There are lots of error messages you could see while connected to the internet, but below are some of the more common ones most people run into. You might see them when your device isn’t connected to the internet at all, or if a web page is down or not responding properly. Use this list to decipher what’s going on, and be sure to follow the links to the full troubleshooting guides for more information....
We also keep a list of HTTP status code errors (4xx and 5xx) along with some tips on how to fix them. HTTP Status Code Categories As you can see below, HTTP status codes are three-digit integers. The very first digit is used to identify the code within a specific category—one of these five: 1XX: Informational—the request was accepted or the process is continuing. 2XX: Confirms that the action completed successfully or was understood....
Plastic gets a bad rap, and often for a good reason. But it is also superior to metal and glass in many ways. According to a report from the absurdly well-sourced Apple journalist Mark Gurman, Apple was considering a plastic iPad with a matching keyboard for under $500 but abandoned the idea. The draw here, for Apple, was presumably price. But anyone who has suffered a crack in their glass-backed Phone or had an iPhone Pro drag their summer shorts down will know that metals and glass aren’t always best....
A startup called Spectrum Labs provides artificial intelligence technology to platform providers to detect and shut down toxic exchanges in real-time. But experts say that AI monitoring also raises privacy issues. “AI monitoring often requires looking at patterns over time, which necessitates retaining the data,” David Moody, a senior associate at Schellman, a security and privacy compliance assessment company, told Lifewire in an email interview. “This data may include data that laws have flagged as privacy data (personally identifiable information or PII)....
Overall Findings Choosing between passive polarized and active shutter mostly comes down to how much you’re willing to spend. Passive polarized glasses are fairly low-tech; they look and feel like cheap sunglasses and don’t require a power source. Active shutter glasses are pricier and more high-tech, requiring batteries and a transmitter that syncs with on-screen refresh rates. Still, they provide a crisper, higher-resolution image. Image Quality: Active Shutters Win Out Active shutter glasses provide a crisper, higher-resolution image....
The iOS 15 betas are in full swing, getting ready for a fall release, but iOS 14 still has some life left. The latest iOS 14.7 update for iPhone comes with watchOS 7.6, and an update for the HomePod. Let’s take a look. “I think one of the coolest features is the new MagSafe battery pack support,” Neil Parker, co-founder and chief technology officer of the Lovecast video streaming service, told Lifewire via email....
Prime Gaming provides a selection of games that changes each month. The Retro Channel makes classic games available for a monthly fee. The Jackbox Games Channel includes all of the Party Packs from the creators of the You Don’t Know Jack trivia series; additional games include Quiplash, Drawful, and Trivia Murder Party. The Jackbox Channel is also available for a monthly fee. In addition to the basic subscription price, you can expect a number of add-ons that bring in additional games for an additional monthly fee....
AMD’s press release highlights the Radeon RX 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and 6950 XT, designed to get the most out of 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, respectively. And they all offer AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0, which when used with supported games, can improve frame rates and image quality at most resolutions. The option for Smart Access Memory (SAM), which allows higher performance when paired with AMD’s Ryzen processors and 500 Series motherboards is also built into them....
Granted, I hardly know anything about game development, and I’m sure changing font sizes can create problems like broken text boxes or worse. I do understand this, and I sympathize, but at the same time, I can adjust the default font sizes on my iPhone—so why do I still have to squint at some of my games? My open plea to mobile game developers is to please consider designing your games around slightly larger default text sizes....
According to Autoevolution, an Android Auto glitch spotted late last year causes the Google Assistant voice commands for navigation not to work. Google reportedly has addressed the issue, but some users still complain on forums that the glitch remains. An Android Auto Help forum details that when some people try to use the voice navigation, the system instead says, “Something went wrong, please try again.” Users were still having issues with the voice command navigation process as recently as earlier this month....
XDA Developers was the first to notice a new prompt in the latest Android 12 beta when using Android Auto, which appears to point towards a complete shutdown of Android Auto on smartphones. Google has been working on a new Assistant Driving Mode to replace Android Auto on Android phones for a few years now, but this appears to be the final step toward pushing users to that new service....
Apple tried to make it very difficult for independent repair shops to replace the iPhone 13’s screen without disabling FaceID. Thanks to a microcontroller chip paired with the screen, only Apple can make a swap easily. Well, Apple, an Apple Independent Repair Provider (IRP), or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (ASP). Other repair shops (or individuals) will have to perform a much more laborious process that involves carefully transferring the current chip to the new screen....
Creating a Sepia Effect in Corel Photo-Paint Tips and Suggestions History of the Sepia Process A sepia tone is a reddish-brown monochrome tint that is applied to a digital photo. It can also be a pigment that is applied to the print during the print developing process in the darkroom. To understand how the sepia process works, you need to know that it is not the application or manipulation of the hues in a greyscale photo....
Wi-Fi and Cordless Phones Don’t Play Well Together Wireless household appliances such as microwave ovens, cordless telephones, and baby monitors can interfere with Wi-Fi wireless network radio signals. However, Wi-Fi signals can generate interference in the other direction, to certain types of cordless phones. Positioning a Wi-Fi router too close to a cordless phone base station can result in degraded voice quality on the cordless phone. This problem does not occur with all cordless phone base stations....
What Is Helium? Helium makes it possible to back up a save file for a game, upload it to a cloud-based service, and then restore it on another device. Helium uses the Android built-in system backup features to save app preferences files and other user data. A computer is also required to set up Helium. How to Set Up Helium Before you can back up files, set up Helium on your Android device and PC:...
Cisco Routers for Home From 2003 to 2013, Cisco Systems owned the Linksys business and brand name. Linksys wired and wireless router models became an extremely popular choice for home networking during this period. In 2010, Cisco also produced its Valet line of home network routers. Since Cisco discontinued Valet and Linksys sold to Belkin, Cisco does not directly market any of its newer routers to homeowners. Some of their older products remain available through secondhand auction or resale outlets....
The portability of the iPad doesn’t start when you leave the house. The ease of using it on the couch or in bed will make you never want to lift a full-sized laptop again. Apple made its iWork suite and iLife suite free for new iPad users, which adds a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, a music studio, and a video editor to your mobile toolkit. You’ll find a ton of free apps in the App Store, and even when an app has a price tag, it is lower than prices for apps made for laptops or desktop computers....
The Bose Wave SoundTouch IV is a luxury home stereo system, but it isn’t without its problems. Bose is known for its high-quality audio and signature tone, and when you’re cranking the tunes, this stereo doesn’t disappoint in that department. It’s getting to your tunes that’s the problem. We’ve worked with hundreds of home and professional audio systems, and we’ve never been so frustrated with a home audio system—it has never taken us so long to get music out of our speakers....
What Kinds of Car Food Warmers Are out There? There are three main types of car food warmers: microwaves, combination warmer/coolers, and dedicated cookers that use some type of heating element. The one feature most of these devices have in common is that they run off 12v power. You can usually plug them into your car’s cigarette lighter without popping a fuse. In other cases, you may need to use an accessory socket or install an accessory circuit with its own fuse....
In doing so, the fuse takes a figurative bullet for a valuable, complex, or indispensable component or device, such as a car stereo or amplifier. This often results in a temporary loss of functionality. Fuses, however, are cheap and usually easy to replace. Repeated failures of a fuse on the same circuit often reveals an underlying problem. All Car Fuses Aren’t the Same Automotive fuses differ in design type and current rating, but they’re all based on the standard ATO and ATC blade type fuses that Littelfuse patented in the 1970s....
