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Summary The latest version of MidJourney is pretty great at understanding what you want and giving it to you, but if the AI is being a little stubborn, there are a few ways you’re able to increase the chances of getting exactly what you wanted from the imagination of the machine. Iterate Your Prompts MidJourney V6 and later has changed how it interprets prompts drastically from before. It now understands natural language much better, so you can give it long and elaborate prompts, and it will generally give you something that has all the elements that you asked for, but have you thought it through?...

Quick Links Linux has come a long way since its inception. Yet, so many myths continue to cloud its reputation. Some of these myths have died in the long run. But a lot of them still exist. So I decided to wear my detective hat and investigate some of the myths surrounding Linux. Linux Is the Operating System One of the most prevalent myths about Linux is that it refers to an operating system just like Windows or macOS....

Quick Links I love PC gaming handhelds, but there are a few common quirks that prevent them from achieving greatness. While a poor Windows experience is the most common quirk of all, this could easily be fixed with a software update. Instead, let’s look at eight things manufacturers need to work on in future handhelds. 1Better Rumble Both mySteam DeckandROG Allyimplement anemic, haptic feedback-based rumble powered bylinear resonant actuatorsinstead of the usual rumble motors found ingaming controllers....

We’ve been awaiting the arrival of Android 15 all year. Finally, as we enter the last quarter of the year, the final version of Android 15 is finally out. Google has finally released the stable version of Android 15 to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which means that the source code is available for anyone to look through and port to their devices. Android 15 hasmany new featuresfocused on privacy, boosted performance, and an overall improved usability, particularly for large-screen devices like tablets and foldables....

Summary There are stark differences between how iOS apps are made vs how Android apps are made. Namely, iOS apps are built on Swift, while Android mostly usesKotlin. Now, though, Swift is coming to Android. And it could have huge implications for apps going forward. Apple’s open-source programming language, Swift, is officially extending its reach to the Android operating system. The initiative is being spearheaded by a newly formed “Android Working Group” within the Swift project, which should be able to get Swift set up for Android app development....

Quick Links Apple’s Family Sharing lets you share Apple purchases and subscriptions with your family group, but it’s more than just a way to let your wallet catch a breather. Here are the others ways it can help you instill a sense of togetherness. Tune Into Music Together To start sharing music through Family Sharing, you need to be a part of a family group, with all members signed up for an Apple Account....

WiiM now sells the Vibelink Amplifier, its first standalone amp. It doesn’t offer any Wi-Fi streaming or Bluetooth functionality, but it boasts the same components as WiiM’s super-high-end audio receivers and costs just $299. As always, WiiM’s hardware design is minimalistic and sleek. The Vibelink Amplifier is housed in a compact aluminum chassis with a big knob and an input-switch button (no LCD screen this time around). It has the same footprint asWiiM’s Ultra streamer, so you may stack the two items together to create a tidy, powerful audio system....

Dell just unveiled two new UltraSharp 4K monitors, both with IPS Black displays and integrated Thunderbolt 4 hubs. The new UltraSharp 4K Thunderbolt Hub monitors are identical to each other, save for their 27-inch (U2725QE) and 32-inch (U3225QE) sizes. They sport the same minimalistic design language of previous UltraSharp monitors, though they’re the world’s first 4K monitors to boast a 5-star TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort 3.0 certification thanks to low reflectivity, auto brightness settings, and reduced blue light emissions....

Digg was a huge deal back when it was popular in the late 2000s. These days, however, social media looks a lot different. Because of that, you might find the reintroduction of Digg to be a lot different than how you remembered it from back in the day. Digg, the once-dominant social news aggregator that defined the early web, is back. Kevin Rose, Digg’s original founder, has reacquired the platform and is relaunching it with a renewed focus on community and, as it couldn’t be different for any tech launch in 2025, AI....

Quick Links Summary You’re shopping for a cable modem, and you come across DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 modems at very different price points. But is a higher version number (and price tag) automatically better? Here’s what you need to know. DOCSIS 3.0 Is Still Fast Enough for Most Cable Internet To understand why, let’s look at what DOCSIS is and why, in 2023, a DOCSIS 3.0 modem is still the best value for the most number of people....

Google is integrating generative AI-powered features across all its software right now, for better or worse. The Chrome browser isn’t any different, as Google announced three generative AI features coming to the browser. Google Chrome 121 will start rolling out today, and it includes the first wave of AI-powered features. Google is calling them “early public experiments,” and for the moment, they’re turned off for enterprise and educational accounts. The company is also emphasizing that the features aim to solve existing problems in the browser, rather than the approach we’ve seen with browsers like Microsoft Edge and Opera, which just added an AI chatbox to the sidebar and not much else....

Google has announced updates to its search engine, focused on visual and audio search but also on AI-organized results pages. Not everything is releasing now, but the updates will be seen as they rolls out. Google Lens has been upgraded with video understanding and voice input. You’ll be able to record videos and ask questions about moving objects or pictures using natural language. Google Lens will give an AI Overview and relevant resources fromvoice search, but right now, video is only available to Search Labs users enrolled in theAI Overviews and more....

Quick Links You can connect your Mac to shared computers running Windows and Linux, networked drives, and remote servers via standard protocols like SMB. Follow along to learn how to access network shares on macOS with a few clicks to share files with ease. File Sharing Protocols: SMB vs. CIFS vs. NFS macOS supports the Server Message Block (SMB), Common Internet File System (CIFS), and Network File System (NFS), among other file-sharing protocols....