Summary Despite every intention of setting up my turntable properly, I’ve only got as far as unboxing the turntable since last moving house. My old amplifier and speakers are still sitting in a box somewhere in the garage, and they’re not exactly premium stereo equipment. Frustrated with not being able to listen to my records, I set about looking for a stop-gap solution: using the HomePod in my living room as a wireless speaker for the turntable that is currently in the bedroom....

Quick Links Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the solar system as we knew it at the time. Here’s how a German astronomer stumbled upon the ice giant. Before Uranus’ Discovery, Saturn Was the Farthest Known Planet For millennia, Saturn was the farthest planet from the Sun that had been identified. The earliest known record of Saturn is from around700 BCE, by the Assyrians....

Quick Links Turn your blurry old photos and videos into high-resolution masterpieces with the power of artificial intelligence. Machine learning can intelligently enhance your still and moving images, with both free and paid tools available that run natively and in the cloud. What Is Upscaling? Upscaling simply means increasing the size of an image or video. This is done by enlarging the resolution, for example going from an HD (1920x1080) source to a4Kupscale (3840x2160)....

Quick Links Summary Tired of renaming files one by one? Your Mac has a powerful built-in tool for renaming multiple files at once, whether you need to fix a typo across dozens of vacation photos or add sequential numbers to a hundred work documents. The best part: it’s easy to use. Rename: More Than Meets the Eye The Mac’s batch rename feature is hiding in plain sightinside Finder. Select multiple files, right-click (or Control-click), and you’ll find “Rename X Items” in the menu....

Quick Links Summary Do you want to compare the number of files or folders or simply visualize the difference between two folders? If so, you have two graphical and one command line method to do that. We’ll show you how to perform the folder comparison task on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC. Compare Folders From Properties To compare the number of files, subfolders, the size, and the creation date of two folders, use the Properties option in Windows File Explorer....

Quick Links Are you finished setting up an Amazon Fire TV Stick and ready to start streaming? It’s easy to installapps on your Amazon streaming device. We’ll show you a couple of ways to get new applications on your Stick. Related:10 Great Amazon Fire TV Features You Should Be Using What Are Your Options for Installing Apps? One way to get new apps is to use your Stick’s built-in Amazon Appstore app....

Quick Links There are many ways you could make your Windows 11 system more performant for gaming. Luckily, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get some of them up and running. Here are some simple ways to improve your PC performance. Enable Game Mode Game Mode has been available since Windows 10 and was carried over to Windows 11.According to Microsoft, entering Game Mode increases your frame rate and makes for a more consistent gaming experience....

Quick Links If you want to install an app that isn’t available in the Google Play Store on your Android TV, you’ll have to sideload the app. This means manually downloading the app, transferring it to your TV, and installing the app. We’ll show you various ways to do this. Make sure you download Android apps (APKs) from a trusted source; many sites are offering malware-infected Android app files. We recommendAPKMirror....

Quick Links Summary To update your Windows audio drivers, open Device Manager, right-click your sound card, and choose “Update Driver.” Other update methods include using Windows Update and downloading and installing the latest drivers from your manufacturer’s website. You can fix your various sound issues and possibly get general audio enhancements byupdating your audio drivers. You can do this using Device Manager, Windows Update, and your audio card maker’s website. We’ll show you how to do this on your Windows 10 or 11 PC....

Summary Humaneintroduced its Ai Pin, which it’s proposing as the future of personal computing, one that replaces our phones. The Pin is supposed to reside on your lapel, and, because it’s a screen-less device, it talks to you out of its speaker or shines a light onto your hand to show some limited information. Usually, I’m elated by the prospect of new, forward-looking technology, but this time, I was mentally exhausted just from watching the 10-minute introduction video showing off how the Ai Pin works....

According toKorean website MTN, a newStarcraftgame and a mobile version ofOverwatchcould be on the way from Nexon in the future. The report says that Nexon beat out three other companies that were competing with them since the end of last year. While one particular company was selected, the two sides are currently in negotiations for what the collaboration could look like. Early talks look to include Nexon owning theOverwatch Mobilerights in Japan and Korea, and it being a MOBA rather than a hero shooter, but Blizzard retaining the full rights everywhere else globally....

Summary Nintendo has kicked off a new console generation with the arrival of theSwitch 2, the follow-up to the company’s best-selling console ever. On the surface, it looks like more of the same, but there are some big differences that make the Switch 2 a true generational leap. Nintendo Switch 2 The Nintendo Switch 2 is the company’s latest hybrid home console, with more powerful graphics and processing, a larger 7....

Quick Links There’s no getting around the fact that Ring makes some of the best smart video doorbells on the market. It’s also true that the Amazon-owned brand has been subject to many privacy and security issues and subscription price hikes. The good news is one of the best alternatives is on sale forPrime Day. What’s Wrong With Ring Doorbells? Let’s backtrack a bit and talk about why I—and maybe you, too—might be interested in ditching your Ring doorbell....