When Was WPS Introduced? The Wi-Fi Alliance created WPS in 2006 in a bid to simplify network setup for home users. The thinking was it helped novices avoid having to dive into complicated network settings while still having a secure network that protects their data at all times. WPS is on many different devices ranging from routers, modems, TVs, smart home equipment, and much more. If a device connects to your Wi-Fi network, it stands a high chance of having a WPS button....

Most cars came with either a single or double DIN radio, with “double” meaning twice that of single DIN. But there are thousands of vehicles with head units that fall into a strange in-between category. These head units are typically referred to as 1.5 DIN or Din-and-a-half. What Is DIN-and-a-Half? “1.5 DIN” or “Din-and-a-half” refers to head units that are sized somewhere between single and double-DIN units. Put simply, they are half the height of double DIN units—or half again the height of single DIN....

Why Codecs Are Necessary Video and music files are huge, which means they are usually difficult to transfer over the internet. To speed up downloads, algorithms encode, or shrink, a signal for transmission and then decode it for viewing or editing. Without codecs, downloads of video and audio would take three to five times longer than they do now. How Many Codecs Do I Need? There are hundreds of codecs in use; you will need combinations that specifically play your files....

In Windows, commands are usually entered via a command-line interpreter, like Command Prompt or Recovery Console. Commands must always be entered into a command line interpreter exactly. Entering a command incorrectly (wrong syntax, misspelling, etc.) could cause the command to fail or worse, could execute the wrong command or the right command in the wrong way, creating serious problems. There are many kinds of commands, and many phrases that use the word command that probably shouldn’t, because they’re not actually commands....

What Is a CRDOWNLOAD File? CRDOWNLOAD is a temporary file extension used by the Chrome web browser. Files with this extension are called Chrome Partial Download files, so seeing one means that the file isn’t completely downloaded. How Are CRDOWNLOAD Files Used? Partial downloads are due to the fact that either the file is still being downloaded by Chrome or that the download process was interrupted and so it’s only a partial, incomplete file....

Modems, switches, hubs, bridges, servers, and printers are also nodes, as are other devices that connect over Wi-Fi or Ethernet. For example, a network connecting three computers and one printer, along with two more wireless devices, has six total nodes. Nodes within a computer network must have some form of identification, like an IP address or MAC address, for other network devices to recognize them. A node without this information, or one that’s offline, no longer functions as a node....

What Is a Smart Air Conditioner? Smart air conditioners are air conditioner units that connect to the other smart appliances in your home to better control your home’s comfort level. These devices look similar to standard room air conditioners. Typically, smart air conditioners are mounted to windows or walls, instead of being centrally located in a home. Much like other smart home technology, a smart air conditioner can be programmed to cool on your terms....

Examples of Mashups Back when the Nintendo Wii came out, it was difficult to find it in stores. A web mashup might have helped consumers by taking data from various retailers like EB Games and GameStop, along with websites like eBay, and combining their information with Google Maps, so it could all be presented in an easy-to-use interface. Trendsmap is one example of a popular mashup service. It combined Twitter’s trending topics with data from another Twitter trend site and displayed it on a map....

What Is an Emulator? IBM conceived the concept of computer emulation as a way to run programs designed for older devices on newer models. The method IBM used relied on a combination of software and hardware dedicated to emulation. Rather than designing new applications for its new computers, built-in backward compatibility gave developers greater flexibility. Today, the term emulator is commonly used in the context of video games. The video game emulator became popular during the 1990s because it allowed people to play older console games on modern desktop computers....

If you’re considering purchasing an inkjet printer, take a look at how these printers work and are used. What Is an Inkjet Printer? An inkjet printer is a peripheral that attaches wirelessly or by cable to a computer. In the home, it receives documents or images from the computer and prints on bond paper or high-quality photo paper. In the case of a wireless printer, anyone in the household can print from a wireless device to the printer, as long as both are on the same home network....

