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Mozilla Firefox receives major updates about every four weeks, giving the web browser bug fixes, new features, and security enhancements. Firefox 124 is now rolling out, with some helpful improvements on Android and Mac. There aren’t any significant new features or interface changes in Firefox 124, but there are a lot of smaller changes that add up to a better browsing experience. You can now navigate through PDFs usingcaret browsing, an accessibility feature that mirrors the cursor navigation in text editors, which was already supported in regular web pages....

If you hang around TV fans long enough, you’ll eventually hear the snobbier ones disdainfully describe classic shows that were made “just to sell toys.” The implication is clear: if a show was made mainly to move merchandise, there’s no way it can be any good. However, like any good ‘80s kid, I’m here to tell you that some of the best shows ever made originated as a way to push products to children....

Quick Links If you don’t wish to use any USB devices or USB storage devices, you’re able to block the USB ports on your computer. In Windows 11, you can use a graphical or command-line method to do that. Why Block USB Devices? There are many reasons to blockUSBdevices on Windows 11. It is possible (and relatively common) to deliver malware via a USB device. Additionally, blocking USB devices also allows you to prevent unwanted data transfers (someone trying to copy files to or from your machine)....

Quick Links Summary Snapchat’s My AI chatbot is a great way to get your various questions answered within the app. If you aren’t a fan of this bot, though, and would rather keep it out of your Chat screen, here’s how to remove My AI from Snapchat on your iPhone or Android phone. Introduced in the spring of 2023, Snapchat’s AI chatbot called “My AI” is a ChatGPT-powered AI integration built right into Snapchat....

Quick Links When you own your home, mounting a video doorbell is pretty straightforward. If you’re in an apartment or rental, it can be a bit tricky, though. Here’s how to use a video doorbell without losing your deposit. Select Your Doorbell Carefully If you’reshopping for a video doorbellfor your apartment, get off on the right foot by purchasing a battery-powered model, not a wired model intended to be used withtraditional doorbell wiring....

Quick Links Summary Tables are a really useful feature in Microsoft Word, as they allow you to present information and data tidily. However, you can sometimes run into problems when you add a table towards the end of a page. Here are some ways to handle that problem. What Does Word Do with a Table Larger Than One Page? By default, Word automatically continues your table onto the next page....

Summary I’m always itching to revisit thePokémongames of the Game Boy, GBA, and Nintendo DS—scurrying through the tall grass to battle my first Pidgey or hunt down a Pikachu in Viridian Forest. Well, thanks to emulators, you can replay these classic Pokémon games with right on your smartphone. Emulators Let You Play Retro Games Again An emulator is a piece of software that replicates a different piece of hardware or another piece of software....

Summary By and large, my Creality K1 Max printer has been a great workhorse, and I’ve literally printed hundreds of pieces for personal use and to be sold at market. However, there was one annoying problem, and after many months Creality has essentially solved it. When Ireviewed my K1 MaxI basically put it through just over a week of absolute torture out of the box, and it performed much better than I had ever experienced with any 3D printer....

If you’re like me, you have multiple devices running different Linux distributions, and are frequently installing new instances too. They all need software, and I’ve found sometimes it’s easier to just have some ready to go, conveniently stored on a USB stick. Go Anywhere With AppImages on a Thumb Drive Installing many Linux distributions, you’ll learn that getting software isn’t always straightforward or consistent. What you need to do can depend on the distro’s package manager, whether Snaps or Flatpaks are available, and whether dependencies are already installed or not....

Summary Are you tired of Ubuntu’s default plain look? Is changing wallpapers and accent colors not scratching that customization itch? Well, in this guide I share a detailed overview of how to install custom themes to make your Ubuntu PC look amazing. Install GNOME Tweaks and GNOME Extension Manager Ubuntu is powered by theGNOME desktop environment,which means you’ll need GNOME Tweaks and GNOME Extension Manager to make any changes to how the distro looks and feels....

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build to the Dev Channel, which brings real-time translation and live captions to more devices. This was initially available only for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs but is now extended to those using AMD and Intel processors. The live captions feature now supports over 44 languages being translated into English, and it will work for live video calls, recordings, and streamed content. The focus of this rollout is on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs with English set as the main language....

A federal appeals court has firmly supported Microsoft, and agrees with a lower court’s decision to let the company keep its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The ruling was unanimous and made by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This essentially stops the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt to block the merger, a major deal that has was a significant shift in the video game industry. After hearing the FTC’s arguments that the merger could hurt competition in several important gaming markets, the federal court disagreed....

Generative AI has been just image generation, text generation, and even video generation for a while, but as the technology matures, we’re seeing more and more uses for it. OpenAI’s announcement of GPT-4o certainly shook things up for competitors, who are coming out with their own innovations now. Microsoft made a few AI announcements, including a new feature for Microsoft Edge that will certainly come in handy. Microsoft just unveiled a few new updates for its apps at Build 2024, including a new feature for Microsoft Edge that will give the browser real-time video translation capabilities....