Meta has begun testing user monetization tools within Horizon Worlds, the company announced recently. Selected creators can already begin creating digital items and effects they can then sell directly within the virtual social space. It’s part of a rush to commercialize the metaverse. “The online video games market has already proven that people will spend real money, think many billions, for virtual goods and abilities to engage more deeply,” Amit Shah, the chief strategy officer of the digital commerce platform VTEX told Lifewire in an email interview....

According to rumors, the next iPad Pro will arrive in April and will offer a brighter, higher-contrast miniLED display, Thunderbolt connectivity, faster CPUs that will perform similarly to those in the M1 Macs, and better cameras. But will these be enough to set it apart from the already amazing iPad Air? And what’s the point of Thunderbolt anyway? “USB-C is capable of delivering display signals up to 4K. Thunderbolt would allow 5K,” musician “Krassman” replied in an Audiobus forum thread started by Lifewire....

From here you can access Windows diagnostic and repair tools like Reset This PC, System Restore, Command Prompt, Startup Repair, and much more. It’s also where you access Startup Settings, the menu that includes Safe Mode, among other startup methods that could help you access Windows if it’s having problems starting. In other words, Advanced Startup Options functions as the Windows 11/10/8 boot menu. This menu should appear automatically after two consecutive startup errors....

How to Resize an Existing Volume Disk Utility allows you to resize existing volumes without losing data, but there are a few limitations. For example, Disk Utility can decrease the size of any volume, but it can increase the size of a volume only if there’s enough free space available between the volume you want to enlarge and the next volume in that partition. For practical purposes, this means that if you want to increase the size of a volume, you’ll need to delete the volume below it in the partition set....

Share Links to Your Blog Posts The first and easiest way to post your blog to Facebook is to simply share the blog posts manually as status updates. This is by far the easiest and most direct way to advertise your blog for free and share your content with your Facebook friends. Set up Auto-Blog Posts The third and most complicated way to link your blog to Facebook is to set up auto-posting so that whenever you post on your blog, your Facebook friends can see each new post automatically....

How to Give Minecraft More RAM Minecraft: Java Edition has its own launcher which makes it easy to adjust all sorts of settings for the game. One of the settings you can tweak is how much RAM the game can utilize. If you’re running a big map with lots of custom creations, have a lot of mods installed, or just want the best possible performance for your Minecraft game, allocating more RAM can make a big difference....

Graphics Benchmarks—A Good Starting Point You can benchmark a graphics card in different ways, with no one test giving you the complete picture. Different graphics cards perform better and worse in certain games, other components can affect the score, and real-world performance can depend on what kind of settings you pick. Synthetic benchmarks are a good starting point for graphics benchmarks, as they can give you ageneralized score and idea of the relative performance of your GPU....

How to Fish for a Shark For the most part, catching a shark should be quite similar to catching traditional fish. However, sharks will be more elusive and challenging to nab. You need to buy or craft a fishing rod first. Go to any edge of your island and face the ocean. Make sure that you aren’t sprinting; otherwise, the sound of your footsteps may scare fish away. Sharks are far rarer than regular fish, so it may take some time to patrol the ocean around your island and find one to catch....

How Do I Change Folder Icons in Windows 11? There are three icon types we’ll look at: Standard ones using the default yellow folder icon; special folders like This PC, Network, and Recycle Bin displayed on the desktop (if you have them enabled); and hard drive icons visible in the This PC folder. How you edit these folder icons depends on the folder type: Standard Folders The icon for regular folders is changed via the folder’s properties window....

How Do I Change My Lock Screen Password? When you first set up your iPhone, you need to create a lock screen password to unlock your iPhone through a method other than Touch ID or Face ID. However, you may choose to change it at a later date. Here’s how to change it. How Do I Change My 4 Digit Passcode on My iPhone? If you’d prefer to use a 4 digit passcode on your iPhone, the option is still possible but it’s a little more hidden away than it used to be....

How to Check the Apple Pencil Battery Apple’s Pencil is powered by a small built-in battery that must be charged for it to work. Owners of the second-generation Apple Pencil have it easy. To check the battery, magnetically attach the Apple Pencil to the side of your iPad. A pop-up notification indicating battery status will appear at the top of the iPad’s display once the second-generation Apple Pencil is attached. The status only appears briefly, though, and doesn’t help owners of the first-generation Apple Pencil....

What Counts Toward the Google Storage Limit Before you learn how to check your Google data quota, it’s helpful to know what’s included in it and what’s not. Your Gmail Account Each email message has a small data footprint, but you probably have many messages stored in your account. Additionally, some messages have attachments that take up additional space. These factors add up, which is true for any email service, but especially so for Gmail....

Clean Up the Auto-Complete List in MacOS Mail The Apple macOS Mail application has a good memory when it comes to recalling the people you emailed in the past. Its memory is so good that Mail never forgets any email address. You must manually remove it. You can remove the email address of a single person or remove all the old addresses you no longer need by selecting multiples at once in the auto-complete list....

How to Close Apps on Android From the Home Screen To close apps on Android means to shut the apps down. You might shut down an app if it isn’t responding normally, if your phone or tablet is low on memory, or to clear up the screen. Closing running apps from the Home screen is the quickest way to shut them down. How to Close Apps Using the Apps Manager Your phone or tablet has a built-in manager for apps that you should use if you need to close background apps (apps that are running but don’t show up when you follow the method above)....

Manage Your Child’s Browsing on Chrome After setting up a Google Family Link account, you can use the app to manage the websites children can visit on Chrome, limit their ability to grant permissions to websites, and block or allow specific sites. Children signed in to their Google Account can’t use incognito mode. Block or Allow a Site on Chrome You can allow access to specific websites or block others. Your child can ask for permission to visit blocked sites, and the Family Link app notifies you so that you can approve or deny their request....

iRig MIDI 2 The iRig MIDI 2 is the most expensive MIDI solution for the iPad, but it’s also packed with features. The adapter provides MIDI in, out, and thru using the standard MIDI interface. It also has a USB port, so you can keep your iPad’s battery from draining down while you play. This makes it an excellent choice compared to other solutions. If you can’t keep your iPad charged, your playing time will be limited....

Open a New Document Firstly we can set up a blank page. When you open Inkscape, a blank document automatically opens. To check it is the correct size, go to File > Document Properties. We’ve selected Letter for the size and have also set Default units to inches and clicked the Portrait radio button. When the settings are as you need, close the window. Prepare the Document Before starting, we can prepare the document....

How to Create External Templates for Google Slides Unlike working with Google Docs and Google Sheets, you cannot simply copy and paste the contents of a locally-created customized presentation into a Google Slides file. Instead, upload them in the supported .odp format. With a bit of work, you can use customized templates created with LibreOffice or MS Office. Because you cannot add new templates to the Slides Template Gallery, you first need to create a new folder that will house the customized templates....

How to Create an iTunes Playlist To create a playlist in iTunes: If you want to take the playlist with you, you have a couple of options. To take it with you on your phone, sync the device with iTunes. You can also burn a CD if you want a physical copy. How to Delete an iTunes Playlist If you want to delete songs or an entire playlist in iTunes, have two options:...

How to Cut and Copy in Word There are several ways to use the Cut and Copy commands and these are universal to all versions of Microsoft Word. First, use the mouse to highlight the text, image, table, or another item you want to cut or copy. Then, use one of the following commands: Go to the Ribbon, select the Home tab, then select Cut or Copy. Right-click the selected text and choose Cut or Copy....