Deciding which to download can be complicated since these office suites don’t look different from the start. On top of that, even the detailed distinctions are subtle. The suite you choose depends on personal preference. We reviewed both to find a few defining features, which might help push you over the fence in one direction. Overall Findings Both OpenOffice and LibreOffice have several components that allow them to be called suites....
When the Default Password Doesn’t Work At some point during the life of your Cisco Linksys EA6500 router, the default password may have been changed. If you don’t know this password, restore the software to its default state to reactivate the default password. How to Restore to Factory Defaults Restore the router using a special button or sequence of actions. Here’s how it’s done on the Linksys EA6500: Change the default router password to something more secure as soon as you’re in....
Livedrive is an online backup service with two unlimited backup plans to choose from, both of which can be customized and fine-tuned to work best for your setup. You might not have heard much about Livedrive but they’ve been in business since 2008 and have over 1 million customers. If Livedrive seems like something you may be interested in, keep reading for more details on the plans it offers, the features you’ll be able to take advantage of, and our thoughts on how it worked for me....
Computer peripherals run the gamut from basic to completely decked out, and the Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 sits on an appealing middle ground between the two. It isn’t the fanciest or most robust option on the wireless mice market, but the three-year battery life can’t be beaten for the price and it also comes with five programmable buttons, tilt-scrolling, and two scrolling speeds. This wireless mouse is also compact and comfortable for small-handed folks who struggle with finding a suitable fit from most wired and wireless mice....
How to Upgrade Storage on a Pre-2012 Mac Pro Because Mac Pros always had upgradeable storage systems, they’re considered quite versatile. Even older models are still sought after on the used market. We’re first going to address upgrading storage on Mac Pro models from 2006-2012. Options for boosting storage on older Mac Pros include installing a hard drive, installing an SSD, using a PCIe expansion card, and other methods. Install an Internal Hard Drive The most popular method of expanding the Mac Pro’s internal storage is to add hard drives using the built-in drive sleds supplied by Apple....
When you enter text into this field, Safari makes suggestions based on the entry. It modifies recommendations as you continue to type. Each suggestion comes from several sources, including your browsing and search history, favorite websites, and Apple Spotlight. Here’s how to manage these sources. Manage the Safari Smart Search Default Search Engine You can modify the sources Safari uses to make its suggestions as well as the browser’s default search engine....
According to an announcement from Prime Gaming’s Dustin Blackwell, Prime members can claim as many of the available 30+ free games as they want during this year’s Prime Day. The biggest example includes some well-known titles, such as the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which collects and remasters the entire trilogy in one place. Other games that could be considered AAA, like GRID Legends and Need for Speed Heat, are also included....
Micromobility Europe will happen June 8-9, 2023, in Amsterdam. What Kinds of Topics Are Covered at This Event? Disrupting the car is the focus here, so every aspect of the event is about finding alternatives to car ownership and use. The 2022 event featured two speakers, a co-founder of Zipcar (short-term car rentals), Veniam (platform for connected vehicles), and NUMO (transportation alliance), and the founder and CEO of Bird, an electric bike and scooter company....
The basic design of the DSLR dates back to the late 1940s, and it has lasted longer than any other camera design, thanks to its unique combination of extreme flexibility, small-ish size, and durability. SLRs have knocked around inside the canvas bags of war photographers, shot weddings, fashion, portraits, sports, and everything else. And Hasselblad’s medium-format version even went to the moon. But its era is over; Canon has just announced that it will design no new DSLRs....
What Is an MPLS File? A file with the MPLS file extension could be a Blu-ray playlist. They’re similar to MPL files and are typically stored with a file name consisting of five digits, like xxxxx.mpls, in the \bdmv\playlist\ directory on the disc. The Mathcad engineering math software might use this same file extension, but for font files. How to Open an MPLS File Mathcad seems the likely program to open an MPLS font file, but it’s unclear if it’s actually openable by the program itself or if the software just uses these files automatically when they’re stored in a specific folder....
