Once you’re set up, search and listen to your favorite music, create playlists, and share music with your friends. You can also access curated playlists. There are plenty of free tools for creating a Spotify playlist online. Premium plans let you download Spotify music, listen without ads, stream higher-quality audio, play songs on demand, read song lyrics, and skip songs as often as you like. There’s one for individuals, families, and students, and all are usually free for the first few months....

Product testing is when you try out a product for a company and you give them your honest opinion of that product through a survey, quiz, or discussion questions. Most of the time this happens online but sometimes you may be asked to do a product testing in person. Also as part of the product testing, you may be asked to act as an influencer, and share your opinion of that product with friends and family and on social media....

Why Won’t My AirPods Connect and Pair? There are many reasons why your AirPods might have trouble pairing with your Bluetooth devices. Some of the possible reasons include a low battery charge, Bluetooth issues, software update problems, hardware damage, debris on the AirPods or charging case, and more. What to Do When AirPods Aren’t Connecting to iPhone, iPad, or Other Devices If you’re not sure what’s causing the issue, try our solutions below (ordered from easiest to hardest) to get the problem resolved....

Use Antivirus Software and Keep It Up-To-Date Antivirus software is a basic necessity in computing today and is essential to a secure system. There’s no excuse for not having antivirus software installed on your system. In addition to paid applications, a host of free antivirus products work well and protect your vital data. Antivirus software and spyware scanners look for viruses, malware, and other malicious content, scanning your computer, emails, and downloaded files....

It’s true, and many of them have features and options that are easier to use and understand than the one Microsoft has built into its operating system. It’s probably a good idea to check that the built-in Windows Firewall is disabled after installing one of these programs. You don’t need two lines of defense set up together—that could actually do more harm than good. Below are nine of the best free firewall programs we could find....

While Windows does have a built-in compression tool, it’s limited to reading and creating ZIP files. 7-Zip is a useful alternative for those who need additional compression and extraction capabilities. It’s licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License and can be freely shared and distributed. Ukrainian freelance programmer Igor Pavlov owns the 7-Zip Copyright (C) and released the beta version in January 1999. 7-Zip Features Here are some other features worth mentioning:...

More Information on AbleWord Runs on Windows XP and newer Windows operating systems. Common file formats can be opened and saved to, such as MS Word’s DOCX and DOC, as well as PDF, RTF, and HTML/HTM. AbleWord works as a PDF to Word converter because you can open a PDF file and then save it to DOCX or DOC (the two most popular file formats used in Word). You can import just a PDF’s text and automatically exclude all images and other non-text stylings by using File > Import PDF Text....

The Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi3O Desktop PC is an efficient and compact desktop computer featuring an Intel Core i-38100 processor, which delivers efficient processing and fast performance for general use. Although this is not a PC you will want to game on, its 8th generation 3.6GHz processor is plenty powerful to handle home and general business applications. The TC-885 excelled at editing home videos, photos, and multitasking taking into account the affordable price....

How To Prepare A Page For Background Video in Adobe Muse CC With the widget installed, you can now create the page that will use the video. How To Use The Fullscreen Background Video Widget in Adobe Muse CC Using the widget is dead simple. How To Add Video and Test A Page In Adobe Muse CC Though you have added the code that will play the videos, Muse still doesn’t know where those videos are located....

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the top video editing programs on the market and is used by mainstream broadcasting companies, music video producers, online media companies, film production studios, and many other professionals. Premiere is accessible to both seasoned pros and new video enthusiasts and is based upon a traditional workflow for video editing called the track-based model. A track-based timeline editor refers to a layout that utilizes different tracks in a timeline, called video tracks, where you can layer your clips, move them around, and order them....

Currently, Photoshop on the iPad doesn’t work with camera RAW files (uncompressed, minimally processed images), but Adobe says it will soon. In a recent video, product manager Ryan Dumlao shows off the new feature by directly importing and editing a RAW photo file from his camera. He goes on to explain that it will support numerous RAW file formats, and you can import from just about any digital photo device (i....

What Is an AIT File? A file with the AIT file extension is an Illustrator template file that’s used to create multiple Adobe Illustrator (.AI) files. AIT files hold the different components of an Illustrator drawing, including the images, settings, and layout, and are useful when working with projects that should have a similar, pre-formatted design, like brochures, business cards, etc. Creating an AIT file is done through the program’s File > Save as Template menu....

What Is a DVI Connection? DVI is a standard for transferring video signals from DVI-equipped source devices (like PCs and DVD players) to a video display that also has a DVI video input connection. The DVI interface has three designations: DVI-D: Designed to pass only digital video signals.DVI-A: Designed to pass only analog video signals.DVI-I: Designed to pass both digital and analog video signals. Although the plug size and shape are identical for each type, the number of pins varies....

As Engadget points out, 5G only used to be an option for Cricket’s more expensive plans, but now it’s available for all of them. Still, there is a chance that 5G might not be available in your area or on your model of phone, in which case you wouldn’t be able to take advantage of it. The 8Mbps speed limit is still in place for the basic Unlimited plan, though, and the two cheapest plans are still subject to data caps....

Google made the announcement on The Keyword, where the company lays out in detail what Android Go users can expect with the new OS, including more efficient battery usage and other quality-of-life changes that will make these entry-level phones even more accessible. Android (Go edition) smartphones are affordable, entry-level devices that are light in power. These devices are designed and optimized for low-end hardware with 2GB RAM or less. Android 12 (Go edition) is specifically optimized for those low-end phones....

When Google first debuted Android 12, it led the conversation with Material You, a new customization design platform that would allow consumers to better showcase their personality within the phones. While Material You is one of the shining features of Android 12, the most significant and notable features come in the form of privacy updates. Now that Android 12 is out on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), it’s only a matter of time before users can make the most of these new features in an official update to their phone....

According to Zimperium’s report, FlyTrap has been distributed on the Google Play store in the guise of various apps promising Netflix coupons, European football voting, and more. If your Android device is infected and you log in to Facebook, FlyTrap will dig up your Facebook ID, location info, email address, and your IP address. Hijacked Facebook sessions also can be used to spread FlyTrap to other users by automatically sending links to download the malware....

In his Bloomberg newsletter, noted tech journalist Mark Gurman (who has a history of solid predictions for Apple devices) suggests we could see the largest Apple product lineup in history between this Fall and the first half of 2023. Said lineup would allegedly include the iPhone 14, more Macs using the new M2 chip, an M3 chip, and more. Gurman’s sources say the iPhone 14 Pro will include an “always on” feature for the display, which would be able to keep various widgets displayed on-screen similar to an Apple Watch....

Professional photographer Jason Nocito is hosting a live virtual session on Thursday, from noon to 1 p.m. ET. Nocito will show attendees how to use their iPhones to take portrait photos of their furry friends. Apple said the best way to capture pets on the iPhone is through the portrait mode on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. Nocito will show users how to apply the High-Key Light Mono mode to photos to get studio-quality pics of your cat or dog (or hedgehog)....

The Apple TV 4K 2021 is Cupertino’s second stab at a 4K streaming box, following up on a very solid 2017 effort. It packs in a more powerful processor than the previous version of the hardware, and it features a redesigned Siri remote. The overall design of the box itself remains unchanged, as does the tvOS experience, and it’s still the most expensive option in a sea of budget-priced competitors....