E-readers are great devices for readers of any age, but they include some features that make them especially convenient for older adults. Nearly all of them come with robust accessibility options that let you change the size or boldness of the font, so each page is comfortable to read. They also tend to be streamlined devices with interfaces that are easy to set up and navigate. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or for a book lover in your life, we’ve done the research to find the best e-readers for seniors....

Our experts searched for weather-resistant speakers that provided the right combination of audio quality, durability, performance, and easy-installation. We also looked at cost versus features, examining what each speaker offered for its price. Read on to see our top picks. Built to withstand the elements, the Bose 251 are made of a water-resistant composite that’s tough enough to handle the hottest of hot (140 degrees Fahrenheit) and the coldest of cold (-22 degrees Fahrenheit)....

These are the best offline translator apps right now. Connect to the web and you can work with more languages and modes. The app covers 108 languages for text translations. You can scribble instead of type and the app can pick it up with its handwriting recognition features for 96 languages. Image recognition and translating bilingual conversations on the fly make Google Translate one of the necessary apps to install on the phone....

“The gold standard of image editing programs for over three decades.” Best for Windows: Corel Painter “Having the right blend of performance and features, it’s the perfect digital art software for Windows.” Best for Mac: Affinity Designer “Serif’s Affinity suite of image editing programs has become a force to be reckoned with.” Best for Beginners: Autodesk SketchBook “Straightforward design makes it ideal for beginners.” Best Freeware: Krita “Loved by professionals and amateurs alike....

Whether you’d characterize his taste as traditional, modern, or laugh-out-loud funny, these paid and free e-card sites offer a little bit of something for every dad. Browse these sites to find a perfect virtual card, just in time to make his day. Add more personalized touches for your dad by selecting a custom envelope lining color, and add virtual postage and rubber stamps for the front of the envelope. Celebrate your dad for all the things he does for you with a top-notch e-card that entertains or delivers a heartfelt message....

We reviewed 20 different sites to choose the best ones for posting a resume online. To pick the best 10, we looked at size, networking capabilities, reputation, and areas of specialty. Here are our top choices. LinkedIn profiles function as public digital resumes in nearly every industry, which is why it’s important to invest the time and effort to make sure it’s detailed, accurate, and optimized for search. Once you’ve filled out your LinkedIn profile, recruiters will be able to discover it when searching for candidates....

The LaserDisc standard struggled from the start. Four years passed between 1974 when CES showcased the prototypes and 1978 when it first became commercially available in the United States. That delay put the standard behind VHS, which already had a foothold. LaserDisc was also heavier and bulkier than VHS. While LaserDisc was a flop at CES, it saw more success in Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, among other markets, where LaserDisc releases were frequent until the arrival of DVDs....

The military, according to Vice, is using the data it collects both for testing and actual overseas operations. Location data is gathered from everything from smartwatches to apps, and observers say users should be aware that devices could be releasing their location. “Most people do not realize that smart devices are constantly talking to each other, communicating their identity and location in an intense connectivity known as the Internet of Things,” Larry Pang, Head of Business Development at IoTeX, a company that creates smart devices, said in an email interview....

A random extra event can pop up, too. Rumors say that an October 2022 event will announce a redesigned iPad, iPad Pro, and potentially new MacBook Pro models and a Mac Mini. What Is the Next Apple Event? The next Apple event is likely a bonus October event, where the redesigned iPad and iPad Pro, as well as the new MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, are expected to be unveiled....

Router Table Entries and Sizes Router tables contain a list of IP addresses. Each address in the list identifies a remote router or another network gateway that the local router is configured to recognize. For each IP address, the router table additionally stores a network mask and other data that specifies the destination IP address ranges that remote devices will accept. Home network routers employ a very small router table because they simply forward all outbound traffic to the Internet Service Provider gateway, which takes care of all other routing steps....

Switch Out Your Smartwatch Bands Your main option is swapping out your watch band, which may be easy or a bit of a challenge depending on the particular wearable product you own. For example, if you purchased the Apple Watch Sport with the rubberized Sport band, you may be looking for a strap design that’s a bit fancier. You could choose the woven stainless-steel Milanese Loop band (now available in both silver and Space Black), the calf-leather Classic Buckle strap, or the quilted Leather Loop strap....

The good news is that many online activities and apps provide options to help parents get a better grasp on restricting content unsuitable for different ages. You can also use hardware to control a child’s activities. Setting Limits Is a Family Matter There is no specific rule to help parents know how to set internet and gaming limits for kids. Families often include a mix of children’s ages, making it tough to set one type of limit for every child....

It turns out that the AirTags are not quite the panacea for lost items that I had envisioned. I have dutifully attached the tags to some essential things, and they have come in handy a few times. There are a few features that I wish Apple would improve on with this product. Lost and Found? AirTags seemed like a perfect Apple product when they were released. They promise to track lost items by attaching them to some of the tag holders that Apple sells for nearly the price of a tag itself....

Micro vs. Macro Among lenses for your DSLR camera, the terms micro or macro both refer to the same type of lens. Both will perform the kind of photography you want—in other words, making a small subject look big. Macro is the more common term, though, referring to DSLR equipment designed for close-up photography. For a photo to truly be called a macro photo, it must be shot with a DSLR macro lens, which must have the capability of shooting at least a 1-to-1 ratio magnification....

Twitter’s goal is to make it easier for you to know when you might be interacting with a bot account, but (at least for the moment) the test is invitation-only. According to the test’s information page, “…automated labels help you identify good bots from spammy ones and are all about transparency.” Automated account labels, in practice, are meant to clearly show that a given account is automated (aka a “bot” account)....

Types of Voltage Regulators The most affordable and often the easiest type of voltage regulators to use are linear voltage regulators. Linear regulators are compact and often used in low-voltage, low-power systems. Switching regulators are more efficient than linear voltage regulators, but are harder to work with and are more expensive. Zener diodes are inexpensive and simple to use but are less efficient than linear regulators. Linear Regulators One of the most basic ways to provide a stable voltage for electronics is to use a standard 3-pin linear voltage regulator, such as the LM7805, which provides a 5-volt, 1-amp output with an input voltage at up to 36 volts (depending on the model)....

In a recent announcement, Uber states that it’s adding the ability for users to book travel tickets for airlines, coach buses, and trains—along with car rentals—but only in the UK. The aim is to provide UK residents with a way to set up all of their cross and inter-country travel needs in a single place, on top of also having an Uber driver waiting for them once they disembark. According to Uber, the company itself won’t be supplying the tickets or rental cars, and will instead act as a go-between for other transportation providers....

The upcoming Halo Dog Park is a new training program held over Zoom Meetings that aims to teach your dog how to behave, something the company specializes in. The dog park will be under Halo’s Gold Plan and will be held in one-on-one Unique Rooms for a personalized course and offer a variety of features. Under the Gold Plan, you’ll get support from expert trainers, where you’ll get one-on-one behavioral training....

Saving Files in Lightroom Lightroom is a non-destructive editor, which means the pixels of your original photo are never changed. All the information about how you have edited your files is automatically stored in the Lightroom catalog, which is a “behind the scenes” database. If enabled in preferences, these editing instructions may also be saved with the files themselves as metadata, or in XMP “sidecar” files—a data file that sits alongside the raw image file....

Nord VPN, creator of the NordPass password manager app, has published its annual list of the 200 most common passwords, which could also have been named “200 worst passwords,” without anybody arguing. People continue to treat their passwords as an inconvenience (which they are) or as a way to remember their partner’s name, their sports team, their pet, or their favorite pop group (“onedirection” made a comeback into the top 200 this year)....