The battery in your car is there to serve one purpose: to provide enough amperage to start the engine. After the engine is running, and the alternator is spinning, the battery acts as a load. If you add a second battery, it’s going to act as a second load when the engine is running because the alternator keeps both batteries charged. When One Battery Just Isn’t Enough One battery is good, so two must be better, right?...

If your iPhone has been stolen and you didn’t install the Find My iPhone app on it, don’t panic. You don’t actually need to the Find My iPhone app at all. Find My iPhone: The Service and App Are Different If your phone was stolen and you didn’t have the Find My iPhone app installed, I’ve got good news: It doesn’t matter! The Find My iPhone app isn’t required for tracking your iPhone....

Because you can download drivers directly from the software, you don’t have to worry about searching for them yourself. However, before you get started, there are some disadvantages you should be aware of. More About Driver Easy Driver Easy supports pretty much every version of Windows ever, plus offers some beyond-driver-updating features that you might find useful: Officially supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7, but also works with Windows Vista....

What Is a DXF File? A file with the .DXF file extension is a Drawing Exchange Format file developed by Autodesk as a type of universal format for storing CAD models. The idea is that if the file format is supported in various 3D modeling programs, they can all import/export the same documents with ease. This format, also called Drawing Interchange Format, is similar to the AutoCAD Drawing Database file format that uses the DWG file extension....

File Block Settings If you have certain file block settings enabled, you will not be able to open or edit older MS Office files. Checking these settings and changing them if necessary could resolve your issues. Repair a Damaged File If a file is corrupted, you might not be able to open it in Excel or Word. Using the Open and Repair tool could resolve this issue. Reset File Associations If someone changed the default file association for Word or Excel files, the program might not open as expected when you try to open a file....

You can extend battery run-time using several battery conservation methods that are known to work. About Battery Calibration Getting the best run-time out of your Mac’s battery starts with having a battery that is in good shape and calibrated. For Mac laptops that have a built-in non-user-replaceable battery (those produced after 2008), calibration is not required because the battery is calibrated at the factory. Apple maintains that over the course of the battery lifetime, calibration is not necessary....

What Is a Flipboard Storyboard? A Flipboard Storyboard is a curated mini-magazine on Flipboard that lets users create a smaller, more targeted content collection than a regular Flipboard magazine. How to Tell if You Have Access to Storyboards To get started setting up Storyboards, you’ll need to start in your account, just as you would to create a magazine. Storyboards uses a Flipboard tool called Curator Pro. However, it’s important to note that not everyone has access to Curator Pro....

The Fongo service is interesting because, unlike most Wi-Fi calling apps, you can use this one only if you’re based in Canada. Also, although you can get an unlimited number of texts and calls to your Fongo number, you can call and text for free only if you message another Canadian number or another Fongo user. Non-Canadian residents can get the premium Fongo World. More Information on Fongo Some VoIP services let you call others for free only if they also use the same service; WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype are examples....

What Is an IP Address? An internet protocol address (IP address) is a unique number assigned to a computing device such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet to identify it on a network. Why IP Address Lookup Exists An IP address is a lengthy string of numbers that is difficult to remember and is susceptible to typographical errors. This is why URLs are used to go to websites. URLs are easier to remember and type correctly....

How Frame Relay Works Frame relay supports multiplexing of traffic from multiple connections over a shared physical link. It uses hardware components, including frame routers, bridges, and switches, to package data into individual frame-relay messages. Each connection uses a 10-bit data-link connection identifier (DLCI) for unique channel addressing. There are two connection types. Permanent virtual circuits (PVC) is for persistent connections that must be maintained for long periods, even if no data is actively transferred....

The developers of Forza Horizon 5 will add on-screen sign language interpreters who will appear in a picture-in-picture display during the game’s cutscenes. It’s part of a growing movement to improve accessibility for games. According to a recent report, one in eight people in the United States aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears. “This represents a vast amount of potential gaming customers lost if games aren’t accessible to this segment of users,” Mikal Babenko, a brand manager at game developer Room8 Studio, told Lifewire in an email interview....

