What Is a Hidden Network Used For? In the past, users frequently created hidden networks to add an extra layer of security because no one could see they existed. In reality, it doesn’t add much protection, and most users should have secure passwords in place instead. However, a hidden network can still be used for various purposes. These can be to keep a network list tidy such as in a busy apartment building where you don’t wish to advertise a network you only use for a couple of your own devices....

Our buying guide will help you figure out which gaming laptop to buy, looking at your specific needs, your budget, and other features you may need to consider. What Is a Gaming Laptop? Much like when researching gaming PCs, gaming laptops initially seem like regular laptops. However, laptops designed without gaming in mind don’t provide users with a dedicated graphics card. They often have pretty limited cooling systems, so they can’t handle the heat generated when playing games....

WhatsApp detailed that you still can only have one phone connected to your WhatsApp account at a time and that you’ll need to manually link your new devices with your phone using the proper WhatsApp account. The company also mentioned that the multi-device feature doesn’t support tablets at this time, so you can’t use WhatsApp on your iPad. However, WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart previously confirmed to WABetaInfo that WhatsApp on iPad would happen eventually....

Overall Findings Both offer everything you might want for secure communication and file sharing. Your best approach might be to download both on your smartphone and see which interface you prefer. WhatsApp and Viber both offer: Support for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows platforms on mobile and desktop platforms, as well as the web. Group functionality, which could use improvement in both cases. End-to-end encryption, so no one can see or hear your communications but you and the recipient....

Gmail Account Deletion Policy History In years past, you could keep your Gmail account as long as you used it in a sensible manner. You had to use it, though. Google automatically deleted Gmail accounts after nine months of inactivity. Not only were the folders, messages, and labels deleted, the account’s email address was also deleted. Nobody, not even the original owner, could set up a new Gmail account with the same address....

There are a lot of ways to answer that question, but in the end, there are three factors that you want to look at to determine which 3d marketplaces are worth your time and effort: Keep in mind, we’re looking at non-exclusive royalties. Almost all these sites offer higher payment in exchange for an agreement that you won’t sell a specific model anywhere else. Exclusivity contracts are something you definitely want to consider once you’ve established yourself, but in the beginning, we recommend you don’t limit your options....

How to Change iPad’s Sounds Settings If you have searched through your iPad’s keyboard settings looking for a way to turn this sound back on, you’ve been looking in the wrong place. Apple decided to put this particular setting in the Sounds category, even though it might make more sense for it to be in the keyboard settings. What Else Can You Do From This Screen? While you are in the Sounds settings, you might want to take the time to customize your iPad....

All the apps I use are available on Chrome, and it’s a much calmer experience than other operating systems. Like most people, the majority of what I do on a PC is word processing, email, and the occasional movie streaming. You don’t need a $2,000 laptop to do any of these things. The problem is that most Chromebooks are either cheaply made or too expensive. There are some exceptions to this rule, such as Google’s own highly rated Pixelbook Go lineup that starts at $649....

A recent study found a link between happiness and a term that the researchers coined, “relational diversity.” Researchers found a relationship between having connections with many different people and people’s satisfaction. The same may hold true for doing things like posting on Reddit. “Talking to strangers online can be a form of escapism for people,” Beth Ribarsky, a professor of interpersonal communication at the University of Illinois Springfield and who was not involved in the study, told Lifewire in an email interview....

I will say I was initially excited about Instagram opening the feature to all users last week, since I’m no stranger to comparison fatigue on social media. Social media has trained our brains to find validation in the number of likes we get on a post about our lives, so maybe taking away that artificial number might help ease the stress of it all. However, hiding the like counts on two new posts didn’t provide me with the sense of ease on my self-esteem I was hoping it would, and instead just seemed like a gimmick....

While you should take any alarm seriously, carbon monoxide detectors often beep or chirp in non-emergency situations. Here are the most common reasons why a carbon monoxide detector beeps, and what to do when it happens. Causes of Carbon Monoxide Detectors Beeping When a carbon monoxide detector beeps or chirps at regular intervals, it is usually because of a problem with the battery or an internal malfunction. Battery problems: Most carbon monoxide detectors are designed to warn residents of a decaying battery....

While for the most part corrected in later patches and updates, several initial system stability issues plagued Vista—this was a major contributing factor to its poor public image. Windows Vista Release Date Windows Vista was released to manufacturing on November 8, 2006, and made available to the public for purchase on January 30, 2007. It’s preceded by Windows XP, and succeeded by Windows 7. The most recent version of Windows is Windows 11, released on October 5, 2021....

The specific plans for which this policy applies include all Magenta plans, T-Mobile Essentials, ONE Plan, or a Simple Choice plan activated after November 15, 2015, as well as voice and mobile internet. Domestic roaming eligibility varies for prepaid plans and postpaid plans activated before November 15, 2015. Data Roaming Data roaming is available to you as a convenience when you are out of reach of the T-Mobile network. It is not designed to be the primary source of your data coverage....

Getting a home office setup that helps ensure a comfortable work from home environment can be a tricky beast. From finding the right desk for your needs to grabbing the best ergonomic keyboards, one can almost forget one of the most important features in building a home office: a quality office chair. Admittedly, this was one of my biggest follies as I began to work from home. I naively believed that just grabbing a dining room chair was the most reasonable option....

What Is an XCF File? A file with the XCF file extension, which stands for eXperimental Computing Facility, is a GIMP image file. Much like PSD files used in Adobe Photoshop, GIMP uses XCF files to store layers, transparency settings, paths, and other information associated with one or more photos that are a part of the same project. When the file is opened in a compatible image editor, all those settings are accessible again so that you can edit the layers, images, etc....

What Is an XLTM File? A file with the XLTM file extension is an Excel macro-enabled template file created by Microsoft Excel. They’re used to build similarly formatted XLSM files. The file is similar to Excel’s XLTX format in that they hold data and formatting, except that they’re also used to make spreadsheets that can run macros, while XLTX files are used to build non-macro XLSX spreadsheet files. How to Open an XLTM File XLTM files can be opened, edited, and saved back to the same format with Microsoft Excel, but only if it’s version 2007 or newer....

In reality, however, the match isn’t quite so perfect. You’ve got horror stories, for example, of children racking up sizable bills when purchasing apps or in-game content. Younger children can also be rough on their devices, with tablets not precisely designed to withstand a ton of physical abuse. It’s Surprisingly Grown Up It’s Tough It Comes With FreeTime Unlimited Parental Controls Even with FreeTime Unlimited, you’ll still want to have controls that limit what your kids can do with the Kids Edition tablet and prevent potential accidents....

You have to pay up: Zoom announced it would add encryption to its calls for paid users at the end of May 2020. The Verge reports that CEO Eric Yuan said, in an investment call Tuesday, “Free users—for sure we don’t want to give [them] that, because we also want to work together with the FBI, with local law enforcement, in case some people use Zoom for a bad purpose....

Fans of Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance and its sequel still miss clearing dungeons, collecting loot, and defeating massive bosses alongside a co-op partner. While those PlayStation 2-era classics have seen their fair share of imitators over the past 20 years, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is its first real spiritual successor. Once again, players head into the depths of dangerous, D&D-themed environments, looking for gold, gear, and trouble from any ugly that crosses their path....

It has some other nifty features, too, such as the option to snooze emails for later, schedule emails to be sent later, and read mail offline. You can also send emails that expire and require a unique code to open, store messages in a 15 GB vault, share files from your Drive account, undo sending messages, and set up vacation responses. Now that Google Workspace is available to everyone, Gmail is more tightly integrated with Google’s other products....