringing out small highlights. Moreover, all OLED panels, by their self-emissive nature, can produce perfect blacks....

When you are in the process of setting up remote file transfer capabilities for your employees, you want things to be as simple and secure as possible. With that in mind, which is better, FTPS or SFTP? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers for a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” is here! Released October 22, 2020, the Gorilla is all about minor tweaks, rather than groundbreaking new features. As an interim release, it also doesn’t have long-term support. So, is it worth the upgrade? Evolution, Not Revolution The Groovy Gorilla has hit the streets and, again, this is an interim build of the massively popular Linux distribution. Every two years, Canonical releases a long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu that’s supported for five years....

Now is the perfect time to get into Animal Crossing. Fans have been eagerly awaiting a new release for almost a decade. Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons on March 20, 2020. RELATED: How to Connect With Friends in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” Why Do People Love Animal Crossing? Animal Crossing is a life simulator. Each game has you move to a new town inhabited by adorable anthropomorphic animals. The latest entry in the series, New Horizons, has you sailing to a deserted island after purchasing a holiday package from a raccoon called Tom Nook....

Modern TV Speakers Rarely Face Forward Take a look at most TVs and the reason for poor sound should be evident. The industry shift toward smaller bezels and thinner designs means there’s no room for front-facing speakers in most designs. If you can’t see any speakers (or the grille behind which the speakers are located) then the speakers aren’t facing you. Instead, manufacturers rely on speakers that fire downwards from the bottom of the panel or backward from the rear of the TV....

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Windows 95, and people have a lot to say about it. My favorite part of Windows 95 was an infamous program called Microsoft Bob. It was a massive failure, but I loved it anyway. A Forgotten Piece of Windows History Windows 95 was a groundbreaking operating system that introduced many concepts we still use today. Iconic features, like the Start menu, Taskbar, Windows Explorer, and the Recycle Bin, all first appeared in Windows 95....

Thirty years ago this month, Microsoft released Windows 3.0, a graphical environment that represented a dramatic leap over its predecessors in terms of capability and popularity. Here’s what made Windows 3.0 special. The First Successful Version of Windows In the early days on IBM PC compatible machines, most PCs ran Microsoft MS-DOS, a command-line based operating system that typically could only run one program at a time. As computers grew in power in the early 1980s, “multitasking” became a huge buzzword in the industry....

The Obvious Sign: Reduced Battery Life It should go without saying, but a MacBook with greatly diminished battery life should benefit from a battery replacement. There are varying degrees of battery degradation, from “a few hours less than what I remember” to the machine lasting single-digit minutes when disconnected from power. As your battery ages, it will lose capacity as part of the normal aging process. Modern MacBook batteries are good for 1000 cycles before needing to be replaced, while older models typically withstand 300 cycles....