Multi-Core Technology Advances Multiple-core processors have been available in personal computers since the early 2000s. Multi-core designs addressed the problem of processors hitting the ceiling of their physical limitations in terms of their clock speeds and how effectively they could be cooled and still maintain accuracy. By moving to extra cores on a single processor chip, manufacturers avoided problems with the clock speeds by effectively multiplying the amount of data that could be handled by the CPU....
According to an email sent to Lifewire, the company just launched its Lines Squared smart LED light bars, featuring a modular design. What does this mean? Users can mix and match these light bars and connect them at various angles to create unique aesthetic set pieces throughout the home. Use 90-degree angles and the included mounting connectors to create squares and related designs, or throw in some 60-degree angles for experimental geometric designs....
Netflix Troubleshooting Tips If you’re experiencing a general Netflix error, try following these basic troubleshooting tips: Common Netflix Error Codes and Solutions If you have a specific error code, you can use it to get a better idea of why Netflix doesn’t work. We’ve compiled a list of the most common Netflix error codes, including instructions to fix them, to help you get back to your binge-watching as fast as possible....
These findings were discovered in a video by tech YouTuber Austin Evans who brought together the new model and launch model, and compared the two. Evans discovered the heatsink in the new model is significantly smaller and less powerful than the one found in the launch model. The new model is now 0.6 pounds (300 grams) lighter than the previous iteration as a result. A heatsink cools down an electronic device by transferring the generated heat away from the source to a medium like air or liquid coolant....
The last decade has been an interesting one in the world of still photography, with traditionally dominant DSLR manufacturers like Nikon and Canon getting staggered and losing some of their footing to the rapidly developing world of mirrorless cameras. Pair this with the even more dramatic rise in smartphone photography performance, and you get the current, and somewhat challenging landscape, for those that fail to innovate. Nikon certainly took their time before making their first debut in the mirrorless photography arena, but that day is finally here....
A lot has been done with No Man’s Sky since its initial (and somewhat lackluster) release, with players (Travelers) able to explore even more than the already functionally-infinite galaxy; the game has seen everything from complete graphical overhauls to time loop shenanigans. So, of course, a lot of people were excited when Hello Games revealed plans to release the game on the Switch, but the release window was a bit vague....
Back in 2019, Opera released Opera GX, a gaming-focused browser for desktop computers. The browser promised faster speeds than Chrome or Firefox and touted some exceptional features like a built-in VPN, and limiters for RAM, CPU, and network bandwidth resources. Now, the company has announced plans to bring the browser to mobile devices, though it’s missing many of those iconic features that set the desktop version apart. The browser is available in beta right now, and I took it for a spin to see how it stacks up against Chrome and Safari....
A Note About Universal Applications and Files Systems Applications that are built into Mac OS X are called universal applications. Older software must rely on Rosetta, an application that runs inside of the OS X operating system and dynamically translates code to run under the Intel hardware. Consequently, there is a performance loss when running non-universal applications on the Mac Mini. All Windows XP programs are compatible with the Intel processor, so app performance is more consistent on Microsoft’s OS....
Good speakers can get very, very expensive—in fact, you could buy a new car for the cost of some tower speakers! However, Polk believes everyone should have access to good sound, and so the Polk T50 tower speakers were born. For $300 ($150 per speaker), you can have big, booming sound that’s sure to bring movies and music to life. These speakers are beefy monsters, with two passive radiators below its crisp woofer....
Microsoft says that the KB5004945 patch for the PrintNightmare exploit, caused by a vulnerability with Windows Print Spooler, is working as intended. However, now some users are reporting that the security update is causing connection errors with their printer—most notably Zebra label printers. Microsoft says that the connection errors are due to changes in the overall update and are not a part of the PrintNightmare fix. “Our investigation has shown that the OOB security update is working as designed and is effective against the known printer spooling exploits and other public reports collectively being referred to as PrintNightmare,” Microsoft wrote in its blog update, “All reports we have investigated have relied on the changing of default registry setting related to Point and Print to an insecure configuration....