Flexographic printing uses flexible photopolymer printing plates wrapped around rotating cylinders on a web press. The inked plates have a slightly raised image and rotate at high speeds to transfer the image to the substrate. Flexography inks can print on many types of absorbent and nonabsorbent materials. Flexography is well-suited to print continuous patterns, such as for gift wrap and wallpaper. Unlike the individual sheets of paper used in offset printing, the rolls of material used in flexography allow large orders to run with few interruptions to reload the substrate....

Set Up Mute With Gestures on Your Galaxy Smartphone Mute With Gestures may not be activated by default. The feature only works after your smartphone starts to make noises from an incoming call or notification. Follow these steps to set up Mute With Gestures: Go back to the Advanced Features screen by tapping the left arrow icon in the upper-left corner of the screen, or return to the Home screen. You can also tap Mute With Gestures to open a short demonstration of the feature....

It’s critically important for every organization to keep up to date on the latest cybersecurity threats, such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other nefarious digital menaces. SCAP has many open security standards as well as applications that apply these standards to check for problems and misconfigurations. Why Organizations Use SCAP If a company or organization doesn’t have a security implementation or has a weak one, SCAP brings accepted security standards the organization can follow....

What Does Spatial Audio Do? Spatial audio is another term for surround sound. Traditionally, surround sound has referred to audio systems with multiple speakers placed around a central area in order to deliver sound from several angles at once. For example, a Dolby surround sound system can have eight or more speakers carefully placed to deliver an immersive listening experience for compatible audiovisual content. With spatial audio, different sounds can appear to come from different directions and heights in relationship to the listener....

Description Eudora handles multiple POP and IMAP accounts. Powerful filters, labels and a flexible template system for replies help you handle email in Eudora. Eudora includes fast email search, and the “Content Concentrator” trims quoted text. Integrated “SpamWatch” Bayesian spam filtering cans junk precisely and with little effort in Eudora. Eudora’s “ScamWatch” alerts you about suspicious links in phishing emails. Another feature dubbed “BossWatch” helps you avoid sending mail to bosses or clients inadvertently....

In some ways, it’s similar to the logoff command. Shutdown Command Availability The shutdown command is available from the Command Prompt in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP operating systems. Shutdown Command Syntax The command follows the following syntax: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e | /o] [/hybrid] [/f] [/m \computername] [/t xxx] [/d [p:|u:]xx:yy] [/c “comment”] [/?...

How Does Waze Work? There are plenty of GPS-driven apps and software to choose from, including options that may have come pre-installed in your car’s dashboard interface or on your mobile device like Google Maps and MapQuest. Most do a respectable job when it comes to step-by-step navigation. Some account for congestion and other factors that could affect your overall drive time. Waze handles things a bit differently. It relies on the power of the people to steer you down the right roads....

Each different color battery icon gives you useful information—if you know what it means. It’s important to understand what these icons mean and what you should do when you see them. In at least one case, it can save your iPhone from serious damage. Red Battery Icon on iPhone: Time to Recharge You’ll see a red battery icon on your iPhone if it’s been a while since you last charged your iPhone....

Use a VPN for Web Browsing Web browsing is an activity most everyone does on a phone, so it’s one of the first things that should be safeguarded to prevent iPhone spying. An easy way to protect your web browsing privacy is with a VPN. VPNs are virtual private networks that route traffic from a phone through a private tunnel and use encryption to scramble the data. If anyone manages to pick up what you’re doing, they get a handful of garbage that’s impossible to decipher....

European legislators have proposed new laws that could put strict limits on AI. The legislation is moving forward even though a recent study finds the regulations could cost the EU economy around $36 billion over the next five years. Some observers argue that such measures are needed in the US, as well. “As our society transitions towards a digitally enabled environment, an unregulated AI could lead to misuse, potentially undermining our rights to privacy and data protection,” Joseph Nwankpa, a professor of information systems at Miami University in Ohio, told Lifewire in an email interview....