So how do you get started? Well, first… Learn the Basics Understand the basic principles, the terminology, the techniques — what frame rate is, the importance of key frames, how traditional animation works, what in-betweening is, the various methods of animation, why aspect ratios make a difference. Do your research, learn the lingo, and build your foundation, until you understand character design, understand how a sequence of drawings can become a moving picture, and understand that it’s a time-consuming process that requires a great deal of patience....

So it’s odd that every time I open Google Maps and Apple Maps to plan out a route in my EV, I’m not offered a robust charging infrastructure feature set. Everywhere I look in Northern California, I see EVs. Thousands of EVs. A higher concentration than nearly anywhere else in the country. So it’s odd that two of the tech giants seem to be dragging their feet, and it’s time for them to step up before a startup comes along and does to them what they did to MapQuest....

Google Play has had its share of problems with malware, app cloning, and scams, which is why the company has begun taking steps to improve developer account security. Starting today, developers will be able to verify their contact details and account type (personal or business), with verification becoming mandatory if those details are changed. In August, new developer accounts will be required to verify their credentials and will need to go through a two-step verification process....

The company announced via a blog post that it has begun rolling out a major update to Gmail, aimed at Workspace, G Suite, and Business users. The update includes several useful additions, most visual in nature and intended to provide a more seamless experience, according to the post. A brand new right-click menu allows users to easily view a recipient’s full name, email, and other useful information. You can even edit this data on the fly using that same contextual menu....

The search giant has been planning for years to scrap cookies, which allow advertisers to track users’ movements across the web. Recently, it announced it’s ditching its initial attempt, called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), in favor of a new mechanism called Topics. While Google asserts Topics inculcates the feedback it received from trialing FLoC, privacy-minded folks say it’s unwise to expect any solution from Google to completely avoid tracking....

YouTuber GadgetsBoy discovered the problem while trying to see how long the new camera could record on its highest settings. Turns out that’s about 20 minutes, though that might also be circumstantial. According to a statement from GoPro given to Digital Camera World, airflow could be a big factor in preventing or delaying a shutdown. GoPro has stated that, yes, the Hero10 Black can overheat, but being outdoors and moving should help....

Don’t blame us if you can’t sleep after watching them! Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, Francois Civil, Marion Lambert Director: John Erick Dowdle Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 93 minutes Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond  Director: André Øvredal Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 86 minutes Starring: Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Boynton Director: Oz Perkins Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 93 minutes Starring:Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd  Director: Bernard Rose Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 99 minutes Starring: Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass Director: Patrick Brice Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 77 minutes Starring: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton  Director: Scott Stewart Motion Picture Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 97 minutes Starring: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Motion Picture Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 111 minutes Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor Director: Sam Raimi Motion Picture Rating: NC-17 Running Time: 85 minutes Starring: Sennia Nanua, Paddy Considine, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close Director: Colm McCarthy Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 111 minutes Starring: Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair Director: Jeremy Saulnier Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 95 minutes Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale Director: Jeremy Saulnier Motion Picture Rating: R Running Time: 125 minutes Starring: John Gallagher Jr....

While still only in beta testing, Elk Audio’s Aloha makes it possible for all types of musicians to practice playing music together in entirely different cities, effectively eliminating the lag time that interrupts the creative flow. “Our final goal is to be able to connect every musician out there,” Michele Benincaso, the founder and director of Elk Audio, told Lifewire over a video chat. Low Latency Music-Making Elk Audio began working on the Aloha technology more than five years ago....

A bad reason to unfollow someone on Twitter is that they don’t follow you back, even though that’s why many people do unfollow others on Twitter. Back in the early days of Twitter, this was pretty common. When you followed someone, it was expected that the other person would follow you back. Now, not so much. Twitter’s usage has grown exponentially, and it’s unreasonable to expect that every person you follow will follow you back—especially celebrities....